October 3, 1977 Table Of Contents
Never Too Late
NEVER TOO LATE FOR THE SOONERS
In a wild and sometimes woefully inept affray, Oklahoma lost a 20-point lead and its flashy backs lost the ball four times, but it was Ohio State that lost the game on a last-gasp field goal
Talent Tests
The playoffs have proved a marvelously efficient way to separate the best teams from the good ones. This year's bests: Philly and K.C.
By Larry Keith
Raiders
ONCE MORE, WITH NO HARD FEELINGS
What was supposed to be another Oakland-Pittsburgh bloodbath turned out to be a mild-mannered game that was thoroughly dominated by the triumphant Raiders, who made short work of the punchless and error-prone Steelers
By Dan Jenkins
A BREATHTAKING RIDE THROUGH THE AUTUMN COUNTRYSIDE
Papale
When Rocky Balboa got his chance, he lost the fight. But when 31-year-old sandlot retread Vince Papale got his chance with the Philadelphia 'Yiggles,' he won the struggle
By Robert F. Jones
TV/Radio
College Football
Weighing 270—or 280—Texas A&M's George Woodard looks more like a lineman than a back, but he has run the 100 in 9.9 and is helping the Aggies rush to the top
By Joe Jares
By Ron Reid
Baseball
In an era when most shortstops are good field, no bat, Cardinal Garry Templeton, the youngest regular in the majors, is a rarity who can both pick it and stick it
By Jim Kaplan
By Herman Weiskopf
Harness Racing
William Wirtz' colt made short work of the Jug, taking two straight heats in record time, but for a while it didn't look as though he'd ever get to the starting gate
By Douglas S. Looney
Horse Racing
By winning the Ruffian in the slop at Belmont, Cum Laude Laurie emerged as one of the top fillies in the country
For The Record
A roundup of the week Sept. 19-25
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Departments
Edited by Barbara La Fontaine