November 7, 1977 Table Of Contents
As I Did It
A FISH STORY IN WHICH THEY DIDN'T ALL GET AWAY; THEY DIDN'T EVEN SHOW UP
By Dan Levin
Booktalk
CHRISTY MATHEWSON'S BOOK IS BACK, AFTER 65 YEARS OF GATHERING DUST
Raiders-Broncos
Unfazed by an earlier loss to the unbeaten Broncos or by the raging football mania in Denver, Oakland ran over its uppity challenger for an easy 24-14 win
By Joe Marshall
The Kickers
THEY'RE KICKING UP A REAL STORM
Scoring from midfield has now become almost commonplace in the Southwest Conference, where there is a triumvirate of sharpshooting field-goal artists who boot the ball barefoot, soccer-style and even straight ahead
By Joe Jares
Free Agents
On the eve of the second free-agent draft, it's time to assess the performances of last year's selectees. Cleveland, for one, got mixed results
By Larry Keith
TV/Radio
Football's Week
Is Colgate going to be squeezed out again?
Like No. 1 Texas, the Red Raiders crush an opponent every week, but unlike the Longhorns', their bowl chances are dim
By Michael DelNagro
By Herman Weiskopf
Olympics
If it were not for Los Angeles, the '84 Olympics would have gone begging, but Southern Californians say they can solve all the problems and run a Spartan show
By William Oscar Johnson
Nature
Bewildered by a lot of claptrap
Following an inflammatory campaign, Ohioans vote on banning leg-hold traps
By Dan Levin
Pro Basketball
Walt Frazier was the idol of New York Knick fans until the last two seasons, when the affair soured. Now he has a new home, if not yet a house, in Cleveland
By John Papanek
Semi-Tough
The writer of the best-selling pro football novel watches with dismay and reluctant admiration as Hollywood transforms his book into a movie
By Dan Jenkins
For The Record
A roundup of the week Oct. 24-30
19th Hole: The Reader Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READER TAKE OVER
Edited by Gay Flood
Departments
Edited by Robert H. Boyle