July 10, 1978 Table Of Contents
Booktalk
JOE LOUIS HAS PULLED NO PUNCHES IN THIS PRAISEWORTHY AUTOBIOGRAPHY
By Bob Ottum
A.L. West
American League West contenders California, Kansas City, Oakland and Texas met to see if one of them could take the upper hand. It turned out that none of them was able to get a grip on itself, much less the division lead
By Ron Fimrite
THUNDERING TOWARD ANOTHER TITLE
Bill Muncey soaked it to them for the third straight race, winning the Gold Cup in his drive to regain the unlimited hydroplane championship
By E. M. Swift
Nancy Lopez
She's no longer a golfer, she's an event, but the dazzling Lopez has kept her cool, thanks in part to a very savvy caddie named Roscoe
By Frank Deford
Mission Viejo
In the past five years members of California's Mission Viejo swim club have won 48 national titles. Their mission nuevo for the next two years is Moscow
St. Andrews
At 70, the author is officially retired, but still quite visible on the golf scene. He was executive director of the USGA (1935-69) and commissioner of the PGA Tour until 1974. During 1976 he lived in St. Andrews as the Royal and Ancient's second U.S. Captain.
Baseball
It's a .320-hitting shortstop called—just a sec, his name's here somewhere
By Bruce Newman
By Kent Hannon
Movies
THE HORSES SAVE THE SHOW AS VELVET RIDES AGAIN
By Frank Deford
Rowing
The powerful Trakia Club eight took on the best of the West at Henley and won
By Dan Levin
Messing
A goalie is a lonely figure, but Oakland's Shep Messing, the first U.S. soccer player with a $100,000 contract, has the crowd in his corner, whether he's handling snakes, using snuff or eating Styrofoam cups
By J.D. Reed
For The Record
A roundup of the week June 26-July 2
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Edited by Bob Ottum
Departments
Edited by Robert H. Boyle