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July 31, 1978 Table Of Contents

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Yankee Turmoil

A BUNT THAT WENT BOOM!

For bunting when Manager Billy Martin ordered him to swing away, Reggie Jackson was suspended, and so began a chain of tumultuous events that culminated in Martin's resignation

By Larry Keith

THE LEGEND RETURNS TO TURN THEM ON

Prospects for the upcoming season looked dim to the St. Louis Cardinals. Then out of the pages of yesteryear came the whistle blasts of the great Coach Wilkinson

By Bruce Newman

Karpov-Korchnoi

BACK TO DRAWING OLD BOARD

The Soviet champ and a vocal defector drew the first three games of what could be a drawn-out world championship

By J. D. Reed

Dennis Conner

SWINGING IN A STAR

He glitters in other types of boats as well, but world champion Dennis Conner keeps returning to his first love, sailing's most popular and competitive class

By Coles Phinizy

Money In Sports: Part 3

THE FANS: ARE THEY UP IN ARMS?

Have spectators thrown up their hands in disgust over the commercialization of sports? Or is that a cheer they are raising to the games they still love?

By Ray Kennedy

TV/Radio

FANCY FIGURES VS. PLAIN FACTS

By Melissa Ludtke Lincoln

Baseball

Gale is pitching up a storm

The Royals' rookie has only 2½ pitches, but they've added up to an 11-3 record

By Jim Kaplan

THE WEEK (July 16-22)

By Mike DelNagro

Golf

No open-and-shut Open

Prevailing despite rain delays, five final-round lead changes and the determined challenge of JoAnne Carner, Hollis Stacy won her second straight U.S. Open

By Sarah Pileggi

Boxing

A welter of welters

Cuevas is the WBA champ, Palomino is the WBC champ. They want each other

By Joe Jares

For The Record

A roundup of the week July 17-23

19th Hole: The Readers Take Over

19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER

Departments

LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER

By Kelso F. Sutton

SCORECARD

Edited by E.M. Swift

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