August 7, 1978 Table Of Contents
Pete Rose
For six weeks, in game after game, Pete Rose was unstoppable as he chased after consecutive-game hitting records
By Larry Keith
Billy Martin
Billy Martin, who resigned under fire, was stunningly rehired to manage his beloved Yankees—but not until 1980
By Melissa Ludtke Lincoln
Meanwhile
MEANWHILE, BACK IN THE REAL WORLD
...a few of the other big names in sport, the non-baseball players, that is, were getting their acts together to show that life isn't all hitting and retiring and hiring
Sports Festival
The first National Sports Festival took place in the shadow of Pikes Peak and 2,165 athletes had their day in the sun
By Joe Jares
Long Ride
In 1931, Mel Lewis was the third leading jockey in the nation. Now 62, with some 15,000 races behind him, he's still not ready to ride off into the sunset
Dodgers Vs. Giants
With the Giants contending again, the old San Francisco-Los Angeles rivalry has been rekindled, as have memories of Dodger-Giant feuds past
By Ron Fimrite
Baseball
Owner Brad Corbett is kicking and screaming about the Rangers' showing
By Kent Hannon
By Bruce Newman
Boxing
The junior lightweight champ was upset by a cabbie who knew about backing up
By Clive Gammon
Pro Basketball
Most No. 1 draft choices idly burnish their Rolls-Royces during the off-season, but Milwaukee's Kent Benson is struggling to polish his game in Los Angeles gyms
By Kent Hannon
Harness Racing
Bea and Chuck Farber don't stable their horses, groom them or cool them out—what they do is kiss them, and the shaggy claimers rarely finish out of the money
Spaceman
Bill Lee, the Spaceman, takes a different track, whether he's "retiring" from the Red Sox, lofting a Leephus pitch or probing the wisdom of Zevon
For The Record
A roundup of the week July 24-30
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Departments
Edited by John Papanek