September 4, 1978 Table Of Contents
Booktalk
TWO TENNIS THRILLERS DOUBLE-FAULT, COMING UP SHORT ON COURT AND OFF
Soccer Bowl
Rich and ready, the Cosmos won their second consecutive Soccer Bowl from a Tampa Bay team that sorely missed its big star
By Clive Gammon
By roaring off with the Grand Prix at Zandvoort, America's Andretti wheeled closer to an elusive goal: a world title
By Robert F. Jones
Division leaders they might be, but both the Dodgers and Phillies were in misery, especially that "happy family" in L.A.
By Ron Fimrite
Swimming
UNCLE SAM'S GIRLS PLAY IT AGAIN
The U.S. is back on top in women's swimming, Tracy Caulkins leading the way at Berlin's world championships
Pro Football '78
Bud Goode, prognosticator extraordinary, feeds his Univac 1106 computer a mawful of statistics, and reports the readout: close races in all divisions of the AFC but a runaway in the NFC for Dallas, which will win the Super Bowl in Miami in a close one against the home team
By Joe Marshall
A Zurich is every football bettor's dream—a sure thing. Which leads to this football writer's fall fantasy
By Dan Jenkins
To Be Tight, You've Got To Be Loose
And that's not all. A good tight end has to be as fast as a running back, have hands as good as a wide receiver and be big and strong enough to block the likes of Harvey Martin or Lyle Alzado
By Ron Reid
By Joe Marshall
By Joe Marshall
By Joe Marshall
By Joe Marshall
By Joe Marshall
By Joe Marshall
TV/Radio
WILL THERE BE LIGHT FOR THE FIGHT?
Baseball
J. R. Richard, tallest man in the game, may become the first righty in the National League to strike out 300 in a season
By Ron Reid
By Kent Hannon
Dogs
Winner of 36 of 42 races in one year and a record $128,397 in purses, a wondrous greyhound named Downing is retiring to become the sport's only syndicated stud
By E. M. Swift
Staubach
Roger Staubach—Mr. Straight Arrow, the Galahad of the Gridiron—gets ready to mount his white horse and ride hell out of 1978
By Robert F. Jones
For The Record
A roundup of the week August 21-August 27
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Edited by Gay Flood
Departments
Edited by E. M. Swift