September 11, 1978 Table Of Contents
Ali-Spinks
Getting into shape has been torture for the 36-year-old Ali, but he vows he's tough and ready to pounce upon the confident young champion
By Pat Putnam
TWO SPEEDY TRIPS WITH NO EXCUSES
By the time the Hambletonian came around, driver Howard Beissinger was sick and tired of making alibis for his $2 million colt. So they set a record in one heat and, without breaking stride, hung on to win another
By Douglas S. Looney
Pirates
NOW THEY'RE BURYING THE OPPOSITION
A month ago the Pirates were six feet under. Then two hefty hitters and a scrawny relief pitcher brought about a miraculous resurrection
By Larry Keith
College Football '78
Musing on the state of the game, the Coach proposes a simple solution to its split personality: return to one platoon
Here he is, folks. College football's king of the one-liners. Laugh-a-minute Lou Holtz, backed by his romping, stomping Razorbacks. Believe us, they deserve top billing this year
By Douglas S. Looney
Baseball
An old photo helped San Diego's ace reliever snap a slump. Fingers has been picture-perfect since the end of July
By Melissa Ludtke Lincoln
By Jim Kaplan
Golf
By the semifinal round of the U.S. Amateur, only college kids were left. The best of them turned out to be John Cook, recruited for Ohio State by Jack Nicklaus
For The Record
A roundup of the week Aug. 28-Sept. 3
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Edited by Gay Flood
Departments
Edited by E. M. Swift