October 2, 1978 Table Of Contents
USC-Alabama
Charles White's rushing plus some fast figuring under fire by a USC accounting whiz added up to Alabama being less than No. 1
WANT ONE FOR THE ROAD? TRY BILL
In winning his 17th consecutive road race over the last seven months, Bill Rodgers discovered that the Diet Pepsi 10,000-meter national championship hit the spot
THERE'S JUST NO WIZ LIKE SHOW BIZ
Bill Popfinger needed more than a little bit of luck to drive Happy Escort to a win in the Little Brown Jug. He got it
By Douglas S. Looney
Steelers Vs. Browns
OFFICIALLY, SUDDENLY, IT WAS PITTSBURGH
Helped by a controversial call by the officials, the undefeated Steelers scored early in overtime to hand Cleveland its first defeat
By Dan Jenkins
Reggie Smith
Reggie Smith once had baseball's least savory reputation, but he has grown into a peacemaker and the best player on his league's best team, the Dodgers
By Ron Fimrite
Nantucket Stripers
Striped bass in the rips off Nantucket met theirs when two longtime angling companions sallied forth to the fray
By Clive Gammon
Movies
OUT OF THE MOUTH OF BABE: SILENCE
Baseball
George Bamberger did not want to manage, but he has brewed a winner
By Larry Keith
By Jim Kaplan
College Football
South Bend was primed for a golden moment, but Michigan was not in awe of tradition; now Notre Dame is 0-2
By Herman Weiskopf
Boxing
The Ali-Spinks battle was a skirmish compared to the wheeling and dealing in which somebody bought somebody and nobody knows where the money went
By Pat Putnam
Soccer
Lynchburg Coach Bill Shellenberger set a record by playing the game his way
By J. D. Reed
Mario
Hard-charging Mario Andretti experienced both triumph and tragedy on his way to becoming the second American to win the world driving championship
By Robert F. Jones
For The Record
A roundup of the week Sept. 18-24
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Edited by Gay Flood
Departments
Edited by Ray Kennedy