December 18, 1978 Table Of Contents
Booktalk
TWO BASKETBALL NOVELS, ONE TALL AND ONE SMALL, PLAY THE SAME GAME
Davis Cup
John McEnroe, 19, played his best tennis and was on his best behavior, winning two matches as the U.S. beat Britain in the Davis Cup
By Frank Deford
Home-grown and rated No. 1, Indiana took a 2-0 lesson from San Francisco's outlanders in the NCAA soccer final. The odd thing was the way the Dons won the title: by taking over the Hoosiers' game and beating them at it.
By J. D. Reed
ANOTHER IRISH ROAST OUT ON THE COAST
With Rich Branning, a Southern California èmigrè, and Kelly Tripucka leading the way, Notre Dame won its third game in a row at UCLA
By Larry Keith
Terry Bradshaw
LI'L ABNER FINALLY MAKES IT BIG
When Pittsburgh won two Super Bowls, Terry Bradshaw was praised primarily for his strong arm, but this season there's no denying his arrival as a play caller and the leader of the Steelers. Now they could win it all again
By Ron Fimrite
Mike Rossman
MEET THEIR SON, THE WORLD CHAMPION
Mom is Jewish, Dad is Italian, and Mike Rossman—the Star of David tattooed on his calf—is the WBA light-heavyweight titleholder
By Pat Putnam
Jimmy Carter
This is not a political prediction, but the President is running again. He finds that the workouts keep him sound as a, well, dollar
By Bruce Newman
Slick Leonard
Bob Leonard, the combative coach of the embattled Pacers and a legendary player of hoops and cards, nowadays needs every trick in the deck to keep pace
By Bruce Newman
College Basketball
He's again the hub of the club
Injured all last season, Phil Hubbard has made Michigan very robust once more
By Douglas S. Looney
By Herman Weiskopf
Fishing
It's not easy fishing, but if the weather is at all bearable and the generators at Bull Shoals are shut down, the White River yields giant trout the year round
By Clive Gammon
Bowling
Earl Anthony and Mark Roth practically gave Nelson Burton Jr. the $10,000 winner's check in the Grand Prix, but Cheryl Robinson needed no such largesse
Skiing
The U.S. men's team is still looking for its first Olympic champion, but with Phil Mahre and his twin Steve gaining speed, the break could come at Lake Placid
By William Oscar Johnson
For The Record
A roundup of the week Dec. 4-10
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Edited by Gay Flood
Departments
Edited by William Leggett