March 19, 1979 Table Of Contents
Footloose
LEARN TO PERFORM OPEN-HUB SURGERY AT THIS VERMONT BIKE-REPAIR CLINIC
As I Did It
A WOULD-BE DODGER TWICE DEFIED CASEY. RESULT: STENGEL 2, ROOKIE 0
BOOKTALK
A TRIPLE-THREAT BULLFIGHTING FAN WRITES, DRAWS, PUBLISHES HIS VIEWS
Two Hittters
Super-bantamweight champ Wilfredo Gomez continued to devastate his division, and featherweight champ Little Red Lopez dropped still another challenger as their careers continued on a course that could end in a big bang
By Pat Putnam
The NCAAs
MANY AN OOPS TWIXT THE BALL AND THE HOOPS
If Oklahoma and Toledo scored upsets in the NCAA tournament, what do you call what Penn and St. John's did to'the lordly ACC?
By Bruce Newman
Chappas
IT'S NOT ONLY A GAME OF INCHES
Whether rookie Shortstop Harry Chappas is or isn't the smallest big-leaguer is of little concern. The really big question is can he help Chicago pull up its Sox and win
By Larry Keith
Andy Bean
HEY, LOOK AT OL'ANDY BEAN RIGHT UP THERE IN THE BIG TIME
The PGA's No. 3 money-winner likes to jackrabbit around the orange groves, wrestle alligators and go fishing with his daddy, who counseled him to hit the ball a mile high
Exceller
Nelson Bunker Hunt purchased Exceller for $25,000. Now the 6-year-old has won more than $1.5 million
By William Nack
Pro Basketball
The Denver Nuggets have had trouble on and off the court this season, and now this once-powerful team is struggling just to make the Western Conference playoffs
By John Papanek
Horse Racing
Spectacular Bid won the Florida Derby, but he had to survive a bumpy journey that left jockey Ron Franklin in tears
Track & Field
Villanova's Wildcats staged a furious comeback to eke out another NCAA title
By Dan Levin
Wrestling
The Hawkeyes, who ate high on the hog at Ames, earned themselves a big party
By Herman Weiskopf
For The Record
A roundup of the week March 5-11
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Edited by Gay Flood
Departments
Edited by Jerry Kirshenbaum