August 6, 1979 Table Of Contents
Booktalk
FROM HERBERT WARREN WIND COMES A STUDY IN THE ART OF COURTLY TENNIS
Stabler
Especially between Kenny Stabler and Al Davis, who aren't speaking; but the Snake has silenced the discord created when he criticized several teammates
By Ron Reid
TOO BAD HE CAN'T BE NAMED SPECTACULAR BID
It's taken, but no appellation could be apter for the yearling that was auctioned off for a record $1.6 million at the Keeneland sales
By William Nack
Movies
A JOYOUS RIDE TO THE HEART OF AMERICA
By Frank Deford
Baseball
When the odds are saying you'll never win
Oakland's Matt Keough knows ya gotta have heart even when you're 0-12 and haven't won a game since September
By Douglas S. Looney
Soccer
Exertion without representation is the plaint of native players, whose ire is becoming increasingly loud and clear
By J. D. Reed
Pro Football
The owners of a harness track caught the New England Patriots offside and tried to throw them for a loss, until the governor proved himself to be a patriot at heart
Softball
A San Francisco third baseman/boulevardier and a band of softball-playing buddies travel to France for a one-game intercontinental classic
By Ron Fimrite
For The Record
A roundup of the week July 23-29
Compiled by Roger Jackson
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Departments
Edited by Jerry Kirshenbaum