August 27, 1979 Table Of Contents
Oldtimers
3,000: HIGH NOTE OF A HIT PARADE
Orchestrating his own exodus, as he might—and did—say, Lou Brock reached a crescendo by stroking his 3,000th hit at Busch Stadium in a season notable for the opuses of oldtimers
By Ron Fimrite
HE SAVED HIS BEST FOR THE VERY LAST
Matthew Saad Muhammad withstood John Conteh's sharpest punches—but required his cut man's deftest touch to keep him in the bout—before rallying in the final rounds to retain his WBC light heavyweight title
By Clive Gammon
TRYING TO GET THEIR FEET IN THE DOOR
All the glossy statistics and press clippings from college games don't mean a thing when a rookie appears at an NFL training camp, as several record-busting kickers have ruefully discovered during the preseason
By Joe Marshall
No one glittered more brightly at the AAU championships than 14-year-old Mary T. Meagher, who can really fly
By Joe Jares
Foto Lewis
'YOU'RE A GREAT HANDICAPPER, FOTO.' 'THANK YOU.' 'BUT SOMETIMES YOU SCREW UP.'
Not to hear Foto Lewis, Race Track Character and strip joint barker, tell it. When he bets according to his system, he's always right. It's just that most times someone, or thing, does him wrong
By Douglas S. Looney
Baseball
California Coach Jimmie Reese is the oldest and best fungo hitter around
By Bill Colson
By Jim Kaplan
Horse Racing
General Assembly made another splash at his favorite track, taking the Travers
Movies
GOOD FLICK ON BAD DOINGS IN THE PROS
By Frank Deford
For The Record
A roundup off the week August 13-19
Compiled by Bill Colson
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Edited by Gay Flood
Departments
Edited by Jerry Kirshenbaum
