August 27, 1979 Table Of Contents

Author:
SI Staff

Oldtimers

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

MARY T. GOES UP IN LIGHTS

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