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October 22, 1979 Table Of Contents

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Booktalk

THE SOUTHPAW DISCOVERS THAT WHILE IT LOOKED LIKE FOR EVER, IT WAS NOT

By Jonathan Yardley

Sideline

FINE ART OF OLYMPIANS GOES ON SALE FOR PENNIES—AT YOUR POST OFFICE

By Jane Gilchrist

Footloose

WHAT'S GARBO DOING IN THE TRACK AND FIELD HALL OF FAME? GO AND FIND OUT

By Myra Gelband

World Series

A SERIES OF UPS AND DOWNS

It was Baltimore vs. Pittsburgh, and both teams vs. the weather as the Orioles soared and the gallant Pirates rallied to stay alive

By Ron Fimrite

Texas Vs. Oklahoma

IT'S THANK GOODNESS FOR GOODSON IN TEXAS

A walk-on kicker outscored Oklahoma as the 'Horns hooked a 16-7 win

By Douglas S. Looney

Mat Or Met

WHAT'LL IT BE, THE MAT OR THE MET?

Four-hundred pound Erland van Lidth de Juede has a problem deciding whether he'd rather be a famous basso-baritone or a medal-winning Olympic wrestler

By Douglas S. Looney

College Football

Cacheing in big in Utah

Brigham Young invaded Utah State's Cache Valley for a duel between the nation's top offensive teams. When the shooting stopped, BYU had a 48-24 victory

By Joe Jares

THE WEEK

By Herm Weiskopf

Hockey

A little bit of heaven in the Alps

Jacques Lemaire is alive and well and, indeed, thriving in Sierre, Switzerland

By Ray Kennedy

Pro Football

They've got a nose for trouble

Noseguards, vulnerable point men of the 3-4 defense, are unsung heroes

By Ron Reid

Golf

The big winner was the loser

Bill Rogers took home the World Match Play title, but Isao Aoki took a home

By Dan Jenkins

Homecoming

HOMECOMING

Four views on whether Thomas Wolfe really knew what he was talking about by...

NOTRE DAME 1951-55

The Old Grad's defenses were up—until the echoes of Rockne brought on alumnesia

By Ray Kennedy

CALIFORNIA 1949-52

A private dialect and a secret idol reappear in the familiar surroundings of The Lodge

By Ron Fimrite

MIAMI 1952-56

Every time things began to look up for the alum, someone shot them down

By John Underwood

PRINCETON 1957-62

Winning might not be everything, but who wants to come home and just be depressed?

By Frank Deford

Yesterday

THE N.Y. RENS TRAVELED A LONG HARD ROAD TO BASKETBALL'S HALL OF FAME

By Bruce Newman

For The Record

A roundup of the week Oct. 8-14

Compiled by Steve Wulf

19th Hole: The Readers Take Over

19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER

Edited by Gay Flood

Departments

SCORECARD

Edited by Jerry Kirshenbaum

CREDITS

FACES IN THE CROWD