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June 2, 1980 Table Of Contents

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Sideline

HEY, YOU MARATHONERS, REMEMBER TO SMILE! SPORT PHOTO HAS YOUR NUMBER

By Dan Levin

Footloose

SMALL-TOWN ARTIST MAKES GOOD WITH PAINTINGS OF BIG-TIME COLLEGE SPORT

By Douglas S. Looney

Indy 500

The Sub Came up on Top

Johnny Rutherford, driving a Chaparral nicknamed the Yellow Submarine, blew everyone out of the water as he won his third Indy 500

By Sam Moses

Stanley Cup

Putting the Hammer to the Old Bugaboo

Bob Nystrom's overtime goal gave the New York Islanders a whole new image. They are the Stanley Cup champions now, not a bunch of chokers

By Kathy Blumenstock

The Mets

THE METS...THE MAGIC IS BAKC

Well, nobody's perfect, and despite a public-relations claim to the contrary, you can still find New York near the bottom of the National League East, but there are subtle indications that the team may yet wind up the season amazin'

By Steve Wulf

Water Skiers

EVERYONE POINTS FOR THE LAPOINTS

But no one beats brothers Bob (above) and Kris, who are clearly tops even when they are slaloming around the buoys on Kris' catfish farm

By Bill Colson

Mouthpiece

WEAK? SINK YOUR TEETH INTO THIS

Fast, fast, fast relief from pain and puny performances is on the way, thanks to Dr. Richard Kaufman and MORA, the mouthpiece for athletes suffering from TMJ distress

By Anita Verschoth

TV/Radio

NOW YOU'RE FAMOUS, NOW YOU'RE NOT

By J.D. Reed

Baseball

No strike is a real ball

A "small miracle" kept the big-leaguers on the field and the fans in the stands

By Jim Kaplan

THE WEEK (May 18-24)

By Herm Weiskopf

Horse Racing

Judgment at Brooklyn

Ex-jockey Con Errico's conviction in a federal trial gives major impetus to the sport's wide-spreading scandal

By William Leggett

Boxing

Boom time on Boardwalk

Gerry Cooney found a right to go with his strong left and beat Jimmy Young in Atlantic City, where he finally passed GO en route to a heavyweight title shot

By Clive Gammon

The Shoe

THE SHOE

By William Nack

For The Record

A roundup of the week May 19-25

Compiled by Brooks Clark

19th Hole: The Readers Take Over

19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER

Edited by Gay Flood

Departments

LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER

By Kelso F. Sutton

SCORECARD

Edited by Jerry Kirshenbaum

CREDITS

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