August 4, 1980 Table Of Contents
The Olympics
In the span of a single day Britain ruled the Moscow Games by capturing the 100 and 800 meters and decathlon
By Kenny Moore
ONE SLIP AND ALL WAS UPSIDE DOWN
By Ron Fimrite
Old Faces
The Snake is loose in Houston, Dante could find another inferno in Oakland, and several other NFL stars are in unfamiliar uniforms
By Bruce Newman
Reg-Gie!
After three years as the city's damned Yankee, Reggie Jackson is smashing home runs to rousing cheers on and off the field
By William Nack
Betty Cook
Betty Cook, the only woman driver in the machismo world of offshore powerboat racing, is also the reigning world and American champion
By Bob Ottum
Baseball
After 12 years of journeyman relief pitching, Tom Burgmeier is having a bang-up season for Boston. A good thing, too, because the Sox have a terrible arms shortage
TV/Radio
By William Oscar Johnson
Horse Racing
When Patti and Lee Brauer won a $1-million lottery two years ago, they went out and splurged on a pickup, a tractor and a $5,000 horse. Then they really got lucky
For The Record
A roundup of the week July 21-27
Compiled by Roy S. Johnson
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Departments
Edited by Jerry Kirshenbaum