August 18, 1980 Table Of Contents
J.R. Richard
It took a near-fatal stroke to convince doubters that Houston's J.R. Richard wasn't faking when he complained of arm troubles
By William Nack
JACK, THIS IS GETTING RIDICULOUS
Jack Nicklaus not only rediscovered his putting stroke in time to win a record 19th major tournament, but he also nearly lapped the field with his seven-stroke victory in the PGA Championship at newly treacherous Oak Hill
By Dan Jenkins
Great White Hope
Roger Staubach having retired, the Dallas Cowboys dream of beginning a bright new era of Super Bowls with Danny White at the helm
By Bruce Newman
Béisbol
Coatzacoalcos, Mexico is the 30th port in the long odyssey of former major league Pitcher George Brunet
By Steve Wulf
Nymphmania
Whether examining a finger-lickin' good window or hefting 50-pound rocks in a stream, some anglers are bugs over collecting aquatic insects
TV/Radio
IT'S GUMBEL, NOT MUMBLE OR BUMBLE
By Lowell Cohn
Baseball
Hard-hitting Lee Lacy (below left) and Mike Easler constitute a mutual admiration society, which is a good thing because they often share leftfield for Pittsburgh
By Jim Kaplan
Track & Field
The U.S. was supposed to meet the gold medalists and wipe them out. No way
By John Papanek
Harness Racing
Money isn't everything—or is it?
Harness horsemen wonder whether the biggest purse ever, $2 million, is the route to raves or road to ridicule.
By Douglas S. Looney
Tennis
Andrea Jaeger, only 15, cut a wide swath through the field at the U.S. Clay Court Championships, until Chris Evert Lloyd taught her some respect for her elders
Newport
RED PANTS, NO SOCKS AND A LITTLE CHOWDER ACTION
Those are just a few of the hallmarks of doughty little Newport, site of old Trinity Church (right), Boutiqueland, a sometime tailless lion and the America's Cup races
By Frank Deford
Perspective
THIS DIEHARD ON SPORTS RULES TURNS OUT TO BE A DIESOFT ONCE IN A WHILE
By Peter Schwed
For The Record
A roundup of the week Aug. 4-10
Compiled by Roy S. Johnson
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Edited by Gay Flood
Departments
Edited by Jerry Kirshenbaum