May 18, 1981 Table Of Contents
Booktalk
WHAT A LOVELY SEASON 1980 WAS FOR THE NATION'S HOST OF YANKEE-HATERS
Fernando
Fernando Valenzuela had to struggle for a while in running his record to 7-0 but, by gum, he got his fifth shutout
By Jim Kaplan
NBA Finals
A Jewish monk and a latter-day Moses helped put upstart Houston into a 2-2 tie with Boston in the NBA title series
By John Papanek
Gone With The Wind
The merest zephyr prevented Carl Lewis from achieving the most remarkable feat of an outstanding track and field meet
By Kenny Moore
Giammalva
Tennis' latest phenom is 18-year-old Sammy Giammalva, who may end up the equal of the hero of his favorite novel
Baseball
Designated Hitter Richie Zisk zaps 'em in the cozy confines of Seattle's ball park
By E.M. Swift
By Steve Wulf
Hockey
Hero worshiping and the Flames took a beating as Minnesota reached the finals
Horse Racing
Silky Sullivan's dilatory descendant now wows Coast fans just as he once did
Amazonia
PLEASE, DON'T FALL IN THE WATER!
The rivers of Amazonia seem benign enough, but that's just a surface impression. Strange, fangy and literally shocking critters lurk below. The jungly banks are no picnic ground, either. None of which deterred Kay Brodney, a decidedly unbookish librarian, from having the fly-fishing time of her life
By Clive Gammon
Reminiscence
OUR TEAM LEARNED A LESSON AT THE HANDS OF SMALL LARRY LITTLEFEATHER
By Grady Jim Robinson
For The Record
A roundup of the week May 4-10
Compiled by Craig Neff
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Edited by Gay Flood
Departments
Edited by Jerry Kirshenbaum