September 14, 1981 Table Of Contents
Shopwalk
HERE'S THE PUTTY THAT CAN PICK UP YOUR GRIP—AND THE SUNDAY COMICS
By Andy Meisler
Reminiscence
BOBBY THOMSON'S HOMER OPENED UP THE OLD WOUND OF A SANDLOT PLAYER
Sideline
A DR. JEKYLL TENNIS PLAYER DISCOVERS MR. HYDE IN AN AMATEUR TOURNAMENT
Georgia
Tennessee didn't bring Georgia down to earth as the Dogs' defense of their national title opened with a 44-0 win
By John Papanek
World Cup
The World Cup, track and field's biennial championships, was marred by fouls and foul-ups, but there was a lot of glory in Rome, too
By Kenny Moore
Buffalo Bills
Based on the way it cashed in against the Jets, Buffalo can bank on a big year
The Showdown
Thomas Hearns is an imposing physical presence, but in the showdown fight for the welterweight title, he'll find Sugar Ray Leonard too quick and too good
By Pat Putnam
Emanuel Steward has been a laborer, a die setter, an auto worker and a trainer of young boxers. Now he has put his life on hold for Thomas Hearns
By William Nack
TV/Radio
Brent Musburger as anchorman is only one of the many needed improvements in CBS's U.S. Open tennis coverage
By Frank Deford
Baseball
Oakland's Rickey Henderson may slump in the batter's box, but that's the only phase of his play that comes up short
By Jim Kaplan
College Football
FSU Punter Rohn Stark has set his-sights on the NFL and '84 Olympics
By N. Brooks Clark
By Bruce Newman
Golf
The U.S. Amateur wasn't as funny as one of Bing's (and Bob's) Road shows, but it had a boffo ending as his son Nathaniel fought back from 4-down to win
Schembechler
Schembechler's the name. Football's his game. Brash. Curmudgeon. Know-it-all. Ranter. Raver. Hates sportswriters. Don't talk to him when he loses. Or when he wins. This year his Michigan team will win a whole bunch. May even be national champs. You'd love him. They do in Ann Arbor.
By Douglas S. Looney
Yesterday
FASTER THAN A SPEEDING LOCOMOTIVE, MURPHY BIKED HIS WAY TO CELEBRITY
For The Record
A roundup of the week Aug. 31-Sept. 6
Compiled by Kathleen Andria
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Edited by Gay Flood
Departments
Edited by Robert W. Creamer