May 31, 1982 Table Of Contents

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Sideline

A STAMP THAT HONORS EDDIE GAEDEL IS APPARENTLY A SHORT-LIVED DREAM

By Franz Lidz

NBA Playoffs

Banishing the Green Ghosts

Philadelphia again blew a 3-1 lead, but came back to its chamber of horrors and beat Boston to win the East

By Anthony Cotton

White Sox

A Heady LaMarr Has Sox Fans In Ecstasy

LaMarr Hoyt labored in bullpen obscurity until Chicago let him start. Now he and the Sox are looking like the real McCoy

By Jim Kaplan

Decathlon

In Sum, It Was Just What He Wanted

Daley Thompson's decathlon score totaled up to 8,707 points, which was more than enough to surpass the world record

By Kenny Moore

Gail Roper

Mistress Of The Masters

Using different strokes, in the pool and in life, swimmer Gail Roper has set the record for records, with 43

By Joan Ackermann-Blount

Goose Bumps

Hey, Show Us Your Goose Bumps

The author went to the Indy 500 because he was told he would shiver with excitement. Well, he shivered all right

By Frank Deford

Baseball

They were playing his song

A lengthy anthem helped turn San Diego's Tim Lollar into an ace lefty

By Alexander Wolff

THE WEEK (May 17-23)

By Herm Weiskopf

Boxing

Aloha to a Hawaiian puncher

WBC lightweight king Alexis Arguello got off the deck to KO Andy Ganigan

By Pat Putnam

Mike Schmidt

AN IMAGE IN SHARPER FOCUS

Now that he has everything a man could ever want, including family, fame and fortune, Mike Schmidt of the Phillies is letting the public into the picture

By Ron Fimrite

For The Record

A roundup of the week May 17-23

Compiled by Mike DelNagro

19th Hole: The Readers Take Over

19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER

Edited by Gay Flood

Departments

LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER

By Philip G. Howlett

SCORECARD

Edited by Jerry Kirshenbaum

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