May 7, 1984 Table Of Contents
Booktalk
WITH 'BALLS,' GRAIG NETTLES TAKES A FEW CUTS AT GEORGE STEINBRENNER
By Jeremiah Tax
Kong And Reggie
Kong And Reggie: Remembrance Of Swings Past
Busts in 1983, Oakland's Dave Kingman and California's Reggie Jackson are booming homers again this season
By Steve Wulf
Olympics
She's Back, Running Like The Wind
Evelyn Ashford demonstrated at Mt. SAC that she's healthy again and going for gold
By Craig Neff
Bernard King
The magnificence of Bernard King was a real revelation as the Knicks popped the Pistons in the playoffs
By Bruce Newman
Derby Preview
The Fast, The Fat, The Game, The Gals,
The Kentucky Derby field includes speedsters, one plump colt, some real go-getters and a pair of fillies
By William Nack
Snooker Craze
As a pastime to pull heartstrings it seems most unlikely, but on TV in Britain its emotional appeal is such that it surpasses even Wimbledon
By Clive Gammon
The NASL
The NASL: It's Alive But On Death Row
A salary cap has saved the soccer league from complete collapse, but its future looks forbidding indeed
By Clive Gammon
Baseball
It's tough to tee off on this guy
Bryn Smith of the Expos is way above par on the mound
By Jim Kaplan
INSIDE PITCH (Statistics through April 29)
By Henry Hecht
Hockey
The Islanders were down but not out in their playoff series against Montreal
By E.M. Swift
The Natural
Actor Robert Redford, who plays the lead in the new baseball movie 'The Natural,' is himself a fine athlete. In fact, Redford is a natural
By Ron Fimrite
Nostalgia
ABOARD HIS FAITHFUL YELLOW BIKE, A BOLD EXPLORER BLAZED NEW TRAILS
On The Scene
MEET THE OKIE: THIS IS ONE ANGLER WHO FISHES FOR THE SHEER FUN OF IT
For The Record
A roundup of the week April 23-29
Compiled by Joy Duckett CAIN
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Edited by Gay Flood
Departments
Edited by Jerry Kirshenbaum