August 20, 1984 Table Of Contents
Hot Stove
JOHNSON IN THE CLUTCH: DON'T CALL HIM MAGIC, JUST CALL HIM UNRELIABLE
Booktalk
A LEGEND OF JAPANESE BASEBALL HAS WRITTEN A SPLENDID AUTOBIOGRAPHY
By Jeremiah Tax
Replay
TIME WAS WHEN A BASEBALL LENSMAN WAS RIGHT IN THE THICK OF THE ACTION
Olympic Scorecard
By Frank Deford
The Olympics
Triumph and Tragedy in Los Angeles
Epitomizing victory was Carl Lewis with four gold medals. In stark contrast was Mary Decker
By Kenny Moore
Mining A Rich Vein Of Gold...And Rancor
The home team won nine Olympic titles, but even it yelped about being jobbed by judges and squabbled within its own ranks
By Pat Putnam
U.S. basketballers of both sexes were so strong their sport became the Official Ennui of the '84 Games
ABC's 180 hours of Olympic coverage added up to superb entertainment
By William Taaffe
It's A Bird, It's A Plane, It's Supergreg!
As usual, Greg Louganis of the U.S. was on a flight path all his own in the men's diving, but the women were full of surprises
By Craig Neff
A Gold Medal For Showing Mettle
The U.S. men's volleyball team was blown out by Brazil early on, but when it counted it was no contest
By Ron Fimrite
Not At All Pretty, But Almost Perfect
With many of the world's finest wrestlers absent, the rough and tough U.S. had the right stuff
By Bob Ottum
In the opening ceremony, when Rafer Johnson took the Olympic flame on the long ascent to the lofty cauldron, where it burned for 16 days, he also uplifted the tens of thousands in the L.A. Memorial Coliseum
Medal Winners
First Person
PADDLING DOWN AN ANCIENT RIVER, A YOUNG CANOEIST FINDS TRANQUILLITY
Extra Points
By Jill Lieber
Inside Pitch
By Henry Hecht
For The Record
A roundup of the week Aug. 6-12
Compiled by Herm Weiskopf