November 19, 1984 Table Of Contents
Booktalk
BILLY CLYDE AND FRIENDS RIDE AGAIN IN A HILARIOUS SEQUEL TO 'SEMI-TOUGH'
By Jeremiah Tax
Viewpoint
THE LAKERS CRUMBLED UNDER 3,000 YEARS OF ANCIENT CELTIC TRADITION
By Franz Lidz
Sideline
IN THE U.S. CROSSWORD CHAMPIONSHIP, THE LAST WORD WAS SPELLED U-P-S-E-T
By J. Austin Murphy
College Football
USC beat top-ranked Washington at its own game—tenacious D—to earn a Rose Bowl bid
Gatorgate May Be The Real Gatoraid
They've gone Frog wild over Davis
Long-haul scorer Kenneth Davis is leading unbeleevable (8-1) TCU
By Jim Kaplan
Breeders' Cup
The first Breeders' Cup, a $10 million equine extravaganza, opened in a burst of speed and closed with a bumpy thriller
By William Nack
The Canadiens
Alors! Look Who's Coming To Dinner
Montreal, the very citadel of French-Canadian hockey prowess, now suits up six Americans, three of whom have been key figures in a fast start
By Jack Falla
He Doesn't Make Any Bones About It
To Larry Holmes, Marciano's mark is gravy. He keeps fighting for bread
By Jaime Diaz
Mark Duper
A Man with Deep Roots and Deep Routes
Miami's Mark Duper has strong ties to his native Louisiana and a passion for pulling in passes
By Craig Neff
Boating
It was streak or swim at Key West
George Morales kept his speed up to keep the water out in the worlds
By Bob Ottum
Pro Football
Self-effacing Mike Merriweather becomes Mike the Marauder on Sundays
By Jill Lieber
TV/Radio
NBC's broadcast of the inaugural Breeders' Cup left too much unexplained
By William Taaffe
Eddie Bishop
The story of Eddie Bishop, small-town football hero, was an American classic—until he came home to Pineville, Kentucky as the high school coach
By Frank Deford
Perspective
FATHER VOWED TO BE CALM AND FAIR WHEN HE TOOK OVER HIS SON'S TEAM
For The Record
A roundup of the week Nov. 5-11
Compiled by Bruce Anderson
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Edited by Gay Flood
Departments
Edited by Jerry Kirshenbaum