July 29, 1985 Table Of Contents
Shopwalk
YOU WON'T RUN THE RISK OF INJURY IF YOU RUN IN WATER WEARING A WET VEST
By J. Austin Murphy
Booktalk
THE TALE OF A BRILLIANT COACH AND HIS MEN'S PURSUIT OF OLYMPIC GLORY
By Dan Levin
Tour De France
Bernard Hinault won a fifth Tour de France, and America's Greg LeMond settled for second and a promise of first next year
By E.M. Swift
British Open
Finally, One For The Home Folks
For the first time in 54 years, the home of golf is home for the British Open champ, Scotland's Sandy Lyle
Track
A year after their collision in the Olympics, Mary Decker Slaney settled her score with Zola Budd
By Kenny Moore
Dennis Leonard
A Fight Against Pain And Doubt
After three operations and two lost years, Dennis Leonard is still trying valiantly to get back on the mound
By Jill Lieber
Cycling
Pedaling behind a pace car, John Howard streaked to an awesome land speed record
By Bob Ottum
TV/Radio
Larry King, the versatile talk-show host, probes sports and a lot else
By William Taaffe
Baseball
Traded at last, Buddy Bell wound up with his father's old ball club
By Craig Neff
INSIDE PITCH Statistics through July 21
By Henry Hecht
Harness Racing
A son of the great Niatross won the Meadowlands Pace at a sizzling clip
By Douglas S. Looney
Bobby Fischer
While conducting a search that turned into an obsession, the author discovers a great deal about the chess genius who drifted into seclusion after winning the world title
By William Nack
On The Scene
RANGER JOHN RIFFEY STAYED FAITHFUL TO THE LAND HE LOVED FOR 38 YEARS
By Richard Phelan
For The Record
A roundup of the week July 15-21
Compiled by BAILEY BREENE
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Departments
Edited by Franz Lidz