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August 5, 1985 Table Of Contents

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Perspective

DIAMONDS—THE KIND THAT HAVE FOUR BASES—ARE THIS GIRL'S BEST FRIEND

By Lisa Winston Wilentz

Dodgers

A Bolt Out Of The Dodger Blue

Los Angeles, struggling a month ago, zoomed to the NL West lead thanks to Pedro Guerrero's bat and an aggressive brand of play

By Jim Kaplan

SAN DIEGO: A CASE OF PADRECIDE

By Ivan Maisel

Festival

And The Olympic Beat Goes On

As the National Sports Festival got under way, many athletes were aiming for the '88 Games

Oslo Track

A Midsummer Night's Dream Mile

Three world records fell in Oslo, but it was Steve Cram's mile mark of 3:46.31 that stopped the show

By Kenny Moore

Baker

The Clown Prince Of Football

Sack specialist Bubba Baker gets a kick from the juicier tabloids, and he would rather joke than fight, but he's one of the best

By Paul Zimmerman

The Duvalls

Wild, Wet And Wondrous

The best water skiers in the land are Sammy and Camille Duvall, a brother and sister who slalomed to the top behind the horsepower of their dad

By Jack Falla

Baseball

Bando's bat needs a Band-Aid

For some reason, Chris Bando of Cleveland isn't hitting this year

By N. Brooks Clark

INSIDE PITCH Statistics through July 28

By Henry Hecht

Hello Again

'Hello Again' To A Grand Group

When the author first met them, they were all young athletes of great promise. On a second visit, he finds that their promise has been fulfilled

By Frank Deford

On The Scene

A FASTBALLER'S PIPE DREAM GOES UP IN SMOKE BEFORE A MIDWAY RADAR GUN

By Bob Cairns

For The Record

A roundup of the week July 22-28

Compiled by BAILEY BREENE

FACES IN THE CROWD

19th Hole: The Readers Take Over

19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER

Edited by Gay Flood

Departments

LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER

By Robert L. Miller

SCORECARD

Edited by Franz Lidz