September 16, 1985 Table Of Contents
Booktalk
'GOOD ENOUGH TO DREAM' IS A DREAM COME TRUE, DESPITE ONE MINOR FLAW
By Jeremiah Tax
Footloose
NASCAR TOURS GIVE FANS A CHANCE TO HOBNOB WITH RACING'S BIG WHEELS
Sideline
IT'S NEVER OVER TILL IT'S OVER AND ON THIS OCCASION, NOT OVER EVEN THEN
Rose
With this swing, Pete Rose got hit No. 2 of the day and No. 4,191 of his career to join Ty Cobb on top of the alltime chart
By Craig Neff
NFL
Hey, Eric Dickerson, Can You Top This?
With their star still a holdout, the Rams turned to an old local hero, Charles White, and he powered them past the Broncos
U.S. Open
Ivan Lendl and Hana Mandlikova got their acts together and won championships at the U.S. Open
By Frank Deford
Southern Cal
Illinois was talking and acting big until Southern Cal came to town with its mean defense, huge offensive line and cool QB
By Rick Reilly
Maxi Boats
Eighty-foot racing boats are the in thing for the fabulously wealthy, who, like J.P. Morgan, don't have to ask the price
Pro Football
Hanging around with the big boys
A number of talented USFL players have made the major leap onto NFL rosters
By Jill Lieber
Baseball
A full week of Royal treatment
A cast led by Bret and Brett has Kansas City first in the AL West
By Jim Kaplan
INSIDE PITCH Statistics through Sept. 8
By Henry Hecht
College Football
Did anyone get the number of that car?
A bunch of high-riding teams were run over in season-opening upsets
By Bob Kravitz
First Person
IN SMALL-TIME FOOTBALL, THE MAN IN THE BOOTH RUNS A THREE-RING CIRCUS
By Larry Chabot
For The Record
A roundup of the week Sept. 2-8
Compiled by Cathrine Wolf
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Edited by Gay Flood
Departments
Edited by Robert W. Creamer