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September 29, 1986 Table Of Contents

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DUBLIN SURGEON TERRY CHRISTLE CAN ALSO OPERATE INSIDE THE RING ROPES

By Franz Lidz

Sideline

THOUGH THE COLTS BOLTED FOR INDY, THE BAND MARCHES ON IN BALTIMORE

By Austin Murphy

Jets-Giants

Reaching For Respect

The Jets, the poor relatives in New York, won a wild one from Miami and now appear ready to challenge the Giants' longtime hold on the fans

By Paul Zimmerman

The Other Game In New York

As its $2 billion TV contract runs out, the NFL is faced with the bitter truth that high ratings no longer guarantee big money

By William Taaffe

Adios To A Big Red Machinist

It was Doggie Day afternoon in Cincinnati as fans and teammates bade farewell to Tony Perez, the symbol of a proud past

By Ron Fimrite

Talk About Looking Back In Anger

With a potent, balanced attack, the Huskies made mush of BYU and thereby settled an old score

By Bruce Anderson

Asian Games

Stage Fright At A Dress Rehearsal

The Asian Games in Seoul were as tense as the real Olympics

By William Oscar Johnson

Don Garlits

The Man Who Would Be Greyhound

Don Garlits once said he would like just to eat, sleep and chase rabbits—presumably at 270 mph

By Sam Moses

Women

The Most Powerful Woman In Sports

Since Title IX and the Bobby Riggs match, women have taken a major place on the playing fields. But who wields real clout? No one

By Sarah Ballard

Inside

BASEBALL

By Peter Gammons

Pro Football

From out of the shadows

Lowly Atlanta, with quarterback David Archer, is 3-0 after upsetting Dallas

By Austin Murphy

EXTRA POINTS

By Jill Lieber

College Football

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

By Douglas S. Looney

THE VIEW FROM THE CHINABERRY TREE

By Hank Hersch

Golf

Now they call her Payday Pat

Pat Bradley, once maligned, made a whole career of wins out of '86

By Barry McDermott

Nolan Ryan

A GREAT HAND WITH THE OLD COWHIDE

The man in the saddle, cattle rancher Nolan Ryan of Alvin, Texas, still burns his brand on baseball after 20 years and 4,259 strikeouts

By Ron Fimrite

Perspective

YOU'RE COURTING TROUBLE WHEN YOU TAKE UP RESIDENCE IN TENNIS HEAVEN

By Laurence Shames

For The Record

A roundup of the week Sept. 15-21

Compiled by Roger Jackson

FACES IN THE CROWED

19th Hole: The Readers Take Over

19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER

Edited by Gay Flood

Departments

LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER

By Donald J. Barr

SCORECARD

Edited by Robert Sullivan