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July 20, 1987 Table Of Contents

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Beanbrawls

IT'S WAR OUT THERE!

Pitchers are throwing high and tight, and the hitters aren't taking it lying down

By Hank Hersch

ANOTHER ERA, SAME PLAYER

To his still-growing parade of titles, Gary Player has now added the U.S. Senior Open

By Jaime Diaz

A SHORT (BUT SWEET) STORY

The Bullets' Muggsy Bogues, all 5'3" of him, is set to take on the giants of the NBA.

By Hank Hersch

Arenaball

READER'S DIGEST FOOTBALL

Arenaball, a condensed version of the NFL game, offers two-way players, constant passing and vertiginous scores

By Douglas S. Looney

Midseason

Peter Gammons's Midseason Baseball Report

By Peter Gammons

Jack Clark

Jack the Ripper

In the year of the slugger, baseballs RBI leader isn't named Schmidt, Dawson or Murphy. He's Jack Clark of St. Louis. Surprised? No one in the National League is

By Ralph Wiley

Palio

Passion in the Piazza

Anything goes at Italy's Palio, part horse race, part Mardi Gras

By Sam Toperoff

Cycling

BRIGHT WHEELS ROLLING

The Tour de France began with high drama and low comedy

By Alexander Wolff

Happy

Happy Days

In the 90th baseball season of his life, former commissioner Happy Chandler is still at the top of his game

By Frank Deford

Spotlight

A REAL VARSITY VETERAN

At 72, Joe Sweeney is leaving a mark on college tennis courts

By Peter Hillyer

First Person

BACK FOR ONE LAST RACE

A cross-country man takes his final shot at a personal best

By Carter Coleman

For The Record

A Roundup of the Week July 6-12

Compiled by Roger Jackson

FACES IN THE CROWD

Point After

A BAD DEAL FOR TRACK

It's time for the top runners to start racing one another

By Kenny Moore

Departments

Letters

Edited by Gay Flood

SCORECARD

Edited by Steve Wulf