August 17, 1987 Table Of Contents
Nostalgia
THE WALL WENT UP AND THE A'S CAME TUMBLING DOWN
By Noel Hynd
The 49ers
The 49ers got pro football off to a sizzling start with a win over the Chiefs in the Hall of Fame game
By Ralph Wiley
John McEnroe ventured to Vermont with his 1987 guru and a solid game in tow
PGA Championship
Larry Nelson calmly coped with searing weather to beat Lanny Wadkins in a playoff for his third major title
By Jaime Diaz
Bats & Balls
Baseball has mounted a campaign to stop pitchers from doctoring balls and hitters from corking bats
Special Olympics
The athletes at the Special Olympics for the mentally retarded couldn't all win gold medals, but the hope and joy they brought to South Bend made them champions in a much larger sense
By E.M. Swift
Rueben Mayes
Canadian running back Rueben Mayes has been a blessing to New Orleans
By Jill Lieber
Inside
Harness Racing
Trotter Mack Lobell carved up the Hambletonian field
By Douglas S. Looney
Royal Dornoch
A WEEK AT ROYAL DORNOCH IN SCOTLAND IS A GOLFER'S DREAM, BUT THE AUTHOR FOUND IT A HAUNTING EXPERIENCE
By Rick Reilly
For The Record
A Roundup of the Week Aug. 3-9
Compiled by Roger Jackson
Point After
Thoreau's watering hole should remain a public domain
Departments
Edited by Steve Wulf