November 2, 1987 Table Of Contents
On The Scene
A SCHOOL THAT SHOOTS DOWN OLD THEORIES
By E.M. Swift
World Series
Accompanied by a chorus of 55,376 loud voices, Frank (Sweet Music) Viola pitched the Twins, a preseason 125-to-1 shot, to a 4-2 victory over the Cardinals in Game 7 of the first World Series ever to be won indoors
By Steve Wulf
Redskins-Jets
Atop the NFC East thanks to their strike replacements, the real Washington Redskins beat the New York Jets 17-16
By Rick Reilly
Bucks-Soviets
In the first match between the U.S.S.R. and the NBA, the Bucks romped 127-100
Tony Cherico
Cornered by our intrepid reporter, Arkansas's star noseguard, Tony Cherico, however reluctantly, says a few words
Jacksonville Oilers
Franchise frenzy sizzled on as Jacksonville bid for—and lost—Bud Adams's Oilers
By Frank Deford
Gymnastics
The Soviets and Romanians shone as the U.S. flopped in the world championships
By Craig Neff
College Football
Pro Football
No team was more bloodied by the strike than the 49ers
By Jill Lieber
The Corner Man
Angelo Dundee may be fresh out of top fighters, but he's still sticking and moving and keeping himself at the top of a very tough business.
By Gary Smith
First Person
Five chums developed a surprising fondness for fishing
Television
Producer Curt Gowdy Jr. and a top trio at the mikes gave ABC its best World Series yet
By William Taaffe
For The Record
A Roundup of the Week Oct. 19-25
Compiled by Merrell Noden
Point After
All the field's a stage at Series time, even for the owners
By Ron Fimrite
Departments
Edited by Gay Flood
Edited by E.M. Swift