November 4, 1991 Table Of Contents
Yesterday
When Mr. Longtail Feasted on Racing
Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams weren't the only superstars of 1941. Consider the willful Triple Crown champion, Whirlaway
By Jim Bolus
Racquetball
Making an Honest Living by Playing the Angles
Ruben Gonzalez has gone from gang member to top-ranked pro and four-time Sportsman of the Year
Triathlon
Out of the Slammer and into the Swim
Alcatraz, a lockup of legend, is the starting point for an arresting San Francisco triathlon
World Series
In a World Series of delicious drama, the Minnesota Twins barely bested the Atlanta Braves
By Steve Rushin
Bravely Done, but Short One Run
By Steve Wulf
The Man Who Wouldn't Stop Pitching
By Tim Kurkjian
Clemson-N.C. State
Clad in unfamiliar purple, Clemson reaffirmed its ACC supremacy by defeating N.C. State
Quarterbacks
Bad things are happening this season when quarterbacks, including the L.A. Rams' Jim Everett (above), drop back to pass
Dan Marino
Life's great for Dan Marino, except his chances for Super glory are fading
Marco Lokar
Marco Lokar, reviled for his act of conscience at Seton Hall during the gulf war, is now torn by the strife in his native Slovenia
By Sam Toperoff
Inside
By Peter King
College Report
Shadow Boxing
While probing the fight game for the FBI in the early 1980s, the author uncovered disquieting links between the mob and powerful promoter Don King. The vain quest to learn more took an undercover agent into a meeting in King's office
By William Nack
Cycling
At 36, off-road cycling star Ned Overend is a formidable competitor in a grueling sport
Books
Arthur Ashe is a bibliophile with a passion for collecting books on black athletes
For The Record
A big pot at the end of a trot...Cuomo's cut near the hoop...a week charge for the Spartans
Edited by Michael Jaffe
Point After
What of an ex-Auburn football player who chose to take the money and run his tape recorder?
Departments
By John Papanek
Edited by Richard Demak