September 6, 1993 Table Of Contents
On The Scene
Candlestick Park was the setting for Tom Rodrigues's daylong art show and baseball happening
By James Buckley Jr.
Atlanta Braves
With Fred McGriff (left) and David Justice slugging, and four pitchers sizzling, the Braves closed in on the Giants
By Tom Verducci
Long Beach went to the end of its bench to get a hero and a Little League World Series title
By Jon Scher
NFL 93
As the NFL enters the '93 season, the questions it faces go far beyond what happens on the field
By Peter King
All the best linebackers play with chips on their shoulders
San Diego's Junior Seau is at the crest of the new wave of NFL linebackers
By Jill Lieber
Chuck Bednarik, the last of the 60-minute men, was a stalwart at both linebacker and center for the 1960 NFL champion Philadelphia Eagles
Who knows what dangers lurk in the realm of the salary cap
By Peter King
A onetime street fighter, Dolphin Bryan Cox doesn't want his family to endure what he did growing up
By Jill Lieber
Cleveland safety Eric Turner is out to erase the disappointment of last year with a hard-hitting '93
Raider defensive end Anthony Smith has found his calling—helping kids from poor neighborhoods in L.A.
Erik Williams has emerged from obscurity to become one of the game's premier tackles
By Peter King
Herman Moore, an incurable devotee of the silver screen, should have a leading role at the Silverdome this fall
By Peter King
Ram defensive tackle Sean Gilbert likens his disposition to that of a bear whose turf has been invaded
By Hank Hersch
Dr. Z's Scouting Report
Tennis
Fifty years ago a dashing Navy officer named Joe Hunt won Forest Hills in the last match of his life
By Bud Collins
Focus
Aunt Rosie, All-Star Seamstress
In half a century Rose Ficarelli has worked magic on most of the uniforms worn by Chicago's athletes
Baseball
In Chicago a six-year-old league offers women a chance to play the men's game
Point After
Have you ever wondered what an injured football player goes through? Ask Hart Lee Dykes
Departments
By Mark Mulvoy
Edited by Jerry Kirshenbaum