August 8, 1994 Table Of Contents
Reporter At Large
Hackers come from all over Japan to worship at the shrine of the golf goddess
By Robert Horn
Design
An innovative wheelchair lets disabled athletes hit mountain hiking trails
Wrestling
Tricia Saunders is the first—and only—U.S. woman to win a world wrestling title
By Franz Lidz
Baseball
None other than the Babe deemed Yale Field a grand place to play ball
Kenny Rogers of the Texas Rangers joined an elite group of perfect-game hurlers
By Tim Kurkjian
Frank Thomas
Frank Thomas honors the memory of his sister by striving for unprecedented heights with his bat
By Rick Reilly
Ken Griffey Jr.
Ken Griffey Jr. has matured into more than a star—he's the new straw that stirs the game
Pro Football
1. Are the Bills out of Their Coma? (And five other questions about the upcoming NFL season)
By Peter King
SI 40th Anniversary
By Arnold Roth
Ernie Els
At age 24, U.S. Open champ Ernie Els of South Africa is hailed as golf's future best in show
Special Report
For many women athletes, the toughest foe is anorexia. Gymnast Christy Henrich lost her battle
Focus
Once played only in Southeast Asia, takraw has gained a foothold in the U.S.
Inside
By Tim Kurkjian
Point After
As the Goodwill Games proved anew, not every U.S. basketball squad is a dream team
Departments
Edited by Franz Lidz and Richard O'Brien