October 06, 1980 | Volume 53, Issue 15

America may not be ready for the sight of thousands of miniature Don Zimmers and Nellie Foxes running around Little League diamonds with their cheeks all puffed out. But Jim Bouton—yes, the Jim...

If you are a golfer, you may have a lot of money lying around in your garage or attic. Golf equipment is no different from furniture, rare wine and Chinese porcelain: old is often better then...

The 1980 baseball season couldn't have been more entertaining: close races in three divisions, and George Brett chasing .400 in the fourth. On the surface, we fans should have no complaints.

8—Tony Triolo20, 21—Heinz Kluetmeier22, 23—Walter Iooss Jr. (top right), Heinz Kluetmeier (4)24, 25—Andy Hayt (left), Richard Mackson (center), Manny Millan26, 27—Tony Triolo (right), Steve Powell...

BOATING—With easy victories in the final two races, FREEDOM, skippered by Dennis Conner, won the America's Cup series off Newport, R.I. 4-1 over the challenger, Australia. The U.S. has now held...

TIM FISSNORRISTOWN, PA.Fiss, 30, a postal worker, had an 86-18 record this season for Al's Cold Cuts of the slo-pitch Norristown Civic League. He is 516-104 for the last seven seasons, during...

THE EARLY ALISir:As a free-lance photographer, I applaud Michael Brennan's Ali and His Educators (Sept. 22). The photographs are compelling postscripts to the careers of these obscure men. The...

MINI-REBELLION IN ROAD RACING

•Willie Wilson, Kansas City outfielder, on why he refuses to sign autographs: "When I was a little kid, teachers used to punish me by making me sign my name 100 times."

Tom Seaver was enjoying a postprandial Remy Martin with some friends at the bar of the Shamrock Hilton Hotel in Houston last Friday when he was approached by an urban cowboy. For all of his renown...

The big game in Las Vegas will be the heavyweight title fight between Larry Holmes and Muhammad Ali. Can the champ earn the respect he feels he deserves? Can Ali win the title for an unprecedented...

Joe Morris of Syracuse is only 67 inches high, but his yardage gained is gigantic

The article on the Alan Minter-Marvin Hagler fight, which begins on page 27, is Clive Gammon's fourth piece in our three most recent issues. The stories, on fishing, ballooning (sort of), soccer...

SOUTHWEST

OFFENSE: John Elway, Stanford's sophomore quarterback, was the main man in a 31-14 upset of Oklahoma, completing 20 of 34 passes for 237 yards and three touchdowns. He also ran 18 times for 37...

Mickey Rivers often seems to speak no known tongue, but his bat is eloquent

AL EAST

RICKEY HENDERSON: The A's leftfielder stole 12 bases, including four in each of two games, to equal Ty Cobb's American League season record of 96. A .290 hitter, Henderson also leads the AL in...

Mr. Simpson is all but forgotten in Buffalo as the Bills, featuring rookie runner Joe Cribbs and Nose Tackle Fred Smerlas, open the season with four straight victories

With Freedom victorious 4-1, the U.S. defended the America's Cup yet again