September 01, 1986 | Volume 65, Issue 9

Joe Theismann and John Riggins have departed, but the Jay Schroeder-led Redskins appear to be getting along just fine without them

Photographer Michael Going, who shot the picture act on the U.S. Open tennis tournament in this issue (page 44), drew some puzzled looks when he walked onto the Stadium Court at Flushing Meadow...

Last Friday night against the Patriots, Marcus Allen dashed off his latest bit of free-form work, an off-tackle dive on fourth-and-one that he turned into a 16-yard touchdown run down the left...

Last year a total of 439,255 spectators attended the 23 sessions of the U.S. Open at the National Tennis Center in New York. One of them took Polaroid photographs of the tournament's comings and...

IS THE JUNIOR CIRCUIT THE BETTER CIRCUIT?

SPIKEDIn Boston's 24-5 rout of the Indians on Aug. 21, the Red Sox scored 22 runs with two out, shortstop Spike Owen tied a record by scoring six runs and Wade Boggs had none of the team's 24...

A baseball player named Deer should run like one. He should be slender, steal bases and scamper around the infield.

MILITARY MANEUVERS

•Peter Bavasi, Cleveland Indians president, on the American League team he fears most: "Our own."

BASEBALL—TAIWAN defeated Tucson 12-0 in the finals of the 40th Little League World Series, in Williamsport, Pa.

MICKEY TRESHMOUNT PLEASANT, MICH.Tresh, a senior at Miami of Ohio, led the Cohocton (N.Y.) Red Wings to the Northeastern Collegiate Baseball League title. The son of former Yankee Tom Tresh was...

WILT AT 50Sir:Frank Deford's article (Doing Just Fine, My Man, Aug. 18) provides some long overdue insights into Wilt Chamberlain's lack of acceptance by both the media and fans during his playing...