September 25, 1989 | Volume 71, Issue 13

The first time Leigh Montville entered the time-life Building in New York City, in 1965, he was a callow youth newly graduated from the University of Connecticut. His objective then was to be what...

•Mark Guthrie, Minnesota Twins pitcher, explaining why he enjoys beating American League East-leading Toronto more than lowly Seattle: "It's like getting an A in calculus instead of P.E."

Hugo Perez was the head man in a U.S. World Cup defeat of El Salvador

DAVIS'S LEGACYMy youth was filled with the glory days of Syracuse football—John Mackey, Jim Nance, Floyd Little, Larry Csonka—but there has never been another Ernie Davis, on or off the field (A...

Rick Ferroli, a 6'1" righthander, rears back on the mound, kicking his left leg high. In the cage, I wave my bat, tensing, as he uncoils and delivers. The ball leaves Ferroli's hand, and for the...

AN ALTERNATIVE

OLD BIRDS NEVER DIE

Redskins at Cowboys. This used to be the NFL's premier rivalry, with George Allen and Tom Landry maneuvering some of the biggest stars in the league. But no more. Since 1985, the average margin of...

OFFENSE: Alabama tailback Siran Stacy, who last year led all junior college players in scoring, rushed for 169 yards on 14 carries and scored four TDs (on runs of six, 44, one and 64 yards) as the...

EXPOSÉ

BOATING—TOM D'EATH, driving Miss Budweiser, won the Gold Cup, unlimited hydroplane racing's oldest and most prestigious trophy, by completing six laps of the 2½-mile Mission Bay course off San...

LIU SHANG KU TAOSAN FRANCISCOLiu, 80, defeated Dorothy Mullen, 69, of Lodi, Calif., 6-1, 6-2 to win the women's 65-and-over state singles tennis title. She has won 31 U.S. Tennis Association...

An open letter to new baseball commissioner Fay Vincent