October 01, 1990 | Volume 73, Issue 14

As Curtis Strange Bent over a tricky 25-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole at last November's Skins Game in La Quinta, Calif., 40 boys in Richmond watched so intently that they were virtually...

In a wild windup, Chip Hanauer won the hydro title

HANGING TOUGH

BAD NEWS BRUINS

OFFENSEIllinois fullback Howard Griffith set an NCAA record for most TDs in a game by scoring eight in the mini's 56-21 rout of Southern Illinois. The old mark of seven was established by Arnold...

Naty Alvarado Sr. was unstoppable at the nationals

SO FAR, SO GOOD

SAILOR OF THE WEEKCharger coach Dan Henning met America's Cup champion Dennis Conner this summer, and Henning was so impressed with Conner's confidence that he bought Conner's book, No Excuse to...

Bears at Raiders. In 1984, Chicago, which hadn't won a playoff game in 21 years, was off to a 6-3 start when the defending Super Bowl champion Raiders came to Soldier Field. Nine sacks later, the...

Jockey Cash Asmussen is a long-running hit in France

BORIS BECKERThanks to Curry Kirkpatrick for opening our eyes to one of a vanishing breed of athletes, tennis player Boris Becker (Eye of the Tiger, Aug. 27). Becker epitomizes the sportsmanship we...

But Viktor Korchnoi plays chess with one

Rocker Bruce Dickinson is one fine foilsman

Ric Apter monitors the ups and downs of baseball cards

BOXING—TONY LOPEZ successfully defended his IBF junior lightweight title with a 12-round unanimous decision over Jorge Paez, in Sacramento.

MELBA MERIWETHERGEORGETOWN, IND.Meriwether, 70, a housewife, made it into the women's championship flight at the Valley View Golf Club for the 22nd consecutive year. A 15-handicapper, Meriwether...

It's that time when Red Sox fans need a friend

A new line of maps is being developed for outdoorsmen

ATLANTA IS IT

•Jackie Berning, Denver Bronco team nutritionist, on the responses of players who were asked to name the four food groups: "They didn't hesitate: Wendy's, McDonald's, Pizza Hut and Burger King."