Calvin Griffith

CYCLING—GINTAUTUS UMARAS of the U.S.S.R. lowered the world record in the 5-km individual pursuit by 1.949 seconds, to 5:48.256, at a national tournament in Moscow. The previous record was set a year ago by the...

SPRINGTIME CONCERN

The Tampa Bay Baseball Group, which is highly optimistic about having a major league club based in Tampa by as early as 1986, last week hired Yankee Executive Vice-President Cedric Tallis to be its managing director,...

NATIONAL LEAGUE SUPERIORITYSir:I commend Jim Kaplan on his American League vs. National League story (It's the Nationals' Pastime, April 4). I've been a dedicated Phillies fan for years and am relieved to discover...