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May 10, 1981

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Shopwalk
FOR RIDER OR RACER, A BIKE COMPUTER GIVES YOUR PEDALING EXTRA PIZZAZZ
By Andy Meisler
Footloose
A VERMONT FLY-FISHING SHOP CASTS BACK TO THE JOYS OF THE BAMBOO ROD
By Lionel Atwill
Sideline
AUSSIES FLIP OVER THE LEGIT VERSION OF TWO-UP, AN OLD COIN-TOSSING GAME
By Bil Gilbert
Kentucky Derby
THE STAMPEDE FOR THE ROSES
A monster field of 21 horses burst from the gates at the 107th Kentucky Derby, but at the finish, Pleasant Colony, the Fat Man's colt, was heading the herd
By William Nack
Celtics-Sixers
The Worth of a Bird in Hand
The Celtics came winging back from 3-1 to embarrass the nose-diving Sixers
By John Papanek
AND IN THIS CORNER...
By Roy S. Johnson
Louganis
WINGING ON TOWARD IMMORTALITY
Of all the divers in the history of his exacting sport, Greg Louganis comes closer than any to being "perfect"
By Anita Verschoth
Boston Red Sox
'WHAT-ME WORRY?'
Heroes Fred Lynn, Carlton Fisk and Rick Burleson are long gone and his team is sixth in the American League East, but Boston Manager Ralph Houk nevertheless remains a philosophic disciple of Alfred E. Neuman
By Steve Wulf
Baseball
Raines really pours it on
Montreal's rookie leftfielder has been a one-man deluge, leading the major leagues with 20 steals in his first 19 games while batting .373 and scoring 14 runs
By Jim Kaplan
THE WEEK (April 27-May 3)
By Kathleen Andria
Water Polo
The Soviets had the ponies
After missing the Moscow Olympics, the U.S. had hopes of beating the U.S.S.R., the 1980 gold medalists, in the FINA World Cup. But the Soviets had other plans
By Bruce Newman
TV/Radio
He's a different drummer
Tympanist Tom Akins is in his seventh season of broadcasting baseball games
By Alexander Wolff
Three-Sport Man
THE THREE-SPORT MAN: HAIL AND FAREWELL
Dan Jones of Lewis and Clark College survives as perhaps the last of a glorious species—collegiate athletes who play football, basketball and baseball—because of his diverse talents and his school's insistence that participation, not specialization, is the essence of sport
By Kenny Moore
Reminiscence
WASN'T A REAL BIG LIE, 'CAUSE HE WAS WITHIN ARM'S LENGTH OF THE CARDS
By Giles Tippette
For The Record
A roundup of the week April 27-May 3
Compiled by N. Brooks Clark
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Edited by Gay Flood
Departments
LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER
By Philip G. Howlett
SCORECARD
Edited by Jerry Kirshenbaum
CREDITS
FACES IN THE CROWD
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