Letters

Flip Side

I had the pleasure of playing golf with your July 3--10 Where Are They Now? cover guy, Lawrence Taylor, in February at the NFL Pro Bowl Golf Classic in Hawaii . He was a gentleman, a joy to play with--and the man can flat-out putt! But one question: He played the entire round in flip-flops that day. How did you get him to put on golf shoes for your cover?
Eddie White, Carmel, Ind.

I look forward to your annual Where Are They Now? issue and have always held Don Larsen 's World Series perfect game as one of the greatest single-game achievements in any sport (Pitcher Perfect, July 3--10). In your sidebar about the other men who have been perfect since then, however, you did not mention Harvey Haddix . While Major League Baseball deemed it unworthy of even being called a no-hitter, all true baseball fans hold Haddix 's performance on May 26, 1959--when he threw 12 perfect innings only to lose in the 13th--as one of the most spectacular feats in baseball history.
Steve Evans, Royal Oak , Mich.

That shot of Chris Evert winning the U.S. Open brought this 50-year-old lug back to his biggest young-adult crush (My Three Sons, July 3--10). And she's still beautiful.
Michael Maggio, Pleasantville, N.J.

I enjoyed your focus on Rolf Benirschke 's family in Lost & Found (July 3--10), but how could you not mention the most fascinating part of his post-NFL life? In 1989 Benirschke was briefly the host of the daytime Wheel of Fortune when Pat Sajak left to do a short-lived nighttime talk show.
Stephen S. Power, Maplewood , N.J.

Spell Check

As I write this, it has been 20 hours since June 12 cover boy Dwyane Wade won the NBA title and the Finals MVP award--and less than 20 minutes since June 19's David Ortiz hit a second-inning grand slam in leading the Red Sox to victory. What cover jinx?
John W. Mortimer Jr., South Boston , Mass.

Borrowed Traditions

In writing about taking the best tradition from one sport and applying it to all sports (Air and Space, July 3--10), I assumed that Steve Rushin was going to mention a unique rugby custom in which both teams share a postmatch meal and drink. Would you like to see that in the NFL ?
Delman Smith, Santa Cruz, Calif.

Rushin failed to mention that Ultimate Frisbee is played without officials. Players make decisions about out-of-bounds plays and dropped catches. It's great to compete in a sport when you can't blame the refs.
Glenn Van Moffaert, Roxbury, Conn.