September 19, 1983 | Volume 59, Issue 13

2, 3—Ken Regan-Camera 5 (left), Manny Millan (top right), Tony Tomsic4—Ronald C. Modra19, 22—Illustrations by Sam Q. Weissman24-27—Walter Iooss Jr.28—Walter Iooss Jr. (top), Manny Millan29—Walter...

BOXING—AARON PRYOR retained his WBA junior welterweight title with a 10th-round knockout of Alexis Arguello in Las Vegas (page 32).

SEAN KNOCHESIESTA KEY, FLA.Sean, 11, a third baseman and pitcher, led the Siesta Key Little League with a record .658 batting average. He hit safely in all 14 games, going 12 for 12 in the last...

THE KICKOFFSir:Michigan No. 1 (1983 College & Pro Football Spectacular, Sept. 1)? Surely you jest. How can a supposedly reputable group of sportswriters make such a prediction?GERALD...

When I get into my car, an alarm goes "bong, bong, bong" to remind me that I haven't fastened my seat belt. When I fly on a commercial airliner, a person checks a computer to tell me which seat to...

HAND-BALL CALL

•USC basketball player Cheryl Miller, on why she didn't worry about drug tests at the Pan Am Games: "I don't use steroids. I don't want to wake up some morning with a beard."

Paul Zimmerman, the author of the story on the Philadelphia Eagles that begins on page 42, is in his fifth season as our NFL writer, and he remains obsessed by football—any kind of football. He...

The Battle of Henniker isn't in the history books—yet. It was fought on a sparkling June day in 1981 through the woods and fens of south-central New Hampshire, and even as the Crimea produced its...

Bunko artist Arthur Lee Trotter likes to pose as sports stars in his scams

Baltimore's Jim Palmer, who maintained a low profile during his first three starts after coming off a 50-day stint on the disabled list last month, spoke up last week after going 7⅓ strong innings...

During the early innings of a 5-2 loss to Los Angeles, Cincinnati Pitcher Mario Soto was at odds with home-plate Umpire Bruce Froemming about many ball-strike calls. In the sixth inning, Soto took...

RUDY LAW: The White Sox centerfielder went 15 for 33 (.455), had three doubles, one triple, one home run and six stolen bases, drove in three runs and scored 12 as Chicago won seven straight games.

Arizona may be on probation, but it sure can bowl over opponents

MIDWEST

OFFENSE: Florida State Quarterback Kelly Lowrey, a 6'1", 225-pound senior, rushed for three touchdowns, passed for two more and hit on 19 of 31 passes for 233 yards in a 40-35 win over LSU.

Despite having strong players, CBS's tennis telecasts had obvious faults

Walking the dark miles home down the shoulder of the two-lane highway, our breath shows in the cold yellow headlights of the oncoming commuter traffic. We take turns lugging the heavy string of...