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July 4, 1988 Table Of Contents

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Focus

HARDBALL FOR KIDS OVER 30

By Jay Feldman

Tyson-Spinks

'I'M GONNA HURT THIS GUY'

And Mike Tyson did, knocking out Michael Spinks at 1:31 of Round 1

By Pat Putnam

Seoul

SEOUL: 'SAFER THAN A SUNDAY BALL GAME IN NEW YORK'

By William Oscar Johnson

Twins

MIGHTY MINNY RECOVERY

Once 12 games out, the world champion Twins moved within four of first by winning three of four from the Athletics

By Peter Gammons

Volleyball

SPIKING IT TO THEM

The U.S. men's volleyball team, the Olympic favorite, won the USA Cup in L.A.

By Franz Lidz

Bob Boone

Baseball Is In His Blood

At 40, Bob Boone, the son of a ballplayer and the father of another, is still the game's best catcher

By Peter Gammons

NBA Finals

Past, Present And Future

As promised, the Lakers repeated for the NBA title, proving they're still the best, but Detroit could be tomorrow's team

By Jack McCallum

Triathlon

MEET A COUPLE OF CRAZIES

Star athletes Kirsten Hanssen and Jan Ripple train like mad, then go at it but good

By Robert Sullivan

Inside

BASEBALL

By Peter Gammons

Basketball

BACK TO OLYMPIAN HEIGHTS

Struggling U.S. star David Robinson finally reigned in Spain

By Curry Kirkpatrick

Swimming

NO FEAR OF FLYING HERE

Butterflyer Melvin Stewart is poised to star in Seoul

By Craig Neff

Spotlight

PLENTY OF PLAYERS, FOR SURE

The nine Ladenburg brothers and their seven sisters have all of the bases covered

By Joel Schwarz

Movietalk

DIAMOND FILM WITH CLOUT

'Bull Durham' is a movie with something on the ball

By Steve Wulf

For The Record

FOR THE RECORD

FACES IN THE CROWD

Point After

THE CLIMAX OF BILLY V

This episode of the Yankee drama had a tired plot

By Peter Gammons

Departments

Letters

Edited by Gay Flood

SCORECARD

Edited by Douglas S. Looney