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Contents
Preview: The Kentucky Derby
26 Whitney Tower analyzes an unusually open race
29 Color photographs trace the careers of top contenders
33 Alfred Wright portrays Argentine Trainer Horatio Luro
36 They Came Out in Gale Force
Discus Thrower Al Oerter won in a breeze as the outdoor track season got under way in earnest on a gusty weekend
40 Baseball's Running Game Is Back
Players are scampering around the bases like crazy, using speed tactics to win close games
42 Everyone for Backgammon
Socialites and their friends gather on Grand Bahama Island to play and watch their favorite game
50 Out From Under a Rock
The crawling animals that live under stones can be as interesting to the layman as they are to the naturalist
70 Let Me Help Your Game (Part II)
Claude Harmon concludes his instructional series with some big pointers on the little shots that mean the most
96 The Transistor Kid
In Los Angeles even the baseball fans inside the ball park listen to Vin Scully, the Dodgers' popular broadcaster
The departments
16 Scorecard
78 People
81 Pro Basketball
89 Hockey
111 Baseball's Week
112 For the Record
114 19th Hole
Acknowledgments on page 112
Cover painting by Donald Moss
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