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April 21, 1969 Table Of Contents
The Masters
Grateful George Archer had the Masters' green coat—and the last word—when an anguished leader, Billy Casper, and his pursuers lost their way in the Augusta pines
By Dan Jenkins
BRUCE AND HIS BABIES STORM AUGUSTA
In a swinging Stanley Cup orchestration, former NHL star Red Kelly conducted his Los Angeles youngsters past Oakland to claim the California championship. Next number: the St. Louis Blues
Wondrous Willie
At 37, baseball's greatest practicing slugger is running through his new repertoire—as a latter-day Eddie Stanky—with predictable aplomb. But keep a star performer in a supporting role? Not likely, not for long
By Roy Blount Jr.
The Greatest
THE GREATEST SHOWMAN ON EARTH, AND HE'S THE FIRST TO ADMIT IT
By Tex Maule
Sporting Look
Pro Basketball
At the end, it was up to the two big men underneath
There were plenty of heroes to go around as the Celtics and the Knicks battled for the Eastern Division NBA title. The real war, though, was between New York's Willis Reed and Boston's tireless Bill Russell
By Frank Deford
For The Record
A roundup of the sports information of the week
Baseball's Week
By Herman Weiskopf
19th Hole: The Readers Take Over
19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER
Departments
By Garry Valk
