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May 19, 1969 Table Of Contents

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Young Dodgers

SOME KIDS MAKE A SAD MAN HAPPY

After the disastrous 1968 season Los Angeles' 57-year-old manager, Walt Alston, vowed to find some hitters. He did, and his wolf pack of postteeners has transformed the Dodgers

By William Leggett

People

PEOPLE

Baseball

The name is Carter—er, Cater

Whatever it is, nobody ever seems to get it right or to be aware that Oakland's first baseman is one of the game's best unknown players

By Roy Blount Jr.

Horse Racing

After a battle, the Prince

By Whitney Tower

Scavengers

GOLF'S UNDERWATER UNDERWORLD

Recovering lost balls from water hazards is a $1 million a week business, and a lot of it is done illegally. All an outlaw scavenger needs is a course with some ponds, scuba equipment, a moonless night—and nerve

By Pat Ryan

For The Record

A roundup of the sports information of the week

FACES IN THE CROWD

Baseball's Week

BASEBALL'S WEEK

By Peter Carry

19th Hole: The Readers Take Over

19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER

Departments

LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER

By Garry Valk

SCORECARD

WHAT HAS GONE WRONG, JACK?

The golfers on the pro tour are not really lonesome for him, but Jack Nicklaus' rivals are wondering what went wrong. In the last two months he has earned only $5,259 and he has not won a major title since 1967

By Mark Mulvoy

Rebels Any Way You Cut It

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