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May 26, 1969 Table Of Contents

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Shopwalk

This jig is called silly but dozens of varieties of fish find it entirely enticing

By Robert H. Boyle

The Switch

THEY'D RATHER SWITCH...

Far from getting black eyes, the owners of the three NFL teams—Cleveland, Baltimore and Pittsburgh—who were willing to move to the AFL struck a blow for progress and made the pro football merger, at long last, a reality

By Tex Maule

The Prince Ducks

THE PRINCE DUCKS THE BIG ONE

The only Thoroughbred in history to remain undefeated after the first two events in the Triple Crown, Majestic Prince is passing up the Belmont though his Preakness victory showed high courage

By Whitney Tower

A RAIN CHECK ON SPEED AT INDY

The only record Indianapolis produced on this year's first qualifying weekend for the 500 was a rainout—but even so it was clear that the swift, though fragile, Fords of Foyt and Andretti would be favored

By Kim Chapin

Automaniana

Back Home Again in Automaniana

People

PEOPLE

Rowing

Eight times two equals four

The rowing coach at Orange Coast has only two years to work on his oarsmen, but eight of them together can beat many four-year schools

By Hugh D. Whall

Golf

A big victory for little Ben

For years Gardner Dickinson has been Ben Hogan's protégé, so it was fitting that last week he should win the Colonial in Hogan's home town

By Dan Jenkins

Baseball

KC is back with a vengeance

A bumptious millionaire's money and a profound dislike for former bosses have helped build big-league baseball's most successful expansion club

By Mark Mulvoy

All-America

ALL-AMERICA ALL THE WAY

Name the sport, and the members of this handsome family will show you how it's played. The formula is a rare blend of genes and vitamins

By Robert F. Jones

For The Record

A roundup of the sports information of the week

FACES IN THE CROWD

Baseball's Week

BASEBALL'S WEEK

By Herman Weiskopf

19th Hole: The Readers Take Over

19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER

Departments

LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER

By Garry Valk

SCORECARD

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