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May 24, 1971 Table Of Contents

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Shopwalk

Dik-dik feet and goral skins are no joke to Ward's, Taxidermists to the World

By Janet Graham

Yesterday

When Travel Was a Sobering Experience

Teetotaling Thomas Cook launched his company with a trip to a temperance meeting in Loughborough and started a revolution in tourism. Now they're trying to sell the revolution

By Jeannette Bruce

TV Talk

ABC and Announcer Chris Schenkel foul out with their coverage of NBA series

By Frank Deford

Dream Mile

A DREAM COMES TRUE

It was advertised as the Dream Mile, and though for the contestants it often seemed like the Nightmare Marathon the race lived up to its billing as Marty Liquori held off Jim Ryun on the last turn to win

By Pat Putnam

Canonero

¬°ARRIBA! CANONERO DOES IT AGAIN

The underrated Kentucky Derby winner took the Preakness just as convincingly and became a mighty threat to win racing's Triple Crown

By Whitney Tower

Tightening-Up

TIGHTENING-UP AT 'THE FENS'

The Boston Red Sox have given up their gorilla offense in that compact thrill house known as Fenway Park. In its place is a snappy new defense that so far works as well at home as it does on the road

By William Leggett

Peter, Peter

PETER, PETER, DONOHUE BEATER

After dazzling Indy with unprecedented speeds in practice for the 500, Mark Donohue was overtaken for the pole position by upstart Peter Revson, driving his orange flash with a once-sick engine

By Robert F. Jones

People

PEOPLE

Baseball

A good one for the books

By Ron Fimrite

Baseball's Week

THE WEEK

Pro Basketball

Meanwhile, back at the merge

While the ABA's Stars and Colonels were fighting for a championship, an important move to stop another fight was taking shape off court

By Peter Carry

Harness Racing

He gave 'em the Vienna waltz

Austria's little-known Adolf √úbleis took on famous opponents in the world driver championships—and soon had them dancing to his tune

By Lynn Simross

For The Record

A roundup of the sports information of the week

19th Hole: The Readers Take Over

19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER

Departments

SCORECARD

Edited by Frank Deford

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