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Contents

16 Putting a New Light on the Derby
It was not just that Angle Light won the last big prep for the classic, but that he upset wondrous Secretariat

20 Oklahoma Penalty: Illegal Procedure
Admitting their quarterback's high school transcript was altered, the Sooners forfeited eight of their '72 wins

22 Meanwhile Back at the Rancho
The Tournament of Champions was held at a California spa, where Nicklaus and Trevino frolicked in the waters

24 Neither Too Old Nor Too Young
That's the San Francisco Giants, 4-F last season but off to a rousing start in 1973

32 The Magnificent Obsession
They said Al Feuerbach was too small to throw the shot but they forgot to measure his zeal

38 Now You Sail It, Now You Don't
A Windsurfer is in essence a surfboard with a sail, and it takes an acrobat to stay up on one

43 It's No Way to Get One's Kicks
Defeat is upsetting, which is why losers almost always get the boot in this land that is fan-atic for victory

74 Knock 'im out, Jay-ree!
Jerry Clower, toast of the Southern banquet circuit, does just that with a fat menu of outrageous stories

The departments

10 Scorecard
55 People
56 Baseball's Week
67 Basketball
70 Hockey
87 For the Record
88 19th Hole

Credits on page 87

Cover photograph by Fred Kaplan

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Next week

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