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August 19, 1974 Table Of Contents

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Trevino

HE LEFT THEM LAUGHING

Cracking jokes as he went, Lee Trevino won the PGA title, even forcing a smile from old rival Jack Nicklaus, the man he beat

By Dan Jenkins

AMERICANS NEED NO PAPERGATE

The WFL may be the World Freebie League in a lot of towns, but in Birmingham real people are paying real dollars to watch their undefeated heroes—including some real players, like a black quarterback

By Joe Marshall

IT WAS A FAMILY AFFAIR

In water polo everybody knows everybody and nobody has any money, but as the meet proved, with a few bucks, the U.S. could shine

By Ron Reid

Seeing Red

SEEING RED IN DODGER STADIUM

Which is what happens when Sparky Anderson's firebrands are in town. Walter Alston's artful front-runners professed nonchalance as Cincinnati took the series, but behaved otherwise on the field

By Ron Fimrite

Jenni Chandler

BURSTS OF BEAUTY AND BUBBLE GUM

Not yet out of her braces, 15-year-old Jenni Chandler is springing into prominence as a world-class diver

By Jerry Kirshenbaum

Juicy Road

THE JUICE ON A JUICY ROAD

Has any athlete ever capitalized on his fame like O.J., star of screen, banquets and shopping centers? Cheered by flacks and sales reps, he scores for shades, shoes and toys

By Edwin Shrake

TV/Radio

STEALING ONTO THE AIR

By William Leggett

Baseball

He calls 'em as he feels 'em

Ex-Lion Ron Luciano has tackled both umpiring and ornithology

By Mark Mulvoy

THE WEEK (Aug. 4-10)

By Herman Weiskopf

Horse Racing

Evert in a losing effort

Despite being beaten by another filly, Quaze Quilt, in the Alabama, Carl Rosen's Triple Crown heroine may take on the colts in the Travers

By Whitney Tower

Dogs

A Series of Trials and Tribulations

Although training a retriever is hardly duck soup, the participants get to whistle while they work

By Robert H. Boyle

Pro Basketball

Proceedings at the court of first resort

California is now the hot vacation spot for rookies and even such vets as Celtic Paul Westphal (with ball)

By Joe Jares

Bridge

Don't be too quick on the draw

By Charles Goren

Taiwan

going to bat for taiwan

A new team of extraordinary kids from the Republic of China heads for the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa. hoping to win a fourth consecutive title for the baseball-crazy homeland

By Peter Carry

For The Record

A roundup of the week Aug. 5-11

19th Hole: The Readers Take Over

19TH HOLE: THE READERS TAKE OVER

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SCORECARD

Edited by Sarah Pileggi

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