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Sports icons age into leadership for Derby and Athletics
The piece profiles Matt Winn at 88 steering the Kentucky Derby spectacle, Connie Mack at 96 pursuing another pennant, and Lonnie Stagg helping in a Pennsylvania college. It notes Winn’s bet on 100000 Derby spectators, Mack’s optimism for the Athletics, and their long careers shaping 1949 sport.
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