Dock Ellis’ Statement Was Not Fit to Print
Ellis said his drinking problem began in New York in 1964 after a waitress told him the drinking age was 19. It sounds like Ellis had a drinking problem before that. In 1964, the drinking age in New York was only 18.
JOHN M. STALBERG
Pacific Palisades
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