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...sunny morning in Reno, Barbara Jievute Paulekiute Sears ("Bo-bo") Rockefeller, excitedly chomping gum and convoyed by nine lawyers (only seven hers), two bankers and a pressagent, walked into a judge's chambers. Fourteen minutes later, she emerged as a new proof of an American dream story. After six years of marriage (her second), nearly five of separation, sporadic salvos of parting shots, Bobo, blonde, 37, was no longer the wife of Winthrop Rockefeller, 42. Her record settlement jackpot: $2,000,000 in cash, $3,500,000 in trust funds for herself and little Winnie...
Last week Old Bo-Bo brought his Pa, his Ma and his three sisters up from Hartsville, S. C. to watch him play in his first World Series. Father Newsom had never seen a World Series game, had only once in his 68 years been in a big-league ball park. With characteristic aplomb, Old Showboat predicted that he would win two World Series games. "Yeah, I'll outpitch Derringer," he drawled...
Sure as shootin', he did. Before Derringer was well into the second inning, Tiger bats began to find him-one, two, three, four, five runs-and the Reds' pitching ace was on his way to the showers. Old Bo-Bo put on a humdinger of a show for his folks, held the Reds to two runs, won the game, 7-to-2. It was the greatest day of his life. But the excitement was too much for his father. That night he died of a heart attack...
Next day, while poor Old Bo-Bo was mourning at his father's bier, Cincinnati's Bucky Walters stole the World Series show. After starting off almost as shakily as Derringer had, he rallied in time's nick, held the roaring Tigers to three hits, chalked up a 5 to 3 victory. It was the first World Series game a National League team had won since 1937. One masked hero of the game was rusty Jimmy Wilson, the Red coach, pinch-catching in place of crippled Ernie Lombardi...
...third game, but Derringer returned in the fourth to make good, evened the series at two-all. Then Buck Newsom pitched again. While his teammates routed four Red pitchers, Big Buck allowed only three hits, shut out Cincinnati, 8-to-0. In the locker room after the game, Old Bo-Bo's stiff upper lip let go. "I pitched that game for my dad," he blubbered...