Word: clubbed
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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WORLD SERIES OF GOLF (NBC, 5-6:30 p.m.). Winners of golf's "big four" tournaments (Tony Jacklin, British Open; George Archer, Masters; Orville Moody, U.S. Open; and Ray Floyd, P.G.A.) compete at Firestone Country Club, Akron. Final round Sunday...
Thursday, September 4 THE GHOST AND MRS. MUIR PRESENT THE ABC SUPER SATURDAY CLUB SPECIAL (ABC, 7:30-8:30 p.m.).* This preview of the new kiddie fare slated to be dished out on Saturday mornings is hosted by Edward Mulhare and Hope Lange. The five new shows...
...brassy Wunderkinder, those days are ancient history. Says Manager Hodges, a 17-year veteran of the majors who is not given to superlatives: "These boys have had a taste of winning, and now they know how to win. They're thinking ballplayers. They bounce back as well as any club I've ever seen...
...ninth-place finish. They recorded another first in 1966: they lost fewer than 100 games. Despite the change, attendance rose, and the steadfast fans still brandished their banners and sang their chants. But some of the old élan was gone. The Mets had become just another bad ball club...
Still, the seeds of future success were being planted. The front office had developed a five-club farm system and hired a covey of scouts to prowl school stadiums and the American Legion circuit in search of promising talent. The scouting system sometimes flopped. In 1966 the Mets drafted as their first choice Catcher Steve Chilcott, passing up hard-hitting Reggie Jackson. Chilcott has never played a major league game, while Jackson?who has already hit 45 home runs for Oakland this season?is developing into one of baseball's great sluggers. Sometimes, though, the Mets had better luck. That...