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...Vegas bookmakers were beginning to count their winnings. They had been quoting 17-to-10 odds on the St. Louis Cardinals, and the world champions were winning in a walk. They had Detroit's Tigers down, three games to one, and St. Louis' peerless pitcher Bob Gibson had humiliated Detroit's 31-game winner, Denny McLain, not once, but twice. Relaxed and confident, Gibson was ready to pitch again, if necessary, in the best-of-seven Series...
...Tigers were awed, and they admitted it. Loser McLain praised Gibson for "the best pitching performance I've ever seen," and Detroit Manager Mayo Smith sighed: "When a pitcher is like that, the hitters are just not going to get him." But the Tigers were not about to give up. "We'll be back tomorrow," promised Manager Smith. And back they were, pounding four Cardinal pitchers for 13 hits and three home runs, staking Lefthander Mickey Lolich to an 8-1 victory that evened up the Series at one game apiece. Two days later, in Detroit, the Cards...
Curiously enough, especially since they now were trailing in the Series 2-1, the Tigers actually seemed cheerful about the prospect of facing Gibson in the fourth game. "Let's see him do it again, in our park," challenged First Baseman Cash. Added McLain "Gibson's had his turn. Now it's mine...
...Henry Gibson, 32, from Philadelphia, broke into TV in the early 1960s by masquerading on talk shows as a shy, effete poet from Alabama. His portrayal was so convincing that a Birmingham newspaper ran glowing stories about him. On Laugh-In, the short, wispy-voiced comic still recites his nonsense poems, but more often is seen as the stuffy parson: "I'm all for change, but a loose-leaf Bible is going...
Scoring leaders Phil Kydes and Russ Bell, who each tallied two against Tufts, will lead the offensive line while George Gibson and Larry Anderson anchor the defense from the goal...