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I remember watching Hank Aaron struggle for two years as a designated hitter for Milwaukee before calling it quits. I remember Willie Mays waving for the camera from the Mets' dugout. I remember Jim McMillan replacing Elgin Baylor in the starting line-up the night the Lakers embarked on their...
Re your article "Willie's Farewell" [Nov. 12]: this great athlete symbolizes baseball for me and millions of Americans. I saw him chase down a fly to deep center and steal second and third in a game when he was 40 years old. No one could play like Willie...
Last week, however, Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn told Mays to say goodbye to baseball. Kuhn's edict came after Mays decided to sign a ten-year contract worth more than $1 million with Bally Manufacturing Corp. to make public appearances on behalf of the firm's new Atlantic...
Mays has performed similar duties during the past five years for a corporation that operates race tracks-indeed many prominent baseball figures have long held horse-racing interests-but Kuhn balked at casino gambling. Said he: "I felt the line needed to be drawn. Willie wasn't singled out...
Kuhn sent a letter outlining his position to Mays' new employer one month ago, but neither Mays nor his lawyer was shown the letter. Mays learned of the matter only when Kuhn gave him a week to choose between baseball and casinos. He was shocked by the ultimatum. Says...