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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...announcement that the Oakland A's had been bought by Denver Oilman Marvin Davis probably brought as much joy to the baseball Establishment as it did to Denverites. For the move signaled the departure from baseball of Oakland Owner Charles O. Finley after nearly two decades as resident curmudgeon of the national pastime. The sale-temporarily blocked last week by a federal court restraining order obtained by the Oakland Coliseum-must be okayed by ten of the American League's 14 owners. But approval should be quickly forthcoming from men who have little love for Finley...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Miles High in Mile High City | 12/26/1977 | See Source »

...Rollie Fingers for $3.5 million in cash before they departed in the free-agent market. Kuhn voided the deal, claiming it was not "in the best interests of baseball." Despite all that, Finley was a topflight baseball man, whose shrewd trades and sharp eye for nascent superstars gave Oakland five straight divisional championships, three American League pennants and three World Series championships...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Miles High in Mile High City | 12/26/1977 | See Source »

Still, even during their best years, the A's never drew well in Oakland. Last season, with most of the stars gone and the team demoralized, Oakland had a total attendance of only 495,578 (v. 2,955,087 for the Los Angeles Dodgers, top draw in the majors) and finished last in the A.L. West. That was too much for Finley to bear, and as he exited last week, he took a parting shot at Kuhn: "My having to get out of baseball dates from 18 months ago, when his highness, Bowie Kuhn, canceled my three-player deal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Miles High in Mile High City | 12/26/1977 | See Source »

Carla Sue Garrett, 10, comes by her talent naturally; her father-Carl-is a running back for the Oakland Raiders. Carla pitches for a Santa Fe Little League and plays basketball, but after tossing the football around a few times with her dad, she decided that her true passion was the gridiron. Carla even dreams of being in the Football Hall of Fame someday. "I don't know why," she says, "I just think it's a pretty neat sport." Carla, 5 ft. 1 in. and 139 Ibs., entered a punt, pass and kick competition sponsored...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Dec. 19, 1977 | 12/19/1977 | See Source »

Prosperity Training is the brainchild of Leo Sunshine, 28, a blond, muscular former jewelry dealer who legally changed his name from Brian Murphy. "Abundance is a natural state," declares Sunshine, who, with profits from his Oakland jewelry business, invested in gold and silver and says he is already rich enough to live off his investments. "I want to bring the fundamentals of prosperity to those who want to clear out their self-limiting attitudes and conditioning." As a teaching aid, he holds up-and argues with-a hand puppet he calls El Protecto, which is supposed to represent a little...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behavior: Chewing for Dollars | 11/28/1977 | See Source »

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