Word: oaklands
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...courts before spring training began. Opening day was in doubt for a while as owners-fearful at the prospect of free agents-locked the players out of training camps. Commissioner Bowie Kuhn finally ordered the camps opened while the players' union and management struggled toward a compromise. Oakland A's Owner Fearsome Charlie Finley decided the price of peace was too high and peddled five of his biggest stars, including Vida Blue and Rollie Fingers. Kuhn killed the deal and set off still another court fight...
...England Patriots, led by Steve Grogan's spectacular quarterbacking, stunned the favored Oakland Raiders at Foxboro yesterday with an incredible offensive display en route to their third straight upset victory...
...brighter side, the incredible Patriots will be trying to make it three straight against powerhouse opponents when they take on the Oakland Raiders on Sunday afternoon at home. Fresh from upsets of the Miami Dolphins and the defending Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers, the Pats should be able to give the tough Raiders a good run for their money. And the fans a good show for theirs...
MILLS COLLEGE (1,018 women; Oakland, Calif.). An ambassador at the United Nations for special political affairs and a former foreign service officer, Barbara McClure White, 55, wanted to switch to a career in higher education. "The Mills offer came along at the right time," she notes. A Mount Holyoke graduate, White is firmly committed to the importance of women's colleges and hopes to attract more "resumers"-over-22-year-olds coming back to finish their liberal arts education. "They are highly motivated and among our best students." White also wants to introduce weekend or intensive vacation study...
...making of superstars is the result of a lushly budgeted, aggressive scouting and farm system. When Charlie Finley took his A's to Oakland after the 1967 season, the American League promised an expansion franchise for Kansas City in 1969. That was too long to wait for Owner Ewing Kauffman, 59, a Pharmaceuticals manufacturer, so he fielded a minor league team at once. Said he: "I wanted to get started toward the World Series." With an unusually large scouting staff, the Royals searched the high schools for players. Some of them attended the Royals' Baseball Academy in Sarasota...