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...earlier and simpler age, there was only baseball. A really tight pennant race would drown out political campaigns in September, and kids were let out of school at World Series time. But, as everybody knows, faster and more violent sports have eclipsed the old national pastime...
...Bill Braman, a carpet wholesaler from Minneapolis, and his wife Ginny have their 12-ft. bamboo pole set up, aflutter with a weathered Vikings pennant. It marks their "Outside Stadium Club"-a takeoff on the posh inside Stadium Club for wealthy ticket holders. "Only difference," says Ginny, "is that they have a toilet and we don't." The Bramans, pioneers of Minnesota tailgating, have been throwing parties since 1961. They are traditionalists with rules for their party: no gambling, no chewing out the players after a bad game, no hard liquor. The restrictions do not deter Vikings players from...
...York Mets, the veritable Cinderella squad that seemed nestled in the fireplace of the National League Eastern Division just five weeks ago, yesterday took the pennant with a 7-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds in New York...
...Cubs' loss in the second game dashed their hopes in the pennant race...
...Francisco Giants defeated the Cincinnati Reds yesterday 4-3 on Elias Sesa's four his pitching. Despite the loss to the Giants, the Reds clinched the National League West pennant title...