Word: sox
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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State Senator Joe Timilty wants to be mayor of Boston, but yesterday afternoon he also wanted to cheer the Red Sox, which presented something of a conflict...
...Sox were late for their own reception outside City Hall. Timilty, with places to go and flesh to press, was not sure he could wait for them. But he stood for a while in city hall plaza along with 45,000 other Sox fans, squinting up at the mezzanine-level terrace to catch a first glimpse of the almost world champions...
Finally, Timilty turned to an aide and said in a mock announcer's voice, "Sorry to keep you all waiting, but the Red Sox are listening to a long dissertation by the mayor." The aide laughed...
Most people who spent yesterday's lunch hour waiting to hail the Sox appeared in similar high spirits. Fans bought Red Sox pennants and waved them lazily in the blue-skied sunshine. Window washers, perched high on an old office building nearby, displayed a "Sox Still #1" sign. From the mezzanine came piped-in music, adding a festive air to what might have been a somber occasion...
...When the Sox finally arrived just after 1 p.m., Timilty had moved on, but the thousands who remained broke into a sustained cheer. The noise grew louder as southpaw Bill Lee stepped forward, his Sox cap on backwards, his chin hidden by beard stubble, and raised a two-finger victory salute. Then Lee stepped back...