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Lazy Sunday Afternoon: c. 1968

Submitted by Photoscream on Wed, 11/03/2010 - 8:07am.
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This is my late mom in the late 1960's (either '67, '68 or '69) lying on the sofa and reading the Sunday Daily News (New York's Picture Newspaper). The bulletin from nearby St. James parish rests on the table, so this was after church. The newspaper back page headline is a mystery in attempting to date this photo. Partially obscured and curved, it appears to have the words Bosox and Tigers, so possibly "Bosox Defeat Tigers", or "Bosox Lose, Tigers Win". Below that, all I can make out is "In Final". In that case, it wouldn't have anything to do with the the 1968 World Series, since that was Cardinals vs Tigers. Unless, what looks like "Bosox" is actually "Gibson". However, Bob Gibson did not pitch any Saturday games in that series, though he did pitch on Sunday, Oct 6. Given it is a NYC paper, they wouldn't have run a headline of a regular season game of a non-NY team, so my guess is that this is 10/6/68, during the 1968 World Series, and the headline was something like "Gibson To Face Tigers....". But I could be wrong. View full size.

This is my late mom in the late 1960's (either '67, '68 or '69) lying on the sofa and reading the Sunday Daily News (New York's Picture Newspaper). The bulletin from nearby St. James parish rests on the table, so this was after church. The newspaper back page headline is a mystery in attempting to date this photo. Partially obscured and curved, it appears to have the words Bosox and Tigers, so possibly "Bosox Defeat Tigers", or "Bosox Lose, Tigers Win". Below that, all I can make out is "In Final". In that case, it wouldn't have anything to do with the the 1968 World Series, since that was Cardinals vs Tigers. Unless, what looks like "Bosox" is actually "Gibson". However, Bob Gibson did not pitch any Saturday games in that series, though he did pitch on Sunday, Oct 6. Given it is a NYC paper, they wouldn't have run a headline of a regular season game of a non-NY team, so my guess is that this is 10/6/68, during the 1968 World Series, and the headline was something like "Gibson To Face Tigers....". But I could be wrong. View full size.

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Submitted by Tom on Sat, 11/20/2010 - 6:43am.

I think that the paper is reporting the AL pennant race of 1967. On September 30th, the Tigers and Red Sox both won, leaving the Twins and Red Sox tied in the standings, with the Tigers a half game behind. Sunday was the final day of the season, with all three teams playing for a chance at the title. On Sunday, the Tigers would win the first game of their doubleheader, leaving the three teams momentarily tied, before losing the nightcap. At the same time, the Red Sox beat the Twins, giving them the pennant and a trip to the World Series, where they faced Bob Gibson and the Cardinals, as you mentioned. I hope this helps.

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Candid Mom

Submitted by tterrace on Thu, 11/04/2010 - 10:24am.

This could also be my mother, if we'd had a sofa. She even rather resembles her, though in a version from the mid-1940s. The expression at being snapped unaware, too, and I also speculate she would be similarly less than pleased. But what great memory-evoking shot.

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