Sports
Billy Williams and Jim (Catfish) Hunter, both elected this year to baseball’s Hall of Fame, were named to serve as honorary captains at the All-Star Game in Oakland July 14.
June 7, 1987
California
Wild pigs are breeding faster than rabbits and running amok in the backwoods of Central California.
Sept. 18, 1996
A boy scampers up the stadium steps, paper and pen in outstretched hands, toward George Steinbrenner’s box at Legends Field where Catfish Hunter and his wife sit alone an hour before the game.
March 14, 1999
Twenty years ago this week, the seeds for baseball’s economic revolution were planted, first in a suite of law offices in New York City and then in a small town in rural North Carolina.
Dec. 11, 1994
Billy Williams and Jim (Catfish) Hunter, models of consistency whose teams often went in opposite directions, were elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame, it was announced Wednesday night.
Jan. 15, 1987
Politics
Romney adopts Southern twang, samples catfish in Deep South
March 12, 2012
Floyd Talmadge’s idea of fun is sitting alone on his small boat for hours, sweltering under the summer sun, soaking a hunk of mackerel and hoping a monster catfish will come along and make his day.
Aug. 1, 1997
Travel & Experiences
Anglers looking for a mixed bag can find it at Silverwood Lake, where striped bass, largemouth bass and catfish have all become active.
July 5, 1995
Jim “Catfish” Hunter, whose pitching prowess earned him five World Series rings, 224 victories, a spot in the baseball Hall of Fame and made him the game’s first big-money free agent, died at his home Thursday after battling Lou Gehrig’s disease.
Sept. 10, 1999