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The Cincinnati Reds, given no

chance to beat the Oakland Athlet­

James “ Buster” Douglas humiliated ics, needed only four quick games to

Mike Tyson with a stunning KO in win the World Series in one of the

their championship bout held in To­ biggest upsets in baseball history.

kyo. The surprise upset took place The Reds completed their improb­

with only a minute and twenty-three able sweep on October 20, 1990 in

seconds into the 10th round. Buster spite of losing two star players, Eric

defeated Tyson with a powerful five- Davis and Billy Hatcher, to injuries.

punch combination. Cincinnati relied on Jose Rijo and

Because of a long count, the rallied for two runs in the eighth in­

heavyweight championship title was ning to win 2-1, and that was it.

in limbo for three days while both The Athletics' third straight trip to the

sides bickered about fairness. There world Series ended with yet another

was an investigation as to whether disappointment. They lost to Los An­

Buster was knocked out first. Doug­ geles in 1988 and last year’s cham­

las’ father said, “ He pulled the pionship was overshadowed by an

greatest upset in history.” earthquake.

While Southern California battles a

drought that seems to have no end

in sight, the Southern U.S. spent

much of the Spring wringing itself

out after weeks of flooding turned

entire towns into muddy lakes

where buildings poked up like knotty

tree stumps, and the toll of shat­

tered lives was tremendous.

While parts of the Mid-West dealt

with heavy rainfall and floods, those

states suffering the most damage

were Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana

and Mississippi.

In Texas alone, agricultural dam­

age was estimated at $700 million

and at least $60 million to resi­

dences.