▁F amer , ▁made ▁his ▁major ▁league ▁debut ▁in ▁a ▁ 3 - 2 ▁win ▁for ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁M ets ▁over ▁the ▁Pitts burgh ▁Pir ates , ▁and ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁first ▁starting ▁pitch er ▁in ▁M ets ' ▁history ▁to ▁finish ▁with ▁a ▁winning ▁record , ▁and ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁National ▁League ▁Ro ok ie ▁of ▁the ▁Year . ▁ ▁Se aver ▁had ▁deb uted ▁with ▁the ▁minor ▁league ▁Jackson ville ▁S uns ▁the ▁previous ▁year . ▁Gary ▁L . ▁Scott , ▁a ▁science ▁teacher ▁at ▁the ▁high ▁school ▁in ▁Jack s bor o , ▁Tennessee , ▁lost ▁his ▁job ▁for ▁viol ating ▁a ▁law ▁prohib iting ▁the ▁teaching ▁of ▁evolution . ▁ ▁Scott ▁was ▁dismiss ed ▁by ▁decision ▁of ▁the ▁Campbell ▁County ▁Board ▁of ▁Education ▁one ▁day ▁after ▁the ▁Tennessee ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁had ▁voted , ▁ 5 8 - 2 7 , ▁to ▁repe al ▁the ▁Butler ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁action , ▁which ▁rev ived ▁mem ories ▁of ▁the ▁famous ▁" Sc op es ▁Mon key ▁Tri al ", ▁would ▁lead ▁to ▁the ▁successful ▁repe al ▁of ▁§ 4 9 8 - 1 9 2 2 ▁of ▁the ▁Tennessee ▁Code ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 7 . ▁Cas ino ▁Roy ale , ▁a ▁comedy ▁intended ▁as ▁a ▁spo of ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁James ▁Bond ▁novel ▁by ▁Ian ▁F lem ing , ▁had ▁its ▁world ▁premi ere ▁in ▁London , ▁with ▁David ▁N iven ▁port ray ing ▁Bond . ▁ ▁The