Boucha sets record as top American in NHL draft
Henry Boucha of Warroad Minnesota becomes the highest American born player selected in the NHL junior amateur draft first by Detroit in the second round while Minnesota North Stars GM Wren Blair plans negotiations. Other Minnesota picks include Rod Norris Mike Antonovich and Dean Blair with multiple players chosen by Chicago Montreal Detroit and Toronto in rounds through the eighth.
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Montreal
Henry Boucha
Warroad
Minn
National Hockey League
Boucha
Detroit
Minnesota North Stars
Wren Blair
Blair
North Stars
Minnesota
Rod Norrish
Regina
Saskatchewan
Mike Antonovich
University of Minnesota
Gopher
Dean Blair
Chicago
Antonovich
Calumet, Minn
Mike
Tommy Ivan
Blais
International Falls
Brian McBratney
St. Catharine's
al Globensky
Montreal Junior Canadiens
Bruce Abbey
Peterborough
Ontario Junior Hockey Association
Russ Friesen
Hamilton
Niagara Falls
Ontario Hockey Association
Rich Coutu
Rosemount
Que
Jim Cahoon
North Dakota
Greg, Hubick
Minnesota-Duluth
Earl Anderson
Roseau
Jim Johnston
Wisconsin
Dale Smedse
Bemidji State
Toronto
Bill Green
St. Paul Notre Dame
Vancouver
Jerome Mrozikof
Philadelphia
Bowman Returns as Canadiens Coach Replace McNeil
Montreal announces Scotty Bowman will succeed Al MacNeil as head coach of the Canadiens. MacNeil moves to GM and coach of the Voyageurs in Halifax, with Bowman citing Pollock’s conditions and a negotiated return after playoff run.
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Bowman
McNeil
Canadiens
Montreal
al MacNeil
Montreal Canadiens
NHL
Scotty Bowman
St. Louis Blues
MacNeil
Sam Pollock
St. Louis
Boston Bruins
Minnesota North Stars
Chicago Black Hawks
Claude Ruel
Henri Richard
Voyageurs
Halifax
Nova Scotia Voyageurs
Pollock
O K Tire extends lead with 24 5 win over Solway
O K Tire moved one game ahead of the North Star Softball League standings by blasting Solway Liquor 24 5 on Wednesday night. Bryan Grand Sam Lyseng and Jim Traut each had three hits and Grand hit a grand slam as Solway relied on homers from Meyers Hendricks and Roff for all their runs.
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O.K. Tire
North Star
Solway Liquor
Taruus Bar
Gasthaus
Kordell Furniture
The
Moose
Culligan
Highway Host
Laporte
Solway
Kordell
Tarutis
Tiremen
Bryan Grand
Sam Lyseng
Jim Traut
Grand
Jim Yost
Lyseng
Mike Meyers
Larry Hendricks
Jim Roff
Baseball scoreboard shows scattered AL NL results across games
American League games feature Cleveland overpowering Chicago 9 to 5 with Fosse homering for Cleveland. Detroit routs Milwaukee 7 to 3 as Cash and Voss homer. Baltimore wallops Minnesota 12 to 5, F. Robinson homers. New York defeats California 7 to 5 behind Bahnsen. National League matchups include San Diego beating New York 4 to 1 with Brown and Colbert homering, Los Angeles edging Philadelphia 7 to 4, Atlanta at Houston 2 to 7, San Francisco 7 to 0 over Montreal, and Pittsburgh winning 7 to 0 with Robertson homering.
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Billy Williams
Chicago
Garr
Shortstop
Yarrelson
Cubs
Don Kessinger
Atlanta
Orlando Cepeda
St. Louis
Julian Javier
Ron Santo
New York
Jerry Grote
Clete Boyer
Detroit
Carl Yastrzemski
Boston
Boog Powell
Baltimore
Rod Carew
Minnesota
Luis Aparicio
Brooks Robinson
Tony Oliva
Frank Robinson
Bill Freehan
Beavers Baseball Season Ends In Dismal Note At Bemidji
Bemidji Beavers finish 11 26 and 6 9 in NIC despite 37 games after a promising start. A slump cut hopes of grabbing top NIC place as hitters struggled and pitching yielded high run totals, signaling heavy rebuilding after a large senior class.
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Bemidji Beavers
Beavers
Nic
Texas
Moorhead
Bemidji
Morris
Winona
St. Cloud
Southwest
Mustangs
Mayville
Hamline
Lafleur Tops Amateur NHL Draft as No 1 Pick
Montreal Canadiens select 19 year old Guy Lafleur with the No 1 pick in the NHL amateur draft. Lafleur led the Quebec Remparts to the Memorial Cup with 130 goals and stands 6 1 and 190 pounds. He wears No 4 but prefers a different number with Montreal.
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Montreal
Guy Lafleur
Montreal Canadiens
Canadiens
California Golden Seals
Lafleur
Quebec Remparts
Remparts
Jean Beliveau
NHL
Beavers Baseball Faces Rebuild After 1971 Season
Bemidji Beavers anticipate wholesale changes as co captain Dan Dressen and Dennis Moore lead a core that returns few regulars. Key players include Dressen Yost Baltes Bradley Riley and Dressen pace but Charlton Charltons departure and Blackburtle vast walks signal need for sharp recruiting and strong spring.
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Beaver
Bemidji State College
Darryle McConnell
Dennis Moore
Kurt Marden
Jim Yost
Tom Dressen
Luther Kamrud
Chuck Ross
Bruce Campbell
Bill Loushine
Pat Riley
Lou Seesz
Dave Bergstedt
Terry
Terry Taylor
Wayne Bradley
Chuck Gross
Jim Bell
Jack Hill
Art Blackburtle
Steve Charlton
Soph
Nic Dressen
Wayne Pederson
Pederson
Beavers
Brad Simonson
St. Cloud
Yost
Simenson
Bemidji
Mike Mohler
BSC
Steve Donahue
Jim Traut
al Killian
Blackburtle
Campbell
Charlton
Nic
Dan
Foss
Gorman
Soushine
Moore
Marden
Ross
Riley
Seesz
Taylor
Ken Sczablewski
Ed Coyle
RBI
Mike Borgman
Rich Pierce
Larry Klancher
Steve Collins
Daryle McCannell
Gary Gorman
Jim Newman
Jerry Sohlock
Don Maciej
Art Blackburne
Pat Foss
Dan Dressen
Gary Baltes
Bob Sorenson
Art Blackburdle
Duane Baker
Dave Wilhauer
MOO i
Bench Aaron Mays Lead early NL All Star vote
Johnny Bench holds the top NL star vote with 69 506 of 110 000. Hank Aaron and Willie Mays follow with over 60 000 votes each. Willie Stargell tops outfielders behind them with 25 193. Voting continues through June 30 with managers Weaver and Anderson to select pitchers and the rest.
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New York
Johnny Bench
Cincinnati
Hank Aaron
Atlanta
Willie Mays
San Francisco
Bench
Bowie Kuhn
Aaron
Mays
Pittsburgh
Willie Stargell
Willie McCovey
Glenn Beckett
Chicago
Bud Harrelson
New York Mets
Joe Torre
St. Louis
Ralph Garr
Earl Weaver
Baltimore
Sparky Anderson
Kuhn Fines Boyer for Betting on Football Games
Clete Boyer, the veteran third baseman, was fined 1000 by Commissioner Bowie Kuhn for betting on college and professional football in 1968 and 1969. The action clears the way for Boyer to seek a deal with another club as negotiations with Atlanta were suspended during the probe. Oakland and other clubs have shown interest, with Boyer seeking severance pay from Atlanta and his free-agent status after leaving May 23.
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NEW York
Clete Boyer
Atlanta Braves
Bowie Kuhn
Boyer
Kuhn
Marvin Miller
Players’ Association
West Coast
Oakland
Atlanta
Charles O. Finley
Dick Williams
Miller
Paul Richards
Sam Harris
Paul
Eddie Matthews
Braves
Richards
Theft Report Areas Include Motor and Household Items
Sheriff Jim Malmquist of Route 5 reports a Johnson white outboard motor stolen from his garage. O L Morgan of Guthrie reports a theft of a washing machine, lawn mower and four automobile tires from his cabin. The thefts occurred sometime between hunting season and now.
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Jim Malmquist
Route 5
O.L. Morgan
Guthrie
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Bradley
Johnson
Magnuson
Egan Lamb
Fosse
W—Lamb
L—Bradley
Milwaukee
Lockwood
Lopez
Hannan
Sanders
Rodriguez
Coleman
Freehan
W—Coleman
L— Lockwood
Cash
Voss
Perry
Corbin
Strickland
Perranoski
Hall
Hamm
Mitterwald
Ratliff
Palmer
Hendricks
W—Palmer
L—Perry
F. Robinson
California
Bahnsen
Munson
Murphy
la Roche
Stephenson
W—Bahnsen
L—Murphy
San Diego
Kirby
Barton
Ryan
Dyer
W—Kirby
L—Ryan
Brown
Colbert
Kranepool
Los Angeles
Sutton
O'Brien
Moeller
Haller
Wise
McCarver
W—Wise
L—Sutton
Davis
Houston
Kelley
Upshaw
King
Didier
Dierker
Culver
Edwards
W -Kelley
L—Dierker
Oix
Bryant
Robertson
McMahon
Dietz
Morton
Bateman
W—Morton
L—Bryant
Blass
Sanguillen
Reuss
Drabowsky
Arroyo
Simmons
W— Blass
L—Reuss
Paul Bunyan
Racing Association
Beaver Diamond
Jim Carrington
Bergstedt
Dressen
Baltes
Sonshine
Loushine
Boots
Gary and the Strangers
Russ and
the Raiders
Sheriff's Report
Evans Products Company
Morning Star
Capp-Homes
Bill Sorenson
South International Falls
Hiawatha Ave
Mpls
RFC
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