Old pros lead way in playoffs as Havlicek nets 54
Veterans headline playoff action as John Havlicek scores a Celtics club record 54 in a 134-109 win over the Hawks. Wilt Chamberlain and Jerry West lead the Lakers past the Bulls 108-91. Earl Monroe and Walt Frazier spark the Knicks in a 123-103 victory over the Bullets with 61 combined points. Russell shines for the Warriors in a 95-92 comeback win over Milwaukee.
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National Basketball Association
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Wilt Chamberlain
Jerry West
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Earl Mone
Walt Frazier
New York
Baltimore Bullets
Knicks
Carrie Russell
San Francisco
Warriors
Milwaukee
Bucks
Boston
Sam Jones
Elgin Baylor
Atlanta
Colton Fusimmons
Bullets
Warriors hold off Bucks as Abdul-Rahman seals win
The San Francisco team survived a late scare from Milwaukee as the Bucks closed to within one point with 14 seconds left. Mahdh Abdul-Rahman then made a pair of free throws to seal the victory for San Francisco.
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Warriors
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Bucks
Mahdh Abdul-Rahman
San Francisco
Sabres clinch fourth spot to face Canadiens in playoffs
Buffalo Sabres clinched the East Division fourth seed with a 3-1 win over the St Louis Blues, finishing two points ahead of Detroit. Montreal set an NHL record with 74 games played and earned the top spot, while Pittsburgh, Chicago, and the others posted minor results. The playoffs open with Buff alo at Montreal and the Rangers at St Louis midweek.
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Dick Usiak
Buffalo Sabres
Joe Crozier
St Louis Blues
Sabres
Detroit
Reagan
Red Wings
New York Rangers
George “Punch
Mlach
Crozier
Punch
Buffalo
New York
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Hoxton Bruins
Pittsburgh Penguins
Philadelphia Flyers
Chicago Black Hawks
Toronto Maple Leafs
Atlanta Flames
New York Islanders
Montreal
Rangers
Hostam
St. Louis
Chicago
Minnesota
Philadelphia
Wayne Merrick
Sti Lews
Perreault
Larry Mickey
Jim Lorentz
Henry Houda
Mickey Negmond
Vic Hadfield
Tim Ecclestone
Wings
Pete Mahovlich
Boston
Canadiens
Dean
Pronovost
Pittsburgh
Bob Nystrom
Bill Harris
Islanders
Atlanta
Norm Ullman
Toronto
NFL owners discuss expansion and rule changes
At Scottsdale meeting the 26 NFL owners consider expansion feasibility with candidates like Seattle and Toronto, plus sites for the 1975 Super Bowl and Pro Bowl venues for 1975. Key changes eyed include two point conversion, sudden death overtime, pass rules, goal post move, numbering, draft-forfeiture, and home-field in playoffs.
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Scottsdale
Ariz
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Tampa
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Mexico City
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Jacksonville
Phoenix
Birmingham
Montreal
Toronto
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Miami
New Orleans
Houston
Arrowhead Stadium
Kansas City
Players Association
Walton shuns pro offers for college All-America honor
UCLA star Bill Walton and Ed Ratleff of Long Beach State share top votes from NBAA coaches for the 1978 College All-America team. Walton declined an NBA hardship offer, while Ratleff repeats on the first team. Also named were Doug Collins Illinois State David Thompson NC State and Jim Brewer Minnesota with a second team and several honorable mentions.
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UPI
UCLA
Bill Walton
National Basketball Association
Ed Ratleff
Long Beach State Today
NBAA
Doug Collins
Carolina State
Jim Brewer
Minnesota
Thompson
Ernie DiGregorio
Providence
Dwight Lamar
Southwest Louisiana
Ron Behagen
John Brown
Missouri
Mike Green
Louisiana Tech
Keith Wilkes
Tom Henderson
Hawaii
Erving Sparks Squires to Tie with Colonels in Playoffs
Julius Erving scored 41 points as the Virginia Squires beat the Kentucky Colonels 109 to 94 in Louisville. Erving, still not at full health, played his second game back from injury and hit 17 of 22 shots while teammate George Gergin added 25 in the semifinal series opener.
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United Press
Julius Erving
Kentucky Colonels
Erving
Virginia Squires
Colonels
Louisville
Calonels
Squires
Jim Eakins
Virginia
Indiana
Denver
Local boys finish hunter safety course at Hale Mountain
The Hale Mountain Fish and Game Club and NRA sponsored Vermont style hunter safety training for 16 boys aged 12 to 15. Instructors Nim Shea Dick Gallant John Forshay Montie Bushee and Dennis Woodard trained students in survival first aid ethics gun care and shooting with a graduation Saturday.
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National Rifle Association
Nim Shea
Dick Gallant
John Forshay
Montie Bushee
Dennis Woodard
Vermont
Eugene Kosche
Marty Harrington
Harrington's Country Store
Bucky Bushee
Bustive
Hale Mountain Club
Richard Setzer
Chris Jaros
Greg Jacobs
Mike Pierce
Peter Dewey
Richie Daniels
Don Bierwirth
Bob Bierwirth
Mark Rhea
David Dence
Mark Bushee
Monte Bushee
Stephen Kosche
David Kosche
NRA
Mt Anmony basketball banquet set for Heritage House
The annual Mt Anmony basketball banquet will be held tomorrow night at the Heritage House on Northside Drive. The festivities begin at 7 p.m. Dick and Betty Manning again host the post season event for the basketball players.
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Heritage House
Northside
Bilik
Ach
Eee College
Will
Betty Manning
Mt Anthony youth wrestling tourney draws 306 entrants
Mayaa hosted first annual Mt Anthony Youth Athletic Association wrestling tournament at MAY Junior High School with 306 elementary and junior high wrestlers from 22 towns. Valley Central NY’s Steve Holliday won elementary outstanding wrestler. Hay Bishop earned junior high top honors.
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Mt. Anthony
Paul Johnson
MAYAA
Art Gage
Middletown
N.Y
Bennington
Manager Martins Smiles After 6-5 Loss To BoSox
In a bright note for Detroit, Willie Horton hit two homers to lift his spring total to three as the Tigers fell 6-5 to Boston. Horton connected in the sixth with Jim Northrup aboard and again in the eighth off Don Newhouser. Ben Oglivie, Carl Yastrzemski, and Danny Cater aided Boston’s rally. Elsewhere Nolan Ryan pitched a two-hitter in a 2-1 Angels win over the Dodgers. The day also featured various exhibition results and the West’s 94-94 win over the East in the Coaches East-West All-Star game led by Richie Fuqua and Jim Brewer.
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United Press International
Detroit ‘Tigers
Willie Horton
Billy Martin
Tiger
Boston Red Sox
Horton
Jim Northrup
Marty Pattin
Sox
Detroit
Don Newhouser
Ben Oglivie
Red Sox
Carl Yastrzemski
Danny Cater
Nolan Ryan
California
Raily Falls
Dayton
Ohio
UPI
Richie Fuqua
Oral Roberts University
Weal
Mike Bantam
St. Joseph
Ted
Jim Brewer
Minnesota
Fuqua
Generals Meet Tonight At Elks Club
The Bennington Generals will meet tonight at 7 30 at the Elks Club. Directors ticket sellers and prospective players should attend. The meeting will cover elections and scheduling for the team.
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Bennington Generals
Elks Qub
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