Rangers Beat Canadiens 3 2 In Opening Playoff Clash
Boston Bruins topple Maple Leafs 4 0 as Phil Esposito scores twice and Cheevers posts his fourth career playoff shutout. Rangers win 3 2 over Montreal with Hadfield scoring twice, Marksta and Pappin add goals. Minnesota tops St Louis 3 0 behind Dean Prentice two goals and Worsley posts shutout. Chicago beats Pittsburgh 2 1 behind Esposito’s brother Phil and Martin Pappin scorers. Boston ticket issues loom as Opening Day delayed amid players strike negotiations.
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Gerry, Cheevers
Boston
Vic Hadfield
New York
Gump Worsley
Minnesota
Tony Esposito
Chicago
Phil Esposito
National Hockey League
Montreal Canadiens
Worsley
Dean Prentice
St. Las
Ary Fsposito
Phil
Pittsburgh Penguins
Toronto
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Esposito
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John McKenzie
Fred Stanfield
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Claude Larose
Frank Mahovlich
Montres
Bob Leiter
Pittburgh
Penguins
Pit Martin
Jim Pappin
Prentice
Bob Nevin
Cornell Looms In Eastern Race For 1972 Baseball Title
Cornell faces a tight ELBL race after adding transfers Ted Shoren coaches three new players including lefty Fred Anyzeski from Palm Beach JC. Anyzeski beat Arizona State at Riverside in the recent invitational, helping Cornell post four wins and three losses. Navy and Pennsylvania open the league season as Columbia eyes improvements with returning starters except catcher. Dartmouth, Princeton, Harvard, and others are noted, with predictions vague as teams rebuild.
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Ted Shoren
Palm Beach
Fla
Fred Anyzeski
Darrell Hullinger
Hob Proechel
Anyzeski
Arizona State
Hiverside
Calif
Riverside
John Balquist
Columbia
Navy
Joe Dull
Middies
Pennsylvania
Dartmouth
Wayne Young
Young
Princeton
Welling Field to be shared by summer leagues
Welling Field in North Bennington is likely to host both baseball and softball this summer as scheduling moves forward. The plan involves a seven team Interstate League for 13 to 15 year olds from Bennington North Bennington Shaftsbury Hoosick Falls Arlington and possibly Pownal with Recreation Director G Dana and commissioner Bill Hart coordinating. The field on the south lake side, owned by Stark Paper Co and the Welling family, has long served community and high school sports. The softball season starts after May 1 with games nearly every night.
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North Bennington
North Bennington-Shatisbury
Lake Paran
Stark Paper Co
Bennington
Shaftsbury
Hoosick Falls
Arlington
Pownal
Little League
Legion Ball
Bill Hart
Esposito Scores Twice to Beat Maple Leafs in Playoff Opener
Bruins top Maple Leafs 3 0 as Phil Esposito nets two quick goals late in the second period to spark the win. Cheevers earns his fourth career playoff shutout with 27 saves, while Toronto’s Jacques Plante allows the goals.
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UPI
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Esposito
National Hockey League
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Toronto Maple Leafs
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Bruins
Don Mareatte
John McKenzie
Fred Stanfield
Toronto
Jacques Plante
Cheevers
Derek Sanderson
Sanderson
Ron Ellis
Garry Monahan
Harrison
Paul Henderson
Maple Léafa
Nicklaus Opens Masters in Chase for Grand Slam Dream
Jack Nicklaus leads a star field at Augusta in the opening round as he aims for golf's first Grand Slam. Eddie Pearce joins him in a 12:03 p.m. EST start while Arnold Palmer challenges, with Trevino and Archer among rivals. Foreign contenders include Gary Player and rookies Bannerman Barnes Ozaki.
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Nicklaus
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Eddie Pearce
Wake Forest
Iharpp
Trevino
Toomy Aaron
George Archer
Gay Threwer
Bob Goalby
Casper
Charles Coody
Greensboro
South Africa
Gary Player
Harry Bannerman
Briar Barnes
Scotland
Masashi Ozald
Japan
Maple Leaf coach accuses Bruins of dirty play in playoff opener
Maple Leafs coach Frank Clancy blasted Boston after a 54 loss in the opening game of a best of seven. He charged Bruins winger Johnny Bucyk with going after Toronto defenseman Bob Baun and warned that such acts amount to playing with fire. Baun said little about the incident beyond “I don’t know.”
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Cheevers
Jim) Harrison
Boston
UPL
Frank “King” Clancy
Toccato Maple Leafs
Boston Bruins
Clancy
Bruins
Johnny Bucyk
Toronto
Bob Baun
Bucyk
Baun
Phil Espostle
Esposite
Bueyk
Bucks Face Warriors in pivotal NBA climb to finals
Milwaukee leads 3 1 over Golden State and can clinch tonight. Lakers earned a Conference finals spot by sweeping Chicago. Knicks seek to even the East as they host Baltimore, while Boston and Atlanta duel in a tied East semifinal series.
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New York Knicks
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Atlantic Hawks
Outing Club volunteers for Winooski raft race cleanup
The University of Vermont Outing Club will clear the Winooski River banks from Waterbury to Jonesville as part of Green Up Week. Raft race entrants build their own rafts and paddles, with the winner determined by who stays afloat longest, ages 18 and up. Green Up events run April 24 to 28 statewide with school programs and a large community clean up.
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University of Vermont
Waterbury
Jonesville
Chris Christianssen
Miss Christianssen
UVM
Vermont
NHL standings summary from midweek games
Minnesota, St. Louis, Toronto, Boston, Chicago, and Pittsburgh each posted results in midweek NHL standings. Key matchups highlighted include Toronto at Boston, Montreal at New York, and Pittsburgh at Chicago with St. Louis visiting Minnesota.
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Roxo
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Reese
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Hodges Rites Held In Brooklyn After World Series Heroics
Gil Hodges, who turned the Mets into champions, lies in Brooklyn after dying on Easter Sunday in West Palm Beach. A solemn Requiem Mass is set for 11 am at Our Lady Help of Christians with burial at Holy Cross Cemetery. Attendance is by invitation and thousands paid respects Wednesday.
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UPI
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New York Mets
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Francis A. Mugavero
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Our Lady Help of Christians
Holy Cross Cemetery
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Midwood
Campanella Improves Slowly in Intensive Care
Roy Campanella, baseball Hall of Famer and former Dodgers catcher, remains in intensive care at Grass lands Hospital in Valhalla New York after being treated for a blood clot on the lung. Hospital officials said he is showing slow improvement today.
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Valhalla
N.Y
UPI
Family Chess Club at Northern Berkshire YMCA Begins April 9
The Northern Berkshire YMCA Youth Department offers a Family Chess Club starting Sunday April 9 at 2 15 pm for local families. The program is free for members with a $3 per family fee for nonmembers. Pre registration is requested by contacting Ronald Tatro Youth Director at the YMCA 663 5529.
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Berkshire
Ronald Tatro
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