Wings Take Early lead in Stanley Cup Final
Detroit Red Wings stun the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 in a tense game to seize a 1-0 series edge. Floyd Smith deflected Bathgate, Bill Gadsby tipped in, and Paul Henderson rushed for the decisive third period goal as Roger Crozier held Montreal to two. Abel praised skating with the champions and forechecking late to hold the margin.
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Chicago
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Roger Crozier
Ralph Backstrom
Terry Harper
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Floyd Smith
Andy Bathgate
Bill Gadsby
Ali McDonald
Paul Henderson
League Leaders and Pitching Standings Summary
National and American League batters lead with players like Mays and Robinson topping lists. Notable team marks include Giants Flood and Stargell, with varied pitching notes listing Osteen, Marichal, Koufax among several tied at 1-0.
Cleveland Still Unbeaten Yankees Slumping
UPI reports the Orioles acquire Frank Robinson in a blockbuster trade that shifts the AL balance. Robinson leads the league with a .467 average and four homers while Brooks Robinson thrives behind him as Baltimore climbs to 8-1, trailing only Cleveland. Yankees stumble to 1-9 start with six straight losses as Steve Barber wins his season debut.
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Frank Robinson
Cincinnati
Milt Pappas
Jack Baldschun
Dick Simpson
Oriole
Shell
Robinson
Orioles
Cleveland
Brooks Robinson
Frank
Brooks
Curt Blefary
New York Yankees
Bauer
Yankees
Steve Barber
Kiddie Korps
Blefary
Barber
Mel Stottlemyre
McCraw
Ken Berry
Norm Cash
Tigers
Larry Sherry
Joe Sparma
Mays Ties League Home Run Mark In Giants Move To 1st
Willie Mays homered to tie Mel Ott for the NL career record at 511 as the Giants beat the Astros 4 2 and join Pittsburgh atop the standings at 9 3. Other NL games saw Chicago blank the Dodgers 2 0, St Louis beat Pittsburgh 5 2, and Cincinnati down Philadelphia 3 2.
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Pirates
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Washington
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IOC begins formal bids for 1972 Summer and Winter Games
Rome UPI reports the initial lobbying phase ends as eight candidate cities present to 58 IOC voters. Morning session opens with a 45 minute city spiel per bidder after lunch. Munich Banff lead as favorites for summer and winter games as Madrid Montreal and Detroit also bid. Banff challenged by Sapporo Lahti and Salt Lake City.
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UPI
International Olympic Committee
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Germany
Banff
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Madrid
Montreal
Detroit
Sapporo
Lahti
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Lakers Force Sixth Game In NBA Finals
In Boston, the Los Angeles Lakers upset the Celtics 121 117 at the Garden to force a sixth game in Los Angeles. Elgin Baylor scored 41 points with 16 rebounds, Jerry West added 31 including a late corner shot and key free throws, while Bill Russell had 32 points and 28 rebounds for Boston.
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UPI
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Los Angeles Lakers
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Boston Celtics
Elgin Bayer
Lakers
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Celtics
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Laker
Fred Schaus
Baylor
Jerry West
Bill Russell
John Havlicek
Sam Jones
Tom Sanders
Leroy Ellis
Rudy Larusso
Thoroughbreds Prepare at Pownal Spring Meeting Set
Thoroughbreds began workouts at Green Mountain Park as Pownal gears for a 27-night spring meeting running from April 29 to June 4. Bud Sears has 1000+ horses in applications. notable trainers Boots Kaufman, Shanahan Stable, SIMS Stable, B R Armstrong, Leo Veitch, Pete Patriment, James Carlton, and Ann Meckling join from Gulfstream, Amsterdam, Waterford, and Akron. Post time is 7:45 p.m. with no Wednesday cards during the spring run.
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Bud Sears
Pownal
Boots Kaufman
Green Mountain
Shanahan
SIMS
B.R. Armstrong
Leo Veitch
Amsterdam
N.Y
Pete Patriment
Gulfstream
James Carlton
Waterford Park
West Va
Ann Meckling
Akron
Ohio
Jet Car to Star at Troy Auto Review Show
World land speed record holder Craig Breedlove will display the Spirit of America Sonic I at the Tri-Cities Auto Review in Troy on April 30 and May 1 at the RPI Field House. The jet car, 34 feet long and weighing 8,000 pounds, will headline a display of show cars, sports cars, antiques, racing machines, go-karts and motorcycles.
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N.Y
Craig Breedlove
Spirit of America
Tri-Cities
RPI
Auto Review
Breedlove
United States
Hall of Fame
Bonneville Salt Flats
Utah
Sonic I
WVL Baseball Standings Update This Week
BCHS Rutland hosts Rutland on Tuesday with Otter Valley facing MSJ. Friday features Bennington at Otter Valley and Rutland at MSJ in key league games.
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Rutland
Otter Valley - Msj
Benhi- Otter Valley
North Bennington
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Wood Memorial Winner Amberoid Edges Adovator at Aqueduct
In New York Reginald Webster’s Amberoid outlasted Advo cator by two lengths to win the 114 500 Wood Memorial at Aqueduct. In Bowie Maryland Michael J Ford’s Kauai King upset favored Stupendous to capture the 118 500 Governor’s Gold Cup at Bowie. In Albany California Tragniew an 11 1 outsider overtook Postage in the stretch to win the 75 000 Added California Derby by a nose at Golden Gate.
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Reginald Webster
Amberoid
Advocator
Aqueduct
Bowie, Md
Michael J. Ford
Bowie
Albany
Calif
Tragniew
Postage
Golden Gate
Feltcher and Jones win British Hard Courts titles
Ken Feltcher of Australia won the men's singles title at the British Hard Courts Tennis Tournament in Bournemouth. Ann Haydon Jones of England captured the women's crown, triumphing in the accompanying final.
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England
Ken Feltcher
Australia
Ann Haydon Jones
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