All Records Shattered at Pownal Spring Meet
POWNAL Vermont The Green Mountain harness meet concluded with record highs as attendance totals rose to 127,572 over 42 nights from March 2 to April 21 plus a first Sunday program drawing 9,406 fans and $481,525 in wagering. Harold Story drove Thorpe Paul to a 2 01.3 Vermont Pacing Derby pace record while Be Special set a 2 04 trot mark and Andy's Everett posted a 1 17.1 mile pace record. Norman Stephens and Art Bier led drivers with top counts and points as a morning children's program attracted 1500 plus. Green Mountain announced a late fall meet for 1968 and officials cited robust turnout and handle, with $374,869.33 state take for the run.
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Pownal
Vermont
Green Mountain
Harold Story
Thorpe Paul
Andy’s Everett
Lionel Imbeault
Holyoke
Mass
Norman Stephens
Art Bier
Tony Butler
William B. Franke
Eisenhower
Debi Massey
Middleboro
New England
Latitude Forest King
Vincent J. Bartimo
Bartimo
ABA Optimistic For Loop Future Championship Night
Pittsburgh guard Charlie Williams scored 35 points and Connie Hawkins 20 to lift the Pittsburgh Pipers to a 122 113 ABA victory over New Orleans for the first league title. Doug Moe was banished after an argument with the referee, aiding Pittsburgh’s clinching run.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
American Basketball Association
Vince Cazzetta
Babe McCarthy
New Orleans
Alex Hannum
Bill Sharman
Cazzetta
Hannum
Sharman
Oakland
Los Angeles
ABA
National Basketball Association
McCarthy
Connie Hawkins
Charlie Williams
Williams
Hawkins
New
Doug Moe
Andy Hershock
Moe
Buccaneers
Art Heyman
Softball Play Begins Tonight in Bennington League
Action in the Bennington area YMCA softball league starts tonight at Memorial Park and Welling Field diamonds. A 25 game first round opens with eight teams in the circuit including Bijur Union Carbide and Cush.
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Bennington Area
YMCA
Memorial Park
Welling Field
Bijur
Union - Carbide
Cush
Cushman
Sal’s
Welling
Carbide
Wreckers
Tansitor
Annual State Golf Meeting Date Set
The Vermont State Golf Association will hold its Annual Meeting at Bellows Falls Country Club on Saturday May 11. An informal golf tournament is optional. Dinner follows the meeting at 7:00 p.m. Delegates from 39 clubs will elect officers and set policy for the coming year. Reservations for dinner required.
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Bellows Falls
Vermont State Golf Association
Bellows Falls Country Club
Vermont
Michael Tolaro
Ralph Myhre
Canadiens Win Stanley Cup Final Opener On Lucky Shot
Jacques Lemaire scored a 40 foot sudden death winner for Montreal after 19 seconds of OT, lifting the Canadiens to a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues in the Stanley Cup final opener. Blues nearly tied on Frank St. Marseille’s near-miss. game had Blues ahead through regulation, teams to meet again at St Louis arena Tuesday.
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ST. Louis, Mo
UPI
Scottie Bowman
Jacques LeMaire
LeMaire
Montreal Canadiens
St. Louis Blues
Glenn Hall
Canadiens
Bowman
Montreal
Toe Blake
Blake
Blues
Frank St. Marseille
Worsley
St. Louis Arena
Presidents Edge Arlington 3-2 in Marble Valley game
In Marble Valley league action Ludlow pitcher Norm Cole earned a 3-2 win over Arlington aided by two doubles from Paul Perrino. Arlington’s Steve Coulman allowed eight hits while holding the Eagles to three runs through eight innings as the Presidents built a 3-0 lead before Arlington’s two runs in the fourth.
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Ludlow
Norm Cole
Steve Coulman
Marble Valley Loop
Cole
Eagles
Presidents
Paul Perrino
Coulman
Pirates
Larry Jackson
Ferguson Jenkins
Bill Hands
Cubs
Mets
Jenkins
Hands
Baseball league standings and Sunday results update
Sunday results show Detroit 5 California 2 Cleveland 2 Minnesota 1 Baltimore 8 Washington 0 Oakland 3 Boston 2 Chicago 5 NY 1. First NY 4 Chicago 1 second game. Probable pitchers list pairs games with times and teams. Standings include St Louis Cinci San Fran Phila L A New York Houston Chicago NY. multiple daily matchups and tonight’s schedule with Pittsburgh, Atlanta, San Francisco, Houston, New York, St Louis, Philadelphia, Cincinnati.
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Detroit
California
Cleveland
Minnesota
Baltimore
Washington
Oakland
Boston
Chicago
Chance
Nash
John
Clark
Sparma
Leonhard
W. L. Pet
St. Louis
Cinci
San Fran
Phila
L.A
New York
Houston
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Atlanta
Cincinnati
Los Ang
Bunning
Jarvis
San Francisco
Perry
Lemaster
Seaver
Gibson
Fryman
Culver
Wash
Cleve
Orioles surge to AL lead with seven straight wins
Baltimore Bauer guided rotation dominates with pitching as Gene Brabender six hit shutout of Washington Senators 8 0 lifting Orioles to a 14 game AL edge. Curt Morton Blefary Brabender Homeruns Blair two hits in 10 hit attack. Tigers White Sox Athletics Indians win noted as other AL results.
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Orioles
Hank Bauer
Gene Brabender
Baltimore
Washington Senators
Curt Morton
Curt Blefary
Boog Powell
Brabender
Paul Blair
Barry Moore
Ron Hansen
Senators
Detroit Tigers
California Angels
Chicago White Sox
New York Yankees
Oakland Athletics
Boston Red Sox
Cleveland Indians
Minnesota Twins
Mickey Stanley
Bill Freehan
Tigers
Denny McLain
Gary Peters
Ken Berry
White Sox
Stan Bahnsen
Joe Verbanic
Yankees
Jack Fisher
Mets
Bert Campaneris
Chuck Dobson
Athletics
Red Sox
Sonny Siebert
Indians
Stan Williams
Twins
Dodgers Stumble In 16th In Marathon Loss To Braves
Dodgers endure a 16 inning setback as Johnny Bench delivers a run scoring double for the Braves in the 16th. San Francisco tops St Louis 8-4, Atlanta blanks Houston 2-0, and Pittsburgh defeats Philadelphia 5-2 as Giants near first place with Mike McCormick driving in two aided by a bases loaded single in the sixth. Pete Rose extends hitting streak to 20 with two hits for Cincinnati.
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Dodgers
Atlanta Braves
Johnny Bench
Bench
John Purdin
Lee May
Reds
Don Drysdale
Alex Johnson
Pete Rose
Rose
Mike McCormick
Giants
McCormick
Ray Washburn
Atlanta
Ken Johnson
Claude Raymond
Houston
Sonny Jackson
Hank Aaron
De Vicenzo Wins Houston Champions International in 10 Under 274
Roberto De Vicenzo captured the $100,000 Houston Champions International with a final round 68 to finish 10 under 274, beating Lee Trevino by one stroke. Jay Hebert earned a Mercury Cougar with a hole in one on 16, while Vic Elford and Umberto Magliolo won the Targa Florio in Sicily. De Vicenzo’s clutch two-foot par on 18 sealed the victory after a previous Masters scorekeeping miscue.
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Houston
UPI
Roberto de Vicenzo
Buenos Aires
U.S
de Vicenzo
Lee Trevino
Frank Beard
Jack Tuthill
Jay Hebert
Hebert
Dan Sikes
Jack Nicklaus
Tommy Aaron
Miller Barber
al Geiberger
Dale Douglass
Trevino
de Vincenzo
Orsolics Defends Welterweight Title Against Arcari
Vienna UPI reports defending European welterweight champion Johann Orsolics of Austria puts his title on the line tonight against Italian champion Bruno Arcari. Orsolics, a former chimney sweep, has won all 15 of his professional bouts.
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Vienna
UPI
Johann Orsolics
Austria
Bruno Arcari
Orsolics
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Sicily
Vic Elford
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Italy
RCA
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