Celtics Not Ready For Their Funeral Yet
Philadelphia 76ers beat the Boston Celtics 107-102 at Boston Garden to take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Division final. Wilt Chamberlain dominated with 15 points and 29 rebounds as Chet Walker and Wally Jones led the 76ers, while Boston’s Bill Russell and John Havlicek fought hard but fell short. The series moves to Philadelphia for game three Wednesday.
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Boston
Boston Celtics
National Basketball Association
Philadelphia 76Ers
Hal Greer
76Ers
Boston Garden
Celtics
Philadelphia
Alex Hannum
K.C. Jones
Wilt Chamberlain
Wilt
Hannum
Chamberlain
Greer
NBA
Fort Wayne Pistons
Bill Russell
Chet Walker
Wally ‘Jones
Luke Jackson
Bill Cunningham
Dodgers Seek .300 Batting Help After Koufax Era
Dodgers managers and players discuss replacing Sandy Koufax with stronger hitting as two key trades bring Ron Hunt, Jim Hickman, and Bob Bailey. Youthful shortstop Michael eyes starting role while Hunt may hit .300. pitching stability remains uncertain with Drysdale Osteen and Sutton returning from injuries.
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Vero Beach
Fla
Los Angeles Dodgers
Sandy Koufax
Walter Alston
Dodgers
Koufax
Tommy Davis
Derrell Griffith
New York Mets
Ron Hunt
Jim Hickman
Maury Wills
Pittsburgh
Bob Bailey
Gene Michael
Alston
Hunt
Jim Lefebvre
Bailey
Michael
Lou Johnson
Willie Davis
Ron
Davis
Cincinnati
Johnson
Florida
Los Angeles
Wes Parker
John Roseboro
Don Drysdale
Claude Osteen
Don Sutton
Petty and Nixon win Western Maine women's doubles title
Dot Petty and Peggy Nixon lead with 1,173 and 1,010 respectively at Roll-A-Way Lanes to capture the Western Maine Bowling Proprietors Association women’s doubles. Ruth Strickland and Doris Gillis take second with 2,048 while Val Rokowski and M. Hennessey earn third with 2,038.
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Dot Petty
Peggy Nixon
Western Maine
Jeannette Montpas
Mary Willett
Grace Fuller
Rose Russell
Dot van Derveer
Stealla Lawrence
Lucky Strike
N. Doughty
P. Morton
S. Lawrence
G. Danforth
C. Fleurent
H. Ouellettte
P. Kinney
R. Foster
R. Smith
B. Smith
B. Araby
M. Nelson
A. Hubert
L. Camire
P. Tarbox
F. Yow
G. Lewis
L. Graffami
M. Fachett
J. Jorden
B. Hanson
J. Tardy
Saco Tanning Lane Rolloff Scheduled
Robert Marcotte leads 54 bowlers in the handicap rolloff at Roll-A-Way Tuesday night at 6 30. He carries a 15 pin handicap in the five string event alongside John St Onge with a 15 pin bonus. Other Saco Tanning League bowlers and averages listed.
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Robert Marcotte
Saco Tanning Bowling League
Marcotte
John St. Onge
Saco Tanning League
A. Mondville
J. Morin
C. Tomms
R. Nantel
R. Lavigne
L. Dubuc
J. Neault
A. Kabel
G. Martin
R. Croteau
J. Bilo
L. Labourse
G. Mapes
D. Chabot
L. Houle
C. Smith
P. Perreault
R. Bonang
P. Martel
RiCyr
P. Guerette
A. Cabana Jr
D. Burnham
N. Allaire
R. Jariz
B. Boudreau
RR. Perreault
B. Harriman
M. Labrecque
R. Laflamme
L. Henaire
J. Chouinard
R. Ledoux
San Francisco tops St. Louis in NBA playoff clash
Western Division duel ends 143 136 as San Francisco builds a 2 0 series lead over St Louis. Eastern showdown sees Philadelphia defeat Boston 107 102 to lead 2 0. No Tuesday games on the schedule.
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San Francisco
St. Louis
Rick Barry
Warriors
Hawks
Barry
al Attles
St.Louis
THE
Associated Press
National Basketball Association
Philadelphia
Boston
Williams Names tentative Red Sox Opening Day lineup
Dick Williams, Boston rookie manager, outlines a tentative lineup for the AL opener with the Chicago White Sox on April 11 at Fenway Park. Infielders Scott, Smith, Petrocelli, Foy. outfielders Yastrzemski, Tartabull or Thomas, Conigliaro. catcher Ryan. pitcher Lonborg. Ry an slated to start behind the plate.
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Winter Haven
Fila
Dick Williams
Boston Red Sox
Chicago White Sox
Fenway Park
Boston
Williams
George Scott
Reggie Smith
Rico Petrocelli
Joe Foy
Carl Yastrzemski
Jose Tartabull
George Thomas
Tony Conigliaro
Mike Ryan
Jim Lonborg
New York Mets
Tartabull
Thomas
Ryan
White Sox
Bob Tillman
Smith
Scott
Met
Tillman
Red Sox
Billy Rohr
Mets
Galen Cisco
John Wyatt
Pittsburgh Pirates
Fort Myers
Dick O’connell
Kansas City Athletics
Bradenton
Don Demeter
Taller Stars Lose to East In All-Star Collision
East squad led by Sonny Dove of St John s defeated the West 102 to 93 in Lexington. Dove scored 26 points with 15 rebounds while West shooters hit 38.9 percent from the floor and tied on rebounds despite taller height advantage.
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Lexington
Everett Shelton
Sonny Dove
St. John's
Sacramento State
Bob Vergas
Duke
Ron Widby
Tennessee
Bob Lloyd
Rutgers
Louie Dampier
Kentucky
Dove
Roll-A-Way Women Triumph in Sunday Bowling Split
The Roll-A-Way lanes saw the women defeat Willowdale 6 2 while the men fell 8 0 to Bowl-A-Wire. Hazel Ouellette Connie Fleur Kent and Lillian Camire led the ladies with scores 316 315 306 as Willowdale’s Dot Cleveland Val Rokowski topped the visitors. Bowl-A-Wire edged Roll-A-Way 1 597 to 1 543 with Earl Kitchen 356 and Ralph Foster 320 pacing the visitors.
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Willowdale
Hazel Ouellette
Connie Fleur Kent
Lillian Camire
Dot Cleveland
Val Rokowski
H. Ouellette
C. Fleurent
P. Tarbox
A. Hubert
L. Camire
H. Arseneault
D. Legere
M. Hennessey
V. Rokowski
D. Cleveland
Dave Letellier
Ray Camire
Earl Kitchen
Ralph Foster
Bob Cheney
Ray Lefebvre
E. Kitchen
R. Foster
R. Clement
R. Lefebvre
R. Cheney
R. Camire
Texas Relays Set New Records at Austin Meet
Texas Relays added three new marks as Randy Matson of Texas A M claimed a double and set the intercollegiate discus record at 201 feet 2 inches. Jim Ryan of Kansas anchored a 3 15.2 world record in the sprint medley as Fred Burton of Wichita State vaults 16 feet 9 inches. Kansas leads with five records and Drake and Penn also hold ones with Matson to compete at Drake next.
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Austin
Tex
Texas Relays
Randy Matson
Texas A&m
Matson
Kansas
Jayhawks
Jim Ryan
Fred Burton
Wichita State
Kansas Relays
Drake Relays
Penn
Drake
Texas
War Looms As ABA Draft Targets College Stars
The American Basketball Association signaled a bid to lure top players led by Jim Walker of Providence and Clem Haskins from Western Kentucky. The league drafted 130 college players, unveiled a pension plan, and counted service in the NBA toward longevity while teams race to sign their choices.
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Oakland
Calif
Jim Walker
Clem Haskins
American Basketball Association
ABA
Walker
Providence
Indianapolis
Indiana
Louisville
Western Kentucky
Haskins
Dwight Smith
Kentucky
Louis Dampier
National Basketball Association
New Orleans
Bob Seagren
Seagren
Los Angeles
Sean Morton Downey Jr
University of Southern California
George Mikan
Milwaukee
Anaheim
Dallas
Denver
Kansas City
Houston
Minnesota
New York
Pittsburgh
Ford Seizes Title Chase In Sebring And NHL Playoffs
The article notes Stan Mikita winning the NHL scoring crown with 97 points and Chicago facing Toronto while New York meets Montreal in playoff semifinals. It also covers Ford’s Sebring 12 hour win and the debut of the Ford Mark IV with Mario Andretti praising the car after a record pace.
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Associated Press
Chicago Black Hawks
Toronto Maple Leafs
New York Rangers
Montreal Canadiens
National Hockey League
Montreal
Stan Ckita
Chicago
Apponees
Mikita
Black Hawks
New York
NHL
Bobby Hull
Detroit
Toronto
Boston
Hull
Lamie Crovat
Doug Mohns
Mohns
Ken Wharram
Ed van Impe
Hawks
Canadiens
Sebring
Fla
Ford
le Vians
France
Mario Andretti
Nazareth
New Zealand
Bruce McLaren
Andretti
Ferrari
Enzo Ferrari
Ken Miles
McLaren
Miles
Lloyd Ruby
Wichita Falls
Tex
Mike Spence
England
Daytona
A. J. Foyt
Houston
Ruby
Porsche
Gerhard Mitter
Germany
Scooter Ae
Manhattan Beach
Calif
Foyt
Huschke von Hanstein
Nuxhall Announces Retirement To Broadcast Reds Games
Tampa AP reports Joe Nuxhall, a longtime Reds pitcher, retires from baseball at nearly 39 to become a broadcaster for Cincinnati Reds games. He debuted at 15 on June 10, 1944 against the Cardinals, lasting two-thirds of an inning. His career record stands 135-117 with time with Kansas City and the Angels.
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Frank Robinson
Bill White
Cincinnati Reds
St. Louis Cardinals
Reds
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Robinson
Baltimore
Baldschun
Milt Pappas
Dick Simpson
Cincinnati
Cardinals
Art Mahaffey
New York Mets
Jerry Buchek
Tony Martinez
Ed Bressaud
Danny Napoleon
Cash
Mahaffey
Philadelphia
Alex Johnson
Pat Corrales
White
Dick Groat
Bob Acker
Jim Duffalo
Dick Stigman
Roland Sheldon
Dom Zanni
Buffalo
Joe Nuxhall
Kansas City
Diego Segui
Jim Dickson
Dick Joyce
Portland
Maine
Rene Lachemann
Vancouver
Tampa
Fla
Southpaw
Nuxhall
Los Angeles Angels
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Sam ‘Jones
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Jones
Bob Miller
Joe Moeller
Bill Singer
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Ron Perranoski
Bob Lee
California Angels
Luster
City Theatre
Jane Fonda Aso
Rosemary
Warner Bros
Tony Curtis
Jack Lemener
Natalie Wood
Sever
Giay Oy
Panavision
Miguel
Saco
Sam McDowell
Cleveland Indians
Cleveland
Joyce
Ralph Terry
Tug McGraw
Rob Gardner
Johnny Stephenson
Sammy Ellis
Curt Simmons
Juan Pizarro
Terry
Camilo Pascual
Ellis
Gary Nolan
Simmons
Chicago Cubs
California
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Pizarro
New York Yankees
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San Juan
P.R. Donn Clendenon
Gene Alley
Mickey Mantle
Pascual
Twins
Washington Senators
Orlando
Houston Astros
Astrodome
Dick Schofield
Claude Raymond
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Astros
Rusty Staub
Jim Wynn
Bob Gibson
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Atlanta
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Sarasota
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