Sports events rescheduled after King death shocks sports world
Postponements and schedule changes spread across baseball basketball and hockey as leagues including MLB NBA NHL and ABA adjusted games after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. The Senators Twins opener moved to Tuesday while the Cubs Cubs opener delayed to Wednesday and other games canceled or deferred in response to national mourning and civil unrest. The Reds Cubs opener was postponed after Cincinnati mayor urged a Day of Commitment.
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Opening Day Delays Nod to King Assassination Impact
Major league baseball opens with the Pirates at Houston and Senators at Washington postponed by Martin Luther King’s assassination. The season schedule shifts as teams like Cincinnati and Chicago adjust for a Day of Commitment. Key matchups include Jim Bunning vs Larry Dierker and Tom Seaver vs Juan Marichal.
Exhibition Baseball Friday Results Highlight Tight Openers
Scores from exhibition games show St Louis edging Detroit 3 2 Pittsburgh defeating New York 6 2 Oakland overcoming Cincinnati 7 6 in ten innings and Cleveland beating San Francisco 9 4 Other contests were canceled or postponed due to wet grounds with several games listed for today across various venues including Lake Land Evansville Milwaukee Palm Springs and Louisville with multiple matchups.
Sunday games canceled amid MLK Day mourning
National day of mourning for Dr. Martin Luther King prompts cancellations. Schedule changes include St Louis versus Detroit in St Petersburg and several other matchups across cities such as Baltimore Atlanta Cincinnati Oakland Indianapolis Richmond Chicago Minnesota Houston Los Angeles Cleveland San Diego New York Philadelphia San Francisco California Washington and Boston.
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Boston Cathedral road race postponed after MLK death
The 19 mile Cathedral road race, a Boston A A tuneup for the marathon, was postponed indefinitely Friday after Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated. Police cancelled special details for the run in the South End, delaying the event scheduled for today.
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Pat Tarbox to Lead Flamingos Handicap Rolloff
Pat Tarbox of Flamingos, leading the Women's League with a 104 average, headlines a five-string handicap rolloff at Roll-Away Lanes Monday at 7 30 p m She will carry 20 pins while Grace Perron and Irene Provencal with 97 averages have 45 bonus pins Also listed are other participants with their averages and handicaps.
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Special Rolloff Series Opens At Local Lanes
Last night at Pastime Lanes the first of ten 10 string rolloffs for under 105 average produced evenly matched scores. Doug Smith won with 1,107 totaling first money and a trophy. Leroy Kalex was second with 1,069, Don Grenier third at 1,062. Craig Smith earned the top single with 135. Other finishers included C. South 1,044 R. Belair 1,030 and M. Gould 1,018. Next Friday hosts another rolloff.
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Athletics Dugout To Be Home To Famed Clipper
Joe DiMaggio, the Yankee Clipper, becomes a full time coach for the Oakland Athletics. Owner Charles O Finley announced the move as the A s played an exhibition in Birmingham against the Cincinnati Reds. DiMaggio, 53, had been out of baseball 17 years before joining Oakland as vice president earlier this year and now returns to the dugout with a group he praises as eager to learn. He says he has no plans to manage and expects to coach only this season.
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Fights Last Night Across Global Boxing Matches
Leotis Martin, 194, of Philadelphia, KOed Karl Mildenberger, 20544, Germany in seven rounds. Sandro Mazzinghi, 157, of Italy, stopped Bob Cassidy, 15744, Hempstead, N.Y., in two. Harold Richardson, 157%, New York, outpointed Bo Hogberg, 159, Sweden, ten. Johnny Famechon, 127, Australia, outpointed Antonio Herrera, 128, Colombia, ten. Joao Henrique, 139%, Brazil, KOed Hector Sanchez, 137%, Panama, six.
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Two Seniors Reach Final in Palm Beach Gardens Golf
Palm Beach Gardens Florida AP reports J Walcott Brown of Sea Girt New Jersey and Walter Dowell of Walnut Ridge Arkansas advanced to the final of the American Seniors Match Play Golf Tournament on Friday.
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New England Ski Areas Report Weekend Conditions
Ski conditions from New England areas show varying results. Tuckermans Ravine open for climbing skiers. Vermont reports include Glen Ellen-Corn with 12 to 25 inches of new snow and bare spots on upper ridge. Jay Peak-L shows light powder and spring conditions. Killington Granular 0 to 17 inches with bare spots. Stowe-Corn and FG 12 to 36 inches with bare spots and spring conditions. Weather outlook calls for Saturday mostly sunny and cool with 30s to 40s, near freezing at height, then fair warmer Sunday.
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Golf players tied at Yomiuri Open after three rounds
In Tokyo Chen Ching po and Seiichi Sato share a three way lead with Randall Vines at 211 after round three. Chen fired 68 and Sato 66 on the par 72 Yomiuri course while Vines added a 70 to stay in contention. Barry Voxon slipped to 215 after a 74.
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Lahoud gets first crack at Red Sox right field
Joe Lahoud will start for the Boston Red Sox in a pair of exhibition games as manager Dick Williams tests Lahoud for the vacant right field job. If he fails to hit AL pitching, an infielder could move to the outfield. Carl Yastrzemski remains in left. Tony Conigliaro will be on the emergency list for 60 days while his vision issues are addressed.
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Bruins Face Must Win Game In Montreal Playoff
In the NHL East semis, the Boston Bruins confront a must win situation after a 2-1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens. Ken Hodge calls for a quick turnaround as Boston trails 1-0 in the best of seven series, with Gump Worsley shutout the Bruins after four minutes of play.
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West Division Play Duel Steers NHL Toward Playoff Drama
West Division action resumes with Minnesota at Los Angeles and St. Louis at Philadelphia. Los Angeles goalie Terry Sawchuk and St. Louis goalie Glenn Hall led their teams with strong performances as injury notes and veteran presence shape a tense playoff start. New York and Chicago plan to resume Sunday after King holiday, with Ed Giacomin anchoring New York’s 3-1 opener.
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Oilers Reach Finals In Semipro Play
Oilers of Biddeford Maine rallied to a 75-71 semifinal win over Moe's Celtics in Portsmouth New Hampshire to reach the Seacoast Semipro tournament final. Dick Agreste led with 24 points as Roy and Perreault fueled the climactic rally.
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Pro Basketball Finals East and West open with wins
The Aerue Press reports Eastern Division Boston 127 Philadelphia 118, giving Boston a 1-0 series lead in the best of seven. Western Division Los Angeles 133 San Francisco 105, LA also leads 1-0. No games scheduled. Philadelphia at Boston postponed after noon. San Francisco at Los Angeles on Monday.
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ABA Friday's Result leads New Orleans 104 Dallas 99
New Orleans won 104 to 99 over Dallas as the Pelicans take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. Minnesota visits Pittsburgh with the Pirates holding a 1-0 series edge.
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NHL Playoff Semifinals Scores and Series Leads
East semifinal Montre al leads Boston 1 0 in the best of seven. West semifinal Philadelphia hosts St Louis as Los Angeles visits Minnesota with 1 0 leads. New York leads Chicago 1 0 after noon. Philadelphia at St Louis and Los Angeles at Minnesota listed as schedule pairings.
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