Yaz Traces First Home Run, Then Inside the Park Hitter
Carl Yastrzemski homered twice in Boston's 7-3 opening win over Detroit, including an inside the park homer in the ninth. Other AL openers saw Minnesota, Cleveland, New York, and Baltimore win, while NL results included Cincinnati, San Francisco, Houston, St. Louis, and Philadelphia victories. Vice President Humphrey watched the Twins beat Washington as Dean Chance pitched well and Harmon Killebrew and Bob Allison homered.
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Carl Yastrzemski
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Biddeford Junior High Fields First Track Squad
Biddeford Junior High School announces 37 boys out for track with freshmen and older students listed. New league membership with Greater Portland Junior High Track includes multiple divisions and events across portland area schools.
National League standings and results brief
National League table shows Cincinnati San Francisco Chicago Atlanta Pittsburgh New York and Los Angeles with several wins and losses. Wednesdays results include Cincinnati over Chicago and San Francisco over New York while Los Angeles lost to Philadelphia and St Louis beat Atlanta. Fridays matchups list Cincinnati at Atlanta and New York at Chicago among others.
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Red Sox start season with 7 3 win over Tigers in Detroit
Boston, defending AL champs, beat Detroit 7 3 as Jose Santiago beat Denny McLain. Yazstrzemski hit two homers including inside the park shot. Ellsworth won his AL debut for Boston. Reggie Smith Lahoud Petrocelli Myers contributed with hits and RBIs.
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Ruth Boyajian Wins Second Rolloff At 20th Century Lanes
Ruth Boyajian rallied on her final game to roll up a 508 and claim her second weekly rolloff for bowlers under 99 average at 20th Century Lanes. She edged Jeannette Montpas by 2 pins as Montpas shot 506. Grace Perron placed third with 471. next event is at 20th Century Lanes next Wednesday at 8:30.
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Local Coach Announces Baseball Game Date Change
Pete Judge Biddeford Junior High athletic director announced a scheduling change for the freshman baseball game with Mahoney High School of South Portland. The April 29 game will be played May 10 at South Portland's field.
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Twin Rolloff Set Saturday Afternoon
A twin rolloff for men bowlers with 105 101 average will be held at Roll-A-Way Lanes Saturday April 13 at 1 30 p m The event uses a 10 string format with prize money based on entries For more information call Maurice or Al Huot at the lanes.
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Crimson Adios Wins Feature at Green Mountain Park
Pownal Vermont reports Crimson Adios driven by Frank McGuire captured the feature race at Green Mountain Park, romping to a five length victory with a mile time of 2 05 3 5.
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Casper Adopts Fresh Strategy for Masters Glory
Casper enters Augusta with renewed confidence and a refined plan after a final practice round of 67. He notes a new lead-up routine, rested two weeks before the event, and aims for his first green jacket while paired with Tony Jacklin in round one. Top contenders include Nicklaus Palmer and Weiskopf.
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Reserves Help 76ers Tie Celtics In East Finals
Wally Jones led Philadelphia with 24 points as reserves Matty Guokas Bill Melchionni and Johnny Green combined for 31. Guokas and Melchionni praised for loose balls and scoring. Celtics bench and defense kept game close before 76ers regained home court advantage. The series moved to Philadelphia for Game 3 with two more possible for the title.
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Play Ball Time For Tiger Fresh
Tiger yearlings squad includes Bill Miniutti Mike Arbour Mike Bouthot Scot Cochrane Dick Petit Mike Macronber Ken Ribaudo Joe Tipping Ron Ouellette Bill Ron Dick Busse Bob Caron Mark Pinette Dave Amelotte Leo Tellier Dan Carey Hanson holds outdoor practice as opening game on May 1 at Cape Elizabeth approaches.
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Leo Tellier
Dan Carey
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Aspromonte Delivers Ninth Inning Triple For Astros Opening Win
Aspromonte, the last Astro from the expansion era, lined a two out triple in the bottom of the ninth to lift Houston past Pittsburgh 4 to 3 on opening night. The NL slate saw St Louis beat Atlanta 2 1 San Francisco topple New York 5 4 Cincinnati hammer Chicago 9 4 and Philadelphia blank Los Angeles 2 0. In the AL New York edged California 1 0 Boston defeated Detroit 7 3 Minnesota beat Washington 2 0 while Cleveland crushed Chicago 9 0 and Baltimore beat Oakland 3 1.
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Bruins Face Moment Of Truth Tonight
In Boston a tense playoff mood centers on Game Four of the Eastern Division semifinals against Montreal. Canadiens coach Toe Blake refuses to discuss a sweep, while Bruins boss Harry Sinden insists four wins are needed. Eddie Johnston eyes relief in goal as the series shifts with goaltenders Worsley and Vachon split duties.
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Patriots Tie Up With Lowell Giants in AFC League
Boston Patriots announce a working agreement with the Lowell Giants of the Atlantic Coast Football League. The Pats replace the Green Bay Packers as parent club for the Giants, with Holovak saying the taxi squad will train with Boston and receive weekly competition.
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St Louis Edges Flyers in Double Overtime to Take Series Lead
In the NHL playoffs semifinals St Louis defeated Philadelphia 3 2 after two overtimes to take a 2-1 series lead. Los Angeles and New York lead their series 2-1 and Montreal holds a 3-0 edge on Boston.
Upperclassmen Oust Golf Team At OOBHS
Seniors dominate the Seagulls this season at Old Orchard Beach. Returning lettermen include Ricky Stevens Reggie Brann and John Andrews. Newcomers Denny Rioux and Charles Regin join as coach Joe Regina leads practice at the Old Orchard Beach Golf Course. Home opener versus St Louis followed by road finale vs Kennebunk.
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NBA Finals and ABA scores update with series leads
In the NBA Eastern finals Philadelphia beats Boston 115 to 106 to tie the series at 1-1. Los Angeles defeats San Francisco 115 to 112 as LA leads 2-0. ABA action sees Pittsburgh 197 Minnesota 99 with Pittsburgh leading 2-1. New Orleans 110 Dallas 107 with New Orleans up 2-1. Western Division Dallas at New Orleans.
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Indians blank Chicago 9-0 behind Siebert two-hitter
Sonny Siebert pitched a two-hitter as the Cleveland Indians routed the Chicago White Sox 9-0. Carl Yastrzemski belted two home runs helping the Boston Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 7-3.
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Dartmouth Stadium to Expand Capacity for 1968 Season
Hanover New Hampshire AP says Dartmouth College will raise Memorial Field capacity from 15000 to 21000 with permanent east stands. Construction begins soon and should finish for the 1968 season. Enchanter wins the Brass Monkey Marathon Handicap at Narragansett Park in Rhode Island.
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