Japanese Stars Race Favorites In 71st Boston Marathon
Japanese runners, aiming for a third straight victory in the Boston Marathon, lead a record field of 735 entrants for the 26 mile race from Hopkinton to the Prudential Building. Tooru Terasawa heads four newcomers, while Dave McKenzie Antonio Ambu Kalevi Thaksi and others challenge U S contenders led by Johnny Kelley and Tom Laris.
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Boston
Boston A.A
Hopkinton
Prudential
Will Cloney
Cloney
Morio Shigematsu
Tooru Terasawa
Japan
Hidekuni Hiroshima
Yutaka Aoki
Takashi Inoue
Dave McKenzie
New Zealand
Antonio Ambu
Kalevi Thaksi
Royal Navy
Dan MccFadzean
Fidel Negrete
Mexico
Canada
Andy Boychuk
Ron Wallingford
U.S
Johnny Kelley
Groton
Conn
Dartmouth
Tom Laris
Ron Dawes
Minneapolis
Jim Green
Mike Kimball
Santa Barbara
Calif
Ambrose Burfoot
Wesleyan University
Lou Castagnola
American University
National League Standings and Schedule Highlighted
The Associated Press table shows St Louis leading with 5 wins, Cincinnati 5 losses, Philadelphia 4 1, Chicago 4 1, and Houston 3 3 in the National League. Monday results include New York 9 over Pittsburgh and Chicago at Philadelphia rain delay. Wednesday’s slate features Pittsburgh at Philadelphia and St Louis at San Francisco.
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Associated Press
National League
G.b.st. Lois
Cincinnati
Phila
Chicago
OIA
Houston
Atlanta
Pittsburgh
New York
San Fran
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
St. Louis
San Francisco
National Basketball Association
Baseball Standings and Valentine History Highlight Rome
The standings show Baltimore Kansas City New York Chicago California Detroit Cleveland and Washington with varying win loss records and percentages. Separate note mentions Valentine greetings with Charles Duke of Orleans sending a Valentine from the Tower of London in 1415 to his wife, an early example of the tradition.
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Charles
Duke of Orleans
Tower of London
Warriors Rally for Victory Rematch in Cow Palace Showdown
San Francisco hosts Philadelphia in game to revive shooting and rebounding as Nate Thurmond returns from hip injury. Fred Hetzel and Rick Barry are limited by injuries while Wilt Chamberlain eyes revenge after being traded by the Warriors. The 76ers lead the playoff series 2-0 after a 141-135 overtime loss.
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SAN Francisco
Bill Sharman
San Francisco Warriors
Cow Palace
National Basketball Association
Warriors
Wilt Chamberlain
Philadelphia 76Ers
Sharman
Philadelphia
Alex Hannum
Nate Thurmond
Nate
Fred Hetzel
Rick Barry
Barry
76Ers
Cardwell Beats Pirates In Mets Return To Pittsburgh
Don Cardwell, now with the New York Mets, defeated his former Pittsburgh Pirates 9-6. He homered over the 406-foot mark and drove in two runs, boosting his stated vendetta against his old club. The win followed his season opener against the Pirates, who earlier beat him 6-3. Willie Stargell hit a two run homer for Pittsburgh.
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Pittsburgh
New York
Don Cardwell
Pittsburgh Pirate
Cardwell
Bucs
Pirates
Mets
Pirate
Harry Walker
Walker
Jerry Grote
Leo Gregoire Wins Union League Rolloff at Pastime Lanes
The T.W.U.A. C.1.0. men's bowling season ended with a handicap rolloff. Leo Gregoire led with 665 total aided by 45 pin handicap. Second went to Bob Provencher with 623 after a 65 pin start. Fourth place was Norm Daignault with 610 and 70 pin margin.
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T.W.U.A. C
Leo Gregoire
Bob Provencher
Reynald Bissonnette
R. Choroszy
R. Toussaint
H. Dee
R. Doran
J. Forcier
R. Peloquin
E. Gonneville
N. Moulton
N. Huot
Bee
D. Robinson
Second Big Three Rolloff Scheduled
The second Big 3 Handicap rolloff takes place tonight at Pastime Lanes on the five string route. Many bowlers from last week remain in contention for the lanes donated trophy as the event features varied strings and handicaps only on the first and fifth strings. The open rolloff starts at 8 15 p m with bowlers of any established average invited.
Alexander the Great as the first world conqueror
The statement presents Alexander the Great as the initial figure to conquer a broad realm, framing him as early universal conqueror in ancient history.
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Alexander the Great
Gene Herrick Tops Portland Expo Boxing
Gene Herrick of Saco fights Frankie Davilla of New York City in an eight round Portland Exposition Building main event. Promoter Sam Silverman announced five undercard bouts and may add a heavyweight bout to fill the card.
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Portland
Portland Exposition Building
New England
Gene Herrick
Saco
Frankie Davilla
New York City
Sam Silverman
Herrick
Davilla
Johnny Alfere
Benny James
Valley Stream
N.Y
Alfere
Gene
Henry Wickham
Gabe LeMarca
James
Wickham
N.E
Beau Jaynes
Doug Clay
New York
Massachusetts
Johnny Paulson
Paterson
N.J
Paul Jarrett
Worcester
Mass
Monte Milbank
Jimmy Burnham
Paul Lemerinde
Biddeford
Frankie Arbour
Tony Vickers
Silverman
Father Son Lane Tournament Held in Westbrook
The annual father son bowling contest between the Biddeford Saco Ahepa and the Portland Ahepa chapters was held at West-Port lanes. Afterward refreshments were served at Trinity Church Parish House in Portland by the Portland Group. The winning team was Tom Pouravvalelis and son George, with runners up Christo Antonakas and son Charles. High string trophy went to David Tito and James Nadeau received a special award.
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Westbrook
Biddeford - Saco
Ahepa
Portland
Scott benched for poor hitting as Red Sox shuffle lineup
Chicago AP George Scott Boston Red Sox slugger and AL All Star at first base is benched by manager Dick Williams after a 7 6 18 inning loss to the Yankees. Tony Horton starts at first as Williams cites Scott’s hitting and fielding. Darrell Brandon to start against Chicago with Bruce Howard opposing. The team plans a Fenway doubleheader with the Senators on Patriots Day.
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Chicago
Boston Red Sox
George Scott
Dick Williams
Williams
Tony Horton
Scott
Billy Herman
Chicago White Sox
Horton
Toronto
New York
Boston
RBI
Darrell Brandon
White Sox
Bruce Howard
Red Sox
Washington Senators
Fenway Park
Toronto Leads Semi Final Series 3-2 Over Chicago
In the Stanley Cup semifinals no game was played as the schedule shows Chicago at Toronto with Toronto holding a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Toronto
Mets Rally Past Pirates Behind Cardwell Homer
Don Cardwell allowed 3 runs in 7 innings and hit a two run homer to lift the New York Mets over Pittsburgh 9-6 Ed Kranepool drove in three runs with two hits for the Mets in the victory.
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Associated Press
Don Cardwell
Pittsburgh
New York Mets
Pirates
Ed Kranepool
Mets
Hawks Coach Blasts Delayed Games Due to Commercials
Chicago coach Billy Reay blasted TV timeouts that halted play during the Stanely Cup semifinal against Toronto. He argued the game must stay continuous as Chicago trails 3-2 and faces potential elimination with Stan Mikita’s thigh injury pending game time.
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Toronto
Toronto Tonight
Billy Reay
Chicago Black Hawks
Chicago
John Ashley
Reay
Black Hawks
National Hockey League
Hawks
Montreal
New York
Stan Mikita
Mikita
Soviets Ready To Pay Costs Of Track Meet
The Soviet Union signaled willingness to discuss covering expenses from the canceled Los Angeles track meet. Col. Donald Hull of the Amateur Athletic Union said Russian officials proposed options including ruble payment or travel expenses for participants. The likely settlement is around $100,000.
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New York
United States
Russia
Los Angeles
Vietnam
Donald Hull
The
Amateur Athletic Union
Hull
U.S. State Department
Saco Brownies Head To Shrine Circus In Uniform
Officials of Saco Brownie Troop 95 announce the girls will meet at 7 45 a m Saturday at Saco City Hall in uniform and then ride a bus to the Shrine Circus in Portland. Uniforms are mandatory.
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Saco Brownie Troop
Saco City Hall
Shrine Circus
Portland
Industrial Lane League Rolloff Sets Top Averages Tonight
Norm Allie of Rachel and Reno leads the Industrial Lane League with a 105 average into the annual five string handicap rolloff at Roll-A-Way Lanes tonight at 7. Al Paulhus and Jack Price of Al's Five follow with 104 averages and 20 pin handicaps. Other scores show wide participation with many bowlers posting sub 100 to mid 90s totals and varying handicaps.
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Norm Allie
Rachel & Reno
al Paulhus
Al’s
Jack Price
J. St. Onge
R. Simoneau
F. Boisvert
C. Jacques
E. Morin
J. Fleurent
R. Boudreau
R. Petrin
J. Haskell
N. Simoneau
A. Morin
R. Thibeault
L. Labrecque
A. Worden
R. Gagne
D. Wormwood
G. Morin
B. Grondin
J. Hersom
L. Beaulieu
J. Buzzel
R. Jacques
D. Rossignol
C. Fleurent
Mixed Couples Set Five String Rolloff At Roll-Away Lanes
Jerry Giles of Double J's and Grace Perron of Lucky Strike lead their divisions in a five string handicap rolloff at Roll-Away Lanes Thursday night. Giles has a 15 pin handicap in the men's group and Perron a one pin handicap in the women.
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Jerry Giles
Grace Perron
Lucky Strike
Giles
G. Perron
I. Provencal
R. Parsons
C. Fleurent
B. Giles
L. York
D. Bunting
K. Grover
P. Grover
J. Owens
J. Gilman
J. Fleurent
G. Grover
H. Bouchard
R. Dion
L. Provencal
R. Lizotte
D. Macomber
B. Bunting
R. Remillard
M. Parsons
P. Gilman
H. Grover
B. Hanson
D. York
L. Boisvert
T. Bouchard
A. Provencal
Admission Denied for Children at Show
Wise the children will not be admitted to the show. Parents may pick up their children at 1 p.m. in the same place.
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Fred Zinnemanns
Tilm
F. M. Loew's Fine Arts
W. L. Pet. G.B
Baltimore
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California
Detroit
Ull
Cleveland
Minnesota
Washington
Peter Sellers
Henry Orient
Anthony Virna
Gago Is
Clo
Ragen Iho Ryne
Metrocolor
Sahel
Thunder Alley
Linder
Myees
Howard
McMear
Dick Wesson
Steve White
Biddeford Coaches Association
Carolyn Allbee
Aaadeford High School
Bidaford High School
Allbee
Connie Jet
Theresa Spang
Joanne Busse
Helen Cote
Chamberlain
Willie Stargell
Ron Taylor
Manny Jiminez
City Theatre
Arles
Prmere
SPS
Vaughn McCall UK
METRO
Sandra Dei
George Hamilton
Wetrocolor
Portland Expo
Towles Travel Bureau
Life Magazine
Stephen Boyd
Ava Gardner
Richard Harris
John Huston
Peter O'Toole
the Bibie
OLN
Motor League Stars
Hermans Hermits
Panavision Tane
Matrocolor
Kartoon
Karnival
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