Patriots Dilemma Points to New Stadium Search
The Patriots face a housing problem as a 1968 home opener shifts to Birmingham Alabama. Boston risks losing a pro football franchise amid stalled stadium plans and a lack of suitable venues in the area.
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Stanky Lodes Through Slump As White Sox Fall To Twins
The White Sox remain winless after a 3-2 loss to Minnesota at Metropolitan Stadium. Eddie Stanky keeps walking to stay in shape as Chicago's skid hits ten games, while Gary Peters struggles with a third inning rally. Al Worthington earned the win for the Twins after a bases loaded jam. Santo homered twice for the Cubs in a 5-2 win over Atlanta with Reed’s solid seven-hitter supporting Jenkins.
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St Francis College opens baseball at Biddeford vs Ricker College
St Francis College begins its season with a game at Biddeford against Ricker College. Under first year head coach Art Giroux the Knights feature six lettermen on a 20 man roster led by co captains Jim Maguire and Al Scopino. Pitching depth is described as the team's strength with Maguire Walsh Barrett and Desrett among pitchers. Scopino batted .340 last season and is supported by infield veterans including John White and Bill Feeney as they bid to improve on a 7 6 mark.
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Traip Triumphs Over Kennebunk In Fast Finish
Traip Academy trailed 2-0 entering the seventh inning but erupted for five runs to edge Kennebunk in the Southern York Yankee Baseball League opener. Eight total hits were split, with Brooks MacDonald contributing three. Foley and Fellows, Lamon Tagne, M. Smith, and McBride pitched for the teams.
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Wells Warriors beat SAD 60 95 40 in dual meet
Wells High captured 11 firsts led by Dave Tufts who won the high hurdles high jump and triple jump and ran on the winning relay. Ansel Stevens took the 100 and 220 dashes while Karl Dixon won broad jump and pole vault as Wells defeated SAD 60 95 40 in a dual track meet with strong showings across sprints jumps and distance races.
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Lamontagne wins two titles in journal league roll off
Francis Lamontagne achieves a double victory at Roll-A-Way Lanes by winning the two balls and one-ball string event with scores 84 and 60. Dr. Ray Holden takes the regular string with 118 first string. Elaine Libby tops the ladies regular string with 89, Sara Gallagher 87 in the two ball event, while Sharon Holden adds a 60 in the third string.
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Hoot wins 1000 trot at Rockingham Park in record mile
Salem New Hampshire AP reports Jess Hoot staged a dominant performance in the featured 1000 trot at Rockingham Park. He sprinted to a 3 length victory as the fastest mile of the meeting, finishing ahead of a sizable crowd of 5,299.
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National Guard League to Hold Annual RollOff
The National Guard 40th Armor bowling league ends its 1967 68 season with an annual handicap roll-off at Pastime Lanes Biddeford. Readouts list bowlers with averages and handicaps from 110 max, starting at 7 p.m. on Monday night.
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Detroit and Minnesota game results and schedule summary
Baseball standings and results show Detroit, Minnesota, Baltimore, Boston, New York, Cleveland, California, Chicago, and gamma league teams with win totals and percentages. Saturday games include Detroit at New York and Boston at Baltimore while Sunday cards list Oakland at California and additional Detroit New York and Cleveland Washington matchups.
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Pro Basketball Finals Tie Leads to Weekend Showdown
In the NBA finals Boston faces Los Angeles in a best of seven tied 1-1 after a Thursday with no game. Pittsburgh edged New Orleans 106 105 in overtime to square their series at 2-2, with New Orleans set to visit Pittsburgh on Saturday.
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Red Knights Fledglings To Appear In Invitational Meet
St Francis College to compete with 19 teams at Brandeis University in Waltham Massachusetts. First year squad coached by Ron Bill fields 12 events led by Ed Sarama in shot put and Bob D Errico in discus. Jim Zoll heads javelin with Pat Champagne high jump and Don Spadola broad jump. Runners include Dave Pollock Greg Miller and Greg Abbott. Team plans a triangular meet with Maine Portland and Bridgewater State May 11 in Portland.
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George Metayer Wins Rolloff at Pepperell Mfg Men’s Second Shift
George Metayer topped 21 bowlers at the Pepperell Mfg Co Men's Second Shift rolloff at 20th Century Lanes last night. He bowled 613 with a 90 pin bonus to beat Jacques Dube by 13 pins, as Dube posted 600 with 95 handicap. Marcel Martel was third with 596 and 70 bonus. Roger Roberge finished fourth with 120 handicap aiding his score.
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Major League Leaders in Batting and Runs
Summary of leaders across leagues includes White of New York batting .423, Stanley of Detroit at .385, Sims of Cleveland with 12 runs, and R Jackson of Oakland leading with 17 hits alongside Allison of Minnesota and Unser of Washington. Additional leaders: Killebrew of Minnesota with 11 RBIs, Hansen of Washington with 10, Howard of Washington with 10. Allison and Hansen lead doubles with 5, and pairs tie for triples. Cardena l of Cleveland tops with 6 stolen bases, Campaneris of Oakland with 5, Oliva of Minnesota with 5. Pitcher stats show two-way tie at 1.000 in decisions and McDowell of Cleveland with 27 strikeouts. McLain of Detroit has 23.
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National League Batting and Pitching Leaders
Statistics from the National League show Flood of St. Louis leading in batting with a .414 average on 25 at bats, Cepeda and Swoboda among leaders in RBIs, and Banks and Rose posting top doubles. Stolen bases pace by Wil of Pittsburgh and W Davis of the Dodgers. Pitching leaders include Seesee of Chicago and Marichal of San Francisco tied near 1,000.
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Beacons host Wolves at Fenway in NASL clash
Boston Beacons look for a second straight home win at Fenway Park facing Los Angeles Wolves. The Beacons followed a 2-1 road start with a 3-0 home victory over Detroit, as Los Angeles sits at 2-0-1.
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