Giants Meet Tonight In Western Maine Showdown
Two undefeated Western Maine Class LL teams clash as Portland's 30 Bulldogs host Thorn ton's Maroons at Linnell Gym. St. Louis visits Sanford, Kennebunk travels to York, and other area games set the scene for a busy night. Portland's Wayne McGinty leads with 57 points in three games while teammates Gagnon Frost Caddigan and Staples pace the offense.
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Bruins Seek First-Place Rise with Key Road Tests
The Boston Bruins, 1 loss in 7, chase top spot in the NHL East as they host the Los Angeles Kings at the Garden then face Montreal in Montreal and again host the Canadiens. Coach Harry Sinden cites weak road record and aims to improve while injuries strain the lineup.
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Auerbach Not Alarmed At Celtic Showing
Celtics drop to third in the Eastern Division as injuries drag their form. Red Auerbach says the team can still win it once the injuries ease. Sam Jones, with a pulled groin, will return to face the Knicks at Boston Garden. Havlicek and Siegfried also labeled banged up but expected to improve.
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Top Ten Have A Rugged Night By The Associated Press
The rugged night for college basketball's Top Ten featured No. 13 Detroit stunning No. 9 St. Bonaventure 71-68 as Bob Lanier led the Bonnies while Spencer Haywood anchored Detroit’s defense. North Carolina rallied to beat Clemson 90-69, and No. 5 New Mexico fell to Colorado 79-72. Notre Dame edged Minnesota 69-65 as Louisville and Houston won tight games.
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Marichal And Gibson Sweep Pitching Honors
In 1968 NL season official averages crown Bob Gibson of the St. Louis Cardinals and Juan Marichal of the San Francisco Giants as top pitchers. Gibson posted a 22-9 record with a 1.12 ERA in 34 games, while Marichal went 26-9 with 30 complete games and 326 innings pitched, though allowing 295 hits. Ferguson Jenkins led starts with 40, and three no hitters occurred: George Culver, Gaylord Perry, and Ray Washburn. Team pitching dominance showed in 63 complete games and 30 shutouts, with a team ERA of 2.49.
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Ha ven picks Hemans Tindall and Burwell joins league
New Haven selected Tom Hemans and Bill Tindall during a league draft move while Hartford added Bill Burwell after Springfield club folded last week as the Eastern Professional Basketball League rebalanced its roster.
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College Scores Roundup From Across the Nation
College scores reported with many results including Columbia 8 percent Lehigh 47 Buffalo 66 Penn State 60 Holy Cross 67 Northeastern 60 South North Carolina 90 Clemson 69 Vanderbilt 92 Bowling Green 67 Louisville 79 Florida St 79 Florida St 78 Western Kentucky 75 Austin Peay 73 Tulane 114 Texas Tech 91 Mississippi St 65 Auburn 59 Florida 56 Alabama 45 Kentucky Wesleyan 74 Akron Midwest Indiana 88 Chicago-Loyola 83 Notre Dame 49 Minnesota 65 Nebraska 73 Michigan St 59 Kansas 72 Murray St 59 Detroit 71 St. Bonaventure 68 Southwest Mo 95 NW Mo 62 Southwest Stephen F. Austin 75 Texas A&M 4 New Mexico St 74 Hardin Simmons Kansas St or Lamar Tech 103 Tulsa 77 Far West Colorado 79 New Mexico 72 Wyoming 87 Stanford 73 Ohio St 75 Washington St 74 S California 83 Cincinnati 68 Idaho St 71 South Dakota 69 Nevada 107 W Illinois 90
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St Francis Frosh Extend Winning Streak in Freshmen Win
St Francis College freshmen extended their unbeaten run to six with an 89 45 victory over New England Warren Junior Varsity at OLD ORCHARD BEACH. St Francis players Starky Rocheford La Weirich Deisseur Smith led the scoring. New England’s Hicken Pets Morse Gibbs and Kinsley and others contributed for the visitors. Officials Laliberte and Tennett. Time 220's.
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Eastern All Star Club Selected for AFL Game
NEW YORK AP The Eastern champion New York Jets named Namath Sauer Maynard plus Winston Hill Dave Herman Jim Turner Gerry Philbin Verlon Biggs and others for the AFL All Star game in Jacksonville Fla Jan 19 Coaches poll selected the starters with coach picks to follow Houston led with seven picks among 21 Jets guards tackles receivers and backs named. other teams had eight total selections including Buffalo Boston and Miami players with rookie Jim Kiick the standout.
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Hoyle Granger
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Kiick
Jim Dunaway
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Houston Antwine
Boston
George Webster
Garland Boyette
Mike Stratton
Miller Farr
Noree Byrd
Ken Houston
George Saimes
Royals Acquire A Promising Catcher In Trade
Kansas City AP reports the Royals acquired catcher John Onday and infielder Mike Sinnerud from Houston in a 3-for-1 trade. Also joining are catcher Eve Smith and infielder Martinez. The Royals sent young catcher John Jones, 19, drafted from the Washington Senators' Buffalo farm team. Lincoln Downs closes season with a 10-race benefit for Rhode Island United Fund. 1969 opening at Nerresageett Park is the earliest in New England history.
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Ferranti Paces Red Knights In NEC Win
St. Francis College defeated New England College 96 to 82 at Old Orchard Beach. Ferranti led with 21 points, Lyons scored 18, Markowski 17, while Briance topped NEC with 30.
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Tim Kier
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Tennis Cup faces fresh shakeup as Australia fades
In Adelaide the 57th Davis Cup Challenge Round between United States and Australia nears with dwindling interest and no TV sponsor. Officials warn the amateur format may end to revive global appeal, while US team favored amid Australian withdrawals and pro raids.
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UCLA Maintains No 1 In AP Basketball Poll Despite Lure To Tar Heels
UCLA remains the top national ranked team in the AP top 20, receiving 29 first place votes and 598 total points. North Carolina holds No 2 with 342 points, while Davidson is third as teams hold the front eight spots. Houston drops from 12th to 20th after a loss, Duke falls from ninth to out of the top 20, and New Mexico State and Louisville enter the rankings at 14th and 19th respectively.
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Jerry Forcier To Defend Bowling Title
York County news reports Jerry Forcier will defend his bowling title against challenger Dick O'Brien in a half title match scheduled for tomorrow evening. Forcier, a southpaw with a sharp first ball, and O'Brien, a strong right-hander with a powerful strike, have been among the state’s top bowlers this season. O'Brien dethroned last year’s champion with a 1,305 home score at 20th Century Lanes, while Forcier recently defeated Charlie Lian in a Bangor TV match and has enjoyed a strong season. The piece also includes regional weather and various unrelated bowling lane scores.
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Clay Begins Jail Sentence for Expired License
MIAMI FL AP Former world heavyweight boxing champion Cassius Clay now Mohammed Ali surrendered to serve a 17 month 10 day jail term for driving with an expired license. He was made a jail trusty and said he came to pay his debt. He faces a five year draft evasion conviction pending before the Supreme Court and hopes to box again for financial reasons once resolved.
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Ski Conditions Provided by New England Areas
Ski conditions reported for sole New England areas include Mt. pres with 12 to 16 inches of new snow and packed powder, Pleasant Mt. with 6 to 12 inches of new snow and packed powder. Conditions show surface types, base depth, and overall quality as assessed by operators.
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Ancient Rome bakery sign cue we bet in quiz format
A quirky trivia item references a sign used in ancient Rome to indicate a bakery. The phrasing blends questions about baking, anatomy, and geography in a newswire style teaser from the Newspaper Enterprise Association.
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