Light Basketball Card Tonight Features Local Matches
Falmouth visits Kennebunk in the lone home game on a light card, with Biddeford at South Portland and Old Orchard Beach at Gorham. Wells Thornton and St. Louis idle. Westbrook looms for the Tigers in a bid to repeat last year’s tourney run, while Kennebunk seeks another win after its Friday victory.
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Chamberlain Boosts Hoop Scoring Lead
Wilt Chamberlain posted a 43 point game clip last week to spark a San Francisco Warriors winning streak. He totaled 175 points for the week and 1,426 season points at the All Star break, leading the NBA in scoring with a 35.7 average and 528 field goal percentage, while also top in rebounds with 913.
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Bruins Recall Gendron in Time to Face Detroit
Boston Bruins bring up forward Guy Gendron from Providence for Thursday night’s game with Detroit. Gendron’s return follows Bob Beckett’s move to the American League club, as coach Milt Schmidt lauds rookie Gary Dornhoefer for his poise after a 6-3 win over Toronto that ended an 11 game winless streak. Toppazzini and Westfall remain sidelined with injuries and eye concerns respectively.
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New York
Caouette Clings To Area Scoring Lead In Tight Race
Ted Caouette's lead in the area scoring race was trimmed to ten points by teammate Dick Agreste last week. Caouette has 223 points in 13 games to Agreste's 213, with Don Caouette at 162 in 10 for third. Bob Alexandre advances to fourth, pushing Chuck Clifford to fifth. Paul Twomey holds sixth, Bob Dodge climbs to seventh, Paul Lamb rises to eighth, Keith Darling enters ninth, and Bob Ahern debuts in tenth while Alexandre's teammates vie for spots.
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Bob Dodge
St. Louis
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Bob Ahern
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Ahern
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Dodge
Lamb
Thomas Regains Confidence Through Ballet Training
New York AP reports John Thomas, once a fading high jumper at 21, rebounded via ballet lessons to loosen thighs and gain confidence. Under Coach Tom Duffy, Thomas hit 7-2 and 7-2 clears in Boston, while nearing the indoor record held by Valery Brumel. the coach details a renewed program and psychology-driven comeback.
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Tom Duffy
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Dodgers Get Jump On Spring Workouts
Los Angeles Dodgers start spring workouts in warm weather with a brisk batting drill led by scout Harold Phillips. Maury Wills trains rookies on bunting and base running, focusing on sacrifice hits and base stealing skills in the early session.
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Phillips
Maury Wills
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UCLA Bruins Extend Lead In AP Basketball Poll
The unbeaten UCLA Bruins stay atop The Associated Press poll after two wins over USC and Kentucky’s defeat. UCLA 13-0, with 35 first place votes and 404 points. Loyola Chicago 2nd, Michigan 3rd, Kentucky 4th, with Davidson, Vanderbilt, Oregon State, Cincinnati, Villanova and Duke rounding out the Top Ten. Kentucky dropped to fourth after a Vanderbilt loss and its own wins.
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Marquette
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Oregon State
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Villanova
Duke
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Nicklaus Seeks Early Birthday Gift In Crosby Pro Am
Jack Nicklaus starts his year in the Bing Crosby National Pro Am at Pebble Beach and faces veteran rivals in an unofficial event. The 23 or 24 year old star joins 174 pros as he aims to break veterans Paul Harney and Art Wall’s early 1964 dominance while celebrating his upcoming birthday next Tuesday. The three-course event runs across Pebble Beach Cypress Point and Monterey Peninsula.
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Art Wall
Los Angeles
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Wall
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Monterey Peninsula
Yankee Infield Has Recession In Payroll Shakeup
New York AP report outlines Ralph Houk moving from manager to GM as the Yankees scale payroll to about 800000. Joe Pepitone, Bobby Richardson, Tony Kubek, and Clete Boyer see raises, while Mickey Mantle receives a large share despite a limited 1968 season due to injuries. Mantle's value is highlighted as crucial to the club's plans.
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Ralph Houk
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Joe Pepitone
Bobby Richardson
Tony Kubek
Clete Boyer
Kubek
Boyer
Pepitone
Richardson
Mickey Mantle
Mantle
All-Star Game and NBA Results Schedule
The Associated Press reports no Monday NBA games. The East West All-Star game is set for Boston with upcoming Wednesday matchups including Boston at Baltimore San Francisco at Detroit and Los Angeles at St. Louis. Former jockeys Ted Atkinson Cal Rainey Warren Mehrtens and Jimmy Stout serve as race track stewards.
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East West All Star Classic Set Tonight in Boston
East coach Red Auerbach hopes Walt Bellamy starts at center for the East in the 14th NBA All Star game to counter Wilt Chamberlain and Russell. The show amid a blizzard will feature Chamberslain and Robertson, with Mikan and Cousy leading the old timers in the prelims as the East leads 8-5.
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Auerbach
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Chet Walker
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Warriors
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Robertson
Bob Cous
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Crawford Bounces Back to Lead Bonnies Scoring
St Bonaventure star Fred Crawford, once sidelined by tuberculosis, now averages 30.5 points and 143 rebounds in 11 games, playing full 40 minutes and driving a 10-1 start as the Bonnies push toward a postseason bid. He scored a career high 40 against Niagara, continuing a remarkable comeback arc.
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Niagara
White Star And Team 2 Post Hoop Victories
In Biddeford Junior High Gym Team 2 beat Roy & Perreault 53-43 while White Star Laundry defeated TWUA 75-64 Norm Labbe led Team 2 with 17 points and Red Fleurant top scored for the Oilers with 15 Gene Lacroix posted 25 for White Star and Phil Kopetski 15 for TWUA Officials were Sullivan and Chenard Time listed as 4 10s Next games scheduled for Wednesday TWUA vs York Heel and Sanford Plastic vs Team 22
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Team 2
Roy & Perreault
TWUA
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Red Fleurant
Oilers
Gene Lacroix
White Star
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P. Cote
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Mariello
B. Goudreau
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Perreault
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Sanford Plastic
Hockey Results and AFL Record Bid
National Hockey League results include New York at Toronto and Wednesday's game coverage. In football, Oakland's Clem Daniels needed 157 yards against Houston's Oilers in the season finale to set a league record.
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Clem Daniels
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Oilers
Squabble May Be Resolved Between AAU and NCAA
AAU President Jay-Ehret Mahoney says differences with the NCAA can be resolved at a high level with NCAA President Dr. Robert Ray. Both groups have long fought for control of amateur athletics, a dispute that once threatened the U.S. Olympic team until a MacArthur-brokered truce.
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Amateur Athletic Union
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Jay-Ehret Mahoney
NCAA
Robert Ray
State University of Iowa
Mahoney
U.S
Douglas MacArthur
Tokyo
Player runs for 1098 yards in season finale
He finished the season with 1098 rushing yards, crossing the goal line with one yard to spare in the final game.
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