Bulls Dream Of Playoff Spotlight In Debut Season
The Chicago Bulls, surprise fourth Western Division playoff team, meet St. Louis in a best of five opener as Wilt Chamberlain, Oscar Robertson and Rick Barry head a star studded playoff field. Guy Rodgers leads Chicago with 908 assists this season while Zelmo Beatty Bill Bridges and Lou Hudson bolster St Louis.
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Associated Press
Wilt Chambrelain
Bill Russell
Oscar Robertson
Rick Barry
Chicago Bulls
Bulls
Guy Rodgers
San Francisco
St. Louis
Zelmo Beatty
Bill Bridges
Lou Hudson
Bridges
Beaty
Barry
Thurmond
Lakers
Jerry West
Elgin Baylor
West
Intramural and Varsity Basketball Scores Abound
The page lists intramural games with Lions, Cats, Lakers and Celtics, plus Thornton teams and All Stars with period scores and player tallies. Officials named include aor Judge and Moreau with game times noted, ending with a historical note on St. Anthony as Father of Christian monasticism.
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Landance
Pelletier
Tipping
Munroe
Connelly
Hanusek
Paquette
Ayotte
Richard
Darris
Lions
Aor
Biddeford Jhs Lakers
Charland
Green
Dorlais
Dube
Neault
Shea
Olson
Celtics
Beaudoin
Lopez
Casavant
Boucher
Merrill
Ganong
Laverriere
Gervais
Lakers
Ar Celtics
Moreau
Beaupre
Thornton Academy Thornton Varsity
Caddigan
Bowie
Nannery
Staples
Sait
Ouellette
Pike
Frost
Hobbins
Stackpole
Lane
Cyr
Caras
Gagnon
Tufts
O’brien
Chenard
Sawyer
Savage
Rumery
Bouffard
Dutremble
Arel
Avette
Simkowitz
Rancourt
Varsity
Wade
Thornton
Beety
Massie
Nason
Choroszy
Obrien
Leach
White
St. Anthony
Christ
Burdette Shows Spring Power In Palm Springs Exhibition
Burdette, 40, in his 20th pro season, pitched two innings and hit a bunt single as California beat Cleveland 6-2 in Palm Springs. Epstein hit a three run homer for Baltimore in a 4-2 win over Cincinnati. Other exhibitions featured Mays, Cepeda, and backs for St. Louis, Boston, Chicago, and New York teams.
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Lou Burdette
Burdette
California
Cleveland
Palm Springs
Calif
Mike Epstein
Baltimore
Cincinnati
San Francisco
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Boston
Pittsburgh
Chicago White Sox
New York Mets
New York Yankees
Los Angeles
Detroit
Atlanta
Washington Senators
Camilo Pascual
Minnesota
Cardinals
Don Lock
Tony Horton
George Scott
Red Sox
Winter Haven
Fla
Don Demeter
Chamberlain Sets Five NBA Marks
Wilt Chamberlain posted five all time records as he led the 76ers to their third straight Eastern title. Rick Barry became the season scoring leader with 2 775 points, while Robertson and others ranked in the top scorers. Chamberlain also set field goal percentage, assists by a center, consecutive made shots, career points, and personal foul streak records.
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New York
National Basketball Association
Wilt Chamberlain
Rick Barry
San Francisco
NBA
Chamberlain
Barry
Oscar Robertson
Philadelphia
76Ers
Chicago
Guy Rodgers
Cincinnati
Robertson
Wilt
Jerry West
Elgin Baylor
Los Angeles
Hal Greer
John Havlicek
Boston
Willis Reed
Bailey Howell
Dave Bing
Detroit
Bill Russell
Adrian Smith
Exhibition Baseball Results From Monday
The Associated Press reports Monday results from exhibition baseball games in Florida and California. New York A 7 Los Angeles Chicago A 7 New York N St Louis 4 Philadelphia 2 Boston 4 Pittsburgh 3 San Francisco 9 Chicago N California 6 Cleveland 2 Baltimore 4 Cincinnati 2 Detroit 5 Atlanta 4.
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Associated
New York
Los Anges
Chicago
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Boston
Pittsburgh
San Fran
California
Cleveland
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Detroit
Atlanta
Houston
Co Fla
Philadelphi
Tampa
Fla
Los Angeles
Minnesot Vero Baech
St. I
St. Petersburg
Hockey Tonight Empty Schedule Guides Montreal Toronto
NHL note lists no games on Monday with only upcoming matchups Montreal at Toronto and New York at Chicago on the slate for today.
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Associated Press
National Hockey League
Montreal
Toronto
New York
Chicago
Lonborg Eyes Openers Role With Red Sox 1967
Boston right hander Jim Lonborg, towering at 6 foot 5, aims for opening day pitching. He impressed in an exhibition win over the Pirates, allowing three hits in five scoreless innings and earning the victory as Boston improves Grapefruit League record to 6-5. Lonborg, who turns 24 on April 16, has developed a slider and seeks to lead the staff.
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Winter Haven
Fla
Jim Lonborg
Boston Red Sox
Lonborg
Boston
Red Sox
Pirates
Jim Russo
Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore
Stanford
Venezuela
Red Sog
Tony Horton
George Scott
Don Demeter
al Lehrer
Pittsburgh
Gary Waslewski
John Wyatt
Clearwater
Philadelphia Phillies
Rookie Johnny Roland Named NFL Punt Return Champion 1966
New York report shows rookie Johnny Roland of St Louis led the league with 20 punt returns for 221 yards and an 11.1 yard average. John Robinson of Detroit averaged 14.2 on 13 returns, aiding the Lions to the team title with 38 returns for 396 yards and a 10.4 average.
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New York
Johnny Roland
St. Louis
Roland
John Robinson
Detroit
Lions
NBA Playoffs Begin Eastern and Western Semifinals Set
The NBA playoffs open with first games across both divisions. Eastern matchups feature Cincinnati at Philadelphia and New York at Boston in best-of-five series while Western action has Los Angeles at San Francisco and Chicago at St Louis. A semifinal Philadelphia at Cincinnati follows.
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Detroit Pistons
Bulls
Pistons
Richie Guerin
St. Louis Hawks
Chicago
Guerin
Hawks
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
New York
Boston
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Associated Press
Red Riot Wins Biddeford Tourney Crown
South Portland’s Red Riot claimed the Biddeford Athletic Association tournament title by beating Cheverus 73 55. Paul Soucy led with eight field goals and six free throws, while Bob Davis scored 19 for South Portland. Consolation game saw Westbrook defeat St Louis 67 57 with Chris Emery topping scoring for Westbrook.
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Bob Davis
South Portland Red Riot
Biddeford Athletic Association
Dave Heffernan
South Portland
Gene Hunter
South Portland Red
Cheverus Stags
South Portlanders
Stags
Paul Soucy
Red
Phil Sloan
Mike Brennan
Westbrook Blazes
St. Louis Eagles
St. Louis
Portland Bulldogs
Blazes
Chris Emery
Westbrook
Steve
Matt Donahue
Ray Belanger
Eagles
Leo Lessard
Ron Cote
Celtics Eye Playoff Run Against Knicks in Garden
Boston battles New York in the Eastern Division semifinals opener as Boston seeks a ninth straight NBA title and a three straight wins over the Knicks. Knicks face injury gaps with Barnett and Stallworth out for the season while Celtics veterans return.
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Philadelphia
Boston
Cincinnati
Celtics
New York
Hal Greer
76Ers
Chamberlain
Robertson
Jerry Lucas
Knickerbockers
Dick Barnett
Dave Stallworth
Willis Reed
Reed
Knicks
Russell
Sam Jones
Bailey Howell
John Havlicek
Boston Celtics
National Basketball Association
New York Knicks
the Garden
NBA
Dick McGuire
Bill Russell
Walt Ballamy
Larry Siegfried
Wayne Embry
Royals
Mikita Leading NHL Scoring Race With 92 Points
Chicago center Stan Mikita holds the league lead with 92 points, surpassing the previous mark set by Jean Beliveau and tying his own assist record. Bobby Hull remains hot in goals with 51. Hull has 77 points in 63 games, while Norm Ullman and Gordie Howe sit near the top in the tight battle for scoring.
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New York
Chicago
Bobby Hull
Stan Mikita
National Hockey League
Hull
Mikita
Montreal
Jean Beliveau
Detroit
Norm Ullman
Gordie Howe
Red Wings
Ullman
Kenny Wharram
Bobby Rousseau
Phil Goyette
Phil Esposito
Doug Mohns
The
Hawks
Alex Delvecchio
Officers Named By Decary Little League Biddeford
The Decary Little League in Biddeford elected officers. Normand Arbour was named president, George Malasnik as vice president, Paul Gagnon as secretary, and Ralph LaBran as treasurer.
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Decary
Little League
Decary Little League
Biddeford
Normand Arbour
George Malasnik
Paul Gagnon
Ralph LaBran
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City Theatre
Bilal
Quiller
George Segal
Santa Berger
Peter Sellers
Anu Eee Tee Gala Byodeford
Rio
Hes
Columbia Pictures Presents
Dino de Laurentiis
Michael Connors
Dorothy Provine
AD “Wrphy
Acad
Elvis Presley
Acapulco
Liberty Valance
Cadorette
Deyon
Wong
Bouten
Mailman
Parenteau
Maurice
Garnache
Michael Caine
Gambit
Rock Hudson
Ahepa
Manolis Chiotis
Maria Linda
Constantine
Queen Anna-Maria
Gler
Ing
Dick Rice
Jim McDonald
Bill Ronning
Dick Powell
Dick Peterson
Alan Livingston
Kerry Norton
Pete Hardison
Greg Thompson
Steve Brown
Davis
Alan Hunter
Lee Good
Paul Shorey
Marcelino Lopez
Jim Fregosi
Rick Reichardt
Jose Cardenal
Angels
White Sox
Bill Denehy
Homestead
Tommie Agee
Whitey Ford
Joe Pepitone
Yankees
Vero Beach
Dick Stuart
John Hoffman
Mack Jones
West Palm Beach
Tigers
Cecil Upshaw
Mickey Stanley
Hoffman
Stanley
Dave Campbell
Willie Horton
Saco Jaycees
20Th Century Lanes
Nick Gillis
Kevin Cantara
Lance Mailman
Jerry Lauzon
Mike
Red Riot
Hunter
Norton
McDonald
Hardison
Peterson
Good
Rice
Livingston
Soucy
Brown
Running
Thompson
Powell
Cheverus
Sloan
Brennan
O’leary
Fernante
Tarpinian
Williamson
Thiboutox
Redmond
Marquis
Bell
Peverada
Gourdouras
Laliberte
C. Emery
S. Emery
Dunbar
Hall
Douglas
Randall
Donahue
Arsenault
Daley
Cote
Belanger
Simard
Lessard
Murphy
Rochefort
Gobeil
Beaudette
Bamford
Francis Perry
Rev
Bernand Nicknair
Sunoco
Sanford, Maine
SUN Oil Company
James O'Brien
Clemons St
Portland
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