Whalers win WHA title over Jets in Boston
Teddy Green, Whalers captain and ex Bruins star, helped New England defeat Winnipeg 9 4 for the WHA championship. Green, returning from a skull fracture, spoke of mixed feelings and fatigue after the long season. Larry Pleau scored three goals and Al Smith made key saves as Winnipeg outshot the Whalers 42 27 in the final.
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Boston
Teddy Green
Green
New England Whalers
Winnipeg Jets
Boston Bruins
Whalers
Bruins
WHA
Winnipeg
New England
Howard Baldwin
New York Rangers
Tommy Webster
Pleau
Jets
Tim Sheehy
Jim French
Bruin
Bob Woytowich
Winnipe
Smith
Detroit Red Wings
Canadiens Shut Out Black Hawks For 3-1 Series Edge
Montreal blanked Chicago 4-0 as Ken Dryden stopped 19. Yvan Cournoyer scored his 13th playoff goal and Chuck Lesley added. Marc Tardif opened scoring. the Canadiens need one more win to claim their 18th Stanley Cup with possible closeout at home. Chicago coach Billy Reay credited a near perfect opponent effort.
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Chicago
Ken Dryden
Montreal
Chicago Black Hawks
Billy Reay
Hawks
Black Hawks
Reay
Hawk
Tommy Ivan
Marc Tardif
Canadiens
Yvan Cournoyer
Dryden
Dennis Hull
Knicks Take 2-1 Lead In NBA Finals On Rout Of Lakers
Willis Reed led New York with 22 points and 10 rebounds as the Knicks beat the Los Angeles Lakers 87-83 at Madison Square Garden. Earl Monroe sparked the offense with 21 points off the bench while Wilt Chamberlain faced heavy pressure and Kobe West was sidelined by hamstring injuries.
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NEW York
Willis Reed
Earl Monroe
Jerry West
Reed
Monroe
West
New York Knicks
Los Angeles
Lakers
Wilt Chamberlain
Madison Square Garden
Knicks
Pearl
Keith Erickson
Walt Razier
Chamberlain
Philadelphia
Boston Red Sox Visit Chicago White Sox For Pitching Woes
In Chicago the Red Sox face Stan Bahnsen after a 10-3 loss to Minnesota. John Curtis to pitch for Boston against Bahnsen as Fisk laments their pitching while Tiant allows homers and Boston slips in the AL East. Bobby Darwin and Larry Hisle homer for the Twins.
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Chicago
Boston Red Sox
Chicago White Sox
Minnesota
John Curtis
Red Sox
Stan Bahnsen
Boston
Bloomington
Minn
Luis Tiant
Tiant
Carlton Fisk
Bobby Darwin
Larry Hisle
Tommy Harper
Bill Hands
Harmon Killebrew
Luis Aparicio
Reggie Smith
Aparicio
Ben Og
TA Yearlings Dominate Biddeford In 14-3 Victory
Thornton Academy Yearlings exploded for five runs in the fifth and seven in the seventh to upend Biddeford 14-3 at TA field. Steve Fogg earned the win with strong three hit pitching as TA broke a 3-3 tie. Key hits from McGuffin Pendleton Laskey Harvey and McNabb fueled the outburst while Biddeford’s Bob Bouthot provided early resistance.
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Steve Fogg
Thornton Academy
Biddeford
TA Field
Don McGuffin
Fred Pendleton
Bob Laskey
John Harvey
McGaffin
Pendleton
Bob Quenton
Laskey
Jeff McNabb
Harvey
Quentin
Fogg
McNabb
Trojans
Bob Bouthot
Tigers
Steve Collette
Bouthot
Collette
Fontaine
Fortin
Anton
Cyr
Labonte
Gaudette
Guy
Dineen
Phit McNabb
McGuffin
Haskell
Robinson
Baseball Standings and Results Roundup
American League standings show Detroit and Milwaukee leading at 12–11 and 11–12 with Cleveland and New York close behind. Sunday results include Chicago routing New York 11–2 and Oakland powering past Cleveland 12–3. National League lists Pittsburgh and Chicago atop the table with Montreal, Philadelphia and St Louis mid-pack while recent scores feature San Francisco and Houston sweeping varied opponents.
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Milwaukee
Baltimore
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New York
Boston
West Chicago
Kansas City
California
Minnesota
Oakland
Texas
Chicago
Medich
Woodson
Fingers
Alexander
Lee
Bahnsen
W. L. Pet. G.B. Pittsburgh
Montreal
Philadelphia
St. Louis
West
San Francisco
Houston
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
Atlanta
San Diego
Pittsburgh
Reuschel
Grief
Walker
Sutton
Ncinnati
Binette Guilbeault Win Coed Handicap Rolloff Tie
The fourth in a weekly handicap rolloff was won by Paul Binette and Gerrard Guilbeault with a tied 629. Ray Perrin took third with 603. High single 135 by Binette. Nine bowlers competed. Next event set for Pastime Lanes Saturday at 2 15.
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Paul Binette
Gerrard Guilbeault
Ray Perrin
Secretariat crushes Derby rumors with record win
Secretariat dominates the Kentucky Derby in a 1 59 2-5 mile clocking, denying knee injury rumors and signaling strong Derby momentum. Jockey Ron Turcotte says the horse raced despite whispers of a problem while trainer Lou Goldfine and others weigh a Preakness challenge against Sham and a crowded field. Angle Light and other colts head to Pimlico as speculation swirls over the Triple Crown bid.
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Louisville
Secretariat
Ron Turcotte
Turcotte
Wood Memorial
Churchill Downs
Sham
Lou Goldfine
Shecky Greene
My Gallant
Chicago
Bill Besseguet
Pimlico
Frank “Pancho” Martin
Martin
Aljamin
Impecunious
Step Nicely
Baltimore
Angle Light
New York
Biddeford Suffers Fourth Straight Loss in 8-1 Setback
Sanford built a 6-0 lead by the fourth inning and cruised to an 8-1 victory over Biddeford at Alumni Field. Berthiaume drove in two runs, Mackay added a two-run double, and Bissonette earned the win while Hanson pitched nine innings for Sanford.
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Biddeford
Rick Labonte
Letellier
Crowley
Telegram League Baseball
Bernier Whelan
Forcier
Sylvestre
Sanford
St. Louis
Dennis Salvas
Bissonette
Tom Anton
Jerry Hatch
Redskins
Antonin O'Connell
Allaire
Mackay
Stanley
O'Connell
Gary Hanson
Jim Bourre
FE Dumont
RBI
Chaisson
Jim Dumont
Roberge
Jacques
Berthiaume
L'Heureux
Connell
SB Dumont
SH MacKay
Rick Babcock
O Stanley
O Stanley; DP Salvas
Anton
Hanson
Dumont
Gary O’connell Chaisson
Farrell
Chanson
HC Sanford
Thornton Forces Extra Innings In Tight Win
In Portland the Thornton Rams beat Boudreau 6-5 in 11 innings. Jeff Boudreau opened the scoring for Deering with a first inning homer, but Thornton rallied to tie 4-4 in the seventh and won on Bailey’s two run double after a fielding error in the 11th. Mistos tossed 10 2-3 innings for Thornton, Neff pitched 2-3 for Deering, with Bailey driving in the decisive runs.
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Cook
Thornton
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Verrier
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Morrison
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Larochelle
Locke
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Ralph Neff Deering
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George Egbert
Jordan
Smith
Egbert
Caufield
Kevin Caufield
Deering
Steve Jordan
Gary Slipp
Bailey
Trojans
John Larochelle
Mike Dorais
Maroon and Gold
Ralph Neff
SB Boudreau
Caulfield
O'Flynn
BB Smith
SO Smith
HO Smith
WP Smith
U Loubier
Rines
Petrocelli Out For Five Days With Knee Swelling
Rico Petrocelli of the Boston Red Sox will miss four or five days due to swelling in his right knee. He injured the knee two weeks ago while attempting a diving catch against Cleveland and aggravated it in Saturday’s game versus Minnesota.
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Rico Petrocelli
Boston Red Sox
Red Sox
Cleveland
Twins
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