Tigers Rout Orioles To Sweep Three Games
Detroit tops Baltimore 4-0 behind Joe Sparma as the Tigers’ three unearned runs in the fifth blow open the game. Cal Kaline provides the early edge and Sparma earns his second shutout of the season.
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Associated Press
Hank Bauer
Detroit Tigers
Tigers
Baltimore
Bauer
Orioles
Joe Sparma
Detroit
Tiger
Mayo Smith
Sparma
Dave McNally
Don Wert
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland
St. Louis Nips Sanford On Squeeze Play In Ninth
Eagles defeat Sanford 1 0 at St Louis Alumni Field on a ninth inning squeeze. Don Lauzier scores after Dick Thibodeau bunt, as Paul Berthiaume and Larry Young duel to a one run win for St Louis in Telegram League play.
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St. Louis
Sanford
St. Louis Alumni Field
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Sanford Redskins
Don Lauzier
Dick Thibodeau
Andy Gagne
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Fanning
Young
Berthiaume
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Belanger
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LeBlanc
Rochefort
Hl Alexander
Smith
Scaccia
Folsom
D. Sullivan
Roberge
Hachett
Sullivan
E Lajeunesse
P. Berthiaume
Larry Young
U Libby
Graff
Mealey Point System To Decide Football Leaders
The article explains a Maine high school football reform using the Mealey point system. It merges classes into two divisions with inter division play counting toward overall standings and playoffs. Teams earn points from 16 to 1 based on record and losses to higher ranked teams.
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Gilberts
Maine
Little Ten
Biddeford
Brewer
Cony Brunswick
Stephens
Sanford
Waterville
Westbrook
Bangor
Deering
Edward Little
Lewiston
Portland
St Louis
South Portland
Thornton
Derosiers Captures Class B Pin Lead In Maine Championship
Ron Derosiers built a 45 pin advantage over Warren Workman in the first half of the Western Maine Class B bowling final at 20th Century Lanes. Fouls dominated the blowout, with Derosiers totaling 998 pins to Workman 953 as Nolette refereed and the rematch was set for Ellsworth on May 12.
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Maine
Ron Desrosiers
Warren Workman
South West Harbor
Desrosiers
Workman
Bob Nolette
Biddeford
Ellsworth
Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching
Kaline Detroit leads AL batting with .392 and 29 hits. Versalles Minnesota has 28 hits and 4 triples. Freehan and Verisalles star for Detroit and Minnesota with 16 RBI and 15 RBI. Hoffman of Chicago and Campaneris of Kansas City share doubles. Halved stat lines show Sparma and Horlen each 30 decisions.
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Associated Press
Kaline
Detroit
Howser
New York
Tovar
Minnesota
Freehan
Verisalles
Versalles
F. Robinson
Baltimore
Campaneris
Kansas City
Cater
Hershlberger
Knoop
California
Mincher
Blefary
Agee
Chicago
Buford
Horlen
Sparma
D. Chance
MacGlothin
Thornton Academy Beats Stags In Extra Innings
Thornton Academy defeats Cheverus 6 to 5 in 10 innings at Saco to prevent a first place tie with South Portland High. Key plays include Johnny Sherman and Rod Choroszy driving in the winning run as Thornton and Cheverus trade leads through regulation and extra innings.
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Thornton Academy
Stags
Cheverus High
Saco
Portland
South Portland High
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Sanford High
Biddeford
Cheverus
Sanford
Portland Igh
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Dick Martin
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Brian O'Regan
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Softball League Plans Meeting in Biddeford Tonight
Officials of the Biddeford Saco Old Orchard Beach softball league announce a meeting at the Rochambeau Club on South Street Biddeford tonight. League President Del Huot and advisor Antonio Dallaire urge league officers coaches players umpires and interested persons to attend. A financial report will be presented at the gathering and interest shown will influence final plans.
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Biddeford Saco - Old Orchard Beach
Rochambeau Club
South Street
Biddeford
del Huot
Antonio Dallaire
Wells Girls Softball Opens Season With Narrow Win
Wells High School girls' softball team beat York High 7-6 to open the season. York tied the game in the fifth and again in the bottom of the sixth before Wells scored the winning run on a Rose Galligan walk and Anne Galligan single. Winning pitcher Kathy Hamlyn. Next: at Berwick today, then May 10 vs Marshwood with a May schedule through May 22.
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WELLS
Wells High School
York High Girls
York
Wells Lassies
Rose Galligan
Anne Galligan
Kathy Hamlyn
Diane Howell
Wells Girls
Berwick
Marshwood High
Kennebunk
North Berwick
Old Orchard Beach
St Louis Alumni Field to Close for Summer Repairs
Robert Landry president of the St Louis Alumni Association said Alumni Field will close at the end of the schoolboy baseball season for major repairs during the summer months.
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Robert Landry
The
St. Louis Alumni Association
Landry
Carril Named As Princeton Court Coach
Pete Carril was named head basketball coach at Princeton University succeeding Bill van Breda Kolff. The 36 year old, famed for a 11-12 Lehigh season, inherits a strong offense from a 25-3 Princeton team led by its top four scorers, as van Breda Kolff leaves after five Ivy titles and 103 wins.
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Princeton
Pete Carril
Bill van Breda Kolff
Princeton University
van Breda Kolff
Lafayete
Carr
Beard Beats Palmer With Birdie Putt
Beard, Louisville pro Frank Beard, won the Champions International Golf Classic by a stroke over Arnold Palmer after sinking an 18-foot birdie on the final hole. Palmer finished even par, with Billy Casper and Ben Hogan among three tied for third. Beard also had won two previous events by last-hole birdies against Palmer, boosting his 1967 earnings to over $54,000.
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Houston
Frank Beard
Louisville
Fairways
Arnold Eas
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Palmer
Las Vegas
Gay Brewer
Doug Sanders
Billy Casper
Cypress Creek
Ben Hogan
Fort Worth
Tex
Charles Coody
Julius Boros
Casper
Harold Henning
Baseball Standings and Schedule Sprad Across National League
National League standings show Cincinnati atop with a .680 mark, Pittsburgh close at .667, and St. Louis sliding. Results from Saturday include St. Louis 5 Chicago 3 and Cincinnati 4 Atlanta 3 in rain, while Sunday saw Chicago 5 St. Louis 4 and Atlanta 5 Cincinnati 3. Upcoming games feature Cincinnati at New York and St. Louis at Pittsburgh, with other matchups including San Francisco at Chicago and Los Angeles at Houston.
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St. Louis
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Associated Press
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Washington
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Flood
Tony Gonzalez
Don Demeter
Demeter
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Kes Singer
Mike Shannon
Orlando Cepeda
Ernie Banks
Flood Sets NL Record With 2061st Errorless Game
With one ball at bat Curt Flood extended his errorless games streak to 2061, a National League mark, as St Louis lost 5-4 to Chicago. Don Kessinger’s ninth inning single produced the decisive run after Flood failed to catch a routine fly.
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Associated Pres
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Curt Flood
Cardinals
Don Kessinge
Flood
Clarence Jones
Chicag Cubs
Kessinger
Pll
Harvey Kuenn
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Wrigley Field
Bob Gibson
Jones
Rich Nye
Men's Trade League to Hold Handicap Rolloff at 20th Century Lanes
The Men’s Trade League schedules its annual handicap rolloff Tuesday at 7 pm at 20th Century Lanes. Thirty bowlers expected, five game route, handicappers Herve Paul and Bob Plessis. Top bowler receives trophy. cash prizes for other top finishers. Entry stays open until rolloff. bowlers urged to arrive early. Final season averages and handicaps listed for 40-plus competitors.
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Bob Plessis
R. Plessis
H. Paul
L. Goulet
R. Genest
R. Perry
R. Desrosiers
G. Michaud
Dick Souliere
T. le Blanc
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M. Laflamme
D. Raybine
C. Boutet
R. Vadnais
D. Dallaire
R. Jalbert
H. Turner
J. Belair
J. Paquin
M. Lupien
R. Daigle
P. Desmarais
A. Dube
M.gervais
P. Gagnon
L. McKenney
Illinois Tigers Hit With Two Year NCAA Probation
The University of Illinois receives two years probation from the NCAA after a six month probe into a $21 000 athletic slush fund. Football and basketball post season bans apply. Rose Bowl and basketball playoffs barred until good standing is restored, no earlier than May 7 1969.
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University of Illinois
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National Collegiate Athletic Association
Illinois
NCAA
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Harry Combes
Howard Braun
Walter Byers
Byers
Houston
Bill Reed
Forcier And Paul Earn Qualifying Spots In Western Singles
Two 20th Century bowlers earned places in the Western singles championship qualifiers at Glen Mor Lanes. Jerry Forcier finished eighth with 1 168 and Herve Paul tenth with 1 164. Don Saucier led rolloff with 1 270 while John Piacentini of Portland was second with 1 207. Sixteen bowlers qualified for October eliminations as Ernie Morneau took third with 1 201. Other Biddeford entrants from 20th Century Lanes fell short. Nick Gillis had 1 127 and his teammate Dick Gillis 1 138.
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Jerry Forcier
Western Maine
Herve Paul
Twin City
Don Saucier
Biddeford
John Piacentini
Portland
Ernie Morneau
Dick Gillis
Nick Gillis
Roger Metayer
Dick O'Brien
McGlothlin Shuts Out Washington in Angels Two-Hitter
Pitcher Jim McGlothlin threw a two-hitter for his first major league shutout as California beat Washington 50 to 0. Woody Woodward keyed Atlanta with two run-scoring singles to beat Cincinnati 5 to 3, ending a slump.
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Minnesota
Kansas City
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Yankees
al Kaline
Detroit
McNally
Baltimore
Ray Oyler
Sparma
Wert
Dick McAuliffe
Moe Drabowsky
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Wild
Bill Dillman
Jim Fregosi
Bobby Knoop
McGlothlin
Associated Press
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Woody Woodward
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Cincinnati
NCAA sanctions hit Tulsa and several colleges in MVC
Dr. David D. Henry said he had no comment on the NCAA decision. Tulsa was censured and fined 1000 dollars after its athletic director cut aid to a student for skipping spring football practice. Waynesburg College and Central College of Pella were placed on one year probation for unapproved postseason games. Chattanooga was restored to good standing after a year on probation for aid grant violations.
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University of Illinois
NCAA
University of Tulsa
Tulsa
Missouri Valley Conference
Waynesburg College
Central College of
University of Chattanooga
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