Upstart A's Polish Off Reds In World Series Showdown
Oakland backs Hunter and Tenace power a 2 1 lead as the A's defend home turf in the 1972 World Series. Vita Blue and stellar defense support a 2 1 win over Cincinnati in Game 2. Perez and Menke supply late Reds drama with an electric ninth inning relay, but Grimsley and Williams anchor Oakland’s edge.
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Cincinnati Reds
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Vida Blue
Cincinnati
Jim Hunter
Spar
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Hunter
Joe
Dick Williams
Ross Grimsley
Bruins Regain shooting eyes in 8-4 win over Penguins
Vadnais and Esposito lead Boston as the Bruins rebound from two losses with an 8-4 victory over Pittsburgh. Cashman adds two goals and two assists while Orr remains sidelined after knee surgery. Ravlich accidentally scores on his own net in a rare mishap.
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Vadnais
Bruins
Bobby Orr
Pittsburgh Penguins
New York Islanders
Tom Johnson
Penguins
Johnson
Phil Esposito
Wayne Cashman
Orr
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Rangers
Cashman
Esposito
Fred O'Donnell
Ken Hodge
Fred Stanfield
Pittsburgh
Syl Apps
Dave Burrows
Ken Schinkel
Lowell MacDonald
NHL
Matt Ravlich
Eddie Johnston
Schinkel
Ravlich
Eddie
Homer Drew Delivers Double Victory At Beech Ridge
Homer Drew won both 100 lap feature events in Class A and Class B at Beech Ridge to end the season. He achieved his seventh double feature of the year, with top finishes in heats and features as listed, while Bruce Elder won the Class C 75 lap event.
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Beech Ridge
Scarborough
Homer Drew
Drew
the Ridge
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Windham
Ann Hubert Takes Lead In Western Maine Title Elim
Ann Hubert of Roll-A Way Lanes holds a slim two pin edge over Joni Foley of Big 20 Lanes in the Western Maine title elimination at Roll-A-Way Lanes. Hubert led Foley 1067 to 1065 in the first match at Big 20 last Saturday. Hubert seeks a fourth straight TV win and a shot at the Western Maine Women's Championship.
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Ann Hubert
Joni Foley
Mrs. Hubert
Mrs. Foley
Roll-A-Way Clubs Post Twin Victories
The Roll-A-Way Lanes Women pro teams earned two wins in Sunday league play as York County Roll-A-Way had a bye and Roll-A-Way defeated Bowl-A-Wile 6-2. At Gorham's Bowl-A-Wile the local quintette won the first.
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York County
Gorham’s
Roll-A-Way Tops Bowl-A-Wire In Pin Totals Duel
Roll-A-Way defeated Bowl-A-Wire by 51 pins overall after a 1,455 to 1,404 bout. Proved by 287 to 291 from Provencal and Camiro each, with Curtis at 282 and Tarbox 307 leading Roll-A-Way while Neugent and Raye paced Bowl-A-Wire with 292 and 279 respectively.
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L. Camiro
P. Curtis
P. Tarbox
A. Hubert
A. Neugent
S. Raye
S. Pizzo
J. Dolloff
D. Morin
Kalex And Bisson Take Top Honors In Roll-A- Handicap
Kalex and Bisson claimed top honors in the weekly five string handicap rolloff at the Roll-A. Henry Lachance posted 46 and Leroy Kalex 577 for a 1123 scratch total and a 20 pin handicap for 1143 to lead the field.
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Henry Lachance
Leroy Kalex
Forcier Wins Western Maine Bowling Match
Jerry Forcier of Roll-A Way Lanes defeats Ralph Burnham of Depotsy's Lanes Waldoboro by 207 pins in the second half of a 20 string Western Maine title elimination at Roll-A-Way Lanes. Forcier totals 2,399 to Burnham 1,073 with strong 1,232 second half compared to 1,073. Jerry combined 33 spares and eight strikes for 279 bonus pins.
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Ralph Burnham
Depotsy
Waldoboro
Western Maine
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Sring
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Jerry
Blaph
Bisson and Boyajian Lead in Sunday Bowler Scores
Urbain Bisson and Ruth Boyajian totaled 1121 for second place with 532 and 534 games and a 55 pin handicap. They also earned team single honors with 248 as Urbain rolled 125 and Ruth 123. Other results include Metayer Boutet 1104 and Deschambeault Lessard 1102 among others.
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Ruth Boyajian
Urbain
Ruth
R. Metayer
C. Boutet
D. Deschambeault
R. Lessard
J. Agreste
R. Montembeau
Trotters And Pacers Entries Post Time 7 30 P.M.
Trotters and pacers are listed for nine races with pace and trot events. Notable horses include Mighty Hi Marge Mighty Land D.M. Sun Gala Lobell, and Restigouche Boy with various drivers across the card. Race details show multiple without drivers and mixed entries in each event.
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D. Richards
Dancing Queen
J. Gerry
F. Woodbury
R. Harvey
Windy Mills
M. Hodgkins
Kathy Dexter
Honey Dee Dew
D. Arnold
N. Watson
Restigouche Boy
C. Dickison
Miss Mr. Hope
Skip Lamar
D. Gorgone
Halo Boy
R. Vaillancourt
Barrister Eddy
F. Parker
S.S. Smith
Mighty King Cole
B. Pike
Mighty Hi Marge
G. Gardner
W. Goss
Minister Brooke
E. Pike
Terry Star
H. Ralph
Majestic Knight
S. Campbell
Direct Pride
R. Foster Sr
Conlins Beauty
W. Peace
Novasco
el. Tracy
Julie Moraka
Hardy Royal
Velvet Adios
R. Truitt
Mighty Marie
T. Harris
City Hall
S. Bubier
Helens Blue Jay
W. Parker
Chiefs
D. Gray
Black Titan
R. Dagan
Miss Patriot
C. Carter
Bridget Baby
Katie Frost
Glen Elector
G. Randall
Morrey Dares
L. Fitch
D.M. Sun
R. Lanpher
Mr. Casco
Rock Hanover
Petron Jimmy
Gala Lobell
F. Colbath
Davis Cup victory boosts U S despite Davis Cup doubts
Stan Smith led the United States to a 3-2 Davis Cup win in Bucharest over Romania after beating Ion Tiriac and Ilie Nastase, while noting financial issues and potential retirement from the format. He plans rest after leaving the Army and urged the U S Federation to craft a viable program next year.
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U.S
Sea Pines
Calif
Ion Tiriac
Romania
Ilie Nastase
Erik van Dillen
Tirac
Nastase
Tom Gorman
Seattle
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Tennis
Stan Smith
Boca Raton
Fla
Chris Evert
Fort Lauderdale
Billie Jean King
Gail Paquette Leads Bantam Girls Bowling Qualifiers
Gail Paquette of Roll-A-Way Lanes rolled a five string 434 to lead Western Maine Bantam Girls TV qualifiers at Roll-A-Way Lanes Saturday. Barbara Holt of Bowl A-Wile Gorham was second with 430 and Jean Guilbeault of 20th Century placed third with 395 among other scores listed.
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Barbara Holt
Gorham
Jean Guilbeault
20Th Century
S. Fogg
H. Dolloff
S. Petit
D. Lachance
S. Boucher
World Series sees Oakland edge Reds 2 1 in game two
Joe Rudi belted a third inning homer and a dramatic ninth inning catch helped Oakland defeat Cincinnati 2-1 to take a commanding 2-0 lead in the best of seven World Series. Other U S sports results include Weiskopf winning the Piccadilly World Match Play and Davis Cup action in Bucharest.
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Fensive
Cesar Geronimo
Williams
Rudi
Willie
Cincinnati
Joe Rudi
Oakland
Virginia Water
England
Tom Weiskopf
Lee Trevino
Buenos Aires
Jane Bastonbury Booth
Laura Baugh
Mary Budke
Prolific George Blanda Tops All-Time Scoring List
George Blanda of the Oakland Raiders is pro football's all time leading scorer with 1647 points in 22 seasons entering the 1972 campaign. He surpassed Lou Groza who scored 1608 points in 21 seasons.
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George George Blanda
Oakland Raiders
Blanda
Lou Groza
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