Williams Gains AP Manager Of Year For 1967
Dick Williams, newcomer to managing, led the Boston Red Sox from ninth place to a 92-70 finish and first in the American League with a pennant clinched via two dramatic wins over Minnesota. The AP poll named Williams the Manager Of The Year by 324 of 397 voters. Reggie Smith Mike Andrews George Scott Joe Foy Russ Gibson Mike Ryan helped fuel the surge.
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Minnesota
Cal Ermer
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Carl Yastrzemski
Jim Lonborg
Reggie Smith
Mike Andrews
George Scott
Joe Foy
Russ Gibson
Mike Ryan
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Twins
Tigers
New York Yankees
Oakland Bids For Major League Athletics Move
Oakland aims to lure the American League baseball Athletics from Kansas City with a 40 year lease plan, a $28 million Coliseum complex, substantial TV and radio offers, and strong city backing led by Robert Nahas to push AL owners in Chicago for votes.
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St Louis High School Alumni Smoker Scheduled Tomorrow
The St Louis High School Alumni Association will host a smoker at St. Jean Baptiste d'Americque Hall Biddeford at 8 p.m. tomorrow. Films of last Saturday's victory over South Portland will be shown with Eagle Coach Bob Cote narrating followed by a Q and A and refreshments.
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Japanese weightlifter unhappy with moving floor at pre Olympics
Yoshinobu Miyake of Japan won a gold but complained the moving floor during lifts made records unreachable. US stars Randy Matson and Charlotte Cooke took early golds, with Matson’s shot at 65 feet 2% inches and Cooke setting a games record in the women’s 400 meters.
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Belgium
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Cuba
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Soviet Union
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Football Standings Across Maine Divisions and Conference Play
Football standings from Class A to Class D show Bangor Thornton Portland St Louis South Portland Edward Little Deering Lewiston atop their divisions. The record summaries include 5-0, 4-0-1, and 6-0 marks, with several teams like Rockland Madison and Fryeburg tied in various slots.
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Thornton Portland
St. Louis South Portland Edward Little ‘Deering
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Pine Tree
Skowhegan
Gardiner
Old Town
Winslow
Rockland
John Bapst
Madison
Lawrence
Marshwood
Morse
Traip
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Old Orchard Beach
Kennebunk
Lisbon
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Farmington
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Foxcroft
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Stearns
Hampden
Bar Harbor
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Leavitt
York
Bridgton
Wells
Monmouth
Boothbay
Dixfield
Erskine
Lopat Exits Kansas City Athletics Front Office
Ed Lopat resigns after 21 years with the Kansas City Athletics citing policy disagreements with owner Charles O Finley. Finley says a successor was chosen two weeks ago and will be announced soon. Lopat leaves a three-man player personnel group in the front office and says he may pursue other baseball work.
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Ed Lopat
Charles O. Finley
Kansas City Athletics
Finley
Lopat
Chicago
Eddie Robinson
Ray Swallow
Art Parrack
New York Yankee
Bruins Still Talking About Esposito's Skill
Boston Bruins coach Harry Sinden planned a noon practice at Harvard's Watson Rink before their first road trip of the 1967-68 season. The focus was on center Phil Esposito after a 6-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens and his off season trade from Chicago.
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Esposito
Chicago Black Hawks
Milt Schmidt
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Canadiens
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Hawks
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Pilote
Esposit
Cournoyer Tops NHL Scoring After First Week
New York AP reports Yvan Cournoyer leads the NHL in scoring after the season's opening week with three goals and four assists for seven points. Bobby Hull trails with six points, and several California Seals players join a five‑point ties. Charlie Hodge posts a 0.50 goals‑against average.
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Yvan Cournoyer
Montreal Canadiens
National Hockey League
Cournoyer
Jean Beliveau
John Ferguson
Bobby Hull
Chicago
New
California Seals
Beliveau
John McKenzie
Fred Stanfield
Boston
Seals
Kent Douglas
Billy Harris
Gerry Ehman
Billy Hicke
Charlie Hodge
California
Dave Balon
Minnesota
Brian Kilrea
Los Angeles
Navy Dominates Lambert Cup Poll After Syracuse Win
Navy takes first in the Lambert Trophy ballot after a 27-14 win over Syracuse. Navy gains five first place votes for 77 points, with Army and Penn State tied for second and Syracuse slipping to fourth. Dartmouth Harvard Cornell Holy Cross Pitt and Boston College follow.
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Syracuse
Middies
Army
Penn State
Dartmouth
Harvard
Cornell
Holy Cross
Pitt
Boston College
Notre Dame Drops Out In AP Football Poll After loss to USC
Notre Dame tumbles from the rankings after a 24-7 defeat by Southern California as USC leads the AP poll. Purdue stays second after a 41-6 win over Ohio State. UCLA climbs to third with a 37-14 win over California.
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Tennessee
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Boilermakers
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California
Bruins
Curran Holds New England Scoring Lead in 35-0 Northeastern Win
Curran, Northeastern fullback from Quincy, scored on a 22 yard run and added a two point conversion to reach 32 points in the 35-0 victory over American International. AP figures show a nine way tie for second with 30 points behind Curran.
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Associated Press Today
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Vermont
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Greg Landry
Massachusetts
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Harvard
Glenn Dumont
Dave Bennett
Boston College
Dave Buddington
Bob Schmonsees
Springfield
Tom Lopez
Bates
Yastrzemski Lonborg Named To All Stars
The National League selected six players and the American League four for the 1967 All Star team. Notables: Roberto Clemente led NL with a .357 batting, Hank Aaron topped NL in homers with 39, and Orlando Cepeda led in RBIs with 111. Yaz led batting and RBIs for the AL with a .326 and 121. Lonborg and Carew headline AL selections, with Fregosi at shortstop.
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Pittsburgh
Hank Aaron
Atlanta
Orlando Cepeda
Clementes
Aaron
Cepeda
Ron Santo
Chicago Cubs
Tim McCarver
St. Louis
Mike McCormick
San Francisco
Carl Yastrzemski
Boston
Jim Lonborg
Red Sox
Rod Carew
Minnesota
Curran
Northeastern
Jim Fregosi
Cali
Yaz
Clemente ‘Connors
N’eastern
Miles
Trinity
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AIC
Thornton
Julian Rogers
Bowdoin
Javier
Curt Flood
Freyer
Colby
Petrillo
Conn
Brooks Robinson
Ryzewich
Dartmouth
Frank Robinson
Baltimore
Strandemo
Harvard
A Kaline
Bill Freehan
Detroit
Gary Peters
Joe Horlen
Chicago White Sox
Rico Petrocelli
Killebrew
Red Riots JVs Beat Eagles JVs 20 to 6
South Portland JVs defeated St Louis JVs 20 6 Monday afternoon. Don DiBiase scored two touchdowns and added a rush at PAT for the Red Riots while Bobby Bineau scored for St Louis on a 35 yard end sweep.
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St. Louis
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Finley Pursues A's Franchise Move to Oakland
Chicago AP reports Charles O Finley owner of the Kansas City Athletics will ask American League owners to approve shifting the franchise to Oakland California. He says he has one vote and needs six more while noting Seattle remains a consideration though Oakland is his chosen site.
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Frazier Clashes With Doyle In Spectrum Opener
In Philadelphia Joe Frazier faces Tony Doyle in a 10 round heavyweight bout at the new Spectrum. Frazier seeks his 18th win with a $15 000 guarantee and pursues high ranking while Doyle aims to pull a major upset. In a separate note Bobby Dunlop stopped Tony Montano in Sydney.
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Joe Frazier
Tony Doyle
Frazier
Doyle
Utah
Ring Magazine
World Boxing Association
St Francis Golfers Win 6 1 Over Nasson College
St Francis College golf team kept its winning streak by defeating Nasson College 6 to 1 at Dutch Elm golf course. Low medalist was Dick Lovett with a 73, one under par. Lovett beat Keyes 3-1, De Vecchi won 5-3, Danahey won 2 up, LeClair won 1 up, with Zareski defeating Caouette 4-3 for Nasson’s lone point.
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de Vecchi
Drowne
Danahey
Tinsdale
Arbonneau
Taylor
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Kershaw
LeClair
Holt
Zareski
Caouette
Temple Leads Lambert Cup Race After Hofstra Win
Temple's 35-23 victory over Hofstra lifted the Owls into the Lambert Cup lead with 74 points. The committee awarded Temple five of eight first place votes, ahead of Springfield with 68 points and Northeastern with 67.
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Williams
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Lafayette
Kobayashi Stops Song Ki JIn in Tokyo Boxing Bout
Japanese fighter Hiroshi Kobayashi stopped Song Ki Jin of South Korea in a 128 to 13142 bout in Tokyo, a knockout that ended the match early.
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Hiroshi Kobayashi
Japan
Song Ki-Jin
South Korea
Bowlerettes win tight W.M.B.P.A. match in Gorham
The Bowlerettes edged Bowl-A-Wire 1,448 to 1,440 in a close six point pro league duel. Doris Gillis led with 312 and Ann Temm 302 for the Bowlerettes while L Pinkham 313 and A Cox 313 paced Bowl-A-Wire.
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Doris Gillis
Ann Temm’s
L. Pinkham
A. Cox
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J. Montpas
L. Lessard
R. Boyajian
D. Gillis
J. Labrecque
P. Smith
M. Goodine
Dodge Retains Twin City Bowling Crown
Bob Dodge defended his Twin City bowling title at Pastime lanes by beating Lee Kalex in a 10 string final. Kalex trailed by 194 pins after the first meeting last week, finishing with 2136 pins to Dodge's 1890 plus 219 bonus pins for Kalex.
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Twin City
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Kalex
Dodge
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L. Kalex
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