Lakers Halt Hawks To Force NBA Playoff Game Seven
In St Louis the Hawks outscored the Lakers 126 114 to spark a decisive seventh game in Los Angeles Friday night for the right to face the Celtics. Bill Bridges led the Hawks with 29 points while Jerry West had 38 for the Lakers amid a high scoring back and forth.
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Mike Becht
Associated Press
ST. Louis
St. Louis Hawks
Los Angeles Lakers
Bill Bridges
National Basketball Association
Hawks
Lakers
Los Angeles
Boston Celtics
Richie Guerin
Fred
Schays
Guerin
Zelmo Beaty
Joe Caldwell
Jerry West
Bridges
West
Bird Hunter Shoot at City Range Promotes Fair Skeet Battle
A city skeet shoot targets average hunters with a six class final scoring to prevent sandbagging. Entries begin Sunday at 1 pm with 80 bird teal rounds and trophies for top finishers. Practice nights Thursday 5 to 10 pm. range open Saturday afternoon and night. Contact Charles Gough James Braden or Dick Lauterback for details.
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Wekernd
L Pan
National Skeet Shooting Association
Charles Gough
James Braden
Dick Lauterback
Valdespino Tops Twins In Season Opener
Sandy Valdespino, rookie of the year in 1965, drove in both Minnesota runs with a pair of singles in a 2 1 victory over Kansas City. He singled for the winning run with two strikes on him in the ninth, as the Twins opened the season strong behind a lineup featuring Verasalles and Oliva.
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Lew Ferguson
Associated Press
ST. Paul-Minneapolis
Sandy Valdespino
Minnesota Twins
Twins
Jim Grant
Zoilo Versalles
Tony Oliva
Valdespino
Minnesota
Kansas City Athletic
Sam
Koufax Blasted as Houston Beat Dodgers
In a 7-6 loss to Houston, Sandy Koufax was knocked around in his first 1966 start after a holdout. He failed to retire the side in the fourth, yielding five runs, and an error opened the inning for the Astros. Other NL scores: Pirates over Braves 6-0, Giants 4-0 over Cubs, Phillies 3-2 in 12 over Cardinals. AL: Orioles 8-1 over Boston, Twins 4-3 over KC. rain affected several games.
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Murray Chass
Associated Press
Sandy Koufax
Koufax
Houston
Los Angeles
Astros
Sonny Jackson
Jim Wynn
Dave Nicholson
Rob Aspromonte
Joe Morgan
Pittsburgh
Atlanta
San Francisco
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
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Cincinnati
Baltimore
Boston
Minnesota
Kansas City
Morgan
John Roseboro
Chuck Harrison
Rustvy Staub
Vernon Law
Bob Bolin
Pirates
Giants
Law
Willie Stargell
Donn Clendenon
Stargell
Phillies
Mele backs Valdespino as Twins open with strong debut
Mele praised Valdespino after his debut filling left field as Bob Allison struggled. The 27-year-old impressed with left handed hitting as Minnesota pushed a ninth inning run to defend the A L pennant, with Mele hinting Valdespino could win the job full time.
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Bob Allison
Valdespino
Rascal
Twins
St Louis Beats Los Angeles in Western Finals Game Result
In a Western Division Finals game, St Louis defeated Los Angeles 131 to 427 to tie the best of seven at one game apiece. No games were scheduled today. Friday schedule has St Louis at Los Angeles.
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Associated Press
St. Louis
Los Angeles
Tech Golfers Beat Hendrix in Arkansas Intercollegiate golf
Russellville Arkansas AP report shows Arkansas Tech led by medalist Lee Tread Way with a 75 as the Wonder Boys defeated Hendrix 35 in the Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference golf meet on Tuesday.
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Arkansas Tech
Lee Tread Way
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Hendrix
Arkansas
Dobbs Silent on Going to Army Job
AP dispatch from El Paso reports Texas Western coach Bobby Dobbs was present after a visit to West Point but his potential Army vacancy remains undecided. Athletic director George McCarty said a decision would come soon and noted Dobbs has four years left on his El Paso contract.
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Bobby Dobbs
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Army
George McCarty
Debs
Paul Dietzel
South Carolina
Judge orders Milwaukee must get team in 1967 season
Milwaukee must regain a National League team or face continued antitrust scrutiny after Circuit Judge Elmer Roller ruled the league violated Wisconsin trust law by moving the Braves from Milwaukee. He set a May 16 1967 deadline for an expansion plan including Milwaukee. The decision followed the Braves home from 1953 to 1965 and sparked immediate appeals. Meanwhile Arkansas Travelers closed spring with a 1-0 loss to Tulsa as Texas League play looms.
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Elmer W. Roller
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Wisconsin
Braves
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Milwauckee
Baseball
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Wiscongin Superme
ST. Petersburg
Fila
Arkansas Travelers
Tulsa
Arkansas
Little
Stanley Cup Playoffs Resume Tonight
The Stanley Cup playoffs resume with Toronto and Detroit hosting underdog teams in a best of seven. Toronto trails Montreal 3-0 after three straight losses, while Detroit faces Chicago with an 0-2-11-2 games marker, as coach Punch Imlach stays hopeful that nothing is impossible.
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Associated Press
Toronto
Detroit
National Hockey League
Leafs
Montreal
Canadiens
Red Wings
Chicago Black Hawks
Punch Imlach
Maple Leafs
Baseball schedule: Chicago at San Francisco and more
Baseball schedule lists Chicago at San Francisco and Houston at Los Angeles Philadelphia at St. Louis. The line notes that only games scheduled are included.
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San Francisco
Houston
Los Angeles
Philadephia
St. Louis
Associated Press
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Minnesota
Cleveland
Detroit
California
New York
Washington A
Boston
Kansas City
Washington
St. Detroit
York
Aimes
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Atlanta
Hungry Golfers Open Azalea Open begins with 140 field
The 18th Azalea Open in Wilmington, AP reports, opens with 140 players mainly from lesser lights on the PGA tour as stars head to Las Vegas for the Tourna ment of Champions and Dallas for next week’s event. Randy Glover of Florence, S.C., leads as favorite after an eight under par 64 in the pro-am preliminaries, while a top money year last season helped him rank fifth on the PGA roster.
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N.C
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Nev
Dallas
Randy Glover
Lil Ue Florence
8.C
Cape Fear Country Club
Glover
Montreal at Toronto leads best of seven 3 0
The Associated Press reports semifinals in the National Hockey Playoffs. Montreal hosts Toronto with Montreal up three games to none in the best of seven and Chicago trails Detroit two games to one in their series.
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Montreal
Toronto
Chicago
Detroit
Cockade City: Petersburg War Hats Spark Noted Nickname
During the War of 1812 Petersburg Virginia gained the nickname Cockade City due to the jaunty cockade hats worn by soldiers. The distinctive headgear became a symbol of local pride and military identity.
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Petersburg
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