Boston Red Sox stumble as spring hopes clash with injuries
Boston opens with injuries to Fred Lynn Jim Rice Rick Burleson Carlton Fisk and Bill Lee dampening early optimism. Reassessments in the AL East and West show Baltimore Texas Chicago and New York mix for early leads as Boston fights through a rough start with uncertain pitching and potential call ups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Red Sox
Fred Lynn
Rico Petroceili
Jim Rice
Rick Burleson
Ca Carlton
Bill Lee
Ferguson
Hunter
Jenkins
Fenway
Rose
Baltimore
Reggie Jackson
Yankees
Newark
Detroit
Texas Rangers
Frank Lucchesi
Texas
Kansas
Chicago
Califor
Philadelphia
New York &J. Louis
Montreal
Canadiens edge Flyers 2 1 to take 2 0 series lead
Jacques Lemaire and Guy Lafleur scored unassisted goals as Montreal defeated Philadelphia 2 1 in a playoff game. Dave Schultz scored late for the Flyers, breaking Ken Dryden's shutout bid, while Reggie Leach saw his 10 game scoring streak end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
UPI
Jacques Lemaire
Guy Lafleur
Philadelphia
Montreal Canadiens
Flyers
Canadiens
Reggie Leach
Dave Schultz
Ken Dryden
Tom Bladen
Schultz
Dryden
Wayne Stephenson
Lemaire
Lafleur
Flyer
Netminder Stephenson
Rookie Eddie Miller Injured In Indy Test Run Crash
Rookie Eddie Miller suffered a broken neck and two cracked vertebrae when his car skidded out of control during a rookie test at Indianapolis. The vehicle overturned, cleared fences, and landed near the infield bleachers after a 325 foot slide. Miller, 31, was conscious and alert. no paralysis reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indy
Indianapolis
UPI
Eddie Miller
la Swicciu
Thomas A. Hanna
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Methodist Hospital
Miller
Lakewood
Colo
Gehardt Racers Inc
Fresno
Calif
Gary Bettenhausen
Janet Guthrie
Tom Sneva
Guthrie
Ashe Surges Past Amritraj In Classic Openers
Arthur Ashe, the No. 2 seed, rallied from a 5-1 deficit to defeat Anand Amritraj 7-5 6-1 in the Alan King Caesars Palace Tennis Classic openers. Stan Smith beat Roy Emerson 6-2 7-6 in the other featured match as conditions tested returning shots and rhythm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Jett
SON Sports Water
Arthur Ashe
Ashe
Anand Amritraj
Stan Smith
Roy Emerson
Amritraj
Love
AAU Boxing Championships Preview Highlights Olympic Trials Path
The 1976 AAU boxing championships in Las Vegas and Sahara Hotel venues run Wednesday to Saturday with 400 amateur boxers from all states and services. Winners earn automatic spots in the U S Olympic Trials in Cincinnati. top Golden Gloves and Pan-Am veterans feature in 11 weight divisions led by Armstrong Doker Spinks Leonard and Bonds among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Hall
Las Vegas Convention Center
Space Center
Sahara Hotel
Convention Center
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marines
American Samoa
U.S
Cincinnati
Golden Gloves
Montreal
Davey Armstrong
Puyallup, Wash
Mexico City
Mike Dokes
Nick Wells
Marvin Stinson
Woody Clark
Leon Spinks
Rick Jester
Tommy Sullivan
Michael Spinks
Leon
Charles Walker
Don Corbin
Clinton Jackson
All-Rookie Teams Names Hollins Sobers to Honors
Las Vegas star Lionel Hollins of the Trail Blazers earns first team All-Rookie honors while ex UNLV guard Ricky Sobers of Phoenix lands on the second team. Alvan Adams heads the squads as the unanimous pick and Suns’ guard Gus Williams garners a near top vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
UPI
Lionel Hollins
Portland Trailblazers
National Basketball Association
Ricky Sobers
Phoenix
Suns
Alvan Adams
NBA
Hollins
Rancho High School
Arizona State
Sobers
Dick van
Gus Williams
Golden State Warriors
Adams
Southern California
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sunfoto
Stan Clawson
Jimmy the Greek
Snyders
Los Angeles
Houston
San Diego
San Francisco
Atlanta
Golden State
Warriors
Rick Barry
Ers
Nugget Gambling
Guy Lapointe
Larry Goodenough
Stephenson
Lefleur
Bladon
Philadelphia Oo
Jim Watson
Lapointe
Barber
Dupont
Tremblay
Smith
Emerson
Sufoto
John Newcombre
AAU
Arsdale
Seattle
Larry O'Brien
Houston Rockets
Joe Meriweather
Buffalo Braves
John Shumate
Meriweather
Rocket
Calvin Murphy
Shumate
Buffalo
Washington
Wes
Junior Bridgeman
Dave Meyers
Milwaukee
Lloyd Free
John Laskowski
Don Ford
Kansas City
Bill Robinzine
Joe Bryant
New Orleans
Rick Kelley
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!