Black Hawks Top Penguins 3 1 In Cup Semis Opener
Chicago's Pit Martin scores twice and Jim Pappin adds a short handed strike to pace the Black Hawks to a 3 1 win over Pittsburgh in the opening game of the Stanley Cup semifinal. Bob Leiter opened the scoring for the Penguins with 1 25 gone in the first period.
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Pit Martin
Jim Pappin
Chicago Black Hawks
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh
Bob
Hawks
Bill White
al McDonough
Martin
Pappin
Jim Rutherford
Utah Stars Take 3-0 Lead In ABA Playoff
In Dallas the Utah Stars defeated the Dallas Chaparrals 96-89 to move ahead 3-0 in the series. Jimmy Jones and Merv Jackson sparked the rally after Donnie Freeman tied it late, with Zelmo Beaty and Willie Wise pacing Utah’s scoring as fans groaned at a cricket gag by Chaparral management.
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Utah Stars
Jimmy Jones
Merv Jackson
Dallas Chaparrals
Donnie Freeman
Chaps
Jones
Jackson
Zelmo Beaty
Willie Wise
Stars
Salt Lake City
Wise
Beaty
Chaparral
Two Tabbed For Indy 500 Nominations Wide 21 Driver List
AP reports rookies Mike Hiss from Corona del Mar and Lee Kunzman from Guttenberg Iowa were named to drive Offenhauser powered machines in the 55th Indianapolis 500 on May 27. Bob Harkey of Indianapolis earned a ride with Joe Hunt. A fourth entry by J Marshall Robbins has no driver yet. Entries stood at 21 with about 45 more expected before April 15. The field will be pruned to 35 starters after time trials in May.
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Ind
Mike Hiss
Corona
del Mar
Calif
Lee Kunzman
Guttenberg
Towa
Thomas W. Page
Santa Ana
Kaneman
Myron J. Caves
Fresno
J. Marshall Robbins
Troy
Mich
Ford
ABA Playoffs Highlight Series Ties Across Teams
The report notes Kentucky at 19 percent and New York leading a best of seven series versus Utah with Dallas also advancing in another seven game tilt. NHL scores show New York over Montreal 5 to 2 while Toronto blanked Pittsburgh 3 to 0. College baseball Pan American 5 Texas Lutheran unclear.
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Utah
Dallas
Dory Funk Jr Retains World Title at Fair Park Coliseum
Dory Funk Jr wins three falls to retain the World Heavyweight Championship against Lord Al Hayes at Fair Park Coliseum Wednesday night. Pak Song claims Brass Knuckles title by defeating Bobby Duncum. Black Jack Mulligan is disqualified in Lubbock debut with Ricky Romero. Dingo wins his debut over Jerry Kozak. Bill Cody and The Lawman defeat Apache Gringo and Duke Myers in tag action.
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Fair Park Coliseum
Pak Song
Bobby Duncum
Black Jack Mulligan
Lubbock
Ricky Romero
Dingo
Jerry Kozak
Bill Cody
the Lawman
Apache Gringo
Duke Myers
Littler Undergoes Cancer Surgery
Golf star Gene Littler, 41, underwent a two hour operation at Mercy Hospital to remove a malignant tumor under his left arm. He was reported in satisfactory condition a day after the surgery, following a two week interval since the tumor’s removal.
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Gene Littler
Mercy Hospital
Rangers Edge Canadiens 3-2 In NHL Playoff Opener
Vic Hadfield scored twice including the winner with just over seven minutes left as the New York Rangers beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 in the Stanley Cup playoff opener. Rod Gilbert and Bobby Rousseau assisted on the decisive goal in a tight first game.
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Canadiens
Hadfield
New York Rangers
Montreal Canadiens
NHL
Ken Dryden
Billy Fairbairn
Dryden
Montreal
Brad Park
Claude Larose
Park
Ed Giacomin
Rod Gilbert
Bobby Rousseau
Frank Mahovlich
New York
Mahovlich
Rousseau
Esposito Scores Twice In Bruins 5-0 Win Over Maple Leafs
Boston Bruins blank Toronto Maple Leafs 5-0 in the playoff opener as Phil Esposito tallies two goals in the second period to break a scoreless tie. Gerry Cheevers earns the shutout with 27 saves while Don Marcotte, John McKenzie and Fred Stanfield add third period goals. The series resumes in Boston.
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Phil Esposito
National Hockey League
Boston Bruins
Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto
Bruins
Esposito
Gerry Cheevers
Wayne Cashman
Jacques Plante
Bobby Orr
Don Marcotte
John McKenzie
Fred Stanfield
Marcotte
Orr
McKenzie
Stanfield
Cheevers
Maple Leafs
Plante
Boston Garden
Colonels Force Game Four With Win Over Nets 105 99
Kentucky Colonel reserves sparked a 25 point burst by Walt Simon off the bench as Kentucky beat the New York Nets 105 99 in the Eastern semifinal to cut the series lead to 2 1. Rick Barry led New York with 39 points.
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Uniondale
N.Y
Walt Simon
Kentucky Colonels
New York Nets
American Basketball — Association
Colonels
New York
Simon
Kentucky
Nets
Rick Barry
Roach to Join Raiders Coaching Staff in Oakland
Wisconsin Badger backfield coach Paul Roach said he would accept a similar position with the Oakland Raiders. He follows fellow Wisconsin assistant Bob Zeman to the NFL staff led by John Madden after two years with Wisconsin.
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Pauly Roach
University of Wisconsin
Oakland Raiders
Roach
Wiscsonsin
Bob Zeman
National Football League
Jen Madden
Badger
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