Swords Return To Second Place
The Cincinnati Swords moved into a second place tie in the Western Division of the AHL after back to back wins over Cleveland. They opened a 6-3 victory with five goals in 11 minutes of the second period, passing Cleveland and tying Baltimore for second. Butch Deadmarsh and Hugh Harris scored twice in the surge, with Jim Nichols adding a period goal. Cleveland’s Murray McNeil suffered a broken cheekbone in the first period and was hospitalized.
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Bruins edge Rangers 4-1 behind Cheevers stellar saves
Boston goalie Gerry Cheevers stopped 40 shots to back a 4-1 win over New York. Johnny Bucyk scored twice while Bobby Orr opened the scoring in the dying seconds of the first period and Derek Sanderson added a backhand goal in a 2-on-1 rush early in the second.
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Bruins, Rangers clash features Cheevers in rough bout
Cheevers faced a heavy, unsettled night as Boston built a 4 0 lead with Bucyk’s power play goal. Boston’s win narrows the Rangers East Division edge to one point while other NHL results shift division standings. Hull Martin Maki and St. Louis led Chicago and Minnesota in a day of action across the league.
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Two Aussies Reach Melbourne Open Singles Final
Mal Anderson and Ken Rosewall won their semifinals to set an all Australian final in the men’s singles. Anderson beat Alex Metreveli 6 2 7 6 7 6 while Rosewall defeated Alan Stone 7 6 6 1 3 6 6 1. Evans Wade faces Evonne Goolagong in the women’s final after Wade beat Kerry Harris and Goolagong ousted Pat Coleman.
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Virginia Wade
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Miss Goolagong
Pat Coleman
Miss Harris
Helen Gourlay
Olga Morzova
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Gail Chanfreau
France
Karen Krantzcke
Miss Coleman
German Sets Skate Record at Inzell Meet
Erhard Keller of West Germany, the 1968 Olympic 500 m champion, set a world mark of 38.30 seconds at Inzell on the artificial track. Seppo Haenninen and Leo Linkoveski of Finland were second and third. Keller also won the 1000-meter in 1:18.9, 0.10 off the world record by Ard Schenk.
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Vagabonds Set to Challenge Harlem Magicians in Middletown
The Vagabonds, a local eight player team led by Jack Fitzpatrick, host Marques Haynes and the Harlem Magicians at the Middletown Armory on South Main tonight at 8. Proceeds support the Community Center with halftime acts from the Explorer's Club drill team and unicycle riders.
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Cooke predicts rematch of Frazier and Ali at Forum
Los Angeles AP reports sports magnate Jack Kent Cooke expects a second heavyweight title bout between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali to be staged at the Forum in Los Angeles this spring or June. The first fight, March 8 at Madison Square Garden, paid each fighter 2.5 million with a 21 million gate. Cooke and Jerry Perenchio promoted it.
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Umpire Tom Gorman Guest on Redsline Show
Veteran NL umpire Tom Gorman appears on Redsline on WUBE AM FM from 7 05 to 8 00 p m with hosts Joe Nuxhall and Roger Rual. Gorman to field calls at 621 6960. Born in New York, he umpired since 1951, pitched briefly for the Giants, worked six All Star games and four World Series, living in Closter New Jersey.
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15 Year Old Austintown Youth Killed In Hunting Accident
A 15-year-old Austintown youth, Frank Whittaker, was shot and killed while walking in front of a Mineral Ridge peer who had a 12 gauge shotgun cocked. The incident occurred Friday as the two walked single file during a hunting outing, police reported.
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Issel and Gilmore Spark Colonels Past Nets in ABA Thriller
Artis Gilmore and Dan Issel formed a high scoring duo as the Kentucky Colonels defeated the New York Nets 116 to 84. Issel had 26 points and 13 rebounds while Gilmore added 16 and 11 rebounds, supported by reserve scoring.
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Senior Bowl Hoop Play Hosts Holiday Winners
Florida State and St. Louis University, both unranked, begin their bid for holiday tournament titles in Mobile. Florida State faces Denver while St. Louis meets South Alabama as Rich Stallworth leads the Billikens to five straight victories and two tournament crowns this season.
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First Annual Snowbird Golf Tournament Held At Forest Hills
The event drew 44 players at Forest Hills County Club but no snow. Ewing Taulbee captured low gross in the first flight, Dick Harmount was low net. Bill Bach won low gross in the second flight and Charles Hall took low net.
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Dick Harmount
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