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Yastrzemski, Brock in SpotlightCreg Landry and Mrs. WoodsNamed Athletes of the YearMANCHESTER, N.H. lt;AP)-Carl Yastrzemski got the big gest ovation and Lou Brockcame up with the best punchline at the 20th annual baseball dinner sponsored by the Mam Chester Union Leader Fund,Inc,The standing ovation by a record crowd of 2,402 persons came when toastmaster Ken Coleman, the Boston Red Sox broadcaster, announced that Yastrzemski had just been named Male Athlete of the Year in the annual Associated Press poll.The overflow throng also applauded Greg Landry of Nubia, ■who won the male New Hampshire athlete of die year award and Mrs. Marilyn Woods of Reeds Perry, chosen the female athlete of the year,GREG LANDRYMARILYN WOODSLOU BROCKCARL YASTRZEMSKIThe presentations took place during special ceremonies last night.Landry, ihe University of Massachusetts senior quarterback, hasbe No. 1 choice in the pro draft'couldn't have won that withoutlater tWs month.Mrs. Woods is winner of five medals In wheelchair games dun tag Pan American Paraplegicthe help of my teammates, andbeen in the spotlight ever since he dosed oat his brilliant football career at UMass. He has reaped almost every top award in New England, including the Bostonand base stealing heroics ‘ . 5* r* led his team to a World Series»»that goes for this award. Brock, the fleet St Louis Cardinals outfielder whose bat-ptoye of the State Department of Employment Security In Nashua. She has participated in many other wheelchair games and hasGridiron Club’s Bulger Lowe collected numerous medals andSox,award; an invitation to play in the North-South game in Miami on Christmas Day; and to tap the season* he was chosen Little AH America quarterback.After Us outstanding performance in leading the North to a Christmas day victory* he was Installed as the heavy favorite totrophies.After the announcement of Yastrzcrasld’s selection as the Wale Athlete of the Year* the slugging outfielder who led the Red Sox to the American League pennant then told the gathering;“After I received the Most Valuable Player trophy I said Itriumph over die Red spoke a short time later.“I want to greet Governor (John) King of New Hampshire* and the governor of Massachusetts, Carl Yastrzemski,” hesaid, drawing one of the night's biggest laughs.Brock’s teammate Bob Gibson*, whose three pitching victories in the Series also helped defeat the Red Sox, predicted that “we'll win It again nextyear.On hand along with Yastrzemski were several othermembers of the Red Sox including Manager Dick Williams,who made the trip from hisNicklaus Set To Defend TitleLOCAL SASKETBflU NEWSSCHOOLBOYFridayWitmacunnet at NashuaJaguars, at Ledge, Tigers vs, Cougars at FJH; 12:15 — FlyersPsPAVr at VTIT1 TatrvcBy JACK STEVENSON PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP — U.S. Open golf champion Jack Nicklaus swings into his 1868 campaign today as defending champion in the $104,504 Bing Crosby Tournament aiming to play better this year.‘Til point to the four majortournaments again,** said Nick-a par of 37-35—72 and although he didn't write down his hole-by-hole tally, Nicklaus observer, I’m sure I was under 70.That despite a whistling windblowing in from the Pacific Ocean.Nicklaus and bis amateur partner Bob Hoag, another former Ohio State athlete, opennew home la Florida. Others included Mike Andrews, Elston Howard, Gary Bell, Rico Petro-eelli, Gary Waslewski and Reggie Smith.Howard, the veteran catcher acquired from the New York Yankees late in the season for A* pennant drive, said he will be happy to finish out my career with the Red Sos,” and predicted he would catch more than 100 games this coming season.In other features of the ban-iquet. University of Massachu*, setts football quarterback Greg! Landry of Nashua, N.H., was named New Hampshire's male athlete of the year and Mrs. Marilyn Woods, 53, of Reed’s Ferry, who won five medals in the Pan-American Paraplegic games in Winnipeg, was named the state’s female athlete of theyear.BIG BUT CLOSE
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Thu, Jan 11, 1968
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