In MLB, Montreal Expos lead the Brooklyn Dodgers 5-4 in the 7th, Philadelphia A's 3 Cuba All-Stars 1 in the 3rd and the Milford Yankees and New York Yankees are all knotted up at 2-2 in the bottom of the fifth. One final to report it was the Boston Braves 9 Atlanta Braves 1.
In the NHL, the Winnipeg Jets 7 Detroit Falcons 4 and Montreal Maroons 6 California Golden Seals 0. Both are finals. Other finals include the New Jersey Devils beat the Colorado Rockies 1-0 in a fierce sibling rivalry, the Montreal Canadiens 4 Central Red Army 2 and Toronto St. Pats 4 New York Americans 3.
In the NFL the Cleveland Browns are ahead of the Chicago Staleys 17-7 in the 3rd Quarter, while Green Bay Packers steam rolled the Providence Steam Rollers 34-10.
In the CFL, it was the Ottawa Rough Riders 54 Hamilton Tigers 14. Tied in the 3rd quarter, Edmonton Eskimos 24 Toronto Argonauts 24.
The NBA has two finals to report and one game in progress. Finals, the Baltimore Bullets 109 St.Louis Hawks 100. Chicago Bulls 115 Minneapolis Lakers 102. In progress, Boston Celtics 56 Fort Wayne Pistons 50 at the half.
In tennis, Rod Laver defeated Roger Federer at Frewimusaus in five-sets 6-3, 6-7, 4-6, 7-6, 6-1, 7-6 (11-9). In F1, Juan Fangio led Maserati to victory ahead of Ferrari's Jim Clark and Michael Schumacher in a McLaren-Lotus. Tazio Nuvolari spun out in his Dodge 426 Max Wedge.
In international soccer, the Azzurri defeated the Austrian Wunderkids 2-1. The Magnificent Magyars from Hungary defeated West Germany 4-1 and Holland '74 upset England at Old Tafford 2-1. Brazil drew rival Argentina 2-2.
In a special international friendly, Busby Manchester United and Torino '49 played to a 1-1 draw.
* For all the great sports towns and clubs that have come and gone. An ode to sports and its legacy.
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