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This Evening Express photo shows former Boston Red Sox player Harry Lord stands with Babe Ruth in Portland, a few years before Lord died in 1948.
Deb McCleery photo
Researching the life of Mainer Harry Lord, who played for the Boston Red Sox during the early 1900s, was like completing a huge jigsaw puzzle for Bob Muldoon.
Bob Muldoon, a 1981 Bates College graduate, stands at the plate after reciting the poem, “Casey at the Bat” in full regalia.
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Muldoon, a 1981 Bates College graduate, has always been fascinated with Major League Baseball players from the early part of the 20th century.
1900s Red Sox player Harry Lord spurs push for Bates College hall of fame
Bob Muldoon hopes that bringing to light the life of Mainer and short-time Bates athlete Harry Lord, who played for the Red Sox and White Sox, will help another Bates alumnus, Ira Waldman, in his push for an athletic hall of fame at the school.
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This Evening Express photo shows former Boston Red Sox player Harry Lord stands with Babe Ruth in Portland, a few years before Lord died in 1948.
Deb McCleery photo
Researching the life of Mainer Harry Lord, who played for the Boston Red Sox during the early 1900s, was like completing a huge jigsaw puzzle for Bob Muldoon.
Beniers of U.S. among top 2021 NHL Draft prospects to watch at WJC
Forward one of three players on list to earn A rating from Central Scouting by Mike G. Morreale @mikemorrealeNHL / NHL.com Staff Writer
The 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship is scheduled for Dec. 25-Jan. 5 at Rogers Place in Edmonton. Today, we look at some draft-eligible prospects to keep an eye on in the tournament.
Matthew Beniers of the United States National Junior Team will be one of several draft-eligible players looking to play a key role for his country at the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship. [Beniers] is an accelerated player for sure; his motor is always going, United States general manager John Vanbiesbrouck said. I think that he can play center and can play the wing and when you re that usable, you re going to play a lot of
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Quinton Byfield skates during an intersquad game at Hockey Canada s men s under-18 hockey camp in Calgary, Alta., Monday, July 29, 2019. .THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh December 23, 2020 - 7:09 AM
A capsule look at the 10 countries competing in the 2021 world junior men s hockey championship Dec. 25 to Jan. 5 in Edmonton (ranked in order of 2020 finish).
CANADA
Half a dozen players return from the team that won gold in Ostrava, Czech Republic, in dramatic fashion. Trailing by two in the third period, Canada scored three to beat Russia. Tournament MVP Alexis Lafreniere was eligible to play again for Canada, but the New York Rangers didn t release the No. 1 pick in this year s NHL draft. Devon Levi was slated to start in goal for Canada s lone pre-tournament game against Russia on Wednesday, but the three goalies haven t got much time to separate themselves prior to the tournament.
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