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Died. Wilder G. Penfield, 85, pioneering neurosurgeon and cartographer of the cerebral cortex; of cancer; in Montreal. While treating an epileptic, Penfield probed her brain electrically, setting off recollections of the birth of her child. Subsequently, he mapped the control centers of various kinds of memories and bodily functions and developed surgical techniques that cured many cases of epilepsy. The Montreal Neurological Institute, which he founded with a Rockefeller Foundation grant in 1934, became a mecca for doctors and patients from around the world...
Sixty miles away from Tampa, the Red Sox practiced in Winter Haven, home of Polk Community College. The Red Sox prepared for a exhibition game with the Montreal Expos by warming up their arms in front of the stands on the first base side. Fans constantly yelled requests to the players. "Hey Yaz, look over here," one Instamatic-toting woman yelled. Carl Yastrzemski obliged by looking into the stands for a second and then resuming his warmpup. "Hey Pudgie, I came all the way down to see you," a Bosox partisan screamed to Carlton Fisk. Fisk trotted by and said...
...shaved it off," Montreal Expos outfielder Gary Carter, who was secure, said to Red Sox catcher Tim Blackwell, who wasn't, in reference to the disappearance of Blackwell's winter beard...
When play got under way in Mayaguez the Classics turned in their strongest outing against the talent-laden host team, favored to win the bronze medal at the Olympics in Montreal, clinging to a 35-34 lead at the half before succumbing...
...last six games Bolduc has been skating first line for the Whalers, alongside former Montreal Canadien standouts Ralph Backstrom and Larry Pleau. The veterans' magic has rubbed off on the youngster, who has scored a goal and four assists in that stint...