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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Dec 03, 1962

Page

6

Chandler Boots Giants To Crown With Four Fgs In Victory

In his first six Giants seasons Don Chandler scored no points until this game. He kicked four field goals and two extra points as the Giants beat the Bears 26-24 for their seventh straight win and the Eastern Conference title. The matchup for the NFL title appears likely against Green Bay after the Packers and Lions win on Sunday.

New York Giants Don Chandler Giants Chandler Chicago Bears Yankee Stadium Green Bay Packers New York Detroit Lions Los Angeles Rams Detroit Baltimore Colts Bears Miami Pittsburgh Steelers Louis Cardinals Cleveland Dallas Cowboys Washington Redskins Philadelphia Eagles San Francisco 49Ers John Brodie Minnesota Vikings 49Ers Colts Dallas Buffalo Bills Denver Houston San Diego Oakland Andy Robustelli Billy Wade Chicago San Francisco Paul Hornung Riight Bart Starr

Navy routs Houston as Staubach shines in college showdown

Navy sophomore Roger Staubach starred in a 34-17 win over Houston, while Army faced Navy in a season finale that cemented bowl aspirations. Southern California clinched a near-perfect season with a 25-0 victory over Notre Dame, and the national bowl lineup took shape as Alabama, Mississippi, and Oklahoma completed strong finishes.

Associated Press Army Sitting Bull Black Knights Hudson Navy Jolly Roger Staubach Southern California Notre Dame Trojans Irish Middies Staubach Kennedy Alabama Auburn Mississippi Sugar Ee State Florida Oklahoma Oklahoma State Gotham New York Miami Boston College TCU Liberty Philadelphia Villanova Oregon State Bluebonnet Houston Georgia Tech Missouri Tangerine Orlando Fla Ohio Cotton Dallas Texas Louisiana State New Orleans Arkansas Orange Joe Kuharich South Bend Wisconsin Cal Trojan California Paul Dietzel Navy Star Dietzel LSU West Point Holy Cross Georgia Texas I Christian Southern Methodist Tennessee Vander Baylor Rice Miss Vanderbilt Southwest Oklahoma Okla Cincinnati SMU Southern Cal UCLA Utah

Celtics Lead NBA Eastern Division Race

The Boston Celtics pull ahead in the Eastern Division, building a three game lead after overnight win over Cincinnati 128-127 in overtime. Syracuse idle, St. Louis beat San Francisco 122-116, and Detroit edged New York 117-115 as Boston and LA show strong form in Saturday action.

Weekend College Football Results East and West

Week of results across conferences lists wins for New York Pittsburgh Cleveland and Dallas Philadelphia San Francisco Baltimore Green Bay Chicago and more with notable scores. The Western Division shows strong showings from San Francisco Dallas and Oakland along with regional upsets and final tallies across the league. A historical note mentions the first successful five mile cast iron pipeline beginning in Pennsylvania in 1865.

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13 Year Old Bowling Dot Hammers 152 In Lane String

A 13 year old Paul Gregoire bowled a 152 single string in the Pony league at Pastime Lanes. The league, for boys ages 13 to 16, bowls every Saturday morning. His ten-shot sequence was 18 10 29 20 15 8 18 8 16 10, suggesting near state youth record potential. Paul is reported as the league’s high average bowler, above the 100 mark.

Paul Gregoire Paul

National Grid League Starts College Draft

The NFL opens its annual player draft with 280 players picked in 20 rounds led by the Los Angeles Rams likely to select Heisman winner Terry Baker. AFL selections show Baker going to San Diego in the 12th round and feature first-round choices like Walt Sweeney, Jerry Stovall, and Ed Budde. The draft runs 12 to 16 hours starting at 10 a.m. CST. all graduates in June are eligible.

Chicago National Football League NFL Los Angeles Rams Terry Baker Oregon State American Football League Baker San Diego AFL Junious Buchanan Grambling Buchanan Dallas Walt Sweeney Syracuse Jerry Stovall LSU New York Dave Behrman

National basketball results and standings brief

NBA results show Detroit beat New York 117 to 115 and Boston defeated Syracuse 129 to 110 while Cincinnati edged Chicago 131 to 112 and Los Angeles won 110 to 97 against St. Louis. OT thriller Boston 128 Cincinnati 127. Bracketed games and implied schedules noted. Eastern Division standings list Boston Syracuse Cincinnati New York with .377 and .250 records.

Associated Press National Basketball Association Detroit New York Boston Syracuse Cincinnati Chicago Los Angeles St. Louis San Francisco American Basketball League Long Beach Philadelphia Kansas City Oakland Pittsburgh National Basketball Assn GC. Pet. Ge

Biddeford High Seeks Class A Consideration

Biddeford High School Tigers seek admission to Western Maine Class A. Coach Neil Serpico says the move would raise the program from Class B to A after four years of climbing from C to B. Faculty vote by Western Maine coaches will decide. past A targets include Thornton and St Louis.

Biddeford High School Tigers Western Maine Neil Serpico Wgan-Tv Mike Norton Serpico Norton Sanford Westbrook Oxford Hills Waterville John Bapst Brunswick Kennebunk Old Orchard Beach New Hampshire Dover N.H Biddeford Evel Ronnie Poisson Dennis LeBlanc Roger Miles Wayne Stuart Louis Lavigne Poisson Gillis Bob Cote St. Louis Eages Biddeford High Tigers

Pastime Dominates KOFC In York County Bowling match

Pastime swept a five point win over KOFC to set a new York County league team record of 1739. Ray Gosselin led with 384 followed by Harold Dee 383 and Gerry Bissonnette 357. For KOFC Fern Duffer led with 308 while W Gribby and P Canton added 281 and 292 respectively.

Kofc Ray Gosselin Harold Dee Gerry Bissonnette Paul Lamontagne Fern Duffer K. of C H. Dee G. Bissonnette R. Gosselin P. Lamontagne G. Letellier W. Gribby P. Canton T. Irelelli F. Duffy R. Breen

Argentinian Contender Seeks Welter Title Chance

Jorge Fernandez of Argentina meets champion Emile Griffith of New York in Las Vegas for a world welterweight title shot. Griffith defends for the second time in his second reign after a July victory over Ralph Dupas. Fernandez carries a 76-5-1 record with 51 knockouts to Griffiths 32-3 with 11 KOs.

Associated Press Argentina Jorge Fernandez Emile Griffith New York Las Vegas Griffith Howver Ralph Dupas Fernandez

Warriors Open By Tipping Wells Club

The Kennebunkport Warriors opened their 1962 63 basketball season with a 108 70 win over the Wells Townies at Wells High School. Dave Perry led with 25 points and 17 in the final quarter fueled a 42 point surge.

Kennebunkport Warriors Wells Townies Wells High School Warriors Dave Perry Kennebunkport Kennebunk High School Don Holbrook Pete Wallace Holbrook Bill Higgins Dave Angell Don DeWitt Dave Holbrook Bob Goodale Mal Johnson Wells John Dickins Parson Harmon York County

Hockey results from the National Hockey League slate

The standings show Montreal, New York, and Boston with varying records. Montreal defeated Chicago 2 1 and Montreal beat Boston 3 0 while Toronto routed Boston 8 2 and Detroit edged Chicago 1 5 New York posted a 1 8 68 75 score line with no games scheduled.

National Hockey League Associated Press WLT GFGA Chigaid Cams Montreal New York Boston Chicago Toronto Detroit

BC May Get Gotham Bowl Invitation

Boston College stock rises after a 48-12 win over Holy Cross as Gotham Bowl official Bob Curran eyes BC for the December Yankee Stadium matchup. The Eagles finish 8-2, led by Jack Concannon who threw three TD passes and rushed for 278 yards, with Art Graham catching seven passes.

Newton Mass Boston College Eagles Bob Curran New York Crusaders Miami George Mira Texas Christian Hurricanes Yankee Stadium The Cross TCU Jack Concannon O’melia Holy Cross Eagle Art Graham Graham Boston Patriots Jim Miller Miller Tracy Mehr Loyal Park John McCauley Emerson George Clemens Cliff Poirier Emerson Dickie Navy Syracuse Pat McCarthy Concannon Tota Bobby Shann Harry Crump Jim Fitzpatrick Phil Carlino Shann New England

Dallas Backs Into AFL Western Title

Dallas gains AFL Western crown despite a 23-14 loss to Buffalo as Houston and Boston win to stay in the chase. Bills quarterback Jack Kemp and fullback Cookie Gilchrist power the win, while Dallas falls short in a muddied Houston outcome. Buffalo breaks Dallas rushing mark. Chargers end skid. Raiders struggle with drought.

Associated Press Dallas Texans Houston Oilers Boston Patriots Texans Buffalo Bills Denver Oilers Houston Patriots Boston New York San Diego Chargers Oakland Raiders Dallas Bills Jack Kemp Cookie Gichrist Kemp San Diego Gilchrist AFL Billy Camnon Buffalo

Don’t Be a Sitting Duck Motor Safety Tip

Chicago AP reports the Chicago Motor Club urges motorists to carry red flares for roadside emergencies. A disabled car at night should keep lights on and place a flare up the road toward oncoming traffic to enhance visibility and safety.

DUC Chicago Chicago Motor Club

Bruins Struggle in 4-0 Loss to Canadiens

Eddie Westfall was missing as Boston floundered in Toronto. Jacques Plante posted his second shutout of the season as the Bruins dropped their third straight, managing just two wins this NHL campaign. Rookie Bob Leiter impressed mildly in his debut while Pat Stapleton fared best among a listless Boston lineup. They next face the first place Black Hawks in Chicago.

Cincinnati Bearcats DePauw Virginia Tech Southern Illinois Associated Press Paul Hogue Ron Krick Kentucky St. Bonaventure Ohio State Buckeyes Utah State Duke Wisconsin Blue Devils Art Heyman Davidson Air Force Thorn Nets Loyola of Chicago Christian Brothers Jerry Harkness West Virginia Citadel Rod Thorn Illinois Butler Gary Bradd Hogue Krick Lee Mclear Boston Boston Bruins Eddie Westfall Westfall Kingston Toronto Bruins Montreal Jacques Plante Masked Marvel Bob Leiter Pat Stapleton Black Hawks Chicago Hawks Detroit

Black Hawks Lead Tight NHL Race After 3-1 Win

Chicago's Black Hawks surged to the top of the NHL standings with a 3-1 victory over New York to seize solo lead, ending a Detroit tie. Toronto, Detroit, and Montreal all sit two points back after other games. Chicago fired 48 shots, 35 in the first two periods, and built a 3-0 lead behind strong pressure.

Associated Press Chicago Black Hawks Hawks New York Detroit Red Wings Toronto Montreal Boston Jacques Plante Golaie Gump Worsley

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