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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1967

Page

6

Area Hoops Slate Highlighting Western Maine Matchups

Thorn ton hosts South Portland as Biddeford faces Sanford in a key county rivalry. Kennebunk travels to Kittery to meet Traip, Old Orchard visits SAD 60, York at Wells, and St Anthony's hosts Freeport. South Portland eyes revenge against Thornton Academy while Wells challenges York.

Allan Evelyn St. Louis High School Thornton South Portland Biddeford Thornton Academy Maroon and Gold Bidde Ford Sanford Redskins Dennis Lamontagne Rams Kittery Wells High School York County St. Anthony’s Wells York Wildcats Old Orchard Seaulls Sacopee Valley Tom Tucker SAD 60 O.k

Eather And Son Combo Spark LSU In 87-74 Win Over Texas

Pete Maravich scored 42 points as LSU, coached by Press Schuyler Sr., defeated Texas 87-74 in Austin. The 6-foot-5 sophomore later added 48 in a 97-81 win over Tampa, while LSU rose to 2-0. Other top teams posted wins across the nation including Houston, Vanderbilt, and Kentucky.

ED Schuyler JR Associated Press Press Pete Maravich Louisiana State Tigers Pete LSU Texas Austin Tex Tampa Houston Vanderbilt Abilene Christian Cougars

Bruins Seize early lead in 1965-66 NHL title chase

Boston Bruins push to end eight year playoff drought leading NHL in wins losses and points. Johnny Bucyk tops scoring with 16 goals 15 assists while John Mnnenzie and Fred Stanfield are one point back. Teddy Green suffers a bruised hand but Boston extends unbeaten streak to six games and gains 15 points over last year’s pace.

Boston Boston Bruins Bruins NHL Johnny Bucyk John Meenzie Fred Stanfield Bobby Hull Chicago Hil Esposito Bucyk Bronco Horvath Milt Schmidt Bill Cowley Teddy Green Montreal Terry Harper Canadiens

Pro Basketball Schedule Mixed Across Cities

The paper lists today’s NBA matchups with San Diego at Detroit Baltimore at New York Los Angeles at Philadelphia Cincinnati at Evansville Indiana and Seattle at Oakland. Wednesday features Los Angeles at Baltimore Philadelphia at Cincinnati New York at Boston and Chicago at Detroit.

Neca San Diego Detroit New Or Baltimore New York Los Angeles Philadelphia Cincinnati Chicago Evansville Seattle San Francisco Oakland Boston

Biddeford JHS tops St Mary's 76 to 30 in season opener

Biddeford Junior High opened the 1967-68 season by hammering St. Mary's 76 to 30. Tanguay led Biddeford with 10 points and Antona kos added 21 while Crowley scored 17 for St. Mary's. The Tigers raced to a 44-14 halftime margin as reserves saw most of the second half action.

Biddeford Junior High School St. Mary’s Tigers Tanguay Antonakos Biddeford Crowley C. Cantara Boisver Labbe Gagnon Cosgrove Haines Elwell Barnes Pouravelis Randall Paquette Anton Mailman Whelan Demers Avyette St. Mary's Ferry R. Paul A. Paul Robert Nadeau Caron Shea Moreau Ribaudo Lane Cote Moreau-Minuitti

Saucier Meets Choroszy In Cut Out Duel

Don Saucier of Big 20 lanes faces Chick Choroszy of Pastime Lanes in the Western Maine Sectional Elimination men's division. The match, under M.L.B.A. rules with a on the lines referee, is set for 8 45 p m at Pastime Lanes this Wednesday evening as the first 10 strings.

Don Saucier Chick Choroszy M.L.B.A

College Scores From The Associated Press Amid Busy Weekend

A digest of college basketball results across the nation. Upsets and high scorers appear as Columbia over Lehigh by 21 and Duquesne topping American University by 42. Ohio State plus Florida State edge in close contests while Michigan wins by a wide margin.

THE Associated Press East Columbia Lehigh Duquesne Amer. U New Hamp MIT St. Francis, Pa Waynesburg

Tonight's high school basketball results roundup

Scores from earlier games show Easton LL Waterville beating Gardiner and Winslow topping Rockland. Other outcomes include John Bapst over Lawrence Fort Kent over Madawaska and Western Maine matchups Scarborough over Fryeburg Bonny Eagle over Windham and Wells defeating York. Lisbon defeats Hall-Dale while Trail edges Kennebunk. Western M Gray-New Gloucester defeats Sacopee Valley and St Anthony's beats Freeport.

Waterville Gardiner Winslow Rockland John Bapst Lawerence Fort Kent Madawaska Scarborough Fryeburg Bonny Eagle Windham Wells York Lisbon Hall-Dale Trail Kennebunk Gray New Gloucester Sacopee St. Anthony’s Freeport

Mount Wears Special Sole To Protect Foot

Purdue guard Rick Mount will wear a stainless steel inner sole in his shoe through Christmas to strengthen a left foot fracture suffered Oct. 27. The 6 foot 3 sophomore played through the pain in a 73-71 loss to UCLA, scoring 28 points and rallying Purdue in the final minutes.

Lafayette Ind Purdue Rick Mount UCLA Lebanon High School Mount John Wooden Bruins Boilermakers

Conigliaro Enthusiastic After Three Bosox Workouts

Tony Conigliaro, after near sight loss from a pitch injury, reports his left eye vision is clear during three Boston Red Sox workouts in Harvard indoor cage. Darrell Brandon and Reggie Smith joined. Brandon throws at half speed with no arm issues. Smith aims to regain 185 pounds for 1968 after weighing 183 now.

Boston Tony Conigiliaro Boston Red Sox Conigliaro Harvard Darrell Brandon Reggie Smith Brandon Smith Red Sox Buddy LeRoux Toronto Fleet

College Scores Brief Roundup

University of the Pacific defeated Fresno State 76 to 61 and Santa Clara beat Creighton 92 to 80. Pepper in Texas Tech 95 to Utah 84 and Florida 77 to St. Marys California.

Jaracz Kentucky Dave Clark Georgia Tech Southern Methodist Dallas Iowa Southern Illinois Ohio State Florida State Bradley Sam Houston Texas el Paso Pan-American Michigan Detroit Drake Minnesota Maryland George Washington Oklahoma Texas Christian Seattle California South Kentucky Florida Vanderbilt Auburn The Citadel Clemson Marlyand Geo Memphis St Rice New Orleans Loyola Spring Hill Baylor Centenary Alabama Tech Midwe Fla Cali St.Fullerton Okla City No. Texa Southwest Houston Abilene Chris Oklahoma TCU Arizona St U. of Pacific Fresno St Santa Clara Creighton Phghem Young Tex. Tech

Game Time Hours Shifted for Local Junior Varsity Games

Junior varsity games at Thornton and St Louis start earlier this season. Biddeford High School coach Art Descoteaux said the JV vs Sanford at Steve White gym begins tonight at 5 45 with the varsity at 7 30. Thornton Academy coach Jim McGaffin announced the Linnell Gym prelim runs 6 00 and varsity at 7 30. St Anthony’s versus Freeport at Kennebunkport opens at 6 00 per coach Harold Hanson.

Thornton St. Louis Art Descoteaux Biddeford High School Sanford Steve White Jim McGaffin Thornton Academy Linnell Gym St. Anthony’s Freeport Kennebunkport Harold Hanson

Ski Conditions In New England Area Snow Reports

Ski condition reports from New England areas list new snow inches, snow surfaces, and base depths. Areas include New Hampshire King Ridge Pats Peak Waterville Valley and more with grades B E G F and notes such as frozen granular packed powder and upper lower levels. Vermont Bolton Valley Bromley Jay Peak Killington Madonna Mt Stowe Stratton Sugarbush Wildwood Valley plus Massachusetts Brodie Mt and Connecticut Powder Hill with forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday indicating fair mild conditions and chances of showers.

Associated Press New England New Hampshire King Ridge G-L. Pats Peak Waterville Valley F-Glower Vermont Bolton Valley E. Killington Madonna Mt Round Top Stowe Stratton Mt Sugarbush Wildwood Valley Massachusetts Brodie Mt Connecticut Powder Hill Weather Bureau

Bobby Leo to Start Saturday for Patriots

Former Harvard star Bobby Leo will debut for the Boston Patriots in an AFL game against the Buffalo Bills at Fenway Park. Coach Mike Holovak says Leo, 175 pounds, will play flanker and may handle punt and kickoff returns, after being Boston’s fifth draft pick. Veteran end Larry Eisenhauer is out for the season with a knee injury.

Boston Harvard Bobby Leo Boston Patriots Buffalo Bills Fenway Park Mike Holovak Leo Lee Patriots Crimson Holovak Larry Eisenhauer Eisenhauer Houston Buffalo

Bruins Lead AP Poll After Opening Week

UCLA tops the AP weekly college basketball poll with 31 first place votes and 327 points. Houston and Louisville follow with one first place vote each, while Kansas North Carolina Dayton Purdue Vanderbilt Kentucky and Boston College round out the top ten.

Ben Olan Associated Press UCLA Bruins Houston Louisville Kansas North Carolina Dayton Purdue Vanderbilt Kentucky Boston College Bill Sweek Lew Alcindor Boilermakers Sacramento ‘State Georgetown Utah State Virginia Tech Northern Michigan Vanderbilt J Southern Methodist Michigan Dartmouth Princeton Davidson BC Eagles Tigers Army Bucknell Virginia Military Kentuck

It's Down To The Line In Title Match

York County bowling title duel heads to 8:30 p.m. at 20th Century Lanes as Dick O'Brien leads Roger Meteyer by 95 pins in the second half. Both have Western Maine crowns and pair with Nick Gillis in doubles. the match promises strong scores and a tight finish for fans.

York County Dick O’brien Roger Meteyer O’brien Metayer Western Maine Nick Gillis

UCLA retires jersey number 16 for Gary Beban

At the Bruins football banquet in Los Angeles Chancellor Franklin Murphy announced that UCLA will not issue the number 16 again. The call honors Heisman Trophy winner Gary Beban for his contributions to the program and school history.

LOS Angeles UCLA Franklin D. Murphy Bruins Gary Be

Tiger attacks Marine in ambush near demilitarized zone

U S Marine Lance Cpl. Jim Shepherd, 19, of Montpelier Idaho, was mauled by a tiger during an ambush south of the DMZ in Dong Ha Vietnam. The tiger grabbed his arm pulled him into a creek before retreating after Shepherd fought back and fellow Marines bandaged the wound.

John Lengel Associated Press Dong HA Vietnam U.S Lance Cpl Jim Shepherd Shepherd Montpelier Idaho Demilitarized Zone 9Th Marine Regiment Unyah Con Thien

Backcourt Men Lead Scoring Race

In the NBA scoring race five backcourt players rank in the top 10. Dave Bing leads with 628 points at 28.5 per game for Detroit, Hal Greer sits fifth with 582, Walt Hazzard is sixth with 573 for Seattle, Len Wilkens ninth with 567 for St. Louis, and Jim King tenth with 534 for San Francisco. Wilt Chamberlain tops field goal percentage and Jon McGlocklin leads free throws. Nate Thurmond is the top rebounder and Wilkens the assists leader.

New York National Basketball Association Dave Bing Detroit Hal Greer Philadelphia Walt Hazzard Seattle Len Wilkens St. Louis Jim King San Francisco Wilt Chamberlain Jon McGlocklin San Diego Nate Thurmond Wilkens

Funeral services for Harry Wismer announced in Port Huron

New York AP reports funeral services for Harry Wismer 53 who died after a fall from a fractured skull. Wismer famed Notre Dame announcer and AFL founder also owned the New York Titans. Services set for Thursday in Port Huron Michigan.

NEW York Harry Wismer Port Huron Mich Wismer Notre Dame New York Titans

Jets Honor Four 10-Year Veterans

The New York Jets recognize four ten-year players Don Maynard Bake Turner Curley Johnson and Sherman Plunkett for long service with the franchise.

New York Jets Don Maynard Bake Turner Curley Johnson Sherman Plunkett

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