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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1960

Page

5

Storm Delays Interleague Draft for Boston Los Angeles

A blizzard halted a scheduled interleague draft in Boston as two new teams the American League affiliate and the National League loop push back the selection of 28 players each from a pool of 120. Commissioner Ford Frick approved the extension to midnight Friday after the meeting was postponed.

Boston Los Angeles Antlers Washington Los Angeles Ford Frick National League

Angels Sign Bill Rigney to Manage 1961 Angels

Los Angeles signs volatile Bill Rigney to manage its 1961 American League team after his midseason ouster by San Francisco. Rigney and Fred Haney attend the Boston draft meeting to acquire players. Haney hints at plans to bring catcher Red Rice and talks with Red Schoendienst for potential roles.

LOS Angeles San Francisco Bill Rigney Rigney Giants Angels Mgr Fred Haney Boston Haney de Rice St. Louis Cardinals Milwaukee Centralia Ill Rice Red Schoendienst Schoendienst St. Louis Cardinal

Martinez Faces Shorts For Welterweight Title Shot

In Cleveland, Cecil Shorts and Vince Martinez meet in a ten round co feature at the Christmas Toy Shop Fund boxing show. Shorts, 22, from Cleveland, beat Benny Paret two bouts before Paret became champion. Martinez, 30, of Miami Beach, challenged Virgil Akins for the title two years ago and seeks a comeback after seven straight victories. The bout is rated even.

Cleveland Cecil Shorts Vince Martinez Cleveland Arena Shorts Benny Kid) Paret Martinez Miami Beach Fla Virgil Akins

McNelley Logan Bout Postponed To December 20

Promoter Sam Silverman moved the George Logan versus Tom McNeeley heavyweight clash from Boston Garden to December 20 due to storm travel issues. McNeeley of Arlington MA is unbeaten in 21 with two prior wins over Logan, who hails from Boise ID and has losses only to McNeeley and Hurricane Jackson in 20 pro fights.

Boston Sam Silverman George Logan Tom McNeeley Boston Garden Silverman McNeeley Arlington Mass Logan Boise Idaho MecNeeley Hurricane Jackson

Baumann Tops Junior League Pitchers With 2.68 ERA

AP reports Chicago lefty Frank Baumann led the American League pitching figures for 1960 with a 2.68 ERA after a 13-6 White Sox season. He joined Boston in an offseason deal and was among qualifiers for the ERA title. Jim Bunning of Detroit was second with 2.79 and led in strikeouts with 201. No 20-game winner. Chuck Estrada and Jim Perry tied for most with 18. Lary led in five categories.

Boston Frank Baumann Chicago White Sox Baumann Jim Bunning Detroit Bunning New York Jim Coates Chuck Estrada Baltimore Jim Perry Cleveland Frank Lary

St. Louis tops Los Angeles 114 103 in Monday NBA clash

Associated Press recap notes St. Louis beat Los Angeles 114 to 103 on Monday. Upcoming schedules list Cincinnati versus Syracuse in New York and Boston at New York, with Detroit facing Philadelphia at Maryland. Wednesday features Philadelphia at Detroit, St. Louis at Los Angeles and New York at Cincinnati.

Associated Press St. Louis Los Angeles Cincinnati Syracuse New York Boston Detroit Philadelphia U. of Maryland Chicago

State racing takes in 279 thousand from Augusta handle

The state collected 279,833.58 dollars as its share of a 6,331,393 dollar statewide wager from harness track fans this year. The total handle rose 2.58 percent from 1959 figures.

Augusta

Ski quartet named for Lake Placid training camp

Four Maine senior skiers have been chosen to join a combined cross country and Nordic combined ski training camp at Lake Placid New York from December 26 to 30 They are Johnny Bower Auburn Robin Bigelow Farmington Dave Hanscom Rumford and Olympian Charlie Akers from Andover and the University of Maine

Auburn Maine Lake Placid N.Y Johnny Bower Robin Bigelow Farmington Dave Hanscom Rumford Charlie Akers Andover University of Maine

Boxing Probe Seeks Links With Palermo and Liston

Senate investigators quiz Frank Palermo and Sonny Liston as top contenders in a boxing influence probe. Testimony alleges bribe offers totaling more than 130000 to throw fights and shows mob figures taking large shares of Liston earnings. Williams recounts bribes and reflects on past glories and temptations.

Washington Senate Frank Blinky Palermo Sonny Liston Philadelphia Ike Williams Senate Antitrust and Monopoly Subcommittee Liston Joseph P. Pepparone Allentown St. Louis New York Frankie Carbo John J. Vitale Wiliams Jimmy Carter Kid Gavilan Freddie Dawson Juste Fontaine Williams Williams Gavilan Carter Williams Dawson Fontaine Subcommittee Estes Kefauver Clenn New Jersey

TWUA Girls Bowling Standings Week Twelve Reported

Linage of alley results shows weeks standings with teams such as Pitter Pattern and Aces. Pollack and Terres are named among participants while Slo-Balls and CORE appear in standings with win loss tallies 45 15 and 34 26 respectively.

Twua Afl-Cio William Pollock Terres, Te

Inlet Study Chosen for Inland Fisheries Project

Augusta AP reports the Game Department will study inland locked salmon and lampreys at Love Lake, Crawford. Love Lake was picked as a representative site to yield data useful for similar lakes across the region.

Augusta Love Lake Crawford Game Department Lana

Doris Gillis Defends Western Maine Championship

Doris Gillis, perennial bowling champion, defends her Western Maine title for the 18th time against Rita Murphy at 20th Century Lanes. The 20 string match begins Wednesday at 4 p.m. Gillis is noted for steady totals while Murphy challenges with a history of strong showings in Twin City women’s events.

Bidderford Doris Gillis Western Maine Twin City Rita Murphy Murphy

Purdue Indiana Keep Up Hot Basketball Pace

Purdue and Indiana kept up a strong pace in the Big Ten as they pulled impressive victories. Purdue beat Detroit 83-64 after thrilling Ball State, while Indiana rallied from a halftime deficit to beat Missouri 66-55. Veteran guard Terry Dischinger led the U S Olympic squad member with 15 points as Ohio State looms ahead.

Associated Press Indiana Ohio State Purdue Pitt Penn State Ball State Detroit Missouri Hoosiers Terry Dischinger Rome Detroit Titans Titans South Dakota State Utah State Bradley Bradley Braves Northern Michigan Wichita Georgia Tech University of Louisville Louisville Western Kentucky St. Bonaventure Xavier Ohio Louisiana State Texas Brigham Young Texas Christian Tulane Rice New Orleans Loyola Colorado Ilinois Duquesne Bowling Green Vanderbilt Alabama Duke South Carolina Florida State Clemson Kansas State New Mexico

Former College Stars Leading Pro Hoop Race

Wilt Chamberlain, Elgin Baylor, and Oscar Robertson, all former college All-Americans, top the NBA scoring race in latest figures. Chamberlain leads with 975 points and a 37.5 average for the Philadelphia Warriors, Baylor has 951 and a 35.2 average for the Los Angeles Lakers, while Robertson, with 805 and 28.7, stars for Cincinnati Royals.

New York Wilt Chamberlin Elgin Baylor Oscar Robertson National Basketball Association Chamberlain Philadelphia Warriors Baylor Los Angeles Lakers Cincinnati Royals Kansas Seattle Cincinnati

Eagles Tigers Tilt Postponed Amid Coach's Bereavement

Tonight's high school boys game between St Louis and Biddeford at BHS gym is postponed after the death in Portland of Eagles coach Dave Redmond's father, Albert Redmond says no date has been set for the rescheduled playoff. Both teams share the home court for their games.

St. Louis Biddeford Hich BHS ¢ m Portland Eagles Dave Redmond Albert

FIGHTS LAST NIGHT Across Cities and Weights

New York Gale Kerwin 146 and Eddie Jordan 142 from Ottawa and Brooklyn drew in a 10 round bout. Chicago’s T J Jones 15115 stopped Tony Dupas 151 in New Orleans. Osamu Watanabe 135 outpointed Sakuji Shinoza 134% in Tokyo. Mike Holt heavyweights outpointed Gawie de Klerk in Pretoria. Billy Thomas 131 from Marin City outpointed in San Francisco.

Associated Press New York Gale Kerwin Ottawa Ont Eddie Jordan Brooklyn Drew Chicago T. J. Jones Tony Dupas New Orleans Tokyo Osamu Watanabe Japan Sakuji Shinozawa Pretoria Mike Holt Southfrica Gawie de Klerk

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