Tigers Host Eagles For Top Area Hoop Contest
Tigers meet Eagles in Biddeford high gym as arch city rivals St Louis and Biddeford clash for the first time this season. York County L League games include Kennebunk v Sanford, Wells v York, and Old Orchard Beach v Cape Elizabeth. Both winless teams seek a breakthrough as Biddeford and St Louis chase early success despite recent losses.
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Antition
Pastime Team Rolls Win Over Portland Five
The Pastime team in York County Pony League defeated Congress Square in Portland by 131 pins after a 1,470 team total, the season high. Harold Dee contributed a single among key hits as the win secured top effort for the squad.
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Seagull Duo Leads Area Hoop Scoring Race
Seagulls total of 125 in a 325 point spread led the local boys scoring race, with Paul Cipriano at 282 atop the losers. Pastime Warriors open week, then seven home games to bolster York County A division position. individual scores include Demers 300, Dee 325, Letellier 282, and others. Gene Geaumont leads Old Orchard Beach scorers 39 at week’s end with opponent George Hogan close behind. Sevigny and Dube follow, then Lisica Provost Cluff in the next tier. Rutgers offers a two week ice cream course.
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Pastime Warriors
York County
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G. Bissonette
H. Dee
L. Roberge
O. Letellier
Congress Square
L. Ross
G. Garland
P. Cipriano
L. Dyer
T. White
Old Orchard Beach
Gene Geaumont
George Hogan
Roger Sevigny
St. Louis
Ray Dube
Jim Lisica
Thornton Academy
Don Provost
Biddeford High
Lee Cluff
Kennebunk
Bob Day
Buster Strout
Thornton
Marty Bourque
Biddeford
Paul Tarbox
Thornton Trail
Nolette Takes Lead For Twin City Lane Title
Don Nolette surged to the lead over Twin City bowling champion Don Saucier in the first half at 20th Century lanes. Nolette posted a 1024 total to Saucier’s 990 as Saucier battled a finger ailment and inconsistent ball behavior. The second half will be rolled at Pastime lanes next Saturday.
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Twin City
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Nolette
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Lenger
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D. Saucier
Unitas Powers Colts Into Title Game With Giants
Johnny Unitas sparked the Baltimore Colts to a 45-26 win over the Los Angeles Rams, rallying from a 26-24 deficit with a nine yard TD to Jerry Richardson and extending his TD a game streak to 37. The victory earned Baltimore a shot at the New York Giants in the NFL championship game on December 27 in Baltimore.
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Baltimore
Colts
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Rams
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Giants
Washington
Bowlerettes Edge Wesbrook In County Match
In a York Cumberland County ladies league match the Bowlerettes rallied from 55 pins behind after the first game to win by four points over Westbrook. Margaret Edgecomb sparked the comeback with clutch bowling as Doris Giles, Kate Gillis and Edgecomb led the Bowlerettes to a total of 1434. Westbrook’s Florence Hale topped their side with 301 and J Dyer 275.
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Hale
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Beach Gridsters Banquet Marks KC Council Honor
The Rev James J Mullen Council Knights of Columbus held a testimonial banquet for Old Orchard Beach High School football at Jameson School. George Hogan captain received the trophy. Roger Gendron was chosen Most Valuable Player by teammates. Awards went to many players and staff with Gordon Pendleton of Deering High as main speaker.
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Knights of Columbus
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James Foley
Joe Regina
Charles Beaudoin
George Hogan
Gordon Pendleton
Deering High School
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Anthony Tsomides
Norman ‘Sylvestre
Herbert Bean
George Ferris
Lional Ayotte
Knights of Columbus Insurance Plan
Roger Gen- Crow
Edward Walsh
St. Margaret's Parish
Bobby Day
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Noel Crowley
Donald Keene
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Ken Tripp
Roger Gendron
Dave Ahearn
Don Pratt
John Joncas
Walter Hirst
Reggie Desjardin
Scotty Verrill
Danny Blaney
Billy Marshall
Ted Coreau
Bo Rackliff
Roger Ouellette
Jimmy Timmons
Dale
Kentucky Invita tional Opens Holiday Hoops Run
The Associated Press notes that the Kentucky Invitational begins a holiday college basketball surge pairing North Carolina and West Virginia for potential top rankings. West Virginia seeks early-season glory with Jerry West as major contender while NC aims to rebound after last season. The schedule includes other powerhouses at Louisville, Los Angeles and across winter tournaments, with a host of major programs chasing national prominence.
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Sugar Ray Robinson Headlines Night Of Title Fight Card
Sugar Ray Robinson battles Bob Young in Boston Garden as part of a boxing card featuring Davey Moore and Joey Brown in no-title 10-round bouts. Paul Pender and Gene Hamilton clash in a co feature while Joey Parks seeks revenge in New Orleans. NBC Radio TV 10 p.m. covers Charley Scott vs Benny Paret at Madison Square Garden and Gene Armstrong vs Rudy Ellis at Camden.
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Kid) Paret
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Ace) Armstrong
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Detroit Presses Montreal For Hockey Lead
Detroit Red Wings with Terry Sawchuk back net a 4-2 win over the Maple Leafs to stay six points behind Montreal and three points ahead of Toronto. A 4-4 tie Maple Leafs with Chicago follows, while New York tops Boston 4-3.
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Detroit Red Wings
Terry Sawchuk
Montreal Canadiens
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Chicago Black Hawks
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Boston Bruins
Youth Rolls 100 Without Spare Balls
Robert Vire a 13 year old Pony League bowler from Pas time lanes rolled 10 consecutive 10s to make a 100 string without a spare or strike. Former state champion Billy Manning notes the record no spare no strike previously was 99 in the area. Vire on Butlers team with Don Fecteau Ron Roy Terry Racicot and others set a four youth team record 426. He bowled three years and is a Biddeford Junior High student with an 80 average after 10 weeks.
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Vire
Butler
Don Fecteau
Ron Roy
Terry Racicot
Robert
Philip Vire
Summer Street
Biddeford
Obscure Fighter KO's Jordan In Buenos Aires
In Buenos Aires AP reports obscure fighter knocks out welterweight title holder Don Jordan. Manager Jack McCoy called the punch a defining moment, describing it as a snack of his life when Don went down.
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Buenos Aires
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Don Jordan
Jack McCoy
Bowling scores from Biddeford and Memorial squares meet
Be Lamontagne 326 B Godbout 338 A Therrien 282 total 1 464. Bowl O Rama 1 374 F Devon 280 E Bearsley 25 ki Morneau 261 R Devon 291 T Kosky 291 total 1 374. Biddeford Tigers 0 J Morin 291 W Metayer 265 H Paul 290 F Reagan 284 P Lamontagne 283 total 1 393. Monument Squares 5 Lester 300 Harriman 284 Offaly 292 Taylor 272 Hodge 3235 total 1 473.
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McCoy vows comeback for Don after medical check
McCoy said he will return to Los Angeles Tuesday to have Don evaluated in a medical clinic before any more fighting. He insisted Don will not fight again until doctors confirm he is well. The remarks came as he and Jordan prepared to return and tie three. Geoffrion led Montreal with two goals as the Hawks beat Toronto 4-2. The Rangers closed to five points of the Bruins with a 4-3 win in Boston. Ken Schinkel broke a 3-3 tie in the Bruins’ defeat. Dean Prentice scored twice for New York, his ninth in seven games. A heavyweight knockout at Luna Park ended California’s upset loss to Federico Thompson. Jordan’s career and car were tied to a virus and a deer collision near Burlington.
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Lou Michaels
Joe Marconi
Jon Arnett
Unitas
Ray Berry
Mike Sommer
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Charlie Conerly
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Luna Park
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Burlington
Deer Me Brings In $600 For Des Moines County Home Dinner
Burlington Iowa AP reports venison dinner hosted by Wyne Haley for Des County Home residents raised six hundred dollars. The event drew local residents and supporters to the fundraiser aiming to improve services at the home.
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Iowa
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Des — County
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