Inter-League Trades End In Flurry Mets Get Neal
A flurry of last minute moves closes the interleague trading season. Charley Neal moves from the Dodgers to the Mets for Lee Walls cash and a rookie. Other deals send Bob Shaw Lou Klimchock to Milwaukee for three rookies, Tartabull to San Francisco for Jose Tartabull, and Schmidt Stenhouse to Washington for Keough and a yet unnamed player. Sam Jones goes to Detroit for Bruce and Montero.
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Jose Tartabull
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Bob Schmidt
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Washington
Marty Keough
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Andy Carey
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Houston
Sam Jones
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Valliere Sparks Spartans Past Wells With 34 Points
Valliere scores 34 to lead St. Ignatius Spartans to a 77-43 win at Wells. Wells trails 15-13 after one quarter, then St. Ignatius stretches to 37-23 at halftime and 55-31 entering the final period as Coe adds 14 points and Wells’ Ray Goodale leads visitors with 19.
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Brown3 Bowdoin 9-3 hockey upset hat tricks by McIntyre Avis
Bruce McIntyre and Fred Avis each tallied three goals as Brown routed Bowdoin 9-3 in Providence. Brown added six goals in the second period after taking a 2-1 lead. Bowdoin captain Ron Famiglietti scored twice.
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Farmington State Teachers Roll Over Maine Maritime 192-84
Dick Turner and Dave Williamson combined for 64 points leading Farmington State Teachers College to a 192-84 victory over Maine Maritime Academy. Turner had 33 and Williamson 31 as the Teachers improved to 4-3 on the season while the Middies closed at 1-10.
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BC Eagles to Meet Maine at Portland Expo Tonight
Portland AP BC bringing a top East squad to Portland Expo for first city appearance in years. The Eagles face Maine at 8 15 p m after a preliminary Maine Black Bear Freshmen versus Maine at Portland clash. BC beat Yale 109 94 and edged Providence 77 73 in AP ranked action.
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Worcester boxer Tommy Haden defeats Bob Harmon in Baltimore
In a terse report from Worcester, Tommy Haden, 125, of New Bedford, stopped Bob Harmon, 1232, of Baltimore, in a bout. The brief note records the victory and ages of the two fighters.
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Western Maine Cage Preview Mixed With Local Flare
In Western Maine, Cheverus South Portland Westbrook and Morse lead early as the opening tournament nears. St. Louis Biddeford Rumford and Stephens of Norway loom, with Wells Beach and Wells girls offering tight showings. Farmer Blake Parker lead scorers highlight a busy start to the season.
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Western Maine
Bowling records rise on Congress Square lanes in Portland
Fan Fare notes a growing total in candy-pin bowling with Herb McBride posting a 10 string 1357, averaging near 136 pins per string, surpassing Don Patchell’s 1311 record. The piece also highlights Maine sports news from York County, naming Alfred tackle John Roberts as co captain of next year’s Maine football team and various Maine Maritime Academy letter winners in football basketball and cross country.
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Kittery
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Old Orchard Beach
Switzerland Team to Play Bowdoin March 1
The Switzerland hockey squad travels to the United States for the world amateur championships in Colorado Springs March 8 to 18. They are booked to face Bowdoin College at Bowdoin arena in Brunswick on March 1 in a warmup game.
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Skiing names rise at Sugarloaf and Kingfield
John M. Christie, longtime Presque Isle sports figure, is named assistant manager at Sugarloaf Mountain ski area and Bowdoin champion turned Maine downhill standout. Donald Murray of Kingfield is named maintenance supervisor at Kingfield slope. Biddeford High sends festive athletic dept greeting cards featuring an orange B and names inside. A clipping shows Rev. Arthur O'Leary trophy presented to Al Daigle of Biddeford, St Anselm College varsity ace.
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New Hampshire Sunday News
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N.H
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al Daigle
Biddeford
St .Anselm College
Seagulls Sweep Wells In Twin Bill At OOB Gym
On December 12, 1947 Old Orchard Beach High boys and girls basketball teams defeated Wells. The boys won 43-40 in a tight contest, snapping Wells' three game streak, while the girls rolled to a 44-18 victory. A large crowd packed the OOB gym as Capt. led the girls in a seesaw start.
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Blanche Tardif
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American Pro Grid Loop Ends Season With Playoffs Near
The American Football Leagues regular season ends Sunday. Houston Oilers can clinch the title by tie or win against Oakland, or lose if Boston falls to San Diego. Boston trails by one game and closes at San Diego, who beat Boston 38 27. New York Titans visit Dallas Texans in another season finale. Denver and Buffalo finished their season last Sunday.
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Tigers Beat Gulls in Maine High School Basketball
Biddeford High surged from behind to defeat Old Orchard Beach 75-68 at Biddeford High gym, led by Louis Ladakakos with 27 points. Cheverus routed Thornton Academy 70-31 at the Saco Armory, as John Kerry and Tom m… powered the Stags.
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Pro Grid Leaders Clash Giants vs Browns at Yankee Stadium
New York Giants meet Cleveland Browns in a climactic regular season game at Yankee Stadium with 63,000 in attendance. Giants seek the Eastern Conference title and playoff positioning. Browns vie for a spot in the NFL runner-up bowl in Miami on Jan 6.
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College Cage Tourneys Reach Climax
Major early season college basketball tournaments reach finales with Duquesne facing Pitt for the Steel Bowl in Pittsburgh and St Bonaventure meeting Louisville in the Bluegrass Festival final in Louisville. Auburn reaches Birmingham Classic final by routing LSU as Virginia Tech edges Alabama.
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Group of 11 Young Men Buy Chisox Stock
Eleven young Chicagoans bought 46 percent of Chicago White Sox stock from Charles Comiskey for about 3.5 million dollars ending the Comiskey era. The group led by attorney Thomas A. Reynolds Jr. aims to work with Arthur C. Allyn Jr. on a restructured board, while Allyn holds a 54 percent share. The minority stockholders range from 33 to 41, and Comiskey says he is out of baseball but would consider a future offer.
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O'Brien Second In Sweeps At Congress Square Lanes
Former Twin-City bowler Dick O'Brien took second in a Portland open sweepstakes at Congress Square Lanes. He rolled his all-time high 1,293 total for 10 strings, while Herbie McBride of Westbrook posted a 1,357 to win. Jerry Cariani of Skowhegan finished third with 1,257 as 20 bowlers competed. O'Brien was the sole Biddeford entrant.
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Kansas City Eyes Win Streak Extend in Pittsburgh Tilt
Kansas City carries a nine game winning streak and a five game lead in the Western Division into a doubleheader with Pittsburgh in Chicago. Pittsburgh sits idle but remains within a half game after Cleveland’s loss. Washington defeated Cleveland 108-100 as Barnhill and Siegried were hurt in the incident. Roger Taylor scored 24 for Washington and Jack Adams 21 for Cleveland.
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