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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1962

Page

6

Thornton Wins after slow start over Kennebunk

Thornton academy pulled away from a sluggish start to beat Kennebunk 64 to 44 at Kennebunk. Bob Aaron led Thornton with 18 points and key rebounds as Dennis McNabb and Dave McNabb contributed early baskets. North Berwick also defeated Wells 45 32 in the preliminary game, with Ahearn Lopez and Cheney scoring in double figures.

Thornton Academy Ennebunk Kennebunk Maroon and Gold Dennis McNabb Dave McNabb Bob Aaron Aaron Thornton Terry Brown Brown Jim McGaffin Bret Wells High School Kimball North Berwick Wells Don Caouette Tnis McNabb Ken Aaron Cheney Steve Staples Crown Doug Fillson Ram Bill Hanscom Brian Ahearn Warriors North Liminary Prebank Southern Mebunk York Old Orchard Ber Bath Western Hill Maine II Morse High Gordon Ae Ears i Fili Kimball Strahreins Gyan Beri Bergeron, If McNabb FEE, Te Céienvetisers Wade Jacobs Shscsis Neeevas Stanles Venway Usseseereens Sakentiis Coc PODER Areceeresns Ipiorch Palace Mathews Eccesseoeces Csibsssek Rae Hanscom Evelyn Ear Perry Gondouros Layes

Blue Blazes Rally Late At Biddeford

Biddeford High Tigers fell 60 52 to Westbrook High at the Steve White Memorial gym. Mike Mazarall led Westbrook with 16 points while Jeff Trecartin and Ricky Swan added 15 and 13. Kerry Herbert Jerry Waterman and Mazarall propelled Biddeford’s comeback, but Westbrook held on.

Biddeford High Tigers Westbrook High Steve White Westbrook Mike Mazarall Ricky Swan Art Descoteaux Blue Blazes Tigers Biddeford Jimmy Sandler Kerry Herbert Jerry Waterman Mazarall Paper City Jeff Trecartin Swan Ken Chenard Leo Red) Bineau Bob Bourque Bourque Cheverus G. F. Billings Rf Randall Sawness Swan If Severesonces Herbert If Mazarall Trecartin Eee Ween Waterman Chenard Lasczak C Sandler C Bineau Chipocg TH .Secseeness Twomey West Brook Beaudette Golden

Davidson Upsets Duke Shaping For Cincinnati Clash

Davidson Wildcats upset second-ranked Duke 72-69 in Charlotte lifting their record to 5-1 as Fred Hetzel 27 and Bill Jarman 21 led the rally. Duke had won 52 of 59 meetings previously. Cincinnati aims for a strong response after a 24-game win streak. Other top games: Colorado over Creighton, Vanderbilt over Louisville, UCLA over Butler, Wake Forest over Virginia, Oklahoma over Texas Tech, Stanford over Oregon.

Associated Press Cincinnati Davidson Wildcats Bearcat Dayton Bearcats Davidson Duke Charlotte N.C Blue Devils Fred Hetzel Bill Jarman Hetzel Jarman Art Heyman Jeff Mullins Colorado Creighton Vanderbilt Louisville Memphis State Minnesota UCLA Butler Wake Forest Virginia Oklahoma Texas Technic Stanford Oregon Tulsa Adams State College of Colorado Oklahoma City North Texas State Denton Tex Cornell Syrause Ithaca N.Y Worcester Mass Holy Cross St. Anselm Rhode Island New Hampshire Kingston R.I

Basketball League Workouts Slated in Biddeford Tonight

Biddeford City Basketball league holds team workouts from 7 to 9 p.m. at Biddeford Junior High gym. Fred Hayes says teams will be formed and captains chosen during the session. Others may attend tryouts. Several sponsors have been selected, with room for more.

Biddeford Fred Hayes Hayes

GSTC To Play In Rhode Island Holiday Tournament

Gorham State Teachers College opens a two day Holiday Tournament in Providence Rhode Island facing Quinnipiac College on Thursday at 6 30 p m Rhode Island College meets New Haven College of Connecticut at 8 30 p m The losers play in a Friday 6 30 p m consolation and the 8 30 p m final pits the two winners The Gorham squad is led by captains Ray Bishop Ed Guiski and Don Donnelly with supporting scorers Dick Therriault Benny Palubinskas and four freshmen among the 10 players shaping the lineup.

Gorham State Teachers College Providence Hilltoppers Quinnipiac College of Hamden Conn Rhode Island College New Haven College of Connecticut Gorham Ray Bishop Bath Ed Guiski Winslow Don Donnelly South Portland Lewiston Dick Therriault Benny Palubinskas Ron Farley Biddeford Tom Wheeler Avon,Conn Harry New Old Orchard Wayne McDougall Rumford Mike Murphy

Packers Put Eight On Western Team

Eight Packers were named to the Western Division squad for the NFL Pro Bowl to be played January 13 in Los Angeles. Western coaches selected the team as part of a Western versus Eastern contest. The Eastern squad had eight New York Giants. Lions had seven, Baltimore five, Bears and Rams four, 49ers three, and the Vikings one.

LOS Angeles Green Bay Packers New York Giants Detroit Lions Baltimoor Chicago Bears Los Angeles Rams San Francisco Minnesota

Angers Market Drops Pin Duel To Freeport

Angers Market lost a tight three game bowling duel to Freeport by 23 pins 1508 1485 in Freeport. Dorrington 338 and 135 on the final string spoiled Angers clean sweep hopes while Buzzell 320 and Petit 307 led Biddeford side.

Anger Freeport Dorrington Steve Buzzell Roland Petit Biddeford Masse Hood Ripley MacCarthy Anger’s Market Gagnon Petit Tremblay Buzzell Paul

Machen Career Gloomy After Committal

Eddie Machen, top heavyweight challenger, is hospitalized after a Dec. 12 incident in Fairfield. Napa State Hospital doctors call him acutely schizophrenic and paranoid. his boxing license faces possible renewal delays pending medical clearance. He was found with a loaded pistol while writing a farewell letter to his wife.

Fairfield Calif Eddie Mach Sonny Liston Machen World Boxing Association Napa State Hospital Jack Arch State Athletic Commission Mayhen California Arch Athletic Commission

Bruins Face Contenders In Road Games Tonight and Tomorrow

The Boston Bruins, in last place, meet Chicago and Detroit in road tests. Goalie Bob Perreault should return after knee injury kept him out versus Montreal. Forward Jerry Toppazzini may play only as a penalty killer due to a bruised foot. Ed Westfall, back with Boston, contributed insight on defense and passing after a stint in Kingston. Bruins head home Sunday for Toronto, with the Rangers visiting Christmas night.

Chicago Boston Bruins Detroit National Hockey League Bob Perreault Montreal Jerry Toppazzini Bruins Ed Westfall Boston Kingston Westfall Toronto Boston Garden New York’ ‘Rangers

Hockey Results and City Name Change Reported

Exhibition hockey results show Detroit defeating Port Huron 7 to 3 in IHL action. The article notes upcoming games Boston at Chicago and Toronto at Montreal, with Boston visiting Detroit. Also Russia renames Tselinograd to Virgin Land City, a 100000 population center in the Kazakh SSR formerly Akmolinsk meaning White Tomb.

Associated Press Detroit Port Huron Boston Chicago Toronto Montreal Russia Tselinograd Virgin Land Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic Akmolinsk White Tomb

California Rejoins World Boxing Association

California joins the World Boxing Association after leaving the NBA nearly three years ago. State officials caution they may exit again if the WBA fails to curb hoodlum influence and regulate boxing effectively. Governor Brown backs the move, citing better regulation, while Hayden notes improvements but reserves judgment on the WBA’s handling of the sport.

Sacramento Calif California National Boxing Association NBA Sucessor World Boxing Association Douglas Hayden State Athletic Commission WBA New York World Boxing Associaton Edmund G. Brown The Athletic Commission Hayden Association Charles Larson Tacoma, Wash

Faulkner Named AFL Coach of the Year in 1962

Faulkner, former Gillman assistant for 13 years at Cincinnati, San Diego, and Los Angeles, earns AFL Coach of the Year after guiding the Denver Broncos to a 7 7 season. His first year saw mid season momentum fade with a 46 45 Thanksgiving loss, but the team remained strong with Frank Tripucka and Lionel Taylor producing key plays.

New York Jack Faulkner Sid Gillman Cincinnati San Diego Los Angeles Denver Broncos Associated Press Broncos Faulkner Denver Frank Tripucka Lionel Taylor Bo Dickinson Gene Mingo Broncs Boston Dallas Houston Titans Frank Filchock Miami Ohio Paul Dietzel Army Ara Parseghian Northwestern Gillman University of Cincinnati Los Angeles Rams Los Angeles Chargers

Zephyrs Win Third Straight as Chicago Surges in NBA Action

The Chicago Zephyrs beat the Detroit Pistons 113-110 for their third consecutive win, the first such streak in franchise history. In other NBA results, the Knicks edged the Royals 103-102, and the Warriors snapped a 14-of-15 slump with a 130-110 victory over the Hawks, Wilt Chamberlain scoring 61. Green Bay Packers dominate final NFL team stats finishing first in 11 offensive and four defensive categories while Giants lead total offense.

Chicago Zephyrs Zephyrs National Basketball Association Chicago Detroit Pistons Pistons Detroit Madison Square Garden New York Knicks Cincinnati Royals San Francisco Warriors St. Louis Hawks Wilt Chamberlain NEW York Green Bay Packers New York Giants Packers Yankee Stadium Green Bay Vince Lombardi Los Angeles Giants Philadelphia

Cookie Gilchrist Named AFL Player of the Year

Cookie Gilchrist, 243 pounds, Buffalo Bills fullback, named AFL Player of the Year by AP. He first ran for 1,000 yards in the league after nine Canadian seasons. Gilchrist, 27, credited with lifting the Bills toward the top, received 13 of 28 votes. Len Dawson placed second with eight.

NEW York Cookie Gilchrist Buffalo Bills Bills Lou Saban Gilchrist Saban Len Dawson Dallas Texians

Negotiators In Attempt To Avert Strike

New York AP reporting a joint union management negotiating session is set today to avert a Sunday threatened strike by 60,000 AFL-CIO International Longshoremen. The dispute centers on gang size. a prior 80-day cooling off injunction ended, and US Lines canceled the America Bermuda cruise due to strike risk.

New York Bermuda Afl-Cio International Longshoremen’s Association Atlantic Gulf Coast Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz United States ‘Lines America

Pro Basketball Tuesday Results and Schedule Brief

Pro basketball scores show New York 103 Cincinnati 102 Chicago 113 Detroit 110 and San Francisco 130 St Louis 110. Daily games list Syracuse at Cincinnati Chicago at Detroit St Louis at Los Angeles with no Thursday games. ABL Ran City 119 Philadelphia 106 Philadelphia at Kansas City Chicago at Oakland. Eastern standings highlight Boston Syracuse Cincinnati New York. Western shows Los Angeles St Louis Chicago San Francisco Detroit. Gordy Soltau still holds SF 49ers scoring record with 114 points in 1953.

New York Cincinnati Chicago Detroit San Francisco St. Louis Syracuse Los Angeles City Philadephia Philadelphia Kansas City Oakland Associated Press Boston Louis Gordy Soltau San Francisco 49Ers

Liston floats heavyweight round robin plan in TV remarks

Liston on Canadian TV proposed a round robin involving himself, Floyd Patterson, Ingemar Johansson, and Cassius Clay. He urged promoters to pair Johansson against Patterson with the other winner facing for the title, while noting Johansson could back up a $1 million offer. He doubted Patterson rematch appeal and questioned Clay’s right to a title bout.

Toronto Sonny Liston Floyd Patterson Ingemar Johansson Cassius Clay Liston Johansson Patterson Clay Sould Archie Moore Edwin Ahlquest Stockholm Ahlquest U.S

Steers Win Sixth Straight Behind Trio of Stars

Breakup talk swirls in the American Basketball League as the Kansas City Steers stay in first place with a sixth consecutive victory led by Bill Bridges Gene Tormohlen and Larry Staverman who shared the scoring load Tuesday night in a dominant performance.

Kansas City Philadelphia Steers Long Beach Bridges Tormohlen Staverman Associated Press Kansas City Steers Bill Bridges Gene Tormohlen Larry Staverman

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