Deering Tops Heat Index in Western Maine II Race
Deering leads the Western Maine II Heat Index standings with a 172.4 mark after routing Westbrook High. Stephens, Westbrook, Train, Lewiston and Brunswick follow as top challengers in the race for the eight tournament slots with Sanford rising on a Tuesday win.
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Rams
Westbrook High School
Stephens High School
Rumford
Panthers
Westbrook
Blue Blazes
Maine
Kittery
Train Academy
Lewiston
Blue Devils
Brunswick
Portland
Blue Bluedogs
Biddeford High School
Sanford
St. Louis
Redskins
Thornton Academy
Maroon
Old Orchard Beach
Edward Little
Cheverus
Fryeburg
Morse
Oxford Hills
South Portland
Deering
Stephens
Train
Wilson quits as Detroit Lions coach amid power struggle
Detroit owner William Clay Ford and coach George Wilson parted after a clash over authority. Wilson resigned after a conference that reportedly included firing five assistants. Ford said the deal was mutually satisfactory and he will seek a new winning coach to deliver a championship.
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Detroit
George Wilson
Detroit Lions
William Clay Ford
Wilson
Ford
Edwin J. Anderson
Lions
Bob Nusshbaumer
Don Doll
Les Bingaman
Aldo Forte
Sonny Grandelius
Forte
Lions Brass
Men s Doubles Handicap Rolloff Slated Monday
The Merchant s and Trade bowling leagues will stage a Men s Doubles handicap rolloff at 20th Century Lanes next Monday at 7 30 p m. Eligible league bowlers may enter with any partner, but top bowlers Jerry Forcier and Dick O'Brien and Nick Gillis are barred. Each bowler bowls five strings. prizes depend on entries. Several teams have entered. others should submit soon as rolloff approaches. Handicaps balance teams. a wide open rolloff is anticipated. Contact the lanes to secure a partner.
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Merchant's and Trade
Jerry Forcier
Dick O'Brien
Nick Gillis
Lachance Defends Maine Bowling Title Against Reed
Western Maine bowling champion Joe Lachance defends his title against Bob Reed of Portland Saturday. The match begins at Congress Square Lanes with the final 10 strings at Pastime Bowling Center later. Lachance, coming off a 1215 in the television roll off, is seen as a strong challenger.
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Joe Lachance
Western Maine
Bob Reed
Portland
Congress Square
Lachance
Reed
Buxton Team Beats Warriors in Kinnebunkport Tilt
Kennebunkport Warriors fall 106 to 95 to Dixon Bros. of Buxton after early foul trouble and a third quarter lead melt. Don Holbrook and Ed Bilderback score 24 and 23 for the Warriors while Dixon’s Tom Meet and P. Vail pace the winners with 24 and 10 respectively.
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Kennebunkport
Kennebunkport Warriors
Dixon Bros
Buxton
Warriors
Dixon
Phil Vail
Don Holbrook
Ed Bilderback
Tom Meet
Dixon Ros
Montreal Clipped New York in Midweek Hockey Clash
Montreal defeated New York 2 to 1 to improve their standings asChicago and Detroit leaders faced mixed results in the league table. Boston and Toronto also posted varying outcomes amid a tight early season race.
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Montreal
Chicago
Detroit
Toronto
New York
Boston
Weather decisive in two pro title games on Great Lakes
The AFL title features the San Diego Chargers at the Buffalo Bills on Saturday with Tobin Rote retiring and John Hadl likely to start. Sunday the NFL championship pairs Johnny Unitas and the Colts against the Cleveland Browns in Cleveland as frigid weather looms and crowds approach 83,000. Brown warns that cold conditions may favor the run game, a rarity in December title tilts.
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Associated Press
Great Lakes
Jimmy Brown
American Football League
San Diego Chargers
Buffalo Bills
Johnny Unitas
Baltimore Colts
Cleveland Browns
National Football League
Buffalo
Cleveland Stadium
NFL
Green Bay
New York
Chicago
Cleveland
Pete Azelle
San Diego
California
Boston Patriots
Tobin Rote
Chargers
John Hadl
Hadl
AFL
Jackie Kemp
Bills
Unitas
Colts
Brown
Browns
Detroit
Milliard Leads Industrial Loop Holiday Handicap at 20th Century Lanes
Milliard of York County Rendering Co. wins the Industrial League Christmas handicap event at 20th Century Lanes with a 636 five game total from a 65 pin handicap. Gus Dubue of the Tiger Heads takes second with 619 aided by 105 bonus spins. Syl La Course and Joe Clark place third and fourth. High single awards go to Milliard 112 and Lemieux 130 among others.
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Art Milliard
York County Rendering Co
Milliard
Gus Dubue
Tiger Heads
Syl la
Joe Clark
Walker's Cafe
Leo Milliard
Don Lemieux
Ray Binette
Lucien Demeulle
Dubue
la Course
Clark
Binette
LaCourse
Lemieux
Soulere
Marcoux
Demeule
Laflamme
Desmarais
Marcotte
Morin
Bellefeuille
Moreau
Roy
Adams
Benson
Smith
Southern All Stars Favored Friday in All Star Game
Wayne Hardin and Ara Parseghian lead star studded South and North squads in Friday's North South all star game in Miami with Heisman quarterbacks Roger Staubach and John Huarte, plus Bob Hayes and Jerry Rhome providing speed and depth. Georgia faces Donnie Anderson in the Sun Bowl, while the Blue and Gray conclude workouts ahead of a weekend full of bowls including Rose Cotton Orange Sugar and Gator Bowls.
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Associated Press
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Ara Parseghian
Roger Staubach
John Huarte
Hardin
Bob Hayes
Jerry Rhome
Miami
Georgia
Texas Tech
el Paso
Tex
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Ala
Navy
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Parseghian
Huarte
Paul Dietzel
Army
Tulsa
Hayes
Florida A&m Flash
Dietzel
Herman Johnson
Michigan State
Bulldogs
Donnie Anderson
Anderson
Preston Ridlehuber
Murray Warmath
Minnesota
Paul Davis
Mississippi State
Portland's Dick Joyce Signs with Kansas City Athletics
Dick Joyce of Portland and Holy Cross signed a pro contract with the Kansas City Athletics for a reported 30,000 dollar bonus. The 21 year old left hander, 6 foot 5, 230 pounds, rose to prominence after spurning a 100,000 dollar Red Sox offer to stay in college. Joyce toured Japan with a college squad before choosing pro baseball. He expects assignment to a Class AA team.
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New England
Dick Joyce
Holy Cross
Nens City Athletics
Boston Red Sox
Joyce
Japan
Nagoya
United States
Kansas City
Charles Finley
Records Fall To AFL Passes and Scoring English
Gino Cappelletti of Boston leads AFL scoring while George Blanda and Charley Hennigan set season aerial records for Houston. Cappelletti scores 155 points, Hennigan 101 receptions, Blanda 505 pass attempts and 262 completions. Len Dawson wins passing crown with 58 points, 56.2% completion, 30 TDs. Cookie Gilchrist regains rushing title with 981 yards, Matt Snell 945? Daniels 823 yards.
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Gino Cappelletti
Boston
Houston Battery
George Blanda
Charley Hennigan
Cappelletti
Associated Press
AFL
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Hennigan
Patriots
Denver
Lionel Taylor
Oilers
Tripucka
Kansas City
Len Dawson
Dawson
Babe Parilii
Cookie Gilchrist
Buffalo Bills
Oakland
Clem Daniels
Cookie
Matt Snell
Daniels
Saco Eighth Graders Defeat Old Orchard Beach 51 35
Saco eighth graders beat Old Orchard Beach Junior High 51 to 35 at Linnell Gym. Lane led Saco with 13 points, La Barra 11, Sait 10, while Fitzgerald led OB with 15 and Tucker scored 13. Period scores show Saco ahead throughout the game.
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Old Orchard Beach
Linnell Gymnasium
Inas
la Barra
Sait
Lalso
John Fitzgerald
Seagulls
Terry Tucker
Caddigan
Gray
Rancourt
Angers
Thornton
O.B
Choroszy
Beatty
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