Seagulls Face St Ignatius In opener at Sanford
Old Orchard Beach meets St Ignatius in the first game of a double header at Sanford War Memorial Gymnasium. Seagulls seek to test unbeaten St Ignatius while other area teams chase wins during Christmas holidays amid a slate of local high school basketball action.
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Old Orchard Beach
St. Ignatius
Sanford War Memoral Gymnasium
Seagulls
Berwick
St. Anthony's
Jay New Gloucester
Wells
Maebank
South Berwick
Westbrook
Rams
Biddeford
Steve White
Blue Blazes
Thornton Academy
Grandma Moses on cards again for Christmas
AP reports Grandma Moses recollections of rural Christmases appear on new Hallmark cards, first since seven years. The Eagle Bridge artist, who began painting in her 70s and died at 101 in 1961, helped Hallmark issue about 50 paintings 1947–1957. The current card series features different works. The Black Forest is noted as a mountain district in southwestern Germany.
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Kansas City
Grandma Moses
Eagle Bridge
N.Y
Hallmark
College Basketball Resumes With Light Holiday Card
NYU faces Illinois in the Quaker City Classic at the Palestra Philadelphia a first round clash as college basketball resumes after a two day break Other holiday tournaments include the Big Eight Holiday WCAC Far West Classic and Rainbow Classic top teams like Illinois Wichita St Josephs Villanova Tennessee Oregon State Army Tulane and Rhode Island are in action with several games Monday and beyond Illinois 6 1 ranked seventh leads the AP poll while no Lou Rossini coached team has beaten them in three meetings but they trailed at halftime in each setback
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Illinois
Violets
Illini
Palestra
Philadelphia
Kansas City
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Calif
Portland
Ore
Honolulu
Army
Utah
Tulane
Stanford
Rhode Island
Houston
Associated Press
Big Ten
Wichita
Pitt
St. Joseph's
Villanova
St. Joseph’'s
Holy Cross
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Purdue
Oregon
Oregon State
Lucas stars as Royals topple St Louis in OT
Jerry Lucas paced the Cincinnati Royals to a 130-125 overtime win over the St. Louis Hawks after 118-118 regulation. Lucas had 29 points and 28 rebounds, with five overtime points clinching the victory. Oscar Robertson led the Hawks with 38 and Lennie Wilkens added 36. Celtics beat Pistons 118-106. Bullets defeated Knicks 114-108 in New York doubleheader.
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Associated Press
Jerry Lucas
Cincinnati Royals
National Basketball Association
Ohio State
Royals
St. Louis Hawks
Cincinnati
Lucas
Boston Celtics
Detroit Pistons
Baltimore Bullets
New York Knicks
New York
Madison Square Garden
NBA
Oscar Robertson
Lennie Wilkens
Hawks
Philadelphia
Boston
St. Louis
Baltimore
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Mark Twain Samuel Clemens Born in Florida Missouri
Samuel Clemens known as Mark Twain was born in Florida Missouri. The note records his birthplace and the publisher’s reference to his early life.
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Samuel Clemens
Mark Twain
Florida
Missouri
Brown Is Primed For Championship
Cleveland star Jim Brown, NFL rushing champion, enters the championship against the Baltimore Colts prime and dangerous. He finished the season with 1,446 yards and nine touchdowns, overcoming toe and hand injuries to lead a Browns squad seeking its first title. The Browns scheduled a workout as the Colts inspected Municipal Stadium ahead of game day.
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Cleveland
Jim Brown
Cleveland Browns
Baltimore Colts
New York Giants
Brown
Green Bay
Don Hutson
Municipal Stadium
Defense To Be Password In Blue Gray Tilt
Pat Watson anchors the Gray defense in the Blue Gray game while Bob Schweickert leads the Gray offense. Tom Myers of Northwestern headlines the Yanks offense for the contest televised across six states with radio coverage in twelve. The South holds a 15-10 series edge and beat the North 21-14 last year.
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Montgomery
Ala
Pat Watson
Watson
Mississippi State
Paul Davis
Grays
State
Yanks
Tom Myers
Northwestern
Davis
Bob Schweickert
Virginia Tech
Schweickert
Greenland whale can hold an ox in its mouth
The bowhead or Greenland whale possesses the largest mouth and can hold an ox, yet its throat cannot swallow anything larger than small fish.
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Greenland Whale
Challengers Bowling Rolloff Set For Ladies
The Ladies Twin City challenger rolloff is set for next Wednesday at 7 PM at 20th Century Lanes. Top bowlers will earn a shot at the Twin City ladies crown after the holidays, with five strings and eligibility open to Twin City residents. Notables include Estelle Harper Madeleine Adams Doris Saucier Doris L Heureux Shirley Myers Ethel Chicoine Ann Cowgill Ruth Strickland Annette Montpas Doris Montpas Paulette Cantara Rita Morel Terry Lizotte Carol St Ours and others. Entry remains open at the lanes until rolloff.
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Twin City
Estelle Harper
Madeleine Adams
Doris Saucier
Doris L'Heureux
Shirley Myers
Ethel Chicoine
Ann Cowgill
Ruth Strickland
Annette Montpas
Doris Montpas
Paulette Cantara
Rita Morel
Terry Lizotte
Carol St. Ours
Littlest Ranger Key To Victory
The Littlest Ranger Camille Henry and Detroit star Gordie Howe led their teams in Friday NHL action. Henry scored twice as the Rangers beat the Bruins 3-0, with Rod Gilbert assisting both goals. Howe tied Montreal 2-2 for Detroit with an early third period goal, helping the Red Wings stay four points behind leading teams.
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Associated Press
New York
Detroit
Camille Henry
NHL
Boston
Ed Johnston
Rangers
Gordie Howe
Henry
Montreal
Canadiens
Chicago
Red Wings
Eric Nesterenko
Toronto
Johnston
Rod Gilbert
Bruins
Howe
Gordie
Ed Joyal
Canadien
Charlie Hodge
Pro Basketball Friday Results Across League
National Basketball Association outcomes featured Cincinnati 130 over St. Louis 125 and Boston 118 over Detroit 106. Also Baltimore 114 beat New York 108. Upcoming Friday matchups include Cincinnati at Philadelphia and New York at Baltimore. Boston meets St. Louis, San Francisco visits Los Angeles, with Sunday cards listing St. Louis at New York and Cincinnati at Baltimore plus Boston facing Detroit at Fort Worth.
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Associated Press
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St. Louis
Boston
Detroit
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New York
Philadelphia
San Fran
Los Angeles
Fort Worth
San Francisco
Hockey Scores and Standings Highlight Week
NHL results show Montreal Detroit 2 2 and New York Boston 3 0 in latest fixtures. Montreal leads with 37 points, Chicago 33, Detroit 33, Toronto 32, New York 27, Boston 16. Also notes on Ann Hutchinson and pawnbroker symbol origins.
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National Hockey League
Associated Press
Montreal
Detroit
New York
Boston
Toronto
Chicago
Huarte Leads North in Hair-Raising Shrine Clash 37 30
Notre Dame star John Huarte drove the North to a 37 30 win over the South in the Shrine Christmas football series at Miami. He threw for 208 yards and two touchdowns, connecting with Jack Snow for the decisive five yard score with five seconds left. Staubach and Rhome led the South comeback, but Hayes starred for Florida A&M and the North earned its first victory since 1960.
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Notre Dame
Jack Snow
Navy
Roger Staubach
Tulsa
Jerry Rhome
Miami
Fla
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Rhome
Bob Hayes
Florida A&m
Hayes
Yankees
Penn State
Tom Urbanik
Army
Carl Stichweh
Rudy Kuechenberg
Indiana
Rebels
Auburn
Tucker Frederickson
South
Baylor
Ken Hodge
Four Maine Officials Donate Services to Biddeford Jr High Night
Four Maine basketball officials donate services for Mike Pilon evening at Biddeford Junior High Monday. The 7:15 opener pits St. Louis Old Orchard Beach Beathers against Sanford Ignatius teachers with Ray Laliberte and Phil Beaudette refereeing. Second game features Biddeford teachers versus Thornton Academy teachers officiated by Jack Miniutti and James Gourdouras. Mayors-elect Edward Gaulin and Paul Reay hold a shoot off at intermission and Biddeford and Sacomayon pair in a foul shooting contest.
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Maine
Mike Pilon
Bidddeford
St. Louis
Rote Declares AFL and NFL Near Par in Play
Tobin Rote, 36, veteran QB, says AFL and NFL are close in level despite minor gaps in defensive depth. He notes AFL youth depth and improved play over the last two years, mentions retiring after the Chargers Bills AFL title game broadcast by ABC.
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N.Y
Tobin Rote
San Diego
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American Football League
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Rote
AFL
Canada
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Green Bay
Detroit
Lions
San Diego Chargers
Buffalo Bills
ABC
Industrial League standings and high scores at York County
The York County rendering league standings show 12th place for the 10 Walker's Cafe and 53 43 score lines for Lumberjacks 46 50 and National Colts 44 82. Highs include R. Marcotte with a 349 three high and B. Elliott with a 145 single. York County Rendering Co. totals 1,543 as a team and 541 for single.
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Star Five
Go Getters
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