Thornton Hosts Morse In Armory Go Saturday
Thornton Academy faces Morse of Bath in a Saturday armory game after Morse’s 62-44 win over John Bapst before 3,000 at Bangor. Morse, with two scoring threats Harrington and Macouard, seeks a fifth TA loss. Thornton aims to rebound after early setbacks and a 77-43 win over Kennebunk.
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Twin City
Saco Armory
Thornton Academy
Morse High
Bath
John Bapst
Bangor
Morse
South Portland
Saco Cluster
Westbrook
Rockland
Bath Boys
Thornton
Edward Little
Old Orchard Beach
Cheverus
Jim McGaffin
Kennebunk
Joe Harrington
Bruce Mac
Ouard
Fine Morse
Harrington
York County Divers Club Eyes Boat Purchase
York County Divers Club discussed raising funds to buy a boat for diving and rescue use at a meeting held last night at Le Voltigeur club Biddeford. Lucien Demeule spoke on diving basics equipment care and maintenance. Ralph Davis will present a January 11 talk on diver physics. Theodore Poirier proposed sustaining a winter dive at Sebago Lake. Columbus's landing on San Salvador is noted by three markers.
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Divers’ Association
le Voltigeur Club
Biddeford
Lucien Demeule
Ralph Davis
Theodore Poirier
Sebago Lake
Light Harness Racing Sees Big Year In 1961
New England harness racing in 1961 drew 2,146,019 fans at seven extended meets with Bay State Raceway Suffolk Downs and Rockingham leading gains. The region posted about 15 percent handle growth and 12 percent attendance rise, with 1961 yielding New England’s first two minute miles since Old Orchard Beach. Vermont planned to join Maine New Hampshire and Massachusetts by 1962 for extended pari mutuel meets.
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Bangor
Bay State
Gorham
Hinsdale
Lewiston
Rockingham
Suffolk
New Hampshire
Rockingham Park
Suffolk Downs
Bay State Raceway
Fox ‘Boro
Mass
Carty Nagle
Old Orchard Beach
Adios Butler
Irving Paul
Vermont
Maine
Massachusetts
Essex Junction
Lou Smith
Tacoma Racing and Breeding Association
Ada
Southwesttern
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Runners Versus Passers In Pro Grid Title Final
Green Bay hosts the NFL championship as runners face passers in a clash shaped by weather. Lombardi expects a firm field to aid Green Bay receivers while Giants coach Allie Sherman relies on a potent passing attack led by Tittle or Conerly to Shofner Rote and Webster.
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Wis
New York
Wisconsin
Weather Bureau
Vince Lombardi
Lombardi
Giants
Packers
Jim Taylor
Paul Hornung
Allie Sherman
Y.A. Tittle
Charlie Conerly
del Shofner
Kyle Rote
Joe Walton
Alex Webster
Joel Wells
Canada
Webster
Bob Gaiters
Davis Uses Bonus To Pay Off Mortgage
Davis, the Heisman winner from Syracuse, signed a 65 000 three year NFL contract with the Cleveland Browns. He will use the first 5 000 of his 15 000 signing bonus to pay off his mother Marie Radfors’ Elmira mortgage. Browns chairman Arthur Modell praised his prospects, and Davis vowed to compete at the highest level in the NFL.
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Ernie Davis
Ernie
Marie Radfors
Elmira
N. Y
Cleveland Club
Davis
Maine Lone State Winner In Downeast Classic
The University of Maine Black Bears defeated Coast Guard 89 79 to advance in the Downeast Classic. Tom Skip Chapelle led with 28 points while Columbia Rochester and New Hampshire upset other Maine entries in late decisions Bowdoin Colby and Rochester both edged their rivals in tight finishes.
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University of Maine
Maine
Black Bears
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Tom
Rochester
Colby
New Hampshire
Western Auto Racks Up Second Straight Win In Saco Rec
Western Auto logged a 57 36 victory over Saco Tanning to improve to 2 0 in the Saco Rec Adult basketball league. Saco-Lowell edged Allied Hampshire 38 33 in the co feature to hand Allied Hampshire its second straight loss. Next Wednesday Western Auto meets Bagleys while Saco Lowell faces Saco Tanning.
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Saco Rec
Saco Tanning
Saco- Lowell
Allied- Hampshire
Saco-Lowell
Ie Allied
Hampshire
Bagleys
Jack Martel
Dick Grant
Howie Jones
Ray Sylvestre
Leo Gauthier
Arnie Parker
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Coereier
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Ae Saco-Lowell
Allied-Hampshire
Pawlikowski
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Hockey Results and Scores From AP Report
The report notes a 2 2 tie between Chicago and Detroit on Thursday. It lists Friday with no games and Saturday lineups including Chicago at Montreal and Detroit at Toronto. Bates. Paul Leavitt scored four goals to seal the Wildcats victory.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Detroit
Montreal
Toronto
Bates
Paul Leavitt
The
Wildcats
Holiday college hoops and bowl action flood Saturday card
Six major college basketball tournaments crown champions tonight as Ohio State Duquesne and Villanova chase unbeaten marks. Other regional showdowns include Florida Florida Tech Georgia Tech Penn State in bowls and all star games with telecasts on CBS NBC and ABC.
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Virginia Tech
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Fla
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Joe Kuharich
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Dave Sarette
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Larry Clueck
Richie Richman
Ted Aceto
ABC
South Portland Leading Has Beens Cup Winners at Doc's Tavern
South Portland Has Beens win the annual Doc's Tavern bowling rolloff at 20th Century lanes with a 1440 total, Berthiaume’s Alley Dusters close behind at 1377, Godbout’s Cannonballs third with 1365, and individual honors awarded to Bert Godbout for high triple and Dick Fleurant for high single. The event featured five teams, led to a decisive margin of 63 pins.
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Berthi‘aume
Alley Dusters
Godbout
Bert Godbout
Dick Fleurant
Dick Collette
al Thibault
Collette
Berthiaume
Injured Claude LaForge Nets Equalizer For Red Wings Tie
A masked Claude LaForge scored the equalizer as Detroit and Chicago battled to a 2-2 tie in NHL action. LaForge, wearing a protective mask after a Dec 5 broken cheekbone, tied the game in the second period on a pass from Bruce MacGregor. The result kept Chicago one point ahead of Detroit, with Detroit on a fifth-game drought.
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Associated Press
Detroit Red Wings
Chicago
Claude LaForge
Detroit
Bruce MacGregor
LaForge
Hershey Bears
Black Hawks
Toronto
Montreal
Pro Basketball Thursday Results Highlight Curio Card
Results show Los Angeles beating Syracuse 121 114 and Boston defeating St Louis 117 109. The schedule lists multiple matchups including Boston at New York and Los Angeles against Philadelphia at Hershey Pennsylvania with various city pairs and late scores from other leagues.
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Syracuse
Boston
St. Louis
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Hershey
Round Top Skiing Conditions Due to Snow
West Buxton reporter Woody Davis says Round Top slopes will be good over the long holiday weekend. Slopes open at 10 a m Saturday Sunday and Monday with 6 to 12 inches of snow.
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Round Top
West Buxton
Davis
Jimmy Fund Nets Half Million Dollars in 1961 Drive
Boston reports the Jimmy Fund raised 612,216 in 1961, the sixth straight year over half a million and bringing total since 1948 to 6.5 million. The Children's Cancer Research Foundation said funds support cancer research in children with Ted Williams named honorary chair.
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Jimmy
Children’s Cancer Research Foundation, Inc
Boston Variety Club
Ted Williams
Cagers of St Ignatius Rout Seagulls in Sanford Showdown
St Ignatius Spartans defeat Old Orchard Beach Sea Gulls 79 58 at Beach. Laprise scores 25 before fouling out. Valliere and Cote take over in second half as Seagulls suffer injuries and defensive pressure. Spartans push lead 27 14 at first break and finish sixth win in seven.
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Old Orchard Beach
Seagulls
Roger Laprise
Ray Cote
Roger Valliere
St. Ignatius
Spartans
Sanford Quintent
Laprise
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OOB
Walt Hirst
Seagull
Mike Porter
Louis Ladakakos
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N.H
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Valliere
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Porter
Ee Kesae
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Esas
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Miivassases
Peacock
Notre Dame Field Goal Oddity Tops 1961 Football Poll
Notre Dame's game winning field goal against Syracuse on November 18 in South Bend is named college football oddity of 1961 by 125 of 151 sports experts. The 17 15 finish came after a roughing penalty on a Sper field goal setup and a disputed ruling on an illegal field goal.
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Dartmouth
Roy Riegels
Notre Dame
Syracuse
South Bend
Sper
Joe Perkow
Lanne
Perkowski
Robert Neyland
Tennessee
Ncaa Rules Committee
Neyland
Ski Conditions Report From New England Council
New England ski reports show Maine and New Hampshire conditions with several resorts reporting new powder and varying base conditions. Highlights include Saddleback and Sugarloaf with powder and good to excellent surfaces, while Pleasant and Cranmore show wet conditions and fair to good bases. Vermont and northern New Hampshire also report mixed powder and wet trails with generally good to excellent ratings amid variable snow.
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Boston
New England Council
Maine Bald Mt
Mt. Abram
Pleasant Mt
Rumford
Saddleback
Sunday River
New Hampshire
Black Mt
Cannon Mt
Cranmore
Intervale
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Whits
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Stay Safe Behind the Wheel in the New Year Note
A hopeful New Year message wishing Mr. Driver well and urging caution on the road to stay alive through 1962. The note emphasizes taking it easy while driving and offers best of luck for the year ahead.
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Mr. Driver
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