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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1963
Page
5
The final 10 strings of the twin city title bowling match pit champion Don Saucier against challenger Ernie Letourneau at Pastime lanes tonight. Saucier leads 1109 to 1063 in the first half and is favored to win as the match starts at 5 p.m. in the Pastime lanes.
Georgia Tech, ranked sixth, saw its 17-1 season arc end as Tulane shocked the Yellow Jackets 77-69 in overtime. Tulane’s win boosts Mississippi State in the SEC race, while Stanford drops to a tie for second in the Big Six after a loss to Washington. Major action also saw Holy Cross stretch win streak, Penn retake Ivy lead, and other regional results across college hoops.
New York AP reports light heavyweight Willie Pastrano and newcomer Wayne Thornton meet on ABC TV at Madison Square Garden in a 10 round bout. Pastrano is a 3-1 favorite over Bakersfield’s Thornton, who debuts on NY television. Thornton shows 26-2 with 18 knockouts, while Pastrano sits 57-10-7 with 12 KOs and a four-fight unbeaten streak.
Bruce Shaffer led the Hustlers with 33 points as they defeated the Colts 67 to 37 at Thornton Academy. Pete Atwater topped the Pistons with 18 in a 40 to 37 win over the Freshmen, with Dick Kimball scoring 18 for the Frosh.
In Richmond Indiana on Friday night R M Hobbs bowled 12 straight strikes and appeared set for 300 but started on the wrong lane. After a restart on the right lane he continued with eleven more strikes, yet his 13th ball left a PRO standing and the game ended at 299.
The Maine speed skating championships occur at the St. Louis rink on consecutive Sundays in February. Preliminary races begin at 2 30 p m with eight categories plus an over 32 old timers event. Sunday points feed into next week for overall winners. registrations close at 2 p m. Defending champions Dan Gagne Paul Lamontagne Peggy Ouellette compete. officials include Henry Paradis Fern Gobiel Emile Lamontagne and Lambert.
Los Angeles Dodgers rewarded Maury Wills with a 45000 contract, a 1500 raise from 1962, joining Don Drysdale who signed for 46000. Wills, MVP and 104 stolen bases holder, says he may attempt to beat the record this season while pitchers target him on base paths.
Lakers overcome Elgin Baylor’s absence and Jerry West’s sidelining to beat the Chicago Zephyrs 94 91 for their 10th win in 11. Baylor was held to eight at halftime before sparking the final rally. Dick Barnett led scorers with 32 as West recovers from a torn hamstring.
The Biddeford High and Old Orchard Beach High basketball doubleheader begins with a Junior High game at Steve White gym Monday. The Beach Junior High teams face St Mary at 6 p.m. The teams play two eight minute quarters before JV and varsity contests follow.
No games Friday. Today's games include Montreal at Toronto and Chicago at New York in the afternoon. Sunday's slate features Montreal at Boston, Toronto at Detroit, and New York at Chicago. No games are listed for Monday.
Osamu Watanabe from Japan outpointed Isorasek Puntainorasing of Thailand in Tokyo. In Chicago, Jimmy Jones of Gary Indiana knocked out Jr. Olive of Cleveland in the eighth round.
Boston’s 129-97 demolition of the Knicks extended their unbeaten run to seven. Bill Russell nears Wilt Chamberlain’s rebounding record as he adds 23 boards to reach 10,994, while Havlicek 19, Cousy 16, Russell 16, and Heinsohn 10 pace the balanced scoring.
South Portland shot well from outside to lead 35-14 at halftime and held on for a 67-59 win over St Louis. Ricky Angell and Les MacPhee led the Riot with 19 and 14 points respectively, while Norm Labbe paced St Louis with 16 points as Wakefield sealed late free throws.
St Ignatius rallied in the final seconds to beat Kennebunk 78-76 at Sanford. Roger Valliere led St Ignatius with 24 points, followed by Roger Ouellette 20 and Roger LaPrise 17. Kennebunk’s Terry Crown and Sherm Seanard each scored 24. The game featured a fast break and press by Kennebunk and outside shooting by St Ignatius, with Kennebunk leading at halftime and the end of the third quarter before the Spartans’ late surge. The Kennebunk JV won 56-50 in the earlier game.
Bardstown Ky Lt Marvin Essex a retired Army officer returned from a hunting trip with a fine deer He claimed he fired 11 times to attract attention clear brush and finally kill the animal His companion insisted he fired once Essex confirms the sequence and says he shot to draw the deer's attention then to clear brush and once to kill him
Results show Boston 129 over New York 97 and Syracuse 162 over Detroit 135. Other scores include Los Angeles 94 over Chicago 91 and Cincinnati 116 over St Louis 112. Schedule lists New York at Syracuse Boston at Cincinnati and others. Standings place Boston atop the Eastern Division with 41 wins and 18 losses, Syracuse 38–24, Cincinnati 31–28, New York 16–41.
Kansas City awaits Lamar Hunt's plan to relocate the Dallas Texans if 25 000 season tickets are sold by May 15. City vows stadium expansion and a 300 000 to 400 000 bond funded project. AFL founder Hunt, 30, notes moving would follow strong ticket sales and Dallas Cowboys competition.
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