Thornton five look to carry veteran steadiness in Western Maine II
Thornton Academy faces Lewiston in the Western Maine II tournament at the Portland Exposition Building. The Maroon and Gold rely on four three year starters and a balanced offense with a zone defense that shifts to man to hold teams under 50. Captain Staples Dennis and McNabb pace a veteran lineup while Wade steps up as a first year starter.
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Former N. E. Champ To Be On Portland Card
Willie Greene former New England middleweight champion returns to the Portland Expo facing Vernon Lamarr of Newark in the main bout. Greene, a Providence RI native, aims to regain the title after recent wins and losses, with a career highlighted by victories over Tiger Jones and Jackson Brown. Lamarr has never been knocked down in over 75 pro fights and has faced DeNucci Blair Richardson and Paul Penn. Semi final features bantamweights Chiccotte and Zayres. Jimmy McDermott meets Leroy Holmes in a six round prelim. Card includes two four round bouts. action begins 8:30 PM.
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Celtics Gain Ground On LA In NBA Chase
The Boston Celtics rallied to beat Cincinnati 129-126 as they press the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA chase. Richie Guerin of the Knicks reached 10 000 career points with a 23 point night in a 121 112 loss to Detroit at Madison Square Garden. Don Ohl led Detroit with 30 as Lee Shaffer scored 41 for Syracuse in a 118 110 win over Chicago, while San Francisco beat Los Angeles 111 109 on the road.
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Notre Dame Named To NCAA At-Large Berth
Notre Dame earned an NCAA at large bid in basketball, with a 15 6 record. The Irish face a first round game March 11 in Evanston against a Mid American Conference champion, as Chicago Loyola and NYU also receive at large berths in the field. The NCAA announced pairings for the four regionals and noted Notre Dame’s path through the Mideastern bracket toward the semifinals in East Lansing.
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Boston praised as greatest team. Russell cited by Syracuse coach
Syracuse coach Alex Hannum calls Boston the greatest modern basketball team. He credits Bill Russell for the Celtics' defense and for making Syracuse backcourt work harder, saying Russell's play prevents layups.
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Disc Jockey Walks for Heart Fund Benefit
Westbrook disc jockey Jim Sands plans a marathon walk from Portland City Hall to Biddeford City Building on Friday to promote a Heart fund benefit dance at the Westbrook Armory Saturday night. He is expected to arrive in Biddeford about 2 PM. Jack Hamilton led the 1962 National League in wild pitches with 22.
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Prescott Metal Wins Biddeford City League Final
Prescott Metal edged Merchants Express 51 to 41 in the second playoff game at Biddeford Junior High to claim the city league title. Express had beaten White Star 65-59 in the opener as all three teams finished tied atop regular-season standings. Boissard led Prescott Metal with 18 points, while Norm Gagne topped White Star with 18, and Fleurant poured in 20 for the Merchants. Prescott Metal advances to face the Twin City Championship winner in Friday’s title tilt at Biddeford Junior High.
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Duke Blue Devils Extend Perfect ACC Start in Big 12 Era
Duke, aiming to match North Carolina's 1956 57 feat, won 76-70 at Maryland to reach 14 straight victories and a 13 0 ACC mark with one regular season game left. Other ACC action saw Georgia Tech, SMU, Arkansas, Drake, and upsets affecting conference standings while Giants pitcher Jack Sanford revealed a late season heel abscess operation and contract talks with San Francisco.
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Records T. Total Firing Pins 1305 and Bowling Standings
Bowling standings and high scores from past weeks list individual totals and three-string results for men and women. Notable entries include 1305 total for Records T, 459 high single for Bolts, 315 high triple for C Larochelle, and Mashies team totals 1771 with 616 singles and E Nadeau 344 in three strings. Catholic Order Foresters 914 and Steam Rollers appear among weekly results with multiple team totals and leaders.
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Tuesday Results From National Basketball Card Night
San Francisco defeated Los Angeles 111 to 109 while Boston topped Cincinnati 129 to 126 and Detroit beat New York 121 to 112. Syracuse posted 118 over Chicago 110. Cincinnati visits Syracuse and Boston hosts Detroit in today’s slate.
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Oilers Schedule Two Encounters With Opponents
The Oilers face two games in four days. They host the Caterpillars of Portsmouth at 7:45 p.m. Thursday at St. Ignatius gym in Sanford, then play Bubba's Cafe in a Sunday doubleheader at the South Portland Armory with a 7 p.m. start.
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Thursday's Games: New York at Cincinnati
Major league schedule lists New York visiting Cincinnati on Thursday with two more games Syracuse at Chicago and Boston at San Francisco. The matchups highlight a busy day across the league as fans anticipate key divisional showdowns.
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Boxing results from last night across multiple cities
Fights last night featured Johnny Halafihi Ton ga knocking out Joe Louis in London. Jorge Baby Salazar 118 Mexico knocked out Oscar German 117 in San Antonio. Gil Diaz 151 Puerto Rico outpointed Vincent Shomo 146 in New York. Ernie Cuadr as 139 San Diego stopped Federico Borboa 138 Mexico. Denny Moyer 153½ Portland outpointed Stan Harrington 150½ in Honolulu with Moyer retaining the junior middleweight title.
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Mets in 58 one run games last season
The New York Mets played 58 one run games last season and dropped 39 of them, reflecting a setback in tight contests and underscoring gaps in late innings or bullpen performance.
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