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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jan 04, 1960

Page

5

Celtics Lose Third Straight After Tie With League Mark

Celtics endure a 3 game skid after tying the league mark with 17 straight wins. Cincinnati handed Boston a one point defeat as Syracuse, Philadelphia, and St. Louis wins tighten standings. Dick Barnett starred for the Nationals in the fourth quarter. Heinsohn set a scoring record at the War Memorial as Boston fell short.

Meetegal Bostion Garden Providence R. I Celtics Boston Nats Dick Barnett Tennessee State Celts Tom Heinsohn Syracuse War Memorial Auditorium Dolph Schayes Neil Johnson Philadelphia Heinsohn Barnett Johnny Kerr George Yardley Schayes

Rams Rally Past York High On Court Triumph

Rams dominate York High 63 90 on smooth floor play and strong rebounding. Laurin Maling and Don Holbrook lead with 13 points each, Wes Ips tops York with 15, as Kennebunk earns third straight win and 40 33 jv victory. Gene Gaumont maintains scoring lead with 84 points. Lee Cluff and Provost chase in top standings.

Kennebunk High Rams Sendoneers Wes Ips Laurin Maling Don Holbrook Rams Dave McKenna York Kennebunk York Jayvees Pete Pierce Les Ceaeans Bilderback Severance Cs Ene Csscenceceds TRY Cseseoadad al Ae St Csepcbons Farnsworth, Rg Encodanen Seay Gedddcanteutas M. McKenna Geau- Mathews Cluff Hardy Greenlaw Pererereer B. McKenna Sutherland Trowell Gene Gaumont Old Orchard Beach Geaumont Lee Cluff

Four Sharp-Shooters Vie For Cage Scoring Lead

Seagulls star Bob Day leads with 73 points, followed by St Louis’ Roger Sevigny on 70 and Biddeford’s Paul Chenard on 67. Thornton Academy’s Jim Lisica slips to eighth with 66 as Marty Bourque and Ron Quellette trail. full scores show tabled totals and team affiliations.

Seagulls Bob Day St. Louis Roger Sevigny Biddeford Paul Chenard Jim Lisica Thornton Academy Marty Bourque Ron Quellette Old Orchard Beach Geaumont OOB GRO Ouellette, Oob

Area Cage Duels Highlight Busy Week For Local Teams

Sanford tops Traip 52 50 in overtime to seize York County League lead as Traip and Sanford push for early-season pace. Biddeford visits Traip and St Louis goes to Kennebunk Friday while Wells hosts Berwick and Orchard Beach travels to Berwick. St Francis Red Knights return Saturday at Curry College.

Sanford Traip Academy Rangers Redskins Sunberth York County Traip Kittery Saco Arm Biddeford Tigers St. Louis Kennebunk Wlp.c Somote Revssivevsece Cvicccovesnsvess Ote Rae Portland Berwick High St. Francis Red Knights Curry College

Bowling Action Resumes at Pastime Lanes This Week

Pastime Lanes restarts bowling leagues after the holiday break. Kenne bunk High School boys play at 3 PM Monday, CIO men at 6 30, then National Mercantile and Holy Name at 8 30. Other leagues roll through the week with times listed, plus Little Bowling and Pony leagues resuming later week.

Kennebunk High School CIO National Mercantile Holy Name American Mercantile Pepperell New England Mercantile Dames de Rochambeau Kesslen Biddeford and Saco

NHL Scores Weekend Action Across Cities

The Associated Press reports tense NHL results with Montreal beating Boston 6 5 and Chicago defeating Toronto 4 2 on Saturday. Sunday features New York 8 Montreal 3 and Toronto 4 Chicago 0 with Detroit 4 Boston 3. No games Monday.

National Hockey League Associated Press Montreal Boston Chicago Toronto New York Detroit

Bears Trojans Rematch Set in Los Angeles

California and Southern California renew their rivalry on the Los Angeles court after USC snapped Cal’s 25 game win streak with a 65 57 victory. Cincinnati holds the top national rank at 10 0 with two road trips on deck as Missouri Valley play looms.

Associated Press California Bears Southern California USC Cal Cincinnati Los Angeles Trojans Southern Cal Oscar Robertson & Friends Bearcats Dayton Big O Wichita Tulsa Texas A&m Villanova LaSalle DePaul Chicago Louisville Alley St. Louis Een Valley Purdue Minnesota Boilermakers Indiana Gophers Iowa Georgia Tech Kentucky Wildcats

Express Five Loses to Falmouth in Pony League Duel

Pastime Posts Victory over Merchant's Express as Falmouth leads league with 1,566 total to Expressmen's 1,475. Bob Lamontagne tops for Merchant's with 334, while H Clark 332 and G Dudley 320 pace Falmouth. Biddeford Tigers fall to Pastime 1,485 to 1,444 with Oscar Letellier posting 349.

Merchant's Express Falmouth Monument Square Expressmen Bob Lamontagne Merchant H. Clark G. Dudley Biddeford Tigers Tigers Oscar Letellier Paul Lamontagne J. Morin A. Paulhus H Paul F. Reagan P. Lamontagne B. Gilbert G. Bissonnette H. Dee P. Demers O. Letellier Rk. Lamontagne A. Lefebvre B. Godbout P. Gagnon A. Therrien B. Leonard C. Sams V. Blunda

Beach Townies Fall To Portland Five In Portland Showdown

Old Orchard Beach Townies, short handed by injuries and fouls, lost 79 to 57 to unbeaten Forest City Garden of Portland at the Portland YMCA. Gary Girard led Beach Townies with 21 points while Tom Tucker and John Ladakakos contributed on the boards before injuries and player losses hampered the team.

Old Orchard Beach Forest City Garden Portland Portland Y. M. C. A Bill Sears Bubba Larkin Portee High Garden Ice Townies Beachies John Ladakakos Tom Tucker Bob Maguire Gary Girard Tucker Ladakakos Richard Plante

Worsley Returns to Rangers as Canadiens Thrashed 8-3

Gump Worsley, demoted earlier to Springfield in the American Hockey League, returned to backstop the New York Rangers and limited Montreal to eight goals in an 8-3 win. Worsley made 32 saves amid crowd-laden New Year activity, while other NHL results included Detroit beating Boston 4-3 and Toronto blanking Chicago 4-0.

NEW York Gump Worsley New York Rangers National Hockey League Springfield Gumper Mass Rangers Marcel Paille Worsley Paille Montreal Canadiens

Thornton Tops Early Spurt To Whip Seagulls

Thornton Academy defeats Old Orchard Beach 64 to 39 after trailing at halftime. Johnny McNabb scores 20 points in a decisive third period surge aided by Buster Strout and Don Feeney. Seagulls guard George Hogan departs for Gunnery School. McNabb and Feeney lead the winners in Western Maine Class L action.

Saco Armory Old Orchard Beach Thornton Academy Beach Jayvees Gulls Thornton Johnny McNabb McNabb Maine Buster Strout Don Feeney Bobby Regan Gene Geaumont Tommy Wells Roger Ouellette McSweeney George Hogan Gunnery School Washington, Conn Yale University Hogan Thornton G. F. P. Pee Oo Ae jChenard I. Cessesrce Griffith Hellige J. McNabb D. McNabb HEM Lavicianyice Ences Geaumont Sroumion Old Orchard

Varsity Townies Play Lightning in Sunday Matinee

The Varsity Townies travel to Saco Armory next Sunday afternoon to face the Lightning club, seeking revenge after the JV Townies fell 71 to 60 to the same opponents in a prior game.

Saco Armory Lightning Club

NBA Scores Feature Close Games Across League

Philadelphia edged Boston 118 to 117 while New York beat Cincinnati 126 to 111. St Louis defeated Detroit 114 to 113 and Syracuse topped Boston 114 to 113. Detroit won 114 to 112 over Cincinnati in another tight result.

National Basketball Assn The Associated Press Philadelphia Boston New York Cincinnati St. Louis Detroit Syracuse Minneapolis Ww. L

Bruins Blow Lead in 4-3 Loss to Red Wings

Boston, AP reports, watched Bronco Horvath fail to score as the Bruins blew a 3-2 lead and fell 4-3 to Detroit. Stasiuk and Bucyk scored for Boston while Melnyk tied it late before McKenzie his winner for Detroit with 1:19 to play. Bruins idle until Hawks visit next.

Boston Bronco Horvath Detroit National Hockey League Bruins Red Wings Horvath Rangers Canadiens Montreal Vic Stasiuk John Bucyk Bucyk New York Jerry Melnyk John McKenzie Stasiuk Bob Armstrong Charlie Burns Melnyk Simmons Black Hawks

Warriors Set Record For Five Man Team

The Pastime Warriors in the York Cumberland bowling league beat cross town rivals 20th Century four to one, setting a new team total record of 1 680 breaking the old 1 660 mark. Al Huot led the Warriors with 351, with three teammates above 340. Gerry Forcier led the losers with 330 as top bowler.

Pastime Warriors York-Cumberland al Huot Warriors Gerry Forcier C. Kerry R. Curtis P. Binette L. Lachance A. Huot P. Lachance G. Forcier R. Nolette J. Lachance N. Gillis

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