Nostalgia and a look at Western Maine basketball races
A columnist recalls early ties to Biddeford and Lewiston while forecasting a lively six weeks for York County Class L basketball. Thorn ton academy Sanford and Traip academy lead, with Biddeford, Kennebunk, and the Eagles in position to challenge as the season opens in 1969.
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Mullins Guides Celtics- Warriors Intra-Murals Duel
Texas A&M to nine straight wins as Mullins, Mailman duel in Celtics Warriors intramural clash. Hill Chamberlain powers Knicks and Nationals. Boston Celtics stumble after rough road trip, while A&M tops Baylor to surge in SWC title chase.
Old Orchard coach watched two bowls on one TV
A reminiscence recalls Old Orchard high football coach borrows two TV sets on New Year’s Day to view both Bowl games. It compares his zeal with hockey legend Charlie Gelly, who in the 1930s followed Boston Bruins in English and Montreal Canadiens in French, never missing a play.
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Joe Regina
Orchard High
Charlie Gelly
Charlie
Boston Bruins
Montreal Canadiens
Biddeford Ice Team's 1939 40 Debut Triumph
Down memory lane recalls the 1939 40 season opener where St Andre rallied from a 1-0 deficit to beat Lewiston 3-2. Martin Lashett scored twice and the assist came from Gagne, with Casavant and Nadeau excelling on the forward line and Bouffard guarding the net.
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Paul Casavant
Gerry Na Nadeau
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Sports
Fights Last Night In West Coast Ring Action
In Los Angeles Bobby Sand stopped Johnny Hayden after two rounds. In San Antonio Santiago Gutierrez defeated Al Juergens on points over twelve rounds. In Richmond Sixto Rodriguez out pointed Orlando Depietro over twelve rounds.
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Los Angeles
Bobby Sand
Johnny Hayden
San Antonio
Tex
Santiago Gutierrez
al Juergens
Richmond
Calif
Sixto Rodriguez
San Francisco
Orlando Depietro
Bantam Lane Roll-Off Set At Local Alley
The Western Maine Bantam preliminary bowling rolloff will be held at 20th Century lanes Friday afternoon for boys aged 9 to 12 not yet qualified for the final. One in three bowlers will advance to the final on a later date. Open to Twin Cities area youths. entrants bowl three strings. Contact Nick Gillis of 20th Century lanes to enter. past entries accepted.
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Twin Cities
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Basketball Scores from Weekday NBA Results
Tuesday scores Syracuse 145 Boston 143 and New York 121 Detroit 110 plus Philadelphia 126 Minneapolis 111. Schedule notes Cincinnati and New York at Philadelphia including St. Louis at Philadelphia and Detroit at Philadelphia with Syracuse and Cincinnati at Syracuse later.
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Hockey Results From NHL Show Detroit Toronto Chicago Games
NHL results summary lists matchups Detroit at Toronto Chicago at New York and Chicago at Boston with scores not shown. A separate zoological fact notes the Alaska moose as the largest deer with antlers spanning six feet.
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Carl Hubbard Makes TV Bid Against Reds
Unbeaten Carl Hubbard of Philadelphia makes his TV debut tonight in a 10 round welterweight bout against Stefan Redl at Chicago Stadium. ABC will televise at 10 p.m. EST under the five point scoring system. Redl, 26, a Hungarian refugee now living in Passaic, is a substitute on the board for Ryde Stitch whose cataract prevented approval by the Illinois Athletic Commission. Hubbard, 23, has 18 victories with 14 knockouts and two draws. Redl has 18 knockouts in 26 victories.
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Suffolk Downs ups bid for harness dates
Suffolk Downs seeks 33 harness racing dates in Massachusetts for Oct 24 to Nov 30, up from 23 last year, as Judge John C. Papas requests dates ahead of the filing deadline. Foxboro Bay State Raceway operator Paul Bowser also seeks all 9 dates, with Bowser having 67 dates last season. Suffolk also requests 66 flat racing days and Hancock Raceway files for 30 days near Pittsfield.
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Texas Skipper Ponders Reason For Charges
University of Texas coach Darrell Royal says he cannot understand charges that Texas players hurled racial insults at Syracuse in the Cotton Bowl. He cites securing Syracuse hotel quarters and allegations against Rene Ramirez as the main issues, while denying any dirty play by his team.
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Thornton Academy Tops St. Louis In 52 44 Victory At Home
Thornton Academy defeated St. Louis 52 to 44 at the Saco armory as 20 of 28 foul line attempts powered the win. McNabb Lisica and Griffith hit for Thornton while Petit and Sevigny led St. Louis with 17 and 13 points respectively. Paul Tarbox left the game early with rebounding and scoring loss.
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Seek Bear For Spouse Ad Sparks Local Mystery
Milwaukee Classified note by L V Barnes seeks witnesses who saw a black bear blowing a horn in a parked car near FE Capitol Dr at 2:30 am on New Year’s Eve. Barnes insists he saw the bear and seeks corroboration from other observers. In sports, Deering High beat Biddeford 82-41 at the Portland Expo as Moreshead led with 17 points and Oberg added 16.
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Voltigeur Club Names Aid To Sports Director
Voltigeur Club members in Biddeford named Raymond Lantagne as assistant to Sports Director Lou Dupras at their meeting. A vote of thanks was given to Dupras Mrs Julia Vigne and her committee for the New Year celebration. Plans were made to attend the International Convention in Montreal January 29 30 31. drum corps sign up urged for competition and snare drummers needed. One new member joined and the mystery award went to Mrs Jeanne Robitaille. Next meeting set for January.
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Louis Dupras
Voltigeur Club
Biddeford
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Julia Vigne
le Montagnard
Lewiston
Montreal
Henry Roberge
Roland Huot
Jeanne Robitaille
Hilltoppers Rally To Beat Wells Warriors
Wells High opened strong, leading 19-13 at halftime, but Hilltoppers erupted in the final period to win 42-32. Howie Jennings scored 20 as Berwick Academy trailed 27-23 after three quarters, then pulled away late.
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Kennebunk Lassies Sweep Sanford Doubleheader
Kennebunk's varsity and junior varsity girls basketball teams beat Sanford High yesterday. The varsity won 56 49 led by Carol Doane with 39 points, while Daphne Goodwin topped Sanford with 22. The junior varsity also prevailed 25 23 as Linda Smith scored 12 for Kennebunk and Cassandra Sooter 15 for Sanford.
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Carol Doane
Sanford
Daphne Goodwin
Linda Smith
Cassandra Sooter
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