Chargers crush Boston 51 10 to clinch AFL title
San Diego overwhelms Boston 51 10 as Keith Lincoln gem yields 319 total yards. Sid Gillman proclaims Chargers ready for NFL champ, while AFL-NFL World Series chatter intensifies. Foss hints at exhibitions next summer and potential cross-league games.
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Starr Hurls Packers To Victory
In Miami the Green Bay Packers defeated the Cleveland Browns 40 23 in the Pro Playoff Bowl. Bart Starr threw three first half TD passes including a 99 yard strike to Tom Moore, earning top player honors as the Packers opened a large early lead. Frank Ryan passed for 310 yards for Cleveland as Jim Brown and Jim Taylor carried limited workloads. The game marked Green Bay’s first Playoff Bowl appearance, a consolation game between division runners up.
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Green Bay
Cleveland
Starr
Browns
Packers
Frank Ryan
Jim Brown
Jim Taylor
Brown
Taylor
Earl Gros
Tom Moore
Ron Kramer
Ernie Greene
Moore
Biddeford Beats Thornton For First Victory
Biddeford High upset Thornton Academy 69-59 at the Steve White Gym to claim its first win. The Maroon led early, fell behind after three, then surged in the final period as Ken Pike left with an injury and key plays by Jim Sandler, Chuck Clifford, Bill Harriman, and Paul Twomey sealed the comeback.
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Pike
Bob Wade
Eric Cote
Paul Twomey
Carl Goodwin
Bill Harriman
Chuck Clifford
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St. Louis
Westbrook
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Biddeford
Thornton
Jim Sandler
Clifford
Tiger
Sandler
Upsets Mark Hoop Play As Westbrook Tops St Louis
Westbrook Blue Blazes used a 69-59 win over St Louis at the Biddeford Junior High Gym to seize control early led by 6'7 Mike Mazerall and 19 points from Ted Caouette. In prelims Biddeford defeated Thornton reserves while Westbrook Jr Varsity also won 62-49 completing a clean sweep for the Paper City.
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Mazerall
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Ted Caouette
Eagle
Biddeford
Weekend College and Pro Basketball Scores and Standings
Recap of multiple games with scattered player tallies and period scores. Thornton led one Westbrook clash with 50 points, while Loyola of Chicago routed Morehead State 127-85 in a top program bounce back. Michigan edged Northwestern 85-73 and Duke defeated NC State 91-70 in Big Ten and ACC action. Cincinnati beat Baltimore 111-106 as several top ten teams posted results. upcoming Tuesday games listed.
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Minnesota Player Wounded By Shot
Cleveland AP reports Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jim Marshall was wounded when a pistol discharged while he attempted to unload it. The 26 year old, in Forest City Hospital after surgery, was listed in fair condition and said he was alone in his car in his father in laws driveway at the time of the accident.
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Perkins Holds Junior Welter Title In Tokyo Bout
Eddie Perkins of Chicago retained the world junior welterweight title with a knockout of Japan’s Yo shinori Takahasi in Tokyo. Takeshi Nakamura outpointed Rick Magramo in a Philippines bout.
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Eddie Perkins
Chicago
Yoshinori Takahasi
Japan
Perkins
Takeshi Nakamura
Rick Magramo
Philippines
Speed Skating Contests Resumed In Biddeford
Speed skating events resumed Sunday at the St Louis Skating Rink Alumni Field under the Maine Bladesmen Skating Club. Winners include Kathy Minuitti Diane Fontaine Joan Bolduc in girls Special Midget Midgets and Juvenile divisions and Paul Lamontagne Normand Boissonneault Richard Ouellette among boys and men’s seniors with multiple top placements.
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Maureen Miller
Joyee Garon
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Unior
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Gail Addorio
Linda Simard
Paul Fecteau
Kenneth Maurice
Donald Lauzier
Robert Gray
Paul Lamontagne
Norman Lambert
Jerry Bolduc
Ronnie Cote
Normand Boissonneault
Richard Ouellette
Danny Gagne
Harney Holds Narrow Lead in Los Angeles Open Final Round
At Rancho Park the Los Angeles Open heads to the final 18 holes with Paul Harney nursing a three stroke edge over Arnold Palmer. Harney shot 66 to reach 54 holes at 209 while Palmer stood at 212 after rounds of 39-33-72.
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Mass
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Jimmy Clark
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Clark
Jay Hebert
al Geiberger
al Balding
Gene Littler
Don Finsterwald
West Ellis, Jr
James Black
Rangers Climb Near Fourth, Plante Reforms Goalie Form
The New York Rangers win their third straight by beating Toronto 3-2 as rookie Dave Richardson scores his first NHL goal. Jacques Plante makes 30 saves after a 40-save game against Detroit, boosting NY toward the playoff race. Detroit edges closer to Montreal, Chicago tops Boston, and Montreal defeats Boston 5-1 Saturday.
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Toronto
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Red Wings
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Norm Ullman
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Bower
Bruins
Hockey Standings and Weekend Results Across the NHL
The National Hockey League standings show Chicago and Toronto atop divisions with Montreal close behind. Weekend results include Toronto 3 0 Chicago, Montreal 5 1 Boston, New York 5 2 Detroit, Chicago 5 3 Boston, Montreal 3 Detroit 3 tie. Tuesday features Detroit at Boston.
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Boston
Montreal
New York
Beebe's Bathysphere Advances Undersea Exploration
Dr. William Beebe used the bathysphere in his undersea exploration. Representative Henry Clay of Kentucky was elected Speaker on his first day in the House of Representatives.
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Henry Clay
Kentucky
House of Representatives
Biddeford Court Loop Opens With Interleague Doubleheader
Biddeford City Basketball League begins with six teams in a doubleheader at the junior high gym. New schedule feature has six Biddeford clubs facing Saco City League teams. games count in Biddeford standings but not in Saco. Teams include T.W.U.A. Sanford Plastic Write Star Laundry York Heel Roy and Perreault Oilers and others with Jan. 6 and Jan. 8 openings and a full January schedule.
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Andy Mantis
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Perreault
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Rol Farley
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Paul Cote
Skip Edwin
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Bob Bernier
Geo. Huff
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Allied Shoe
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York
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Team 2
Fenderson Steam Rollers
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Lakers Halt Celtics With Two Wins In Week End
Lakers capture two tilts against Boston Celtics to snap a three game skid in prior meetings. Dick Barnett seals one win with two free throws with five seconds left. Continued on page eight.
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Associated Press
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Dick Barnett
All Star College Football Ends Season in Three Bowls
The North beat the South 28-21 in the Senior Bowl in Mobile Alabama as the North trailed early then surged in the fourth quarter with two Bill Munson touchdown passes. In Honolulu the North led 7-6 at halftime before Pete Liske guided a late North march for a 14-7 edge, while the South answered. The Challenge Bowl in Corpus Christi saw George Bork throw for three TDs and run for another as the Nation crushed the Southwest 66-14, with standout performances from Bork Rohrschneider Snell and Byrd.
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Tex
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