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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jan 06, 1969

Page

6

Alcindor Sparks UCLA Rout Before Bench Protest

Lew Alcindor scored 34 points for UCLA in a 96-64 win over Tulane before being benched with 12% minutes left after a technical foul. St John’s upset Davidson 75-74 in overtime as Carnesecca’s Redmen rose to No. 17, while Kentucky, North Carolina and others won.

Associated Press Lew Alcindor UCLA Lou Carnesecca St. John's Alcindor Bruins Tulane John Wooden Carnesecca Redmen Davidson Mary New York Wooden Lew Steve Patterson Patterson Jo Jo White Kansas Tor Nebraska Santa Clara Bud Ogden San Fancisco Illinois New Mexico State Illini Minnesota Josses Iowa State

Cowboys Rally Past Vikings In Dulled Bowl Finale

Dallas Cowboys overcome a 13 point first quarter deficit to beat Minnesota 17 to 13 in the NFL's last Miami hosted bowl game. Don Meredith shines before Craig Morton leads decisive late drive and Morton throws the go ahead touchdown to Baynham. Boston dinner honors Tony Conigliaro as he eyes a 1968 comeback.

Miami New Orleans Dallas Tom Landry Landry Lunday Cleveland Minnesota Bob Bryant Fred Cox Don Meredith Cowboys Meredith Craig Morton Chuck Howley Lee Roy Jordan King Hill Morton Craig Baynham Baynham Boston Tony Conigliaro Boston Red Sox Boston Baseball Writers Sheraton Plaza Conigliaro

New England Hockey Powers Return To Regular States

New England major college basketball powers resume schedules after holiday breaks. Boston College edged St Joseph's 76 74 led by Billy Evans and Frank Fitzgerald. Holy Cross Providence Brown and Boston University also played with varied results as Rhode Island, Yale, Columbia, Dartmouth and Harvard faced upcoming Ivy and Yankee games.

Villanova St. Bonaventure Frank Gillen Detroit Cincinnati Marquette Titan Spencer Haywood Boston Frank Fitz Id St. Jo Associated Press New England Onlyssachusetts Boston College Billy Evans St. Joseph's Philadelphia Eagles Frank Fitzgerald Evans Holy Cross Providence Brown Boston University University of California At Irvine Alow Strong Rhode Island Georgetown Fordham Crusaders Fairfield Connecticut Ed Linday Huskies Dartmouth Canisius New Mexico Bruins American International Cornell Columbia Rochester Yale Nevada Ivy New Haven Elis Harvard Princeton Penn Massachusetts Vermont Maine Rhode Island College Eastern Boston State Westfield State

Thornton Academy Track Opens Winter Slate in League Meet

Thornton Academy opens its winter track season in the Southwestern Maine Schoolboy Track League. The triangular meet at Portland Expo starts at 8 p.m. with sessions on Saturday afternoons. Schedule includes Jan 18 at noon, Jan 25 at 3 p.m., Feb 1 at noon, Feb 8 at 1 20 p.m., and Feb 15 at 12 noon and 12 30 p.m.

Thornton Academy Westbrook Lewiston Portland Deering High of South Portland

Basketball Officials Will Meet Tonight in Saco

The Western Maine Board of Approved Basketball officials will gather at the Biddeford-Saco Lodge of Elks on Portland Road in Saco for a Monday smoker starting at 7. Brad Leach, chairman, says the session will cover play situations and rules interpretations.

Biddeford-Saco Lodge of Elks Portland Road Saco Western Maine Board of Approved Brad Leach

Hockey Standings and Results From NHL East West Divisions

NHL standings show Montreal at 49 points Boston 8 48 Detroit 38 New York 43 Toronto 45 Chicago 45 St Louis 44 Oakland 2 Los Angeles 6 3 Philadelphia 2 Minnesota Pittsburgh 7 23 Saturday results include Chicago 6 Montreal 3 Boston 2 Minnesota 2 Toronto 5 New York 3 Louis 3 Detroit 1 Philadelphia Pittsburgh 1 Current schedules list Montreal at Minnesota Los Angeles at St Louis and no games today

Associated Press L. T Montreal Boston Chicago Toronto New York Detroit St. Louis Oakland Los Angeles Philadelphia Minnesota Pittsburgh Minnesta Louis Pittsb W. L. Pet Iagea Kentucky Miami Denver Dallas New Orleans Houston Indiana Peend Kas Snasies Lg Angeles

Westbrook Team Triumphs Over Bowlerettes in Pro League

Westbrook defeats Bowlerettes 1,485 to 1,448 in a six point Ladies Pro league match. M. A. Fickett led with 344 for Colonial, Brocato and Fickett each 300 as Doris Gillis 312 Temm 307 and Lessard 306 topped Bowlerettes. Bowlerettes travel to Scarborough next Sunday to face Big 20.

Westbrook M. A. Fickett Brocato M. Fickett Doris Gillis Ann Temm Lillian Lessard Biddeford Scarborough Colonial Five J. Jordan S. Brocato P. Gendroles J. Montpas A. Temm L. Lessard L. Foss D. Gillis

Pro Basketball Standings And Results Snapshot

Pro Basketball standings show Baltimore leading Western teams with 10 wins and 7 losses, while Philadelphia tops the Eastern division at 28-11, and Boston trails at 13-? as games note. Sunday results include Baltimore at Milwaukee and Philadelphia 126 Detroit 119, with several games postponed or moved due to weather and schedule changes.

W. L. Pet. GB Baltimore Philadelphia Boston New York Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Los Angeles Atlanta Chicago U San Fran San Diego Il Seattle Phoenix Phil'phia Seattle San Francisco Omaha

International tennis and track results from Madras to Sao Paulo

Results coverage includes Mrs. Alice Tym defeating Judith Dibar for the Romanian women's singles title and Ilya Nastase winning the men's singles. Orange Bowl events canceled by high seas amid warnings. Bowie Race Course opening a 52 day meet after Laurel's strong season. Art Dulong of Holy Cross finishing second in 3000 meters at an international track meet in Sao Paulo behind Italy's Giuseppe Ardizzone with 8:23.5.

Madras Rumania Alice Tym Ft. Myers Beach Fla Judith Dibar Ilya Nastase India Premii Lal Sao Paulo Brazil Art Dulong New England Holy Cross Randolph Mass Italy Ardizzone Giuseppe Dulong

Injury Bug Hurts Bruins But They Hold East Lead

Boston Bruins face a serious injury setback as Derek Sanderson suffers a bruised hip and may miss up to three weeks. Coach Sinden laments a lack of speed while Eddie Johnston returns from injury to post key saves. Esposito scores both Bruins goals as Boston wins a 2-2 tie with Minnesota.

Boston Boston Bruins National Hockey League Derek Sanderson Bruins Sanderson New York North Stars Minnesota Johnny Bucyk Eddie Shack Tommy Williams Gary Doak We Harrison Montreal Canadiens Chicago Harry Sinden Eddie Johnston Sinden Eddie Johnston Phil Esposito

Area Bowling Leagues Resume Competition After Holidays

Area bowling leagues return to action at 20th Century Lanes Biddeford with the T W U A F L C 10 women at 6 30 and men at 8 30 tonight. Tomorrow the 20th Century ladies and men trade leagues bowl at 6 30 and 8 30. Wednesday the T W U A A P L C I O Williams Pollock girls league starts at 6 30. Friday the Mixed Dogs loop resumes at 7. Columbus league also restarted last Thursday with several tight races in the second half.

T.w.u.a A F.L.C John Chupka Merchants’ League 20Th Century Lanes Franklin Street Biddeford 20Th Century Ladies League T.W.U.A

Forcier wins York County bowling title by 88 pins

Jerry Forcier retained the York County championship at Roll-A-Way Lanes Bid, beating Dick O'Brien 2,345 to 2,277 for an 88 pin margin. Going into the match Forcier led by 84 pins and extended the gap to secure victory with a 1,147 first half and 1,218 second half. O'Brien had 28 spares and four strikes for 218 extras while Forcier posted 27 spares and six strikes for 209 extras. Dick Choroszy will be the title contestant in this season.

Jerry Forcier York Elm Street Bid Dick O’brien Forcier Ordier O’brien Dick Choroszy

Celtics Dominate Warriors On National TV

Boston Celtics routed the San Francisco Warriors 134 86 on national TV. Havlicek 33 Howell 18 Jones 16 Sanders 12 Siegfried 12 Russell 11 Bryant 10 led a balanced attack as Boston stretched their lead in the Eastern race to within four games of Baltimore while the Warriors faded. Rich Johnson played briefly for the Celtics who used nine players as Chaney left for Army discharge and Barnes and Graham were sidelined.

SAN Francisco Boston Celtics National Basketball Association Celtics San Francisco Warriors Warriors Boston John Havlicek Bailey Howell Don Nelson Sam Jones Tom Sanders Larry Siegfried Bill Russell Emmette Bryant Rich Johnson Baltimore Bullets Bullets Baltimore Milwaukee SuperSonics Seattle Sean Don Chaney Jim Barnes Mal Graham

College Scores Across The Nation Reported Scores

A broad tally shows many college games with notable results. East Columbia beat Cornell 79 to 52 while Villanova edged St Bonaventure 68 67. Princeton fell to Army 51 42 and Fordham defeated Rhode Island 68 56.

Associated Press East Columbia Cornell Villanova St. Bonav Temple Navy Princeton Army Fordham Rh. Island Penn St Geo. Twn D.C Dartmouth Conn LaSalle Hofstra Syracuse Pitt Provid Cansus Holy Cross Fairfield South W. Va Wash Alabama Louisiana St Carolina Duke Wake Virginia Clemson N. C. State Maryland Miami Ohio Marshall Florida Auburn Fla Bucknell Tampa Taylor St.j .N.Y Dodsn Kentucky Mississippi W. Kentucky E. Tenn

Sea World whale show and sea park notes

A summary notes a whale show at Sea World Aquatic Park on Sunday with one of three killer whales performing while all three are reported to have the Hong Kong flu. The rest of the text lists various college basketball scores from different teams and locations, including SMU, Texas Christian, UCLA, and others.

Sea World Aquatic Park Hong Kong

Roll-A-Way Quintette Drops Two Decisions

Roll-A-Way Lanes women’s pro team lost two matches over the weekend by margins of 6-2 and 8-0. In a makeup against Willowdale, Lillian Camire saved a few points with spare shots in the last frame. Willowdale totaled 1,532 with top scores from D. D'Andrea 311, D. Legere 314, V. Pokowski 298, M. Hennessy 301, C. Fleurent 290, P. Tarbox 266, L. Camire 305. In Sunday action Big 20 swept the 6s as Michie Martell 350 and Jani Foley 330 led, Pat Tarbox 306 led Roll-A-Way for 1,452. San Diego AP report continues.

Willowdale Lillian Camire D. D'Andrea D. Legere V. Pokowski M. Hennessy D. Cleveland C. Fleurent P. Tarbox L. Camire Michie Martell Jani Foley Pat Tarbox Big R. Russell R. Lachance M. Martell J. Foley D. VanDerveer A. Hubert H. Ouellette

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