Eagles Edge Rams In Overtime Thriller
The St Louis Eagles beat the Kennebunk Rams 43 to 41 in overtime on the Rams’ court. Lee Cluff and Bob Holbrook paced Kennebunk early but Red Sevigny and Joe Severance kept the game close, with Henry Petit scoring key late baskets for St Louis. In overtime Dave Blais secured the win as Kennebunk’s Buzz Farnsworth narrowly missed a final shot. Kennebunk Jayvees won 38-37 earlier, and the Eagles freshmen won 52-30.
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Saco Recreation News High School nights and sports schedule
Weekly youth program at Saco Recreation Center lists Monday through Saturday events. Activities include high school nights with basketball at Thornton Academy gymnasium, volleyball and tennis tournaments, indoor golf, movies and dancing, and age-segregated dances and games for younger students. Participants include Saco Recreation Center teams, Thornton Teachers, Spoilers, North Saco Rams, and Biddeford teams.
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Opening of Aqueduct Race Track Attracts 700 Attendees
About 700 people attended the opening of the Aqueduct Race Track on September 27, 1894. The event marked a modest crowd for the new betting venue and featured early track activities and signage as spectators observed the inaugural proceedings.
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Biddeford bowlers dominate Maine circuits and youth leagues
The piece notes Biddeford’s strong bowling scene with about 1,000 active bowlers across two alleys. Pastime Alley lists 20 leagues including Little Leagues, a High School league, and several adult groups totaling nearly 500 bowlers. 20th Century lanes show 180 juniors, 125 women, and 150 men in leagues, placing Biddeford among top regional bowling communities. mentions many local athletes and a season recap including a 92-53 loss by Biddeford High. It also covers York County Fish and Game Association events planning for January, with a dance fundraiser for an indoor range and committee selections.
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Rip van Winkle
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Kennebunk
Billy Manning
Nick Gillis
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York County Fish and Game Association
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Alfred Street
Thornton Academy Ends St Louis Dominance In Saco Victory
Thornton Academy toppled St Louis 52 44 in basketball at Saco snapping a six game varsity victory streak by St Louis. The piece notes past wins by St Louis in cage baseball football and even chess and mentions Old Orchard Beach star George Hogan leaving for prep school. It lists former local athletes like Mike Pantaleakos Bowdoin and Brad Leach at U Conn.
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Old Orchard Beach
George Hogan
Connecticut
Mike Pantaleakos
Bowdoin
Brad Leach
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University of Connec
Thornton twins push TA basketball into future stars
Thornton Academy opponents may feel they see two or three players on the floor as McNabb twins David and Dennis, with brother Johnny captaining the Maroon varsity, have now played two varsity games together. They faced Fryeburg Academy and Old Orchard Beach High, with the freshmen twins also regarded as strong football prospects likely to make an impact in the next three years at TA.
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Dennis
Big Brother
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Fryeburg Academy
Old Orchard Beach High
Fordham back Jim Murphy retires to Biddeford home
Jim Murphy, Fordham University star and erstwhile Biddeford High School standout, retires from the New York City Fire Department and plans to return home to Biddeford. Notable 1929 game versus NYU highlighted his all around play including a 10 yard run and 18 yard interception return, earning praise from the New York Sunday Times as a great back in the bargain.
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Sharman Joins Celtics on Road Trip Return from Injury
Boston Celtics head to Detroit for a two game road trip with Bill Sharman back in the lineup after an ankle injury. Jungle Jim Loscutoff remains in hospital with back pains and is unavailable. Celtics have won 17 straight before dropping four of five, then proceed to St Louis for a TV game Sunday.
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Top Cagers Look To 12th Win
The major college basketball leaders Cincinnati Tulsa California Stanford Cal USC West Virginia Utah Penn State in action. Ohio State Indiana Illinois Minnesota Georgia Tech Mississippi State Wake Forest North Carolina Ivy League action Dartmouth Brown Princeton Columbia results noted.
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Tigers Walkout Futile As Cage Verdict Given Traip
Biddeford walked off late after a 71-57 York county league loss to Traip Rangers in Kittery. Traip outshot Biddeford in free throws, led 33-30 at halftime, and received 27 points from John Rich while Don Provost and Paul Chenard had 17 and 14 for Biddeford. Traip’s win keeps them at six of nine. Biddeford remains winless in nine.
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Tigeresses Rout Thornton In Twin Bill At BHS Gym
Biddeford girls dominate Thornton Academy 63 to 36 after a 12-10 JV win. Captain K Saucier leads with 34 points, B Dunton adds 22 as Warren and Miles contribute strong defense and scoring. Substitutes include Vournies Chase Emmons for Biddeford. Thornton roster features Osborne Nadeau Bergeron.
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Final Second Shot Caps Win For Warriors
Paul Bridges' layup at the final second gave Wells a 62 60 win over Eliot to snap a six game skid. Johnny Hayes scored 21 for Wells while Emery led both teams with 29. Eliot girls beat Wells 60 55 in the preliminary game. Behead paid $143.80 as the largest win price at Monmouth Park last June 18.
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Bowdoin and Colby squeeze out late basketball wins
Bowdoin edged Williams 59 53 as Rog Maitland led scoring with 24 and Pete Scott returned to score 17 for Bowdoin. Colby held off Amherst 61 58 with Dennis Kinne closing the game on two foul shots amid late Amherst pressure. Portland Maine branch beat Nasson 77 75 as Pete McCann scored 26 for the high.
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Rog Maitland
Pete Scott
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Dennis Kinne
Fred Sayles
Leon Nelson
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Lassie Blasts Tenpin Record In All-Star Try
In Omaha AP coverage of the All-Star Bowling Championships, Sylvia Wene of Philadelphia, who previously won in 1955, rolled the first perfect 300 in the 18 year history of the women’s distaff division. Despite the achievement, she finished 10th after two days of qualifying with Mena Degymas, a 37 year-old competitor, also noted.
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Ortega Edges Harrington In Close Welterweight Win
In Madison Square Garden Ortega of Mexico defeated Harrington of Honolulu by a unanimous 10 round decision in a tight, televised bout. Fans booed as Ortega was lifted by handlers, with judges scoring near evenly throughout and Ortega taking five of the last six rounds.
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Network To Drop Friday Night Boxing Matches
NBC will drop the Friday night boxing program after next September leaving Wednesday night fights on ABC. The Gillette Safety Razor Co sponsors the five million dollar yearly package and may seek another network. Observers cite boxing investigations and NBC executives seeking more time as factors.
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Berwick Rallys To Overcome Fading Gulls
Berwick rose from a slim third quarter deficit to defeat Old Orchard Beach 55 to 52 in a Southern York County league game. Gene Geaumont Dave Jor and Bob Regan led Berwick early as they built a 12 point first period lead, with Ray Elliot Ron Vigne and Dave Kenney sparking a late surge to seal the win, their sixth straight in league play.
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Arizona coach LaRue on finding college quarterbacks
Tucson, Ariz. Coach Jim LaRue says a good college quarterback is easier to find than a good tackle and explains the difficulty of teaching size, noting you cannot coach a player to be 240 pounds and 6 feet 4 inches.
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Secretary leads women with 1686 in eight games
A Chicago secretary surged to the women’s standings with a record total of 1686 across eight games, edging past the previous mark of 1626 set by Miss Wene in 1951. In the men’s division Fred List of San Antonio topped 240 entrants with 2623 over two days and 12 games.
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Royals Nudge Lakers For Spot In Hoop Race
Cincinnati Royals move up to third in the Western Division with a 112 to 102 win over St Louis. Jack Twyman scored 43 points in the fourth quarter to fuel the rally as Cincinnati improves to 13-8 0 and 3-30. The Lakers drop to 11-26. In other action Syracuse beat Detroit 107 to 111 at Rochester. Geor Yardley added 3 points for the winners.
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Colby Halfback Will Get Grid Award Tonight
George Roden Colby College halfback who sacrificed his football career to protect an injured teammate will receive the Swede Nelson Award for sportsmanship. Named to the 14th annual award for his unselfish action in Colby s second game of 1959, he ordered a dazed teammate to stay back and tackled on the kick, fracturing his shoulder. Coach Bob Clifford called it the finest deed of sportsmanship. The award is presented by the Boston Gridiron Club at tonight s banquet with Hugh Devore Notre Dame as speaker.
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