Tigers Face Redskins in Biddeford Tonight
Biddeford High school hosts Sanford in a rivalry game at Steve White Memorial Gym as the Tigers seek fifth place in the Western Maine II standings while Sanford enters off a 3 win season.
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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1963
Page
6
Biddeford High school hosts Sanford in a rivalry game at Steve White Memorial Gym as the Tigers seek fifth place in the Western Maine II standings while Sanford enters off a 3 win season.
Twin City bowling champion Don Saucier meets Ray Ouellette tomorrow at Pastime lanes in a first ten strings title event. Ouellette, recently more inactive, has trained hard and shows form while Saucier remains in top shape and aims for high scores. The 1 p.m. start opens a day of bowling with Western Maine champ facing Gerry Forcier at 5 p.m. on the challenger's home lanes.
The Cincinnati Royals, aiming for a playoff berth, sit in third in the Eastern Division, one and a half games behind second-place Syracuse. Oscar Robertson scored 41 points and grabbed 17 rebounds to lead a 130-112 win over Boston, with the final quarter producing most of the heroics. Cincinnati sits nine games ahead of fourth-place New York.
Gordie Howe closed in on Maurice Richard’s NHL goal mark by scoring twice as Detroit beat Montreal 3 2. Howe’s season total rose to 17 and career 519, needing 25 to tie Richard as Boston beat Chicago 5 4 with Charlie Burns scoring late. Bill Russell returned to lead Celtics with 31 points.
Biddeford High School gains membership in the Maine Class A football conference after a Lewiston meeting. Waterville High School may join pending the Waterville school board approval. The 12 team circuit will expand to 14 next year with Westbrook as an alternate if Waterville does not move up.
Boston Celtics drop 130 to 121 at Cincinnati after missing 18 of 41 free throws and trailing by 32-23 in the final period. Oscar Robertson powers the Royals with 41 points and 17 rebounds while Bill Russell returns to score 31 in a back-tied loss ahead of a clash with Syracuse Nationals.
Cincinnati defeated Boston 130 to 121 in a high scoring NBA game. Syracuse Boston Chicago Detroit Los Angeles and San Francisco were also scheduled for Thursday and Saturday matchups across major arenas. Sherman Lewis of Louisville is named to co captain Michigan State football and track teams for 1963.
Cleveland owner Arthur Modell ousts Paul Brown from coaching and GM duties to move him to a vice president role. Brown, in Shaker Heights, says his six year contract remains, with duties changed. fans fear Ohio pride may fade as outside ownership reshapes the Browns.
Biddeford High School starts its first winter track season with a five team meet at the Portland Expo featuring Deering Cheverus and Thornton. Coach Joe Plamondon hopes the greenness of the Tigers will still yield strong showings in many events. The squad will split into junior intermediate and senior divisions with athletes such as Steven Ziminski Norman Smith Ricky Spill Reynald Belanger Robert Bourgault Callahan Fournier Lloyd Cochrane Richard Oliver Danny Pappas Brent Armstrong Armand Ouellette and others set to compete in sprints hurdles jumps relays and distance events.
Biddeford Junior High School defeated Sanford Junior High 32 to 9. Strong defense by Dick Nolette, Roger Beaulieau and Bob Demers slowed Sanford’s offense while Ray Souliere and Gerry Edwin provided scoring. A rematch is set for January 22 at Biddeford Junior High gym.
Philadelphia fighter Jimmy Hairston outpointed Cash White in a 156 pound bout in Philadelphia while Dick French defeated Johnny Bean in Worcester. In Miami Jerry Powers stopped Willie Mccrea, and an Atlantic City bout saw Hairston win by decision.
Walter Schoenknecht of Fast Haven Conn seeks an Atomic Energy Commission test blast on Mount Snow north slope to create an expert ski trail using an underground detonation. He cites Nevada desert tests and Project Plowshare as feasibility, while locals worry about fallout and safety and note the resort’s growth and facilities.
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