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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jan 12, 1968

Page

8

Tigers Meet Thornton in Saco Hoop Clash

Biddeford High School Tigers visit Thornton to clash in a key area basketball game at Linnell Gym in Saco. Thornton, 3-4 in league play, seeks to solidify a tournament bid. Biddeford, 4-4, must rally behind Leo Cantara and Dick LeMay as they face a taller, deeper Maroon squad led by Dick Pike and Rick Frost.

Linnell Saco Biddeford Tigers Maroon Kennebunk Old Orchard Beach Seagulls St. Louis Sanford Steve White St. Anthony's Freeport St. Francis College University of Maine Portland Maroon and Gold Thornton Bengals South Portland Leo Cantara Dick LeMay Dick Pike Rick Frost Jim McGaffin McGuffin

Green Bay Old Pros Get Nod in Super Bowl Showdown

Associated Press notes veteran Packers led by Bart Starr face the AFL champion Oakland Raiders led by Daryle Lamonica in a clash likely to hinge on defense and passing. Starr’s experience contrasts with Lamonica’s 30 touchdown year and Raiders’ top defensive stats as the game nears.

Associated Press MIAMI Daryle Lamonica Oakland Bart Starr Green Bay Packers George Blanda Starr Boyd Dowler Carroll Dale Kansas City Chiefs Raiders Kansas City Johnny Rauch NFL Dowler Dale Danny Anderson Chuck Mercein Lamonica

Ron Cote Leads Area Scoring Race At St Louis High

St Louis star Ron Cote tops the area scoring chase with 237 points from 87 baskets and 63 free throws, opening a 19 point gap on Wells guard Steve Libby. Andy Dufort and Leo Cantara push past 210 while Ray Belanger and Ray Zemaitis hold mid tier with 180 and 157 respectively. Kennebunk’s Dennis Lamon tagne, sidelined by appendectomy, sits ninth with 145 and Tom Bradbury completes the top ten.

St. Louis High School Ron Cote Cote Steve Libby Wells Libby Andy Dufort Leo Cantara Biddeford Ray Belanger St. Louis St. Anthony Ray Zemaitis Dave Pelletier Zemaitis Biddeford High WHS Dufort Cantara BHS Belanger Pelletier LeMay KHS Lamontagne Bradbury

Parents Night set at St. Louis Sanford game

Brother Richard Hebert director of athletics at St. Louis High School announced that parents of all varsity and junior varsity players cheerleaders and managers will be guests of the St. Louis Alumni Association during the St. Louis Sanford game observing Parents Night this Saturday.

Richard Hebert St. Louis High School J.V St. Louis

Fights Last Night By The Associated Press

In Tokyo Benkei Fujikura defeated Nakano Saza zaki by outpoint in junior middleweights. In Portland Gene Herrick stopped Joey Garroway in five rounds. In Los Angeles Bobby Murray knocked out Art Cruz in three rounds.

Associated Press Tokyo Benkei Fujikura Nakano Sasazaki Portland Maine Gene Herrick Saco Joey Garroway New York Los Angeles Bobby Murray San Francisco Art Cruz Wilmington Calif

Kauffman Sets Timetable for New Kansas City Club

Kansas City's new baseball owner Ewing Kauffman outlined a rapid plan including a board of directors within a week and an executive vice president soon after. He aims for a first division club in five years and an American League pennant in eight, with the team remaining in Kansas City during his lifetime as his estate would sell to Kansas City interests. Finley’s A’s had moved to Oakland in 1968.

Kansas City Ewing Kauffman Horatio Alger Kauffman Charles O. Finley A’s Oakland

Bruins Move Closer To Tie Of Division Lead

The Boston Bruins climbed within two points of the Eastern Division lead after a 5-4 win over the Detroit Red Wings. Rookie Derek Sanderson scored a late breakaway goal for his 14th of the season, with Eddie Shack assisting. Phil Esposito added two goals, Skip Krake scored, and Norm Allman matched for Detroit before intermission. Kent Douglas and Don Awrey traded goals in the second period as Detroit briefly tied it late in the frame. The division leaders Chicago Hawks were idle.

Boston Boston Bruins National Hockey League Derek Sanderson Bruins Detroit Red Wings Sanderson Eddie Shack Phil Esposito Skip Krake Norm Allman Detriot Kent Douglas Don Awrey Detroit Ullman Gordie Howe Chicago Hawks

Housewife King Wins AP Female Athlete of the Year 1967

New York AP Billie Jean King, a lively housewife from Long Beach California, tops the AP Female Athlete of the Year voting for 1967 with 196 first place votes and 854 points. Kathy Whitworth and Peggy Fleming follow, with Nancy Greene and Debbie Meyer also high in the tally. King claimed Wimbledon and U S Open singles titles and ranks No 1 in the world after defeating Ann Haydon Jones in both finals.

New York Billie Jean King America Kathy Whitworth Peggy Fleming Toay Associated Press King Longeach Calif Miss Whitworth Miss Leming Canada Nancy Greene Debbie Meyer Mrs. King U.S Ann Haydon Jones Britain Wimbledon Forest Hills

Pro Basketball Scores From THE Press Tteam at Cincinnati and More

Cincinnati 120, Boston 116 and St. Louis 108, Baltimore 101 headline a day of NBA results. Detroit at Boston and Baltimore at Philadelphia on tap, with San Diego at St. Louis among Saturday games. Sundays features Chicago at St. Louis and San Diego versus Baltimore at Utica NY, plus Thursday results Kentucky 110 Oakland 106 and New Orleans 131 Anaheim 124 in overtime.

Cincinnati Boston St. Louis Baltimore Detroit Philadelphia San Diego New York San Francisco Oakland Chicago Utica N.Y Kentucky Denver Houston New Orleans Anaheim New Jersey Minnesota Pittsburgh

Weekend NBA Schedule On Page Seven

Kentucky plays Anaheim while Houston faces Dallas and Pittsburgh meets Minnesota. Oakland hosts New Jersey as Pittsburgh visits Indiana. Dallas hosts Anaheim and Indiana travels to Houston with Oakland visiting Minnesota in late afternoon.

Kentucky Anaheim Houston Dallas Pittsburgh Minnesota Oakland New Jersey Indiana

College Scores From Eastern and Midwest Regions

East Rhode Island 81 Northeastern 66. South LSU 100 Tulane 91 So Ill 63 Ky Wesleyan 62. Georgetown Ky 79 Tennessee Wesleyan 56. Midwest Dayton 57 St. Louis 56. Ohio Wesleyan 94 Adelbert 73. Drake 75 Wichita 74 Marquette 71. Wisconsin 56. So Dak St 92 Minn Morris.

Rhode Is Northeastern LSU Tulane So. Ill Wesleyan Georgetown Tennessee Wesleyan Midwest Dayton St. Louis Ohio Wesleyan Adelbert Drake Wichita Marquette Wisconsin So. Dak. St Minn Morris

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