Western Maine Race Seeems Set for Tournament Spots
Jockeying for final tournament positions intensified as Deering High holds the lead and seven clubs cluster within 12 points. Cheverus sits second with 112.1, just ahead of Westbrook 111.6 and South Portland 109.5, while Oxford Hills and Traip follow. Edward Little moves into eighth with 650 index after beating Oxford Hills and St. Louis, then Morse, Portland, Biddeford, and others fill out the midpack as standings tighten for first round foes.
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Saucier Retains Bowling Crown Against Choroszy
Don Saucier won the Pastime Bowling Center title in Biddeford beating Chick Choroszy by seven pins. Saucier totaled 2,461 to Choroszy's 2,320 with 255 pins on nine strikes and 26 spares versus Choroszy's 239 on five strikes and 30 spares.
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Conditions Ripen For Record Pro-Am Championship Score
Pebble Beach hosts the Bing Crosby National Pro Am with 174 pros and amateurs in best ball. Weather forecasts predict a record score, with Billy Casper's 277 possibly falling if conditions stay favorable. notable players Nicklaus Palmer Boros Wall Harney and Player absent closest to Big Three.
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Columbian Squires Lose In Portland Thriller
Portland defeats Biddeford 40 to 39 after a tight defensive game at Cathedral High gym. Portland standout Dennis O Malley scores 15 and Roger Stevens leads Biddeford with 16 in a late 4th quarter surge that seals the win.
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Rangers Hold Off Maple Leaf Rally For Win
Rangers edge Maple Leafs 5-4 after leading 5-0 as Toronto roared back with three goals in the third period. Red Sullivan watched nervously as Don Simmons faced heavy shots, but New York preserved the win in Maple Leaf Gardens.
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LaSalle Captain Frank Corace Leads Scorers
LaSalle basketball captain Frank Corace topped last season with 441 points while guiding the team in scoring and earning leadership duties for the squad.
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Nurmi backs Anzac distance runners for Tokyo Olympics
New York AP Paavo Nurmi the Flying Finn says Anzac runners show distance potential for Tokyo 1964 while doubting sustained dominance by Russians. He cites physique and training as keys, notes future stars Peter Snell Michel Jazy and Ron Clarke. He warns American and Australian runners must train hard despite easy living.
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Warriors And Detroit Produce Low Scoring Battle
The Warriors beat the Detroit Pistons 89 to 79 in a season low scoring contest. Wilt Chamberlain led San Francisco with 32 points while Bailey Howell had 21 for Detroit as both teams struggled offensively in a rare 12 minute stretch.
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Ladies Bowling Title On Line
Twin City champion Mrs. Rita Murphy leads 16 pins over challenger Mrs. Doris Saucier in the second half of the title match at 20th Century Lanes. First half scores were 976 to 960, with both showing off form after weaker start. Murphy won the Twin City crown recently from Mrs. Pauline Thibault. Both players belong to the CIO William Pollock Girls league and expect strong support.
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Chuvalo Faces Folley in Friday Heavyweight Telecast
In Cleveland AP reports a rising Chuvalo of Toronto 26 seeks a title shot after six wins last year and a knockout of Mike DeJohn. He is ninth ranked as Folley 31 from Chandler, Ariz., a 12 year veteran who lost to Liston in 1960 and is sixth ranked.
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George Chuvalo
Zora Folley
Chuvalo
Toronto
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Chandler
Ariz
Sonny Liston
Liston
President Welcomes Davis Cup Team at White House
President Johnson welcomed the Davis Cup team to the United States at the White House. He praised their pursuit of excellence as the players from across the country toured the mansion. Notables present included Chuck McKinley Dennis Ralston Marty Riessen and USTA president Edward Turville.
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League Expected To Say No To Finley Move
New York AP report says American League owners likely will deny Charles O Finley permission to move the Kansas City Athletics to Louisville and will impose a stiff fine for signing a Kentucky contract. A lease renegotiation with Kansas City officials is urged, and an arbitration committee to set lease terms will be appointed.
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Joe Cronin
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Navy's Staubach Provokes Maryland As Nugent Reacts
Maryland coach Tom Nugent says Navy quarterback Roger Staubach proved many of the same plays against his team, noting they predicted much of what he did but were unable to stop him.
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Tom Nugents
Folley and Chuvalo Bring High Stakes Bout Into View
Folley faces a career crossroad as a loss could push him toward retirement. Chuvalo holds a 25-7-2 record with 19 knockouts and has never been knocked down, while Folley, 65-6-3 with 36 knockouts, risks top ten status if he falters.
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Chuvalo
End Of Era Nears At Cincinnati Bearcats Lose Home Streak
Cincinnati, led by Oscar Robertson era, faces a shaky stretch as Ed Jucker’s Bearcats slip to four MVC losses. Bradley beat UC 87-77 in Cincinnati, Joe Strander scored 33 and Severn Tart 24, ending UC’s home win streak of 41. Davidson won 52-49 as they extended their 14th straight win. Hardin Simmons upset Oklahoma City 87-74 with Nate Madkins 28. North Carolina beat North Carolina State 79-71. West Virginia defeated Penn State 84-63 and Xavier outlasted Louisville 80-79.
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Pepitone Advised to Swing for Contact by Davis
At a Manchester Union Leader dinner Yankee first baseman Joe Pepitone sought hitting tips from Dodgers veteran Tommy Davis. Davis urged Pepitone to stop chasing home runs and focus on making contact, noting a higher average and more runs driven in by singles. He stressed using the opportunities created by faster runners like Bobby Richardson and Tony Kubek and warned against relying on long homers. Pepitone spoke of receiving letters after the World Series loss to the Dodgers.
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Finley: A Heretic in Baseball With Green Uniforms
New York AP profile of Charles O. Finley, 45, Kansas City Athletics owner. He advocates orange baseballs, green light ideas, and a long push to move the A's. Finley rose from Alabama boyhood to insurance wealth, survived tuberculosis, and built a career challenging American League norms.
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Winter Olympics Site Lacks Snow Crisis in Innsbruck
Organizers of the 1964 Winter Olympics battle thaw rain and snow shortage. An emergency force of nearly 3,000 officials, army engineers and volunteers search mountain regions for snow and spray artificial snow on courses to preserve the schedule. They warn they may have to alter events if warm weather persists.
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Ron Perranoski To Sub For Koufax At Houston Dinner
Ron Perranoski will appear January 21 at Houston's MLB dinner as relief ace for the Dodgers. He will accept the Dickey Kerr award on behalf of teammate Sandy Koufax, who cannot attend due to a date mixup.
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Pro Basketball NBA Wednesday Results
NBA results show Boston beat Baltimore 113 to 108 and San Francisco defeated Detroit 89 to 79 while Los Angeles topped St Louis 111 to 109. Upcoming games include New York at Detroit and Los Angeles at Cincinnati. Friday features Detroit vs New York in Boston.
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Jack Riley Heads Army Hockey Sextet into Fourteenth Season
Jack Riley of Army, coach of the U S hockey team in the 1956 Olympics, begins his fourteenth season guiding the West Point sextet continuing a long-standing wartime era program at West Point.
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