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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jan 16, 1968

Page

6

St Anthony's to host Kennebunk in key Class M tilt

Mid season pause brings two games tonight with St Anthony's carrying a 7-2 record as hosts to Kennebunk in Kennebunkport while Old Orchard Beach travels to Hi ram to face Sacopee Valley. Kennebunk seeks rebound after a long losing streak. St Anthony's has won six straight including wins over Marshwood SAD 60 Kennebunk and Old Orchard Beach.

St. Anthony's Kennebunk Kennebunkport Old Orchard Beach Hiram Sacopee Valley St. Anthony’s Marshwood SAD York Freeport Friars Wells Fryeburg Traip St. Ignatius Sanford Valleymen Greely Gray - New Gloucester Yarmouth Casco Seagulls Thornton St. Anthony'’s

Bruins Lead AP Poll and Big Game Looms

UCLA holds a commanding lead in The Associated Press weekly basketball poll with 32 first place votes and 347 points. Houston sits second with 3 firsts and 317 points ahead of a stacked Top Ten including North Carolina Tennessee Utah New Mexico St Bonaventure Kentucky Vanderbilt and Columbia. UCLA hosts Portland then meets Houston in a pivotal showdown after a 464 game win streak.

Associated Press UCLA Houston Houston Astrodome Bruins University of Portland Ore Cougars California Stanford West Texas State North Carolina North Carolina State Clemson Tennessee Utah New Mexico Vanderbilt Georgia Aizona State Arizona Wyoming St. Bonaventure Bonnies DePaul Kentucky Florida Commodores Columbia Lions Colgate Tennesseee Tennesse Tom Boerwinkl Neal Wa Vols Gators Boerwinkle Walk Bob Bundy Tigers Auburn Bundy Ken Campbell Kansas State Colorado Missouri Kansas Maryland Washington State Oregon Washington Oregon State East Tennessee Murray Xavier Ohio Detroit South Dakota Creighton

Beach Yearlings Defeat St. Louis Beach Yearlings 60 50

Old Orchard Beach freshmen beat St. Louis yearlings 60 to 50 at the Beach. Barker and Mullen each scored 16 for the Seagulls while Labbe led the Eagles with 13. Final period notes list players and scoring, plus officials.

Old Orchard Beach St. Louis Barker Mullen Seagulls Labbe Eagles Tucker Williamson D. Jacques W. Jacques Coteau Kimball Chamberlain Lenkowski Geenon Inkven Pomerleau Pelletier Maurice Perreault Lamb Petrin Goulet Vigneault

New England Ski Areas Report Mixed Snow and Conditions

Ski reports from Maine to Connecticut list new snow in inches, surface types, base depths, and condition grades from Pdr to G. Areas include Pleasant Mountain, Sugarloaf, Cannon, Stowe, Okemo, Mount Snow, and more with notes on wet surfaces and upper lower level conditions as of Monday afternoon. Weather outlook calls for cloudy, colder conditions Tuesday with a chance of precip.

New England Maine Pleasant Mt Mt. Wet Mt. Sunapee Gr Waterville Valley Whittier Wildcat Mad River Glen E. Magic Mt. Fr G. Okemo Mt. Snow Upper Bo Stowe E. Stratton Brodie Mt Butternut Basin Jiminy Peak Thunder Mt Weather Bureau

Bruins star Johnston opts to stay home for practice

Boston Bruins veteran goalie Eddie Johnston skips All-Star duties to stay in Boston and practice with the team after a brief hand injury. Coach Sinden plans practices, while Bucyk and Orr miss the All-Star game duties. Yaz earns the Hutch Award for character and fighting spirit.

Boston Eddie Johnston Boston Bruins Toronto Johnston Bruins Dan Canney Harry Sinden Johnny Bucyk Bobby Orr All-Stars Toronto Maple Leafs Boston Garden New York Carl Yastrzemski Boston Red Sox Yaz Hutch Fred Hutchinson Hutchinson

Sharman Tries Strategy Of Run Run Run

Celtics rally to a 111-102 victory over the Warriors as Boston’s Bill Russell anchors defense and double figures, with Havlicek and Sam Jones leading scoring. rookie Johnny Jones and Mal Graham contribute for Boston. Seattle’s comeback win over New York follows in the same NBA doubleheader at the Garden.

Boston Bill Sharman Boston Celtics Sharman San Francisco Warriors Celtics Warriors Seattle Supersonics New York Knicks National Basketball Association the Garden New Orleans Indiana Kenoga Houston Bill Russell Johnny Jones Mal Graham Jones Graham Russell John Havlicek Sam Jones Seattle New York Supersonics Knicks Walt Hazzard al Tucker Bob Rule Walt Bellamy Cazzie Russell Bill Bradley

Seven Cities Seek Pro Hoops Franchise Expansion

NBA President J Walter Kennedy named seven cities Kansas City Portland Atlanta Milwaukee Phoenix Vancouver Cleveland as potential expansion sites but doubted immediate attention for Portland Vancouver and Atlanta. He noted two West Coast teams were added last year and Atlanta lacks a suitable arena. If expansion proceeds at the January meeting, no more than two teams would be added amid a goal of 18 to 20 teams.

Boston National Basketball Association NBA J. Walter Kennedy Basketball Writers Kansas City Portland Ore Atlanta Milwaukee Phoenix Vancouver Cleveland Addingeattle San Diego Goa Kennedy Board of Governors New York

Burns School Routs Denis Hall In Linnell Gym

Burns Junior High School defeated Denis Hall of Alfred 45 to 24 at Linnell Gym. Burns used 18 players and built period leads of 10 7, 18 13, and 32 19. Warner and McKenney each had eight points for Burns, while Lavertin led Denis Hall with 13 points.

Burns Denis Hall Alfred Linnell Warner McKenney Lavertin Houle Poirier Pilu Bowie

Unclear basketball box score fragment

Incomplete game box listing Burns and Denis Hall scoring details. Burns totals 45 points with teammates and substitutes named. Denis Hall adds 24. Officials Pilu and Bowie. Time noted as 4 6's.

Masterton Dies After NHL Dream Fulfilled

Bill Masterton 29 died from massive brain damage after a head injury during a Minnesota North Stars game. He leaves a wife and two young children. NHL life insurance and Workman's Compensation will fund about $100,000 as his family receives the balance of his contract.

ST. Paul - Minneapolis Bill Masterton Winnipeg National Hockey League Masterton Minnesota North Stars Billy Wren Blair North Stars Minnesota NHL Denver University Honeywell Inc Minneapolis Denver Hull- Ottawa Cleveland Dave Balon Wayne Connelly Coro Mastertons Andt Scott Sally

Pro Basketball Monday Results and Schedule

Seattle defeated New York 129 to 113 while Boston beat San Francisco 111 to 102. Upcoming games include Seattle at Chicago, San Diego at Chicago, San Francisco at Cincinnati, San Diego at Chicago, New York at Baltimore, St Louis at Boston, and Philadelphia at Los Angeles.

Associated Press Seattle New York Boston San Fran Baltimore Chicago An Diego San Francisco Cincinnati San Diego St. Louis Detroit Philadelphia Los Angeles

ABA Scores and Wednesday NBA-ABA Matchups

ABA New Orleans defeated Indiana 108 to 107 while Kentucky beat Houston 115 to 102. Dallas hosted Oakland, Kentucky played Pittsburgh, Minnesota visited Denver, and Minnesota at Anaheim with New Orleans at Houston and Kentucky at New Jersey, plus Pittsburgh at Indiana on Wednesday.

New Orleans Indiana Kentucky Houston Dallas Oakland Pittsburgh Minnesota

Fortna Escapes Injury After Spectacular Ski Spill

Rosie Fortna of Warren Vermont, a member of the U.S. women's skiing team training for the Silver Tuss races, flew into the air and landed face down in soft snow at Badgastein Austria. She rose laughing, unharmed.

Badgastein Austria Rosie Fortna Warren U.S Miss Fortna

Gibson Turns Down Cardinal Contract After World Series

St Louis Cardinals pitcher Bob Gibson rejected a contract offer mailed to him in Omaha Nebraska. He said the deal was generous but not close to what he wants, noting unusual circumstances after his third World Series victory last fall.

ST. Louis St. Louis Baseball Cardinals Bob Gibson Gibson Omaha Neb Bing Devine

New England Skiers Named to U S Olympic Team

Seven New England skiers were named to the U S Olympic squad for Grenoble France. Cross country selections include Mike Gallagher Killington VT Robert Grey Putney VT Larry Damon Burlington VT Charles Kellogg Cambridge MA and Jack Lufkin Rumford ME. Nordic combined picks are John Bower Auburn ME and Tom Upham Dover NH. Soviet scientists estimate 20000 glaciers in their country.

Lake Placid N.Y New England Grenoble France Mike Gallagher Killington Robert Grey Putney Larry Damon

Rupps Wildcats Face Stiff Fight In Conference

Kentucky coach Adolph Rupp guides a 4-1 SEC start after a 104-73 win over Georgia. The 770th victory nears the NCAA mark as Kentucky faces a tough road slate including Tennessee, LSU, and Auburn, with injuries and ejections shaping the Georgia game and Dan Issel's status.

Rupp Wildcats Associated Press Adolph Rupp Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky Florida Georgia Kansas Phog Allen Allen Auburn Magic Knoxville Tenn Tennessee

Hockey Results National Hockey Le By the Associated Press

National Hockey League results show no games scheduled. Upcoming All-Star Game set for Toronto with Wednesday matchups listed: Detroit at Montreal New York at Chicago Pittsburgh at Oakland Minnesota at St Louis. Florida in 1900 was about 80 percent rural. now over 65 percent urban per Encyclopaedia Britannica.

National Hockey le THE Associated Res Toronto Detroit Montreal New York Chicago Pittsburgh Oakland Minnesota St. Louis Florida Encyclopaedia Britannica

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