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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1969
Page
7
Bowling scores and team records appear with multiple misreads and jumbled names. The document lists teams such as Skips Bears Packers Bengals Colts and Redskins with fluctuating scores and high singles and triples for both men and women, including Caron, D. Sttellier, R. Gagne, and B. Demers.
Georgetown leads the first half finals with 74 to 30 over Holy Cross 64 to 40 over Notre Dame 56 to 48 and Boston College 54 to 50. St Marys shows 38 to 46 and sets a team total record with 1 562 as Pa single scores note Chenard Kelly and others among top performers.
Standin g Sth Week Foss Metal 86 34 Geees Contractors 74 46 Roll Way 69 51 Funtown USA 67 53 Spoilers 67 53 Sunbeam 5 64 56 Ted's Gulf 64 56 Sou liere Shell 60 60 West Point Prell 5941 Bouffard's Ma 58 462 Labelle Me thot 52 48 Saco Transmis triat 52 68 Varsity Club 52 68 Phillippe's 47 73 Out Laws 45 75 Hackers 44 76 Records Team Total West Point Peell 1782 Team Single West Point Peell 631 High Three J Forcier High Single J Forcier
Standings and scores from week 15 show C B league games including 71-49 over 73s, 69-51 over 88s, and 56-64 by FCCs as Hoggers fall 42-78 and Standbys 40. High marks include A Caron 303 in ladies, C Vadnais 120 high single ladies, D Letellier 355 high three men, and R Gagne high single men.
The league shows a series of games with notable margins including Jets 78 over Cowboys 34, Rams 71 over Giants 41, Redskins 60 over Vikings 52, and Redskins 52 over 60. Cowboys 72 defeated Rams 40, Giants 60 edged Redskins 52.
Browns 88 Colts 76 Redskins 72 Lions 70 Eagles 68 Giants 66 Bears 59 Packers 45. Packers 91. Colts 1,552 total. Redskins 550 high single 167 C Martel. TNT 1,306 team total. TNT 464 team single. P Noble 301 high three ladies. Noble 121 high single ladies. D Farwell 330 high three men. D Farwell id high single men.
The Hip Swingers lead the standings with 94 to 34 over Pink Panthers who defeated Pin Pals 86 to 42. Crazy Four fell 32 to 96 against an unnamed rival while records show Pink Panthers 1158 as team total and Bip Swingers 402 as team singles. High single listed as P Michaud with 127.
Team totals show Shaving 1596 points and Staking 564 in a series of events. High performers include R. Sylvestre with 368 in High Three and B. Marcotte with 155 in High Single, amid finishes across Shaving, Beam House, Main tenance, Shipping, Staking, Office, Finishing, Coloring, and Electricians events.
Standings after the fourteenth week show Pencil Pushers leading with 94-18 team total and Lew Pushers at 1,185 in team totals. Other top entries include Sunset Garage 568 and High Three Nallie 395 with individual high scores noted as 126 by D Potvin and 344 by H Scammon.
The league standings show the Hot Rods at 14th week with results 86 to 26, GTOs 83 to 29, Chargers 58 to 54, Bacca rooters 57 to 55, Jaguars 50 to 62, Road Runner 2 to 110. Records list Pris Grenier with high single 128 and high triple 327, team totals include GTOs 1 353 and Super Sports 479.
Mixed scores list several matchups with teams including Hi Fi's Jets Wildcats Lions and others, plus several individual tallies. The fragment cites team totals and highs for both boys and girls, including Letellier and Berthiaume, but many words are garbled.
Mined text shows scores for several teams and individuals. Double Zero's 52 to 12 over Cripples. Dreamers 28 to 36 loss to N.F L.'s 1223. Rebels 10 to 46. Team totals list Double Zero's 1,122 and Dreamers 419. Highs include Ladies A. Montpas 302 and Men H. Paul 371. Ladies Agos ae 120 and Men H. Paul 138.
Standings show Blue Jays 82 46 and Sting Rays 82 46 leading a tight table. Holy Rollers 81 47, Sleepyheads 80 48 follow, with Jets 55 73 and Wonderbar 24 104 at the bottom. Records note B Cochran high three and V For cier high single 126. Sting Rays lead team total 1,157 and team single 425.
Donovan's Vending defeats Se vigny's Market by 80 to 40. Dube's Tackle Shop edges John's Texaco 61 to 59. Roland L. Petit Co. falls to Jet Sets 55 to 65 as Merchants Express and Gre- Records post losses. Jet Sets 54-66 and Merchant's Express 53-67 reflect a tight group near the bottom.
Starlings lead with 10-6 and Hawks at 9-7, Owls 8-8, Falcons 5-11. Hawks total 1,113 team points with 385 single points. Three Strings Ladies credit C. Lee Munford with 109, Three Strings Men credited to B Lester with 332. High Single Men shared by E. Munford and B. Lester.
Space Shooters and Jets post ties while Pick Ups lead team totals with 1 685 points and Jokers notch 612 for high single 165 by E. Jennison.
West Point heavy with pastimes lists multiple games in week 12 across divisions. Dragons dominate Upper Division and set team totals while B Dube posts high single with 149 as Tigers and Warpers show mixed scores in a cluttered standings snapshot.
In the Ladies William Pollock League action the Pitter Patters won 86-42 over The Pokeys while Patters also posted a 1,463 team total and 536 team singles with J Montpas notching a 343. High single was 136 by L Lessard. Other results included Pin Pals 86-60 over Screwballs and Hellions 83-45 over Orphans.
The page lists several results from the Mixed Couples League including Hagee 88 over Sea Gulls 24 and Spoilers 86 over The Live 72. Odd Balls 52 over Last Hopes 38. Jets 74 over Our Gang 14 and Records team totals 1 209. Names appear garbled and incomplete.
In week 16 of the 20th Century Ladies League Lanes 26th, Clark's Lunch leads with 1404 team total and 488 team single, while high triple goes to D. Gillis with 333 and high single to G. Perron with 123. Other scores include Dominos 92-36 and Sock it to Me's 50-78.
League standings and records listed for V.CO and O.F.C amid mixed scores. Team totals show V.O 1,113 and B.B. 384, with individual highs by N. Martin 304 and L. Torre 350 in separate categories. several names appear variably as Angis and Torro in single events and ladies events.
In the twelfth week of the John Roberts Mixed League at Way Lanes, standings show V.LP. 68 over Stanging 26, Tigers 62 over T.N.T. 34, Jets 52 over Jok 44, with final scores reflecting a tight race among top teams.
Women's League results show Flamingos 105 over Jerry's Oil 80, Misfits 73 over Sheltra Realty 47, Evergreens 66 over Redskins 54, Gut ter Gals 84 over Hi-Lo's 36, with Redskins 468 and Gut ter Gals 84, plus top records: Flamingos 1544 team total, Sheltra Realty 546 team total, L Perron high three 356 and high single 146.
The Blahs lose 84 12 to Win-Dings 76 20 while Jolly Four 64-34 Hippes 60-36 Shifters 57-39 Les Be Bes 56-40 Strippers 53-43 Holly Gollies 52-44 Screwballs 32-64 Bumsteads 24-72. Team totals list Win-Dings 1096 and Three Strings P Ballard 325. Dube 123 leads singles with 123 points.
Archie's Variety leads 90 in a league tally with Sneider's Market at 86. Roland L Petit Co 82, Doc's Tavern 34, 20th Century Comets 40, Eddie's Taxi 36. Team total tops at Sneider's Market with 1596, high triple by N Gillis 385 and high single by R O'Brien 153.
The listing shows standings with teams like Martins Champs and The Electrons posting high scores. Notable individuals include M Adams with 324 points in high triple and P Tanguay with 131 high single. Overall team totals and records are presented for the Twist ers at 1,397 and 490 for team single.
In a local mixed league the Ss defeated the Esso Bees 79 to 33, BB. & D. 74 to 38, Slug gers 66 to 46, Turtle Doves 57 to 55, while Mission Impossible lost 50 to 62 and Road Runners fell 43 to 69. Bombers and Sit-Ins both ended 41 to 71, G's & F's 33 to 79. Snoopy's led team totals with 1,186 and single 430. High three: Danis 340 for ladies and Munford 375 for men. single: Danis 1 for ladies and Munford 156 for men.
In a crowded week of league action Diamond Nat's In-Crowd posted 101 to 27 with Ding-a-lings at 76 to 52 Freddy's Babies 72 to 56 and Sharpies 4 to a Lollipoops 42. Records include Triple Men Frank Nadeau 369 Ladies Mary Mingo 297 High-Men Alan Coker 140 dies Mary Mingo 114. Ding-a-lings lead team totals at 1 406 and high team single 520. Westland Shoe beat it Shop League 78 to 42 over Big R. Outlet 7644 Allied Tape 15 to 45 Allied Shoe 7248. Cote's Market 62-58 Noyes Tire 62-58 Allied Maintenance 37-83. Team Total Big R. Outlet 1 548 and Team Single Allied Tape Allied Shoe 544 Three Strings L Kalex 372 High Single A Guay 160.
Two man teams sign for a rolling off bowling event with multiple regional entries from Vermont and Massachusetts. Results show various team scores and records across divisions, with a weather outlook and a Brown University coaching change noted.
Boston AP ski conditions brief lists snow depth and surface types for Maine and New England resorts. Entries include Pleasant Mountain and Saddleback with packed powder and powder conditions, values ranging from 4 inches to 65 inches, and varied baselines from good to excellent as operators assess surfaces and winds. Local indices show mixed packed powder and powder across resorts with base depths from 3 to 78 inches and notes on wind impact.
The Kaiser International Open at Silverado Country Club, Napa, enters day two with $27,000 top prize within reach. Leading tied at seven under with 65 is Bob Lunn of Sacramento, amid a field where 64 of 156 broke par and 82 matched or beat it after the first round.
Athletic staff shifts at the University of Connecticut include moving after serving as freshman basketball and football coach, reflecting program adjustments. The change highlights continued involvement of the coach with the university's athletic department and youth teams.
The Associated Press reports Thursday results Montreal 4 Philadelphia 6 Boston 5 Minnesota 1 Detroit 3 Pittsburgh 2 Los Angeles 3 Chicago T oday's game New York at Oakland Saturday schedule Chicago at Montreal Detroit at Toronto New York at St Louis Boston at Philadelphia Pittsburgh at Los Angeles
Twin City bowling star Mrs. Lillian Camire defends her title tomorrow at 20th Century Lanes Biddeford against challenger Mrs. Lillian Lessard. The tossup matchup starts at 2 PM with camire seeking a third successful defense this season as Lessard hopes for an upset.
College basketball results include Arizona 72 over Creighton 63 and Tulane 90 over Miami Florida 79. Other notes mention high jump entries at the BAA Indoor Games in Boston and Shoemaker switching to a CalTech leadership role after Clark moonlighting with Apollo.
New York Mets announced right handed pitcher Danny Murphy of Springfield Mass has signed and will report to the Visalia farm club in the California State League. Separately Norwalk Conn Golf Digest named JoAnne Gunderson Carner top woman amateur of 1968 after she won five tournaments. At New Hampshire co captains named for football next fall with Dan Drewniak and Harry Kouloheras elected as leaders.
Pro basketball results across several games show San Francisco defeating Chicago 112 to 99 while Atlanta beat Phoenix 112 to 107 and Cincinnati posted 120 to 109 over San Diego. Upcoming games listed include San Francisco at Boston and Milwaukee at Detroit among others. New Orleans, Denver, Indiana, Houston, Oakland, Dallas, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia feature in varied matchups across plus Sunday selections.
The snippet questions origin of Adam’s Apple citing belief that a piece of Eve’s apple stuck in Adam’s throat. It adds a trivia contrast about a large circular painting at Grant Park Museum in Atlanta, described as 50 feet high and 400 feet long, and a science note comparing nautical and statute miles.
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