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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jan 21, 1964

Page

6

Loscutoff Plans Retirement After Celtics Season

St. Louis and Milwaukee AP dispatches outline Bill Russell’s knee arthritis as he debuts a lengthy note on his career. Jungle Jim Loscutoff announces retirement effective at season end, with Frank Ramsey and Clyde Lovellette also expected to retire. Celtics face a four-game in four nights stretch, starting with the Hawks in Providence and Boston, then Cincinnati.

St. Louis Bill Russell Jungle Jim Loscutoff Frank Ramsey Clyde Lovellette Boston Hawks National Basketball Association Celtics Providence R.I Boston Garden Cincinnati Russell Loscutoff Andover Ramsey Red Auerbach Walter Brown Lovellette Kansas

Night action in 1964 National League schedule

Cincinnati Reds open the season at home on April 13 with 438 night games scheduled through October 4. Most clubs play under lights from the start, with Houston, Los Angeles, Chicago, Milwaukee, and others launching night schedules. The Mets and Cubs also begin under lights in mid-April as Milwaukee and St. Louis begin their second openers later in the month.

Cincinnati Cincinnati Reds Reds Houston Los Angeles St. Louis New York Philadelphia Chicago Pittsburgh Milwaukee San Francisco Colts Mets Flushing Meadows Chicago Cubs Braves Cardinals

Hockey Results From Monday and Schedule Ahead

The Associated Press reports no NHL games were played Monday with upcoming tests listed. Montreal night Toronto clash and Boston at New York are among Wednesday’s scheduled matchups.

National Hockey League Associated Press Montreal Toronto Boston New York

Hayward Beats Turner In Philadelphia Bout

Stanley Hayward, age 151, Philadelphia, outpointed Dick Turner, age 10, Philadelphia, in a boxing match.

Associated Press Philadelphia Stanley Hayward Dick Turner

Orange Bowl Schedules Night Football in NBC Bid

The Orange Bowl will be played at night after NBC bought rights for three years at 225000 dollars annually plus 75000 for related events. Eight hours of bowl action will air New Year’s Day starting with the Sugar Bowl at 2 p.m. EST and ending with the Orange Bowl at 8 p.m. EST. The shift aims to avoid Sugar and Cotton bowl competition and ease Miami visitors.

Miami National Broadcasting Co NBC

Bruins Rampage Buries Leaf Goalie in Montreal

Montreal AP report details Boston Bruins scoring 11 goals against Toronto goalie Don Simmons. The onslaught places Chicago’s Glenn Hall seven goals ahead in the Vezina race, with Hall benefiting from his team’s defensive performance while Johnny Bower of Toronto is credited for the goals allowed by the Leafs.

Montreal Boston Bruins Toronto Don Simmons Leafs Johnny Bower Chicago Glenn Hall National Hockey League Today Hall Bower Charley Hodge Bruins Simmons

Intramural Basketball Scores At Biddeford Junior High

The Cats defeated the Lions 28 to 10 after a close first period with Baiguy scoring 16 for Biddeford. Bears edged Rams 19 to 12 as Brooks led with ten and Neault added six.

Biddeford Cats Lions Baiguy Parsons Beaulieu Bears Rams Brooks Neault

Agreste takes lead in area scoring race

Dick Agreste of St Louis moved ahead of teammate Ted Caouette to lead the area scoring with 241 points to Caouette’s 236. Don Caouette of Thornton Academy stays third, with Thorn ton’s Caouette and the St Louis pair the only scorers over 200. Bob Alexandre and Chuck Clifford hold fourth and fifth, Steve Dowd enters top ten at sixth, Twomey down to seventh, Dodge to eighth, Rol Gagne into ninth, and Peacock and Pike tied for tenth with 132.

Dick Agreste St. Louis Ted Caouette Agreste Caouette Don Caouette Thornton Academy Thornton Paul Twomey Bob Dodge Old Orchard Beach Rol Gagne Greg Peacock Ken Pike Alexandre WHS Clifford Dowd OOB Twomey Dodge Gagne Peacock iPike

Russia Favored To Win Olympic Hockey In Innsbruck

With eight days to the opening, experts say the USSR is the team to beat for the hockey gold. Russia holds Olympic and world titles after a strong U S tour and European sweep. Other top nations discussed include Czechoslovakia Sweden the United States and Canada.

Innsbruck Austria Russia Czechoslovakia Sweden United States Canada Ussr U.S Europe Olympic

Ramblers And Deacons Upset In Hoop Action

Wake Forest and Loyola suffer upsets as Memphis State defeats Loyola 83 65 and Maryland beats Wake Forest 91 82. Indiana and Purdue face later tests as exams pause many programs.

Ramblers and Deacons Associated Press Wake Forest Chicago Loyola Loyola Memphis State

Cats and Lions Reach Close Score In Period Notes

On page eight period scores show Faucher’s official time and four successful 4-8s. Cats players Poirier, Baiguy, Paquette, Ayotte, Cyr, Lavigne, Emerson contribute points with Baiguy adding 8 and Poirier 3. Lions reply with Lang, Parsons, Evans, Rich White, Beaulieu, Steven White, and Witten scoring, final period 28 all.

Faucher CATS Poirier Baiguy Paquette Ayotte Cyr Lavigne Emerson LIONS Lang Parsons Evans Rich White Beaulieu Steven White Witten

Chamberlain Still Leading Pro Scorers

New York AP reports Wilt Chamberlain of the San Francisco Warriors remains the NBA's top scorer with a 35.3 point average this season, down from 46.2 last year, and a field goal percentage of .522. Oscar Robertson of Cincinnati trails with 29.9 points per game and leads the league in assists at 10.4 per game.

New York Wilt Chamberlain National Basketball Association San Francisco Warrior Wilt Cincinnati Oscar Robertson Robertson

Pro Basketball NBA Monday Results and Standings

Detroit defeats Los Angeles 118 to 107 as action unfolds across the league. Eastern Division leads Boston and Cincinnati hold mid pack while New York trails. Western Division features Los Angeles and San Francisco atop the table with Baltimore and Detroit in difficult spots.

National Basketball Association Associated Press Detroit Los Angeles Baltimore Philadelphia New York Cincinnati San Francisco Boston St. Louis

DePaul Breaks Into AP Top Ten After Dayton Win

The AP weekly college basketball poll places DePaul at No. 9 after a 11 game win streak and a 89-83 victory over Dayton. UCLA leads with 38 first place votes, Michigan second, and Davidson fourth as Kentucky and others fill the top tier.

Associated Press DePaul Blue Demons Dayton Cincinnati Bearcats Bradley Drake UCLA Bruins Uclans Michigan Loyola of Chicago Davidson Kentucky Vanderbilt Villanova Duke Wildcats Blue Devils Oregon State Wichita Chicago Loyola Oregon St Acini

Eagles Tigers At Home Tonight Boosts Local Hoops Action

Cincinnati star Johnny Edwards, the busiest catcher in baseball last year, signs his 1964 contract with the Reds becoming the first to commit among many signings. Dodgers and others follow as bids and rosters fill. high school hoops highlight Biddeford and St. Louis home games with Westbrook and Sanford seeking wins in a tight schedule. Edwards once bridged the All Star switch saga as the national league top in chances and putouts.

Associated Press Cincinnati Johnny Edwards Reds Edwards Cleveland Ed Bailey al Dark Dark Bailey Hank Soar Los Angeles Dodgers Dick Tracewski Derrell Griffith Nick Willhite Ken Rowe Norm Koch Larry Staab Wes Parker Chicago Cubs Fred Burdette Wayne Carlander Wayne Shurr Leo Burke Minnesota Twins Bernie Allen John Gary John Nieson New York Yankees Bill Stafford Howard Kitt Cleveland Indians al Smith Philadelphia Phillies Alex Johnson Biddeford St. Louis Biddeford High Westbrook Steve White Sanford Orange and Black Art Descoteaux South Portland Red Eagles Blue and Gold Wells Eliot Warriors

Old Orchard Recreation Loop Basketball Scores Report

Jaycees 63 defeated Bullets 47 in a compact loop game. Key scorers include Ketola and Ouellette with 12 and 8 points respectively, while Armstrong led Bullets with 9. Officials Kerry and Curtis worked the 4-8 minute period.

Jaycees Tierney Lemire Morse Ketola Dickson C. Briggs Ouellette Metayer Armstrong Marshall Davis G Prosser Sullivan Kerry Curtis

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