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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1963
Page
4
The 19 strings of the Western Maine Bowling title match will be held at Pastime Lanes Sunday. Champion Al Huot, who has defeated three opponents, meets challenger Gerry Forcier in a decisive rematch. Huot led 161 timbers as the final half was set to begin at 9 p.m.
Cassius Clay, the unbeaten 21 year old from Louisville, argues his power and speed shape his round predictions. He recalls stopping Bill Daniels in seven, says Jones will fall in six, and plans a rematch with Daniels while attributing a grandfatherly sense of timing to his boxing foresight. His manager credits shrewd judgment behind the calls.
Morse High of Bath faces Thornton Academy in a weekend basketball game at Saco Armory tonight. Junior Varsity starts 6 50 with local squads slated for a tight district clash.
Wells High School defeated South Berwick 73 to 51 at Wells. Doug Filson led Wells with 24 points while Keith Darling added 11 and Lane Phillips 13. South Berwick’s Rod Brown and Dick Tetu scored 14 and 10 respectively as Wells built a 27-9 second quarter surge after a 16-16 opening. Wells improves to 6-11, while South Berwick drops to 6-11. JV also topped South Berwick reserves 73-51.
St Ignatius High School edged Old Orchard Beach 61 58 at Sanford in a tense final quarter rally. Roger Valliere scored 21 for the Spartans while Mike Ford led Old Orchard Beach with 21 points as Old Orchard fought back from a 16 4 deficit to lead at halftime.
Traip Academy rolled to an eleven wins in 13 games with a 71-58 victory over Kennebunk at Kittery. Roger Raymond led Traip with 20 points, supported by Bill Buckley 14 and Ted Weaver 10 while Kennebunk's Bill Hanscom led all scorers with 21.
Knicks drop 114-112 to Cincinnati Royals after Jack Foley scored four points in a five minute debut. Cincinnati led by 15 early, rallied to win, leaving New York 11 games behind the playoff pace. Celtics beat Hawks, Lakers top Syracuse, and Detroit edged Chicago. Frank Lane was ejected in Chicago.
No games Friday. Sunday's games include Montreal at Chicago and Toronto at New York. Detroit at Boston on Sunday. Today only New York at Montreal and Boston at Toronto with other matchups listed as upcoming. No games Monday.
Boston using stifling defense led by Bill Russell limited St Louis to 16 points in the first period and beat the Hawks 113 98. Sam Jones Bob Cousy and Havlicek led the Celtics while Bob Pettit topped St Louis with 27. Foley moved to the Knicks in a three player trade.
Boston 113 Defeats St Louis 98 and Los Angeles 122 Beats Syracuse 114. Cincinnati 114 Tops New York 112 while Detroit 113 over Chicago 111. Chicago at Cincinnati Syracuse at San Francisco New York at Boston Los Angeles at St Louis Chicago versus Cincinnati at Dayton.
Biddeford High edged St Louis 59 57 as Bourque sparked a fourth quarter rally with seven points and two decisive rebounds. Eagles led 36 32 at halftime and 55 49 early in the final period before St Louis countered behind Caouette Labbe and Chenard to threaten at the end. Biddeford junior varsity also won 52 42. freshmen earlier defeated St Louis 71 36.
The Wells Junior High basketball team defeated Sanford Junior High 46 to 27 at Wells gym, achieving a fifth straight win. James Littlefield scored 21 points and Stanley Littlefield 14 for Wells, while Lizette led Sanford with eight. A rematch heads to Sanford next Tuesday.
A Chicago Stadium doubleheader features the nations top teams. Cincinnati meets Illinois after a 90-88 loss to Notre Dame, while Loyola of Chicago seeks its 18th straight win against Santa Clara. West Virginia faces Duke in a high profile showdown.
Evening results show Morse and Bath 51 46 and South Portland 52 49 wins. Cheverus 66 36 Deering, John Bapst 64 44 Bangor over Casco 44 Lewiston 53 Edward Little 48 Gorham 67 Scarborough 59 Traip 71 Kennebunk 58 Cony 58 53 Brunswick Bonny Eagle 51 Cape Elizabeth 45 St Ignatius 61 Old Orchard Beach 58 Windham 61 Falmouth 58 Freeport 55 Greely Cumberland Center 37 Yarmouth 56 Gray New Gloucester.
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