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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jan 28, 1969

Page

6

Tigers Host Red Riot In South Portland Basketball Night

South Portland hosts Biddeford in a key city matchup at Seave White Gym. Other games feature Deering at Portland Expo and York at St Ignatius with Westbrook, Noble, and Orchard Beach also on the schedule as teams jockey for position.

South Portland Biddeford Thorzice Deering Portland York St Old Orchard Beach St. Ignatics Noble Sesearchor Couch Siddefordtes South South Port Stehems Westbrook Deering Wistee Cheverus

UCLA Bruins Unanimous Choice For First Place

UCLA tops the AP national poll after a weekend return to action and a two game Midwest swing. North Carolina stays second with Santa Clara Davidson Kentucky and St John's following. Illinois rises after a decisive win as Ohio State and Villanova hold spots in the top sixteen.

Midwest Loyola Genhem Bears Cincinnati Washington Purdue UCLA North Carolina Maryland Santa Clara Davidson Kentucky St. John's New York Frank McGuire South Carolina Neytai Notre Dame Saree Seamer Builermakers J. Jonn N.Y

Kentucky Quintet Battles Alabama In Narrow Duel

Kentucky led most of the game but Alabama tied it with 18 seconds left in regulation as Jim Adkins hit a late free throw. Daytons 74 44 victory over Xavier highlighted the night with Bobby Smith scoring 19 in the second half and Tulsa rolling past North Texas for its 15th win in 17. Co captains Obrovac and Sadlier added 23 and 12 points as Dayton moved to 14 3 in conference play.

Kentucky Alabama Jim Adkins Tulsa Texas State Dayton Xavier Chio Bobby Smith North Texas Joe Hamilton Leroy Winfield Smith Aid Rob Washington Eagles Dan Obrovac Das Sadlier Daytonavi i Luther Rackley Lyers

Boston Patriots Seek Top Playmaker In Draft Hunt

Boston Patriots pursue a premier offensive talent after a turbulent 1948 AFL season. With coach and GM Mike Holovak fired earlier this month Rommie Loudd leads personnel as scouts hit the market and prep for the draft. Names linked include Jim Seymour Notre Dame Ted Kawai Stanford and others as teams weigh options.

Boston Patriots Cine Aic Mike Holovak Rommie Loudd Patriots Jim Seymour Notre Dame sPanéoe Ted Kawaiena Stanford Levy

College Scores Amid Varied Outcomes Across Teams

Indiana Pa. over Slippery Rock 65 73. Georgia 71 Florida 88 Tennessee 81. Kentucky 83 Alabama 70 in OT. Old Dominion 94 VMI ?. Dayton 72 Ohio Creighton 97. Illinois 87 Oklahoma State 76. Nebraska 52 So. LU 73.

South Miss State Georgia Florida Mission Tennessee Kentucky Alabama Old Dominion Midwest Indiana Dayton Ohio Creighton Illinois Nebraska

Records Topple At Biddeford Bowling Meet

Last week at Pastime Lanes in Main Street Biddeford several league records fell. Noreen M of the Birds' league set a one mark record as Westland Mens' league also posted notable scores.

Main Street Biddeford Gervais Psalome Noreen M Me Birds

Grade School Loop To Start In Kennebunk

Kennebunk Kennebunkport Arundel Booster Club sponsors a youth loop for boys through eighth grade. Players will be graded into teams by age with equal rosters and play Saturdays. Details given for scheduling at 1:30 p.m. in early start days.

Kennebunk Kennebunk - Kennebunkport - Arundel Mee Og Nadeau Ing Ae Sturés

Esposito Orr Near NHL Records In Bruins Close Chase

Boston center Phil Esposito and defenseman Bobby Orr push toward NHL records as Boston leads the East by seven and eyes a 14 game stretch after a recent home loss. Coach Sinden starts Gerry Cheevers in goal against Oakland with Edson and Murphy sidelined.

Boston Phil Esposito Bobby Orr Boston Bruins Chicaie Mikita NHL Bruins Montreal Seals Oakland Boston Garden Eddie Shack Ron Murphy Harry Sinden Gerry Cheevers Cheevers Slick Eds Los Angeles

Southwest Tulsa and West Texas State battle to a tie

Southwest Tulsa, Texas Western State, Far West Utah and West Texas State all score 104 in a chaotic four team scoreless tie. Seattle and El Paso square off in a separate matchup finishing 74 to 74.

Tulsa No. Tex Far West Utah West Texas Seattle Texas-El Paso

BJHS Gym Set for Playoff Games

Gymnasium at BJHS to host playoff games with men's physical education classes resuming Thursday evenings. Volleyball will be among activities offered as interest develops.

BJHS

Golfer Dickson Leads After Day With 68 And Masters Hope

Dickson, age 25, shot a 68 to set pace though a poor finish left him at two strokes behind leader Douglass and one behind Jonnsen. He reflected on pressure of maintaining a lead and eyed upcoming Masters U S Open and PGA titles as he pursued his best known form.

Douglass Jonnsen

Pro Basketball Scores and Schedule Fragments

Fragmentary recap shows Baltimore 126 Detroit 106 and Seattle 128 as top results. Upcoming games list Atlanta at Boston Cincinnati at New York Chicago at ? and Seattle against Boston at Philadelphia. All-Star Game noted for Louisville with a sparse midweek slate.

Baltimore Detroit Seattle Ieee Atlanta Boston San Fk Cincinnati Philadelphia York Chicago San Francisco Philade Les Angus San Diego Milwn Phoenix Tucson Louisville

Hockey Results National per Levee League

The Associated Press reports hockey results across the National per Levee League with listed matchups Minnesota at Montreal Toronto at Los Angeles Detroit at New York Boston at Oakland St Louis at Pittsburgh.

Associal Minnesota Montreal Toronto Los Angeles Detroit New York Boston Oakland St. Louis Pittsburgh

Fights Last Night Reported From Paris and Brazil

The Associated Press notes a set of boxing bouts in Paris and Brazil. Juarez de Lima 159 and Soley Mane Diallo 155 were among the fighters reported on.

Associated Press Paris France Juarez de Lima Brazil Soleymane Diallo Drew

Traip Edges Eagles In Biddeford Cliffhanger

Traip defeats St. Louis 73 71 in a close Biddeford boys basketball matchup. Dan Murphy tied the game late as Traip and St. Louis battled to the final minutes with Traip making key free throws to seal the win.

Traip Biddeford Dan Murphy Leo Lessard St. Louis Traip Jayvees

Burns eighth graders upset Kennebunkport in close win

Burns eighth graders edged Kennebunkport 47 to 46 in a tight basketball game as Burns improved to 6 7 on the season. Key rebounding by Jon Mistos Mike Keefe and Guy Loranger helped fuel a balanced attack led by Keefe Brown Brennick and Mistos. Burns seventh grade team won 26 to 9 in the later matchup.

Burn Kennebunkport Jon Mistos Mike Keefe Guy Loranger Burns Saco Keefe Clint Brown Mike Brennick Mistos Sth Brown Angis Hill Truman Loranger Lauzon Foran Haley Brennick Tarbox Champagne Pee Campbell Jowe Ce Cay John Hatkins Huff and Libby Betty As McNuff Mailman Winston

Ditka Traded From Eagles To Cowboys In Philly Shakeup

Philadelphia trades star tight end Mike Ditka to the Dallas Cowboys for untested split end Dave McDaniels amid coach clashes. Ditka vows to move on while McDaniels says he plans to seize his chance in Dallas.

Philadelphia Mike Ditka Dave McDaniels Philadelphia Eagles Ditka Dallas Cowboys McDaniels Joe Kuharich Teye Eagles Chicago Bears Jacannon Art Are iDac Missssion Valley College Missisa Cowboys Ional Association Lance Rentzel

Bullets End Slump With 142 106 Win Over Pistons

Baltimore Bullets stop a three game slide by beating Detroit 142 106 as Kevin Loughery 27 points 11 assists leads a balanced attack. Earl Monroe scores 20 after slow start. Gus Johnson adds 23. Seattle Sonics top Milwaukee Bucks 128 107 in Tacoma led by center with 31 points and strong defense.

Baltimore Bullets Bullets Saz Detroit Philadel Seattle iSonics Milwaukee Bucks Tacoma Wash Kevin Loughery Baltimore Loughery Earl Monroe Balti Dave Bing Pistons Bob Rule Seattle Milwaukee Sonics Bucks Wayne Embry Fred Hetzel

Celtics Roll Past Hawks in Lopsided Win

The Boston Celtics beat the Baltimore Orioles? No, Hawks 124 to 86 in Boston. Player-Coach Bill Russell returns a full 12-man roster as Boston tightens games behind Havlicek Jones and Chaney with press offense. The Hawks, defending regular season champs from St. Louis, close to within one game of L A amid visit to Boston.

Boston Boston Celtics Baltimore National Ball Association Atlanta Hawks Garden Celtics Bill Russell John Havlicek Siegfried Sam Jones Don Chaney Mal Graham Emmette Bryan NBA Hawks St. Louis Los Angeles

Paul Mark Wins Lincoln Downs Feature in Romping Victory

In the $2700 featured race at Lincoln Downs Paul Mark posted his first win since 1967 by two lengths over Babe's Voice before a crowd of 7,571.

Lincoln, R.J Paul Mark Babe's Voice Lincoln Downs

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