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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jan 28, 1969

Page

8

Tigers Host Red Riot In Biddeford Tonight

The South Portland Biddeford clash at Steve White Gym features a five game area hoop card with Thornton versus Deering and York at Kennebunk among others. South Portland aims to rebound after a 68 mark loss as the Red Riot seek a win to bolster their Maine Class II playoff bid.

South Portland Orange Black Ony Walify Eford Sten Stehens Westbrook Deering Wiston Cheverus Portland Seading Prnton Tigers Biddeford Mike Dumas

UCLA Bruins Named Top Outlook In AP Basketball Poll

UCLA remains the unanimous No. 1 in the AP national poll through last Saturday, with North Carolina, Santa Clara, Davidson and Kentucky in the top five. Duquesne moves to 11th as Purdue climbs to 14th after a 102-79 win. Notre Dame drops from the top ten.

Associated Press Notre Dame Ucla Bruins New Mexico State Associated LaSalle Villanova Poll Midwest Northwestern Chicago Loyola Bruins California Stanford Golden Bears Rons Cincinnati Washington Purdue UCLA National Panel of Sports Writers and North Carolina Maryland Santa Clara Davidson Kentucky St. John's New York Duquesne Wildcats Dukes Detroit DePaul Seta Yean McGuire South Carolina Gamecocks Oe Dame Alto Minnesota Boilermakers St. John’s N.Y Mlinois Ohio State

Kentucky Wildcats Celebrate Rupps 800th Victory In Overtime

Kentucky defeats Alabama 83-79 in OT as Adkins ties game at 64 with 18 seconds left. Issel scores 33 including seven in overtime while Mears confines Maravich as Tennessee tops LSU 81-88. Tulsa beats North Texas 104-94. Dayton over Xavier 72-64.

Associated Press Rupp Kentucky Wildcats Ray Mears Tennessee Volunteers Pete Maravich Kentuckians Alabama Tennessee Louisiana State Maravich Tigers Kentucky Mississippi State NCAA Israel Wildcats Jim Adkins Noes Larry Steele Mike Casey Dan Issel Issel Mears Associa Press Tulsa North Texas State Dayton Xavier Ohio Bobby Smith North Texas Joe Hamilton Leroy Winfield Smith Ron Carson Rob Washington Eagles Dan Obrovac Dan Sadlier Dayton Xavier Luther Rackley Flyers

Patriots Seek Name Receiver in 1969 AFL Draft

Boston Patriots plan to pick a marquee offensive player with their No. 1 choice as 1969 AFL draft opens in New York. Rommie Loudd leads scouting while Mike Holovak departs, and candidates include Ron Sellers Notre Dame Jim Seymour Purdue and Ted Kawalick Penn State amid 16 selections in 17 rounds.

Boston Boston Patriots Patriots Mike Holovak Rommie Loudd Nearb Curry Nurry Ings Arra Ron Sellers Florida State Jim Seymour Notre Dame Lero Keyes Purdue Ted Kawalick Penn State Gene Washinot Manere Larry Smither New York

College Scores From The Republic Press Wide Mix

Indiana beat a 66 snap miss. State 73. Georgia edged by 71. Florida 88 over Mississippi 66. Tennessee 81 over late 68. Kentucky 83 over Alabama 70 in OT. VMI 98 over Old Dominion 93. Midwest action Indiana 87 over DePaul 76. Dayton 72 over Xavier Ohio 64. Creighton 97 over No. Illinois 87. Okla St 76 over Nebraska 52. So Lil 73 over No. Iowa 5.

South Miss State Georgia Florida Mississippi Tennessee Late Kentucky Alabama VMI Old Dominion Midwest Indiana DePaul Dayton Xavier Ohio Creighton Illinois Okla Nebraska So. Lil Iowa

Records Fall At Pastime Lanes Bowling Meet

Last week at Pastime Lanes Biddeford league bowlers topped several records. Lilliana of Components Girls scored 115 to set a new mark while Noreen Mu of Mixed Birds posted 112 beating her previous best. Lionel Grenier led the Westland Mens with a 136 string surpassing his 125 best.

Main Street Biddeford Lilliana Noreen Mu Mixed Birds Lionel Grenier

Grade School Loop To Start In Kennebunk

Kennebunk Booster's Club sponsors a basketball program for 73 boys from through eighth grade. Players will be divided by grade into balanced teams for Saturday play from 1 30 to 4 00 p m. Registration remains open at 1 30 p m on Saturdays, announced Chairman Jim Nadeau.

Kennebunk Kennebunk - Kennebunkport - Arundel Paney Jim Nadeau

Esposito And Orr Closing In On Records

Boston Bruins stars Phil Esposito and Bobby Orr near NHL milestones as Esposito eyes 100 points and Orr pursues scoring marks. Bruins hold a seven point East lead and set 114 game unbeaten string on line against the Seals at Oakland. Shack and Murphy inactive for West Coast trip. Cheevers to start in Oakland with Johnston in Los Angeles.

Boston Phil Esposito Bobby Orr Boston Bruins Esposito Chicago Stan Mikita Bruins Montreal Seals Oakland Boston Garden Eddie Shack Ron Murphy West Coast Los Angeles Shack 3Weeny Cheruise Harry Sinden Gerry Cheevers Cheevers Eddie Johnston

Southwest Tulsa Tops No. Texas State 104 to 94

In a competitive basketball matchup Southwest Tulsa defeated No. Texas State 104 to 94. The game featured strong performances by key players from both teams, with the home squad securing the late advantage and breaking away in the final stretch.

Southwest Tulsa No. Tex. State Far West Utah West Texas Seattle

Biddeford Junior High Gym Hosts Playoff Basketball

Biddeford's adult basketball playoffs move to the Biddeford Junior High School gym tonight with the Warriors facing the Pistons in a 7 pm opener. A 8 pm game features the Bullets against the Royals. The winners meet the Knicks in a two of three series for the division crown.

Biddeford Warriors Pistons Bullets Royals Knicks

Archer Grateful For Bogeys In Pro Am Win

George Archer won the Bing Cross National Pro Am with a 283 total after a 71 at Pebble Beach. He credited double bogeys and triple bogey on the Spyglass Hill back nine for preserving his one stroke deficit and delaying a bigger lead. Dickson shot 68 to briefly lead, while Nicklaus Casper Palmer and Lotz chased in the final standings. Dickson and Jack Ging won the proam best ball with 64 and 257. Archer then set sights on the Masters U S Open and PGA titles.

Archer Pebble Beach Dickson Howie J Spyglass Hill Douglass Johnson Billy Casper Arnold Palmer John Lotz Jack Ging Ceat

Pro Basketball Monday Results and Schedule

Results show Baltimore 126 over Detroit 106 and Seattle 128 over Milwaukee 107. Upcoming games include Atlanta at Boston, San Francisco at Cincinnati, Philadelphia at Yamers, Chicago at Los Anasies, with a Wednesday slate featuring San Francisco at Detroit and Houston at Kentucky among others.

Baltimore Detroit Seattle Milwaukee Atlanta Boston San Francisco Cincinnati Philadelphia Chicago Los Anasies Poets Los Angeles San Diego Phoenix Tucson

NHL Scores Roundup Near East and West Showdowns

National Hockey League results feature Minnesota at Montreal Toronto at Los Angeles Detroit at New York Boston at Oakland St. Louis at Pittsburgh as schedules present key cross conference showdowns.

National Hockey League Minnesota Montreal Toronto Los Angeles Detroit New York Boston Oakland St. Louis Pittsburgh

Fights Last Night Reported by Associated Press

Paris host Juarez de Lima 159 Brazil and Soley zene Diallo 155 France drew in a boxing card recap.

Associated Press Paris France Juarez de Lima Brazil Soleyzene Diallo Drew

Traip Edges Eagles In Biddeford Cliffhanger

Traip escaped with a 73 to 71 win over St. Louis in Biddeford at the Steve White Memorial game. A late corner shot with 20 seconds left sealed the victory after Traip erased a 12 point deficit and the Eagles misfired on a potential tying play.

Maroon Portland York Kennebunk Rams Old Orchard Beach St. Ignatius Sanford Spartans Seagulls OOB Noble St. Anthony’s Kennedunkrt Wells Ittery Rangers St. Louis Wells Ironmen St. Louis Regional High School Traip Academy of Kittery Steve White Memorial Gym Traip St. Louis Eagles High School Steve White Traip Ae Vonlds Eagles Fe Fessie Harry Fletcher Dave O’brien al Dutremble Dan Murphy Tyying Leo Lessard Traip Jayvees

Burns Eighth Graders Upset Kennebunkport

Burns eighth graders edged Kennebunkport 47 to 46 as Burns rallied behind strong boards from Jon Mistos Mike Keefe and Guy Loranger. Burns improves to 6 7 while Kennebunkport suffers its first loss of the season Pete Crowell led Kennebunkport with 16 points.

Burn Kennebunkport Jon Mistos Mike Keefe Guy Loranger Burns Saco Pete Crowell Keefe Clint Brown Mike Brennick Mistos Burns &Th Brown Angis Hill Truman Loranger Lauzong Foran Haley Brennick Tarbox Champagne Ante Pew Cea John Crowell Campbell John Hatkins Huff Libby S.f Bore Ee Nuff Betty Fogg Mailman Winston

Ditka Traded to Dallas Cowboys by Eagles

Philadelphia trades Mike Ditka a eight year NFL veteran and All-Pro tight end to the Dallas Cowboys for untested split end McDaniels. Ditka expresses delight at the change of scenery while McDaniels looks forward to a new opportunity with Philadelphia and a better chance to play.

Philadelphia Mike Ditka Dave MacDaniels Philadelphia Eagles Ditka Dallas Cowboys McDaniels Jack Concannon Eagles Law Valley College Cowboys National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Lance Rentzel

Bullets End Losing Streak With 162 to 106 Win Over Pistons

The Baltimore Bullets snap a three game slide by routing Detroit 162 to 106 to reclaim the Eastern Division lead margin. Earl Monroe scored 20, Gus Johnson 23, Loughery 16 while Dave Bing led Detroit with 22 as Seattle beat Milwaukee 31-point Bob Rule powered Seattle.

Baltimore Bullets Bullets Detroit Philadela Milwaukeegy Baltimore Earl Monroe Balti Monroe Gus Johnson Loughery Dave Bing

Celtics Dominate Balti more in 124 86 Victory

Boston Celtics rout Baltimore 124 86 snapping a three game skid as 12 players suit up led by Press and fast break pressure. Stan Havlicek Siegfried Jones Chaney Graham Bryant anchor the defense while the Hawks chase LA in the East.

Boston Boston Celtics Baltimore National Basketball Association Atlanta Hawks Garden Celtics Bill Russell John Havlicek Larry Siegfried Sam Jones Don Chaney Mal Graham Emmette Bryant NBA Hawks St. Louis

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