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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jan 29, 1963

Page

7

Thornton Academy St Louis clash tops Saco armory card

The St Louis clash headlines a four game area schedule at the Saco armory with Thornton Academy facing the Eagles after two close Western Maine losses. Biddeford Lewiston and Sanford Kennebunk also meet, while Old Orchard Beach hosts Cape Elizabeth and Morse peers.

Thornton Academy St. Louis Saco Armory Lewiston Biddeford Sanford Kennebunk Old Orchard Beach Cape Elizabeth Eagles Maine Cheverus Maroon and Gold Morse BHS Steve White Tiger Blue Devil South Portland Stephens Tigers Blue Devils Cape Eliza

Olivar Quits As Yale Football Coach

Yale's winningest coach since Walter Camp resigns after 11 years and a 61 34 total record. Olivar chose business over a Yale contract and Beverly Hills insurance ties, ending a tenure marked by a 252 season and criticism over time away from campus.

NEW Haven Conn Jordan Olivar Yale Walter Camp Olivar New Haven Beverly Hills Calif Bulldogs Camp Camp c Old Blues Ya'e Joe Harvard Connecticut

Westbrook Skating Winners Announced at Westbrook Rink

Winners announced for all divisions at Westbrook rink Pool road. Boys Pee Wee Valliere first Goulet second. Juvenile Sevigny first Gray second. Juniors Ouellette first Voisine second. Intermediate Voisine first Thibodeau second. Senior Boissonneault first Quette second. Girls Pee Wee Bergeron first Goulet second. Junior Claire Goulet first Curro second. Races set for next Sunday at 2:30 pm with registration to 1:30 pm.

Westbrook Pool Road John Valliere Gerard Goulet Dana Sevigny Robert Gray Ricky Ouellette Robert Voisine William Thibodeau Wilfred Boissonneault Ricky Quellette Pee Wee Sally Bergeron Joanne Goulet Claire Goulet Diane Curro

Townies routed by Newmarket club in benefit game

Newmarket Seagulls defeated the Old Orchard Beach Townies 103 to 64 at the OOB gym in a weekend charity game for the March of Dimes. Dick Ashley led with 32 points, Carl Braun added 25, while Wally Szumita Dave Lent and George Horne contributed for the visitors.

Newmarket N.H Old Orchard Beach OOB Gym March of Dimes Dartmouth Dick Ashley Carl Braun Wally Szumita Dave Lent George Horne Seagulls Call Braun Ashley Wilson Pone Abbot Walker

Pro Basketball Schedule From The Associated Press

The AP lists Monday games Chicago at Boston in New York, San Francisco at New York, Syracuse at St. Louis. Wednesday features Los Angeles at New York, Boston, and San Francisco at Boston with games in multiple venues.

Associated Press Chicago Boston New York San Francisco Syracuse St. Louis Los Angeles

Hockey Results Detroit at New York Wednesday

Hockey results note no games on Monday or Tuesday with focus on Wednesday's matchup Detroit visiting New York.

Associated Press Detroit New York

White Star and Prescott Metal win in Biddeford league

White Star defeats Merchants Express 76 to 53 at Biddeford Junior High. Prescott Metal over York Heel 71 to 51 led by Oakes 12 and Bourque 15 for the Express and Gauthier 13 for York Heel. Officials Fleurant Consalvo. Time 410’s.

White Star Prescott Metal Biddeford Merchants Express York Bert Gagne Ray Laliberte Marty Bourque Express Billy Oakes Moe Gauthier White Star F D. Gagne Laliberte Perreault Fortier Kelley B. Gagne Maddox Johnson Borque M Gagne Thompson Anastasoff Boudreau Kopetski Fleurant Consalvo Petit Cote Patry Poirier Oakes York Heel Lauzon Lafortune Caritier Tardiff Martin Nadeau Bordage Audette Gauthier

Pepperell Maintenance A League Steam Rollers Spike 47 Dirty Birds

In week sixteen of the Pastime Lanes A division, the Steam Rollers defeated the Dirty Birds with a 47 to score. Individual high games show R. Grenier with 375 in three strings and P. Arel posting 139 in a single. Team totals list Champs at 1,542 and Dirty Birds 553.

NFL Owners Hear Update on Probe Into Gambling Ties

NFL club owners opened a regular session after a briefing from Commissioner Pete Rozelle on the ongoing inquiry into reports of players betting on games and ties to gamblers. Rozelle said no final report would be issued at the meetings and that he would remain in touch on all aspects of the investigation.

Associated Press Miami Beach Fla National Football League Pete Rozelle Rozelle Jimensil Kensil San Francisco United States Senate Investigations Subcommittee San Francisco 49Ers San Francisco Club Vic Morabito 49Ers John L. McClellan D-Ark Washington McClellan NFL

Williams Pollock League Bowling Standings and Scores

Standings and scores from the 20th Century Lanes William Pollock League for girls. Team totals list The Flops and Pitter Patters with scores including high single 129 and high triple 512 by C. Thyng and R. Doran among names.

PIS Es Escoces Alley Oops Covecece Pee Cvenes Neva Esacdit Ron Gahds Seda Cee Gandis Pitter R. Doran C. Thyng

Ladies Auxiliary Bowling Standings Prompt Noisy Data

Weekly bowling ledger shows team totals for Twisters 1205 and 421, with High Triple L Delage 287 and High Single 108. Other entries list Eagles 1069, Pigeons 23 25, Canaries 384 and 303, M Tremblay 312, A Levesque 133.

Ladies Auxiliary League Pan Beb Eagles Sea Gallesseviees Canaries M. Tremblay A. Levesque

Bearcats Lead College Hoop Teams Again

Cincinnati remains the top college basketball team, holding No. 1 for the ninth straight week with 42 of 43 first place votes. Duke moves to third and Illinois drops to fourth after Cincinnati beat them. Loyola Chicago stays at No. 2.

Associated Press University of Cincinnati Bearcats AP Panel of Duke Chicago Loyola Illinois Cincinnati Duke West Virginia Blue Devils Chicago Loyola Arizona State Georgia Tech Stanford Colorado i Mississippi State Wichita

Fights Last Night Across Multiple Cities

In a sequence of bouts from Baltimore to Toronto results show Gaspar Ortega outpointing Charley Scott in Baltimore while Bob Cleroux KOed Gene Stonewall Jackson in Lewiston. Jesus Pimentel stopped Imago Robles in Hollywood and Peter Schmidt faced Johnny Hall in Toronto as lightweights fought in a busy card.

Associated Press Baltimore Gaspar Ortega Mexico Charley Scott Philadelphia Lewiston Bob Cleroux Montreal Gene Stonewall Jackson Cleveland Hollywood Calif Jesus Pimentel Imagico Robles Toronto Peter Schmidt Johnny Hall Paterson Paris Ray Adigan Nigeria Ahmed “Lamine Tunisia

Gillises Present Trophy To Husband Nick

Doris Gillis renowned as a state candlepin bowling champion presents her husband Nick with a trophy about 20 inches tall. The unengraved head resembles Nick and is inscribed Janet Lee, the couple’s first child. Mother and daughter are well. Nick plans a 2 a.m. routine starting Friday.

Doris Gillis Hubby Nick Janet Lee

Intramural Basketball Action At Biddeford High

Recent intramural games show the Celtics defeat the Canadians 33 to 31 the Rebels beat the Maine Bears 26 to 21 the Mets edge the Knicks 28 to 24 and the Americans top the Patriots 34 to 24. Ronnie Barker and Al Fournier lead with 72 points each and Cat Roy has 70.

Biddeford Celtics Canadians Rebels Maine Bears Mets Knicks Patriots Ronnie Barker al Fournier Cat” Roy Hodge Sceeveesses Isa Costresheve Chenard Goulet Bergault Moreau Rhames Barker Bineau Chasse Allen Nadeau Morin Giroux Harrison Archambault Roy Loranger Fortin Fleurant Aguiar Rebels Berthiaume Tardiff Pelletier Belanger Sansoucy Henaire Simensky DeSilva Poirier Martineau Handlen Crowley Barker Mets Aguiar Doyon Smith Toussaint Georgacarakos Randall Couillard Huot Armstrong Tanguay Pate Morel Ball Mantis

Local Ice Skaters Prepare for Second Half Meet Sunday

The Biddeford Saco skating club hosts the second half of a two day speedskating meet at the St Louis rink in Biddeford. Races begin at 2 30 p m with over 300 skaters competing and winners earning trophies and medals based on points from the first half.

St. Louis Biddeford Berkshire Mass

Sam Huff Denies Dirty Play in Giants Packers Title

Jim Taylor defends Huff amid fan mail and clippings accusing rough play in the Dec 30 NFL title clash. Taylor says he plans to review game movies before any charges, noting he sustained injuries and questions penalties but stops short of labeling Huff dirty.

Associated Press New York Dark Storm Sam Huff Sam Jim Taylor Green Bay Huff Packers Taylor Chicago New York ‘Giants Giants The Paul Hornung Cleveland Jimmy Brown Green ‘Bay Packers Baton Rouge Norfolk Ledger-Star National Football League

Pro Grid Hall Of Famers Picked For Canton

Charter members of the National Professional Football Hall of Fame were named by a 14 man board from NFL cities. Eleven living inductees will attend the next induction at the Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, with ceremony dates to be announced.

Canton Ohio National Professional Football Hall of Fame National Football League Hall of Fame John (Blood) McNally Milwaukee Badgers Duluth Eskimos Pottsville Maroons Green Bay Packers Pittsburgh Steelers Bronko Nagurski Chicago Bears Ernie Meyers Chicago Cardinals Jim Thorpe Canton Bulldogs Oorang Indians Cleveland Indians Toledo Maroons Rock Island Independents New York Giants Dick McCann

Furman Upsets West Virginia in Narrow Thriller

Furman stunned West Virginia 59-58 in a Southern Conference showdown as the Paladins used a deliberate, five-man alignment to pull off a historic upset. The Mountainers suffered a second straight loss after Duke’s win earlier, with Kentucky, Indiana, and other programs also posting key results elsewhere.

Associated Press Furman West Virginia Paladins Mountaineers Duke Georgia Tech Kentucky Indiana Purdue Boilermakers Gary Bradds Ohio State Northwestern Mississippi State Southern Mississippi Bill Debes DePaul Bowling Green Seattle Loyola of Los Angeles Marquette St. John’s N.Y Florida the Citadel Clemson VMI Tulsa Loyola of New Orleans Creighton &2 St. Ambrose Ora Erskine Idaho State St. Mary's Calif Nevada San Francisco

Race Commission Meet Seeks Resolution Of New England Date Conflicts

Boston based report outlines a meeting of the Rhode Island New Hampshire and Massachusetts racing commissions at Lincoln Downs to resolve date conflicts among Lincoln Narragansett Suffolk Rockingham and other tracks. Officials from each track expected to attend to prevent revenue loss and jockey and horse strain.

Boston Lincoln Downs Rhode Island Racing and ‘Athletics Commission New England New Hampshire Rhode Island Massachusetts John Pappas Suffolk Downs Charles Connors Narragansett Park Pawitucket R.I B. A. Dario Lincoln ‘Downs Lincoln Lou ‘Smith Rockingham Park Salem N.H John King John Chafee New Hampshire ‘Commission Kenneth Shaw Newport Rhode Island Commission Narragansett Suffolk Dario Horace Greene Labor Day Massachusetts Commission

Ski Conditions Area Report From New England States

Winter conditions listed for New England resorts with many peaks rated from good to excellent. Notable venues include Bald Mountain Rangley Mt Black Mt Cannon Cranmore Waterville Valley Sugar Loaf Mount Sunapee and Mount Greylock with varying upper and lower slope grades.

Boston New England Bald Mt Rangley Black Mt Rumford Mt. Abram Locke Mills Pleasant Mt Bridgton Sugar Loaf Kingfield New Hampshire Jackson Cannon Mt Franconia Cranmore North Conway King Pine E. Madison Mittersill Waterville Valley Wildcat Pinkham Notch Arrowhead Claremont Gunstock Laconia Brookline Dartmouth Skiway Lyme Fitzwilliam King Ridge New London Moose Mt Brook

Junior High Five Outlasts St. Mary in Narrow Win

Biddeford Junior High Tigers beat St. Mary 40 to 38 as Dick Nolette scores 14 and Demers adds 10. Landry leads St. Mary with 20 points and solid second half, while Lonnie Rogers 83-yard punt stands out in 1962 Big Ten notes.

St. Mary Biddeford Dick Nolette Tiger Cubs Demer Landry Saints Biddeford Junior High Demers L. Throumoulos Nolette Souliere Beaulieu Beaudette Binette Nelson Lemay Laucier Sporest Roberts Big Ten Iowa Lonnie Rogers Oregon State

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