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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Mar 02, 1964

Page

7

Rosters Announced For York County Invitational Tourney

The York County Invitational basketball tournament scheduled to begin tomorrow night at St. Joseph's Hall Biddeford features rosters from White Star Wells J.G.A Kennebunkport Warriors Sacob Tanning Shields Meats Kennebunk Hornets Royand Perreault and S.G.A. along with John s Texaco Dutremble Bros G? A Wells I? G. A. Market and Zahares I. G. A. Two opening games Tuesday include Kennebunk Hornets vs Shields Meats and White Star vs Johns Texaco. The schedule continues Wednesday Thursday and Friday with matchups and winners to be determined Bedard announces.

York County St. Louis Richard Agreste Ronald Breton Raymond Arcand Dennis Camire Ted Caouette Dennis Dutremble Paul Lamb Donald Wilson Ronnie Cote Donald Dube Marcel Faucher Kennebunkport Warriors Kendrick Holbrook William Higgins Donald Holbrook Ed Bilderback David Holbrook Terry Crown Lee Dickinson Gorrdon Jackson Ronnie Ranco Roger Nickerson Donald Wakefield Sac Saco Tanning Bedard

Allied Shoe Beats Westland in Lane Duel

In a weekend inter league match at the Pastime Bowling Center Allied Saco Footwear defeated Westland Shoe Corp by 92 pins for a six man team. Allied totals 1786 to Westland 1694 led by Norm Richards 317 and Ray Cyr 316.

Allied Saco Footwear Westland Shoe Corp Westland Boys Allied Boys Norm Richards Allied Ray Cyr Westland Allied Shoe Munford Pettingill Richards Kaley St. Louis Bouthot Paul Martel Millard Hartsell Harris Cyr

Canadiens and Black Hawks Tie for First in NHL Race

Montreal and Chicago remained deadlocked atop the NHL standings after a 4-3 Chicago win over Montreal. Ken Wharram scored the decisive goal with 2:18 left, moving Chicago to 77 points tied with Montreal. Mikita assisted three Wharram scores and added a goal himself.

Associated Press Montreal Bobby Hull Ken Wharram Canadiens Stan Mikita Chicago Black Hawks Habs Mikita Wharram Kenny Hull Boston Dean Prentice Bruins Toronto Prentice New York Detroit Parker MacDonald Rangers Red Wings Dick Duff Torono

Lakers Regain Winning Touch in Tight Western Race

The Lakers beat St Louis 114-91 behind 68 from West and Baylor as San Francisco's Warriors stretch their Western lead with a 100-86 win over Detroit. Boston and Cincinnati won, Celtics 108-93 over Philadelphia, Royals 122-111 over Baltimore.

Associated Press Los Angeles Lakers National Basketball Association San Francisco Warriors Jerry West Elgin Baylor Lakers St. Louis Detroit St Louis Boston Cincinnati Celtics Philadelphia Royals Baltimore Celts West Baylor Hawks Cliff Hagan Los Angeles Wilt Chamberlain Tom Meschery Pistons

Kingston Bout Ends in Close Outpoint

Kingston Jamaica fighter Bun ny Grant outpointed Kid Banga in a light welterweight bout keeping the action tight as rounds moved to a decision.

Kingston Jamaica Bunny Grant Kid Banga

Jones Sets Record In Final Track Appearance

Hayes Jones announces retirement after Tokyo Olympics as he earns an indoor 60 yard high hurdles record in 6.8 seconds at the All Eastern Invitational in Baltimore His 55th straight indoor hurdle title caps a long career with no defeats since 1959 Other event marks include Tammy Davis Maryland mile relay Yale Wendell Mottley 600 yard and Maryland State relay teams.

Associated Press Hayes Jones Baltimore Jones Tokyo Tammy Davis Frederick Maryland Louisville Yale Wendell Mottley Ithaca N.Y John Thomas Boston Miss Davis Mottley George Kerr West Indies Robert Brown Harley Morris Edwin Skinner Earl Rogers Texas Southern

Saucier Wins Biddeford Bowling Title Again

Twin City champion Don Saucier defeats Al Therrien at Pastime Bowling Center Biddeford by 125 pins to claim the title with 1,189 total to 1,064. Therrien led early but faded late as Saucier pulled away with a run of strikes and spares.

Don Saucier Twin City al Therrien Pastime Biddeford Saucier Therrien

Celtics and Knicks in tight NBA standings and results

NBA scores and divisions show Boston leading the East with 52 wins, Cincinnati 50, Philadelphia 30, New York 20. West features San Francisco 43, St. Louis 39, Los Angeles 37, Baltimore 29, Detroit 18. Saturday results include Boston over Detroit 115 108 and St Louis over LA in OT. Sundays include wins by Boston, San Francisco, Cincinnati. Upcoming games list St Louis at San Francisco and Cincinnati at New York with Boston facing Philadelphia in Syracuse and Cincinnati at New York Tuesday.

National Basketball Association Associated Press W. L. Pet. G.B Boston Cincinnati Phila Phia New York San Fran St. Louis Los Angeles Baltimore Detroit San Francisco Philadelphia Syracuse N.Y

Ramos Repeats Title With Knockout In Tokyo Fight

In Tokyo Sugar Ramos the world featherweight champion from Mexico stopped Mitsunori Seki to retain the title. Manila reports Rey Asis won on a requalification over Katsuo Saito in the Philippines. In Acapulco Pedro Carbajal from Panama and Ratonin Perez from Mexico fought to a 10 round draw.

Associated Press Tokyo Sugar Ramos Mexico Mitsunori Seki Japan Ramos Manila Rey Asis Philippines Katsuo Saito Acapulco Pedro Carbajal Panama Raton Perez

Gillis Leads First Half of Western Maine Bowling Title Match

Nick Gillis held a 27 pin edge over Bob Reed of Portland in the first half at 20th Century Lanes Biddeford. Gillis finished 1,117 to Reed 1,090 with Gillis ahead throughout as Reed narrowed the margin late. The two will resume next Sunday at 9:30 p.m.

Nick Gillis Bob Reed Portland Maine Biddeford Gillis Reed

Cheverus Meets Stearns For Maine Class LL Crown

Undefeated Stearns High of Millinocket faces Cheverus High of Portland for the Maine Class LL title at the Portland Exposition Building on Saturday. Cheverus beat Deering 63 52 in Western Maine LL final. Stearns beat Rockland 60 52 in Eastern Maine LL final.

Stearns High School Millinocket Cheverus High School Portland Portland Exposition Maine Irish Stags of Cheverus Deering High School of Minutemen Rockland Bangor Freeport Searsport Ellsworth Winthrop Casco Waterville Easton

Maine Blades Skaters Earn Medals at Eastern Outdoor Cham pionships

Eleven Maine Blades skaters won nine bronze and silver medals at the Eastern Skates Outdoor Championships in Pittsfield Massachusetts over the weekend. Don Gagne and Paul Lamontagne earned multiple medals in senior and junior events, with Peggy Ouellette and Carol Lamontagne also medaling in the junior and pee wee divisions. Additional club members competed, and some members will travel to Lake Placid for an indoor meet.

Pittsfield Mass Maine Bladesmen Skating Club New England New York New Jersey Ray Blum Don Gagne Paul Lamontagne Peggy Ouellette Little Carol Lamontagne Maine Bladesmen Norman Boissonneault Norman Lambert Ronnie Cote Linda Simard Gail Devon Maureen Miller Diane Lamontagne Maine Bladesmen ‘Skating Club Lake Placid N. Y

Celtics Ready for Cincinnati Showdown in Playoff Preview

Boston claims peak condition after a 108-93 win over Philadelphia and prepares for a pivotal series with Cincinnati in Wednesday and Thursday games. Sam Jones led the Celtics with 20 points while Tommy Heinsohn added 16 and Russell 15 as the club aims to extend its division lead.

Boston Boston Celtics Cincinnati National Basketball Association Philadelphia Cincy Celts Royals Jack McMahon Russell Lucas Wilt Chamberlain Sam Jones Tommy Heinsohn Chet Walker Hal Greer

Ed Sharp’s Panic Box Reveals Toy Tranquilizer Pill

In Miami businessman Ed Sharp keeps a small desk box marked push in case of panic. When pressed a toy glass with a tranquilizer pill pops up, described in the AP report as a novelty device.

Case OF Miami Ed Sharp

Mexico fighters score in Guadalajara boxing card

Tokyo Jose Napoles of Mexico knocked out Taketeru Yoshimoto of Japan in a light weight bout. Raul Rodriguez of Mexico outpointed Kid Anahuac of Mexico. Julio Ruiz of Panama knocked out Alfredo Sanchez of Mexico in the featherweight division.

Tokyo Jose Napoles Mexico Taketeru Yoshimoto Japan Mexico City Raul Rodriguez Kid Anahuac Guadalajara Julio Ruiz Panama Alfredo Sanchez

Stuart Smashing Home Runs In Spring Training

In Scottsdale Arizona Dick Stuart slugs multiple drives over the left and center gaps during spring drills. Earl Wilson and Jerry Stephenson show strong arms and command while Bob Turley notes improved control. Johnny Pesky schedules the first intra squad game and Bill Boumboquette is named starter for the exhibition opener against Chicago Cubs in Mesa.

Scottsdale, Ariz Red Sox Dick Stuart Bob Turley Earl Wilson Jerry Stephenon Wilson Turley

St Josephs Girls Rally Beats St Thomas In Close Duel

St Josephs High edged St Thomas Aquinas 25 to 22 in a tight contest at St Josephs Parish Hall on Green Street. Christine Pomerleau led St Josephs with 11 points while Betty Lamb had nine for St Thomas. Junior varsity also won 17 to 10 as Joan Bolduc led St Josephs Jayvees with six points.

St. Joseph’s High St. Thomas Aquinas St. Thomas St. Joseph Christine Pomerleau St. Joseph Girls Betty Lamb Neil Serpico St. Joseph's Green Street

Wichita Eyes NCAA Berth Amid NIT Bid Clash

Wichita State seeks an NCAA slot despite a two year postseason ban affecting NIT play. A crucial MVC showdown with North Texas State could force a playoff with Drake, deciding the NCAA representative as NIT hopes to fill its remaining spots.

Associated Press Wichita Wheatshockers Shockers North Texas State MWC Norval Neve St. Joseph's Philadelphia Miami Fla Army Navy Kentucky Virginia Military Murray State NCAA Princeton Texas A&m Ohio Univ Arizona State Michigan Kansas State VMI Davidson UCLA Washington State Cotton Nash Tennessee Ohio State Illinois Duke North Carolina Tulsa Oregon State Oregon Villanova Temple DePaul Duquesne Loyola of Chicago Marshall California St. Louis

Intramural basketball action features Lions and Owls

Readable lineups show Lions and Cats scoring totals with players listed. Bears Rams Owls Hawks Robins Blue Jays Birds and other teams compete with period scores and officials noted. Op-ossum study and odd closing lines appear among athletic results.

Vassill Olson Caouette Desilva Brown Gagne LeProhon Joncas Walber Patry Descoteaux Duquette Hawks Draggittis Nolette Macomber Desrosier Dewitt Mcintyre Beaulieu Pelletier Doyong Dupuis Marchand Lachance Owls Bulger Moreau Robins Ready Collard Townsend Deceles Tanguay Goldthwait Cochrane Gregoire Desmarais Lamb Gendron Blue Jays Allen Evans Beaupre Frechette Bower Caras Busse Cotsifas Ouellette Ganong Poirier Cohan Birds Casey Bryant Stansberry Campbell Wynnec Carey Larry Bergeron G Nason Desrosiers Marchand Lachance S. Robins Gregoire Desmarais Wynne Serty Bergeron Nason Bellevance Blue Jay Bowker

Cotton Seeds Defeat Pepperell Mfg in City Bowling Tourney

The Cotton Seeds won the Pepperell Mfg Co team bowling event at 20th Century Lanes in Biddeford Sunday afternoon, defeating the Cotton Bugs by 9 pins. Team A totaled 1,334 and Team B 1,332 for 2,666, while the Bugs posted 2,570. A post-match rolloff saw Team A first shift beat Team B second shift by 34 pins and Team A second shift top Team B first shift by 35. Top bowlers included Ray Gendron 327 and Ray Martin 293.

Cotton Seeds Pepperell Mfg. Co 20Th Century Lanes Biddeford Cotton Bugs Ray Gendron Ray Martin Art House Gus Gagne George Whitten Paul Gagne

Champions Named at Twin City Ice Skating Meet

The Twin City Ice Skating Championships at West Brook Rink saw Clement Fleurent win the men's senior one mile in 3 49 with Jerry Gagne second. In divisions Frank Simoneau, Nicki Curro and Donald Lauzier led boys 16-17, 14-15, and 11-13. Richard Sirois won Peewee and Joanne Bolduc won Girls Peewee. Diane Curro topped Girls Juniors. officials included Armand Laverriere timekeeper Ed Carpenter race director and Arthur A Houde announcer.

Twin City Westbrook Pool Road Clement Fleurent Jerry Gagne Frank Simoneau Roger Chretien Nicki Curro Donald Lauzier John Valliere

Hockey Standings and Results From NHL Schedule

Montreal leads the standings with 77 points after 33 wins. Toronto and Chicago split results with 4 1 wins respectively, while Detroit and New York face mixed results. Tuesday brings Toronto at Detroit.

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Shields Meats Arthur Cote Richard Beote Lauren Maling Frederick Shields Sherman Wentworth William Obermyer David Cloutier Alvin Trask Lee Cluff David Hansom Merle Romprey Kennebunk Hornets Sherr Seaward Phil Stirk Jim Crowns Scott Stevens Robert Reed Roger Laprise Moe Lafrabe Morse Ouellette Rick Carignan Barry McDonald Walter Smith Raymond Seanard Royand Perreault Albert Daigle William Gagne Teddy Gladiators City Theatre Liston Clay Fight Pictures Beni Joan Crawford Eve Stearns LL Crown St. Louis Junior High School Junior Eagles Biddeford Junior High School Steve White Theresa Clark Nel Beaulieu Paul Camire Andre Cadorette Robert Arcand Ronald R. Cote Leo Simard Roland Gobeil Raymond Belanger Ronald G. Cote Rene Simard Donald Daigle Alan Dutremble Richard Delage Donald Rochefort Bernard Caron Roger Laliberte Ralph Boisvert Stuart St. Joseph’s Biddeford Junior High Lions Parsons White Whitten Baiguy Paquette Magnant Judge Bears Whelan Ross Plourde Donovan Lavigne Rams Neault Leclerc Ayotte Goulet Vassell Caouette Desilva Brown Gagne Walker Hens Provencal Bellerose Thompson Deprey Conley Truman Munroe Cantara Bouchard Eon Bellavance Atlanta Emory University David Megirian John Manning National Hockey League Montr
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