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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Mar 16, 1964

Page

6

Top Hoop Clubs Are Cautioned

UCLA and Michigan face Duke and Kansas State in NCAA semifinals after regular season wins. UCLA edged Kansas State 78-75. Michigan beat Duke 83-67 in December. Regional and NIT results include UCLA win at Corvallis and Michigan at Minneapolis, with Duke and others clinching titles in broader postseason play.

Kansas City UCLA Michigan Vic Bubas Duke Tex Winter Kansas State Kansas Bubas Winter Wichita Wildcats San Francisco Corvallis Ore Ohio Univ Minneapolis Connecticut Raleigh N.C Villanova Princeton Texas Western Creighton Midwest Chicago Loyola Kentucky Mideast Seattle Utah State Madison Square Garden New York DePaul Bradley St. Joseph's Drake Pitt Army St. Bonaventure Rockhurst Pan American Carson Newman Emporia State

Devlin Wins St Petersburg Open Golf Tourney

Jack Nicklaus advised Bruce Devlin who captured the $3,300 top prize in the $25,000 St Petersburg Open with a final 70 to finish at 272, four ahead of Dan Sikes. Dan Sikes and Jack Nicklaus tied for second at 276 while Dave Ragan Joe Campbell and Nicklaus shared 278. Don Finsterwald carded a 68 aided by a rare double eagle on No. 2 as wind gusts reached 35 mph.

Jack Nicklaus Bruce Devlin Dan Sikes Sikes Lakewood Country Club Devlin Jacky Cupit Dave Ragan Joe Campbell Nicklaus Don Finsterwald

Intramural finals set after Thornton Academy doubleheader

In semi finals Thornton Academy Raiders beat Warriors 68 to 44 with Paul Brown scoring 23 for the Raiders and Bridges and Sewall doubling up in points. Stetson led the Warriors with 30 but other help was scarce. Knickabockers edged Patriots 41 to 39 as Belanger poured in 27 for Knickabockers and Norrad starred for the Patriots. Raiders will meet Knickerbockers in the finals. engraved plaque to be awarded.

Thornton Academy Raiders Warriors Paul Brown Bridges Sewall Stetson Donald Knickabockers Patriots Charlie Belanger Norrad Peter Robinson Knickerbockers Tracy Goupil Stickney Brown Zalenski Winston Charles Kerry and Gardner Roberts Twomey Belanger

Fights Last Night By The Associated Press

In Auckland Tuna Scanlon of New Zealand edged Gomeo Brennan in a 15 round middleweight bout. In Kingston Barry Mason defeated Killer Solomon in 15 rounds. In Manila Bernardo Carabelo beat Marcel Juban over 10 rounds. In Kyoto Larry Flabiano outpointed Yuji Tsukuba in 10 rounds. In Guadalajara Often Torres stopped Leo Zulueta in 10 rounds. In Panama Eugenio Hurtado stopped Pascual Perez in 6 rounds.

Associated Press Auckland New Zealand Tuna Scanlon Gomeo Brennan Bahamas Kingston Jamaica Barry Mason Killer Solomon Manila Bernardo Carabelo Colombia Marcel Juban Philippines Guadalajara Mexico Torres Leo Zulueta Panama Eugenio Hurtado Pascual Perez Argentina

Stearns Stuns Cheverus For State Championship

Stearns High School of Millinocket captured the State Class II basketball title by beating Western Maine champion Cheverus 69 to 59 before 3,280 fans at Portland Exposition Building. MacDonald led Stearns with 25 points while Bannister paced Cheverus with 27. Stearns finishes 22-0. Cheverus 18-3. Both advance to New England tourney action in Boston.

Cheverus Johnny Gorham Stearns Levi Portland Levi Pelletier Stags Jeff Bannister Stearns Bannister MacDonald State of Maine Minutemen New England Boston St. Mary’s Worcester Mass Tolman High School Pawtucket R.I

Eastern and Western Division NBA Standings Snapshot

NBA standings show Boston leading the Eastern Division at 58 wins and 20 losses with Cincinnati second at 55 and 25. Philadelphia 33 44 trailing, New York 22 57. Western sees San Francisco 47 31 atop, Los Angeles 41 38, Baltimore 30 49, Detroit listed, with weekend results Detroit 126 New York 124 and Philadelphia 128 Baltimore 29.

National Basketball Association Associated Press L. Pet. G.B. Boston Cincinnati Philaphia New York San Fran Los Angeles Baltimore Detroit Philadelphia San Francisco St. Louis Boston

Detroit Keeps Home Ice Hex Over Chicago

Detroit defeats Chicago 5-3 to halt the Hawks seven game streak and keep sole possession of the league lead in the NHL standings. Montreal and Chicago stay tied atop with 80 points as Toronto expands its gap behind. Floyd Smith and Norm Ullman pace Detroit with goals and assists while Gordie Howe adds his 25th, and Bobby Hull reaches 41 for Chicago. Glenn Hall makes 42 saves in a loss.

Motor City Hawks Red Wings Montreal Canadiens Bruins Boston Chicago Toronto Detroit New York Rangers Floyd Smith Norm Ullman Smith Uilman Gordie Howe Wings Bobby Hull Black Hawks Glenn Hall

Standby Club Roll-A-Way Lanes Seasonal Records

Standby Club Roll-A-Way Lanes lists season week totals for team Vikings 1,295 and team singles Vikings 446. Individual events show R. Souliere 344 in 3 strings men and 144 in single, M. Desroberts 277 in 3 strings ladies and 106 in single.

Vikings R. Souliere M. Desroberts

Spahn Shuts Out Senators as Pitchers Lead Exhibition Play

Major league spring exhibitions opened with 129 runs in 11 games as Warren Spahn limited the Washington Senators to one hit over three innings in Milwaukee’s 2-0 win. Other highlights included Gene Alley’s three homers in the Pirates 15-7 rout of Kansas City, the Orioles beating the Yankees 10-1, and Cincinnati’s 11-7 victory over the White Sox. The Dodgers lost 8-5 to Mexico City All-Stars, Gordon Seyfried drove in three for Cleveland in a 4-1 win over the Cubs, and Richie Allen connected for a three-run shot as Philadelphia beat Houston 6-2. The Mets fell to St. Louis 6-3 as six unearned runs doomed them.

Associated Press Warren Spahn Spahnie Milwaukee Washington Senators Pittsburgh Pirates Kansas City Athletics Pirates Gene Alley Athletics Baltimore Orioles New York Yankees Stan Williams Minnesota Detroit Jimmie Hall Bob Allison Cincinnati Chicago White Sox Sox Charlie Smith J. C. Martin Los Angeles Dodgers Mexico Mexico City Dick Casimus Dodgers Cleveland Indians Chicago Cubs Gordon Seyfried Los Angeles Angels Cleveland San Francisco Giants Bob Shaw Boston Red Sox Giants Richie Allen Philadelphia Phils Houston Colts New York Mets St. Louis Cardinals Craig Anderson

Clay Set To Meet Patterson in Charity Title Bout

In Chicago Cassius Clay offered a winner take all charity bout against Floyd Patterson to defend the Black Muslims honor. Proceeds would go to the Black Muslims if Clay wins and to the Roman Catholic Church if Patterson wins. Promoter Tom Bolan questioned the seriousness of the proposal amid prior no purse talk and Clay’s Chicago visit with Muhammad.

Chicago Cassius Clay Floyd Patterson Clay Patterson Tom Bolan Championship Sports New York Bolan Elijah Muhammad Muhammad

Exhibition Baseball Scores and Results Summary

Exhibition baseball results list many interleague scores with teams such as Houston Philadelphia Baltimore New York Chicago Cleveland San Francisco Boston Angeles Cincinnati Pittsburgh St Louis Washington Detroit Minnesota Los Angeles Mexico City and others. Several games ended early or were called after rain or 7 percent innings.

Philadelphia Los Angeles Detroit St. Louis New York Boston Associated Press Houston Baltimore Chicago Cleveland San Francisco Angeles Cincinnati Pittsburgh Kansas City Washington Milwaukee Minnesota Mexico City Reds Mexico City

Hayes Supposed to Dominate Olympic Trials And Relays

AP examines top U S track hopes as the 1964 outdoor season begins. Bob Hayes, Florida A&M, seen as likely Olympic gold favorite in 100 and 100 meters and possibly the 400 relay. Carr and others vie for spots. strong entries listed across 100, 200, 400 and 1600 relays with potential alternates named.

U.S Associated Press SAN Francisco Bob Hayes Hayes Florida A&m Henry Carr Carr Arizona State John Gilbert Southern California Striders Larry Questad Stanford Nate Adams Purdue Darel Newman Fresno State Nebraska Charles Greene Sam Perry Fordham Bob Tobler Brigham Young Ray Saddler Texas Southern Earl Young Plummer Williams Rex Cawley United States

Cincinnati Ends Best NBA Year

The Cincinnati Royals closed their best season ever by crushing St Louis 124-101 to leave San Francisco at least a piece of the Western title race. The Hawks trail two games back as the Warriors hold the Western lead with two games left. Oscar Robertson scored 25 points in the win.

Associated Press Cincinnati Royals Boston National Basketball Association San Francisco Royals St. Louis Hawks Warriors New York Knickerbockers Knicks Detroit Pistons Baltimore Los Angeles Philadelphia Oscar Robertson

Groat Acknowledges Poor Spring Hitting, Keeps Focus

St Petersburg AP report quotes Dick Groat as the Cardinals shortstop accepting a slow spring, aiming for 10 base hits and stressing effort over past laurels. He recalls 1961 Florida form and 1963 being over, insisting professionals never coast and that spring is conditioning for the regular season.

ST. Petersburg Fla Dick Groat St. Louis Cardinals Florida Atlanta

Thornton And Traip Meet In Tourney Battle

Thornton Academy and Traip meet in a Biddeford Activities Association Tourney game at 8. The winner advances to face St Louis tomorrow at 8. A 6:30 p.m. preliminary features Biddeford against Old Orchard Beach.

Thornton Academy Traip Battle Biddeford Activities Association St. Louis Biddeford Old Orchard Beach St. Francis College Roy Perreault

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