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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Mar 20, 1961

Page

5

Lachance Wins Twin City Bowling Title Over Saucier

Joe Lachance defeats Don Saucier at Pastime lanes to claim the Twin City bowling title with 1116 to 1090. It stays tight through the 20 string duel as Lachance trims a seven pin first half lead into a final 26 pin edge and 33 pin total. Lachance tallies 180 extra pins on 3 strikes and 22 spares. Saucier has 5 strikes and 21 spares for 175 bonus pins.

Joe Lachance Twin City Don Saucier Lachance Saucier National Mercantile Gue Ichampion Home Ee Beam House Wink’s Je Uette J. Oils Ee Dental Pharmacy Stlan & Co Proud Iki Vccccicss Wink J. Velevis ST. Francis High School J. St. Onge A. Neault Pepperell Girls Giants Black ME Cckaceuci Sleepers Alley Cats Four Roses Crazy Cats Black Aces Sing J. Bisaillon M. Danis C. McGarrahen Holy Name League Pepperell Notre Dame Dirty Birds Holy Cross Boiler Makers St Mary's Shevenelle Sea Hawks A. H. Benoit Moon Men Knights of Columbus Redees al Huot Clippers Mickey Mouses IGA Raccoons Fecteau IGA R. Bellerose Purple Passions G. Forcier M. Gonneville

AMVETS Pin Diadem Goes To Biddeford

Biddeford AMVETS won the state title at Big 20 lanes Scarborough with a 3 204 two week total led by Joe Lachance 706 Maurice Baillargeon 704 and Nick Gillis 653 The Saco Veterans placed second after a 3 204 total and Old Orchard AMVETS took third ahead of Scarborough and Portland with awards to be presented at the June state convention in Old Orchard Beach

Biddeford Post Amvets Scarborough Biddeford Joe Lachance Twin City Roland Belair Maurice Baillargeon Lusty Janelle Western Maine Nick Gillis Lachance Baillargeon Gillis Janelle Belair Rusty Janelle Saco Lou Lachance Paul Neault Art Waters Earl Clappison Gene Moody Gene McDonald Tom Bill Ray Pettengill Portland Old Orchard Beach

Connecticut Hoop Clubs Dominate NE Basketball

New England prep hoops report shows Connecticut teams dominating the regional tournament with Nutmeg players sealing most valuable honors. Connecticut schools claim 11 of 12 titles, Wilbur Cross and Hartford High stars highlighted, while lingering talk of withdrawal from the tournament surfaces as May Council decisions loom.

Boston Connecticut New England Hartford Public Wilbur Cross New Haven Massachusetts Rhode Island Maine New Hampshire Vermont Council of New England Secondary School Hartford Dave Hicks Stanley Poole Eddie Griffin Hicks Ralph Buccini Romero Aja Spaulding High Barre Poole

Schedule Set In Stanley Cup Playoffs

New York AP reports the NHL Stanley Cup playoff schedule after Montreal clinched the regular season title and Toronto finished second. Chicago Black Hawks and Detroit Red Wings hold third and fourth seeds. Series A features Chicago Montreal with games March 26 26 March 26 if necessary April 1 4 6. Series B lists Detroit Toronto dates March 22 25 26 28 March 26 28 if necessary April 1 3 5 Detroit Toronto if necessary.

New York National Hockey League Montreal Toronto Chicago Black Hawks Detroit Red Wings Chicago Montrea Detroit

Exhibition Baseball Results From Sunday Pairings

The Associated Press reports results from Sunday spring games across teams including Kansas City, Chicago, St. Louis, Detroit, Philadelphia, Baltimore, New York, Cleveland, San Francisco, and Chicago N. Several high scoring clashes feature Detroit 10 Philadelphia 8 and Cleveland 15 San Francisco 9, with rain limiting Minnesota vs Los Angeles to six innings.

Associated Press Kansas City Chicago St. Louis Pittsburgh Detroit Philadelphia Washington Minnesota Los Angeles Cincinnati Milwaukee Baltimore New York Cleveland San Francisco Boston Lo Angeles St. Petersburg Fort Myers Vero Beach Phoenix Palm Springs West Palm Beach Clearwater Orlando Bradenton Mesa Sarasota Pompano Beach Don Mossi Ray Narleski Poennant Paul Foytack Narleski Tigers Pirates Chicago White Sox Phils Tony Curry Cards Harvey Haddix Julian Javier Bill White Ken Boyer Stan Musia Daryl Spencer Bob Gibson Ron Kline Lindy McDaniel Bill Mazeroski

Stable Room At Rockingham Is At A Premium

Salem New Hampshire stable boss Pat Jordan faces the task of housing about 1 080 trotters and pacers for the 1961 Spring harness meeting at Rockingham Park. With 1 ½ new feed rooms added and a long waiting list to secure stalls, the early meet promises strong fields including Tidemite Wise Who, Matador and new arrivals Winhee Telepace and Song Hi Le plus veteran rulers Sumter Prince and Section Man.

Salem N. H Rockingham Park Pat Jordan Pat Glenn Gibbons Florida California Glenn New England Rockingham Old Rock Tidemite N. E. Pacer Wise Widower Matador Winhee Henry Clukey Telepace Robert Bach L. A. Camp Farms Sumter Prince South Carolina Song Hi le

Oxford Paper Co Reports Record 1960 Sales and Earnings

Portland AP. Oxford Paper Co cites 1960 as a record year with sales of 74,255,234 dollars and earnings of 2,284,460 dollars in its annual report to stockholders. President William H. Chisholm warns 1961 outlook appears foggy.

Portland Oxford Paper Co William H. Chisholm

NIT doubleheader in New York paves path to semifinals

Dayton faces Temple and Niagara meets Providence in a Madison Square Garden doubleheader that will decide which pairs join St. Louis and Holy Cross in the NIT semifinals. Ohio State momentum and top NCAA contenders loom as the season nears its climactic weekend amid a shadow of a scandal.

New York Seton Hall University of Connecticut Henry Gunter Arthur Hicks Dayton Madison Square Garden Ohio State Temple Niagara Providence St. Louis Holy Cross Colorado State Memphis State Caloado State Cincinnati St. Joseph's Utah Kansas City Wittenberg Ohio Southeast Missouri Kentucky Buckeyes Princeton Wake Forest Charlotte Skyline Texas Teen Kansas State Lawrence Billy McGill Portland Ore Loyola of Los Angeles Arizona State Johnny Egan DePaul Army

Veteran golf pro Alex Chisholm dies at 75

Alex Chisholm a longtime golf professional at Biddeford and Saco courses and later at Portland area clubs died Sunday in South Portland at 75. He was born in Peabody Massachusetts and survived by a widow, two sons, a daughter, siblings, five grandchildren, and extended family. Funeral arrangements include a service from a local church with burial at Calvary Cemetery.

Alex Chisholm Maine State Golf Association Holy Name Society of Pea‘body Mass St. Margaret Church Old Orchard Beach Meergaret Eva Johnston David Chisholm Baltimore Colin Chisholm South Portland Margaret Dunham Saugus Sarah Chisholm Alice Chisholm Peabody Edward J. Chisholm Lise Worth Fla Taq Dariland Alex Thomas Chisholm Biddeford Country Club Pesody Colin and Victoris Fraser Chisholm Biddeford Saco Androscoggin Val Lumi Eod Pltel Builey Country Club Gorham N. H Portland Country Club Sacred Heart Church Chisholm Calvary

Cats Rack Up Fifth Straight Grammar Win

The league leading Cats remained undefeated with their fifth consecutive victory, defeating the Tigers 35 to 6 at the BHS gym in a Biddeford Grammar School tilt. In the co feature the Celtics beat the Warriors 23 to 18, the losers extending their losing streak to five. The Celtics stand 3-2 for second place while the Tigers sit 2-3 for third.

Cats BHS Tigers Celtics Warriors

Weekend trip canceled by President Kennedy

Rainy weather led President Kennedy to cancel a Sunday visit to his country home near Middleburg Virginia where his wife had spent the weekend.

Washington Kenneday Middleburg

MFGA Adopts County Membership Plan Under New Setup

The Maine Fish and Game Association shifts from single unit to county membership at Hallowell meeting. Clarence W. Roth reelected president, with Arthur Bennett and Clifford Gove among veterans. Woodbury Thompson named first vice president. New county structure appoints delegates, with one vote per county for now. Association supports LD 575 for access roads to great ponds and opposes private game preserves. Eight of nine counties reported organized, others lining up. Franklin and Piscataquis cautious but hopeful.

Maine Fish and Game Association Hallowell Clarence W. Roth Litchfield Arthur Bennett Presque Isle Clifford FE. Gove Biddeford Francis D. Orne Rocyland Woodbury D. Thompson Falmouth James J. Carr Richmond Robert Stephens Kittery William Y. Tasker, Jr Kittery Point Stephens York Cumbriand Sagadahoc Oxford Kennebec Lincoln Knox Aroostook Androscoggin County Franklin County Franklin Herbert McCusick East Corinth Piscataquis County MFGA

Bearded Bordermen Plan Beards for Frontier Week

The Calais St Stephen Frontier Week planning committee asks U S officials Kennedy and Dillon for permission for U S border guards to grow beards during the July observance while Canadian guards already have received such permission. The request notes costs or allowances related to the beard policy.

Calais St. Stephen N. B Robert Kennedy Secretary of the Treasury Douglas Dillon U.S

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