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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Mar 24, 1961

Page

6

Buckeyes Meet St Josephs in NCAA Semifinal Showdown

Ohio State favored by 14 points as they face St. Joseph's in the NCAA semifinals with Jerry Lucas leading a 31 game win streak and No. 1 ranking. Cincinnati meets Utah in the other semifinal with Billy McGill and rebounding stars pacing the Utes in a 25-3 vs 23-6 matchup.

Kansas City Ohio State Buckeyes St. Joseph’s Hawks Jerry Lucas Cincinnati Bearcats Utah Redmen Cincinnati Utah St. Joseph Egan Frank Majewski Vince Kempton Bearcats Utes Billy the Hill Tom Thacker Lucas St. Joseph's

Exhibition Baseball Results and Schedule Summary

Exhibition results show several games with scores such as Baltimore 4 New York 3 and Chicago A 3 Milwaukee 6 Detroit 5. Weekend and upcoming games list Cincinnati Philadelphia St. Louis Milwaukee San Francisco Los Angeles Washington Boston Chicago San Francisco vs Chicago N etc with venues in Lakeland Mesa and Sarasota.

Associated Pri Baltimore New York Chicago Milwaukee St. Louis Detroit Pittsburgh Philadelphia Minnesota Los Angeles Cincinnati Kansas City Washton Boston San Francisco Los Ang Philadelph Clearwater Adenton Mesa x Washington Pomtpano Beach Miami Cleveland Scottsdale Sarasota Vancouver Yuma Orlando St Petersburg Bradenton Pompano Beach Lake and San Mas

Hockey Results: Chicago 4 Montreal 3 in tie series

Chicago defeated Montreal 4 to 3 as the best-of-seven series stands tied at 1-1. No other games on the schedule. Detroit travels to Toronto with Toronto leading the series 1-0.

Associated Press Chicago Montreal Detroit Toronto

Celtics Take 21-Point Lead In Playoff Series

Boston Celtics defeated Syracuse Nationals 133-110 in Boston to take a 1-0 lead in the best of seven Eastern Division NBA playoff. Celtics guards Cousy 17 points 12 assists Sharman 30 points while Costello Barnett led Syracuse with 11 and 22 respectively. Russell left late after temple injury but expected to play Saturday.

Boston Syracuse Alex Hannum Nats Boston Celtics Celtics Hannum Hannan St. Louis Los Angeles Hawks Larry Costello Dick Barnett Bob Cousy Bill Sharman Cousy Sharman Costello Barnett Bill Russell Halbrook Buddy LeRévex Russell

Ski Conditions Across New England and Vermont

Ski conditions vary widely with many resorts in spring mode. Cannon Mountain and Belknap offer good to excellent lower runs, while Mt. Sunapee and Cranmore remain in spring. Killington, Smugglers Notch, Okemo, Mt. Mansfield, Mad River, Sugarbush, and Pico Peak report excellent to spring conditions. several areas show upper levels good to excellent, with several places listed as spring weather.

Boston New Hampshire Cannon Mt Mittersill Black Mt Belknap Dartmouth Mt. Sunapee Cranmore Wildcat Tenney Mt Temple Waterville Valley Sunday River Pleascent Sugaroaf Mt. Abram Bald Chisholm Park Vermont Hogback Burke Mt Dutch Hill Smugglers Notch Magic Okemo Big Bromley Middlebury Jay Peak Pico Peak Killington Basin Mt. Mansfield Mad River Sugarbush Mt. Snow Burrington Hill Ascutney Mt. Tom

Pro Basketball Game Summary Leads Celtics 2-1 in Series

Boston defeated Syracuse 133 to 110 to move ahead 2-1 in the best-of-seven series. Friday’s schedule has St. Louis at Los Angeles with the series tied 1-1.

St. Louis Los Angeles Boston Syracuse

Fights Last Night Hit Parade of Boxing Wins

In Los Angeles Wayne Thornton from Fresno KO'd Karl Heinz Guder of Germany in two. Ray Riojas of Santa Ana stopped Benny Medina of Fresno in ten. Johnny Bizzarro of Erie outpointed Dick DiVeronica from Syracuse. Mick Leahy of England outpointed Cecil Shorts of Cleveland in ten.

Associated Press Los Angeles Wayne Thornton Fresno Calif Karl Heinz Guder Germany Ray Riojas Santa Ana Benny Medina Erie Johnny Bizzarro Dick di Veronica Syracuse N. Y Liverpool England Mick Leahy Cecil Shorts Cleveland Ohio

Pirates Rally To 11-3 Exhibition Win Over Phillies

Pirates roll to an 11-3 exhibition victory as Joe Christopher goes 4 for 4 in a 20-hit attack that puts Philadelphia away. Dick Groat, National League batting champion, expresses pride and optimism for pennant and World Series. The Phils rally with a five-homer outburst but Pittsburgh prevailed with key hits including Groat and Christo pher.

Associated Press Pittsburgh Pirates Dick Groat Theucs Siel Philadelphia Joe Christopher Phils

Gillis Defends Title in Sanford Against Larose

Nick Gillis faces Art Larose in a sectional state title duel at Bowl-A-Rama lanes Sanford in the first half scheduled for 5. Gillis enters on a hot streak after a strong title defense at home 20th Century lanes defending his 35th state title bid. Larose recently topped 1200 in a doubles 10-string effort and is viewed as a serious challenger to dethrone the Biddeford bowler. The second half rolls at 20th Century lanes next week.

Western Maine Nick Gillis Bowl-A-Rama Sanford Art Larose Gillis Larose Biddeford Kegler

Providence and St Louis meet in NIT final showdown

Providence Friars and St Louis Billikens clash in the 24th National Invitation Tournament final. The teams arrive with contrasting styles after surprising semifinal wins and a three year streak of meeting in this event. Providence seeks control and a game of its pace against St Louis’s aggressive approach shaping the title bout.

New York Providence St. Louis Joe Mullaney Friars Holy Cross John Benington St. Louis Billikens Dayton Tom Blackburn Bills

Oilers Rally Past Rochester in Portsmouth Tourney

Roy and Perreault led Biddeford with Obermyer scoring 25 as the Oilers beat Rochester NH 70 to 58 in Portsmouth's invitational. Gagne 14 and Lachance 17 paced Rochester. next face UNH SAE in a semi final setting Saturday night.

Roy and Perreault Billy Obermyer Oilers Rochester Obermyer Billy Gagne Woodhill Lachance Bernier SAE University of New Hampshire Roy Bourque Fleurant Gagne iLachance Sutherland Romano

Chicago Evens Hockey Playoff With Canadiens

Chicago Black Hawks tie the NHL Stanley Cup semifinals with a 4 3 win over the Montreal Canadiens. Stan Mikita returned from injury to score the pivotal first goal as Chicago shifts the series to Chicago for games three and four.

Chicago Canadiens Montreal Rudy Pilous Chicago Black Hawks Montreal Canadiens Stan Mikita Pilous Stan Mikita Detroit Red Wings Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Leafs

Tupper backs Kennedy Peace Corps plan

Rep. Stanley R. Tupper of Maine endorsed the Peace Corps, urging a sound well run program with trained recruits clear objectives and no partisan politics, as a great force for food relief worldwide.

Tupper Washington Stanley R. Tupper Maine Kennedy Peace Corps

Third Bid For Bridge Made

A third bid for a toll bridge and causeway to link Yarmouth and Chebeague Island was made in the legislature. Islanders hope petitions with 55,000 signatures will prompt action and a possible bill for a $3 million bond issue. The Judiciary Committee studies the petitions, but official acceptance is about 2,200 short of the 42,000 required due to late filing and technical issues.

Augusta Yarmouth Chebeague Island Island Judiciary Committee Secretary of State

Monbo Looks to Return as Red Sox Prep for Giants

SCOTTSDALE Ariz. Bill Monbouquette the ace of the Boston staff last season with a 14 11 mark drew the start today against the San Francisco Giants Manager Mike Higgins said Monbo will pitch as long as he feels strong Higgins held a closed door conference with Tom Brewer yesterday then sent him to the mound against the Chicago Cubs Brewer 29 years old retired talk quashed He pitched five innings in Boston 11 7 victory that gave the Sox a cactus league lead Brewer looked good He said drop retirement talk Boston rallied for five in the eighth Pumpsie Greens three run double capped the comeback Frank Malzone drove in three runs Pete Runnels Green Geiger and Carroll Hardy had two hits each Boston is 8 3 in exhibition play.

Red Sox Boston Red Sox Chicago Cubs Baltimore Orioles New York Minnester Los Angeles Dodgers Dodgers Washington Chicago White Sox Milwaukee St. Louis Detroit Cincinnati Kansas City San Francis Los Angeles Angels Pirates Aci Vern Law Phils Jin Coker Bot Malkmus Johnny Callison Bob Sadowski Christopher Pittsburgh Pumpsie Pumpsie Green Cubs Green Frank Malzone Boston Marv Breeding Russ Snyder Whea Orioles Skinny Brown Mickey Mantle Sandy Koufax Earl Battey Lenny Green Don Demeter Los Angeles Broglio Cardinal Jackson Simmons Philadelphia Sadecki Miller McDaniel Kenny Boyer Hemus Julian Javier Daryl Spencer Long Hall Bill White Red Schoendienst Alex Grammas Stan Musial Bob Nieman Walt Moryn Joe Cunningham Curt Flood Don Landrum Don Taussig Hal Smith Carl Sawatski Gene Oliver Scottsdale, Ariz Bill Monbouquette San Francisco Giants Mike Higgins Monbo Higgins Tom Brewer Brewer Sox Chicago Pete Runnels Gary Geiger Carroll Hardy

Red Sox Shine in Mixed Numbers at Local Bowling Event

A fragmented score note lists Team single and Red Sox with players Guerin and Moreau. Entries show high single 383 for Guerin and 180 for Moreau, indicating a casual bowling club or local league scoring snippet.

Red Sox A. Guerin, Sr P. Moreau

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