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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1961
Page
5
Western Maine bowling champion Gillis leads Art Larose of Sanford by 16 pins in the sectional final at 20th Century lanes. First half saw both over 1,200, with Gillis at 1,234 and Larose 1,218. The Friday match, on Gillis home lanes, will be under MLBA rules with referees monitoring fouls.
In Los Angeles the St Louis Hawks edged the Lakers 114 113 in overtime to take a 3 2 lead in the series despite Clyde Lovellette sidelined by a back injury. Elgin Baylor led LA with 39 points while Bob Pettit had 31 for the Hawks as the game swung late.
Theodore S. Curtis has resigned as winter sports coach at the University of Maine. The announcement Wednesday night ended a 37-year stint for the university's faculty manager of athletics.
The Associated Press reports Wednesday results across exhibitions. Baltimore beat Cincinnati 9 to 5, with Washington defeating Cincinnati B 4 to 5. Milwaukee topped Minnesota 6 to 2, Kansas City edged St. Louis 3 to 2, Philadelphia outscored Pittsburgh 7 to 2, New York defeated Detroit 5 to 3, and Los Angeles beat San Francisco 10 to 6. Chicago Nipton 0 to 8 in seven innings due to rain. Boston beat Cleveland 6 to 4 in seven.
Sen Estes Kefauver D Tenn says a bill to place major professional boxing under federal control for five years will curb racketeers. He cites possible title revert if Patterson loses to Liston and alleges Liston was controlled by three powerful racketeers as recently as December. Patterson backs a national boxing commissioner in the Justice Department to remove racketeers. He aims to defend the title by September and favors facing Liston if conditions allow.
Promoter Chris Dundee predicted a 30000 dollar gate for the Benny Kid Paret Emile Griffith welterweight title bout at Convention Hall Miami Beach. Attendance could be about 5000 at 15 dollars top, with seating for 7100 in reserve. Both fighters finished training, weigh in set for 11 am Saturday. Paret favored 7-5, known for stamina and punishment tolerance. Griffith has 7 knockouts in 24 fights.
The Pepperell Maintenance bowling league concluded a 25 week season with 23 of 30 bowlers attending the handicap roll-off at Pastime lanes. Leo Boudreau of Bad Guys won with 317 in three strings aided by a nine pin handicap. Roland Lemire of Sea Gulls was runner up at 315 with a 63 pin head start, followed by Pete Daignault of Boilermakers at 313 with a 33 pin handicap. Several other bowlers posted strong scores and handicaps in the final standings.
Colby and Bowdoin face rough results in spring southern swing. Colby's Mules fall 5-3 to North Carolina State in Raleigh, ending with a ninth inning threat and a strikeout with bases loaded. Bowdoin drops 8-7 to Baltimore University after leaving twelve on base. Maine opens its trip with six games scheduled through spring vacation starting at Princeton.
New Orleans light heavyweight Hank defeated Clarence Alford in Detroit by knockout in the seventh round after weighing 164.4 and 163 pounds for Alford. The bout ended with Hank’s victory over Alford in Cleveland?
The report covers the 13th week of the Little Fellas League at 20th Century Lanes featuring girls from local high schools. Standout performances and standings are noted as teams compete for week 13 honors in a lively bowling round.
Ted Williams ends his active playing career while Jackie Jensen announces a 1961 return to Boston after retirement. Jensen homered and drove in four runs as the Red Sox beat the Indians 6-4 in Scottsdale. Other spring results include multiple exhibition wins by the Yankees, Braves, White Sox, and Giants, with typical spring turmoil and player performances noted.
In Mesa Arizona the Cubs reveal a youth emphasis and Ernie Banks as a rallying symbol. Pitching depth leads with Don Cardwell left on no-hitter debut and Hobbie Ellsworth Brewer plus Drott and Drabowsky shaping a hopeful staff. Williams, Murphy, Mathews compete for starting roles as Santo Zim…
Peter Fuller plans to move his ninth ranked heavyweight Tom McNeeley out of Massachusetts for future fights after the Massachusetts Boxing Commission refused to sanction a Boston bout set for April 7 with Robert Duquesne. The panel, in a split vote, ruled Duquesne an unsuitable opponent for the unbeaten contender.
CRONO AP Maine Little All America pick Tom Skip Chappelle of Old Town was named captain of next year’s team, earned an AP Little All America certificate, and received a foul shooting trophy with 84 percent. Award presented by William Langzettel, Maine AP correspondent. Charlie Akers of Andover won NCAA cross country ski gold earlier this month.
SCOTTSDALE Ariz Boston risks Cactus League lead as Tom Brewer or Ike Delock likely starts against the San Francisco Giants after a 6 4 win over Cleveland. Jensen homered for Boston and finished with 14 RBIs this spring. Monbouquette pitched seven innings, Yastrzemski and Schilling led a 13 hit attack.
St Louis edged Los Angeles 114 113 in a dramatic Wednesday game tying the best of seven semifinal series at 3 3. Saturday’s schedule lists Los Angeles visiting St Louis after noon for the decisive matchup broadcast on TV.
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