Saucier And Lachance Vie For Vacant Western Maine Title
Saucier and Lachance meet in Sanford Bowl-A-Rama for the vacant Western Maine crown this afternoon at 5. Saucier, Twin City champion, boasts a 121 league average and a 1 377 high ten in the Western circuit, while Lachance, a former Twin City king, sits around 115. Both have trailed Nick Gillis in recent duels, with Saucier known for a 182 single at 20th Century Lanes last week. A large Biddeford contingent plans to attend.
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Tiger Hank Clash at Madison Square Garden Tonight
Dick Tiger the British Empire middleweight champion meets Henry Hank of Detroit in a 16 round ABC TV bout at Madison Square Garden. Hank boasts 52-14-3 with 36 KOs while Tiger sits 44-12-2 with 13 KOs and is favored 8-5. Referee will be named at fight time amid safety focus after the Paret tragedy.
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Kid) Paret
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Ring Magazine
Ring
Canucks Maple Leafs Seek To Pad Stanley Cup Margin
The Canadiens and Maple Leafs hold 2-0 leads in the semifinals as they travel Sunday night to extend margins. Montreal faces Chicago in Chicago while Toronto visits New York to play the Rangers. Both could clinch with a Sunday win and a Tuesday result, else series return to home cities.
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Best-of-7 Semifinal Playoff Schedule Update
Montreal leads 2-0 in the series and will host Chicago as the semifinals resume. Toronto trails but has no scheduled games. the matchup with New York has no games set for Monday.
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Chicago
Toronto
New York
Semi pro sports in Maine spark debate on pay and leagues
The piece surveys Maine semi pro teams like Bubba's Cafe of Portland and a York County club named the Alouettes, plus plans for Atlantic Coast and New England leagues. It analyzes gate revenue, payrolls, and potential player earnings, notes Mets debut commentary, and highlights York County basketball success and alumni sports figures, ending with a call for better facilities at Old Orchard Beach High School.
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Wubba’s Cafe
Portland
York County
Alouettes
New England
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Atlantic Coast Football League
St Louis
Dave Redmond
Dudley Coyne
Bubba's Case
New York Mets
Ol’ Case Stergelis
Yankees
Senators
Athletics
Mets
Case
Stengel
Wells High track team shows potential this spring
Wells High School winds up a winter thaw as 55 plus athletes train in the school rear lot under coach Carl Merrill. Standouts include Stan Adams state javelin champ Ray Goodale state discus champ Pete Joy top two miler and several others to watch as the Warriors aim to extend their Class S dominance. Old Orchard Beach High recalls a late 1940s into early 1950s streak of strong teams led by Coach George Zeller with star Maynard DeGrace scoring 153 field goals for a 19-4 season and SYCL title run ending in Western Maine Class M finals.
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Don Armstrong
James Tierney
Ken Davis
Arthur Dickson
James Fairanks
Russ Prosser
John Thomas
Leslie Wyman
Cavid Cole
Jimmy Farrington
Jack Duhamel
Jim Smith
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Pacific
Fred M. Vinson
Congress
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Montgomery
Ala
Freedom Riders
Marion Stearns
Robert L. Stearns
The
Charles
Nancy
Exeter Pace Slated Tonight At Rockingham
Exeter Pace at Rockingham Park features Ivan Chief from Eugene Cray’s stable as a hair line favorite for $5,000. Lusty Leader heads AA pacing rivals, with strong competition from Jay H, Bucky North, Jimmie Norman, Swift Water and Wee Lad, as purses rise across C to A classes retroactive to opening night.
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Royal Chief
Sweet Singer
Guy Sampson
Wire
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Jay H
Bucky North
Keith Waples
Jimmie Norman
Lou Rapone
Andy Foster
Swift Water
Wee Lad
Glenn Gibbons
Clash
Claude Wright
Zinngiber
Manny Robinson
Rapid
Clelan Jones
Queen
Dane
Buena So Rare
Paul Battis
Landmark
Joe
Genius
Buddy Reed
LeRoy Copeland
Lord
Tommy Gay
Lou Smith
Lakers Aiming To Eliminate Pistons
The Lakers hold a 3-1 series lead over Detroit and host the Pistons in Los Angeles as the Western division title race continues. Boston leads Philadelphia 2-1 in the East, with the Celtics seeking a commanding edge in the best of seven. The Lakers benefit from a 12-0 home record against Detroit in Los Angeles.
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Associated Press
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Boston
Celtics
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Lakers
Detroit
Pistons
Los Angeles
Fred Snow Horse Rockingham Winner
Sno Can, owned by Old Orchard Beach, with driver Quenton McKenney of Lebanon, won the second half of Rockingham Park’s daily double in 2:10. The first race daily double paid 46.20 to the bettors.
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Sno Can
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Old Orchard Beach
Tag Hanover
Quenton McKenney
Lebanon
Best-of-7 NBA Playoff Schedule Update
No games Friday. Saturday features Boston at Philadelphia with Boston leading 2 1 and Detroit at Los Angeles with Los Angeles leading 3 1. Sunday brings Philadelphia at Boston.
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NBA
Boston
Philadelphia
Detroit
Los Angeles
Cleveland and New York Face Off After Friday Wins
In Friday round robin play Cleveland defeated San Francisco 117 to 112 while New York beat Chicago 115 to 108 with Chicago and San Francisco eliminated. Saturday action moves Cleveland against New York in Kansas City.
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San Francisco
New York
Chicago
Kansas City
Daniels May Hurl Opening Pitch Determined
Bennie Daniels a 29 year old major leaguer turned Senators candidate to throw the ceremonial first pitch in Washingtons Presidential Opener. He worked nine innings in an exhibition win over Kansas City and aims for the April 9 start at D C Stadium.
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Carroll Hardy
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John ‘Boog! Powell
Earl Robinson
Orioles
Exhibition Baseball Scores and Schedules Across Venues
Multiple exhibitions result in varied scores with Washington defeating Kansas City 3 0 and New York N beating Philadelphia 3 2 in 10 innings. Other matchups include Cincinnati 8 over Detroit 1 Pittsburgh 5 over St Louis 4 and Chicago A 6 over Minnesota 5.
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FIGHTS LAST NIGHT AROUND THE WORLD IN BOXING
Boxing results from Los Angeles and other cities include Archie Moore knocking out Alejandro Lavorante in San Diego and Johnny Bizzaro outpointing Tommy Tibbs in Erie. Gabe Terronez stopped Marcelino Vargas in Fresno while George Wright drew with Mel Collins in Tacoma and Giulio Rinaldi outpointed Billy Ryan in Rome.
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Archie Moore
San Diego
Alejandro Lavorante
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Erie
Johnny Bizzaro
Tommy Tibbs
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Fresno
Calif
Gabe Terronez
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Wash
George Wright
Mel Collins
Trenton
N.J
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Rome
Giulio Rinaldi
Italy
Billy Ryan
Lowell
Mass
Breton stone monuments echo Stonehenge lines and rings
Brittany hosts numerous prehistoric stone monuments akin to Stonehenge with some alignments in long rows and others arranged in circles.
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Brittany
Kansas City Faces Cleveland in Game One for Title Series
In the first of a best of five championship series, Kansas City meets Cleveland with no game on Monday. The matchup pits two storied franchises as they begin a title chase, leaving fans awaiting the first tip-off to determine the early momentum.
Moore Kayos Lavorante In Ring Knockout At Sports Arena
Archie Moore defeated Alejandro Lavorante by knockout in the 10th round before 13,532 fans at the Sports Arena. Lavorante, exhausted but not hospitalized, sought relief on a stretcher after the bout ending in a California rules KO. Moore, 42, improved to 185-25-6 with 13,532 cheering as Lavorante recovered later and spoke to reporters.
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Archie Moore
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Tommy Hart
Cronin Picks Yankees To Win Flag
Cronin predicts the New York Yankees will win the flag as expansion settles and spring training reveals teams’ strength. He notes Elston Howard’s power, sees potential runs from White Sox, Orioles, and Tigers, and backs manager Ralph Houk amid Maris media drama. Cronin cites deeper talent rising from farms and the Yankees as the team to beat.
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Cronin
Florida
New York Yankees
Elston Howard
White Sox
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Detroit
Yankees
Roger Maris
Ralph Houk
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Roger
Commission Paret's Manager In Ring Controversy
New York AP report centers on the fight blame over Ben Paret’s fight against Emile Griffith as he lies in a moderate coma. Manuel Alfaro accuses the New York State Athletic Commission of pressuring him to allow the bout, while the commission denies coercion. Paret’s mother and wife remain at his bedside amid ongoing uncertainty about his condition.
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Benny
Kid) Paret
Emile Griffith
Paret
Griffith
Manuel Alfaro
New York State Athletic Commission
Alfaro
Paret-Griffith
Gene Fullmer
Madison Square Garden
Fullmer
Jorge Fernandez
Argentina
Melvin L. Kruelwitch
Maxima Crespo
Havana
Lucy
Norman minstrel knight leads Hastings first charge
The first man to fall at Hastings was a Norman minstrel knight who spearheaded the initial assault, leading with the chant of "the Song of Roland."
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Roland
Bowdoinham youths killed and injured in crash
AP report from Bowdoinham states Frank Nile Jr., 19, was killed when the car overturned on White Road Friday night. John Lammers, 20, also of Bowdoinham, was not seriously hurt and hospitalized driver status uncertain. Nile was thrown from the vehicle as it rolled.
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Bowdeinham
Fair Condi
Hardy Battling For Regular Outfield Job
In Mesa Arizona the Red Sox battle for an open outfield job as Carroll Hardy and Lu Clinton contend for right field with Jackie Jensen retired. Hardy, hitting .316, hit a two run homer in yesterday's 10-8 loss to the Cubs while Yastrzemski added another homer as Clinton eyes his chance.
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Clinton
Hardy
Gary Geiger
Yastr
Zemski
Geiger
Boston
Tracy Stallard
Roger Maris
Stallard
Cubs
Sox
Bill Monbouquette
Ted Wills
Billy Muffett
Gene Conley
Chicago
Telstar satellite links U.S. and Europe in global TV plan
Trans-Ocean reports Telstar cooperation among American Broadcasting Co Columbia Broadcasting System and National Broadcasting Co. A Bell station at Andover Maine will send Atlantic signals to Goonhilly Downs Cornwall for relay to European homes with reverse transmission to the United States. Timings differ by six hours in June between New York and London.
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Goonhilly Downs
Cornwall
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