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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Nov 21, 1963

Page

6

Steelers To Challenge Bears In Chicago

AP reports the Chicago Bears strong pass defense faces a tough test as Ed Brown, a former Bear, leads the Pittsburgh Steelers in a key Western Division clash. Brown seeks to exploit Chicago’s secondary while aiming to slow the division leaders and stretch his best year totals.

Chicago Chicago Bears Pittsburgh Steelers National Football League Ed Brown Zeke Bratkowski Green Bay Packer Zeke John Roach Packers Brat Brown Bears Zeke Rusty Steelers

Pitt captain Grigaliunas leads Panthers to 7-1 start

At Pittsburgh, Lithuanian immigrant and senior end A Grigaliunas emerges as team captain and pivotal leader. Coach Frank Carver compares him to Joe Schmidt, saying the sunset captain anchors Pitt’s rise to No. 5 in the nation behind stars Martha and Mazurek. Grigaliunas’ resilience shapes a potential bowl bid.

Pittsburgh Pitt Paul Martha Fred Mazurek Martha Mazurek Panthers A Grigaliunas Frank Carver Joe Schmidt Grigaliunas Siberia Germany America

Schayes Lure Philadelphia To Make Playoffs

Philadelphia 76ers coach Dolph Schayes remains confident of a playoff bid by overtaking the revived New York Knicks in the Eastern Division after a 118 101 win over New York. Lee Shaffer and Hal Greer led with 54 points as Detroit beat Cincinnati 124 118 and Dave Gambee suffered a left foot injury threatening a week out.

Philadelphia 76Ers Syracuse Nationals National Basketball Association Quaker City Dolph Schayes 76Ers New York Knicks Knicks New Yorkers Lee Shaffer Hal Greer Philadelphia Detroit Pistons Cincinnati Royals Dave Gambee

St Louis Smokers Night Hears Coach Cote On Next Season

A large crowd gathered at St Josephs Parish Hall for the St Louis Alumni Association football smoker where Coach Bob Cote commented the next season’s team would gain experience though he couldn’t say if it could better the 7 2 record. Cote narrated films of the St Louis Deering game following clips of the 1962 63 speed skating championship.

St. Joseph’s Parish St. Louis

Your Journal Classified Ad Reaches Over Readers Daily

A historic newspaper ad note highlights that the classified section reaches more than thirty thousand readers daily, emphasizing broad circulation and potential buyer exposure for local listings. The item underscores the newspaper’s role as a key local marketplace platform.

Your Journal

National Hockey League Wednesday Results

Montreal beat Toronto 3 to 1 Chicago defeated Detroit 5 to 2 New York edged Boston 1 to 1 in a shootout? No games today standings show Pits Chicago leading with 12 2 4 28 Montreal 85 4 20 Toronto 8 6 2 18 Detroit 6 8 2 14 New York 511 1 11 Boston 310 3 9

National Hockey League Associated Press Montreal Toronto Chicago Detroit New York Boston

Jamboree Set For Tomorrow At Wells School

Southern York County basketball jamboree scheduled for tomorrow at 7 p.m. in the Wells Junior High gym features five schools and eight minute games with a five minute warm up between periods. Visitors wear dark uniforms and Home teams wear light. no cheerleading due to space limits. Contests include North Berwick vs Berwick and Wells vs Eliot among others. A second jamboree among York area schools will be held Saturday at St. Ignatius in Sanford.

Berwick Wells Eliot North Berwick South Berwick York St. Ignatius Kennebunk Old Orchard Beach Sanford

Kennebunk High selects hoop cheer squads this week

Kennebunk High School named varsity and junior varsity hoop cheerleaders. Varsity captains Peggy Wormwood and Hope Lord led selections alongside teammates Jane Montoya Joy Billings Beverly Billings Laurie Genthner Paula Genthner Ellen Warren. Junior Varsity head cheerleader Hope Lord supervised picks with Barbara Campbell Linda Card Sherry Dresser Carol Howe Phyllis Matthews Betty McPhail.

Kennebunk Kennebunk High School Peggy Wormwood Jane Montoya Joy Billings Beverly Billings Laurie Genthner Paula Genthner Ellen Warren Hope Lord Barbara Campbell Linda Card Sherry Dresser Carol Howe Phyllis Matthews Betty McPhail

Cyr And Cooper Cribbage Winners

Norman Cyr and Kenneth Cooper won the cribbage tournament at Father Justinian Circle Col umbian Equires in Knights of Columbus Hall Biddeford. Six teams competed as part of the social segment of the group’s five point program. Attendees included Donald Jarry Michael Potvin James Michaud Roger Stevens Thomas Bell Rodney Michaud Carl Michaud Guy Lessard and Adrien Leblond served as moderator.

Norman Cyr Kenneth Cooper Father

Pro Basketball National Basketball Assn. Scores and Standings

Philadelphia 118 New York 14 Detroit 124 Cincinnati 118 St Louis at Los Angeles Eastern Division standings show Boston Cincinnati Philadelphia New York Western Division St Louis Los Angeles San Francisco Detroit Baltimore and miscellaneous names Amarial Amarquaye Enzo Rozzi tied to list of players from different countries in a fragmented summary.

National Basketball Assn Associated Press Philadelphia New York Detroit Cincinnati St. Louis Los Angeles Boston San Francisco Baltimore

Trading Period Opens Across Leagues In Baseball

New interleague trading began as general managers could freely swap players during a three week window ending with the league meetings. Detroit sends Rocky Colavito to Cleveland in a deal for Jerry Lumpe and pitchers Dave Wickersham and Ed Rakow while the Mets warn they are open to deals led by veteran Frank Thomas. Rumors link Pinson Jay Coleman Cepeda Mathews Wagner Brandt Gentile Clinton Wilson Bun ning to various clubs as trades loom during the San Diego and Los Angeles meetings.

NEW York Detroit Tigers Rocky Cola Jerry Lumpe Dave Wickersham Ed Rakow Joey Jay Gordy Coleman San Francisco Orlando Cepeda Milwaukee Eddie Mathews AL m Leon Wagner Los Angeles Angels Jackie Brandt Jim Gentile Baltimore Orioles Lu Clinton Earl Wilson Boston Red Sox Jim Bunning

Driver Drifts to Arkansas River in Wet Awakening

Larry Ollek, 19, fell asleep at the wheel and steered into a dead end street, ending with his car partially submerged in the Arkansas River. He woke to water seeping in as police arrived, ending in a nonfatal incident.

Wichita Kan Larry Ollek Arkansas River Ollek

Cassady Returns to NFL with Detroit Lions

Former Ohio State star Howard Hopalong Cassady signs with the Detroit Lions as a free agent to bolster the injury ravaged secondary. At 29 he plans to finish the season as a defensive back while preparing for an Ohio Youth Commission post. The move echoes veteran reappearances like Layne and Martin as clubs dip into retirement pools for experience.

Detroit Howard Hopalong Cassady Philadelphia Eagles Detroit Lions Oe Gugliemi Jim Martin Joe Perry Bobby Layne Ohio Youth Commission Lions Yale Lary Gary Lowe Night Train) Lane Dick Compton Ohio State Lion Layne Lou Creekmure Baltimore Perry NFL San Francisco 49Ers 49Ers Gugliemi New York Giants Philadelphia

Seventeen Game Slate Announced For Tigers

Biddeford High Tigers unveil a 17 game schedule led by new foe South Portland High School. Last season the Tigers went 10 8, exiting Western Maine II in the first round. Schedule includes Dec 6 at Lewiston and Feb 14 Stephens with multiple road trips and local rivals.

Art Descoteaux Biddeford High Tigers Orange and Black South Portland High School Old Orchard Beach Tigers Seagulls Cheverus Lewiston Deering St. Louis Stephens Westbrook Thornton Sanford South Portland

Fights Last Night Across Cities Highlight Boxing Wins

In Norfolk Don Honeyboy Whitney outpointed Tommy Payne in a 10 round bout. In Bridgeport Billy Tisdale stopped Olvin Veasey in round six. In Nagoya Hiroyuki Ebihara scored a knockout over Henry Acid in ten rounds.

Associated Press Norfolk Don Honeyboy Whitney Washington, D.C Tommy Payne Detroit Bridgeport Conn Billy Tisdale Olvin Veasey Stanford Nagoya Japan Hiroyuki Ebihara Henry Acid Philippines

Track meet scoring figures featuring Pepperell and Roberts

Team total Lord Pepperell 1129 points leads the score tally. Unitrol posts 401 as the high triple by R Roberts registers 337 and his high single adds 136.

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Leclerc Named Pro Player of Week for Bears

Roger Leclerc of the Chicago Bears was named the Associated Press National League Player of the Week after booting four field goals against the Green Bay Packers. He also recovered a fumble on a kickoff that set up a 27 yard TD run by Willie Gallimore and helped the Bears win 26 7. Leclerc described the honor as exciting and recalled his Trinity College days where he kicked off and added points.

Chicago Chicago Bears Roger Leclerc Associated Press Green Bay Packers Bears Packers Leclerc Herb Adderley Willie Gallimore Gallmore Green Bay Trinity Connecticut Jhours Dave Whitsell

Detroit Fails Again To Win On Road

Detroit trails their road woes as the Red Wings lose 5-2 at Chicago after leading 2-0. Bobby Hull nets two tying goals for the Black Hawks, while Detroit remains winless on the road in eight tries this season.

Detroit Associated Press Detroit Red Wings Bobby Hull Red Wings Chicago Hull Black Hawks Gilles Villemure Nets New York Rangers Boston Bruins Madison Square Garden Montreal de Toronto Toronto Montreal Jean Beliveau Pierre Pilots

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