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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 12, 1959

Page

5

Westbrook Romps Biddeford in 32-12 High School Football

Westbrook High School defeated Biddeford 32 to 12 at Waterhouse Field on Saturday afternoon. Johnny Gillette connected with Dick Hodgkins for a first quarter score, Pete Braun returned a kickoff for a 70 yard lead, and Hodgkins added a late touchdown run. Pete Lefebvre, Frothingham, and Wiggins also found the end zone as Westbrook notched its first win. Biddeford, already 3-0, scored late with Frothingham and Wiggins.

Biddeford High Wiggins Biddeford Westbrook Gordon Corkhour Ori Fillaut Westbrook High School Biddeford High School Waterhouse Field Blue Blazes Johnny Gillette Dick Hodgkins Pete Braun Blazes Pete Lefebvre Tigers Aes Ene Mae Ben Frothingham Hodgkins Larry Wiggins Frothingham Kennebunk Waterhouse Brown Wescott Emery Vallaincourt Swan Smythe James Childs Herring McClellan Perkins Tufts Shapiro Clark Perreault Dearborn Mathieu Kersom Harpoothan Lefebvre

Bowlerettes edge Scarborough Five in tense league clash

In York Cumberland women league action the Bowlerettes rallied late to defeat Scarborough Five by two pins at 20th Century Lanes 1 397 to 1 395 Kate Gillis led Bowlerettes with 294 Rita Murphy 284 while P Legere tops for Scarborough with 303 In men s action the 20th Century Bombers lose to Congress Square 1 597 to 1 558 Earl Brasier 359 and John D Alfonso 347 starred for Congress Square Don Saucier 332 led the Bombers In Biddeford Portland sparking 4 point win over Congress Square 1 547 to 1 433 Herve Paul 34 and Gerald Morin 334 led locals

Scarborough Kate Gillis Rita Murphy P. Legere Congress Square Earl Brasier John D’alfonso Don Saucier Biddeford Tigers Portland Herve Paul Gerald Morin R. Murphy B. Thomes M. Edgecomb K. Gillis D. Gillis Big N. Doughty F. Haives C. Kaatz E Soriano P. Rich J D’alfonso F Beckwith E. Brasier D Patchell D. Saucier J. Forcier P. Lachance J .Lachance N. Gillis G. Morin J. Mariello H. Paul F. Reagan P. Lamontagne L. Ross F. Logan L. Dyer T. White G. Garland

Pro Football Standings From Associated Press

Eastern Conference standings showing New York Philadelphia Washington Chicago Cards Cleveland Pittsburgh and more with W L and points. Western Conference lists Green Bay San Francisco Baltimore Chicago Bears Los Angeles Detroit and others plus Sunday schedule including Baltimore at Chicago Bears and Pittsburgh at Washington.

W.L. T. Pet New York Philadelphia Washington Pittsburgh Cleveland Green Bay San Franco Baltimore Chgo Bears Los Angeles Detroit Chicago Bears Chicago Cards Milwaukee San Francisco

Miss Rachel Hebert Heads Anna Maria College Sports Day

Miss Rachel Hebert daughter of Mr and Mrs Maurice N Hebert of Biddeford Maine serves as general chair for the sports day at Anna Maria College Paxton Massachusetts on October 17 Faculty and area colleges will participate She is a sophomore at Anna Maria College

Rachel P. Hebert Maurice N. Hebert Bacon Street Biddeford Anna Maria College Paxton Mass Miss Hebert

Powerhouse Group Rules College Grid Race

Four weeks into the season top programs have fallen from favor while Northwestern Georgia Tech Texas USC and Syracuse surge. Arkansas rides an eight game win streak into a night game with Texas that could decide the SWC title and the Cotton Bowl berth. LSU Ole Miss and Tulane also win as Michigan and USC push power in early race.

ED Corrigan Associated Press Auburn Oklahoma Southern Methodist Army Ohio State North Carolina Northwestern Georgia Tech Texas Southern California Syracuse Arkansas Razorbacks Baylor

Kennebunk Routs Berwick In Homecoming Fight

Rapidly improving Kennebunk crushed Berwick academy 27 to 0 on Homecoming day. Bruce Wakefield and Joel Severance each scored twice as the Rams controlled the line and kept Berwick from crossing their goal. Wakefield added a 45 yard run and a 29 yard dash, while Severance closed with a 12 yard TD sweep. Kennebunk travels to Biddeford next Saturday seeking their third straight win after a 7-0 season opener loss to Traip.

Kennebunk Berwick Academy Rams Bruce Wakefield Joel Severance Pete Graham Wakefield Ram Berwick Cal Cook Art Bridges Dick Lewin Traip Biddeford Biddeford High Tigers Sele Jennings McLean St . Coarse Atyuettes Bowley Currier Cousens Locke Kingsbury Graffam Littlefield Martel Gauthier Tanguay Pierce H. Wakefield Holbrook Spofford Bergeron Cook Berwick—Gagne Walpole Pioch Burbank Lauren Severance Cousens Rush Nunan Wells Currier Campbell

Warriors Fall In York Cumberland Bowling Tilt

In the York Cumberland A league the Pastime Warriors fell 1 556 to 1 544 to Laffin Sports Goods of Westbrook, led by Ray Brassard with 330. Carl Kerry and Paul Binette each shot 329 for Pastime, while in the B league Monu ment Square Portland defeated the Pastime squad 1 530 to 1 448, Frank Lester 327 for the visitors and El Gilbert 309 for the home team.

Pastime Warriors York-Cumberland Laffin Sports Eds Westbrook Ray Brassard Carl Kerry Paul Binette York Cumberland Monument Square Portland Frank Lester el Gilbert A” Pastime Warriors C. Kerry P. Binette R. Curtis L. Lachance A. Huot Laffin Laffin’s Sports Goods (West.) B. Bozomier 315, L. Wescott R. Brassard R. Dyer J. Piacentini R” League

Wells Narrowly Downs York in Debut Eleven-Man Football

Wells High School defeated York High 13 to 0 in York marking York's first modern eleven-man game. Wells used an 80-yard second-quarter march, a 5-yard TD by Brad Goodale with the extras, and a fourth-quarter clincher by Duane Adams after a York fumble to secure the win. York, making its debut, held Wells to two late ground yards while Wells recorded a second straight shutout and moved to 2-2 on the season.

Wells High School York High School York Wells Warriors Brad Goodale Duane Adams Warrior Biddeford Old Orchard Beach York Hutchins Mitchell da. Adams Withers Lesee Lg Glid Tobey B. Goodale Foote Ws. Rice Htic Arsenault Bridges Chase MacDonald Brickman Knight Avery Greenlaw D. Smith R. Smith Matthews du Adams

Bert Bell Dies Leaving Void Hard To Fill

Philadelphia moved by the death of National Football League commissioner Bert Bell at 65 from a heart attack. He collapsed at Franklin Field during a game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers, the teams he once owned and coached. He was pronounced dead at University Hospital, just blocks from his Penn football captaincy era.

Philadelphia Bert Bell National Football League Bell Philadelphia Eagles Pittsburgh Steelers University Hospital Franklin Field Penn

Couple die fifteen minutes apart in Pittsburgh tragedy

A Pittsburgh couple died within fifteen minutes of each other on Friday. Helen M. Kernan, 52, died of a heart attack at her McCandless home. Her husband Thomas, 51, collapsed and died of a stroke while being consoled by a physician. Albany, New York, was first named Ft Nassau, then Ft Orange, then Albany.

Pittsburgh Helen M. Kernan Albany New York State Ft. Nassau Ft. Orange

Beach Eleven Romps To 24th Straight Win

Old Orchard Beach crushed Traip Academy 39 to 6 on Saturday at Orchard Beach. The Sea Gulls extended their win streak to 24 straight over four years and tied a state record set by Thornton Academy from 1953 to 1955. Key plays featured Day returning a punt for a touchdown and later a 11 yard TD run, with contributors including Stickney Hogan Keene and Jordan. Traip avoided a shutout with a 62 yard pass from Plaisted to Johnson.

Old Orchard Beach Ya 4 Academy of Kittery Orchard Seagulls Skein Thornton Academy Wells Warriors Field Bobby Day Old Orchard Day Seagull Don Keene Ralph Stickney George Hogan Dave Jordan Beach Stickney Hogan Keene Jordan Rangers Dave Plaisted Russ Johnson Traip Traip i Stickney le Ritch Crowley Pasquill ,Gendron Foley PET Hinsideenes Geaumont Bryant iAhearn Thurston ‘Pratt Soanes Desjardins Dura Fee Hirst Joncas Marshall Ouellette Brackliff Sherwell Timmins Verrill Traip - Pinkham Shea Truem Varney Watts Wright Wyman W. Smith Johnson Keene Cash Bishop Sherwood Ochmanski

Curley Lee Gets Shot at Cleveland Williams on TV

Boxing notes report Curley Lee, a 22 year old Los Angeles heavyweight, subbing for injured Sonny Liston, faces Cleveland Williams in a national ABC fight from Houston Wednesday night. Williams is a 210 pound, 45-3 veteran with 37 KOs. Lee carries a 15-1 pro mark and nine straight wins. The bout is the sole national TV boxing feature of the week.

Murray Rose Associated Press Curley Lee Cleveland Williams Houston Williams Los Angeles Lee Sonny Liston Philadelphia Saree Curley Kayos ABC NBC

Tardif Clinches Bomber Trophy At Beech Ridge

Paul Tardif of Biddeford clinched the Bomber high point trophy at Beech Ridge after winning the 50-lap feature and the New England Bomber title race. Dick Wolstenhulme of Windham won the Stock Car championship in a rain-shortened 40-lap, with Ralph Cusack of Scarborough earning the stock car high point trophy for the year. Non winner features went to Andy Lux and Pete Pearson.

Paul Tardif Biddeford Beech Ridge Speedway Tardif New England Dick Wolstenhulme Windham Ralf Cusack Scarborough Andy Lux Kennebunkport Pete Pearson Portland Russ Nutting Buxton Carl Rogers Bill Meserve Gardner Leavitt Kezar Falls Bob Babb Andy “Ux George Welch Ogunquit Bob Bushley Eddie Carrier Somersworth N. H

Al Guillereault Leads In Bowling Title Duel

Twin City bowler Al Guillereault takes a 7 pin edge over Leo Gregoire after the first 10 strings at Pastime lanes. Guillereault posted 1,104 total with a 144 high, seven strikes and 21 spares for 192 extra pins, while Gregoire had 130 bonus pins from three strikes and 19 spares. Final 10 strings set for this weekend at Pastime lanes.

al Guillereault Twin City Leo Gregoire A. Guillereault L. Gregoire

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