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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1973
Page
6
Cheverus defeats Biddeford 14 to 6 at Waterhouse Field as Smith scores twice for the Stags and Biddeford’s Gagnon is bottled up. turnovers and late clock work anchor a hard fought schoolboy football battle in Maine.
The 1973 Mets clash with the Oakland A’s in Game 1 at Oakland as Jon Matlack faces Ken Holtzman. Manager Yogi Berra hopes health improves, Rusty Staub is a doubtful starter, and Tom Seaver vs Catfish Hunter looms for later games. The Mets seek their first World Series title after a dramatic season.
Quarterback Ed Carney came off the bench to run the late game winner for Miami in a 15-10 victory over Boston College. Coach Pete Elliott used three quarterbacks, praising Carney after a key 80 yard drive and a late stand by Miami's defense. Woody Thompson ran for 178 yards as Miami improved to 3-1 while BC fell to 3-2.
Leo Beaulieu holds a 30 pin edge over Steve Foss as they meet in the second half of a 20 string twin city championship at Pastime Lanes Saturday at 4 p.m. Results from the first match show Beaulieu 1150 Foss 1129 with partial scores listed. Kathy Whitworth leads first round in LPGA event in Tucson with a 69.
A pro-member golf tournament at Biddeford Saco Country Club tees off Sunday at 10 a.m. with 15 teams entered. Participants include Joe Falcone E Fink M Reed and IS Fink A Anderson B Audet and F Mullens P Audrey Ti MacMillin K Burgess and B Whelan M Kenneally N Daigneault R Pollin J Gilman and A Gilman P Sullivan J LaMontagne J Ginnely and G Santa H Jones A Carr D Tousignant and L Raczkowski.
Yarmouth soccer defeated Kennebunk 5-1 as Kennebunk goalie David Eaton logged 25 saves. Yarmouth goals came from a deflection off a Kennebunk player, plus strikes by Joey Burdick Jeff Merrill and David Baker. Kennebunk's lone score was by Tom Giles as the Rems fall to 1-4-6.
The men's weekly handicap rolloff is set for Sunday at 3:30 PM at 20th Century Lanes. Defending champion Herve Paul won last week’s event. bowlers will play five games with handicaps based on latest averages. winner earns a shot at the one seven ter jackpot.
High school scores appear for Cheverus, Biddeford, Edward Little and others with multiple close games. In racing, Sportsman's Park saw Tom's Big Deal displaced from first in the Heip Round Purse after a late stretch foul, moving second-finisher Please Show into top honors and a $21.60 share from a $6,000 purse.
Boston defeats Buffalo 118 112 as Paul Silas ties his career high with 31 points and Dave Cowens adds 25. Jo Jo White 21, Havlicek 21, while Bob McAdoo 25 leads Buffalo. Celtics face 76ers next in Philadelphia and then return home on Oct 19.
Gary Player and Graham Marsh reach a 36 hole final at Virginia Water after Marsh defeats Tom Weiskopf in the semifinals and Player beats Johnny Miller in the previous round. Marsh, 29, rides a wave of late year wins while Player seeks a fifth title in 10 years amid nerves for the one on one final.
Biddeford High School freshman team improves to 3-0 with a 14-6 victory over Lincoln Junior High. Lincoln opened scoring after a fumble, then Biddeford tied on a Roger Arbour interception recovery, a 2 yard run by Skip Wilson, and a late 4 yard TD by Mike Gobeil with two points.
Brother Albert the 3 year old bay colt is back in training after the Internal Revenue Service seized him at Suffolk Downs earlier this month from former owner George Landrun of Detroit over back wagering taxes. John B. McEnery of Rumford purchased him for $023hi in sealed bids and plans six to seven weeks of training before racing. The horse has earned $5,889 in purses this year with two wins and two seconds in six starts.
Burns Junior High School of Saco blanked St Joseph’s 3 0 in Biddeford Friday to raise its record to 40 1. Peter Truslow Dave Harmon and Gary Grover scored with Truslow assisting once. Burns goalies Richard Simpson and Chris Jasonides each made three saves as Burns took 13 shots. Strong defense from Henderson Nunan Gardner Townsend Lavigne Campbell and Monder supported the win. Burns meets Biddeford Junior High on Tuesday at Biddeford Senior High.
A detailed race program lists eleven races with pace times and entries. Notable horses include Pomfret Girl and Pomfret Boy with no drivers, and Travelin Bay in the Invitational with a $7500 purse. Several fields show multiple drivers and missing data across races.
A detailed meet recap lists each race from first to eleventh with top finishers and payoffs. Notable names include Great Lord, RI Way, Yankee Guy, Otaro Hanover, and Keen Yankee alongside multiple also entered horses and accompanying bettors. Attendance reported at 8,31 and handle near 528,433 dollars.
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