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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Oct 21, 1960

Page

5

College Pigskin Season Reaches Halfway Mark

The Associated Press notes a midway point as Iowa and Mississippi remain unbeaten, with Iowa leading the Big Ten at 3-0 and 4-0 overall. Minnesota faces Michigan in the Little Brown Jug game, while Purdue and Wisconsin clash, and Ohio State meets the Badgers in a weekend slate of top ten teams. Mississippi travels to Arkansas as a 10-point favorite. Syracuse hosts West Virginia. Navy and Penn clash in Philadelphia to cap a 42-game tradition. Missouri plays Iowa State, Baylor meets Texas A&M, and Washington begins a Saturday without Bob Schloredt as the season tightens.

Big Ten Iowa Hawks Purdue Minnesota Michigan Ohio State Wisconsin Mississippi Arkansas Ole Miss Razorbacks Texas Syracuse West Virginia Navy Penn Philadelphia Middies Missouri Iowa State Baylor Texas A&m Washington Bob Schloredt

Battered Eagles Face Oregon State and Saturday Slate

The battered Eagles, nursing a broken collar bone, prepare for Sanford and tougher tests as Yale hosts Colgate while high school and college games dot a busy weekend. Thornton Academy aims to slow Deering in Portland, with Sanford, Biddeford, and local schools scheduling key Saturday games amid lingering injuries and lineup juggling.

Houk Outlines Yankee Rule To Run Club His Way

Ralph Houk, named Yankees manager, vows full authority and independence from front office. The 41 year old former Army Ranger stresses he learned from Casey Stengel but will manage with his own approach and make all playing decisions. He notes a one year contract at about 35000 dollars and calls Stengel a great mentor.

NEW York (Ap Ralph Houk New York Yankees Casey Stengel Casey Houk Stengel Yankees Rangers 89Th Normandy Beach D-Day Denver Bears

Heavy hunting toll in Michigan woods

Michigan pheasant season opened with heavy toll as at least 22 hunters were wounded by gunfire, mostly minor, while four died of heart attacks during the hunts in Michigan woods near Lansing.

Michigan Woods Lansing Mich Michigan

Hockey Results and Schedule for Detroit Boston

Detroit defeated by Boston 5 to 6 on Thursday. Friday has no games. Saturday schedule features Chicago at Montreal and Detroit at Toronto.

Detroit Boston Chicago Montreal Toronto

Fights Last Night in Wichita and Las Vegas

Boxing results from Wichita and Las Vegas report Bill Nielsen 197 of Wichita KOing St Jones 201 of Denver in four, and Howard King 199 of Reno stopping Otis Fuller 190 of Los Angeles in five.

Associated Press Wichita Kan Bill Nielsen St Jones Denver Las Vegas Nev Howard King Reno Otis Fuller Los Angeles

Gagne wins preseason girls bowling rolloff at 20th Century Lanes

Bernadette Gagne of St. Joseph High School topped an 18-bowler field with a 266 three-string total in the annual preseason girls league rolloff. Sheila Gagnon 235 and Vicki Ziminski 229 followed, as the league opens next Tuesday at 3 PM with signups urged at the 20th Century Lanes.

Bernadette Gagne St. Joseph High School Miss Gagne Sheila Gagnon Vicki Ziminski B. Gagne S. Gagnon V. Ziminski J. Ledoux P. Soulard F. Dumas S. Armstrong M. Reilly F. Carey G. Petit J. Pelletier B Tripp F. Barrett C. Whelan L. Thibeau J. Rumery S King

Norm Gadbois Dasts 280 In Tittle Teaone

Norm Gadbois won the annual Little Felas pre league rolloff at 20th Century lanes on Thursday afternoon with an 80 total for three strings in a 12 year old victory over 13 bowlers. Den Marchand was second with 273, Richard Gillis third with 271. The league begins next Thursday at 2 PM. Twin City youths ages 12 to 15 may still enter by registering with Nick Gillis at the Century lanes before next Tuesday.

Norm Gadbois den Marchand Richard Gillis Nick Gillis N. Godhote Marchand R Gillis Ro Tonerawe P Greenire R. Souliere N. Gauiemard Ty Adame R. Adams VY. Norah R Vose Dumas JY Boucher

Red Sox Call Up Eight Men From Farms

Boston AP: Eight young players called up to the Red Sox to protect them from the draft. Six were 19 or younger, including Carl son, Massey, Newman, Wood, Fregosi, and Jernigan. Kolstad and Heffner also promoted. Doughtry and Sullivan sold to Seattle. Williams named AL comeback player of 1960. Runnels on first AL all star team.

Boston Ted Williams Boston Red Sox Sox Bob Carlson Minneapolis Darrell Massey Alpine Tex Fred Newman Corning Wilbur ‘Wood Raleigh Jim Fregosi Alpine Paul Jernigan Allentown Carl Yastrezemski Chuck Schilling Hal Kolstad Bob Heffner Marian Doughtry Haywood Sullivan Seattle Sox Carlson Southpaw Massey Newman Brooklin Mass Wood Waterloo Fregosi Woodside Calif Jernigan Heffner Mineapolis Kolstad Williams Associated Press Pete Runnels

Big 0 Happy To Be Playing Pro Basketball

Oscar Robertson expresses satisfaction with choosing the NBA after two games and 49 points. He scored 28 in a 113-105 Royals win over the Knicks while teammate Jack Twyman added 23. Darrell Imhoff appeared briefly for New York, and Wilt Chamberlain scored 59 in a Philadelphia victory.

New York Oscar Robertson National Basketball Association NBA Cincinnati All- America Royals New York Knickerbockers Cincinnati Big Jack Twyman Twyman California Darrall Imhoff Wilt Chamberlain Philadelphia Syracuse Lititz

Tigers Seek Stability After DeWitt Exit And Fetzer Rise

Detroit seeks stability after Bill DeWitt resigns as president, with new owner John Fetzer consolidating control and promising to end frequent front office churn. Fetzer names Rick Ferrell as emissary to find a new manager, amid a history of rapid managerial changes since 1952 and Joe Gordon’s brief 1961 tenure.

Detroit Detroit Tigers Bill DeWitt Deat DeWitt John E. Fetzer Fetzer Tiger Tigers Rick Ferrell Joe Gordon Kansas City Gordon Cleveland DeWitt

Mississippi Is Heavy Favorite Over Arkansas

In Fayetteville Arkansas coach Frank Broyles hails Mississippi as the best college football team he has seen and praises quarterback Jake Gibbs. He notes Arkansas has no 200 pound starters but eyes quickness and effort to challenge Ole Miss in Little Rock. Both teams study film and scouts say the Rebels are a well oiled machine while Arkansas pursues a cautious but hopeful approach.

Fayetteville Ark Frank Broyles Mississipppi Arkansas Ole Miss Little Rock Mississippi Broyles Jake Gibbs George McKinney Billy Moore Texas

Bruins win fight but drop 5-0 loss to Red Wings

Detroit’s Terry Sawchuk shutout Boston 5-0 as Gordie Howe and Alex Delvecchio sparked the victory. Don Simmons wore a mask again, but the Bruins suffered a rough game with early goals and a blockbuster second-period brawl near Olympia. Bruins head home to host Chicago Sunday.

Detroit Don Simmons Boston Bruins Terry Sawchuk Sawdhrick Simmons Milt Schmidt Jerry Melnyk Gordie Howe Murray Oliver Bo Armstrong Alex Delvecchio John McKenzie Olympia Sta Um Norm Ullman Vic Stasiuk McKenzie Bronco Horvath Gerry Odro

Ted Williams Wins AL Comeback Player Of Year

New York AP reports Ted Williams named American League comeback player of the year for 1960 with 96 of 182 ballots. The Red Sox outfielder, 42, retired after last season finishing with 521st career homer, batting .316 with 29 homers in five trips. Roy Sievers of the White Sox finished second with 34 votes.

New York Ted Williams Williams Associated Press Baseball Writers Bosjton Red Sox Usi Roy Sievers Chicago White Sox Ted Senators Sievers Chicago Ray Ted Kluszewski RBI al Smith White Sox

Hank Meets Sandy and Ringe Feature at Olympic Stadium

Henry Hank of Detroit takes on Randy Sandy of New York in a 10 round middleweight feature at Olympic Stadium. Hank must win to reclaim his spot as a top contender for the middleweight crown.

Detroit Henry Hank Randy Sandy New York Olympic Stadium Hank

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