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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1960
Page
4
Fan Fare reviews 1980 rule changes affecting fair catch signals and blocking from the rear, noting that players may signal a fair catch with a full arm extended and that rear blocking is limited to an 8 by 4 yard rectangle around the scrimmage. The piece also touches on related rule revisions and a historical High School football memory segment.
Pro Football results list Dallas over Oakland 34 16 and Chicago tied with Pittsburgh 21 21. College scores include Brigham Young 34 California 14 and San Francisco State 14 California Santa Barbara 0. Baseball note mentions Jim Mudcat Grant confrontation with Ted Wilks leading to Grant’s suspension.
In Centralia Washington Zora Folley 201 outpointed Willi Bill Besmanoff 198 in Chandler Arizona Chic Calderwood 175 outpointed Willie Pastrano 177 in Miami 10 rounds. Glasgow Scotland notes Scot Calderwood also won over Willie Pastrano at 10 rounds in Glasgow.
Steve McQueen stars as bounty hunter Josh Randall in the new season premiere moving to Wednesday September 21 at 8 30 p m on Channel 13. The show continues its western action as Randall tracks fugitives in the new season debut.
Warren Spahn pitched a near perfect game in a 4-0 win over Philadelphia to lift Milwaukee into second in the NL, as Pittsburgh led the race. Spahn struck out 15, walked two, and saw Ken Walters and Cal Neeman reach base, denying the perfect game in the fourth.
St Louis high school ground in Rumford saw the Eagles secure their second straight win to open the 1960 football season, defeating Stephens High 12-0. Roger Sevigny scored both touchdowns and intercepted a Stephens pass, while Fred Ripley left the game with an injury. Stephens slipped to 0-2. St Louis improves to 2-0 and hosts Cheverus next Friday at Alumni Field.
Cleveland pitcher Jim Grant was suspended without pay for the rest of the season after walking off the field during a game with Kansas City following an altercation in the bullpen with white coach Ted Wilks. Grant, who is Black, said Wilks insulted him and sang back. manager Jimmie Dykes cited failure to report to him as the reason for the suspension.
The TWUA AFL-CIO leagues start at 20th Century lanes with opening events Monday evening. Eight teams set to compete in Pollock league next Wednesday. Defending titlists Jelly Beans and Pep Pins return. several top bowlers from Twin Cities participate. Andrew Jackson carved his name in a Lookout Mountain cave in 1933.
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