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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1965
Page
6
John David Crow argues football boils down to basic actions. He notes the quarterback hands the ball to the runner and the other nine players block or tackle to win. The San Francisco back emphasizes simple, fundamental teamwork.
San Francisco surged past Chicago 52-24 in a season opener dominated by the 49ers. John David sparked a razzle dazzle drive with a 16 yard pass and an 18 yard TD run as Bernie Casey and Monty Stickles caught two TD passes. Other games saw Baltimore rally past Minnesota and Green Bay roll over Pittsburgh.
Trotters and Pacers race across eight heats at the Rochester fair with 300 to 500 dollar purses. Drivers are listed with horse names and some entries show no driver. Odds and results not provided.
A 2005 winner Sandrift owned by Perl K Gerry of Old Orchard Beach Maine drew the four post in the Brown and Horsch pace at Rochester Fair. Sandrift faces seven rivals in a $500 dash and trophy with Wise Widower seen as main challenger. Post time is 7 45 p.m.
Antonio Amaya of Panama defeats Ra fiu King of Nigeria by points in a boxing match held in Nigeria. The bout goes the distance as Amaya earns a clear decision victory over King.
Highlights include Oliva Minnesota leading batting with 177 hits and a .317 average while Versalles tops runs with 121 and Hodges notched 104. Key pitching stars include Grant Minnesota with 14 decisions and 195 strikeouts by McDowell Cleveland at 294.
National League batting leaders include Cle mente of Pittsburgh batting .335 with 375 at bats. Runs scored feature Harper of Cincinnati with 121 and Rose with 112. RBIs top Johnson of Cincinnati at 124, while Mays of San Francisco has 106.
Fryeburg Academy dominates Kennebunk 37 to 0 in the opener led by halfback Frank Joyal who scored three times and threw for another. Joyal connected with Joe Tinker for the first score and added two rushing TDs and a fourth through passing. Dave Greenidge returned an interception 55 yards for a score as Fryeburg led 24 0 at half.
Kalex won the Industrial League pre season rolloff at 20th Century Lanes over the weekend. Nine bowlers competed with Kalex posting 624 total aided by 75 bonus pins. Sec ond honors went to Bob Marcotte with 590 and 45 handicap pins.
Pastime girls win by six pins in Scarborough lanes, 1 442 to 1 418. Top Pastime bowlers were Rita Lachance 317 and Dolores Caron 314, while Pauline Legere led Big 20 with 298.
Rubin Carter from Paterson New Jersey halted Joe Ngidi of South Africa in the middleweight clash delivering a decisive stoppage in two rounds.
Hal Lanier scored the tying and go ahead runs as the San Francisco Giants beat the Milwaukee Braves 4-2. The victory extends the Giants’ win streak to 16 of 17 and widens their NL lead. Joe Torre argued a foul ball call with umpire Billy Williams in the eighth.
Billy Joe took No 33 and outgained Cookie Gilchrist as the Buffalo Bills beat the Denver Broncos 30-15 in a key AFL matchup. Joe rushed 14 times for 48 yards with a TD and caught four passes for 36 yards, while Gilchrist had 26 yards on 12 tries. George Blanda threw for 298 yards and three scores as Houston and Buffalo led the Eastern Division, with other results from Saturday and Sunday games.
Baseball standings show Minnesota leading with 96 55 while Chicago 87 65 and Baltimore 83 64 chase. Detroit and New York posted wins. California and Boston dropped games. Rain postponed Baltimore at California and Kansas City at Minnesota. other matchups completed with scores 8-2, 7-5, and 5-3.
Thornton High’s Maroon, led by Don Nason and Jim Craig, ran roughshod over Sanford for a 19-0 victory. Nason scored twice and Craig added another as Thornton opened with a quick 7-0 lead and stifled Sanford’s ground game with stout tackling and timely stops.
Wells Warriors shutout Monmouth 13-0 for their second straight conference win. Pete Hutchins set up a TD and scored one himself with Keith Darling adding the other on a two yard run. Hutchins also intercepted a Monmouth pass and returned it to the Monmouth two. Darling scored his third of the season as Wells held firm on defense with several near misses for more points.
A series of NFL scores shows Ceveland over Washington 17 to 7. Baltimore defeated Minnesota 35 to 16. Green Bay beat Pittsburgh 41 to 9. Philadelphia toppled St Louis 34 to 27. Detroit won over Los Angeles 20 to 0. Dallas edged New York 31 to 2. San Francisco routed Chicago 52 to 24. Kansas City defeated New York 14 to 10. Houston beat Boston 31 to 10. Buffalo won over Denver 30 to 15. San Diego beat Oakland 17 to 6.
Bob Veale of Pittsburgh pitched a one hitter and struck out 12 to improve to 17-11, defeating Philadelphia 1-0 in ten innings. Frank Robinson drove in five with three hits as Cincinnati split a doubleheader with Houston.
In an A division match at Pastime Lanes Biddeford Western Maine Bowling Proprietors Association Pastime Raiders were shut out 8–0 by Westport Westport Lane Team. Ray Webb led the We-Pos with 380 total and Lester Nason topped the Raiders with 317.
Notre Dame ends Georgis Techs 31 game football win streak with a 27 to 14 victory in 1953. The upset marks a historic milestone for the Fighting Irish and a defining loss for Georgis Tech.
Linda Turner, 14, was in James Walters' car when a radio idea led to starting the engine in gear. The vehicle leaped forward mowing shrubbery and crashing into a front porch as she tried to stop it by pushing the brake which proved to be the accelerator.
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