Newspaper column sketches boxing talk and football picks
A lighthearted sports column narrates an inhospitalization episode and a plea for dictation favors. It notes Floyd Patterson versus Sonny Liston on closed circuit, recalls historic fights on TV, and lists local football and basketball picks by Mr. GGG, including upsets and regional matchups across Maine teams.
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Chicago
Floyd Patterson
Sonny Liston
Portland
Champ
Patterson
Ingemar Johansson
Floyd
Willie Pep
Sandy Saddler
Rocky Marciano
Archie Moore
Moore
Carmen Basilio
Sugar Ray Robinson
Basilio
Sugar Ray
Robinson
Randy Turpin
Joey Maxim
Weekend high school football doubleheaders and more
This weekend features afternoon 1 30 pm football games: Stephens High vs Thornton Academy in Saco Biddeford High vs Oxford Hills in Norway Paris Kennebunk High vs Exeter in Exeter and Old Orchard Beach vs Morse in Bath Wells vs St Ignatius in Sanford. Also stock car racing at Beech Ridge Speedway Scarborough tonight at 8 and a running deer shoot at Camp Ellis Rod and Gun Club Sunday 8 am to 5 pm with range access 8 to 10 am.
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Ggg
Thornton
Stephens
Bangor
Lewiston
Waterville
Brunswick
Lawrence
Crosby
Skowhegan
Gardiner
Madison
Winslow
Mexico
Wilton
John Bapst
Rockland
Leavitt
Jay
York County
Morse
Old Orchard Beach
Gulls
South Berwick
Bridgton
Traip
Fryeburg
Kennebunk
Exeter
N.H
Eliot
Erskine
York
Monmouth
St. Ignatius
Wells
Gould
Lyndon
Hall- Dale
Boothbay Region
Foxcroft
Bucksport
Bar Harbor
Stephens High School
Thornton Academy
Saco
Biddeford High School
Oxford Hills
Norway-Paris
Kennebunk High School
Exeter High School
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Old Orchard Beach High School
Morse High School
Bath
Wells High School
St. Ignatius High School
Sanford
Beech Ridge Speedway
Scarborough
Camp Ellis
Polackwich shines in 1937 Maine open amateur golf win
Dexter and Dixfield highlight scores as Greenville tops Mattanawcook and Hampden loses to Crono. The Biddeford Journal dated September 18, 1937 recalls Steve Polackwich, a former Thornton Academy athlete, leading a 71-player field at Old Orchard Beach with 75 gross. Rex Sprinkle 76 Johnny Hitchborn 77 Will Girard 78 Lafe Shane 81 Art Bakke 79 Ernie Olsen 81 followed. LeRoy Phillips 82 gross 66 net near top. Prince Hayden 87-43 low net. A dramatic St Louis vs Biddeford football game ended 7-0 for Biddeford. West Kennebunk beat Profile Oil 11-3 in twilight league.
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Saco
Steve Polackwich
Biddeford Journal
Thornton Academy
Old Orchard Golf and Country Club
Maine Golf
Old Orchard Beach
Rex Sprinkle
Riverside
Johnny Hitchborn
Will Girard
Bath
Lafe Shane
Willowdale
Art Bakke
J Ernie Olsen
The
LeRoy Phillips
Prince Hayden
St. Louis
Biddeford
Journal
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Boston Patriots Take Lead In Grid League
Boston rises to first in the AFL Eastern Division after a 41-16 win over Denver. The Broncos outgained the Patriots 497 to 361 in yardage, but Boston seized the decisive chances to claim victory and move ahead.
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Boston Patriots
Boston
Patriots
Denver
Broncos
St Louis Eagles Rally To Beat Bangor 28 12
St Louis High School overcame a 13 7 halftime deficit to defeat Bangor 28 12 at St Louis Alumni Field. Bangor led with two first quarter touchdowns as Varney connected with Watkins for a TD and O Donnell added another. St Louis answered with a 80 yard drive for their first score, Belisle scoring. Cote and Mercier sparked a 56 yard run and a fourth quarter surge finished the win for St Louis.
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St. Louis
Jerry Varney
Watkins
Varney
Eagles
Bangor
Brian O'Donnell
Charley Belisle
Eagle
Dick Agreste
Bob Cote
Norm Labbe
Agreste
Conn
Jackie Mercier
Don Chretien
Charley Baillergeon
Bangor Re le, Rowe Lajeunesse
Shaw Mlg
Poulen Ic
Bourque
Pondish
S- Peete
Sccvsicess Rg
Bondeee
Centesert
McManus Cote
Rere
Frederick Baillergeon
Mercier
Aviv
Watkins i
Chretien
O'Donnell Belisle
Radisauras Et RA de Ceete
Dumas
Thibeault
Miller
Caouette
Huot
Masse
Maurice
Dodge
Desrochers
Augers
Beaulieu
Ross
Emery
Jim Vaughn
Dick Richards
Terry Downes
Warmup Games Signal Season Start Across Powerhouses
The Associated Press notes the waning era of warmup games as top programs like Ohio State and the Ivy League prepare for openers next week. Navy meets Penn State in a potential Eastern crown decider while Purdue visits Washington in a Rose Bowl preview and Duke travels to Southern California for CBS television’s game of the week. Duke, ranked No. 8, seeks back to back ACC titles as USC eyes the Rose Bowl.
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Ivy League
Ohio State
Navy
Penn State
Rugged Lions
Associated Press
Galen Hall
Syracuse
Army
Pitt
Purdue
Washington
Huskies
Southern California
Charlie
the Missile
Mitchell
Duke
Cbs-Tv
Blue Devils
Southern Cal
Mets and Wills Drive Late Baseball News and Notes
A quirky look at the Mets preferred as asterisk markers in 162 game schedules. Wills falls just short of Ty Cobb's stolen base record, Dodgers trail Giants by three with eight games left. Giants and Braves share highlight night while Koufax and Spahn spark strong efforts across NL standings.
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Mets
Pe Wills
San Francisco
Houston
Dodgers
Giants
Wills
Cardinals
Cobbs
Boston Braves
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia
Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
Charley James
Willie Mays
Gaylord Perry
Spahn
Braves
Eddie Plank
Don Demeter
Phillies
Reds
Galen Cisco
Cubs
Newcomers Shine In White Sox Late Rally To Defeat Yankees
Debutant Deacon Jones and rookie Pete Ward fueled a six run ninth inning surge as the Chicago White Sox stormed past the AL leaders the New York Yankees 7-6. Ward’s first major league at bat produced a go ahead two run single in the seventh. The Yankees’ pennant race narrows with seven games left for New York and six for Minnesota.
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Associated Press
Golden Ring
Deacon Jones
Pete Ward
Jontsoa
Ward
Chicago White Sox
New York Yankees
Baltimore
Minnesot
Twins
Yankees
Yanks
New York
Minnesota
Angels
Los Angeles Angels
Cleveland
John Romano
Detroit
Kansas City
Don Messi
Boston
Washington
Yankee
White
Ford
Moose Skowron
Bud Daley
White Sox
Nellie Fox
Camilo Carreon
Bob Roselli
Luis Aparicio
Joe Cunningham
John Buzhardt
Camilo Pascual
Robin Roberts
Orioles
Brooks Robinson
Jim Gentile
Pascual Wild
Pascual
John Powell
Sam Mele
Powell
Marv Breeding
Rochester
Harmon Killebrew
Indians
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Fan Journal
Sports On Fare
Fellers
Old Orchard Beach Country Club
Paul Langelier
Twin Cities
Langelier
Tommy Lee
LYRN
Tonie
Shirley MacLaine
Jerry Wald
Richard Beymer
Diane Baker
Corinne Calvet
Fred Clark
Dan Dailey
James Dunn
Juano Hernandez
Arthur Kennedy
Jessica Tandy
Eli Wallach
Martin Ritt
A. x Hotchner
Ernest F Hemingway
Paul Newman
City Theatre
Metro
Goldwyn Maye! Ems
George Sanders
Ghyrn
Moon Pilot
Blood River
Pirates OF
Sportland
Scarboro
Natalie Wood
Warren Beatty
Gina Lollobrigida
Sun
Jeannette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy In
Sigmund Romberg’s
Rise Stevens, Nelson Eddy
Oscar Strauss
the Chocolate Soldier
Jeannette MacDonald, Maurice Chevalier In
Franz Lehar’s the Merry Widow
Howard Keel
Ann Blyth
Rudolf Friml
Rose Marie
Jeannette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy
Victor Herbert's
Sweethearts
Louise Reiner
Central Theatre
Maine
Dexter
Dixfield
Williams
Greenville
Mattanawcook
Crono
Hampden
Foss Brown
George McConnell
West Kennebunk
Sonny Levy
Cowan
Jack
United QQ
Ursus
Peg Sal
Er.ie
Rams
New York Mets
Maury Wills
Texas
Oregon State
Longhorns
Georgia
Alabama
Charlie McClendon
Louisiana State
Hank Feldberg
Texas A&m
Baton Rouge
McClendon
Paul Dietzel
Dietzel
Wake Forest
Charlie Bradshaw
Kentucky
Florida State
Bud Davis
Colorado
Utah
Lloyd Eaton
Wyoming
New Mexico
Warren Spahn
Cincinnati
Sandy Koufax
Leo Cardenas
Cincinnati Reds
Tucson
Ariz
Romano
Jerry Kindall
Willie Kirkland
Dan Osinski
Messi
A's
Chico Fernandez
Dick McAuliffe
Tigers
Red Sox
Senators
Carl Bouldin
Carl Yastrzemski
Gene Conley
Dick Radatz
Highland Grove
Joyce Dubois
Rts
Standish
Twistin Tornados
Ray
Hammond
Louie A
Hillbilly Ranch
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