Stanley Cup Finals Open With Family Ties in Chicago
Chicago Black Hawks and Detroit Red Wings face off in Chicago Stadium to start the Stanley Cup final. Hawks co owner James Norris and Wings owner Bruce Norris share a family dynasty. Hawks upset World Champion Canadiens to reach the final. The series begins with a 16,666 capacity crowd and moves to Detroit if needed, with dates lining up through mid April.
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Chicago
Chicago Black Hawks
Detroit Red Wings
James D. Norris
Hawks
Red Wings
Bruce
Margaret Norris Riker
James Norris
Montreal Canadiens
U. S
Toronto Maple Leafs
United States
Detroit
New York
Chicago Cardinals
St. Louis
Deirt
Detroi
Reds seek pitching burst from young staff in 1957
Cincinnati manager Fred Hutchinson says the Reds rely on their youngest pitchers to carry a club with strong hitting and a deep outfield. He targets OToole and Hook for 30 wins, Jay for 15, Purkey for around 17, while Brosnan, Henry, Bridges and Nunn provide bullpen depth. Infield overhauled with Coleman at first, Freese at third, Kasko at short, and a new second baseman. Bevan and Zim any will back Bailey behind the plate.
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Tampa
Fla
Cincinnati Reds
Fred Hutchinson
Reds
Hutchinson
Jim O'Toole
Jay Hook
Joey Jay
Milwaukee
Bob Purkey
Jim Brosnan
Bill Henry
Marshall Bridges
St. Louis
Howie Nunn
Jersey City
Cincinnati
Gordon Coleman
Seattle
Gene Freese
White Sox
Eddie Kasko
Roy McMillan
Coleman
Freese
Leo Cardenas
Hutch
Willie Jones
Elio Chacon
Frank Robinson
Open pacing winners meet again in Newport feature
Matador and Lusty Leader, winners of the first two open pacing events at Rockingham, clash Friday night in the $5,000 Newport pace at Salem New Hampshire. Matador from six hole and Lusty Leader from eight post return as threats alongside Wise Widower the rail draw, with New Rosecroft Moyna Hanover and Tidemite also in the field. Supporting races include a B pace and an A B handicap on the program.
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Salem
N. H
Lusty Leader
Rockingham
Newport
Matador
Exeter
Speedy Pick Ree Be
Move
Speedy Pick
Jon Friday
Lusty
William J. Rowe
Dover
Wise Widower
Earl Beede
Jack Brown
Georgia
New Rosejcroft
Moyna Hanover
Tidemite
New Englad
Telepace
Guy Sampson
Softball Leaguers Meeting Tonight
Biddeford Softball league opens season with 7 15 pm gathering at Voltigeur club rooms South Street. Adrien Petit president invites managers players and prospective new teams to attend and send representatives.
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Biddeford
Voltigeur Club
South Street
Adrien Petit
Wells Scouts Plan Supper Session and Fundraisers
Kenneth Hunnewell and James Davis visited Wells Boy Scout Troop 353 at the Wells American Legion home to outline a pot luck supper on April 26 at the Highpine firemen's hall for all scouts and families. Receipts of 20.27 from a food sale at the Wells IGA market and 89.31 from a corsage sale were reported, with Scouts helping Wells Legion members at a painting bee event Saturday afternoon.
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Kenneth Mhunnewell
Kennebunk
York
James Davis
Wells
Wells American Legion
Highpine Firemen’s Hall
Wells Iga
Wells Legion Post
Escapees to Face Court in Sanford Monday
Three escapees from the Men s Reformatory at South Windham will appear in Sanford municipal court Monday afternoon on three counts of larceny auto theft and related charges. George S hase 19 of Lyman Richard Ompkins 20 of Skowhegan and Donald V Eaton 26 of Bucksport were captured at an empty farmhouse in Lyman Tuesday night and ordered held on 7500 bail. The charges stem from auto thefts and break ins at Lyman camps and other recent local breaks. Authorities say warrants may be issued for additional incidents. the capture followed a woods search after Edith Goodwin a school teacher reported an attempted car theft in her yard.
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Sanford Municipal Court
George S.hase
Lyman
Richardompkins
Skowhegan
Onald V. Eaton
Bucksort
Lyman Camps
Robert ‘DeLong
Concord
N. H
Elmer Andrews
Biddeford
Burleich M. Richards, Jr
Buxton
Ralph Waters
Richards
Ogunquit Village Voters Turn Down Police Cruiser Request
Ogunquit Village voters rejected funding for a new police cruiser at the annual village meeting in Fireman’s Hall. The two hour session approved a $129,324 budget and modest increases to publicity and fire department costs, with overseers to review bulkhead and Perkins Cove bridge repairs.
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Ogunquit Village
Carl W. Perkins
N. Hobbs Knight
Fire Department
Perkins Cove
Harold Rowe, Jr
Howard Littlefield
Hamlin Lord
William Tower, Jr
Charles Seaman
Lawrence Fernald
Charles Bourne
Malcolm Keyes
Richard Littlefield
Dana Putnam
Budget Board
Curtis Mavel
Fred Winn
Little Lassies Bowling Leagues Postponed One Week
The Little Lassies bowling leagues at 20th Century lanes scheduled for Saturday morning were postponed for one week due to school make-up days in Biddeford. Director Nick Gillis states the boys resume their weekly schedule on Saturday April 15.
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Little Lassies
Biddeford
Nick Gillis
Speaking Champs Lewiston West Paris Farmington Winners
Speaking Champs in Lewiston saw John Perham of West Paris and Faith Bilow of Farmington win top honors as competition proceeded.
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Champs
Lewiston
John Perham
West Paris
Faith Biglow
Farmington
Dick Donovan Makes Comeback With 10-2 Win For Senators
Dick Donovan pitched a full nine innings, a seven-hitter, as the Washington Senators beat the Philadelphia Phillies 10-2 in spring exhibition play. The Senators totaled 12 hits, supported by Donovan’s sharp start and a five-run sixth inning sparked by a wild pitcher. Other games saw the Tigers top the Pirates 12-8, the Yankees edge the Cardinals 5-4 in 11 innings, and the Dodgers shut out the Giants 2-0.
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Associated Press
Dick Donovan
Chicago White Sox
Washington Senators
White Sox
Senators
Donovan
Washington
Philadelphia Phillies
Johnny Buzhardt
Jim Bunning
Tigers
Bubba Morton
Dick Gernert
Rocky Colavito
Vinegar Bend Mizell
Bobby Shantz
Skowron Maris
Bill Skowron
Red Sox
Age Wynn
Gerry Staley
Ed Rakow
Jerry Casale
Ron Moeller
Cleveland
Casale
Angels
Moore Valdez title bout clouds weigh in. Lachance surges
In Los Angeles champion Davey Moore trains for the world featherweight title defense against Danny Valdez with weight concerns noted. Moore has 22 KOs in 54 fights while Valdez, boxing since age nine, earned a title shot by beating Ricardo Gonzalez twice. In Twin Cities, Joe Lachance crushed Herve Paul to 1,224 in a title match as Paul faltered at 1,039. The second half of Lachance Paul will be at Pastime Lanes Friday.
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Los Angeles
Davey Moore
Springfield
Ohio
Danny Valdez
Moore
Valdez
Ricardo Gonzalez
Argentina
Willie Ketchum
Joe Lachance
Herve Paul
Lachance
Paul
Lafer
H. Paul
Detroit Team Leading Way In Bowling Meet
Detroit Strohs surge in the American Bowling Congress Tournament with 3,006 in three games and 5,910 over five, aiming to take the classic division lead from the Chicago Hamms. Bob Strampe paced the Strohs with 668 while Bob Crawford totaled 1606 as St. Louis Falstaffs join for their tournament debut.
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Detroit
Detroit Strohs
Strohs
Chicago Hamms
Hamms
Bob Strampe
Etrobs
Bob Crawford
Pro Basketball Wednesday Results Boston 116 St Louis 108
Boston defeats St Louis 116 to 108 to take a 2 0 lead in the best of seven. The game was played in St Louis on Wednesday afternoon with wide margins and players contributing key scores.
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Associated Press
Boston
St. Louis
Sewane
Lung cancer death rate soars in America
Editor notes the rising toll of lung cancer as a leading killer for both sexes. The piece, part of a three article series by Arthur Godfrey, urges early detection through yearly chest X rays and highlights Dr. Papanicolaou's exfoliative cytology technique for early cancer signs at Cornell.
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Arthur Godfrey
American Cancer Society
April Crusade
Associated Press
George N. Papanicolaou
Papanicolaou
Cornell University Medical College
Cousy Says All Stars Couldn't Beat Celtics In Top Game
Boston star Bob Cousy led a 26 point 14 assist performance as the Celtics beat St Louis 116-108 to take a 2-0 series lead. He argued no all star lineup could defeat Boston when the Celtics play at their best in the NBA championship series.
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Boston
Bob Cousy
Boston Celtics
Cousy
St. Louis
Hawks
Paul Seymour
Clyde Lovellette
Lovellette
Seymour
Frank Ramsey
Sam Jones
Heinsohn
Cliff Hagan
Bob Pettit
Lenny Wilkens
Ramsey
Tommy Heinsohn
Palmer Favorite as Masters Opens in Augusta
Palmer and Venturi head the field as the Masters opens at Augusta National with 54 top American pros, 14 foreign pros and 20 amateurs. Palmer seeks a rare back-to-back title as winds and course conditions test the 1964 field on the opening day.
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Augusta
Palmer
Venturi
Augusta National Course
Arnold Palmer
Freddie McLeod
Jock Hutchinson
Ben Hogan
Gary Player
Jack Nicklaus
Ohio State
Dean Beman
Billy Joe Pat‘ton
Ken Venituri
Don Finsterwald
Billy Casper
Julius Boros
Exhibition Baseball Scores and Schedules From AP
Summary of exhibition games with results for Minnesota, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Milwaukee, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Cleveland, Washington, Philadelphia, Detroit, Pittsburgh, New York, St. Louis, and Kansas City. Also lists Thursday and Friday matchups by city and venue across multiple markets.
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Associated Press
Minnesota
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
Boston
Chicago
Los Angeles
Cleveland
Francisco
Washington
Philadelphia
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Kansas City
New York
St. Louis
Miami
Columbia
San Francisco
Phoenix
San Antonio
Sarasota
Tucson
West Palm Beach
Wichita
Charlotte
Hous
Las Vegas
Lakeland
Louisville
Detroit at Chicago opens best of seven final series
Detroit visits Chicago in the first game of the NHL final series. The matchup marks the start of a high stakes confrontation as both teams seek the championship, with scoring chances expected from key players on each roster.
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Detroit
Chicago
Maling's BEST BUY USED CARS Listing
The ad lists a 1958 Pontiac four door station wagon with radio heater and power steering for 1495 dollars, a 1957 Chrysler New Yorker two door hardtop with radio heater and power steering for 1595 dollars, and a 1956 Buick two door hardtop with heater and automatic transmission for 850 dollars.
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Desoto
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