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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1959
Page
5
Burdette pitched eight hits allowed and outduelled Robin Roberts as Milwaukee defeated Philadelphia 2-0. The win put the Braves one game up in the National League standings while Dodgers, Giants, Pirates and Cardinals posted varied results across the circuit.
Whitey Ford pitched 14 innings for the first time in his career and beat the Senators 1-0. He struck out 15, allowing seven hits, as Bill Skowron hit a third inning homer for the lone run in a tense shutout duel.
St Louis meets arch rival Thornton at 3 30 at St Louis Alumni field as both aim for first Telegram league win. St Louis relies on Charland in pitching after a shaky opener while Thornton counts on hitting depth but recent fielding errors. At Waterhouse field Biddeford hosts Westbrook with Bourque likely to start and Small key to the batting order.
Burns school in Saco invited Linwood Brown to discuss Labrador and Canadian social customs with sixth and seventh graders. He shared slides and spoke of his years running a children s home and his current role at Sweetser Children s Home. Russell Leach introduced him.
St Louis welterweight champion Don Jordan defends his title against virgil Akins in a Friday Kiel Auditorium bout. About 7,500 fans expected. gate around $50,000. Jordan's record 44 wins in 55 with 15 knockouts. Akins 49 wins in 69 with 29 knockouts.
Hachiro Tatsumi of Japan outpointed Yoshi Matsutani in Osaka to retain the Japan middleweight title. Tatsumi controlled the action over ten rounds, earning a decision while defending his crown.
PORTLAND AP New England six railroads hired Arthur D. Little of Cambridge to survey joint sales and marketing potentials. President E Spencer Miller of the Maine Centre said consolidation issues are extensive and must be explored despite the apparent unlikelihood of six roads in a small region.
Exhibition event at the Academy athletic field features Wells and Thornton with no scores kept as coach Stan Brown experiments in various events. Named participants include Bart Roberts and Bruce Ruben among many others. a May to June schedule lists triangular meets, relays, and the state meet at Bowdoin.
Portland high lighted by Webb and Rivers in a fourth round stoppage as Webb’s 33rd win could not secure a middleweight title shot. In a later Tigers Telegram opener, Portland beat Biddeford 15 1 with Kochian tossing a seven hitter and a seven run seventh inning sealing the victory.
American League leaders include Kaline Detroit batting .421 and Power Cleveland .417 runs. Triandos Baltimore 14 RBI and Skowron New York 12. Cepeda San Francisco leads NL with 18 hits and Demeter Los Angeles 16 RBI. Burdette Milwaukee and Antonelli San Francisco 3-0 1.000 in pitching.
Ray Bluth of the St Louis Budweiser team finally claimed the American Bowling Congress Masters title in St Louis after six straight victories in the double elimination finals. He defeated Billy Golembiewski 864 to 782 in the last match, sending Golembiewski to the losers bracket and sending Bluth to the championship against Golembiewski’s prior win over Hennessy.
In a baseball recap Portland defeats Biddeford 8 to 1 as Kochian earns the win and Frothingham takes the loss. Kilgore Pompeo Parsons and Mancini contribute hits while Parsons drives in runs. Bases on balls and stolen bases appear for both teams with limited errors and 2:30 game time.
Detroit GM Rick Ferrell pursues a premier hitter to spark a lagging offense after an 8 of 9 skid. He reports unsuccessful talks with Washington, Baltimore and New York and plans to press Kansas City next. Sievers, White Sox, and various pitchers were the central trading targets.
Hennessey finishes third as Golembiewski wins first in the block with 201 191. Golembiewski triumphed 207 196 and 234 227. Bluth trails by 28, but rallies to take the last game 213 175 and the match 827 817 earning £1210 and the Masters traveling trophy.
Wednesday results include New York 1 Washington 0 in 14 innings and Chicago 20 Kansas City 6. Cleveland defeated Detroit 10 to 1 while Boston beat Baltimore 8 to 4. Thursday schedule features Cleveland Detroit New York at Washington and Baltimore at Boston with only games scheduled.
Western Maine bowling champion Doris Gillis of Biddeford meets challenger Jeannette Jordan of Westbrook at Colonial Bowling Academy Westbrook Friday at 2:30 for the first half of the title. Gillis defends her laurels in her 19th defense after a decisive victory over Van Derveer two weeks ago. Jordan, a relative newcomer, could upset the season. The second 10 strings will be rolled at 20th Century lanes Biddeford the following week.
In Pepperell the American Mercantile League first shift team meets at Pastime Lanes to start a bowling season. Team members include notable players from the Pepperell girls squad ready to compete in early league play.
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