Celtics clinch sixth straight NBA title in thrilling win
Boston defeats San Francisco 105 99 to tie or set records as Bill Russell and Tom Heinsohn lead with 26 and 19 points respectively. Wilt Chamberlain scores 30 for the Warriors but Boston seals the game with Ramsey free throw and Russell rebound. The victory marks a historic six straight playoff titles for the Celtics amid praise from Alex Hannum and lingering retirement plans from Ramsey Losentoff Lovellette and Naulls.
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Boston
Celtics
Bill Russell
National Basketball Association
San Francisco
Russell
Cincinnati
Red Auerbach
New York Yankees
Montreal
Warriors
Frank Ramsey
Chamberlain
Tommy Heinsohn
Heissohn
Ramsey
Sam Jones
Little Guy Rodgers
Jim Losentoff
Clyde Lovellette
Willie Naulls
Bob Cousy
Alex Hannum
Hansum
Tom Meschery
Wilt
Heinsohn
St. Louis
Hannum
Gulf Court
Bob Petit
Auerbach
Gorham Bowler Wins Women Open Singles Title
Peggy Nixon of Bowl-A Wile Lanes Gorham won the women open singles at Pastime Bowling Center Biddeford in a 20-bowler field. Nixon posted 1098 to take first, Rose Russell 1066 second, Flo Herrman 1060 third, Nora Doughty 1056 fourth, Dot Gilchrist 1055 fifth, Val Rokowski 1039 sixth.
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Western Maine Proprietor Association
Pastime
Biddeford
Peggy Nixon
Wile Lanes
Gorham
Rose Russell
Flo Herrman
Nora Doughty
Dot Gilchrist
M. Millette
A. Craven
B. Libby
C. Bowsing
P. Jordan
A. Cowgill
Toronto Maple Leafs Capture Third Straight Stanley Cup
Toronto wins the finals 4 0 to clinch the Stanley Cup over the Detroit Red Wings. Coach Punch Imlach praised the team as Bob Baun Carl Brewer and Red Kelly played through injuries while Johnny Bower faced 33 shots from Terry Sawchuk.
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Detroit Red Wings
Punch Imlach
Red Wings
Bob Baun
Carl Brewer
Red Kelly
Imlach
Kelly
Dave Dean
George Armstrong
Detroit
Johnny Bower
Terry Sawchuk
Andy Bathgate
Sawchuk
Bower
Maple Leafs
Portland High tears through Biddeford 8-7 in opening spree
Portland High sprinted to six runs in the first and two in the second at Waterhouse Field to beat Biddeford 8-7. Gary Shaw limited Biddeford threats in the ninth as Portland surged with hits by Hallgren Shaw O Connell DiBiase and Vosine. Thornton Academy defeated South Portland 5-4 while Deering routed St Louis 10-0 led by Pete Hallgren seven innings no hit ball.
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Ortland
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Biddeford
Portland
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Tom Shaw
Joey O’connell
Steve DiBiase
Shaw
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Bob Vosine
Saucier
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Thornton Academy
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Dave Roberts
Lloyd Stetson
Callahan
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Charley Belanger
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Texas
Wayne Nelson
Westbrook
Pete Hallgren
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Don Loranger
Dick Wormell
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Daryl Bragdon
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Jack Chenard
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Bill Wood Jr
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Ron Sevigny
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Clifford
Harriman
Cumbrak
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Beaudette
BB Clifford
Chenard
HO Clifford
Winmner Shaw
Cumberland fair trots and pacing entries and results
The Cumberland fair lists eight harness races with Pace and Trot divisions, detailing entrants such as Shadydale, Hallgren, Wormell, Bramble, Bradbury, and Harlow across races one through eight. It notes a tape measure home run in baseball and summarizes local golf standings from Howie Jones Lemieux and others.
Bill Bonney Tops Early Bird Golfers at Saco Country Club
Bill Bonney of Arundel led a field of 140 players in the Early Bird Golfers event at the Saco Country Club. Host pro and tournament director Harvey Lamontagne Jr. noted Bonney’s strong play as the round concluded on Page 8.
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Bill Bonney
Ment
Sianelora- Saco
Harvey Lamontagne Jr
Arundel
Beaulieu Wins Twin City Bowling Crown
Leo Beaulieu captured the Twin City bowling title at Pastime Bowling Center after a comeback by former champion Paul Lamontagne. Beaulieu totaled 2 227 to Lamontagne's 2 211, with Beaulieu posting 157 pins on 3 strikes and 23 spares while Lamontagne had 233 on 5 strikes and 228 spares.
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Leo Beaulieu
Twin City
Pastime
Paul Lamontagne
Beaulieu
Lamontagne
Red Sox Drop Chicago Series
Boston loses 2-1 to Chicago in Chicago as the White Sox sweep the three game set five straight over the Red Sox. Tillman suffers early misfortune as Boston strands runners and Kreutzer wins his first major league game in relief.
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Red Sox
Chicago
Kreutzer Debuts With Clean Relief As Yankees Tie AL
In Chicago at Comiskey Park rookie Frank Kreutzer relieved and fanned Carl Yastrzemski after entering in the second inning with bases loaded. He earned his first big league win while the Yankees beat Baltimore 5-4 to reach .500. Other AL games saw Minnesota beat Detroit 3-2 in 11, Los Angeles defeat Cleveland 7-0, and Washington top Kansas City 7-4.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Comiskey Park
Frank Kreutzer
White Sox
al Lopez
Lopez
Boston
Red Sox
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Carl Yastrzemski
Frank Malzone
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Malzone
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Minnesota
Detroit
Los Angeles
Cleveland
Washington
Kansas City
John Orsino
Harvey Haddix Knuckler
Hal Reniff
Whitey Ford
Jerry Lumpe
Jim Kaat
Bob Allison
Jimmie Hall
Twins
Don Zimmer
Bill Skowron
Rocky Colavito
Jim Gentile
Manny Jimenez
Athletics
Fred Newman
Indians
Tom Satriano
New York
Ortega Delivers Shutout For Dodgers In Koufax Absence
Phil Ortega, pitching in place of the injured Sandy Koufax, tossed four hits in a 1-0 shutout of Milwaukee to earn his first major league win. The 24 year old hurling standout struck out three and walked one as Los Angeles snapped a slump, while other NL teams posted varied results.
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Phil Ortega
Walter Alston
Sandy Koufax
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Ortega
Los Angeles
Mesa
Ariz
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Chicago
Houston
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
New York
Pirates
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Cincinnati
Baseball Standings and Weekend Results Report
National League standings show Philadelphia ahead with 7 wins and 2 losses. San Francisco trails at 7 and 3, Pittsburgh 7 and 4, Cincinnati 6 and 5. Weekend results: Chicago defeated Philadelphia 4 to 1, Houston beat St. Louis 4 to 2, and San Francisco edged Cincinnati 2 rain. American League races list Cleveland 5 and 2, Detroit 6 and 4, Baltimore 5 and 4. Weekend games include New York at St. Louis and Philadelphia at Cincinnati.
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Associated Press
National League
W. L. Pet. G.B
Philadelphia
San Fran
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
Houston
St. Louis
Chicago
Los Angeles
New York
San Francisco
W. L. Pet
G.B. Cleveland
Detroit
Baltimore
Coleags
Minnesota
Mets Harkness goes five for eight in doubleheader split
Tim Harkness of the New York Mets tallies five hits in eight at bats as the Mets split a doubleheader with Pittsburgh. Phil Ortega of the Dodgers earns his first major league win in a 1-0 shutout of Milwaukee.
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Associated Press
Tim Harkness
New York Mets
Pittsburgh
Phil Ortega
Los Angeles Dodgers
Milwaukee
Dodgers
St. Francis Drops Two Opening Doubleheader
St. Francis College lost both games of a Saturday opening doubleheader to Bryant College of Providence Rhode Island with scores of 7-2 and 4-2. Len Nicolosi kept St. Francis hitters scattered in game one, driving in two runs and adding three singles. Bob Ochsialini led St. Francis with two singles. The second game was called in the fifth by darkness as Tom Prendergast collected two singles for St. Francis while Bryant’s Ted Janek doubled twice and drove in two runs.
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St. Francis College
Bryant College of Providence
Providence
Len Nicolosi
St. Francis
Bob Occhialini
Red Knights
Tom Prendergast
Bryant
Ted Janek
Toronto blanked Detroit to win Cup in seven games
The Maple Leafs defeated the Red Wings 4 to 0 on Saturday to capture the NHL Stanley Cup finals in Detroit and clinch the best of seven series four games to three.
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Associated Press
Toronto
Detroit
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