Hall of Fame Inducts Eight Greats in Coopersown Ceremony
Baseball’s Hall of Fame opened its doors in Coopersown N Y to eight new inductees including Sandy Koufax Yogi Berra and Early Wynn along with Lefty Gomez Buck Leonard Josh Gibson and Will Harridge. The ceremony followed by the Hall of Fame game between the Yankees and Dodgers.
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Trotters And Pacers Post Time 7:45 First Race Trot
The program lists a 7:45 post for the opening trot with drivers including E Blashing Girl D Carlisle Jr and G Randall guiding top horses. Race details enumerate eight entries such as Paulips Pride and Willow Set along with others in the lineup.
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Daily racing results with multiple pace and trot events
Race results list shows winners across ten races with purses from 450 to 1,100 and payouts. Notable winners include Dancing Queen in pace, Nugget Pick in trot, and Big Knight Time in pace with times around 2:10 to 2:15. Handle totals reach $58,235.
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Canadian Classic Taken By Philadelphia Driver
Carl Bergkvist of Philadelphia, Pa., won the 75 lap Class A Canadian Classic at Beech Ridge Speedway after surviving six restarts and leading from lap 14. Ray Leach of Arundel finished second on the same lap. Phil Libby of Buxton won Class B and Ray Janson of Biddeford won Class C after multiple restarts.
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Major League Leaders list and batting highlights
The Associated Press tally shows American and National League leaders in batting runs and RBIs. Key figures include D Allen Chi with 28 home runs, Buxton 2, Stargell 86 RBIs, Bonds 82 RBIs and Brock 134 RBIs, while pitchers Kaat and Palmer post 10-2 and 154 wins respectively.
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Player Wins PGA Title At Oakland Hills Monster
Gary Player captured the PGA Championship at Oakland Hills with a final 72 for a four round total of 213. Jim Jamieson led early but bogeyed the last three holes to finish two behind. Tommie Aaron tied Jamieson for second as Snead, Sikes and others trailed the winner.
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Red Sox battered by Orioles as losing streak grows
Boston drops 11-2 at Fenway to Baltimore ending a four game win streak for Boston and extending their gap to the division lead. starter John Curtis failed to hold, Ken Tafum and Lew Krausse struggled, while Rico Petrocelli and Carlton Fisk provided minimal offense including Fisk’s 18th homer. Jim Palmer dominated late to secure the win. The Sox set to host Cleveland with Sonny Siebert opposing Tom Hilgendorf.
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Boosters To Meet Tonight At Burns School Cafeteria
A Saco Athletic Boosters Club meeting is set for 7:30 PM at Burns School cafeteria in Saco. The item notes a community sports group gathering and plans for upcoming activities.
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Baseball standings and results from the week
The report lists league standings with Detroit Boston New York and others, plus results from Saturday Sunday and Monday games. It notes scores for multiple matchups including Texas at Minnesota and Oakland at Kansas City, with several doubleheaders and postponed entries.
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Dowling Seeks Patriots Backup QB Job in Exhibition Loss
Brian Dowling pushed for the No. 2 quarterback spot after a strong second half showing in New England's 31 24 exhibition loss to Oakland. Coach Mazur praised Dowling's performance as the backup battle tightens with Goepel while Taliferro nears a trade and the Patriots trim from 68 to 60 by Tuesday.
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United States Preps to Sweep Spain in Davis Cup Semifinal
United States stars Stan Smith and Harold Solomon lead the bid to clinch the interzone semifinal against Spain. Solomon, 19, has unsettled Spain with his aggressive returns, while Smith and Erik Van Dillen defeated Gimeno and Gilbert in doubles. If Solomon beats Gimeno, the U.S. advances to face Australia or Romania in the finals.
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Jackpot Pair Win Roll-A-Way Handicap Bowls
Bob Maurice and Ray Montembeau combined 1 037 scratch total with 80 pit handicap for 1 117 to win at Roll-A-Way Lanes. Maurice led with 234 high series while Montembeau added strong scores. The 1 17 10 jackpot shot again remained undefeated. Next five string handicap rolloff set for Sunday Aug 13 at 6 30.
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Japanese Wins Satellite Tennis in Springfield Event
AP report from Springfield Mass notes Jun Kuki of Ja Henry Lachance won the $1 000 Satellite tennis tournament with a 65 point day and total 1015, defeating Bill Lloyd of Australia 6 7 63 6 0 6 1. Top doubles team John Fort Santa Monica Hanscom and Ra Peebles Labelle 1076. Sashi Menon Hawaii beat Dusseault 1016. Ra Peebles of Labelle led with 105? Louis Lapierre 995.
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