Groat A Pirates' MVP Candidate In Doubleheader Sweep
Dick Groat led Pittsburgh with five hits in two games as the Pirates swept San Francisco 1 7 5, gaining their largest lead of the season. Groat's bunt in the eighth helped spark a key rally and he boosted his average to .312 with 137 hits. The Pirates also beat the Dodgers 8 7 and 2 1, while Braves, Cardinals, and Reds won crucial games.
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Dick Groat
Duke
Pirates
San Francisco
Milwaukee
St.is
Pittsburgh
Bill Mazeroski
Elroy Face
Joe Christopher
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Christopher
Braves
St. Louis
Chicago
Cubs
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Redbirds
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Bob Friend
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Maury Wills
Larry Sherry
Sandy Koufax
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Sherry
Koufax
Kenny Boyer
Jerry Lynch
Wally Post
Cliff Cook
Warren Spahn
College Stars Face Colts In Soldier Field Classic
The College All-Stars, underdog against the Baltimore Colts, prepare for the 27th annual clash in Chicago. Coach Otto Graham notes potential for an upset or a heavy defeat as 18 point underdogs, with Don Meredith, George Izo and Pete Hall guiding the passing attack and a large, powerfully built squad to counter Unitas Berry Mutscheller and Moore.
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Baltimore
Soldier Field
Otto Graham
Colts
ABC
Graham
Coast Guard Academy
Don Meredith
Southern Methodist
George Izo
Notre Dame
Pete Hall
Marquette
Johnny Unitas
Ray Berry
Jim Mutscheller
Lenny Moore
Collegians
Little Minor League Weekly Scores and Tonight Matchups
Last week games feature Hebert Fecteau Lemire Emond and Marcotte with varied tallies. Tonight Marcotte faces Lemire while Tuesday's schedule has Hebert against Larochelle and Wednesday's pits Fecteau versus Emond.
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Fecteau
Marcotte
Emond
Lemire
Casbuthas
Larochelle
Lerochelle
Panong
Roy
Perreault
Springvale
East End
Lightning
Rochambeau Steer Ener
le Voltigeur
Green Lantern
Springvale KC
Lightning Club
Rochambeau Club
Vacation Plans Should Include Light Luggage
Travel writer Vivian Brown urges light packing for holidays. Emphasizing washable basics, compact cosmetics, and multipurpose items, she lists essentials such as cleansing towels, travel shampoo, and an all purpose cream. She advises planning ahead to avoid excess baggage and prioritizing must have items.
Three events listed in Saco recreation program
Three events highlight the Saco recreation effort this week says director Harvey Lamontagne. The Midget League All Stars meet Kennebunk Midget All Stars at Kennebunk Recreation Field Tuesday at 2 PM. At 5:30 Tuesday the tennis team hosts Fortunes Rocks at the local court. The second sneaker hop of the summer runs Wednesday night from 8 to 10 at the tennis courts.
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Saco
Harvey Lamontagne
Kennebunk
Kennebunk Recreation Field
Fortunes Rocks Net
Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching Highlights
Highlights from the season list top leaders in both leagues. Includes rare ties in several categories for batting, runs, RBIs, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, and steals. Pitching leaders by decisions and strikeouts feature Roebuck, Law, Drysdale, Williams, and Friend with high marks and team associations Chicago Pittsburgh Los Angeles San Francisco.
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Larker
Los Angeles
Mays
San Francisco
Ashburn
Chicago
Banks
Aaron
Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
Pinson
Cincinnati
Cepeda
White
St. Louis
Bruton
Kirkland
Boyer
Wills
Roebuck
Law
Drysdale
Williams
Friend
Smith
Skowron
New York
Mantle
Maris
New
Runnels
Boston
Siebern
Kansas City
Fox
Brandt
Robinson
Baltimore
Freese
Aparicio
Becquer
Washington
Landis
Borzani Honeymoon Postcard Surprises Harwinton Couple
HARWINTON Conn AP Mr and Mrs U E Borzani recently received a postcard from Paris surprising them since it came from their daughter and son in law who live in Torrington. The couple had misled it four years ago on their honeymoon.
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Harwinton
Conn
U E Borzani
Paris
Torrington
Orioles Uncork Batting Power in Doubleheader Sweep
From Biddeford to Buenos Aires the day’s sports and boxing notes reveal the Orioles breaking loose with six homers in a doubleheader against Cleveland and a dramatic Dempsey Firpo reminiscence in Argentina. Also covered are Biddeford High’s football prep, plus Tigers and White Sox clutch late-inning wins.
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Biddeford
Neil
Ziggy) Serpico
Tigers
Old Orchard Beach
Waterhouse Field
Muffett Delivers as Red Sox Split Doubleheader
Detroit edged by Boston 7-2 in game one as Jim Bunning fanned 11. In the nightcap, Bill Muffett pitched a four hitter, drove in a run with a Runnels double, and helped Boston win 1-0 to split the twin bill and close on Detroit.
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Bill Skowron
Yankees
Ray Herbert
Skowron
Billy Muffett
Boston
Red Sox
Tigers
Jim Bunning
Rocky Colavito
Coot Veal
Detroit
Joe Gordon
Kansas City
Bill Muffett
Muffett
Pete Runnels
Sox
Cleveland
Athletics
Ozzie Virgil
Frank Bolling
Mike Fornieles
Washington
New York
Baltimore
Ed Lopat
Mike Higgins
Willie Tasby
Vic Wertz
Frank Malzone
Neil Chriskdy
Norm Cash
Bolling
Russ Nixon
Cool Veal
Veal
Virgil
Jerry Casale
Tom Brewer
al Kaline
Cash
Colavito Sing
Perkins set for title push as Lopes challenges in Chicago
Eddie Perkins, ranked fourth among lightweights by the National Boxing Association after beating Rollins, Boardman and Ross this year, aims for a title shot if he beats Joey Lopes. Lopes, 29, brings a 49-20-6 record with 18 KOs over 75 pro bouts. The 10 round bout airs on ABC at 9 p.m. EST from Chicago Stadium.
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Associated Press
Joey Lopes
Eddie Perkins
Chicago Stadium
Perkins
National Boxing Assn
Chico Rollins
Larry Boardman
Paola Ross
Joe Brown
Lopes
Rollins
Kaye
ABC
Ruuska Claims Pep Pills Used In Trials At Olympic Tryouts
Veikko Ruuska accuses three West Coast clubs and the Los Angeles Athletic Club of supplying pep pills at the Detroit trials to dominate events. He plans to pull his daughter Sylvia from competition, saying women prize victory highly. Officials dismiss the claim as sour grapes while noting pills were reportedly found in lockers.
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Rookie Castoff Shine In AFL Weekend Exhibitions
The AFL showcased rookies like Jack Spikes and castoffs such as Paul Lowe in weekend games. Spikes scored twice and kicked two field goals as Dallas Texans beat Houston Oilers 27 to 10 in Tulsa. Lowe returned the opening kickoff 105 yards for a Chargers touchdown in their 27 win over the New York Titans in Los Angeles. Seattle hosted as the NFL Dallas entry fell to San Francisco 49ers 16 to 10 with Eddie LeBaron at QB.
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Associated Press
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Paul Lowe
Spikes
Asowe
AFL
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Dallas Texans
Houston Oilers
Tulsa
Lowe
NFL
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Los Angeles
Chargers
New York Titans
Dallas
Eddie LeBaron
Seattle
San Franco 49Ers
Cowboys
Oilers
Cotton Davidson
Johnny Robinson
Charlie Milstead
Houston
Occidental
Jack Kemp
Titans
Kemp
Dick Jamieson
New York
Tom Winston Wins Beach Course Golf Championship
Tom Winston of Saco clinched the Old Orchard Beach Country Klub title after a late comeback on the 18th hole. He edged Gordon McAllister one up as Winston forged ahead on the 15th and 16th, halved the 17th, and nearly holed out on the final stroke.
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Tom Winston
Saco
Portland Insurance Exeecutive
Gordon McAllister
Winston
Rochambeau beats Green Lantern 16 15 in Biddeford softball
Rochambeau surprised Green Lantern 16 to 15 in a high scoring Biddeford league game. Guy Roberge homered twice and drove in five for Rochambeau as 15 errors between teams produced seven unearned runs for the winners and six for the losers.
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Green Lantern
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Tanguay
Roberge
Pane Et Eee Janelle
Bolduc
lHuot
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iClegg
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New York
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Catonee Ea . S
Laverri R
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Brieveland
Washington
Detroit
Boston
Kansas City
Chicago
Cleveland
Baseball Box Score and Standings From Weekly Play
A dense recap lists runs batted in for Vachon Tanguay Roberge and others, with home runs by Roy Gagne and Roberge and multiple players noted for hits and errors. It includes pitching lines for Janelle Dutremble Laverriere and standings after 11 weeks showing Pittsburgh Milwaukee St Louis Philadelphia and others, plus a Ruhr coal note.
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Green Lantern
Vachon
Tanguay
Roberge
Bolduc
Lajeunesse
Clegg
Roy
Gagne Laliberte
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Binette
Agreste
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Wells D. Binette
Laverriere
Janelle
B Dutremble
Dutremble
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Martel
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