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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 09, 1960

Page

5

Covington Dodgers Hex By The Associated Press

The Milwaukee Braves beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7 6 as Wes Covington hit a three run homer off Don Drysdale in the eighth after entering as a pinch hitter. Cincinnati Reds rallied to beat the San Francisco Giants 4 3 in the ninth as Ed Bailey homered into the stands. Willie Mays was out with a cold for the Giants.

Associated Press Los Angeles Dodgers Wes Covington Milwaukee Brave Don Drysdale Dodger Covington Milwaukee Braves Drysdale Dodgers Walter Alston Ed Roebuck Pittsburgh Pirates Cincinnati Reds San Francisco Giants Carl Willey Ed Bailey Bailey Giants Willie Nati and Wills Los Angeles San Francisco Law Pittsburgh Farrell Philadelphia Williams Friend

Desoteaux Hurls No Hitter in Biddeford Softball Win

Art Descoteaux pitched a six hit no run game for his sixth win in as many starts as Roy and Perreault blank Le Voltigeur 6-0 at Memorial Field. The Oilers extended their winning streak to eight, boosting their lead to two games over Springvale K of C, with East End to face Springvale tonight. Box score shows Descoteaux struck out six, walked five, and earned a league trophy or plaque at season end.

Art Descoteaux Roy Perreault le Voltigeur Biddeford T Memorial Field Gerry Paquette Descoteaux Decesteaux Maddox Oilers Springvale K. of East End Springvale Yankee Billy Pierce New Yorkers Gil McDougald Yankees Washington Senators Kansas City Athletics Earl Battey Harmon Killebrew Killebrew Athletics Dick Williams Norm Siebern

White Stars cruise past Colamen in summer league clash

White Stars led by Al Daigle with 29 points and John Spencer with 21, built an early lead and rolled to a 72 to 60 victory over Colamen at Memorial Field. Roger Lauzon scored 22 and Ronald Smith 21 for Colamen, keeping the game competitive throughout.

al Daigle John Spencer White Star Memorial Field Pepsi-Cola Daigle Spencer Roger Lauzon Ronald Smith Colamen Daigle Seeme Spencer Farley Caoueilte Couillard Pete Twomey Chenard Ween Lauzon Wells Bin Eau

Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching for 1960

American League leaders include Smith of Chicago at .321 and Minoso at .316. Mantle and Maris pace runs and RBIs with 88 and 91 respectively. Maris leads home runs with 35. Aparicio steals 31. National League top stats feature Mays at .341 and 80 runs, Banks and Aaron tie 30 homers, Pensón and White lead doubles and triples.

Associated Press Smith Chicago Minoso Mantle New York Maris Skowron Runnels Boston Siebern Kansas City Fox Brandt Robinson Baltimore Freese Aparicio Becquer Washington Landis Coates Perry Cleveland Vee Bunning Detroit Pascual Larker Los Angeles Mays San Francisco Ashburn Mathews Aaron Milwaukee Banks Pittsburgh Pinson Cincinnati Cepeda White St. Louis Bruton Kirkland Boyer St Louis Cincin

Rotary Nine Triumphs 11 2 Over Pastime Nine in West Biddeford

The Rotary team defeated Pastime 11 to 2 in the final regular season game of the West Biddeford League. Both clubs finished 4-5, tying for second place behind champion Kiwanis, with identical records.

Rotary Kiwanis Ancamace

Pitchers Star In Rotary Pastime Tilt At Century Lanes

Rotary beat Pastime 8 to 2 in a Little League game, with strong pitching from Dube and Binette. Key plays featured a center-field snag by LaBrecque and Guillereault's double play, while Saucier and R. Guillereault led hits with two each.

Kanco Don Dube P. Thibault C. Thibault Binette M. Lamb J. Gregoire E. Chicoine M. LaBrecque de Netras Mark Harriman A. Danis N. Danis Saucier Roger Guillereault L. Oliver P. Oliver Rotary Bill Harriman Gillis C. Ross J. Couture C. Couture R. Kelley K. Kelley Roger LaBrecque-Peae Guillereault J. Ross E. Es Incre L. O'Brien J. Vachon Beaulieu S. Beaulieu P. Tanguay S. Tanguay Er. Hamel J. Hamel Hevey M. Martel P. Martel Leblanc. c Rocray D. Rocray R. Guillereault E. Chicoine- M. la Behates la Daigle Brecque I. Guillereault C. Cenetad Couture Girard D. Gillis Jean G. Guillereault Éseceas Espeyeee Leblanc Dube B. Harriman Landry Pastime Harriman R. Guilibereault Goulet Larose Valliere Cantara

White Sox Fight On In AL Race Amid Dykes Detroit Fallout

The Red Sox visit Cleveland for a three game set at Municipal Stadium as Boston seeks to extend a hot stretch led by Frank Malzone. Boston aims to upset Jim Perry and climb from 22 games back in an AL pennant chase while White Sox keep pressure on Yankees after a 9-1 win and half game lead.

Cleveland Boston Red Sox Detroit Joe Gordon Jimmy Dykes Indians Red Sox Municipal Stadium Frank Malzone Jon Sox Tigers Bill Monbouquette Boston Jim Perry Gordon Baltimore Mike Higgins Higgins Malzone Ted Williams Thumper Mc! Ott Briggs Stadium White Sox New York Yankees Chicago Eddie Lopat Whitey Ford Ford Chicago‘ans Soxs Yankees

Rainiest July Since 1889 Sets Record in New York

Weather Bureau reports July rainfall of 9.97 inches, the rainiest since 1889, while average temperature of 72.6 degrees marks a cooler July not seen since 1925. The text also lists baseball strikeout leaders and player names from multiple cities.

New York Weather Bureau

Bay State race stimulant case awaits USTA decision

Don R. Millar of the USTA led a hearing on Lawrence Williams of Georgetown, Del., 31, trainer of Parliament, tied to a July 29 Bay State Raceway race. A chemist found abnormal thiamine levels in Parliament. Williams admitted syringes were obtained for him but denied using them to stimulate the horse. A groom and Williams’s tack room unattended periods were also admitted, violating trainer custody rules.

Foxboro Mass Don R. Millar U.S. Trotting Assn Bay State Raceway Millar Lawrence Williams George‘town Del Massachusetts Racing Commission Williams Dominick L. Caravello Bryan, Conn Harry Throp USTA

Baltimore machine breaks during Aging To av run

At the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore a one year old duplicating machine broke down in the middle of a run of a title or program labeled Aging To av.

Baltimore Enoch, Pratt Free Library

Train For Maine Job Program To Start Soon

The Train for Maine committee announced a new program to train unskilled Maine labor into skilled machine operators at Portland Industries Coronation premises. Eugene Martin and Ira Kamen organized the effort, with state support and PIC premises. Recruitment will be by the Maine Employment Security Commission and the start date will be announced by John Small.

Train For Maine Maine Portland Industries Train For Eugene Martin Area Development Council Ira Kamen PIC New Science Maine Employment Security Commission Forest Avenue Portland John Small Bert Jewett Maine Vocational School Earl Hutchinson Stephen Kaler Bureau of Apprenticeship U. S. Department of Labor Claude Tribert

Pirates Pride Drives Pennant Bid at Forbes Field

General Manager Joe L. Brown praises Pittsburgh Pirates as the league leaders five games up on Milwaukee, stressing team balance, hustle, and no glaring weaknesses. He cites hitters Dick Groat Bob Clemente Bill Mazeroski and Dick Stuart while noting Mazeroski and Stuart struggle at times but still contribute clutch plays. The Pirates seek a sixth straight win as they open a three game series with the Chicago Cubs at Forbes Field.

Pittsburgh Joe L. Brown Pittsburgh Pirates Bucs Milwaukee Braves Pirates Brown Dick Groat Bob Clemente Bill Virdon Gino Cimoli Pirate Bill Mazeroski Dick Stuart Stuart Maz Chicago Cubs Forbes Field

Baseball Standings and Weekly Schedule Summary

Raw box scores and standings from a sports page show Chicago New York and Washington leading early, with Chicago 9 1 in Monday’s results. Tuesday lists matchups including New York at Chicago and Baltimore at Detroit. Wednesday highlights several interleague games and a Milwaukee win over Los Angeles while Chicago visits Pittsburgh.

Associated Press American League G.B New York Chicago Baltimore Cleveland Washington Detroit Boston Kansas City St. Louis Philadelphia Twinig Pittsburgh San Francisco Cincinnati Los Angeles Milwaukee

Passers Will Carry College All Stars Hopes

CHICAGO AP Don Meredith George Izo or Pete Hall are the three leading quarterbacks for the College All Stars in Soldier Field They face the Baltimore Colts Meredith Izo and Hall are among the top college passers Meredith from SMU Izo Notre Dame Hall Marquette and all three may start under coach Otto Graham against the Colts in Friday night football action

Chicago Don Meredith George Izo Pete Hall Baltimore Colts Soldier Field Meredith Izo Hall Colts Southern Methodist Chicago Bears Barberton Ohio Notre Dame Wheatland Marquette New York Giants Otto Graham

U. S. Olympic Mermaids Deny Pep Pill Charge

U S women's Olympic swimming team officials deny charges that athletes used pep pills after an interview with Weikko Ruuska. Coach George Haines calls the accusation jealousy and sour grapes. Ruuska's daughter Sylvia made the team in the 400 meter freestyle, Patricia did not.

Ruuska Sylvia Patricia Betty Baldwin Santa Clara Multnomah Portland Ore Los Angeles A.C Walter Schlueter Pete Diand Gus Stager

Misnamed Lane Crash at Oak Ridge Safety Station

In Oak Ridge Tennessee Leroy Eggert drove onto a brake tester at the Safety Lane car inspection station and stomped the brake. The car failed to stop and struck the rear of the vehicle ahead, passing the safety check in a startling incident.

Lane Oak Ridge Tenn Leroy Eggert

Wynn Family Debuts Ned Wynn In The Dark at the Stairs

In La Jolla Ned Wynn 19 makes theatrical debut in William Inge comedy The Dark at the Top of the Stairs as a shy schoolboy. Grandfather Ed Wynn 73 travels from Beverly Hills with Keenan and Tracy Wynn to attend. Ned receives a gold disc listing Wynn family debuts from 1902 to 1960.

Wynn Jolla Calif Ed Wynn Ned Wynn Beverly Hills Ned Keenan Tracy William Inge

Patterson Off For Bouts In Sweden

World Heavyweight Champion Floyd Patterson flew to Copenhagen en route to Sweden for exhibition bouts. He recently regained the title from Sweden's Ingemar Johansson and said he is ready to defend anytime between now and early next year. Patterson did not confirm talks with Johansson and prefers an early date to allow a second bout later in the year.

New York Floyd Patterson Copenhagen Sweden Patterson Ingemar Johansson Johansson

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