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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 10, 1964

Page

6

Paquette Stars as Merchant's Express Wins York County Tourney

Armand Paquette pitched all four Merchant's Express victories to win the York County softball tournament final 6-3 over Jack's A&W. Paquette, 43, earned MVP honors, with Leo Gauthier as top hitter alongside him. Merchant's squad beat Wells IGA, Rogers Supa Doula, and Allied Shoe to reach playoffs, then defeated Saco Tanning and Jack's A&W in the title run.

Merchant’s Express Jack A&w York Lauzon Seinette Gregoire St. Louis Mariello Dion Ehoux Cote Cartier Labbe Ottier Paquette Direti piPartier Martin Boudreau Peloquin Paris Williams Uzon Mullins le Nah Ovanensa Uthilliette Paquette Jack's Dawley L. Bouthilliette SO Car. HO Tier Trottier Ings L. Cartier Saco Tamning Gouthiliette U. — Lajeunesse Mets Ergeron Goulet Trem Jack's A&w Blay al Martin Nadeau

Seerts Saco LL Wallops 6-0 Victory Over Waldoboro

Old Orchard Beach golf results show Team 2 winning the Bem to Ble 2 Ae Mn. Fred Valliere and Alex Anastasoff lead scoring and low balls, with Class A crown contested by Prosser and Valliere. President's Cup qualifiers underway, ladies results noted at Biddeford Saco CC. South Portland notes Saco Little League 6-0 win over Waldoboro, Lane star with 3-0 tourney record. best-of-three series to start Wednesday.

Old Orchard Beach Old Orchard Beach Country Club Claire Hill Eve Prendergast Biddeford ‘Saco Country Club Rose Cote Jackie Coburn Jane Kirk Dorothy Sawyer Team Valerie McCallum Sawyer Gladys Ruben Ruth Wooster Prendergast Royal Lancers South Portland David Lane Waldoboro Gene Class Field Big Dave Saco Lane Pete Sawchik Bagley’s Boucouvalas Bagley

Horse Race Hangtag From Downs At A Glance Night

Race card style listing shows multiple claiming and maiden races with horses, owners, and jockeys. Key entries include Fur, Fluffy McDuffy. Sound of Night. Prompt Approval. Savage Heart. Soap Box. Eastie Gal. Mock Buster. Its Consus. Sailon Honey. Proud Morning. Dutch Flag. Noble Kill. Jazz Pick. Six races feature $800 to $1,000 purses with detailed lineups and results.

Fluffy McDuffy Haslander Hooper Gesualdo Bayard le Gant Maeda Howell Sullivan Gesualdo Bossaior Nash Coun Beauregard Gesualdo Gallagher Eastie Gal Mock Buster Surprise Paly Algoa Johnstone I’m Free Compton Golden Jill Parents Simple Consus Sailon DeBoise McCullagh McIninch Noble Kill Martin Montgomery Helpmeont Huslander Eastman Oarth Ashland City Zeller Pairina M DeBoise la Feuer LaMonte Cute Peter Rodgers Degages Quesada Donahue Lorraine S Crete Snooty Pr Charles Johnson Gnon Mulrooney Miller Eastman L. Winchenback Cohen R. Rasmussen Duvet Womana Olsen My Emory Gaffney G. Winchenback Span O'Gold Perrier C. Rassmussen Vonne — Jeher Genthner Raysor Money Nee Genner Kittery Mikee Howell E. Cohen King Swing Stackpole Poa Saco Rock Road LaMonte Waldoboro RBI Lane Kiperic Stewart

LL Playoffs Start Tonight at Waterhouse Field

Little League playoffs open with Butler's and Vie's Vie's each aiming for two wins in a best of three. Butler's faces Vie's at 6 PM with Steve Macomber on the mound for Butler's and Guy Laliberte to start for Vie's.

Waterhouse Field Butler’s Vie Steve Macomber Vic Guy Laliberte

Mays Stars In Giants 7 5 Win Over Reds

Willie Mays homered for the 32nd time, added a double and two singles, drove in three runs, scored twice and swiped two bases to pace San Francisco past Cincinnati 7-5. Pitching by Al Downing supported the win.

Associated Press Willie Mays Giants San Francisco Cincinnati al Downing

Fights Last Night in San Juan and Kingston Card

Fights Last Night in San Juan Puerto Rico Don Johnson 129 Los Angeles stopped Marius Morales 133 Pu erto Rico Frankie Narvarez 137 New York stopped Bob Scanlon 138 San Francisco Kingston Jamaica Bun ny Grant Jamaica outpointed Alfredo Urbina Mexico 10 lightweights Percy Bayles Jamaica stopped Dave Hilton Canada 3 lightweights Kid Bassey Jamaica outpointed Sugar Cliff Miami 10 lightweights.

Associated Press San Juan Puerto Rico Don Johnson Los Angeles Marius Morales Frankie Narvarez New York Bobby Scanlon San Francisco Kingston Jamaica Bunny Grant Alfredo Urbina Mexico Percy Bayles Dave Hilton Canada Kid Bassey Sugar Cliff Mimai

Early Negev villages thrived with ancient irrigation

Archeologists report that early dwellers in the Holy Land understood irrigation and that by 2000 B C farm villages flourished in what is now the Negev desert, illustrating ancient agricultural planning and water management.

Holy Land B.C Negev

Yankees win opener 2-1 in four-game series with Orioles

New York gains the lone victory in a four game set by taking the opener 2-1 behind a four hit performance with nine strikeouts and one walk. Baltimore answers with a 4-2 night win.

Yankees New York Baltimore Orioles

Rita Murphy Regains Her Bowling Crown

Rita Murphy wins the Twin City Ladies Bowling title at 20th Century Lanes by 45 pins over Estelle Harper. Murphy posted 973 in the second half with 89 bonus pins after a brisk rally over the final six games to finish 1,932 FE. Harper totaled 967 in the second half with 86 bonus pins and 1,887 FE.

Rita Murphy Twin City Estelle Harper Murphy R. Murphy Harper

Giants rally behind Mays for two weekend wins over Reds

Willie Mays carried the San Francisco Giants with a 1-0 win over Cincinnati and a 7-5 victory the next day, tripling his season hits. He homered, doubled, and collected four hits to spark the sweep while Billy O'Dell and strong bullpen support preserved the late-season momentum. The Giants remained two games behind the Phillies as Mays fueled a prolific two-game stretch despite a cold.

Orioles Beat N Y Yankees In Crucial Series Finale

The Orioles defeated the Yankees 4-2 at Yankee Stadium to take two of four in August and widen their AL lead to two games. Al Downing pitched well in the 2-1 first game loss, while Baltimore benefited from solid defense and timely hitting as Gary Peters and Bill Monbouquette contributed elsewhere in the league. The White Sox and Tigers also posted key wins as the pennant race tightens across the league.

Alex Johnson Danny Cater Bunning Joe Christopher Mets Pagliaroni Don Schwall al McBean Pirates Schwall Bob Buhl Milwaukee Lemaster Braves Don Drysdale Joe Torre Nate Oliver Tommy Davis Sadecki Colts Cardinals Dick Groat Tom McCarver Walt ‘Bond New York Yankees Baltimore Orioles Yankee Stadium Yankees Baltimore New York Orioles Chicago White Sox Yanks al Downing Hank Bauer White Sox Chicago Boston Ed Bressaud Dick Stuart Bill Monbouquette Comiskey Park Norm Cash Tigers al Kalinel Bill Freehan Julio Navarro Joe Sparma Ttwo Terry Fox A’s Denny McLain Cleveland Sonny Siebert

Baseball standings and results from Saturday and Sunday

The American League table shows Baltimore leading with 69 wins and Chicago at 67, New York 65, Minnesota 59, Boston 53, Cleveland 53, Washington 44, and Kansas City 42. Saturday results include Baltimore 6 New York 5 in 10 innings and Cleveland 16 Minnesota 8. Sunday's games saw Cleveland 7-1 Minnesota and Detroit 45 Kansas City 22. National League standings list Philadelphia 65-43, San Francisco 64-47, Cincinnati 61-51, Pittsburgh 59-63, Chicago 38-32, Milwaukee 56-54, Los Angeles 55-54, Houston 48-66, New York 34-78, with multiple results: Philadelphia 12 New York 5, Milwaukee 6 Los Angeles 2, San Francisco 7 Cincinnati 5, St. Louis 8 Houston 2. Tomorrow’s schedule includes Philadelphia at Chicago and New York at Pittsburgh.

New York Jim Bunning Frank Thomas Jim Pagliaroni Pittsburgh Chicago Cubs Denny Lemaster Milwaukee Los Angeles Dodgers Ray Sadecki St. Louis Houston Baltimore New York Yankees Chicago White Sox Boston Cleveland Minnesota Detroit Kansas City Washington Los Angeles Angels Depite Mays Giants Billy O'Dell White Sox Red Sox Detroit Tigers Indians Philadelphia New York Mets San Francisco Cincinnati Orioles Yankees Gary Peters Pete Ward Associated Press American League W. L. Pet. G.B Chicago Los Angeles Elrort Phila Phia San Fran Iago

Beech Ridge Feature Delivers Thrilling Racing Night

Large crowd over 4,000 at Beech Ridge Speedway watches Libby of Groveville win the stocks feature ahead of Peterson of Portland and Don Peterson. Vachon of Lebanon takes bomber action with Leach and Leavitt close behind as Leach leads early and Vachon surges for second on the final laps.

Scarborough Beech Ridge Speedway Phil Libby Groveville Lebanon Marty Vachon Phil Homer Drew North Yaremouth Pete Peterson Portland Bob Greeley Auburn Bob Libby Pe‘terson Pete Libby Ray Leach Arundel Leach Bob Babb Windham Biddeford Paul Tardif Babb Tardif Gardiner Leavitt Kezar Falls Bob Baker Kennebunk Pete Petersson Don Peterson Baker Leavitt Roland Couture Rochester Everett Jardine Dick Wolstenhulme Bill McGill Vachon

NFL Scores and Week Results Summary Card

St Louis defeated Green Bay 20 to 7 while Detroit beat Washington 28 to 27 and Minnesota prevailed 21 to 7 over New York. Los Angeles routed Dallas 17 to 6, Baltimore defeated Philadelphia 28 to 17, and San Francisco beat Cleveland 26 to 7.

Associated Press St. Louis Green Bay Detroit Washington Minnesota New York Los Angeles Dallas Baltimore Philadelphia San Francisco Cleveland

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