State Skeet Titles Set Across Five Divisions in Maine
Black Sunday skeet meets kick off at 10 a m with five divisions where each town shoots for its money prizes 50 30 20 on high gun. Prizes include chevrons and trophies for resident winners and runners up plus non resident winner trophies. Nearby events include Maine five man team championship Maine All Gauge two man team championship and Maine high overall championships offering chevrons and trophies to top resident totals. The day ends with Maine Ladies and Maine Junior championships each 50 targets with resident trophies.
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Maine
Kennebunk High Football Adds Eight Game Schedule
Kennebunk High School will hold football physicals Friday at 4 30 pm with uniforms distributed Saturday morning The Rams play an eight game slate starting September 16 at Fryeburne and featuring Exeter Old Orchard Beach Norway Paris Gould Academy Westbrook and Biddeford Home games begin at 1 30 pm on Saturdays
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Ken Parady
Kennebunk
Rams
Septeber
Widup
Old Orchard Beach Seagulls
Fryeburg Academy
Gould Academy of
Bethel
Norway
Paris
Exeter
N.H
Westbrook High
Fryeburne
Peac
Train Academy
Biddeford
Gould Academy
Westbrook
Old Orchard Beach
Paul Tardif Tops Bomber Classic at Beech Ridge
Paul Tardif of Biddeford won the bomber feature at Beech Ridge Speedway in West Scarborough. Ralph Cusack of Scarborough won the 40 lap stock car race, with trophy presentation by Mrs. Don Tetreault of Verdun, Quebec. Other results list Homer Drew and Gardiner Leavitt among top finishers in qualifying and semis.
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Biddeford
Paul Tardif
Beech Ridge Speedway
Scarborough
Ralph Cusack
Don Tetreault
Verdun
Quebec
Phil Libby
Groveville
Dick Wolstenhulme
Widham
Wolstenhulme
Roger Shaw
Gorham
Libby
Cusack
Russ
Nutting
Limerick
Homer Drew
Raymond
Eddie Mains
Forrest Varney
Tardif
Gardiner Leavitt
Kezar Falls
Wolsenhhulme
Hugh Meserve
Bar Mills
Bob Babb
New Gloucester
Don Peterson
Portland
Reds Sweep Dodgers For First Doubleheader Shutout Since 1935
Pitching by Bob Purkey and Jim O'Toole carried the Reds to a 6-0 opener and 8-0 second game, moving Cincinnati back to first place. Roger Maris paced the Yankees with four RBIs on homers 47 and 48 in a 5-4 win over the White Sox.
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Associated Press
Bob Purky
Jim O'Toole
Reds
Dodger
Purkey
O'Toole
Roger Maris
Yankees
White Sox
Rochambeau Edges Wasco Sox In Biddeford Softball Clash
Rochambeau, winner in seven of nine, defeated Wasco Sox 12 to 6 in Biddeford league action. Red Genest hit the game’s only homer, part of a six-run Rochambeau second inning, with Binette, Gagne, Genest, and Tanguay leading a 2-hit effort for Rochambeau while Beatty, Hardy, and R Morin each had two for Wasco.
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Rochambeau
Wasco Sox
Biddeford
Red Genest
Campeike
Binette
R. Gagne
Genest
Tanguay
Beatty, Hardy
R. Morin
Wasco
Wasco Sox Ab
Hpoa E Grant
J. Tuttle
Beatty
G Morin
Chevalier
Porell
Hussey
Berthiaume
Morin
Clegs
Tanguay Ander
Grant
Binette, and. Tanguay
Lajeunesse
Mondori
Bolduc
Mariello
Tardif
Otlers
Owen-Davis
Hebert
Brothers
Belan
Davis
Gregoire
Laro
Belanger
Gles
Nason
Nademi
Eee
Yoho
Seeee
O Grant
Lambert Belanger
O Lane
Steerer
Ruel
Cf O Nason
C 'J. Lauzier
Cobb
Metayer
Paquette
Rossignol
Doyle
St. Onge
Caddigan
LaMarre
Beety
Larochelle
Serene
St. Louis
Bagley
Hpo
Duranceau
Gagne
Canborn
Fecteau
Desrocher
Cote
Caouette
Lambert
J. Lauzier
Villandry
Labranche
Reds Sweep Dodgers in Chicago Night Showdown
The Cincinnati Reds crushed Los Angeles 6-2 and 8-0 in Dodger Stadium to reclaim first place in the NL pennant race. Bob Purkey and Jim O'Toole pitch two-hitter and near no-hit performances as Frank Robinson and Gene Freese power the attack with multi RBI games. The Dodgers slump extends to four straight losses, the first time this year.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati Reds
Los Angeles Dodgers
Dodgers
Los Angeles
Reds
San Francisco
Milwaukee
Brooklyn
Carl Hubbell
Clyde
Slick)Castleman
New York Giants
Bob Purkey
Chicago Cubs
Frank Robinson
Gene Freese
Purkey
O'Toole
Robinson
Freese
Orlando Cepeda
Felipe Alou
Giants
Ray Sadecki
Jack Sanford
Spahn
Pirates
Braves
Frank Thomas
RBI
Ed ‘Mathews
Bob Friend
Maris pursuit of Babe Ruth's home run mark gains pace
Roger Maris, homering in six straight games, sits on 48 with 36 games left, chasing Babe Ruth's 1927 single season record. Yankees win 5-4 over the White Sox on Ruth anniversary as Ford Frick's 154- to 162-game adjustment reshapes the pace. Baltimore, Detroit, and Cleveland win to stay in pennant chase amid late-season notes.
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Associated Press
Wahoo
Sam Crawford
Nap Lajoie
Roger Maris
Gold
Babe Ruth
Crawford
Lajoie
Billy Pierce
New York Yankees
Chicago White Sox
Ruth
Maris
Yankees
Ford Frick
New York
Detroit
Tigers
Baltimore
Cleveland
Boston
Washington
Loreles
Kansas
Sox
Warren Hacker
Bob Cerv
Ralph Terry
Turk Lown
Jackie Brandt
Brooks Robinson
Jim Gentile
Milt Pappas
Jim Bunning
Senate interrupted by Roger Maris home run update
Senator Milton R. Young announced Roger Maris, the North Dakota born Yankee with 48 homers, hit two more in the day’s games, predicting he would break Babe Ruth’s world record. Senators then resumed debate on foreign aid.
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Washington
Senate
Milton R. Young
R-N.d
Roger Maris
North Dakota
Young
Maris
New York
Boothbay Harbor leads Adams Cup semi final in sailing
Eastern Yacht Club of Marblehead Massachusetts won the semis with 1844 points in the Adams Cup women’s sailing races. Kirkemuit Yacht Club and Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club followed with 172 and 151 points respectively, set to meet Balboa California on August 28 for the cup.
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Boothbay Harbor
Eastern Yacht Club
Marblehead
Mass
Kirkemuit Yacht Club
North Shore Racing Association
Massachusetts Bay
Old Hidden Ball Trick Catches Gene Stephens
Kansas City beat Minnesota 12 7 as Gene Stephens was nailed by a hidden ball trick on second base in the ninth inning. Minnesota’s Billy Martin executed the play, prompting Stephens to admit he learned a lesson from the old baserunning trap.
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Gene Stephens
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Kansas City
Minnesota
Stephens
Billy Martin
Martin
Biddeford Saco Golf Results and Alex Chisholm Qualifier
Steve Polackwich won low gross with 36 in the Wednesday night sweepstakes at Biddeford and Saco Country Club. Joe Desrochers took first net 47-33, while Al Simard, Bob Spears and Dave Webb tied for second net with 34. Dave Polackwich shot 75 gross to lead the Alex Chisholm Memorial junior tournament qualifier. match play starts this week with Ernie Tate vs Dave McNabb. In horse racing, defending champ Bob Polackwich and others drew byes in the Downcast Handicap at Scarborough Downs on Aug. 19. noted entrants include Melson of White Oak Stable and Golden Sixties of the Baer Stable.
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Steve Polackwich
Biddeford and
Saco Country Club
Joe Desrochers
al Simard
Bob Spears
Dave Webb
Dave Polackwich
Alex Chisholm
Biddeford
Ernie Tate
Dave McNabb
Bob Polackwich
Eric Cote
Mike Roberge
Norman Jolin
Dan Polackwich
Dennis McNabb
Ron Bagley
Scarborough Downs
Charles W. Smith
Melson
Arthur W. Abbott
White Oak
Rye, N. Y
Golden Sixties
Baer
Atlantic City N. J
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Goodwins Mills
Maine Skeet Shooting Association
York County Fish and Game Association
Kennebunk Drive-In Theatre
U. 8
Rt. 1
Hoodlum Priest
Don Murray, Cindi Wood Plus
Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr
Robert Mitchum
Turner
United Artists
Joshua Logan
Anchor Theatre
Isle of Levan
Els
Parrish
Claudette
Colbert
Walden Ea Wand Parrish
Stevens Dune
Merlin Ian Ren
Glenn Miller
Ray McKinley
Saco
Scarboro Line
Praroun Presents
Fred Astaire
Debbie Reynolds
Lille Palmer
Tab Hunter
Specadon
Nasi
Bodad Way
Bemut
Tommy Sands
Fabian Jan Sterling
Love IN
City Theatre
Mon
White Way
Old Orchard Pier Palace Amusement
William Holden
Nancy Kwan
Susie Wong
Richard Widmark
Elaine Stewart
Oilers
Roy and Perreault
le Voltigeur
Descoteaux
LeVoltigeur
Garon
Roy
Perreault
Gagne Genesteer
Raybine
D. Gagne
Mondor
I Clegg
Rho
Gauthier
Guay
Seeewe Moulton Eveeter 'Marcotle
Pelletier Eeeereee Gagnon
Idox
le Voltiegeur
Maddox
Doyon
Langelier
Don Armor
Neil Serose
Biddeford High
Waterhouse Field
Lloyd Johnson
Billy Oakes
Doug Mathieu
Roger Dutil
Serpico
Gerry Dearborn
Cubs
Don Cardwell
Chris Short
Phils
Cincincinnati
Pittsburgh
Green Bay
Dallas
Buffalo
Son Diego
Houston
Honey
Cassavant
Mercier
Owen- Davis
Loranger
Chorozy
Saco Little League Park
Bruce Stackpole
Alice Foran
Jeanette Mercier
Rosa Gerry
Ruth Stackpole
Florence Grace
Maine Sports
Twen
Tee Oita
Blin Ss
Arundel
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