This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1973
Page
7
Horse pace and trot results for Scarborough Downs with post times from May 28 through Sept 3. Race by race listings include horse names, drivers, times, payoffs, and totals such as attendance and handle.
Baseball standings by league with teams and records. Schedules list Oakland Boston Cleveland Kansas City New York Minnesota Chicago Baltimore and other matchups. Weekend series include Kansas City Boston Milwaukee Oakland Minnesota Chicago Baltimore New York Texas Detroit California.
The page lists multiple race results with winners, payouts, and times. Kenny Vale and Markalan win respectively in two trotting events, with Quiniela and Daily Double payoffs noted. Also compiled are pacing and speed listings for entries such as Emily's Angel and Bob Bob Bobbin, alongside numerous runner names and final times.
Old Orchard Beach Little Town League President Roger Reay asks managers coaches and staff to attend an important business meeting Friday Aug 17 at the Old Orchard Beach Fire Station. The session will cover the upcoming Playoffs the Canadian Little League games here and the banquet.
Hank Aaron belted his 702nd career homer after a long drought, a three run shot off Jack Aker in the eighth inning to help the Atlanta Braves beat the Chicago Cubs 10-2. Aaron added a single and a walk in the game. Dick Lotz led early with a 67 in the USI Golf Classic opening round.
United States versus Romania in Alamo California marks a rare singles duel of top players Stan Smith and Ilie Nastase, both leaders in prize money, with a potential move to December Cleveland final. A draw decides if the match occurs Saturday or Monday at Round Hill. The winner advances to play Australia or Czechoslovakia.
Milwaukee AP report says Commissioner Bowie Kuhn did not cast the tie breaking vote on interleague play as American League owners backed it and the National League opposed it. Kuhn formed a five member steering committee to study baseball matters and report at the winter meetings in Houston. Bud Selig and Charles Bronfman commented on the outcome and the NL opposition.
Pro Football results include Pittsburgh 17 Philadelphia 3. Matchups listed: Washington at Buffalo. Baltimore at Detroit. St. Louis at Denver. Houston at Green Bay. Minnesota at Kansas City. Chicago at Miami. New England at Atlanta. Oakland at Los Angeles. New Orleans at Dallas. Cleveland at Cincinnati in Columbus. New York Giants at New York Jets in New Haven. San Diego at San Francisco. Four p.m. games noted.
Aaron belted his 29th homer off Jack Aker in the eighth inning to reach 702 career blasts and pull within 12 of Babe Ruth at 714. The Braves beat the Cubs 10-2 as Aaron hinted he may not play many more games this season.
The Buffalo Bills host Washington Redskins in their first game at the new 80,000 seat Orchard Park stadium. Rookie Joe Ferguson is tipped to start at quarterback with Jim Braxton returning at fullback and Randy Jackson in for OJ Simpson. Washington rests Larry Brown four games with Duane Thomas starting in his place as Billy Kilmer begins at QB.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.