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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1962
Page
5
Tryouts for the St Andre grammar school baseball team are set for Monday through Thursday next week at St Louis High School field starting at 5 30 p m daily. St Andre students interested should attend or contact Robert Provencher 19 Miller Avenue Biddeford.
The column surveys Washington county sports drought and the Maine Youth Conservation Camp at Branch Pond, notes regional leagues from Calais to St Andrews New Brunswick, and recalls a Lewiston Biddeford sports writer’s 38 year journey through Maine's athletic history, ending with a promise of more local sports tales.
Dodgers top Reds 6-2 as Tommy Davis goes 3 for 4 with a double and two runs, Maury Wills swipes two bases to reach the league lead for stolen bases, while Pete Richert and Larry Sherry combine on a three hit effort. Milwaukee beats the Giants 6-4, Raymond preserves the win, Cepeda and Mays homer for the Giants, Hal Smith delivers a clutch hit for the Cubs, and Haddix beats Philadelphia as Pittsburgh pulls away early with six runs in the third. St. Louis–New York was rained out.
World featherweight champion Davey Moore dominated Finland’s Olli Maeki in 2 35 of the second round and hinted at a title defense against Sugar Ramos in Los Angeles in October. Moore, 28, has defended the title five times and remains in the NBA’s doghouse for refusing Ramos.
In Helsinki Davey Moore from Columbus Ohio stopped Olli Maeki weighing 125. Moore the world featherweight champion retained his title. Also in Helsinki Eddie Cotton from Seattle outpointed Pekka Kokonen. A third result had Lidio Guerrero from Tijuana stopping Louis Perez in Canoga Park California.
Cleveland fans witness Jim Ninowski’s debut as the Browns’ new quarterback in the second game of a doubleheader against the Pittsburgh Steelers, following Milt Plum’s Lions visit to Dallas in the opener. Other NFL exhibitions feature Packers at Cardinals, Eagles at Bears, Rams at Vikings, Giants at 49ers. In the American League, New Orleans hosts Houston, Boston welcomes Denver, and Oakland plays Dallas Texans in Midland.
The Owen-Davis American Legion post of Saco was eliminated from the New England tournament in Keene New Hampshire by Somerville Mass five unearned runs in the fifth inning. Charley Belanger led Saco with a home run and two singles. Bristol Conn won 9 8 in 11 innings over Owen-Davis in the opening round and then beat White River Junction Vt 8 1. Owen-Davis still has a Tri County title game with Stewart Morrill post of South Portland.
North Berwick Falcons, the Kennebunk Softball league champions, meet FE. R. Warren Komets, the league runner up, in an exhibition at Kennebunk High School field on Monday August 20 at 6 30 p m. League president Merle Romprey will present the championship trophy. Umpires Frank Walker and Harland Dutch will officiate as the teams collide after a season where the Falcons won four of five meetings, three extra innings and one tie.
In Amarillo Texas a boxing bout saw Benito Juarez 139 from Mexico City win by outpoint against Luis Del Gazza 145 of Wichita Kansas. The decision favored Juarez on points after ten rounds.
Snapshot of top MLB leaders: batting leaders include Robinson Cincinnati 343 at bats and T. Davis Los Angeles 168 hits with H Aaron 158. Runs Robinson 194. RBIs T Davis 120. pitching leaders Purkey Cincinnati 18 4. Koufax 209 strikeouts.
Fat bats and hot bats figures list top performers by team and league across categories. Runnels and Boston post 329 average. Pearson and Siebern lead runs with 95 and 82 for Los Angeles and Kansas City respectively. RBI leaders include Siebern and Wagner with 86 and 85. Hits crown Richardson with 152 and Rollins 150. Doubles feature Robinson 33 and Cunningham 239 combined with Rogers. Triple leaders Cimoli 13 and Lumpe 9. Home runs show Cash 32 and Killebrew 30. Stolen bases list Wood 24 and Aparicio 21. Pitching leaders include McBride 11–4 and Ford 13–5 based on 12 decisions. Strikeouts go to Pascual 150 and Pizarro 147.
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