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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1968

Page

7

Westland Allied Girls Bowling Standings and Scores

standings show Westland Allied Girls leading summer play at Pastime Lanes with team totals and high singles. Tiger Cats and Chestnuts post notable scores, while Slow Pokes and Pin Shakers compete in the Slow Pokes 8 8 standings and other league groups report high singles and triples for both ladies and men across multiple weeks and divisions.

Westland-Allied Girls Tiger Cats Wild Cats Pussy Cats Kitty Cats OBA Poton V. Soulard Allied Bergeron P. Oxton Alli T. Bergeron Hell Cats Tigers Rae R. Boynan R. Desrosirs J. Montpas Si Gers Sheltra Realty Twisters Westland - Allied Girls Big Dippers Merit & Ays Milky Ways Wee Wishnicks L. Nobodies Tiger Cats Wild Cats Totsk Iners G. Pag Peanuts Rollers Hi Lo’s V.lp.s Blas Girls Ie the Jets Lu Lu the Saints V.i.p.’S L. Lessard

New Talent May Keep Browns On Top In 1967

HIRAM Ohio AP Blanton Collier counts on a mix of veterans and newcomers to lift the Cleveland Browns near the NFL top. Frank Ryan back from injuries leads a receiving corps of Warfield Morin and Collins while battles for the backup quarterback job include Bill Nelson and Gary Lane. Ernie Green suffers a knee ligament injury delaying his return, with Larry Conjar ready to step in. Leroy Kelly anchors the rushing attack after a 1205 yard season, and Charley Leigh and Reece Morrison push for backfield time alongside rookie Harry Olszewski. A racial incident earlier this year led to player cuts, but the club aims to stay competitive as season opens.

Hiram Ohio Blanton Collier Cleveland Browns Browns Dallas Los Angeles Miami Frank Ryan Paul Warfield Milt Morin Gary Collins Ryan Ittsburgh Bill Nelson Gary Lane Ernie Green Cleveland Rams New Orleans Larry Conjar Notre Dame Wings Green Leroy Kelly Jim Brown Kelly Charley Leigh Hapna Collier Leigh Reece Morrison Southwest Texas State College Harry Olszewski Clemson Jim Houston John Wooten Washington Redskins Ross Fichtner Fichtner New Orleans Saints Houston

Patriots Offense Hopes High For Dolphins Game

The Boston Patriots hope to score a first touchdown in tonight's exhibition against the Miami Dolphins. QB Mike Taliaferro leads a rebuilt backfield with Aaron Marsh and R.C. Gamble, while Jim Nance remains the only holdover. The Dolphins bring rookie Kim Hammond to his first pro start, expected to play about three quarters.

Jacksonville Fla Boston Patriots Miami Dolphins Jim Nance Mike Taliaferro Aaron Marsh R.C. Gamble Taliaferro New York Jets Babe Parilli Pats New Orleans Pets Jets Dolphins Kim Hammond Florida State George Wilson Hammond Berieve Theother

Baseball Standings and Schedule Notes From Major Leagues

American League standings show Detroit leading with 81 wins, Baltimore 73, Boston 68, Cleveland 61, Oakland 62, New York 59, Minnesota 59, California 57, Chicago 52, Tash'n 47 with varying games back. Tonight’s schedule includes California at Oakland and Detroit at New York among others. two twilight games listed. In the National League St Louis leads with 81 wins, San Francisco 67, Cincinnati 65, Chicago 68, Atlanta 66, Pittsburgh 61, Philadelphia 58, Los Angeles 54. Upcoming games include Philadelphia at Atlanta and New York at Cincinnati. In Pownal, Endee Lee wins a $1,200 mile and a sixteenth at Green Mountain in 1:49.3.

Lig Associated Pressmerican League W. L. Pet. G.B Detroit Baltimore Boston Cleveland Oakland New York Minnesota California Chicago Tash’n Washington Cincinnati Pittsburgh San Fran Schedy Philadelphia Atlanta Houston Los Angeles St. Louis San Francisco Los Ang

South Portland Nine In Regional Baseball Event

In Middletown Connecticut the New England Regional Ameri can Legion Baseball Tourna ment was delayed by rain. The Middletown versus West Warwick game was called in the first inning with runners on base and has been postponed to 1 p.m. Friday. Friday’s slate has South Portland Maine vs White River Junction Vermont at 5 30 p.m. and the loser faces Manchester New Hampshire at 8 30 p.m. East Massachusetts will meet South Portland in a 2 p.m. Saturday game after a 7 6 Thursday win. Manchester New Hampshire knocked out Sharon Connecticut 5 2 earlier Thursday.

Middletown White River Junction Manchester N.H Mass South Portland Maine Sharon Conn

Nevele Pride Favored in Hambletonian Hope at Du Quoin

Stanley Dancer pins Hambletonian hopes on Nevele Pride as the 1-9 favorite in the eight-horse field at Du Quoin. Snow Speed trades as 5-1 second choice after beating Nevele Pride in the recent Review Futurity. Other contenders include Laree an over, Keystone Starlet, Master Yankee, Dark Hanover and Carolyn Sue in a single starting row.

Nevele Pride Ayres Snow Speed Ralph Baldwin Springfield Nevele Y ‘Haughton Stone Spartan del Miller Dark Hanover Sanders Russell Master Yankee Jimmy Larente Keystone Joe O’ Brien Coleman Jerry Graham Carolyn Sue Jerry Coleman

Alaska Tops Nation In Per Capita Flying

Alaska ranks as the flyingest state in the union on a per capita basis with one aircraft for every 100 persons, compared with Nevada the runner up with one aircraft for every 625 persons.

Alaska Union Nevada

Maine Briefs highlight will and local politics across state

The Maine AP briefs report Peter A. Anderson's will leaving 130000 to friends and relatives with the residue to his widow and to relatives in Sweden, a Maine delegate backing Humphrey at the Democratic National Convention, a Farmingdale man Raymond A. French killed in an auto truck collision, Cape Elizabeth town manager Allen M Marks elected president of the Maine Town and City Manager's Association, a title dispute delaying Maine's Veterans Memorial Cemetery work with bids from Dostie Bros., and a Maine Supreme Court upholding a fishway ban amid a land use dispute at the state’s coast.

Associated Press Portland Peter A. Anderson Anderson Lillian Realttves Sweden Chicago Maine Hubert Humphrey Evelyn S. Jephson Waldoboro Eugene J. McCarthy Penaman Washingon Richmond Farmingdale Raymond A. French Wallace Umberhind CRON Allen M Marks Cape Elizabeth Orono Forest F. French James E. Hannigan Pittsfield Augusta Kennebec County New Veterans Memorial Cemetery Bny Dostie Bros Dostie American Legion Legislative Gerald E. Bond

Quick Quiz: westernmost pores in the United States

Reader quiz asks where the westernmost pores are in the United States and which state leads in apriculture, with the answer suggesting California.

United Wie

Poetry Prizes Awarded At Ocean Park

Ina Ladd Brown of Bangor won both judges first and second in the Maine Writers Conference poetry contest for New England Ghosts. Other prizewinners include Jeanor Lane Harte Cord, N H. Helen Fountain Plainfield N J. Sarah Bridge Graves Saco. Katherine Saunders Norwood Mass. Julia Anna Cook Alfred. Beulah Fender Son Smith Wells. and several honorable mentions Arthur L Atwood Brockton Mass Ethel M Johnson Brownfield Blanche Clark.

Brockton Mass Ethel M. Johnson Brownfield Blanche Clark

Maine court clears Kennebec dam as not a nuisance

In Augusta the Kennebec River dam at the Bates Manufacturing mill was ruled not a public nuisance by the court. The decision states no monee and confirms Commissioner Ronald T. Speers has discretionary authority. The plaintiff Gemma M. Dumont sought a fishway and court had previously rejected the petition.

Kennebec Augusta Gemma M. Dumont Ronald T. Speers Speers Bates Mfg. Co

Boston Beacons Face Washington Whips At Fenway Park

Boston Beacons bid for a third win in four as they host the Washington Whips at Fenway Park in a North American Soccer League meeting. The Beacons, chasing the Atlantic Division lead, have won 2-1 and 2-1 after an opening 3-2 defeat.

Boston Boston Beacons Washington Whips Fenway Park Atlanta Whips Beacons

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