Orioles Close In On AL Lead After 9-3 Win
The Baltimore Orioles defeated Detroit 9-3 to seize sole second place as Chuck Estrada blanked five and Gus Triandos hit his second grand slam of the week. New York and Chicago were idle, leaving Baltimore poised to seize the top if the weekend outcomes swing.
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Homers Cut Pirates Lead In Tight National League Race
Wells and Walpole driver Phillip Jamieson faced charges in Wrentham for illegal possession of a hypodermic needle and syringe. His case was postponed to September 2 for evidence hearing as state police alleged the instruments were in his vehicle. In baseball, Crandall and Hobie helped Milwaukee and Chicago win key NL games, boosting standings while Mizell’s rivals fell behind. An inside-the-park homer by Willie Mays highlighted the Giants’ win over the Dodgers and Osteen’s tough outing.
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Oilers win title with 7 6 victory over Caseys in season finale
Roy and Perreault crown Biddeford Softball champions as Oilers topple Springvale K C 74 in Memorial Field season closer. Descoteaux hits his sixth homer as Oilers pull away with four in the second. Springvale rallies in the seventh but relief pitcher Doyon secures the win. Provenscher improves to 2-0, Perreault 2-1 in the pitcher decisions.
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Elisks Bagleys To Vie For A Twin City Little League Title
In Saco and Biddeford the fall Little League finals pit Bagley’s eight win ace Don Caouette and Pat Boudreau against the Elks trio Marc Bolduc Carl Valliere and Robert Voisine. Playoff series in Memorial Field Saco start Monday at 5 20 with Saco as home team. Tuesday host Elks. potential deciding game Wednesday if needed weather permitting.
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Twilight Golf Ladies Settle at Biddeford Saco Club
Last night in the Biddeford Saco twilight tournament the winning team posted 8 percent, with Team 2 taking second at 7 44 percent, Team 1 third at 3 percent, and Team 4 fourth with 2 19. Individual scores list players from Teams 1 through 4 led by Eve Prendergast, Ruth Wooster, Jo Gelbke, and Leona Driscoll.
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Major League Leaders Summary of 196? batting and pitching leaders
A compact roll of top ML leaders shows Smith Chicago batting .325 and Sievers Chicago .315 for 300+ at bats. Mantle New York 98 runs, Maris 95 RBI, and 147 hits led by Smith Chicago. Pitching leaders include Coates New York 93 wins and .750, Perry Cleveland 156 strikeouts 714 era. Banks Chicago led home runs with 36, Mays San Francisco 92 runs, Banks 99 RBI. Coach John Cooney of the White Sox had a 1921 Braves start and finished 1945 in Kansas City as an outfielder.
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Baseball Standings and Weekend Results Snapshot
The chart shows standings with New York leading the National League and Cleveland and Boston in close races. Weekend results include Boston 10, Cleveland 7. Baltimore 9, Detroit 3. Washington 9, Kansas City 0 with next games listed for Thursday through Sunday across multiple venues and doubleheaders noted.
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Caron Leads Voltigeur Shuffleboard Standings
Yvon Caron remains atop the Voltigeur club shuffleboard tournament after three weeks, having won five of six. Fern Marcotte and Emile Picard are 4-2 in second place. Romeo Provencher is 3-3. Ronald Caron Rheal Caron Lou Martel Adrien Petit sit 2-4, while Ernest Corriveau and Joseph Pelletier each have one win.
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Williams To Get Detroit Welcome
Ted Williams Night set for Briggs Stadium on September 7 as the Detroit Tigers host the Boston Red Sox. Tigers president Dewitt honors the Boston slugger for thrilling fans nationwide. Detroit mayor Miri ani to proclaim the day, with presentations at home plate.
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New Jets Put Olympics on TV Programs
New York AP reports a busy TV week for sports fans with Olympics coverage on CBS NBC and ABC across days from Saturday through Wednesday. Highlights include Rome Olympic telecasts, Little League World Series, and game reruns with prominent stars and documentaries.
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Saco Playground Chess Championship Ends With Hawkins Win
In the Saco Recreation Center tour nament Judith Watson of Sweetser and Gilbert Hawkins of Jordan played three of five games. Hawkins won as the season closes with a playground party this morning. Next week items from the summer fairs will be judged by Harvey La montagne and winners will attend the Old Orchard Beach Animal Fair.
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Australian Miler Elliott Aims For Olympic Title Bid
Herb Elliott, 22, Australian miler and world mile record holder, expects his first Olympic appearance to feature a title bid in the 1500 meters. He reports faster workouts than ever and remains confident though cautions rivals may argue his pace from 1958. He set world marks of 3:54.5 for the mile and 3:36.0 for 1500 meters in 1958. He did not reveal tune up times for the Olympics.
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Extra Day's Racing Slated At Downs
Scarborough Downs extends the meeting one day to September 12 at the request of horsemen to bridge the gap before the Berkshire Downs track opens in Hancock Massachusetts where most plan to race.
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Fights Last Night at Madison Square Garden
In New York at Madison Square Garden Emile Griffith outpointed Florentino Fernandez. Jerry Luedee stopped Bartolo Sant. Obdulio Nunez stopped Hans Werner Wohlers. The bouts featured boxers from Cuba New Haven Puerto Rico Germany and the Dominican Republic with multiple stoppages and decisions.
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Biddeford LMS To Meet Dover Stars
The Biddeford Little Minor league All Stars will meet the Dover New Hampshire All Stars in a benefit game at Saco Little League field Saturday at 2 p.m. This charity event brings together teams from two communities for a afternoon of baseball.
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Water polo and boxing results from Thursday night competition
The meet opened with water polo results showing Argentina 2 2 Brazil 2 Italy 4 Romania 3 Yugoslavia 2 Netherlands 1 Japan 3 United Arab Republic 3 Africa 3 Australia 2 Russia 5 Germany 4 In boxing the first round went as expected with Jerry Armstrong of Pocatello Idaho defeating Stoyan Petrov of Bulgaria by unanimous decision Armstrong a bantamweight landed a first round knockdown and finished strong.
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