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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1968

Page

7

Bengals Top Steelers In Morgantown Exhibition

The AFL surge continued as Cincinnati beat Pittsburgh 19-3 in Morgantown W Va, giving the AFL a 10-5 interleague edge after three losses. San Diego topped the Rams 35-13, with Green Bay, Minnesota, Chicago and New Orleans also winning NFL exhibitions as interleague play reshaped early impressions.

Associated Press Pittsburgh Steelers Cincinnati Bengals Bengals Steelers Morgantown W. Va Cincinnati AFL NFL St. Louis New York Giants New Haven Conn San Diego Los Angeles Rams Green Bay Dallas Minnesota Philadelphia Chicago Washington New Orleans Cleveland Kansas City John Hadi Jacques MacKinnon Lance Alworth Dennis Partee Rams Clint Jones Dick Gordon Jack Concannon Bill Kilmer Charlie Durkee Len Dawson

Nevele Pride Triumphs In Hambletonian Victory

Nevele Pride won the Hambletonian at Du Quoin defeating Snow Speed with Keystone Spartan second in both heats. The 3 year old trotter, driven by Stanley Dancer, finished 1:59 3-5 and 1:59 2-5 with a final time slower than the record. Pride extended his earnings to $511,400 for two years with the $56,933 first prize.

Husky Bay Pride Snow Speed Ralph Baldwin Speed Springfield Ill Sulkies Keystone Spartan del Miller Dart Hanover Sanders Russell Ayres du Quoin Mile Oval Nevele Pride Philadelphia Labron Harris Harris Murphy Whitemarsh Valley Country Club

Yankees sweep Tigers as Robinson drives four in doubleheader

Major League Stars by the Associated Press reports Bill Robinson of the Yankees stitching four hits and four RBIs as New York wins 6-5 and 5-4 in a doubleheader sweep of Detroit. Rocky Colavito earns his first major league decision with 22-3 innings of one hit relief in the opening 6-5 game victory.

Associated Press Bill Robinson Yankees New York Detroit Rocky Colavito Tigers

Baseball Player Turned Golfer Wins Pro Event

Philadelphia report notes Bob Murphy, once a pitcher with MLB dreams, shifted to golf after a shoulder injury. Guided by Florida coach Conrad Rehling, Murphy became NCAA and U S Amateur champion and joined the pro tour last January, winning his first pro event.

Philadelphia Bob Murphy Murphy University of Florida Florida A Conrad Rehling U.S

Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching Summary

A compact rundown of leaders from the major leagues including batting averages for 325 at bats with Carew and Oliva, runs by McAuliffe and Tovar, RBIs led by Harrelson and Howard, and hits by Campaneris and Aparicio. Stolen bases highlight Campaneris and Cardenal. Pitching leaders include McLain, Santiago, McDowell, Tiant, and strikeout leaders.

Carew Minn Oliva McAuliffe Det Tovar K. Harrelson Bost F. Howard Wash Campaneris Oak Aparicio Chic R. Smith Yastrzemski Fregosi Calif McCraw R. Harrelson Cardenal Cleve McLain Santiago McDowell Tiant National Ague Rose Cin M. Alou Pitt Rose Cin Brock St.l Phil Wills Marichal S.F Kline Bean Jenkins Chie Gibson

Local Council of Churches Names Series Speakers

David Swanger of Cambridge will speak on The School Drop Out Oct 21 as part of the Ad ventures in Christian Living series in Biddeford. Lectures run Mondays in October with topics on Teen A ge Drinking Poverty in the Midst of Plenty and Christian Perspective.

David Swanger Cambridge Mass Biddeford Saco Council of Churches Harvard College Homer Bryant Ocean Park United Church of Christ Crescent Street Joseph Askey Milestone Foundation Scarborough Matthew Audibert St. Francis College John L. Bryan Boston United Methodist Church New England Bryant Council John H. Jordan Council of Churches Sidney Griffith Lowell Innes Robert L. Rand Robert Cecke Harold Stevens Paul K

Vocational School Committee To Meet

A Biddeford Vocational School Building Committee meeting is set for tomorrow at 5 45 p m in the Kennedy School superintendent's office. A subsequent Biddeford school board special meeting is scheduled following the session per Supt Bruce L Smith.

Biddeford

Blood typing origins linked to rhesus monkey RH

A historical note explains that rhesus monkeys aided early blood type research by clarifying RH negative and RH positive distinctions. It notes the RH label derives from the monkey's name. The text also comments that onions are not rich in vitamins.

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