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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1968
Page
9
Officers of the Women’s Coffee League met this week to announce season plans. The league starts September 10 at 9 30 a m. Openings exist for full teams and individuals. Interested women may contact Al or Maurice Huot at the lanes.
Lillian Morin and Flossie Currier tied for top honors in the annual Ladies Summer league handicap rolloff at 20th Century Lanes. The first tie since 1955 earns both bowlers trophies and a 508 score. Twenty eight bowlers competed with Morin 508 and Currier 508, Adams 505, Beard 504.
The page lists players with scores led by L. Lessard and P. Cote both 497, with Provencher 495, Lowell 494, Gregoire 492, Tar box 492, Harrington 488, Poirier 487, Perron 485, Ridlon 485, Vose 481, Lachance 479, Dow 478, Murray 471, Lachance 471, Lombard 469, Foss 469, Boudreau 467, Bedard 463, Fortier 459, Dryden 454, Perron 443, Michaud 490 and Weiss 462.
Carl Yastrzemski hit his 16th homer and extended a hitting streak to eight games but the Oakland Athletics rallied to beat the Boston Red Sox 5 3. The loss narrows Boston’s lead for third place in the AL and sets up a final day with Dave Morehead facing Jim Nash.
Debbie Meyer and Sue Pedersen of Rio Americano High School lead the U S women’s swimming team as Meyer breaks world records at the Olympic trials in Mexico City. Meyer sets multiple marks, including 9:10.4 in the final, with Caretto and Kruse following. seven world records of 12 events are toppled.
Teen athletes dominated the Los Angeles Swim Stadium competition with Claudia Kolb 18 setting world marks in the 200 meter individual medley and 400 meter freestyle while Katie Ball 17 clocked record backstroke times. Ball’s times were 1 14.3 and 2 38.5 for 100 and 200 meters respectively.
Redskins coach Otto Graham aims to have quarterback Sonny Jurgensen risk a portion of the exhibition against Detroit as he recovers from elbow surgery last May. Jurgensen has not played this summer and his status remains uncertain.
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