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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1967
Page
6
The Angels struggled at the plate in a seven inning loss to the Red Sox as Jim Lonborg and Jose Santiago held them to four hits. Don Mincher hit a two run homer in the seventh, while Joe Foy and George Thomas also went deep for Boston. The Red Sox won 3 2 in Anaheim despite Lynn Lonborg’s seven strong innings.
National League race figures show St Louis Chicago and San Francisco in pursuit with Philadelphia and Cincinnati close behind. Wednesday results include Philadelphia over Houston and Atlanta over Chicago. American League matches feature Chicago Minnesota Detroit and Boston leading the standings with several notable scores from midweek games.
Wilhelm Bungert, 28, aims to beat Australia’s John Newcombe and become the first German to win Wimbledon. He plans a conserving, energy efficient final after defeating Roger Taylor in a grueling semifinal. Newcombe advanced by beating Nikola Vidovic, as American women prepare for semifinals on center court.
Kennebunk Lions baseball action featured in Babe Ruth League events. Local youths compete with teams across the league, showcasing rising stars and community support for youth athletics.
Portland boxersJohnson of New Jersey and Mims of Washington meet in an eight round headline. The undercard features four and a half rounds of action with up and comers and veterans scheduled at the Exhibition Building.
ATLANTA AP West stars fret that the East leads publicity as Saturday night’s Coaches All America game nears. West coach Bob Devaney, Nebraska, says he’s glad if his players feel slighted and believes it could help the West in the game.
UCLA halfback Mel Farr complains the East is getting most of the hype for the national televised game in Atlanta. He says West players feel overlooked but refuse to count themselves out as they prepare to lead the rushing attack against the East.
Hank Aaron, batting .331 with 21 homers, was walked in the first and third innings and again in the eighth as Chicago pitched around him. He then homered off Chuck Hartenstein for Atlanta in a 4-2 win that tightened the NL race. The Cubs dropped their third straight to the Braves.
Chico Ruiz pinch hit in the 10th for Cincinnati and doubled, stole third, and scored on Nelson Briles' wild pitch to beat St. Louis 2-1. Aaron hit a 3-run homer to lift Atlanta over Chicago 4-2 as Nye limited Aaron for three trips first. Dodgers edge Pirates 4-3, Giants top Mets 2-1, Phillies beat Astros 3-2.
In Indianapolis touring golfers and the PGA clashed over veto power amid plans for a Sinatra event. Max Elbin warned replacements could join the tour if demands were not met, while Dan Sikes withheld a statement after a two hour meeting at the Speedway Clubhouse.
The California Angels beat Boston 4 3 on a ninth inning homer by Don Mincher after a late rally by the Red Sox. Boston had taken a 3 2 lead on George Thomas two run shot but Angels answered in the bottom of the frame. Thomas homered filling in for injured George Scott and Joe Foy also homered for Boston. The win moved the Angels to 21 8 for the season and kept them seven games behind Chicago with a four game set against Detroit looming.
The sixth weekly 20th Century Men's league handicap rolloff is at 7 pm Friday. Defending champion Gordon Michaud led last week and former winners include Ricky Lemieux Dennis Nadeau and Le Roy Kalex. The five game event lists entries until rolloff time with prizes based on entries. expected bowers include Desrosiers Marcotte Grenier Desmarais Binette Morin Daudier Kimball Buzzell Paul Neault Goldthwaite Clark Menard and others.
Billy Casper opened defense of his Speedway Open with high regard for the remodeled course. He shot a lower-par 73 in a pro am event, saying the course is a thousand percent better and plays very long, making scoring difficult. The Speedway layout was rebuilt after objections from players following the 1966 tournament.
Philadelphia defeated St Louis 3 2 while Toronto posted a 1 0 win over Dallas in the other match. Boston beat San Francisco 2 1, Chicago 2 Los Angeles 2 and New York 1 Vancouver 1 with no games scheduled on Thursday featuring United Association Cleveland 0 Detroit 0.
George Scott drew a walk off Lonborg and took the loss as Brunet withstood a late Red Sox rally. Reggie Smith and Mike Andrews had the only other hits off Brunet, the former run down on a steal attempt in the second and the latter a leadoff single in the sixth.
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