Fink Low Net Winner White's Buick Tourney
Eliot Fink won the first White's Buick Open at Biddeford-Saco Country Club with a net 89-65. Bill Finch of Saco was runner-up 77-69, with a five way tie for third including Frank Jones and Dick Sawtelle.
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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1962
Page
7
Eliot Fink won the first White's Buick Open at Biddeford-Saco Country Club with a net 89-65. Bill Finch of Saco was runner-up 77-69, with a five way tie for third including Frank Jones and Dick Sawtelle.
A long list of player scores and cards from a historic meet shows many athletes with no cards and several with high totals. Standouts include C Mourmouras 124 91, J Murphy 132 86, L Watson 113 83, and A Thurlow 113 84, reflecting a wide field of performers across teams.
Washington AP report says baseball players ask to cut 1963 schedule from 162 to 153 games. The American League backs no second All-Star game. National League may consider a second game while seeking two proposed schedules. Both leagues must agree.
The Associated Press standings show New York leading the American League with a .582 mark, Minnesota at .523, Detroit and Baltimore around .500, while Washington sits at .325. National League leaders Cleveland and Los Angeles are at .566 and .549 respectively, with Pittsburgh and Cincinnati版 around .605 and .561. Lehigh football notes report near .500 season, 334 wins, 337 losses, and 39 ties.
New skipper, new mainsail, and sailmaker Torrey sidelining law practice aided Easterner to defeat Weatherly by two minutes and 14 seconds on a 23 mile windward leeward course. Owner Chandler Hovey praised the win while Ray Hunt helmed the boat amid upgrades including two spinnakers and two genoa jibs planned before mid August trials. Torrey, a former lawyer, runs a thriving sail firm and bets sails will boost performance as the competition heats up.
New York AP reports Marv Throneberry, a poor fielder and weak hitter, is the Mets symbol of ineptitude as fans boo his every move. Despite occasional luck, Throneberry’s errors and blunders fuel the team’s struggles in the fledgling Mets season.
Former world heavyweight champion Ingemar Johansson and adviser Edwin Ahlqvist depart Goteborg for Vienna for secret talks with European and U S promoters. They aim to secure a title shot and discuss a bout in Mexico City with Archie Moore, with promoters planning Johansson’s signature for a Mexican bout.
New York AP reports midseason baseball leaders with Tommy Davis of the Dodgers and Pete Runnels of the Red Sox atop the batting race. Davis hits .353 after a 16-for-31 week. Roberto Clemente climbs to second with .342. Frank Robinson rises to sixth at .340. Manny Jimenez slips to .339 as Norm Siebern sits at .319.
When fresh dill is available, include it in fish chowder and in potato salad to enhance aroma and brightness. Include a pinch in each dish toward the end of cooking or mixing. The herb pairs well with seafood and potatoes, elevating overall freshness.
In Newport on the first leg of a 23 mile windward course Columbia’s mast snapped suddenly. Sailor Jim Haslam was thrown into the sea and rescued. The accident left Nefertiti with a large lead as Easterner and Weatherly raced. A new mast is being rushed from Mamaroneck to restore Columbia’s bid.
Los Angeles AP report notes Boston third baseman Frank Malzone has the most deciding hits for the Red Sox this season with seven drives that produced the winning run in 40 victories. He bats .288 and shares the team RBI lead with Carl Yastrzemski at 51. Car rol Hardy and Pete Runnels follow with five each, while Lu Clinton and Bob Tillman have four apiece. Clinton’s include two grand slams and a pinch hit for power.
Rain postponed two junior baseball games yesterday at Saco fields. The Region 1 playoff between Owen-Davis post of Saco and Hutchinson-Boulter post of Buxton will start at 5 at Saco Memorial field. The Saco Recreation Junior league game Biddeford Coal and Oil versus Callahan's Gulf will begin at 6 at Thorn ton academy diamond.
Area golfers led the weekly pro am at Augusta Country Club with 144 players, the largest field this season. Pro Harvey Lamontagne Jr and amateur Al Lemieux of Biddeford-Saco Country Club posted 70 65 to take second low net, Arundel pro Doug Doane and Oren Tib bets 68 earned second low gross, four strokes behind winners Al Biondi and Dr Oakley Melendy. Doane also shot 70 to win the pro sweeps.
Building Inspector Peter W. Hellige issued four permits in Saco totaling an estimated $1,000. L. G. Clark, 5 Eagle avenue, 18x7 dormer ($350). Raynald G. Janelle, 52 Cumberland avenue, 14x20 garage ($50). Bato Shaban, 52 Glenwood avenue, 9x20 addition ($100). Dodge Wood, 19 Washington avenue, 16x22 garage and 6x10 breezeway ($500).
New York fashion week showcased fall and winter lines from Harry Frechtel Edward Abbott and Harvey Berin emphasizing health and comfort amid cold. A pink nosed fur hat and muffling collar led the look while Nehru style coats and sari brocades hinted at Jackie Kennedy influence.
The Kennebunkport playhouse owner cites racial prejudice as a factor in Raisin in the Sun failing to draw summer crowds. Only one white cast member, Claudia McNeil, performed with seven hotels refusing lodging for her. audience refunds followed ads showing Negro actors. The show, last week in town, posted the smallest summer attendance in the theater’s history.
Maine earned national recognition for pedestrian safety, one of three states to receive the American Automobile Association special citation for lowering pedestrian deaths by 20 percent in 1961. Col. Robert Marx received the Outstanding Leadership award for achieving 100 percent participation in Maine communities for the National Pedestrian Protection program.
A 15-year-old Winthrop boy awaiting trial for the fatal stabbing of 14-year-old Avis Longfellow near her East Winthrop summer cottage was ordered committed to Augusta State Hospital for mental observation. Justice Charles A. Pomeroy approved the commitment on his attorney’s motion. The youth, Ralph T. Park, faces a murder charge from the October grand jury term. a two-year-old boy present at the scene was wounded but has recovered.
Washington AP The government dropped a misdemeanor assault charge against Teamsters Union President James R Hoffa due to conflicting accounts of the incident at union headquarters. Samuel Baron alleged Hoffa shoved him and knocked him down twice, while six Teamsters witnesses offered different versions. Baron showed facial injuries and said he was pressured to drop the case.
Goldwater argues the new Citizens for Eisenhower organization mirrors the 1952 group and could split the party if its members do not work through regular Republican channels. National Chairman William E. Miller vows close cooperation with established party entities to avoid duplication.
The TU114, described as the world's largest commercial aircraft, completed a survey flight on a Moscow to Havana route, signaling expansion of Soviet air travel.
Washington AP reports the Senate agreed to a crucial vote on the health care for the aged a week from today after bargaining with Republican leaders. Final action on Kennedy's Social Security health plan shifts to next week with a roll call Tuesday to determine tabling the proposal by Senator Clinton P. Anderson.
Augusta Maine officials warn crops and woods face serious damage without more rain. Agricultural Commissioner E L Newdick says summer crops require at least one inch of rain weekly through Aug 1, not currently received. Deputy Forestry Commissioner Fred Holt says camp fire permits may be restricted if rain is again insufficient to ease parched woodlands.
In New York's Lake Champlain a skin diver Paul Davignon of Schenectady, 30, drowned yesterday during a search for Bruce Piper, 18, of Chappaqua who disappeared Saturday while skindiving. Davignon's body was recovered.
Dr Guerin running for councilman in ward 7. The Guerins reside at 242 South Street. He supports the Gilbert R Boucher platform and urges civic responsibility. Boucher announced his mayoral candidacy in June.
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