Spahn Nears 300 Wins As Milwaukee Tops Reds
The Associated Press reports Warren Spahn earned his 297th victory as Milwaukee defeated Cincinnati 13-4, narrowing the NL lead to four games. Dodgers beat Pirates 6-4, Phillies toppled Giants 10-4, Cardinals swept Cubs 10-6 and 8-5, with Spahn giving up 11 hits and a two-run homer by Wally Post.
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Warren Spahn
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
Reds
Los Angeles Dodgers
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
San Francisco
St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
Spahine
Wally Post
Howieep
Owen-Davis Caps County Legion Baseball Diadem
Stan Williams struggled in relief as Owen-Davis clinched the county Legion baseball title. Mazeroski and Nelson hit solo shots for the Pirates, while Dick Stuart homered. Tommy Davis added a Dodgers run pair. Phillies edged Giants with late three runs after tie breaking double by Tony Gonzalez and Ruben Amaro triple. Baldschun won with Bo lin taking the loss. St. Louis piled up 33 hits against the Cubs. Lindy McDaniel saved both games for Curt Simmons and Ernie Broglio. Don Elston and Jim Brewer were the losers.
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Stan Williams
Bill Mazeroski
Rocky Nelson
Dick Stuart
Pirates
Tommy Davis
Dodgers
Phillies
Giants
Tony Gonzalez
Ruben Amaro
Jack Baldschun
Bob Bolin
St. Louis
Cubs
Lindy McDaniel
Curt Simmons
Ernie Broglio
Don Elston
Jim Brewer
Major League Leaders Mentioned In Brief Statistics
Major League batting leaders include Maris of New York with 35 home runs and a .359 average, Mays of San Francisco leading NL with 8 triples and 27 homers, plus Clem ente of Pittsburgh topping at bats and hits. Latman of Cleveland tops pitching with 8 wins and 1.000 in one list, while Koufax leads strikeouts for the Dodgers. Owen-Davis Post earns a playoff win to face Caldwell Post of Portland in a state tourney, as Chenard limits Cole Post to five hits in a 2-1 victory.
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Associated Press
Howard
New York
Cash
Detroit
Maris
Gentile
Baltimore
Kubek
B. Robinson
Power
Cleveland
Wood
Landis
Chicago
Clemente
Pittsburgh
Robinson
Cincinnati
Mays
San Francisco
Cepeda
Sa Francisco
Cincinati
Pinson
Coleman
Cincinnat
Altman
Aaron
Milwaukee
Padres
Los Angeles
Miller
Koufax
Williams
Owen-Davis Post
Cole Post
Sanford
Jeff Griffith
Paul Chenard
al Martin
Brian Callahan
Bobby Hurrell
Jowett
Hurrell
Saco Post
Griffith
Kallis
Anley
Owen- Davis
Caldwell Post
Portland
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Springvale KC CRUSHES Saco Tanning In Biddeford Softball
Arnie Holland earned his fifth win without a loss as Springvale KC routed Saco Tanning 15 to 4. Holland gave up two unearned runs in the sixth and a tally in the seventh, while McKenney Heard and Garnache led Springvale with multiple hits and RBIs. Led by Belanger Clifford and Holland, the visitors piled up runs, with Wasco Sox and Le Voltigeur also winning later in the night.
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Springvale K. C
Saco Tanning
Holland
Hal
Biore
McKenney
Heard
Bidde Conten Ve . Es
partsford-Saco Lions
Bidde Holland
Norm Belanger Ford
Clifford
Bertha
Wererthiaume
Breton
Lightning
Dunton
Rochambeau Club
Mem- McKenney & Heard
Fats
Orial Field
le Voltigeur
Berthiaume
Laco Tanning
Elksfield
Garnache
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O'Breton
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Jland Heard
Memorial
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Loranger
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Lee
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Veesel Dalton
le Rece
Gen Doux
Arnache
Bite
Bertthiaume
Ledoux Cochrane
Oes
Landry
Lajeunesse
J. Tardif
Ty Cobb Dies at 74 in Georgia Cancer Stopper
Ty Cobb, legendary Georgia Peach and baseball great, dies at 74 in Atlanta after long battle with prostate cancer. He faced diabetes and heart disease, leaving a record haul of 4,191 hits and 892 stolen bases, and a career framed by a .367 lifetime average and 12 AL batting titles. Funeral services planned in Cornelia, Ga.
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Ty Cobb
Georgia Peach
Emory University Hospital
Cobb
Emory
Hugh Wood
Wood
James
Shirley Cobb
Beverly McLauren
California
Charlie Marion Lombard
Augusta
Cobbs
Frances Cass
Buffalo
N.Y
Thomas J. McGahee
Cornelia
Royston
Cobb Education Foundation
Georia
Narrows
Georgia
Atherton
Calif
Lake Tahoe
Nev
Detroit
Philadelphia
Baseball Writers
Babe Ruth
Hans Wagner
Christy Mathewson
Shrined
Hall of Fame
Rotary tops Pastime 42 in West Biddeford Little League
Carl Goodwin tossed a one hitter with 15 strikeouts for Rotary, aided by two hits from Saucier and Throumoulous. Two runs came on errors as Rotary prevailed 42. Saucier doubled in two hits. Beety and McKinney drove in runs for Western Auto in the later entry.
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Carl Goodwin
Rotary
Owen-Davis
Western Auto
Nason
Loranger
Cassavant
Beety
McKinney
Aillon
Letellier
Callahan
Cobb
Jones
East
Biddeford
Lemire Lifts Biddeford Minors Past Emond 5-4 Victory
Lemire pitched in the Biddeford Minor League game secured a 5-4 win over Emond with a decisive fifth inning run to break a 4-4 tie. Lemire was the only player on the winning team to register two hits.
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Lemire
Emond
Biddeford
Fecteau
Eee
Marcotte Seen
Bellerose
Po Collard
Desrochers
Petit
Bourque
Saucier
St. Pierre
Bissonette
Loranger
Boucher
Cyr
Dery
Huot
Balk
Um- Lapires
Remillard
Bouthot
Certe Me
Unidentified bettor nets 15040 on 2 wager at Rockingham Park
In Salem New Hampshire an unnamed player won 15040.20 dollars on a two dollar bet at Rockingham Park yesterday. The payout came from correctly predicting six straight winners in the track's Pic-Six, a betting scheme on the last six races.
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Salem
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Rockingham Park
Reach Golfers Low Scorers In Dyn Am Play
Art Dickson Jr of Old Orchard Beach shot a 66 at Martindale Country Club Auburn to win the MSGA pro am honors. His amateur partner Hertchel Bates pursued low gross while Dickson led the pro sweeps with a 48. Other area winners included Doug Doane Arundel 69 66 for second low net and Bill Bonney Arundel tied for second low gross with 74. Bates second low net 81 68. A Martindale Club hole in one by Joe Leigh capped the day with about 100 competitors.
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Art Dickson, Jr
Old Orchard Beach
Martindale Country Club
Auburn
Hertchel Bates
Dickson
Doug Doane
Arundel
Bill Bonney
Bates
Joe Leigh
Martindale Club
Baseball Standings and Scores From Monday and Wednesday
Baseball standings show Detroit, New York, Baltimore and Chicago at top with varied win totals. Monday results include New York 5 Baltimore 0 and Detroit 7 Kansas City 4. Wednesday schedule lists New York at Washington and Minnesota at Los Angeles among others.
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Detroit
New York
Baltimore
Cleveland
Chicago
Boston
Washington
Minnesota
Los Angeles
Kansas City
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Fights Last Night Card Tells Mixed Results Across Regions
Miami fighter Joe Moss stopped Sweet Jimmy Robinson in a 160 pound bout at 2 rounds in Florida. Durban’s Mike Holt fought to a 5 round decision stoppage over Alfredon Vogrig of Italy after 44 rounds, with Vogrig notching a 178 pound match.
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Associated Press
Miami
Joe Moss
Perrine
Fla
Sweet Jimmy Robinson
Kansas City
Durban
South Africa
Mike Holt
Alfredon Vogrig
Italy
Golf score roundup from Biddeford Saco event
The report lists scorers including Andy Manero of Biddeford Saco with 73 and Newman Bagley of B S 88 with 72 71 best ball. Al Simard B S posted 73 72 and Bill Duffus B S 99 with 73 70. Harvey Lamontagne Jr Willowdale shot 75, Woody Stevens Arundel 82, while Herb Tufts Arundel had no card.
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Andy Manero
Biddeford-Saco
Newman Bagley
al Simard
Bill Duffus
Harvey Lamontagne, Jr
Willowdale
Woody Stevens
Arundel
Herb Tufts
Gorham Track Adds 161000 To State Funds
The State of Maine collected 161 506 87 as its share of the pari mutuel take from Gorham Raceway six week harness racing meeting. The seven percent take includes six percent state commission and one percent stipend to Maine agricultural fairs. Total Gorham wagers reached 2 307 241 with daily average 64 062 and 96 976 attendees. Despite 14 rainy and seven cold days, Gorham promoted a rain or shine season under new management led by David A. Livingston and Morton Chatkin, adding races and quinellas and a new free pick-a-winner program.
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Maine
Gorham Raceway
Glenn W. Gibbons
Gibbons
Gorham
David A. Livingston
Morton Chatkin
Big League Stars Hit Cubs In Doubleheader Sweep
Julio Javier and Bill White each went 8-for-10 with four hits and two RBIs in both games of a 10-6 and 8-5 doubleheader sweep against the Cubs. Whitey Ford, on the mound for the Yankees, won his 17th game and extended his win streak to 11 in a 5-0 victory over the Orioles, allowing six hits while walking two and fanning nine.
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Yauniy
Big John Maddox
Maguire
Corriveau
Gauthier
L. Morin
le Voltigeur
Adrien Petit
Tony Dallaire
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Associated Press
Whitey Ford
New York Yankees
Baltimore
Mickey Mantle
Roger Maris
Pat
Yanks
Detroit Tigers
Kansas City
Trace
Early Wynn
Boston
Chicago White Sox
Ford
Mantle
Bill Skowron
Milt Pappas
Julio Javier
Bill White
Cards
Cubs
Yankees
Orioles
Winona Club Hosts Morning Coffee Gathering
Mrs. Russel K. Smith entertained the Winona avenue club and guests at a morning coffee in the first of summer get-togethers. President Mrs. C. Ben Westgate poured. centerpiece featured roses. Guests signed the book from Ocean Park, Haverhill, Everett, Acton, Reading, Waltham, Portsmouth, Lebanon and New Jersey.
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Russel K. Smith
Winona Avenue Club
C. Ben Westgate
Ocean Park
Hazel Osgood
Helen Johnson
Helen Smith
Edna Sulis
Gloria Stickney
Dorothy Henley
Carrie Groves
Elsie Burns
Betty Hill
Ruby Fraser
Carrie Lawton
Marilyn Hill
Haverhill
Mass
Ruth M. Bullock
Lucy . Sawyer
Everett
Bessie Tabor
Acton
Martha C. Southworth
Reading
Marjorie Sulis
Waltham
Edith Wagner
Portsmouth
N.H
Betty Connell
Lebanon
Marjorie Cole
New Jersey
Mary MacDonald
Medford
Olive Westgate
Russell K. Smith
Kangaroos Reach Plague Proportions in Australia
Kangaroos in central and northern Australia are reported to be reaching plague levels. The growing population threatens crops and grazing lands used by cattle and sheep.
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Australia
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Friedrich Oueprenmatt
Morgan the Pirate
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