Giants Boost NL Lead With Comeback Over Cubs
San Francisco clings to a 6-5 win as Jim Davenport belts a two-out infield single in the 10th inning. Willie Mays returns with a pinch hit single, Sam Jones strikes out the last two Cubs for his 14th win. Antonelli battles control as Chicago rallyes to take a 5-2 lead before the Giants rally to retake first.
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Associated Press
Johnny Antonelli
Seals Stadium
San Francisco Giants
Willie Mays
Sam
San Francisco
Jones
Cubs
Antonelli
Giants
Bobby Thompson
Alonzo Johnson Beats Pastrano For 10 Round Decision
In Louisville Willie Pastrano suffers a unanimous 10 round loss to Alonzo Johnson. Johnson, a former Braddock barber, uses a punishing body attack to slow Pastrano, who reports a rusty feeling after a February layoff. Johnson's 13th straight win improves his record to 18-1. The fight was nationally televised.
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Louisville
Willie Pastrano
Alonzo Johnson
Johnson
Braddock
Pastrano
Jhis
Mike Bazzone
Willie
Bazzone
Jonson
Leclair Lifts Little League Over Caouette In Tight Classic
In a 5 to 2 battle Caouette homered and Leclair earned the win for Bagley’s, with strong pitching and steady defense. Leclair struck out eight as Wilcox took the loss amid a 2 hour 20 minute game marked by Leclair’s 1 hit, Janson’s 3, and several late runs.
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Tees
Leclair
Leblanc
Goodwin
Shea
Norrad
Wilcox
Ett Bagley
Owen Davis
Caouette
Bonang
Z. Kurlanska
Bagley’s
Owen-Davis
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Nason
Callahan
Janson
Clarke
Armitage
Rho
Dubuc
Labbe
Yomey
Bineau
Pitc
Young Golfer Tommy Sheltra Sets Miniature Course Record
Carl Sheltra took 15 year old Tommy to the Portland road miniature golf course in Saco to teach putting. Tommy shot a 34 to break the existing 37 record by three strokes, though the par is 47. The elder Sheltra had previously scored a hole in one at Arundel golf course.
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Carl Sheltra
Tommy
Carl
Arundel
Portland Road
Saco
Bill Harvey
Sheltra
Al Schroll To Make His First Big League Start
Al Schroll the Boston right hander with one lung gets his first major league start tonight against Kansas City after a week with the A’s. Boston lost 3-1 to Kansas City as Bud Daley improves to 10-6 and the Red Sox slide in the standings. Schroll impressed in relief last Sunday against Cleveland as he allowed no walks and fanned four in six innings. The Royals moved to nine wins in 11 games with help from singles by Snyder Williams and Maris and a Dick Williams homer in the fifth.
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Dodgers
Cardinals
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Gino Cimoli
Joe Adcock
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RBI
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Pizarro
Bucs
Jay Hook
Phils
Sawatski
Phillies
Jim Owens
Reds
Eddie Kasko
Kansas City
al Schroll
Boston
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Schroll
Minto
Albany
Jack Burns
Cleveland
Indians
Bud Daley
Johnny Bucks
Pete Runnels
Viv Wertz
Jackie Jensen
Gene Stephens
Gary Geiger
Ted Williams
Don Buddin
Russ Snyder
Dick Williams
Roger Maris
Frank Sullivan
Bob Cerv
Frank Malzone
Williams
Malzone
ED Wilks
al Smith
Boo
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White Sox
Imuch
Sox
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Billy Pierce
Hoyt Wilhelm
Nellie Fox
Washington
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Juan Pizarro
Philadelphia
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Smith
Minnie Minoso
Camillo Pascual
Gary Bell
Senators
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Jim Baxes
George Strickland
Roy Sievers
Nat
Don Messi
Yankees
Elston Howard
Don Larsen
Eddie Yost
Tigers
Eli Grba
Lou Beriberet
Ted Lepcio
Weekend sports schedule features local baseball and racing
East Biddeford All Stars face Saco Old Orchard Beach at 2 p m at Saco Little League field in district playoff action. Harold T Andrews Portland post meets Owen Davis post in opening game of best two of three at Saco Memorial field at 4 p m. Beech Ridge speedway hosts stock car racing tonight with post time unknown. Scarborough Downs offers 7 45 p m post time for Portland vs Owen Davis in second game of the series at Oaks Portland Sunday 2 p m. Great Bay League doubleheader at Parsonsfield and Kennebunkport at 1 30 p m features Kennebunkport Braves vs Exeter.
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East Biddeford
Portland
Owen Davis
Oaks
Parsonsfield
Kennebunkport
Kennebunkport Braves
Exeter
Bowling standings and league results from 9th week
The Ladies Summer League at 20th Century Lanes shows team won losses with Nutshell Restaurant and Laverriere's Oil among leaders. Merchant's Doubles lists Dovoy's Market Nutshell and Archie's Variety near top, with Reilly's Bakery and Soulliere's Service at lower spots. High scores include G Morin 501 in four strings and Morin also high single. Journal classified ads reach the spot.
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Merchant's
20Th Century Lanes Stadings
Dovoy’s Mkt
Nutshell Restaurant
Laverriere’s Oil
Archie's Variety
Foss Metal
Merchant's Express
Reilly's Bakery
Soulliere’s Service
Nutshell
Doyon’s
G. Morin
R. Nolette
Standings and Schedule for Summer Leagues Announced
Memorial Field Director George Wells announced standings for the summer basketball league and the Little Big League. The Little Big League three week schedule lists Roy and Perreault, Lions, Pepsi Cola, and McKenney and Heard facing each other on July 27 to August 14 with one open date.
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Memorial Field
George Wells
Ww. L
GBL
Pepsi Cola
Lions
Roy
Perreault
McKenney
Heard
Pepsi-Cola
Pepe Oe
Open
Three Local Youths Enlist In U S Army
Three Biddeford youths enlist in the U S Army. M/Sgt. Rowland C Bisaillon reports they left for basic training at Ft Dix N J. Names: Maurice R J Bisson 18 of 12 Vine St Reynolds H Martin 18 of 16 Simard Ave Derald H Paquette 19 of 30 Harding St.
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U. S. Army
Rowland C Bisaillon
Ft. Dix
N. J
Maurice R. J. Bisson
Vine Street
Reynold H. Martin
Simard Avenue
Derald H. Paquette
Harding Street
Bisser
Napoleon Bisson
St. Louis High School
Army
Martin
Gerard Martin
Ft Dix
Gine School
Ft. Slocum
Paquette
Emile Paquette
Major League Batting and Pitching Leaders Highlight 1959 Seasons
Key leaders across the American and National Leagues include Kuenn Detroit hitting .346 and Aaron Milwaukee batting .359. Highlights cover runs, RBIs, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, stolen bases, and pitching wins and strikeouts with top names like Killebrew Banks Cepeda Mathews and Mays among others.
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Fox Chicago
Kuenn
Detroit
Williams
Eerees City
Allison
Washington
Killebrew
Colavito
Cleveland
Aparicio Chicago
Mantle
New York
McLish
Shaw
Chicago
Pascual
Aaron
Milwaukee
White
St. Louis
Pinson
Cincinnati
Mathews
Banks
Robinson
Cepeda
San Francisco
Cimoli
Los Angeles
Baseball Standings and Pitching Highlights Compile
Fragmentary data lists pitchers and cities including San Francisco Chicago Pittsburgh Los Angeles with numbers suggestive of pitches or strikeouts. Named figures include T Taylor Antonelli S Jones Drysdale and an 18 year old. The text appears to be a partial score or stat line from a 1940s era box score.
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Ncisco
T. Taylor
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Antonelli
San Francisco
Drysdale
Los Angeles
S. Jones
Friday Results And Sunday Lineup
Friday results show Cleveland beat Washington 5 to 2, Chicago defeated Baltimore 2 to 1, Kansas City triumphed over Boston 3 to 1, and Detroit won 4 to 2 against New York. Sunday schedule features New York at Detroit, Washington at Cleveland, Boston at Kansas City, Baltimore at Chicago, and two Monday games Washington at Kansas City and Boston at Cleveland.
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