Summer prompts pause as Maine sports mix grows soft
The column laments waning summer while noting the York County softball tournament near and August begins with State Little League and Legion baseball. It discusses Wilbur Bernier’s Twins facing player drop for softball and lists recent deaths of sports figures, plus a 1919 wrestling recount at Old Orchard Beach and upcoming Monmouth Field Day events.
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Legion of
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Legion
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Wilbur Bernier
Twins
Wilbur
Richmond
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Bernier
Lincoln County Rifle and Pistol Club
Damariscotta
Monmouth Fish and’ Game Club
Monmouth
Kennebunk High Names Dave Cloutier New Football Coach
Fan Fare reports former Gardiner High and University of Maine grid star Dave Cloutier is named head coach at Kennebunk High succeeding Ken Parady who moved to New Hampshire. The hire comes late in the season as teachers are already signed.
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Grim Reaper
William Bing
Conley
Hollywood
Bing
Tiger Flowers
Jack Delaney
Maine
Cannonball Cote
Ruby Levine
Georgie Bolduc
K. 0
Mr. Runyan
Damon Runyan
Eddie Mallice
Portland
State Pier
Eddie
Gerard ‘Jerry Cailler
Lewiston High
Holy Cross
Gardiner High
University of Maine Grid
Dave Cloutier
Kennebunk High School
U of M. Grid
Ken Parady
New Hampshire
Kennebunk High
Crippled Twins Travel to Richmond Sunday Tilt
The ailing Biddeford-Saco Twins (42) head to Richmond (62) for a 3 p.m. duel at Richmond Athletic Field hoping to repeat a victory over the improved A. A. Richmond. Injuries plague the Twins with Cloutier and Boisvert sidelined. Harrison moves to third as Sylvestre shifts to second and Mariello to short. Richmond aims to even the season after its setback to Winthrop and a 40 loss to the Twins earlier this season.
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Richmond
Richmond A. A
Richmond Athletic Field
Twins
Oscar Cloutier
Ralph Boisvert
Cloutier
Boisvert
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Dick Grant
Met
Dick Houdlette
Rollie Foster
Gorham State College
Winthrop
District 4 Little League title clash at Saco
West Biddeford All-Stars meet Sanford All-Stars in the York County District 4 championship at Saco Little League Field at 2 p.m. Also on today’s card is the Maine State Stock Car event.
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York County
West Biddeford All- Stars
Sanford
Two Red Sox Players Go AWOL in Doubleheader Rout
Washington AP reports two Red Sox players Gene Conley and Pumpsie Green fled after the team’s worst defeat in decades, a 11-2 and 14-1 doubleheader loss to the Senators. Green was later found ill in a Washington hotel and ordered to return. Conley remained missing early morning. Manager Mike Higgins vows action, likely fines, while Boston’s bats went silent save late homers.
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Mike Higgins
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Pumpsie ‘Green
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Corney
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Higgins
Tom Dowd
Potomac
Dave Stenhouse
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Galen Cisco
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Tigers
Bob Allison
Camilo Pascual
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Orioles
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Detroit
Steve Rilke
Angels
Norm Cash
Kaline
al Kaline
Pascual
Cleveland
Jim Perry
Allison
Robin Roberts
Ed Charles
Jerry Lumpe
Dick Williams
Im Gentile
Bob Johnson
Ken Hamlin
Houk Seeks Revenge In Chicago All-Star Tilt
The All-Star game in Chicago could mark the end of a two year program and may see the host owner skip attendance. Ralph Houk leads the American League against the National League in a telecast by NBC. Starting lineups align with the Washington openers, with key players named for both leagues and substitutions listed for the second game. The feature highlights include Dale Long’s repeated pinstripe impact and several late-inning twists across multiple games shaping the pennant chase.
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P. K. Wrigley
Cubs
NBC
New York
Ralph Houk
Washington
Houk
Fred Hutchinson
Cincinnati
Rich Rollins
Minnesota
Billy Moran
Los Angeles
Roger Maris
Mickey Mantle
Jim Gentile
Baltimore
Leon Wagner
Far Battey
Ami Luis Aparicio
Chicago
Dick Groat
Pittsburgh
Bob Clemente
Willie Mays
San Francisco
Orlando Cepeda
Tommy Davis
Ken Boyer
St. Louis
del Crandall
Milwaukee
Bill Mazeroski
Yogi Berra
Pete Runnels
Boston
Ken McBride
Jim Kaat
Bill Monbouquette
National
Frank Robinson
Billy Williams
Ed Mathews
Bob Shaw
Art Mahaffey
Philadelphia
New York Yankees
Dale Long
San Francisco Giants
Yankees
Long
Washington Senators
Chicago White Sox
Sox
Lawmaker Seeks Facts Over Guesswork on Drinking and Fatal Driving
Barnard urges change to require blood testing to remove guesswork from drunk driving statistics. He argues facts will help prevent reckless homicide and drunk driving, despite opposition noting limited benefits and potential family sensitivities. Chapman questions practical use of proving alcohol involvement in deceased drivers. Police spend heavily on evidence. officials could spend modestly on prevention.
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Barnard
Chapman
Kimball’s Home Run Secures Owen-Davis Victory
Owen‑Davis defeated Libby Mitchell Scarborough 2–0 at Memorial Field Saco last night as Kimball belted a 380 foot homer in the seventh after Callahan’s leadoff single. Chenard allowed five hits for the win while Scarborough and McLellan added five hits off him.
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Owen-Davis
Libby Mitchell
Scarborough
Memorial Field
Saco
Callahan
McNabb
Kimball
O-D
Er McLellan
Chenard
McLellan
Lane
Hurrell
R. Chenard
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Plow
Slammin Sam Snead Exhibition at Portland Country Club
Slammin Sam Snead, famed golf great and top prize money winner, will play an exhibition match and conduct a golf clinic on August 4 at the Portland Country Club. The event benefits the Portland Symphony Orchestra and is sponsored by the Symphony Women's Committee, with rivals Dr. Ray Lebel, Dick Divers, and Jim Gillis joining.
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Sam Snead
Portland Country Club
Snead
Portland Symphony Orchestra
Symphony Women's Committee
Ray Lebel
Maine
Dick Divers
Waterville
Jim Gillis
Portland CC
Dodgers Top Giants 3-1 in opener as Podres shines
Dodgers take the series opener 3-1 behind Johnny Podres nine innings and Frank Howard 3-run homer. Howard lifts his average to .306 with his 18th homer, while Podres earns his ninth inning mastery in the absence of Koufax.
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Associated Press
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Johnny Podres
Los Angeles Dodgers
San Francisco Giants
Howard
Podres
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Giants
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Dodger
Cincinnati
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Phils
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al Jackson
St. Louis
Charley James
Chicago
Cubs
Houston
Juan Marichal
Tommy Davis
Ron Fairly
Padres
Local youth fined for stop sign violation
Richard Friary, 20, of 30 May Street Biddeford, was fined $10 in Sanford Municipal Court yesterday after pleading guilty to a stop sign violation. Police said the offense occurred at the intersection of Routes 112 and 2024 near Buxton.
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Richard Friary
May Street
Biddeford
Sanford
Buxton
Baseball scoring snapshot with late winning run
A compact box score style summary lists players Owen-Davis and Kimball, RBIs and home runs, plus sacrifices, stolen bases, left on bases, and walks. Umpires Langelier and Tardif, time 1:20.
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Owen-Davis
Kimball
Plowman
Bannister
Clark
Libby-Mitchell
Chenard
McLellan
Langelier
Tardif
State Plumbing Code hearing set for August 7
The Department of Health and Welfare Bureau of Health will hold a public hearing at 10 A M on Tuesday August 7 at the State House in Augusta to consider proposed changes in the State Plumbing Code under Chap 25 Section 174 R S 1954.
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State Department of Health and Welfare
Bureau of Health
State House
Augusta
Pardon Petition Filed for Robert N Wright in Maine
State of Maine office announces a pardon petition for Robert N Wright of Kennebunkport who was convicted of using a forged operator's license. A hearing will be held in the Governor and Council chamber in Augusta on August 1 1962 at 2 PM, per Secretary Paul A MacDonald.
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State OF Maine
Augusta
Robert N. Wright
Kennebunkport
Paul A. MacDonald
Petition for Pardon of Tunat Michaud in Maine Prison
A pardon petition for Tunat Michaud, a Maine State Prison inmate sentenced for murder, is before the Governor and Council. A hearing is scheduled in Augusta Council Chamber on Wednesday October 3, 1962 at 10 a.m.
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