Rain May Aid Palmer In Quest For PGA Crown
Chicago AP reports weather could reshape the PGA Championship as second-round play resumes under a rain driven format. Art Wall led with 137 after 36 holes before rain washed away scores, while Arnold Palmer eyed a tougher path with the field reduced to the low 60 scores after today’s 36 holes.
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Palmer
Chicago
Arnold Elmer
Art Wall
Paris
Olympia Fields Country Club
Wall
Olympia Fields
PGA
Johnny Pott
Shreveport
Doug Ford
Yonkers
N.Y
Pott
Ford
Gary ‘Player
Don January
Lou Strong
Jay Hebert
Ernie Vossler
Jerry Barber
Bill Heinlein
Don Fairfield
Doug Sanders
Buster Cupit
Jack Fleck
Bob Rosburg
Shelley Mayfield
Paul Harney
Local Maine sports week ahead with big games and bids
TV section previews a full slate of sports events including Old Timers game, Game of the Week, PGA golf, and Fight of the Week. Local notes cover Owen-Davis American Legion, Saco-Old Orchard Beach Little League, Biddeford coaching changes, Maine Day at Fenway Park details, and a 1937 St John Diamond Match recap with key players and plays.
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Fenway Park
Times Land
Saco
Owen-Davis American Legion
Ralph Caldwell Post
Portland
Alumni Field
Biddeford
Togus
Owen-Davis
Old Orchard Beach
American Legion
Whch
Twin Cities
Claut Cartmill
Biddeford-Saco
Bosox
Harold T. Andrews Post Drum and Hugh Corps
Gov. Reed
Biddeford Saco
Maine
Vacationland
Clayt Cartmill
Summer Basketball: White Stars Top McKenney and Heard
Dick Agreste led White Stars with 40 points as they defeated McKenney and Heard 89 to 80 in a close summer league game at Biddeford Memorial Field yesterday. The win boosts White Stars in the standings.
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Dick Agreste
White Stars
McKenney
Heard
Biddeford Memorial Field
White Star
Elks dominate Eagles in East Biddeford Little League rout
Elks powered to a 28-2 victory over the Eagles at Waterhouse field behind five-for-five Desrochers and four-for-four Boissoneault. Desrochers hit a homer as part of a 23-hit attack led by Deschambeault three for four, with Boissoneault and Deschambeault sharing pitching duties to allow only two hits.
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Eagles
R. Lauzier
Desrochers
Hebert
Hooa
Tanguay
Grenier
D. Grenier
Poulin
Maurice
Lamontagne
Brown
New York
Baltimore Orioles
Yankees
Minnesota
Detroit
Bob Allison
Yanks
Orioles
Paul Richards
Baltimore
Gus Triandos
Jackie Brandt
Mickey Mantle
Roger Maris
Don Schwall
Boston
Red Sox
Chicago
Schwall
Fenway Park
Marty Keough
Bud Zipfel
Jed
Washington
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Barry Latman
Cleveland
Art Fowler
Triandos
Bud Daley
Brandt
Mantle
Allison
Paul Foytack
Loser Foytack
Rochambeau routs Tannery 21-11 in Memorial Field slugfest
Rochambeau defeated Saco Tanning 21 to 11 in a high scoring Biddeford Softball League game at Memorial Field. Paul Binette led with five hits in six, Ray Vachon four in five, and Vachon and Chick Tanguay homered for Rochambeau while Loranger and Finen homered for the Tanners.
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Rochaman
Saco
Biddeford
Memorial Field
Tannery
Rochambeau
Paul Binette
Ray Vachon
Pat Bolduc
Vachon
Chick Tanguay
Bill Finen
Tanners
Babe Loranger
Loranger
Bolduc
Saco Tanning
Tanguay
Ridley
Sylvestre
Gagne
Fortier
Binette
Genest
Finch
Gagnon
Price
Boyajian
D .Gagne
Giroux
D. Gagne
Rochambeau Club
Ledoux
Dalton
Pet
Roy
le Voltigeur
Elks Field
Lightning
Wasco Sox
Mémorial Field
Perreault
Springvale
Biddeford Minor League: Hebert leads 10-3 win at Decary Field
Hebert sparked a decisive Biddeford Minor League victory over Lemire at Decary Field last night. Four runs in the first inning set the pace, Lemire trimmed the gap to one, then a four run surge in the fourth stretched the lead. Lamontagne had three hits in the inning and, with Maurice, limited Lemire to three total hits.
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Diamond Match
Gallant
Coker
Cote
Bouthot
Bolduc
Buck Sawyer
Grenier
the Journal Report
Diamond Mateo
Mike Twomey
Petit
Mike An
Mike
Gallante
Auger
Sawyer
Labonte
N. Thompson
Feeney
Gillis
Neault
E. Thompson
Cotess
Lashette
Boucher
Poirier
Lemire
Hebert
Cyr
Lacerte
Jariz
Tanguay
Poulin
Lamontagne
Bisson
Dery
Maurice
Biddeford
Decary Field
Tight Scramble In Little Fry League
The Pirates beat the Yankees 6 to 3 to snap a two game slide in the Kennebunk Small Fry league. Scotty Stevens earned his fourth win as Pittsburgh moved into first with a slim lead. Red Sox and Tigers remained in a tight chase with major shifts in standings after week three.
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Yankees
Kennebunk
Red Sox
Tigers
Lamontagne
G. Jackson
F. Russell
Skip Smith
Campbell
Ape
Iss
Scotty Stevens
Dennis Lamontagne
Gregory Jackson
Kenneth Cuneo
Leo Violette
Umpires Named for All-Star Game at Fenway Park
New York AP reports veteran AL umpire Larry Napp will be behind the plate in Boston at Fenway Park. Ford Frick announces NL first base Frank Secory and AL second base John Flaherty with NL Ed Sado at third. AL Al Smith and NL Chris Pelekoudas on outfield lines. Scorers named Ed Rumil of the Christian Science Monitor Joe Cashman of the Boston Record and Ray Kelly of the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.
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Larry Napp
Boston
Fenway Park
Ford Frick
Frank Secory
John Flaherty
Ed Sado
al Smith
Chris Pelekoudas
Frick
Ed Rumil
Christian Science Monitor
The
Baseball Writers Association
Joe Cashman
Boston Record
Ray Kelly
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
Major League Leaders Summary From 225 At Bats Highlighted
American League leaders include Cash with a .368 batting mark and Mantle leading in runs with 91. Howard posts .364, Maris tops homers with 40, while B. Robinson drives in 123 hits and 97 RBIs for different leagues. Pitching leaders show Ford with 9 wins and 1.82 ERA, 141 strikeouts.
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Associated Press
Cash
Detroit
Howard
New York
Mantle
Maris
Marhis
Gentile
Baltimore
B. Robinson
Kubek
Kaline
Wood
Landis
Chicago
Keough
Washington
Aparicio
Howser
Kansas City
Ford
Terry
Pascual
Minnesota
NFL TV Pact with CBS Upheld by Judge in Ruling
Federal Judge Allan Grim refused to modify his 1953 ruling striking down the NFLs 9.3 million two year CBS contract. He said it violated antitrust laws though league officials insist road games will be televised this fall as before.
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National Football League
Columbia Broadcasting System
Allan K. Grim
NFL
CBS
Pete Rozelle
Grim
Rozelle
National Broadcasting Co
Minnesota
National Basketball Association
American Football League
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Moore Seeks Higher Offer to Defend Diadem
Archie Moore said Italian promoters offered $50,000 to defend his world light heavyweight title against Giulio Rinaldi, but for a championship bout $100,000 is his kind of money. He may delay his plans to tour the Far East, Middle East and Germany if they raise the ante to $100,000.
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Calif
Arcchie Moore
Giulio Rinaldi
Far East
Middle East
Germany
1960s Baseball Leaders Highlights From A Lopsided Card
The compiled stats list key players and teams with single season leaders. Notable figures include Cepeda and Mays for San Francisco, Clemente and Robinson for Pittsburgh and Cincinnati, and Wills for Los Angeles in stolen bases and other categories. The Padres and Dodgers credits appear alongside strikeout and pitching tallies.
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Los Angeles
San Francisco
Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Chica
Philadelphia
Chicago
Cinnati
Cepeda
Pinson
Clemente
Altman
Wills
White
Robinson
Mays
Aaron
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Jay
Tae
Koufax
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