Summer Baseball Opens In Local Area
Local area summer baseball begins with Saco Orchard Beach Little League and Owen-Davis Junior American Legion teams starting Saturday. Kennebunkport Braves start Great Bay semi pro season at the Port, while Biddeford Little Leagues pause a week before play. Telegram league season for Biddeford ends 0-16. St Louis pre season loss noted. Sacogram mar school juniors win junior high championship eight straight. McNabb twins and Kermit Lane key. Telegram league title decision today. Thornton seeks top tie, Cheverus must beat West and hope for Maroon loss.
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Norm Ben Frothingham
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Mar School
Kennebunkport Braves Open Season With Win Over Exeter
The Kennebunkport Braves opened their season in the Great Bay league with a 3-1 win at Parsons field. Erv Wilcox pitched seven hitters, walked one, and struck out eight for the victory. Braves tied the game in the third, then scored two in the fifth to secure the win. Kennebunkport expects several college and high school players to join for Sunday’s doubleheader at Hampton High School field. practice is Thursday at 6.0 PM at Parsons field.
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Irv Wilcox
Eeennebankport
Sever College
Bryce Roberts
Hilary Mahaney
Guy Caron
Paul Beaudoin
Dick Kerry
Hampton High School
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Sandy Koufax
Danny McDevitt
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Lew Burdette
Milwauke
County
Spahn
Wes Coving
Face Keeps 12th Straight Victory With Pirates
Roy Face earned his seventh win of 1959 as the Pirates swept Cincinnati, part of a busy day where Pittsburgh moved up behind Milwaukee in the standings. The day featured Smoky Burgess and Don Hoak homering in a trade-haunted winter for the Pirates, plus Bob Skinner’s grand slam.
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Don Hoak
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Los Angeles Dodgers
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Chicago
Dodgers
St. Louis
Braves
Phils
Roberts
Thornton Girls Sail Past Hollis Center in Big Win
Thornton academy girls softball crushed Hollis Center 47-2 at Saco on Friday. Brenda Grace, Carol Cole and Donna Sheffer homered as Thornton built a 31-1 lead with 26 runs in the second and third innings. Hollis Carter struggled, while Thornton posted 45 runs on 13 hits.
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Hollis Center
Saco
Thornton
Brenda Grace
Carol Cole
Donna Sheffer
Hollis Carter
Front Row
Pauline Belanger
Chispa Robbins
Judy McNabb
Nancy Bogdahn
Mary Clark
Donna Shaffer
Donna Gallagher
Ralph Cusack Wins 100-Lap Speedway Race
Scarborough racer Ralph Cusack won the 100 lap Memorial Weekend Classic at Beech Ridge Speedway by more than a lap over Don Lawler of Ipswich Massachusetts. About 2,700 spectators watched as Maine drivers aided Cusack to victory after Lawler challenged him on lap 60.
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Ipswich
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Portland
Gene Villacci
Falmouth
Ray Worster
Berwick
Ruff Nutting
Norway
Dom Ramsey
F. Schultz
Beverly
Ernie Gahan
Dover
First Women’s Boxing Match in Canada Tonight
In McAdam New Brunswick a historic five round bout is set for tonight pitting 41 year old housewife Mrs June Launder against 20 year old Myrna McConvey of Fort Stephen. The event marks Canada’s first women’s boxing match.
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Canada
June Launder
Myrna McConvey
Ft. Stephen
N.B
Westbrook Symphony Concert at Westbrook High School
The Westbrook Symphony Orchestra presents its second annual concert Tuesday at 8 directed by Clinton Graffam. Underwritten by S. D. Warren Paper Company admission is free. Public welcome at Westbrook High School auditorium.
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Yankees Escape Last Place After Sweeping Washington
The Yankees rose from the AL cellar with a three-game sweep over Washington, winning 22 runs across two games and 3-0 on Bill Skowron’s ninth inning homer. Cleveland clung to first, Kansas City toppled Chicago, and Detroit and Baltimore posted decisive wins as the pennant race tightens.
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Tom Brewer
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al Pilarcik
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Sammy White
Frank Sullivan
Associated Press
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Bob Turley
Maxwell
Jim Perry
Jerry Davie
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A’s
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Hal
Skinny Brown
San Francisco
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
Holiday Match At Biddeford Saco Country Club
Leona Driscol and Chet Ball won the low gross in the holiday Scotch foursome at Biddeford and Saco Country Club. Winners by nets included Jo Gelbke with Harry Wooster, Ruth Wooster with Bob Gelbke, and Cynthia Polackwich with Steve Polackwich, plus several other pairings with varied net scores listed.
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Chet Ball
Biddeford
Saco
Jo Gelbke
Harry Wooster
Ruth Wooster
Bob Gelbke
Cynthia Polackwich
Steve Polackwich
Frances Mitchell
David Tousignant
Marion Hanson
Leroy Mitchell
Justine Harvey
Dick Hanson
Alicia Thurlow
Arthur Carr
Arlene Adjutant
Ben Buzzzell
Elaine Cantara
Dan Polackwich
Baseball scores and schedule wrap for May games
National League and American League standings mix with results and upcoming fixtures. Detroit tops a Cleveland winless stretch. Baltimore and New York split results. Kansas City crushes Chicago while Washington and Boston show mixed runs. Multiple make up games and suspensions noted with Monday and Tuesday lines.
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Ward to race on after richest Indy win
Rodger Ward and car owner Edward Cards Inc won the $106,850 43rd Indianapolis 500. Ward earns 60 percent of the prize under the standard contract, with his wife Jo noting he will race for the rest of the USAC season and possibly other events. His next appearance is a 100-mile race at Milwaukee.
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Leader Cards, Inc
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Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching 1959
National League leading batting averages include Aaron of Milwaukee at .419 and Burgess of Pittsburgh at .370 with runs led by Mathews and Pinson. American League features Kuenn of Detroit at .354 and Killebrew at 40 runs, with Killebrew also pacing RBIs at 39. Pitching leaders include Face and Wilhelm with 7-0 and 7-0 decisions and Drysdale with 81 strikeouts.
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Arundel Firemen Answer Two Calls
Arundel Volunteer Fire company answered two calls yesterday. In the morning a flare from a train along the Boston and Maine tracks started a fire. In the afternoon they quelled a grass and brush fire on Alfred Road.
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Biddeford High Falls 10-1 to South Portland
Biddeford High drops to 0-16 in Telegram League play after a 10 1 loss to South Portland. Biddeford managed two hits Mart y Bourque triple and Paul Beaudoin single with six errors behind Graham Small, who took his fifth defeat. South Portland broke the game open with four first inning runs and benefited from two Biddeford interference calls as Wilbur Wright held Biddeford to one run over eight innings.
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Marty Bourque
Biddeford
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South Portland
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Wilbur Wright
Tiger
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Horse Racing Fans On Spending Spree
Memorial Day wagering soared across 18 running and 11 trotting tracks as 468,065 fans placed bets totaling 31,331,970. Runners drew 26,239,342 from 361,260 spectators while trotting venues posted 106,805 in attendance and a mutual handle of 5,092,628. Belmont Pack led the day with 4,042,852, the first four million dollar day since May 30, 1946.
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Associated Press
Bay Meadows
Belmont Pack
Blaze at Happy Smile filling station causes unknown damage
A fire at the Happy Smile filling station caused unspecified damage. The cause remains undetermined as investigators assess the scene. The incident underscores safety concerns at local fuel outlets.
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