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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1962
Page
6
Dodgers win 8-3 in the suspended game and 5-3 in the nightcap to extend their streak to four as Ron Fairly homers in the regulation victory. Joe Moeller and Ed Roebuck pitched. Don Drysdale improves to 9-3. Giants, Cubs, Cardinals win while Reds and Mets stumble in a busy NL program.
Lemire pitched for Biddeford as they defeated Emond 14 to 4 at Decary Field. Gregoire allowed four hits with seven strikeouts for the winners while Goulet and Saucier split mound duties for the losers. Box score details list Roy and Petit as the lone repeated hitters with several players contributing offensively for Biddeford.
Eddie Gottlieb, founder of the Warriors, becomes general manager of the San Francisco NBA club for at least a year after selling the Philadelphia Warriors for a record 850000. Tom Gray is named club president. The deal was announced by Matty Simmons in New York and could lead to Gottlieb becoming team president should Podoloff retire.
Bert Olmstead, 35, a veteran of five Stanley Cup teams, tops the queue to replace Harvey as coach of the New York Rangers after being acquired from Toronto in the NHL draft. The club also added Bronco Horvath from Chicago while Boston and Detroit reshaped their rosters with three new players each. General manager Muzz Patrick cited Olmstead’s leadership as key as Harvey departed after one season.
The National League standings show San Francisco atop with 40 wins and a .714 pace, followed by Los Angeles and Cincinnati. Wednesday results include Chicago defeating San Francisco 4 3 and Philadelphia tying New York 2 2, with Pittsburgh beating Los Angeles 3 2 and St Louis edging Cincinnati 4 3.
The American League standings show New York 28 wins 19 losses and a .596 winning percentage, followed by Cleveland 30 23 and Detroit 27 21. Chicago Boston Kansas City Baltimore and others trail. notable scores include New York 5 Cleveland 0 and Detroit 1 Boston 2 in 11 innings.
West Biddeford little league begins Saturday at 1 30 p m with a doubleheader Rotary versus Journal in the opener and White Star against Pastime in the nightcap A 1 15 opening ceremony will dedicate the new field Officers for the year include Jack Miniutti president Fred Olson vice president John Donovan secretary and Ralph Eon treasurer Coaches listed for Rotary White Star Pastime and Journal clubs with names of respective coaches
A crowded program lists multiple races across classes from C to D trots and paces. Notable entries include Pacers Stormy Harold, Little Kenney, and Saline standout Saltbox Dream among others, with purses ranging from 300 to 600 dollars.
Lewiston racecard shows Don Richards of Yarmouth with two trotters in tonight's nine race program. Michael's Mark starts from post three in race two and Zeb Trabue from post two in race nine, both lacking early season wins but recently competitive. Richards previously logged 29 wins last season with 263 percent average, while handle for six spring nights surpasses 300000 dollars.
Ralph Terry and Whitey Ford pitched for the Yankees in a 5-0 win over Cleveland, Terry allowing four hits with 10 strikeouts and 16 consecutive retired. Joe Hicks of the Senators tripled and scored in the seventh, then homered in the ninth to seal a 2-1 win over Baltimore.
Mike De John from Syracuse won a points decision over Bert Whitehurst of Baltimore in a lightweight fight held last night in Miami Beach. De John controlled the action with accurate jabs and effective combinations to secure the victory.
Ray Goulet will again serve as the umpire-in-chief, confirming his continued leadership role in officiating and maintaining standard procedures across the event.
In a day of strong pitching and late rallies, Ralph Terry pitched a four hitter to beat Cleveland 5-0, Jim Kaat blanked Minnesota to 7-0, and Jim Bunning lasted 11 innings in Detroit's 3-2 win. Osteen and McBride also shined as White Sox and Orioles struggles continued.
Los Angeles right hander Ken McBride extends his dominance over Chicago by blanking the White Sox 1-0 for the fourth straight win against them. The Angels and Sox meet in Chavez Ravine with Eli Grba facing Juan Pizarro. Ray Herbert held L A to three hits until the ninth when Leon Wagner walked, Lee Thomas singled, and Tom Burgess lined a pinch hit sacrifice fly for the decisive run.
Ray Sadecki, 21, says a trade is the answer after being suspended by the St. Louis Cardinals for not showing up to a game. GM Bing Devine says he remains "not tradeable today." Sadecki plans to call Devine to settle the matter as Keane criticizes his effort in a 10-9 win over Cincinnati.
Ralph Terry, a lean right hander with control, is shaping as the top winner for the New York Yankees. He shut out Cleveland on four hits as the Yankees moved to first in the American League with a 5 0 victory. Terry owned a 7 4 mark and could reach 20 wins, recalling last year’s 16 3 record before arm trouble. He quoted coach Johnny Sain on taking it one game at a time and staying confident for the season.
St Jerome Quebec report: Bob Cle roux of Montreal, age 204, knocks out Jimmy Simpson of Birmingham Alabama, age 193, in a brief bout.
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