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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1965
Page
6
Westbrook blanks White Sox 12-0 in the nightcap as Thornton Academy American League hurler leads the shutout with three hits allowed.
Westbrook defeats Thornton Academy 12 to 5 in a second half playoff, advancing to face Sanford while Deer waits. Flaherty, Swan and Cumberland held the Maroon to nine hits, with Westbrook rallying for four runs in the second inning and six in the seventh to seal the victory.
Tom Tresh and the Yankees crushed Chicago in the second game as Tresh slugged three homers and a single, driving in five runs after a 6-1 opener. Al Downing pitched in the first game victory.
Opening day at Waterhouse Field, East Biddeford featured Vie's Appliance blanking Harry's Chevron 5-0 and Neault's Furniture beating Butler's 6-1. Perrin pitched a one hitter for Vie's with 14 strikeouts and three walks, while Casavant earned the win with nine strikeouts, a home run, and four RBIs.
Tresh led the Yankees in a doubleheader sweep with strong hitting and key RBIs. The box shows Vie's Appliance and Harry's Chevron exchanging runs as Petrin earned the win and Talbot the loss.
Tony Lema captured the $20,000 first prize at the Buick Open and earned a car for five years, becoming the tournament's first two time winner on the 7,280 yard Warwick Hills course. Jack Nicklaus faltered on the 18th after narrowing the gap on 17, while Johnny Pott took second with 282.
National League batting leaders include Cole man of Cincinnati at .375 Aaron of Milwaukee at .338. Rose of Cincinnati leads runs with 41, Harper also from Cincinnati and Mays of San Francisco tied at 38. Banks of Chicago drives in 45 with McCovey of San Francisco at 39. J Alou of San Francisco 69 hits, Pinson of Cincinnati 66. Williams of Chicago 19 doubles, Kranepool of New York 15. Callison of Philadelphia and Clemente of Pittsburgh tie with 6 triples. Mays 17 home runs, McCovey 13. Wills of Los Angeles 34 stolen bases, Brock of St. Louis 21. Pitching Ellis of Cincinnati 92 wins, Jay of Cincinnati and Farrell of Houston 41. Koufax of Los Angeles 106 strikeouts, Drysdale 88.
Horton of Detroit leads batting with .363 after 100 at bats while Davalillo of Cleveland is at .352. Green of Boston tops with 40 runs alongside Wagner of Cleveland and Versatile in the mix.
A compact listing shows players with top stats across categories. Mantilla 44 RBIs for Boston. Howard 60 hits for Washington. Cardenal and Howard 60 hits. Versalles 16 doubles. Campaneris 6 triples. Horton 11 home runs. Cardenal 19 stolen bases. pitching leaders include Pascual 7-0 and Grant 5-0 with 1.000 ERAs. McDowell 99 strikeouts and Lolich 56.
Sports brief lists team records and percentages for the American and National leagues, then covers Saturday and Sunday results including New York vs Chicago and Cleveland vs Detroit. It notes upcoming games and rain impacts with multiple matchups across cities.
The U S Davis Cup squad swept five American zone matches at the Bakersfield Racquet Club defeating Canada over the weekend. Arthur Ashe and Gene Scott closed it Sunday with Ashe winning 6 4 6 0 6 4 over Harry Fauquier. The team advances to Dallas July 31 to Aug 2 to face the Mexico New Zealand winner.
Dodgers rally with Gilliam homers and Wills baserunning as they split a doubleheader with Milwaukee to hold their NL lead. Gilliam hit two homers, drive in three, and hit .360 for the day while Wills was thrown out attempting to steal twice. Don Drysdale won game one. Sammy Ellis took the other.
St Louis Junior High defeated Old Orchard Beach 15 to 5 at St Louis Alumni Field to pull into a three way tie for the Tri City League lead. St Andre's drew a bye and St Louis meets St Mary's Thursday at 3 30 p m at St Louis Field in the first playoff game with the winner facing St Andre's Sunday for the crown.
Wells High proves strong at Bangor in Class M while Class L at Portland shows Biddeford and Thornton Academy low. Keith Darling stars for Wells, setting sprint marks and winning the 100 and 220 while placing in the field events. Falmouth leads Class M, Edward Little tops Class L with 53 points.
St Louis High coach Dudley Coyne joins Bill Curran staff for the fourth annual basketball clinic at Cheverus High School. The June 21 to July schedule runs 9 a.m. to 12 noon daily focusing on basic skills with instructors Ray Bicknell and Steve Notts. Limited openings for fifth to ninth grade boys.
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