Kaline, Wood Lead Tigers Past Red Sox 6-1
Detroit rookie Jake Wood fueled a 6 1 Tigers win by pairing with Al Kaline for the scoring. Kaline slugged two homers driving in four runs while Wood added a triple and two singles with a steal and two runs. Bill Faul pitched well to seal the victory.
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Elks Open East Biddeford Little League Season
The Elks defeated Council Chagnon 4 1 at Waterhouse Field to open the East Biddeford season. Mayor Willie Pomerleau delivered the ceremonial first pitch. Elks catcher Nicholas went 2 for 3 and Chagnon shortstop Guertin also went 2 for 3.
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Council Chagnon
Biddeford
Waterhouse Field
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Chagnon
Guertin
Robert Trottier
Daniel Murphy
Raymond Boissonneault
Pomerleau
William Nichols
Mike Nanos
Biddeford High Varsity Club Installs Officers
The Biddeford High School Varsity Club held an annual meeting at the Wonderbar Steak House and adopted bylaws. Mel Simensky was named president with David Chasse as vice president and Paul Towne y as secretary treasurer.
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Biddeford High School
Leo Bineau
Paul M. Stebbins
Wonderbar
Mel Simensky
Biddeford
Neil (Zigey) Serpico
Joseph Plamondon
Experiment Using Special Mirrors In Maine Roads
The Maine Fish and Game Dept orders 100 three inch mirrors to test reducing crashes with deer and moose. Chief Kenneth W. Hodgdon says mirrors mounted on posts reflect headlamp light to confuse animals, allowing cars to pass safely, especially at night and dawn, following success in Holland.
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Maine Fish and Game Dept
Holland
Maine
Kenneth W. Hodgdon
Game Division
Gray delivers clinching homer as Burns win Saco title
Jon Gray hits a two run homer on a full count in the seventh to lift C. K. Burns School of Saco over Notre Dame de Lourdes 12 11 at Saco Memorial Field and share the Grammar School Baseball League crown. Gray homered twice and drove in four as Notre Dame tallied nine hits.
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Gray
Billy Casavant
Notre Dame
Burns
Metre Dame
C. K. Burns
Boudreau
Choroszy
Taillon
Grace
Simkowitz
Nason
White Star Tops Rotary 8 5 in West Biddeford League
White Star defeated Rotary 8 to 5 at Memorial Field in a West Biddeford Little League game yesterday.
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Memorial Field
White Star and Rotary Edge In Compact Baseball Card
In a tabulated box score from an era game card White Star defeats Rotary 8 to 7. Notable players include Vassill Goulet LeBlanc Labelle Parenteau Green and Caouette with ca. 4 to 12 hits combined. Multiple pitchers and fielding notes accompany a day’s results containing both morning and evening matchups across several cities.
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Ready
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Biddeford Minor League Daily Baseball Standings and Results
National League standings show Los Angeles leading with 32 24 571 while St Louis 33 25 666 and others trail. Monday results include New York 3 Cincinnati 2 and Philadelphia 6 Milwaukee 0 in rain interrupted play. Today Cincinnati visits New York Milwaukee hosts Philadelphia St Louis plays Pittsburgh and San Francisco faces Los Angeles with Chicago at Houston.
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Philadelphia
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San Francisco
Cepeda Slugs Giants To Victory In Biddeford League
York Heel remained unbeaten at six wins in seven starts with an 11 to 3 win at Biddeford Memorial Field. Cartier earned his fourth straight victory aided by a Tardif homer in the second. Also at Biddeford, Saco Tanning beat National Colts 6 to 3, with Spike Cote delivering an inside the park grand slam in the fourth. AFL-CIO toppled Elks 17 to 9 at Elk's Field after eight runs in the third inning.
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Gregoire
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Cepeda Lifts Giants Over Dodgers With 430-Foot Homer
Orlando Cepeda slugged a 430-foot eighth inning homer off Ron Perranoski to give the San Francisco Giants a 7-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers ending their five-game winning streak. Cepeda's 12th homer, 40 RBIs and .308 average propelled the defending champs close to the NL leaders. The Dodgers still lead the standings ahead of St. Louis and Chicago, while Cubs beat Houston 3-2 and Mets toppled Cincinnati 3-2. Phillies beat Milwaukee 6-2 in rain-shortened action.
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Joey Jay
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Ray Culp
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Phillies
Bob Hendley
Saco Recreation Beats Rangers in 18 innings
Saco Recreation defeated the Rangers 4 to 0 as total runs reached 18. Wilson led the Rangers with multiple RBIs and home runs, while Walton earned the win for Saco Recreation and Jacques took the loss. Time 2 hours with Willet officiating.
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Ayotte
Jacques
Vilahakos
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Paradis
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Bowie
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Gowen
Gray
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J. Gray
Willet
Fights Last Night in Boston Boxing Card
Larry Carney from Lowell outpointed Gaylord Barnes of Trenton over ten rounds. The bout featured Mike Pusateri from Dedham at welterweight.
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Associated Press
Boston
Larry Carney
Lowell
Mass
Gaylord Barnes
Trenton
N.J
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Dedham
Mass Knockout Highlights Boxing Card
In Reno Willie Kee 120 stopped Tima Amador 119 in Nevada. In Las Vegas Dave Patterson 137 defeated Gabriel Branbilla 132. In New York Julius Owens 162 was knocked out by an opponent from Mexico.
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Willie Kee
Tima Amador
Tijuana
Mexico
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Las Vegas
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