Gillis Defends State Bowling Title Against Modery
Doris Gillis of Biddeford defends the Maine state ladies championship tonight at Bowlodrome Skowhegan against challenger Lora Modery of Skowhegan in the first half of the match scheduled for 7 30. Gillis has won 18 straight state titles in three years and seeks number 19 while Modery, current Eastern Maine titlist, is a top contender and strong threat to Gillis. The Western Maine crown and Moody's Eastern diadem are not at stake this evening.
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Pappas Delivers First Major League Shutout Against Tigers
Milt Pappas, in his first big league shutout at age 20, blanked Detroit 4-0 to halt Baltimore’s skid in the pennant race. He fanned six, walked none, and retired the last 11 in a row after Lew Berberet and Jim Bunning twice reached. The Orioles moved within 3 1/2 games of Cleveland as Boston’s game was postponed by cold weather.
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Luis Rodriguez Emerges As New Gavilan In Miami Beach
Cuban Luis Manuel Rodriguez hailed as the new Kid Gavilan after a dominant 10 round win over welterweight champion Virgil Honeybear Akins in Miami Beach. Rodriguez, 22, unbeaten in 22 fights, used a sharp flurry of jabs and hooks to control the bout, while Akins struggled with no knockdowns.
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Ramsey Signs Contract With Boston Celtics
Boston AP reports Frank Ramsey, key Celtic performer, signed his 1959-60 contract with the World Champions. Owner Walter Brown announced the deal though the salary was not disclosed. Ramsey, a Kentucky alum, is the second Celtic to sign after Sam Jones and has totaled 3477 points in four seasons.
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Steve Ward to Defend New England Welter Title
Burlington based Steve Ward will defend his New England junior welterweight title for the third time. He faces George Ross of Conn in a 12 round bout set for Monday night, in Burlington.
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Baseball Standings and Schedule Update
American League standings show Cleveland leading with 33 wins and a .579 mark, Chicago at 31–27, Detroit 32–34, Baltimore 31–32, Kansas City 26–30, and Washington 26–34. Thursday games feature Chicago at New York and Kansas City at Washington, with Cleveland at Boston postponed. Friday has Cleveland at New York and Chicago at Boston among others. National League standings list Milwaukee leading with 35–27, San Francisco 35–28, Pittsburgh 33–33, Los Angeles 34–31, Chicago 29–33, Cincinnati 29–33, St. Louis 25–38, Philadelphia 23–37. Tonight’s results include Chicago 5, Pittsburgh 2. San Francisco 7, Cincinnati 5. Los Angeles 10, Milwaukee 2. St. Louis 10, Philadelphia 4. Philadelphia at Chicago. Pittsburgh at St. Louis. Cincinnati at Los Angeles. and San Francisco at Cleveland.
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Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching Summary
Highlights from the season show top performers across leagues: batting leaders include Hank Aaron of Milwaukee with 398 hits and 102, Willie Mays not listed, while the American League tie for home runs features Harmon Killebrew with 22. In runs, Mathews leads with 54 and Pinson has 52. RBIs see Banks with 64 and Robinson with 57. Pitching leaders include Wilhelm with 91 decisions and Larsen with 61. Strikeouts crown Score with 84 and Wynn with 82.
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Golf standings show best scores per position in June schedule
Schedule for June 17 lists Team No. 1 versus Team No. 6, Team No. 2 versus Team No. 5, and Team No. 3 against Team No. 4. Players tied to positions include Polackwich Taillon Newman Bagley and others across six teams with multiple scorers noted.
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Angry owner retires derby winning colt at Hollywood Park
Inglewood California AP turmoil marks two stars of the meet as Kentucky Derby winner Tomy Lee and Hillsdale feud with owner Fred Turner Jr halting Tomy Lee from racing this summer. Turner blasts agent Harry Silbert for breaking a riding promise, declares plans to auction 14 horses, and hints Hillsdale may skip the Inglewood Handicap over a 132 pound weight. Trainer Mary Fallon denounces the weight and says Hillsdale will not run.
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New Identification System Aids Police in LA
Los Angeles sheriffs office debuts an Identi Kit based system that rapidly builds a suspect’s likeness from witness descriptions. Sheriff Peter Pitchess says officers can assemble a drawn image in about 20 minutes using overlay films with coded facial features, offering up to 62 billion possible facial combinations.
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Stolen Bases and Pitching Leaders Listed
A list of season leaders includes Neal of Los Angeles with 12 stolen bases and Blasingame of St. Louis with 11. Pitching leaders show Face of Pittsburgh with 10 16 decisions and Elston of Chicago with 41. Strikeouts feature Drysdale of Los Angeles with 103 and St Jones of San Francisco with 79.
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Slumping Braves Falter in Dodgers Sweep on West Coast
Milwaukee loss at Los Angeles drops lead to 42 games a month after a twi night doubleheader. Koufax shut them out 10-2, McDevitt blanked them 4-0 as Dodgers surge. San Francisco tightens chase. Cubs, Pirates also win. Braves' Spahn took the loss in opener. Aaron limited to two singles.
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Gorham Raceway to Feature Two $1,000 Stake Races
Gorham Raceway presents two Class C events offering $1,000 purses tonight. Eight harness races slated with 7:45 post time feature two $1,000 stake divisions and multiple Class D trots and paces, listing entrants by name and driver for races 1 through 8, plus local minor league biddeford registration news.
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Ted Williams May Return To Boston Lineup
Boston manager Mike Higgins weighs starting left fielder Ted Williams as weather allows. Williams, 40, benched three games amid a slumping .181 average, showed a sharp single Tuesday and may rejoin a shifting batting order with Jensen and Wertz contending for the cleanup spot as Boston aims to break a losing streak against Cleveland.
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Dizzy Dean Headlines Gashouse Gang Reunion in St Louis
Dizzy Dean sparked the 25th anniversary reunion of St Louis Gas House Gang with a lively speech in front of 16,767 fans. Pepper Martin, Rip Collins and Joe Medwick joined in batting turns as Medwick’s left field drive nearly cleared the line, while fans reenacted the 1934 World Series “battle of produce” before Medwick’s ejection under commissioner rules. The Cardinals edged Detroit 11–0 in game seven.
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Mrs Maine Entrant Unable To Compete
Fort Lauderdale Florida report states Mrs Maine entrant cannot compete in Mrs America finals due to personal reasons. Five housewives, including Mrs Ruth Guerra of Hyde Park Massachusetts, will complete dishwashing baking and laundry events as finals approach.
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Mrs Maine Mrs Polly Carrier Competes Despite Virus
Mrs Maine and Mrs Polly Carrier of Westbrook faced a virus condition that prevented their participation in the competition.
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Fraud Case Continued In Biddeford Court
William Lynes of 106 Foss Street Biddeford faced a fraud case in Biddeford Municipal Court this morning. He allegedly received 211 in unemployment benefits from Maine fraudulently and agreed to restitution to the state as the case was continued for sentence by Judge Simon Spill.
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Fights Last Night In Albuquerque Spoils Rivers Victory
Neal Rivers of Los Angeles knocked out Jimmy Martinez of Phoenix in a 164 pound bout in Albuquerque. The Associated Press report notes Rivers scored a decisive stoppage at 10 seconds of the final round.
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