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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1962
Page
7
Orono youth Jim Veno captured the Maine Interscholastic title at Old Orchard Beach Country Club with rounds of 74 and 73 for a 147 total to lead the field. Fellow competitors include Dick Read of Rollins College and Dave Mazzeo, with Read finishing two strokes behind and Mazzeo tied for second.
Tax Free leads a tight field in the Gorham Raceway feature pace with 19th start of the season. Byron Smith seeks a second straight win aboard Tax Free as Honest Chief, Big Deal and Hal's Mae contest the eight race lineup. Post time is 8:00 p.m. for the nine race program with six pacers and three trots on the card.
The Associated Press reports AL standings with Cleveland, Minnesota, Los Angeles leading. Baltimore, New York, Boston, Detroit, Washington, Kansas City trail. Tuesday results include Baltimore 3 New York 1 and Boston 4 Cleveland 2 among others. several games scheduled and noted for today and Thursday.
National League standings show Los Angeles at 47 23 .671, San Francisco 44 25 .638 two percent behind, Cincinnati 36 28 .563. The brief snapshot lists team records and winning percentages for the race.
A list of team results and standings shows Pittsburgh Milwaukee Houston Philadelphia Lacan New York Chicago Philadelphia Los Angeles St Louis Cincinnati Pittsburgh Houston Milwaukee New York game pairings and one remaining matchup Only game remains scheduled
Roger O. and Carmen Cote of Biddeford bought a two apartment frame dwelling and land at 250 Alfred Street Biddeford from Adele M. L Grenier. A property at 3 Norman Avenue Saco formerly owned by Mr. and Mrs. Richard Flynn sold to Dr. and Mrs. Glen Stevens of Saco. The ranch style home, five rooms and bath, will be their residence. Sale negotiated through Nicholas F. P. Scontras, Realtor, 194 Main Street Saco.
Phase Two of the NCAA Golf Tournament starts in Durham with 64 players from 215 in match play. Kermit Zarley of Houston led qualifiers at 140, while Georgia’s Charles Layton 143 tied with Dick Dion and John Lotz. Houston claimed its sixth team title in seven years, finishing 588 for 36 holes.
Major League Leaders list top performers by batting and pitching in key categories. Names include Williams Chicago and Mays San Francisco with high averages, Davis and Rollins noted for hits, runs, and RBIs. Pitching leaders feature Purkey and Koufax with wins and ERAs, plus Koufax and Gibson for strikeouts.
AP review notes 1961 62 TV season lacked freshness. News shows spurred interest while most programs relied on formula writing. No clear standout, with few original dramas and many adaptations. Forecast for next year unsure but hints of potential improvement.
Five members of the Women’s Society of Christian Service from School Street Methods Church attended a district officers training meeting yesterday at Thornton Heights South Portland. Plans for a district meeting on September 26 at Bridgton were announced. Those present from Saco included Mrs. Eula Bell secretary of Christian Social Relations Mrs Annie Cranshaw secretary of Spiritual Life Mrs Ruth Willey secretary of promotions Mrs Frances Lewis and Mrs Alic Langmaid. Approximately 10 attended.
Hibernians Division I members completed plans for a field day on Sunday June 24 at Dyscoteaux farm Oak Ridge with fried chicken by Francis Hector and Leo Kenney A sports program is set for the afternoon. President William B Cos grove announced a special meeting for all members Thursday at 7 30 PM at Hibernian hall Main and Elm streets Biddeford
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