Gorham Races Draw Top Pacers At Gorham Raceway Tonight
Top Class D pacers race in two $1,000 dashes at Gorham Raceway with standouts Little Joan Evergreen Sue Bobbydale Bronze Biljolyn and Penobscot. A Class D Trot features Honor Bound Sir Charles Moraka Nellie Merridale Helen Hayes and Rena Rosecroft among others in the eight dash program.
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Evergreen Sue
Dick Rankin
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Paul Counsel
C. Connor
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Charles Moraka
Nellie Merridale
Helen Hayes
Rena Rosecroft
Jim Brook
Major York
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Practice Session Set by Biddeford Coach at Waterhouse Field
Biddeford High School head football and baseball coach Neil Serpico announced a baseball practice Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Waterhouse Field for Biddeford High students and incoming freshmen. Attendees should bring baseball gloves and bats.
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Major League Leaders Highlight Top Batters and Pitchers
The Associated Press lists American League leaders in batting averages runs and RBIs with Detroit stars Kuenn Kaline and Yost among top names and Killebrew leading in runs and RBIs. National League leaders feature Aaron of Milwaukee Cepeda and Mathews in key hitting categories with Drysdale and Koufax steering the pitching charts.
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Buchholz Powers To Wimbledon Upset Victory
Earl Buchholz of St. Louis defeated third seed Nicola Pietreli of Italy in straight sets, a 64 3-6 7-5 7-5 comeback, in the opening day at Wimbledon. He declared his pro ambitions, signaling a bold rise for American tennis.
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Ohio
Baseball Standings and Schedule Highlights
Standings show New York, Chicago, and Baltimore leading their leagues with records around mid .500s. Tuesday games feature New York at Kansas City and Washington at Chicago. Monday results include New York defeating Kansas City 11 to 6 and San Francisco beating Pittsburgh 4 to 1.
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Deadline Near for Little Big League and HS Basketball League
Memorial Field in Biddeford faces a last day for registration announced by Director George Wells. The Little Big League for ages 12 to 15 and a new High School basketball league will form after signup. interested boys should contact George Wells or Charles McKenna at Memorial Field on May Street.
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Twi Golf Team 5 Extends Lead In Kennebunk League
Twi Golf Team 5 strengthened its hold on first place in the Kennebunk Golf league last night with eight points and a 40 point season total. Lew Perry led Team 7 with an 8 over at Webhannett Golf Course, while Team 11 and Team 3 stayed close with 37 and 36 points. Low scores included Pokey Nedeau 39 for Team 2, H Stevenson 43 for Team 3, and Izzy Maling 45 for Team 4. Next week matchups include Team 1 vs Team 6 on back nine and Team 2 vs Team 5 on front nine. The standings after six weeks show Team 5 leading with 40 points, followed by Team 11 at 37 and Team 3 at 36.
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Wilhelm Brother Signs With Baltimore Orioles
Gary Cooper Wilhelm, 23, signed by the Orioles and assigned to Bluefield West Virginia in the Appalachian League. He is Hoyt Wilhelm’s brother and a former Army serviceman. Hoyt notes Gary has much to learn about pitching but is not married and can spend time developing the knuckleball.
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Ward Defends Welter Title Against Ross in Burlington
Steve Ward of Burlington earned his third defense of the New England junior welterweight title by outboxing George Kid Ross over 12 rounds in front of about 1,800 fans. Ward relied on a heavy body attack and a sharp left hook to secure the unanimous decision, while Ross used a sting left jab to keep Ward off balance in the later rounds. No knockdowns occurred as Ward weighed 138 1/2 pounds and Ross 138.
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Rochambeau Clinches Narrow Softball Lead In Tight Race
Rochambeau beat Young Democrats 11 to 5 at Memorial Field to move to 8–2 and hold a half game edge over Springvale KC in the bid for first in the Softball Loop standings. Springvale can overtake the lead by beating Voltigeur at Memorial Field tonight.
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Rochambeau Club Sweeps Three Baseball Events
Rochambeau Club takes three wins with Dubois homering and four RBIs. Laganiere and Paquette share pitching duties as Bilodeau allows nine hits over six innings. Paquette earns the win while Bilodeau takes the loss with 5 runs charged. Umpires Pleau and St. Pierre. Time 1 15.
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Mantle and Skowron Power Yankees to 11-6 Win
Mickey Mantle and Bill Skowron starred as the New York Yankees defeated Kansas City 11-6. Mantle drove in six with his 16th and 17th homers and a triple, while Skowron added two homers. Bobby Shantz held Oakland to two runs over eight innings to keep pace in the pennant race. Koufax set a night game strikeout record as San Francisco beat Pittsburgh.
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Sandy Koufax Dominates Phillies in 6-2 Win
In a May night game, Sandy Koufax struck out 16 Phillies batters, missing a NL single game mark by one. Jim Owens and Humberto Robinson combined for eight strikeouts as the Dodgers top Philadelphia, while Koufax’s late run support sealed the victory.
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Birthday party honors Albert Roberts Jr at family home
Albert Roberts Jr celebrated his seventh birthday with a surprise party at his parents home on 12 Washington Avenue. Guests included Millie Chicoine Bruce Bou tet Kenny Lamontagne Robert Lamontagne Pamela Jones Lynn Jones Jimmy Stoddard Wentworth Joleen Philbrick Joan Roberts Mark Roberts Sharon Field Debbie Jones and several relatives.
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Montreal boxing card yields stoppages in mixed results
Les Montreal fighters dominated headline bouts before a sparse Detroit star Lloyd McKay faced a stoppage by Montreal rival in a middleweight clash. Billy Pickett delivered a fifth round win over Georgie Davis as Tommy Nethercott halted Jean Duloste in another card feature.
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