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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jun 30, 1959

Page

5

Dodgers Lose Streak As Giants Win In 13th

The San Francisco Giants end the Los Angeles Dodgers seven game run in 12 innings on a 13th inning Davenport homer. Davenport belts his second of the night as San Francisco gains ground on LA and tops the Dodgers 6-4 at the Los Angeles Coliseum.

Associated Press National League Jim Davenport Willie Mays Stan Williams Davenport San Francisco Los Angeles Dodgers Giants Milwaukee Braves Cincinnati Detroit Kansas City Los Angeles Coliseum Jack Sanford Willie Kirkland Indians White Sox Tigers Baltimore New York Orioles Yankees Washington Boston Senators Red Sox Kent Hadley Cleveland Philadelphia

Noted Maine Mare Sold To Mass Stable

Volo's Connie a five year old pacing mare by Congressional sold by Harold Ralph Waldoboro for 12500 to Cape Pine Farm West Dennis Mass now racing at Gorham Raceway. The speedy pacer posted 2 03 4 5 at Lewiston this season and previously went 9 3 1 in 15 starts earning 9356 dollars last year. She is staked in Friday 4 es 3 out Closing Event or a 2500 prize.

Volo Connie Congressional New England Gorham Raceway Harold Ralph Waldoboro Cape Pine Farm West Dennis Mass Maine Lewiston

Baseball standings and schedules from a vintage box score

The page lists team abbreviations and numbers for Cleveland Chicago Baltimore New York Washington Kansas City Detroit and others. It includes Tuesday results with Kansas City beating Detroit in innings and upcoming Wednesday games featuring New York at Baltimore Boston at Washington Chicago at Cleveland.

W. L. Pet. G.B Cleveland Chicago Baltimore New York Washington Kansas City Boston Detroit

National League Standings and Schedule Summary

National League standings show Milwaukee at 42 wins and 30 losses, San Francisco 42 33, Los Angeles 43 34, Pittsburgh 38 37, Cincinnati 32 41, and Philadelphia 26 44. Upcoming games include Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, St Louis at Chicago, Milwaukee at Cincinnati, San Francisco at Los Angeles, and San Francisco at Los Angeles.

W. L. Pet. G.B Milwaukee San Francisco Angeles Pittsburgh Cece Cincinnati Philadelphia St. Louis Chicago Francisco Los Angeles Aaron White Mathews Pinson Mays Banks Cepeda Cimoli Ciinnati Dark Aaron Milwaukee Neal Blasingame Koufax Drysdale S. Jones

Braves Rally Past Yankees In Exhibition Game

Milwaukee Braves beat New York 8 3 in County Stadium exhibition. Reserve Braves stars shined while Yankee reserves showed miscues and Mantle twisted an ankle but likely will miss no major league action. Funds from receipts supported scholarships and a New York Sandlot Baseball fund.

Milwaukee New York Yankees Milwaukee Braves Wisconsin New York Braves Yankees County Stadium Milwaukee Braves’ Foundation Joe Adcock Hank Aaron Mickey Mantle Mantle

Major League Leaders in batting and pitching highlights

The Associated Press lists top American League hitters led by Kuenn and Runnels with averages, and Killebrew and Colavito among home run leaders. Killebrew drives RBIs while Aaron and Mathews pace hits and doubles. Pitching leaders feature Wilhelm and Koufax with notable strikeout totals. Drysdale leads in strikeouts with 114.

Associated Press Kuenn Detroit Runnels Boston Killebrew Washington Power Cleveland

Johansson Plans Return To Sweden

Ingemar Johansson announced he will take the world heavyweight title back to Sweden starting Friday after a rest in Florida. He said he will not retire, plans two more fights, and aims to stay a fighting champion rather than fade away.

Miami. Fla Ingemar Johansson Florida Floyd Patterson Ingo

Little League star trips to sun by plane with fiancées

A Little League figure and his brother Rolf, along with their fiancées, arrived in Miami from New York on a plane for a four day vacation.

Rolf

Twi Golf standings barely shift in Kennebunk league

In the Kennebunk Twiliight League at Webhannet Golf Course Team 7 and Team 11 netted 5 points each. Team 7 leads with 45, Team 11 has 42 after seven weeks. four weeks remain. Orren Tibbetts led with 38 for top man, while Ray Brea rey Pud Teylor Jack Libby Henry McBride H Cheney and others posted low scores. Next week matchups include Team 1 vs Team 5 and Team 8 vs Team 9.

Kennebunk Educauences Kouseebas Vcke

Johansson Disqualified In 1952 Olympic Games

The Helsinki finals night saw Floyd Patterson win boxing gold for the United States while Ingemar Johansson, then 19, was disqualified in the heavyweight final after three warnings for not trying. Johansson reflected that poor preparation and fatigue affected his performance and that the disqualification ended his bid.

Associated Press NEW York Helsinki Finland Uncle Sam Soviet Union Brooklyn Floyd Patterson Vasile Titu Romania Ingemar Johansson Johansson Ed Sanders Sanders Ingemar Europe

Pepperell Softball Team Seeks Local Games

The Pepperell Men's softball team seeks local-area games. Interested teams may contact Louis Hebert at 5 Sullivan Street Biddeford for scheduling opportunities.

Pepperell Louis Hebert Sullivan Street Biddeford

June Ends With Grace in Portland Weather

Portland records show June ended with grace as sunshines rose and heat persisted. The month had only two cloud free days on the 4th and 24th, 145 hours of sunshine, 1.65 inches of rainfall—the highest since 1952—and 23 rainy days, an all time record.

Portland

Owen-Davis Post wallops Caldwell in Tri-County tilt

Owen-Davis Post of Saco defeated Caldwell Post of Portland 5-1 at Saco Memorial Field. Frothingham allowed five hits over seven innings while five Owen-Davis double plays backed him up. Sneider drove in two runs, Darrah had a two-base hit, and Hanson three-base hit paced the winners as Caldwell’s lone run came in the fifth on an error and singles.

Ben Frothingham Owen Davis American Legion Post Saco Caldwell Post Portland Saco Memorial Field Frothingham Biddeford Johnny Kerry Dave Hanson Hanson Jeff Griffith Caldwell Bill O'Flynn Sam Aceto Jeff Sneider Owen-Davis Owen-Davis Post Ab R Hpoa Mee BOC LS ST Bourque F McNabb Griffith Act Sneider Kimball Strout Caldwell Post Ab Hpoa Taylor Oberg Derrah Ae Eseus DePhilipo Owen- Davis Foster G. Foster G Foster Langelier Tardif

300 TV Specials on Way For Fall

New York AP reports a flood of over 300 planned television specials for fall. NBC alone claims about 200, with high budgets and star talent driving the push. Europeans in TV next season include Victor Borge filming in Denmark and Ed Sullivan and Art Linkletter filming in Moscow.

New York NBC Victor Borge Denmark Art Linkletter Ed Sullivan Moscow Miss Frances Ding Dong School

Little Big League Schedule Is Listed

The Biddeford Little Big League schedule, announced by George Wells, director of Memorial Field activities, lists all games at 9:30 a.m. at Memorial Field. The lineup includes Lions vs. Pepsi on July 1 and Lions vs. Roy and Per on July 2.

Biddeford George Wells Memorial Field Activities Lions Pepsi Roy

Thurber to appear on CBS Last Word amid weekend TV mix

TV guide notes James Thurber is set for a CBS The Last Word appearance, with ABC airing a two part North Carolina war games feature. NBC fills Sunday night with Suspicion repeats as Steve Allen Show departs its regular slot. Ed Sullivan keeps to schedule with Wayne and Shuster and Merrill, plus a Hudson River anniversary fireworks display. The Chevy Show on NBC features Janet Blair and John Raitt with pianist Joey Bush. Phil Silvers airs his final Bilko episode on CBS Friday.

James Thurber CBS ABC North Carolina Steve Allen NBC Suspicion Ed Sullivan Wayne Shuster Robert Merrill Hudson River Janet Blair John Raitt Joey Bushin Phil Silvers Bilko

Harold Gomes Captures New England Junior Light Weight Title

Providence crowds of 7 500 watched Harold Gomes of Providence stop Jimmy Ke in the third round to add the New England junior lightweight title to his hold on the featherweight crown. Gomes floored Kelly four times, finishing with a sharp right-left combo at the bell to start the third. The card drew a Rhode Island gate record of 25 000 and positions Gomes for a world junior title bout with Paul Jorgensen of Port Arthur Texas.

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