Schedules Listed For Softball Loop Openers
Biddeford softball league opens at Memorial field on May street with eight teams. Opening doubleheaders on two fields feature Pepperell vs Roy and Perreault at 1 30 on the regular field and Le Voltigeur vs East End at 3. New diamond hosts Springvale K of C vs Lightning at 1 30 and Rochambeau vs Green Lantern at 3. Umpires are Francis Perry, Larry Bergeron, John Tarpy and Paul Langelier. Scorers are Ray Belanger and Antonio Dallaire. First round schedule lists daily games through May 31 and into June, with opponents and dates.
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Biddeford
Memorial Field
May Street
Lightning
Rochambeau
Green Lantern
Francis Perry
Larry Bergeron
John Tarpy
Paul Langelier
Ray Belanger
Antonio Dallaire
Roy and
Perreault
le Voltigeur
East End
Springvale
York Maintains Ten Snot In Golf League
York High School and Thornton Academy kept first and second place in York County Schoolboy Golf after wins yesterday. York beat Old Orchard Beach 4 2 at Beach links. Thornton upset Kennebunk 4 2 at Biddeford Saco Country Club. Individual matches featured McKenna Y over Joncas OOB 6 5 and Freeman Y over Cook 5 4 with York taking best ball 2 up. TA’s McNabb over Maling 5 4 and Polackwich over Williams 6 5 with best ball 6 4. Kennebunk’s Graham over Fanny TA 5 4 with best ball 2 up.
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York High School
Thornton Academy
York
Stacy
Freeman
Cook
Mercantile Loop Rolloffs Set for Tonight
At the Pastime lanes the American Mercantile league will stage its handicap rolloff featuring six teams with members posting averages from 93 to 112. Handicaps will be two thirds of each bowler’s difference from the league’s highest average. A trophy and runner-up prizes await, with the event starting at 7 30 and concluding after the five-string format.
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American Mercantile League
Twin Cities
Bosox Bank On Casale For Win Over Kansas
Boston headlines a meeting with Kansas City as Jerry Casale pitches and Tom Yawkey weighs Sox prospects. Harris rules out Washington trade while Yawkey bides time and eyes possible deals with rival clubs.
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Jerry Casale
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Sox
Athletics
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Dick Hall
Yawkey
Red Sox
Billy Jurges
Bucky Harris
Washington
Harris
Calvin Griffith
Griffith
New York
Yances
Hector Lopez
Yankees
Knights Seek Win Over Nasson
The Red Knights of St. Francis College chase their second win of the season in a Western Maine intercollegiate league matchup against Nasson College from Springvale. The game moved to Wednesday at 3 PM on the college diamond, with coach Wayne Lago set to start either Bill Ayer or Gerald Fitzgerald. Bill McGee returns behind the plate after a leg injury, catching duties shift to third base with Al Berard. Nasson’s starting pitcher choice will depend on today’s Nasson versus New England College result.
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St. Francis College
College
Pool Road
Herb Gill
Nasson
Springvale
Wayne Lago
Bill Ayer
Gerald Fitzgerald
Bill McGee
University of Maine, Portland
al Berard
Gill
Knights
New England College
Winter Trades Lift Indians Into Tie For First
The Indians beat Washington 3-2 for their fifth straight win as Frank Lane’s trades spark a first place tie with the White Sox. Johnny Temple delivered the decisive two-out single in the seventh, while Herb Score and Don Ferrarese endured rough outings in Baltimore as Chicago’s skid began.
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Gary Bell
Senators
Bob Allison
Jim Lemon
Julio Bequer
Orioles
Sox
Jim Gentile
Dick Donovan
Gentile
RBI
Baltimore
Gus Triandos
Ferrarese
Marv Breeding
Banquet honors Merchant Men's League winners at Wonderbar
The Merchant Men's bowling league held its year end banquet at Wonderbar Steak House with 40 bowlers attending. Gosselin's Contractors won the league crown as Nick Gillis served as master of ceremonies and awarded trophies and cash prizes to top teams including Merchants Express Artie's Tavern Phil's Cafe Foss Metal Nutshell Restaurant Bruce Shoe and A Landry's Dairy. Individual honors went to Dick O'Brien high average Joe Lachance high triple and Roger Cantara high single. The event also recognized the championship team members Capt Robert Nolette Roger Dion Herve Paul Raymond Dussault and Joseph Neault. Meanwhile in Major League Baseball Mike McCormick and Elroy Face highlighted a day of action as the Giants edged Milwaukee 5-0 and the Cardinals beat the Pirates 4-3 on a bases loaded walk. The Cubs beat the Phillies 8-7, the White Sox and Indians won, boosting Cleveland into a first place tie.
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Artie’s Tavern
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Roger Cantara
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Robert Nolette
Rogler Dion
Herve Paul
Raymond Dussault
Joseph Neault
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Pittsburgh Pirates
Mike McCormick
Bucs
Ronnie Kline
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St. Louis
Pirate
Cardinals
McCormick
Giants
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Braves
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Indians
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Carl Sawatski
Stan Musial
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Leon Wagner
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Harvey Haddix
George Crowe
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Smoky Burgess
Don McMahon
Ken MacKenzie
Reds
Billy Martin
Vada Pinson
Dodger
Charlie Neal
Roger Craig
Pinson
Lee Walls
Larry Sherry
Roy McMillan
Bailey
Lions Seek First Victory After Two-Game Slump
The Lions, after consecutive losses, push for a breakthrough win as they prepare for their next game. Key players are expected to lead the charge, aiming to turn the season around with an early statement victory.
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Lions
Anton wins Western Maine bowling title in Scarborough
Chris Anton of Biddeford defeated Hank Greenwood of Portland to capture the Western Maine sectional crown at Big 20 alleys Scarborough. Anton trailed early but finished strong with a 1186 total to Greenwood 1079 and will face the Eastern Maine winner for a shot at Maine State Champion Nick Gillis.
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Biddeford
Western Maine
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Portland
Scarborough
Greenwood
Timbers
Anton
Maine
Nick Gillis
Thomas Will Jump In BU Track Meet
Boston University hosts an AAU sanctioned invitational at BU Field featuring high jump pole vault and hammer throw. World champion John Thomas, fresh from a Penn Relays 7 foot 12 inch high jump, headlines a field including Big John Lawlor and Bob Backus as BU seeks Olympic tryout qualifiers.
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Charlie Stead
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Poor Hitting Blamed For Tigers Slump
New York AP reports Detroit Tigers drop from a 5-0 start as team batting average falls to .202. Manager Jimmy Dykes laments overall hitting, praising pitchers like Tom Morgan while criticizing the hitters. The slump follows a string of losses since April 26.
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Detroit Tigers
Tigers
Bengals
Jimmy Dykes
Tom Morgan
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