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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 05, 1969

Page

7

Windham Man Wins 50 Lap Feature at Beech Ridge

Dick Wolstenhulme of Windham won the 50 lap feature at Beech Ridge Speedway beating Dale Avery of York and Dave Darveau of Augusta. Darveau retired at lap 35 with engine trouble, Jim Chantler took third. Miss Beech Ridge 1968 Ruth Skillings presented a Maine State Stock Car Racing Association honor to the late Donnie Peterson’s mother. B and C class winners listed with drivers and top finishers. Qualifying results noted for Classes A B.

Scarborough Dick Wolstenhulme Windham Beech Ridge Speedway Dale Avery York Dave Darveau Augusta Darveau Jim Chantler Beech Ridge Ruth Skillings Donnie Peterson Portland Calvin Lee Cluff Kennebunkport Larry Tanguay Bob Tanguay Roger Hanscom Ben Meyers Jim Chambers Calvin Reynolds Pete Peterson Anderson Bobby Turner

Local Qualifying Roster for Class C Event

The standing lists first qualifying in Class C with Pete Peter son Jeff Stevens and Bob Bab. It shows second qualifying with Larry Chandler Al Graam and Al Varney. John Kimball Bill Haskell and Ben Meyers are noted as third?

Pete Peterson Jeff Stevens Bob Bab Larry Chandler al Graam al Varney John Kimball Bill Haskell Ben Meyers

Standings and results from major leagues and cities

National League standings show Chicago leading with .667, Pittsburgh at .600 and New York at .440 as Philadelphia and Montreal trail. West results list Atlanta and Los Angeles close in the race with San Francisco, Cincinnati, and Houston. Sunday's scores feature Chicago, New York, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Montreal, Houston, San Diego, and Cincinnati in decisive games. American League East shows Baltimore and Washington atop, with Boston, Detroit, and Cleveland in pursuit. Multiple interleague results and upcoming matchups surface, including Los Angeles at Chicago and Cincinnati at New York among others.

Associated Press National League Chicago Pittsburgh Philaphia New York St. Louis Montreal Atlanta Los Angeles San Fran Cincinnati San Diego Houston Philadelphia San Francisco W. L. Pet Baltimore Wash Boston Detroit Ll Cleveland Minnesota Oakland Kansas City California Seattle Washin Detroit Washington

Montpas Qualifies Distaff Bowler For Finals Tilt

Mrs Jeannette Montpas won the weekly high single at Roll-A-Way Lanes Biddeford Elm Street securing a spot in the qualifying finals set for September 7 at Roll-A-Way Lanes. She joins Lorraine Perron and Loretta Patry in the handicap event over a 10 string route.

Jeannette Montpas Elm Street Biddeford

Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching

Key season leaders include Carew and Mine for batting average at .395 with 35 at bats, and Santo and McCovey among leaders in runs batted in and home runs. Pitching leaders feature McNally and Jenkins with three decisions, and notable strikeout leaders like McLain and Culp. The fragment lists multiple players across teams such as Balt, Chic, StL, SF, Cin, Hou, and L.A. with various stats including runs, triples, stolen bases, and wins.

Associated Press Carew Mine Petrocelli Bost F. Robinson Robinson Balt Murcer N. E F. Rob- Balt Mpoublesb Johnson Fr.ples D. Green Oak F Ponaten Balt F. Howard Wash Harper Ee Spi Tamaneris White McNally Phoebus McLain Det Culp Jones N. Y M. Alou Kessinger Chic Rose Cin Santo Tolan McCovey Pinson St.l A. Johnson Parker L.A

Used Trucks Are Listed in Section 12 Want Ads

Section 12 of the want ads lists used light and heavy trucks for sale by local dealers and private sellers. The listings include make models year and asking prices with several units priced under 3000 dollars.

Bentley College Wins Two At St Francis

Bentley College of Waltham Mass won the opener 7 4 at St Francis and took the second 11 2 Knights. A rare triple play occurred in the seventh inning of the second game with runners on first and second and none out. Lou Piccola fielded a liner, forced at second, then fired to first to complete the play. Tom Martin homered with a teammate aboard in the sixth for St Francis.

RBI Bazinet Bilodeau Worth- Jean Vallee Ington Kault L'Dutrembie Audet Dra- Hickey Peau Bernier Dutrembie Letellier Drapeau Pleau Worthing- Draau Worthing- Draau 0, Letellier St. Dominics High Lewishase Pleauton St. Louis High Worthington HO Drapeau Letellier Alumni Field Ings Worthing Dams St. Louis Worthing Dutremble Allee Faucher Louis Selier St. Dominics Samant Bos Les Audet Biddeford Gagnon Rault Inics Hickey Jean Morin Ef Martin St. Low Bazine Rousseau Labranche Lebrun Maurice Ab Laliberte Treals Pare Thibault St. Louis Peane Bi-lodeau Hickey Lou Labranche Sehioe Letellier POA St Domi- Maurice U Nics Martin Hickey Audet, Bilodeau, Their Totals 336 9Ault. St. Louis Bernier St St. Dominics Dominics Ballee St. Don Martin Aor Ene Theriault St. Louisseau Lebrun Dutremble Mau Bentley College of Waltham Mass St. Francis Knights Bentley Lou Piccola Bill Fenney Tom Martin

Softball League Revival Meeting Set in Biddeford

Adelbert Huot plans a Wednesday 6 30 p m meeting at Le Voltigeur Hall South Street Elm Street Biddeford to discuss launching a new softball league. Open to residents of Biddeford Saco Old Orchard Beach and nearby towns with aim to form committees and have league underway by Memorial Day.

Adelbert Huot Huot le Voltigeur Hall South Street Elm Street Biddeford Saco Old Orchard Beach

Canadiens Clinch Stanley Cup In Sweep Of Blues

The Montreal Canadiens defeated the St. Louis Blues 2-1 to sweep the Stanley Cup finals in four games. John Ferguson scored the winner in the third period after Ted Harris tied 1-1, as Montreal extended its Cup ownership to 16 titles and St Louis faced another finals setback. Coach Claude Ruel spoke of the victory as personal and exhausting, while Scotty Bowman lamented a morale victory despite late-game improvement.

ST. Louis Claude Ruel Montreal Canadiens St. Louis Blues Florida Blues Scotty Bowman Canadiens Montreal John Ferguson Ted Harris Terry Gray Ruel Bowman

Massachussetts Yankee Conference track champions crowned

In Crono Maine Massachusetts won the outdoor track title with 63 points, Connecticut 56, New Hampshire 19, Maine 7, and Vermont 7. Boston College football held a spring scrimmage, Boston College beat the Whites 38-34 in an intra-squad game. Massachusetts also claimed the Yankee Conference tennis team title with 19 points despite no individual titlist.

Crono Maine Massachusetts Redmen Tarde Ilana Connecti New Hampshire Vermont Newton Mass Joe Yukica Boston Eagles Nl Maroons Burlington, Vt

Trotters & Pacers Official Entries Post Time 7:30

Long list of trotter entries across nine races with pace events and purses from 450 to 600 dollars. Notable horses include Lady Blueblood Chinbro Sue and Saba with multiple jockeys across Race One and Two. The card features thoroughbred pacing meet details and numerous drivers such as J Winters L Norton R Fenno D Richards and G Reed.

J. Winters Chinbro Sue D. Richards M. Hodgkins Jr R. Wing Jr W. L. Whittemore F. Smith L. Hannah R. Goodblood Zanzibar B. Smith Ja. Hogan

Dardano and St Onge win Roll-A-Way event at Biddeford lanes

Mary Dardano and John St Onge combined a 2,197 scratch total with a 40 pin team handicap for a winning 2,237 total to defeat 11 other teams at Roll-A-Way Lanes Elm Street Biddeford Saturday. Dardano had 1,052. Papecum and Guilbeault second with 2,161. Audrey Fogg and Dick Grant led team singles with 252 and several 2,000+ team scores followed.

Mary Dardano John St. Onge Elm Street Biddeford Guilbeault Terry Noleite Maurice Huot Foss Audrey Fogg Dick Grant E. Nadeau J. Fleurent R. Parsons T. Parsons A. Foge D. Grant L. Bouthillette R. Foster G. Boutet Boutet R. Marcotte B Marcotte D. Nadeau T. Bryant R. Danis N. Danis

Rhode Island Leads, Goodwin Captures NH Singles Title

Rhode Island finished second with 18 points, New Hampshire 13, Vermont 8, and Connecticut and Maine with 1 each. Wayne Goodwin of New Hampshire won the singles title. Doubles champions were Tad Connerton and Tom Sherman of Rhode Island.

Rhode Island New Hampshire Vermont Connecticut Maine Wayne Goodwin Tad Connerton Tom Sherman Rhode Is

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