Detroit Reform Under New Manager Dykes Sparks Tigers
The Detroit Tigers, last in the American League, rally under new manager Jimmy Dykes. He shifts players, including benching Eddie Yost for Ted Lepcio, promotes Don Moss to starter, and moves Charlie Maxwell to outfield. A doubleheader sweep of the New York Yankees lifts Detroit to an 8-3 win, though they remain 9 2 games behind Cleveland in the standings as the Indians rout Baltimore 9-1.
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Bill Norman
Charlie Maxwell
Don Moss
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New York
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Boston
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Indians
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Washington
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Tigers Eagles Only Area Nines Playing Tomorrow
In the National League Milwaukee reclaimed first place beating Los Angeles 3-2 in 16 innings while Cincinnati knocked off San Francisco 5-2. Cubs beat Pirates 6-3 and Phillies routed Cardinals 8-7. Southpaw Don Ferrarese tied his win total with a four hitter as Indians blanked Orioles. The Tribe sit 14-5 vs 12-7 early in the season.
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San Francisco
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Philadelphia
St. Louis
Don Ferrarese
Indians
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Bob Nieman
Tribe
Jack Harshman
Associated Press
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Warren Spe
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Bob Rush
Joey Jay
Don Drysdale
Fred Haney
Don McMahon
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Clem Labine
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Drysdale
Giardello and Mims Face Off Tonight in Washington
In Washington a 10 round middleweight bout pits Mims the change of pace boxer against Joey Giardello in a high stakes match televised on ABC at 9 p.m. EST. With Sugar Ray Robinson stripped, the NBA title scene opens, and a Giardello victory could earn a shot at Carmen Basilio later this summer if Basilio beats Gene Fullmer.
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Socker
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Carmen Basilio
Gene Fullmer
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Chicago
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Voltigeur Club Softball Team Schedule Set
Biddeford club meeting unveils schedules for the Voltigeur softball team. An exhibition vs Rol cham beau at Biddeford Memorial Field tonight at 6 30 precedes Sunday start of regular doubleheader vs Springvale Knights of Columbus at 3 PM. A May 23 spaghetti supper, three new members, and May 12 meeting discussed.
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Voltigeur Club
Biddeford
Louis Dupras
Biddeford Memorial Field
Rolchambeau
Springvale Knights of Columbus
Jeanne Robitaille
Yvon Caron
Lepcio's Grand Slam Lifts Tigers Over Red Sox
Detroit traded Lepcio and Dave Sisler for Billy Hoeft and Lepcio homered twice including a grand slam as the Tigers beat Boston 8 3. Jim Bunning earned the win while Jerry Casale took the loss. Ted Williams hopes to rejoin after neck nerve trouble.
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Ted Io
Lepcio
Dave Sisler
Billy Hoeft
Boston
Roll
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Tiger
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Larry Osborne
Tigers
Jerry Casale
Herb Moford
Casale
Jim Bunning
Bunning
Frank Malzone
Mike Higgins
Tom Brewer
Jimmy Dykes
Fred Foytack
Ted Williams
Fenway Pzek
St Ignatius Defeats Old Orchard Beach High in rout
St Ignatius High defeated Old Orchard Beach 14 to 2 on Wednesday, sending the Sea Gulls to a rough home debut. Old Orchard committed four errors in the fourth through sixth innings as St Ignatius plated 11 runs, with doubles by Lapierre and Valliere keying the rally. Old Orchard stole 15 bases but could not push across more than two runs, despite a third inning rally and runs from Gendron and Hogan on a double steal.
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Rip Coleman
Gil McDougald
Tony Ubek
A’s
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Kansas City
Whitey Ford
Hal Smith
Preston Ward
Bob Turley
Fea
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Jim Lemon
Bob Allison
Harm Killebrew
Nats
Chuck Stobbs
St. Ignatius
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Valliere
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Boxing results list includes mixed outcomes and draws
Fich's Last oht Tyler Texas Buddy Turman 186 Tyler knocked out Bob Al bright 216 Los Angeles 10. Tampa Florida Paul Jorgensen 1299 Port Arthur Texas knocked out Rudy Gonzales 132 Mexico 3. Halifax Nova Scotia Richard Kid Howard 13715 Halifax outpointed Tommy Nethercott 13415 New York 10. San Jose California Baby Brown 1223 Los Angeles and Mike Rios 12135 Tijuana drew 3. Referee ruled bout automatic draw when Rios suffered a cut over an eye in third round. Sarnia Ontario Dave Shoulders 195 Detroit storied Jimmy O'Connell 186 Steubenville Ohio
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Bob Albright
Los Angeles
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Fla
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Port Arthur
Rudy Gonzales
Mexico
Halifax
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Tommy Nethercott
New York
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Baby Brown
Mike Rios
Tijuana
Drew
Rios
Sarnia
Police miscue sparks roast fire joke in Denver
A Denver police dispatcher sent firefighters to a blaze with a miswritten message that read Turn out the fire under the roast. Firemen rushed to extinguish a weed fire, only to discover the cook had forgotten to turn off the oven.
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Denver
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Braves Open Season May 31 With Kennebunkport Club
The Kennebunkport Braves will start their season May 31 at Parsons Field against Exeter in a Great Bay league opener. The club announced an 18 game schedule plus interleague play, with a 20 man roster set by June 15. New signings include Guy Garon Don Belanger and Paul Beaudoin.
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Adline
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Irv Wilcox
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Exeter
Hampton
Eliot
Stratham
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Home
Way
Louis Caron
Lincoln ‘Street
East End Club to Host Handicap Rolloff at 20th Century Lanes
The East End bowling league will stage its annual handicap rolloff at 7 30 p m Thursday at 20th Century lanes. Twenty bowlers, each bowling four strings, will compete for prizes based on entries. East End players arrive 30 minutes early as final league averages and handicaps for listed bowlers are shown.
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P. Gagnon
R. Nolette
R. Fournier
A. Mondville
P. Binette
L. Beaulieu
A. Lefebvre
M. Gaudette
C Doyon
L. Vadnais
R. Martin
G. Plourde
R. Vadnais
K. Corbeil
Bob
Midget Maples Champion Carp Leads Challenger
Bruce Carp, defending Midget Maples champion, held a 19 pin lead over Reynald Souliere in the first half of the title match at 20th Century lanes. Carp totaled 284 in the opening strings as Souliere fought back to trim the gap to 19 pins. The second half is set for next Monday at 3:30 PM at the same lanes.
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Twin City
Bruce Carp
Reynald Souliere
Carp
Charlie Conklin
Souliere
Sdéuliere
Bowling Banquet Honors Mercantile League Bowlers
A banquet for the Mercantile leagues of the twin cities was held at the Wonderbar steak house last night. Over 90 bowlers from the American, National, and New England leagues attended the event organized by Bill Manning of Pastime Lanes. Billy Bell performed magic and the Oceanaires provided singing entertainment. Prizes were awarded to the top four finishers across the three leagues.
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Wonderbar
Bill Manning
New England
Billy’ Bell
Oceanaires
Maroon Tops Westbrook To Retain League Lead
Thornton academy extended its half game lead in the Telegram league race by scoring 13 runs against Westbrook as Deering trails at 5-1. Kerry earned his fourth win with 11 strikeouts in seven innings, Hanson homered driving in four, and Diakos added three RBIs. Westbrook pitchers allowed a flurry of Thornton hits as the Maroon and Gold moved to 6-1 while Westbrook slipped to 4-2.
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Thornton Academy
Deering
Graham Small
Small
Paul Chenard
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Ben Frothingham
Marcel Faucher
Dick Sevigny
Jack Charland
Red Riot
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Diakos
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Hanson
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Gillette
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Dolloff
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Hodgdon
Crory
Charlton
Major League Leaders Exitting Based on 35+ Thornton Bats
Baseball leader board shows Fox Chicago hitting .395 with 34 runs and 20 RBIs. Killebrew Washington leads with eight home runs while Aaron Milwaukee tops batting at .488 with 39 hits. Williams and Temple appear among doubles leaders, and Wilhelm handles pitching for Baltimore with strong 3-0 record.
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Cleveland
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Killebrew
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New York
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City
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House
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Delock
Boston
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Wynn
Score
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Milwaukee
Burgess
Pittsburgh
Pinson
Cincinnati
Mathews
Temple
Demeter
Los Angeles
Robinson
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Post
Philadelphia
Mays
San Francisco
Notable Ages Listed for Local Figures in Compact Roster
A brief local notice lists individuals with ages noted in parentheses, including Proulx aged 88 with 60, P. Vadnais 87 with 64, R. Frochette 87 with 64, E. Doyon 8 with 68, Ray Proulx 84 with 72, and R. Ladderbush 82 with 80, suggesting a ceremonial or commemorative roster for a community event.
Joyce Bachand and Terri Daly Win Eliminations
Joyce Bachand of Saco and Terri Daly of Biddeford topped the Twin City Junior girls championship elimination at 20th Century Lanes Tuesday afternoon. Bachand scored 285 and Daly 283 in the three-string rolloff, advancing to a two-week five-string final for the title once held by Madeleine St. Ouis.
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Joyce Bachand
Saco
Terri Daly
Biddeford
Twin City
Miss Bachand
Miss Daly
Madeleine St. Ouis
Thornton Academy
Piddeford High
Priscilla Corriveau
St. Andre
Madeleine Fournier
Biddeford High
Nancy Lessard
St. Joseph High
J. Bachand
T. Daly
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C. Lessard
P. Chasse
P. Beaudoin
L. Thimble
T. Moore
Stolen Bases and Pitching Stats From Dodgers Game
Moon of Los Angeles stole five bases while Robinson and Neal added four. Burdette of Milwaukee pitched a 5 to 0 win with Klippstein and Face from Pittsburgh combining for three. Drysdale of Los Angeles had 47, Spahn of Milwaukee 33.
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Los Angeles
Robinson
I and Neal
Burdette
Milwaukee
Klippstein
Face
Pittsburgh
Drysdale
Spahn
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