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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1969

Page

6

Petrocelli's Sunday homers lift Red Sox to 7-3 win over Angels

Rico Petrocelli belted two Sunday two run homers to push Boston past California 7-3. His eighth straight victory for the club keeps Boston one game behind AL East leader Baltimore as other league results outline tight pennant races.

Associated Press Rico Petrocelli Boston Red Sox California Angels Petroceli Cleveland Detroit Baltimore Kansas City Oakland New York Yankees Minnesota Seattle Washington Chicago White Sox Diego St. Louis Chicago Cubs San Francisco Atlanta Philadelphia Houston New York Metis Los Angeles Pittsburgh Cincinnati Montreal Petrocelli Russ Gibson Sonny Siebert

Pro Football Realignment Shakes NFL Power Balance

Baltimore, Cleveland and Pittsburgh join the American Football League in a secret 1979 realignment. AFL moves to three divisions, with the Browns and Steelers joining the Browns, Colts, and Jets in strong markets. Fans react mixed as the move reshapes rivalries, stadiums, and divisions nationwide.

New York Baltimore Cleveland Pittsburgh AFL Pete Rozelle Rozelle Entey NFL Park Avenue St. Regis Browns Steelers Artee Doctors’ Hospital Pitts Cincinnati Houston Chamion New York Jets Oakland Kansas City San Diego Denver Modell Bengals Paul Brown Johnny Unitas Itimore Leroy Kelly Colts Unitas John Mackey Three Rivers Stadium Ca Rosenbloom Jets Bie Bloom Micae Art Rooney Dan Bob Walters Robert Crowed Brookpark Ohio Nathaniel FI Roger Hedberg

Harness Meet Starts Tonight At Scarborough

Scarborough Downs opens tonight for a 30 night harness meet running through June 14 with 8 PM post. New England stables shift from Rockingham Park to Scarborough, led by Walter Ross and George Maroon as top rivals. Irving Foster headlines with 32 head, while Loring Norton Al Lader Floyd Colbath and Dennis May also bring strong outfits. About 300 trotters and pacers expected amid a $1,500,000 modernization including mutuel counters and a paneled grandstand.

Scarborough Scarborough Downs Rockingham Park New England Maine Oval Rock Wallter Ross King George Maroon Irving Foster Foster Ross Loring Norton al Lader Floyd Colbath Dennis May Maine the Downs

Scarborough Downs Official Entries Memo

Horse racing card shows nine races at Scarborough Downs with pace and trot heats. Entries include Deans Champ driven by I Foster Overlee Dale and Hi Vo driven by J Winters, plus many named horses and handlers across races one through nine.

Scarborough Downs Deans Champ I. Foster Overlee Dale R. Hafford J. Winters Ridgeview W. Ross Toppers A. Lader R. Maker D. Richards G. Maroon Dasher D. May Darrell Councell Gentle Yankee F. A. Smith B. Bramble

Baseball Scores and Schedule Across Lively Weekend

A tangle of results from major and American leagues shows Chicago beating Cleveland 6-4, Oakland 4-3 over New York, and Baltimore 6-5 over Kansas City among Saturday’s highlights. Upcoming games include Washington at General News and Chicago at Detroit with several rain delays and split results across cities.

Atlanta Los Angeles San Fran Chicago New York Houston Pittsburg Montreal Cincinnati Philadelphia San Diego St. Louis San Francisco Los Ang Pittsburgh Baltimore Boston Detroit Cleveland Minnesota Oakland Kansas City Seattle California Washington Calif Linda Rosaley

Red Sox sweep Angels as Westward drive continues

Boston runs its win streak to eight by sweeping California in Anaheim. Mike Andrews drives in a bases loaded triple, Yastrzemski belts a 590 foot homer, Petrocelli adds power, and Siebert with Romo closes out three straight wins.

Anaheim Boston Red Sox Lees California Angeles Red Sox Baltimore Seattle Angels Boston Koop Boston California Mike Andrews Carl Yastrzemski Vicente Romo Gibson Carl Yastrzem Conigliaro Rudy May Yaz Petrocelli Yastrzemski Reggie Smith Smith Siebert Jim Fregosi Romo Cleveland Ken Harrelson Oakland Athletics

Twi Golf Old Orchard Beach club Monday night league

The Old Orchard Beach Country Club opens a Monday night league with tee times from 5 to 6 p.m. Sixteen players are listed across five teams including Charlie Lane John Angis Bill Gokey Fred McIntyre Ed Lemire Dave Whelan Warren Sanborn Gary Merrill Joe Regina Chris Angis Clayton Harding Sid Whelan Gill Champagne Dick Leone Bob Watson Roger deAngilis Roger Laflamme Bob Goodwin and Ray Plourde.

Old Orchard Beach Country Club Charlie Lane John Angis Bill Gokey Fred McIntyre Sy Ready John Weiss Lee Ellis Ray Perreault Ed Lemire Dave Whelan Warren Sanborn Gary Merrill Joe Regina Chris Angis Clayton Harding Sid Whelan Gill Champagne Dick Leone Bob Watson Roger Oe DeAngilis Cam Guis Roger Laflamme Bob Goodwin Ray Plourde

Levin wins New England tennis title for second year

Harvard senior John Levin retains the New England intercollegiate singles crown by beating teammate Rocky Jarvis 6-4 3-6 6-3. The Crimson also claim the doubles title with John Levin and Rocky Jarvis defeating John Hughes and John Mayotte of Holy Cross 9-7 6-3. Harvard tops the team standings with 33 points, Amherst 23, Yale 21, Holy Cross 17, MIT and Brown 15 each.

Cambridge, Mass Harvard John Levin New England Levin Crimson Rocky Jarvis John Hughes John Mayotte Holy Cross Amherst Yale MIT Brown

Pool Service Ad From Biddeford Pool Co

An advertisement from Biddeford Pool Co of Biddeford Pool Maine promoting above and in ground chemicals and accessories for complete pool service with a display. The ad includes contact number 282 3558 and emphasizes a full range of pool products.

Biddeford Pool CO Biddeford Pool

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