Thornton to Meet St Louis in Saco Baseball Clash
Thornton academy travels to Saco to face St Louis High in a two game Maine area baseball card. Kerry makes a revenge bid after a 16-3 loss earlier this season as St Louis seeks a prestige win while Biddeford and Westbrook also play.
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St. Louis High School
Saco
Biddeford High School
Westbrook
St. Louis
Thornton
Dick Kerry
Kerry
Eagles
Eagle
Maroon
Thornton Wan
Marcon and Gold
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Tigers
Killebrew Leads In Home Runs For Washington Senators
Harmon Killebrew, 22, tops the American League with a dozen homers and 28 RBIs, driving in five runs with two blasts in Washingtons 7-4 win over Detroit. The Senators sit four games back of Cleveland as Boston, Chicago, Kansas City, and the Dodgers and Cubs shuffle standings across the league.
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Harmon Killebrew
Washington Senators
Durelle Stops Burns Quick in Caribou Tuneup
Yvon Durelle of Baie St. Anne dominates Teddy Burns of Dorchester winning by knockout at 2 16 of the third round in Caribou Maine. The result sets up Durelle for a light heavyweight title bout with Archie Moore on July 15 in Montreal. Burns previously traded blows early but could not match Durelle's power after the second round.
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Archie Moore
Yvon Durelle
Baie St. Anne
New Brunswick
Dg Moore
Durelle
Moore
Montreal
Burns
Tinker Picot
Dorchester
Gen. Carter State Armory
Otis Labree
U. S
Ninth Air Force
Two Way Radio Planned For Indianapolis Start
Indianapolis Motor Speedway will use a two way radio system for the May 30 start. Tony Hulman announced a transmitter in his space car will keep him in touch with chief steward Harlem Fengler at the line. Fengler will coordinate with eight observers around the 2.0 mile track to manage the lineup after nine cars were eliminated in two recent races.
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Speedway
Tony Hulman
Harlem Fengler
Fengler
Pat O'Connor
Major League Leaders Summary for AL and NL Batting and Pitching
The leaders show Kuenn of Detroit batting .397 and Fox of Chicago .370 in the American League. Killebrew of Washington leads runs with 26 and also 28 driven in. In the NL, Aaron leads at bats with 482 for Milwaukee, while Mathews of Milwaukee hits 29 runs and 13 home runs. Pitching leaders include McLish of Cleveland 5 0 and Drysdale of Los Angeles with 51 strikeouts.
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Detroit
Fox
Chicago
Killebrew
Washington
Power
Cleveland
Allison
Cerv
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Kaline
Williams
Strickland
House
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Jensen
Boston
Colavito
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McLish
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Baltimore
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Neal
Los Angeles
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Cinccinnati
Demeter
Cimoli
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Mays
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Moon
Klippstein
Drysdale
Spahn
Thornton Track Meet Moves to Friday Afternoon
Thornton Academy track meet with South Portland and Portland was advanced to Friday afternoon by coach Stan Brown. Old Orchard Beach will not compete today against Wells and Westbrook due to prior commitments but will run in a triangular meet at Sanford next Wednesday. Brown plans an area coaches conference next week to seed entrants for the York county meet in Saco on May 23 and notes Berwick High has expressed interest.
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Portland
Thornton Academy
Thornton
Stan Brown
Boston Red Sox
Cleveland Indians
Thornton T Club
Brown
Old Orchard Beach
Wells
Westbrook
Maroon
Sanford Jr
Saco
York County
Berwick
Big Ed Walsh to Celebrate 78th Birthday in Florida
In Pompano Beach Edward A. Walsh the Hall of Fame pitcher plans to mark his 78th birthday while his health remains precarious. The article notes his storied 55 year career beginning with the White Sox in 1908 and reflects on his spitball legacy, recent health, and cautious optimism for further innings.
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Pompano Beach
Fla
Edward A
Walsh
Chicago White Sox
Rochambeau caps season with 25 5 win over Le Voltigeur
Rochambeau runs up 25 runs at Memorial field led by Leo Gauthier seven RBIs including a first inning grand slam. Roger Doyon four hits and three RBIs support a 19 hit attack as Le Voltigeur struggles with six walks and three wild pitches. Doyon wins on the mound with six innings of work.
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Paul Chenard
Tigers
Marty Bourque
Biddeford
Gerry Crommett
Ronnie Landry
Portland
Portland Ab
Hpoe
Kilgore
Mancini
L. Crommett
G. Crommett
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Pompeo
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Young
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Lowachig
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Memorial Field
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Leo Gauthier
Fat Lajeunesse
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Chick Tanguay
jLe Voltigeur
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le Page
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F. Lajeunesse
LePage
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Genest
Bissonnette
Pelletier
Martel
Bouchard
St Louis Eagles top Westbrook in 6 1 win at Alumni Field
St Louis High School beat Westbrook 6 to 1 at Alumni Field Biddeford to notch its third win. Westbrook ace Dick Dolloff fanned 18 but yielded six runs on seven hits aided by five errors. St Louis pitcher Jack Charland allowed one run on seven hits with eight strikeouts. Charland, Pinette, LaCroix and Sevigny moved players in the lineup as St Louis capitalized on errors and timely hits to pull away.
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Westbrook
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Biddeford
Dick Dolloff
Dolloff
Eagles
Jack Charland
Charland
Bernie Pinette
Gene LaCroix
St. Louis
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Marcel Faucher
Roger Sevigny
Guy Garon
Pinette
LaCroix
Ronnie Guerin
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Tibbetts
Atene de de Pree
Baseball Standings and Week Schedule Highlights
The standings show Cleveland leading with 1669 games and 40 wins, followed by Chicago and Baltimore. Wednesday features Cleveland at New York and Chicago at Boston. Detroit at Washington is noted as N. Results include Cleveland 7 New York 6 and Washington 7 Detroit 4. Thursday lists Kansas City at Baltimore with rain. Also noted are Los Angeles and Milwaukee with midseason marks.
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W. L. Pet
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Baltimore
Washington
Boston
Kansas City
New York
Detroit
Los Angeles
Milwaukee
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San Francisco
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Smooth Operator Theft Stuns Kansas City Razor Stock
Wichita police say a trunk theft from salesman Blanchred T. Morris’s car yielded razors and blades valued at 1,495. investigators estimate the loss could cover 700 years of use for a thief.
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Wichita, Kan
Blanchred T. Morris
Kansas City
Baseball Scores From Night Across Leagues
Milwaukee lost to Chicago 3 to 7 while St Louis defeated Cincinnati 4 to 3 Cincinnati edged Philadelphia 6 to 5 in 12 innings. San Francisco beat Pittsburgh in a long 5 to 6 contest, and Los Angeles topped Philadelphia 3 to 1. Chicago routed Milwaukee 7 to 3, with St Louis pulling ahead 7 to 4 over Cincinnati.
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St. Louis
Cincinnati
Chicago
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
Dodgers Beat Phillies for Fourth Straight to Lead NL
Dodgers win 3-1 behind Danny McDevitt as Milwaukee trails by half game and Chicago Cubs slip past Braves. St Louis tops Cincinnati 7-4, Pirates edge Giants 6-5 in 12 innings. In AL, Cleveland tops Yankees 7-4, White Sox 4-3 in 12 at Boston, Washington beat Detroit 7-4. Killebrew laces two homers to lead AL. Kansas City at Baltimore rained out.
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White Sox
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Frank Levy
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Maine Bates Bowdoin Colby track meet results
Colby College leads with a team total of 1142 and a team score 404 for Colby in a Maine contest with Bates and Bowdoin. Individual highs include A Smith with 33 in the high string and R Pierce 138 in the high single. Tree detour action near Chicago details a 60 tree station planted in 1860 to mark Indian boundary lines saved from highway work.
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Garden Lab
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Hot Springs Open Golf Tilt Thursday
More than 100 top pros tee off in Hot Springs Open with pre tournament favorites Art Wall Jr Cary Middlecoff and Tommy Bolt among the field in Hot Springs Arkansas.
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Ark
Art Wall Jr
Pocono Manor
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MVTI Defeats St. Francis In Rain Shortened Game
MVTI topped St. Francis 1 0 in South Portland Maine as rain shortened the contest to seven innings. St Francis pitchers Vic Poulin and Tom Croke gave up seven hits but an unearned run in the third decided the game. MVTI's Hagberg allowed three hits as St. Francis suffered its fourth loss in five games.
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St. Francis College
South Portland
Vic Poulin
Tom Croke
St. Francis
MVTI
Hagberg
Red Knights
Golf Course Investments Reach $1.325 Billion in U S
The total investments in golf courses in the United States approximate 1.325 billion dollars, according to the United States Golf Association.
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