Eagles, Westbrook Win. Share Third in League Standings
Eagles beat Sanford 9-1 and Westbrook edged Thornton 5-3 in 10 innings as Telegram play resumed. Norm Trottier shut down Sanford after the first inning, while Roland Cote doubled and singled for Sanford. Westbrook’s pitching, fielding, and a late double steal produced the deciding runs as Thornton fell 5-3 in a tense nine innings plus extra frame.
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St. Louis High
Sanford
Westbrook
Thornton Academy
Telegram
Roland Cote
Norm Trottier
Redskins
Cote
Eagles
Joe Weeks
Red Sevigny
Gene LaCroix
Ron Guerin
Ray Soulard
Cousens
Norm Labbe
LaCroix
Guerin
Ray Dube
St. Louis
Charley Baillargeon
Thornton
Dick Dolloff
Johnny Kerry
Dennis McNabb
Buddy Harriman
Kerry
Jeff Griffith
Usher
Bobby Kimball
Kermit Lane
Fleet Griffith
Bobby Hurrell
Staples
Vaillancourt
Hurrell
Bill Soucy
Braun
Roma
Griffith
Ken Cumberland
Brian Flynn
Cumberland
Deering
Biddeford
Dover
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Area golfers win Pro Am in Brunswick
Harvey Lamontagne Jr and William Finch of Saco tied for first low net with 72 68 at Brunswick Pro Am. Amateur winner Dr. Steve Polockwich shot 73.
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Harvey Lamontagne, Jr
William Finch
Saco
Brunswick
Steve Polockwich
Provencher and Gagne Lead Oilers to 13-0 Softball Win
Roland Provencher pitched a three hitter and Bill Gagne collected four hits with four RBIs as Roy and Perreault routed the Lightning 13-0 in the delayed Biddeford league opener at Memorial Field. Gagne belted a fourth inning grand slam to highlight a six-run rally. Provencher walked one and allowed no more than a second base. The game capped a rain-delayed start with East Le to face Green Lantern next.
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Long Lasi
Biddeford
Mel Chretien
Lightning
Gene Sullivan
Rey
Perreault
Jack Chenard
Oilers
Roy
Roland Provencher
Bill Gagne
Lightning Club
Memorial Field
Eastle
Green Lantern Club
Provencher
Gagne
Roy & Perreault
Descoteaux
Ib Ae
WLC Rus
Oun Vere
J. Chenard
B. Gagne
Cff
Gregoire
Proven- Laflamme
Ocher
Farley
Bergeron Roy
Tardif
Langelier
Sugar Ray Doesn’t Show in Baltimore Boxing Card
Welterweight champion Don Jordan received a bloody nose and lost to Candy McFarland in a non title 10 rounder after insisting on fighting in Baltimore Monday night. Sugar Ray Robinson did not appear for his scheduled 10 round co feature with Pedro Gonzales. The Maryland Athletic Commission ordered Robinson and manager George Gainford to a hearing. Jordan’s next bout is May 27 in Las Vegas against Benny Paret with the title a potential factor. McFarland claimed the third round as his turning point and weighed a half pound less than Jordan.
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Baltimore
Don Jordan
Sugar Ray Robinson
Jordan
Candy McFarland
Robinson
Pedro Gonzales
Rankin
Maryland Athletic Commission
George Gainiorsé
Las Vegas
Benny
Kid) Paret
McFarland
Eddie Leonard
National Boxing Association
Memorial Stadium
Pastime Two Man League Forms With Local Bowlers
The Pastime Two-man league begins May 24 with bowlers listed including Leo Beaulieu Rene Menard Chick Choroszy Al Paulhus Lou Lachance Bill Manning Paul Desmond Geo Corriveau Al Gilblair Bob Janelle Gerry Bissonette and Willie Croteau. Based on a team average near 200 the league runs to the third week in July. Space remains for a few more bowlers who may register with Billy Manning at the Pastime bowling lanes. Starting time is 8 p m.
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Leo Beaulieu
Rene, Menard
Chick Choroszy
al Paulhus
Lou Lachance
Bill Manning
Paul Desmond
Geo Corriveau
al Gilblair
Bob Janelle
Gerry Bissonette
Willie Croteau
Billy Manning
Janes
Soft Track Halts Races at Lewiston Fairgrounds
Harness races at Lewiston Fairgrounds were postponed to Wednesday due to a soft muddy track after weekend rains. Ten horses were scratched in races two through seven and the eighth race was cancelled.
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Lewiston Fairgrounds
Orioles Get 2-1 Win to Sit Alone in AL Lead
Baltimore surged to first place for the first time this season after a 2-1 victory at Kansas City. Jackie Brandt and rookie Ron Hansen hit home runs, Arnie Portocarrero and Jack Fisher combined on a six hit pitching effort, and Chicago trails by a half game. The Reds moved ahead in the NL with a 9-2 win over the Giants, while St. Louis topped Philadelphia 5-3 as rain postponed the Dodgers at Milwaukee.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Giants
Purkey
Cincinnati Reds
Sam Jones
Pittsburgh
Agaist
Milwaukee
Los Angeles
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Orioles
Kansas City
Chicago
White Sox
Reds
Jones
Baltimore Orioles
Kansas
Hanen
Brandt
Ned Garver
Portocarrero
Fisher
Whitey Herzog
A’s
Dick Williams
Jurges Sees Trade Hope as Bosox Hitless Weekend Sink
Boston manager Billy Jurges remains optimistic after a Baltimore sweep dropped the Red Sox into the second division. He hints at possible player trades, cites pitching readiness of Hillman Borland and Delock, and notes hitting woes cost three games. Brewer set to start against the White Sox on the road trip opener.
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Chicago
Boston Red Sox
Billy Jurges
Baltimore
Oriole
Red Sox
Boston
Jurges
Dave Hillman
Tom Borland
Ike Delock
Tom Brewer
White Sox
Twilight League delayed. industrial circuit planned for 1961
Proponents of a summer twilight baseball league in Biddeford-Saco postpone revival until 1961 to build a strong, well funded industrial circuit. Sponsors from Allied-Hampshire Shoe and Benoit Contractors are ready for next year, Wa- terboro show interest, and affiliation with the American Amateur Baseball Congress could enable regional playoffs in 1961 if fan support grows. Doris Gillis defends Western Maine title with 1072 total in a 16th straight sectional win at 20th Century Lanes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford-Saco
Twin Cities
Allied-Hampshire Shoe
Benoit
Waterboro
American Amateur Baseball Corgress
Yankee Amateur Baseball Congress
Western Maine
Doris Gillis
Pauline Thibault
Thibault
Gillis
Mrs. Thibault
Janet Jordan
Westbrook
D. Gillis
P. Thibault
Major League Leaders Major League Leaders National League Batting based on 45 or more at bats
Prominent batting and pitching leaders listed for both leagues with top averages, runs, RBIs, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, and stolen bases. Notable names include Mays Clemente Aaron McCovey Mantle Skowron, plus pitchers Law Drysdale Pascual and others.
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Burgess
Pittsburgh
Mays
San Francisco
Skinner
Pinson
Cincinnati
McCovey
Clemente
Great
Bailey
Taylor
Philadelphia
Aaron
Milwaukee
Boyer
St. Louis
McCormick
Law
Drysdale
Los Angeles
Friend
Maris
New York
Hansen
Baltimore
Runnels
Boston
Mantle
Woodling
Brandt
Minoso
Chicago
Kubek
Skowron
Gentile
Howard
Lumpe
Kansas City
Power
Cleveland
Lollar
Allison
Washington
Fox
Lemon
Held
Aparicio
Piersall
Brown
Portocarrero
Hall
Coates
Pascual
Bell
Boston Heavyweight Strips in Public Ring Rout
Boston boxer John Twohads climbed into the arena ropes for a bout with Nat Dixon before 3,724 fans. He briefly removed his robe revealing trunks missing from the dressing room, fled the ring, then returned to deliver a fourth round TKO.
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Boston
John Twohads
Boston Arena
Nat Dixon
Twohads
Baseball Standings and Results From Monday Subset
The American League and National League show Baltimore Kansas City and Boston with scattered records and a set of results. Monday games included Baltimore 2 Kansas City 1 while several teams prepared for upcoming matchups across both leagues with many games postponed or listed as N for none.
Major League Baseball Owners Meet Ahead of Kefauver Bill Hearings
Chicago AP report says 16 MLB owners hold a top drawer session two days before Senate hearings on a bill to curb club control of players. Commissioner Ford Frick says the session was planned, not an emergency, with Branch Rickey and Phil Wrigley also involved in talks linked to Kefauver bill. Frick and Cronin to attend. Rickey not present.
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Chicago
Senate
John Galbreath
Pittsburgh Pirate
Ford Frick
Frick
Florida
Sen Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Branch Rickey
Rickey
Kefauver
Phil Wrigley
Chicago Cubs
Joe Cronin
Beach Golf Team Beats Kennebunk in Rainy Match
Old Orchard Beach edged Kennebunk 4 to 2 in a schoolboy league contest at the Old Orchard Beach Country Club. Notable results include Joncas of OOB defeating Maling 2 up, Horne of OOB defeating Graham 2 up, and Williams of Ki beating Cook 1 up. best ball rounds were even in several matches.
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Old Orchard Beach Country Club
Kennebunk Thigh
Joncas
OOB
Malingi
Perry
Old Orchard Beach
Horne
Graham
Williams
Cook
McNeeley Wins Eight Round TKO Over Ritter in Boston
Tom McNeeley stopped Uli Ritter at 2:52 of the eighth round to claim his 19th straight victory in a rugged Boston Arena bout. Ritter, 198 pounds, complained of eye damage from elbows and buttocks as the crowd witnessed a rough exchange, with McNeeley repeatedly pressuring in the infighting. No knockdowns occurred.
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Boston
Europe
Uli Ritter
Tom McNeeley
Ritter
Mannheim
Germany
Boston Arena
McNeeley
Mass
Joe Zapustas
Pete Fuller
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James McArthur
Dumbo
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Huston
Anchor Theatre
Kennebunk
John Brabourne
Kenneth More
Dana Wynter
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Roy Perreault
Chenard
Laflamme
R. Provencher
Ray
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Gresoire
Sugar Ray
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Gainford
Flora
Gonzales
Portlana
Scarboro
Rock Hudson
Doris Day
Clark Gable
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Daryl Spencer
Carl Sawatski
Joe Cunningham
Ernie Broglio
Wilmer Mizell
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New Candlestick Park
Bill Rigney
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