Tigers Triumph In Close Westbrook Win
Biddeford High defeated Westbrook 3 to 2 at Waterhouse Field behind Dick Saucier pitching eight strikeouts and Danny Perkins three RBIs. Perkins doubled in the fourth to drive in all Tigers runs as Saucier scattered eight hits and held Westbrook to unearned early scores. Westbrook threatened late but Biddeford preserved the win, improving to 3-7 on the season.
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Biddeford High
Westbrook High
Waterhouse Field
Dick Saucier
Danny Perkins
Blue Blazers
Tigers
Saucier
Westbrook
Perkins
Tiger
Gino St. Cyr
Steve Fourner
Dick Gagnon
St. Cyr
Bissonnette Leads Half Of Twin City Title Match
Jerry Bissonnette built a 96 pin edge on challenger Rene Menard after the first half at 20th Century Lanes Sunday. Bissonnette totaled 1,160 to Menard’s 1,064 as he rolled 5 strikes and 36 spares for 212 bonus pins. The second half is scheduled at the champion's lanes later this week.
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Jerry Bissonnette
Rene Menard
Twin City
Menard
Bissonnette
J. Bissonnette
R. Menard
Junior Girls Rolloff Slated for May 22
A TV rolloff for junior girls under 16 will be held at Roll A Way Lanes Biddeford on May 22 at 2 p.m. Simultaneous competition at Twin Town Lanes Norway will select contestants for the Candlepin Kids show on WGAN TV. Entries close May 20 at midnight.
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Elm St
Biddeford
Twin-Town
Norway
Wgan TV
Western Maine Bowling Proprietors Association
Maurice Hunt
W.M.B.P.A
Libby and Wolstenhulme win Beech Ridge stock car features
Phil Libby of Groveville and Dick Wolstenhulme of Windham topped the Class A and B feature races at Beech Ridge Speedway drawing about 3,000 fans. Libby beat his brother Bob by a narrow margin in the 24 lap main, while Wolstenhulme led the bomber feature from lap 20 and held off Russ Nutting for the win. Clint Abbott won the Novice feature. Sanford St Louis game recap follows with Larry Young holding Eagles to five hits in a 10-2 league defeat.
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Wolstenhulme
Libby
Beach Ridge
Scarborough
Phil Libby
Groveville
Dick Wolstenhulme
Windham
Beech Ridge Speedway
Brother
Bob
Beech Ridge
Ralph Cusack
Westenhulme
Russ Nutting
Limerick
Clint Abbott
Waterboro
Bob Libby
Cusack
Pete Peterson
Portland
del Stinson
Woolwich
Gerry Dolliver
Kingston
N. H
Roger Shaw
North Windham
Homer Drew
Yarmouth
Drew
Shaw
Nutting
Ray Leach
Arundel
Carl Rogers
Mike O'Brien
Falmouth
Ed Walsh
T~lace
Leach
Buzzy Stack
Don Brown
Sebago
Butch Richardson
Cape Elizabeth
Ray Jansen
Larry Tanguay
Charles Small
Sanford
St. Louis High
Goodall Park
Sanford High
Larry Young
Eagles
Young
St. Louis
Bob Lister
Dave Kerdalsky
Ray Belanger
Rick Durtremble
Rick Lemieux
Roy Guillerault
Lister
Norm Belanger
Redskins
Mike Smith
Kerdalsky
Steve Morin
Ab Rh
LeBlanc
Ae A Cote
Lajeunesse
Guillerault
Belanger
Pollack
Dutremble
Lemieux
FI ‘Gobeil
Berthiaume
Rochefort
Petit
Temblay
Sanford Ab
Willie Mays Dominates With Five Hits and 13th Home Run
Willie Mays starred in a doubleheader day for the Giants, scoring four runs, driving in two, and hitting his 13th homer in a 10-5 win. He added five hits in seven at bats, stole a base, and scored the decisive run in a 4-3 victory over Houston.
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Associated Press
Willie Mays
Mays
San Francisco
Houston
Giants
Giant Whiz
Jim Beauchamp
Joe Morgan
Tom Haller
Jim Owens
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
New York
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Los Angeles
Chicago
Homer
Juan Marichal
Willie McCovey
Jim Hart
Haller
Dave Giusti
Gene Oliver
Braves
Ed Mathews
Mets
Reds
Jack Fisher
Johnny Lewis
Charlie Smith
Roy McMillan
Smith
Ron Swoboda
Warren Spahn
Bob Gibson
Gibson
Pirates
Ray Washburn
Bob Purkey
Cardinals
Ken Boyer
Bill White
Billy Williams
Cubs
Wes Parker
Dodgers
Ron Santo
Ernie Banks
Dick Bertell
Cub
Parker
Don Drysdale
Drysdale
Don Landrum
Williams
TWUA Leagues Hold Banquet and Award Prizes
The 17th annual TWUA Ladies and Men's bowling banquet was at the Knights of Columbus hall Biddeford. Over 200 bowlers attended as Norman Daigneault presided with guests including Michael Schoonjans and Mrs Schoonjans. Awards went to multiple top bowlers in Chupka Pollock and C I O leagues.
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T.W.A.A
A.F.L.C.I
Paulette Cantara
John Chupka
Estelle Harper
William Pollock
Louis Lachance
Knights of Columbus Hall
Washington Street
Biddeford
Norman Daigneault
Michael Schoonjans
Schoonjans
Adrien Petit
Biddeford and
Saco Joint Board
Ralph Oliver
Oliver
John Cleary
Cleary
George Roy
Roy
William Doran
William Doran Jr. League Officers; Mrs. Phyllis Tanguay, Miss Priscilla Guertin
Rolander Roy
Daigneault
William Manning
Nick Gillis
Clampettes
Pitter Potters
Bombers
Shirley Thayer
Doris L'Heureux
Lou Lachance
Lachance
Nel Letourneau
Chupka
C. Croteau
M. Adams
Pollock Loop
Lucille Cote
Joan Soulard
Jerry Forcier
Ralph Nolette
Bill Manning
Phyllis Tanguay
Priscilla Guertin
Rita Doran
Rolando Roy
Bill Doran
Wichita Youth Smashes High School Mile Mark
Olympian Jim Ryan of Wichita East High School runs a 3:58.3 mile at the Kansas State meet, the first high school sub four in the event. He credits sprint work, relishing upcoming West Coast meets and facing top milers like Burleson Grelle O Hara Snell. his time tops NCAA record and nears American and collegiate marks.
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Wichita, Kan
Jim Ryan
Wichita East High School
Modest Ryan
Modesto
Calif
Cyrol Burleson
Jim Grelle
Tom O'Hara
Peter Snell
New Zealand
Ryan
Kansas State
J. D. Edmiston
Burleson
Jim Beatty
O'Hara
Hernandez Stops Rossito in World Junior Welter Bout
In Maracaibo Venezuela Carlos Hernandez stops Mario Rossito in a junior welterweight world title bout. Hernandez retains the world junior welter crown securing victory for Venezuela and Colombia.
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Associated Press
Maracaibo
Venezuela
Carlos Hernandez
Mario Rossito
Colombia
Hernandez
Sullivan Debut Sparks A's Rally in Twinbill Win
Sullivan, new Kansas City manager, halts seven-game skid by guiding the A's to a 7-4 10-inning win and 4-2 victory over Minnesota. Lachemann drives tying run, adds 2 singles and a homer as Finley seeks stability. White Sox, Red Sox, Orioles, and Senators also post wins in a day of AL action.
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Associated Press
Haywood Sullivan
Kansas City Athletics
Charley the Mule
Charley Finley
Minnesota
Sullivan
Boston
Kansas City
Vancouver
Finley
Mal McGaha
Rene Lachemann
Dodger
Lachemann
Chicago White Sox
Los Angeles Angels
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
Indians
Baltimore
New York Yankees
A’s
Ed Charles
John Blanchard
Dick Green
Green
Gentile
Jimmie Hall
Tony Oliva
Twins
Pete Ward
Moose Skowron
White Sox
Ward
Skowron
Bobby Knoop
Danny Cater
Knoop
Ron Hansen
Earl Wilson
Red Sox
Tigers
Lee Thomas
Carl Yastrzemski
Tony Conigliaro
Yastrezemski
Conigliaro
Ken McMullen
Jim King
Senators
Dick Donovan
Fred Whitfield
Joe Azcue
Luis Tiant
Luis Aparicio
Orioles
Yankees
Aparicio
Curt Blefary
Norm Siebern
Jim Palmer
Softball League Opens Season in Parson's Field Doubleheader
AFL C I O defeated the Tarbox team 13 to 9 in the opener at Memorial Field as Huot and Mullins led Saco Mets with multiple hits and RBIs. Rochambeau Club beat Saco Tanning 6 to 2 in the nightcap, with Cartierley earning the win and Paquette taking the loss.
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A.F.L. C
R. Tarbox
Huot
Saco Mets
Parsons
Mullins
Munford
Mets
Smith-Montpas
Dawley
Stetson
Tanguay
Davy
Sen
Ron Tanguay
Tanpitcher
Guay
Tanhe
Dan
Dick Cartierley
Lajeunesse
Ad Bergeron
Rochambeau
Armand Paquette
Deserv
Ad Red
Er Gregoire
Hurt
A. Martin
Tardif
Cartier
N. Perreault
Fred Martin
F. Martin
R. Bouthillette
Ray Bouthillette
R. Boudreau
Leo Gauthier
R. Audet
Memorial Field
Saco Tanning A.F.L
Saco Tan
Sevigny
Afl-Cio
Gauthier
Labbe
Dion
Lauzon
Chretien
Pinette
Maddox
Moulton
J. Chenard
Sylvestre
Parson
Mondville
Gagne
B Croteau
Smith
Lefebvre
P. Montpas
Paquette
Martin
Luns .Cartier
A. Cyr
P. Tarbox
Lee
Montpas
Harriman
Chenard
Summer Ladies Lane League To Start Wednesday
The ladies summer bowling league at 20th Century Lanes Biddeford begins Wednesday at 6 30. Eight five girl teams will compete over 14 weeks with prizes for all participants and a season end banquet. Noted bowlers from the Twin Cities join this popular loop. openings remain, contact Nick Gillis to join.
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Biddeford
Twin Cities
Nick Gillis
Weight title
Robinson Garcia outpoints Jesse Williams in Bilbao Cuba at 136 percent noted.
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Bilbao
Spain
Robinson Garcia
Cuba
Jesse Williams
Chicago
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Miniutti
Cymbrak
Vipine
Gagnon
PCA
RBI St. Cyr
Clifford
Caufield
Voisine
Turner
Flaherty
HO Libby
Biddeford Saucier
Chantigny
Minuitti Perkins
Harriman Cymbra
Tot
Westbrook Oohl Neuts
St Cyr
Fournier
Cumberland
Duchesne
A Smyth
Seharty
Turner i
Sean Conner
Jan Fleming
Goldfinger
Dean Martin
Kim Novak
Me Aaa
Lenice Ln
U.S. 1
Scarboro
City Theatre Dial
American International Pictures
Sudan
Peyton Place
Biddeford Tire Shop
Deering Lumber
Elm Street
Kelly Price
Kelly
Springfield
Astros
Jim Wynn
Ann
Margret
Michael Parks
Monn
Universal Picture
TWUA
Saco Lanning
Perreault
Gregoire
Aga
Arunde
Alfred Road
Ila Ins
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