Western Maine Conference grid schedules reshuffled in 1959
The new football master schedule alters Sanford and St. Louis lines as part of the Western Maine Conference. Changes include Sanford meeting South Portland September 19 and Lewiston September 26 while Edward Little hosts dates late October. Other updates affect Rumford Cheverus and St Louis with October and November shifts across multiple venues.
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Rumord
Cheverus
Thornton Academy
Sanford
South Portland
Lewiston
Portland
Rumford
Deering
Edward Little
St. Louis
St. Louis High
Joyce Bachand Wins Twin City Junior Girls Bowling Title
Joyce Bachand of Saco won the Junior Girls crown at 20th Century lanes by 67 pins over Terri Daly of Biddeford. Bachand totaled 455 on five strings, Daly 388, as Daly’s sprained hand hindered delivery. Bachand’s first title defense is planned for next October.
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Joyce Bachand
Saco
Twin City
Terri Daly
Biddeford
Miss Bachand
Thornton Academy
Miss Daly
Miss Bachland
Madeline St. Ours
J. Bachand
T. Daly
Dickson Caps Maine College Golfing Crown
Arthur Dickson of Maine won the state intercollegiate golf title at Augusta Country Club in 36-hole medal play with two 80s. Ralph Noel of Colby placed second and Robert Zering of Bates third with 167. Bowdoin won the team championship. Dickson hails from Old Orchard Beach.
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Augusta
Arthur Dickson
Ee of
Maine
Augusta Country Club
Ralph Noel
Colby
Robert Zering
Bates
Bowdoin
Dickson
Old Orchard Beach
Thornton and Biddeford Slated For League Tilts
Thornton visits South Portland for a Telegram league baseball card with Biddeford hosting Cheverus and Saco idle. The Maroon chase first place with Portland as the season nears its end, while South Portland seeks a victory after a tight 5-3 loss in their first meeting. Bob Couture likely starts for Thornton against South Portland, with Dick Kerry saved for Saturday's crucial Saco showdown with Portland. Cheverus travels to Biddeford for a 3:30 p.m. game at Waterhouse Field amid thin hopes of avoiding a poor finish and possible next year shift to Southern York County.
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Thornton
South Portland
Biddeford
Cheverus
Sst
Saco
Bob Couture
Neil Serpico
Dick Kerry
Portland
Waters House Field
Tigers
York County Baseball League
Seagulls Edge Train Academy In Final Inning
Gene Geaumont of Old Orchard Beach delivered a bases loaded double in the bottom of the seventh to rally the Seagulls past Train Academy 7 3. Hogan pitched a two hitter, striking out 12 for Old Orchard in a strong win, as Traip committed errors and Stickney mishandled a hand hampered, while Jordan and Ralph Stickney drove in runs earlier. Old Orchard improves to four wins in six starts and pens an upcoming clash with league leader St Ignatius at the Beach Friday afternoon.
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Gene Geaumont
Old Orchard Beach
Cate
Yesterda Geaumont
Don Keene
George Hogan
Roger Gendron
Dave Jordan
Ralph
Biddeford Beats Notre Dame In Grammar Loop
Biddeford Juniors edged Notre Dame of Saco 3 1 at Waterhouse field in a pitchers duel until the fifth inning. A six run burst and back to back extra base hits, including a Martin triple and Lagasse double, widened the gap. Boisse earned the win with three hits allowed, 12 strikeouts, and three walks.
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Biddeford
Notre Dame
Saco
Waterhouse Field
Martin
Lagasse
Bourque
Boisse
Wil Pet
Biddelind
Old Orchard
Deering High Beats Biddeford in Portland Victory
Dick Densmore struck out 18 as Deering defeated Biddeford 10–0 in Portland. Densmore allowed only five hits and drove in two of Deering's runs while Biddeford committed nine errors. Thornton Academy then shut out Sanford 5–0 behind Kerry and Dumont, extending Thornton's Telegram league lead to a gare and a half with one and a half weeks remaining.
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Dick Densmore
Deering
Tigers
Portland
Densmore
Biddeford
Don Provst
Marty Bourque
Pares
Paul Chenard
Mike Simpson
Dick Jacobs
Impson
Jacobs
Ben Frothingham
Paul Beaudoin
Deering Simpson
Daly
Derrah
Densmore P
Harlow
C.F Reed
Wieden
Cheverus
Thornton
Thoronton
St. Louis High School
Danny Donovan
Oberg
Jim Black
Bill Soucy
Donovan Biddeford Airhone
Perkins
Jeff Griffith
Beaudoin
Sanford
B' Dumont
Redskins
Harriman
Morrill
Hanson
Kerry
Donovan
Black
Soucy
Weheatanne
Dumont
Two Arctic char camps to open in southern Baffin Island
The first two North American Arctic fishing camps to operate this year will be on southern Baffin Island near Hudson Strait. Rex Clibery plans a Frobisher Bay site charging 1500 for a week, flights included, while a Cape Dorset camp run by seven Eskimos targets about 20 Sportsmen annually. Arctic char, the sport fish, is the draw as seals and other camps round out the Arctic venture.
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Ottawa
Ont
Arctic
Dhar
Baffin Island
Hudson Strait
Ungava
Rex Clibery
Winnipeg
Kenora
Frobisher Bay
Frobisher
Cape Dorset
Beffin Island
Dorset
Austen Airways
Moosonee
Driver Dies From Injuries At Indianapolis Speedway
The 50th death in 50 years at Indianapolis Motor Speedway occurred during preliminaries to the 500 mile race. Rookie Bob Cortner, 32, of Cedif California, died from severe head injuries after his Cornis Special veered high in the northeast turn, spun, and hit the retaining wall.
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Indianapolis
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Bob Cortner
Redlands
Cedif
Jerry Unser
Lakewood
Calif
Cortner
Major League Baseball season leaders noted by AP
The Associated Press lists American and National League leaders across batting and pitching. Highlights include Kuenn batting .392 for Detroit, Killebrew driving in 31, Aaron batting .362 with 61 runs, and Mays driving 31 RBIs. home run leaders include Killebrew with 14 and Colavito with 12.
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Associated Press
Kuenn
Detroit
Fox
Chicero
Killebrew
Washington
Power
Cleveland
Triandos
Baltimore
Chicago
Kaline
Runnels
Boston
Fox Chicago
Lollar
Williams
Kansas City
Keough
Cerv
House
Panees
Walker
Snow
Grant
Larsen
New York
Wynn
Bunning
Aaron
Milwaukee
Burgess
Pittsburgh
Mathews
Mays
San Francisco
Banks
Cimoli
St. Louis
Cheverus Edges St Louis High In League Tilt
Cheverus beat St Louis 6 to 2 in Portland in a Telegram league baseball game. Cheverus opened with a four run first inning and held off a two run response by St Louis. Pitching changes and key hits featured, with Cloutier earning the win and Sevigny taking the loss.
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Cheverus
St. Louis High
Lnough
Cheverus High School
St. Louis
Portland
Eagles
Dick Sevigny
Jack Charland
Phil Conley
Jim Murphy
Paul Sullivan
Murphy
Santo Cimino
Charland
Sevigny
Roland Labonte
Ray
Cloutier
Cheverus Ab
Giguere
Tes
V. Murphy
Sullivan
COCR
GR Essee
Higgins
St. Louis Ab
R. Sevigny
Labente
Tara
Uist
D. Sevigny
Lacroix
Cote
Hebert
Mike Higgins Questions Sox Pitching Woes
Boston manager Mike Higgins lamented the Red Sox pitching struggles after a rain postponement against Kansas City. He backed Billy Hoeft as a third-start option while noting the team used 20 pitchers in seven home games, yielding 89 hits and a .310 opponent average, with Frank Sullivan failing to find form.
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Boston
Boston Red Sox
Mike Higgins
Red Sox
Kansas City
Higgins
Jerry Casale
Bill Monboquette
Gary Geiger
Billy Hoeft
Sox
Hoeft
Detroit
Baltimore
Chicago
Frank Breumann
Ted Bowsfield
Minneapolis
Ted Wills
Mike Fornieles
Ike Delock
Frank Sullivan
Sullivan
Orioles Stay Close to Leaders With Narrow Wins
The Orioles cling to near first in the American League, winning six of eight and taking three of four from Cleveland and Chicago. Billy O'Dell and Jerry Walker beat the White Sox, endangering Detroit and keeping a half game back of Cleveland. Milwaukee leads the NL, while the Orioles rely on one run games and timely homers from Colavito, Piersall, and Held.
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Associated Press
Baltimore Orioles
Cleveland
Chicago
White Sox
Hec Brown
Billy Lees
Billy O'Dell
Jerry Walker
O'Dell
Orioles
Iy Colavito
Jim Piersall J
Woody
Indians
Hal Griggs
Mudces Grant
Washington
Tigers
Yankees
Whitey Ford
Rocky Bridges
Art Ditmar
Tom Sturdivant
Detroit
Don Messi
Braves Stay Hot as Aaron Stopped in NL Pennant Chase
Milwaukee extends six game winning streak after an 8-1 win over San Francisco. Hank Aaron’s 22 game hitting streak ends as the Giants’ pitching limits him to 0 for 4. Cubs and Dodgers close in, Cardinals win third in a row, while AL sees Cleveland reclaim first with a 5-2 win over Washington.
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Hank Aaron
Milwaukee Braves
San Francisco
Giants
Aaron
Chicago Cubs
Los Angeles
Cubs
Philadelphia
Dodgers
Cincinnati
St. Louis Cardinals
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Washington
Baltimore
Chicago
White Sox
Detroit
New York
Yankees
Kansas City
Boston
Braves
Wes Covington
del Crandall
Covington
Jack Sanford
Johnny Klippstein
Dodger
Willard Schmidt
Jim Marshall
Phils
Tthree
Wally Post
Taylor Phillips
Don Elston
Gino Cimoli
Bill White
Larry Jackson
Pirates
Bucs
Cards
Ron Kline
Bart Roberts Chosen Thornton Track Captain
Bart Roberts, senior discus man on the Thornton track squad, was elected captain this week. He has won four straight discus events for the Maroon and Gold and averages 10 points per meet. Coach Stan Brown invites teams or individuals to enter the York County meet at Saco Saturday, with invitations sent to Kennebunk, Old Orchard Beach, Wells, Sanford, Traip, Berwick High, and St. Ignatius.
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Bart Roberts
Thornton
Roberts
Maroon and Gold
Stan Brown
Brown
York County
Saco
Kennebunk
Old Orchard Beach
Wells
Sanford
Traip
Berwick High
St. Ignatius
Arm Is Sound But Control Ailing Sullivan Work
The pitcher Sully is said to be physically sound, but his control is lacking and he must improve it to threaten hitters. Jensen struggles at the plate for the AL MVP with only three hits in 24 at bats on his home island, dropping his average to .248. Marty Keough joins the injured list after jamming his ankle on an Eddie Yost line drive.
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Sully
Jackie Jensen
Marty Keough
Eddie Yost
Higgins
Sammy White
Vic Wertz
Gene Stephens
Kansas City
Harry Craft
Boston
Roger Maris
A's
Maris
Milwaukee at San Francisco Cincinnati at Los Angeles
Milwaukee defeats San Francisco 8 to 1 as Chicago beats Philadelphia 8 to 7 and St Louis tops Pittsburgh 8 to 2. Los Angeles wins 6 to 4 over Cincinnati. Pittsburgh hosts St Louis in a notable Thursday game after Tuesday results.
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Chicago
Washington
Detroit
New York
Yankees
Kansas City
Boston
Milwaukee
Braves
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Cincinnati
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Pittsburg
Pittsburgh
St.s
Associated Press
G.B
Cleveland
Baltimore
Pet. G
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