Finley Enthusiastic Over Missouri Mule Mascot
Chicago businessman Charley Finley owner of the Kansas City Athletics praises a Missouri mule donated by Governor Hearnes as a colorful mascot and promotional boost for baseball. He discusses attendance, franchise costs, potential moves, and plans to attract fans while pushing for better promotion and shorter seasons.
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Twi Golf Team Leads Biddeford Saco Play With 25 Points
Biddeford Saco Country Club Twi Golf standings show Twi Golf at 25 points atop the season. Team six has 22 points and teams four 191 points while others trail with 18 12 and 111s points. Low men listed by pro Harvey Lamontagne Jr include Polackwich 35 Wooster and Audet 43 Lamontagne Watson 43 Miniutti 47 Mitchell 48 Patterson 49 Hebert Lemay 51 and Larochelle 53. Polackwich net 34 wins sweepstakes with Lamontagne 35.
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Fred Patterson
Joe Hebert
Roland Lemay
Ronald Larochelle
Thornton Academy Triumphs Over Old Orchard Beach In Golf
Thornton Academy extended its win streak in York County Schoolboy Golf League play by defeating Old Orchard Beach 5 to 1 at the Country Club. Polackwich defeated Schmit 7-6, Ross beat Stevens 8-7, while Marshall beat Wendelken 4-2.
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Major League Leaders in Batting and Hitting and Pitching
National League batting leader Mays of San Francisco tops with .389 and 40 at bats. Banks leads RBIs with 36 for Chicago. Mays also leads in runs with 33 and hits with 50. Williams and Kranepool trail with 13 doubles. Callison tops triples with 4. Torre and Swoboda lead home runs with 9. Wills has 21 steals for Los Angeles. Koufax tops pitching with 7 wins and 1000 strikeouts, Giusti 6 1/2.
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Baseball season leaders listed with players and stats
The passage catalogs top players in batting, runs, RBIs, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, stolen bases, pitching, and strikeouts. It also notes University of Arkansas basketball coach Glen Rose as Razorbacks captain during the 1928 undefeated season.
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Sunday Tournament at Pastime Bowling Center
The 10 string tournament at Pastime Bowling Center in Biddeford sets up challengers for Twin City title. Open to Twin Cities bowlers except current and former state champions. Last year 23 bowlers. this year expected larger field. Entry available for sweepstakes with cash prizes. event starts at 6 p.m.
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Title Match Finals Scheduled Friday
This Friday at Pastime Bowling Center the Western Maine Title match features champion Don Saucier and challenger Norm Stirk of Kennebunk. Saucier leads by 143 pins after 10 strings, with the final 10 strings set to begin at 4 p.m.
Baseball Standings and Wednesday Results Summary
The Associated Press chart shows standings with teams and records for the American and National Leagues. Key entries include Chicago Minnesota Cleveland Baltimore Boston New York Washington Kansas City and others with wins losses and percentages. Wednesday results list Chicago 2 San Francisco 1 Milwaukee 7 New York 5 St. Louis 7 Philadelphia 6 Cincinnati 3 Pittsburgh 1 Los Angeles 4 Houston 2 in 14 innings.
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Bath Shipyard Loses Delta Cargo Contract Bid
Bath Iron Works failed to win a five ship cargo contract bid from Delta Steamship Lines. Ingalls Shipbuilding offered the lowest bid of 10 million plus for the five vessels, with Avondale Shipyards slightly higher. President James F. Goodrich said BIW remains close and will continue bidding.
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Grace Perron Wins Coffee League Prize
Grace Perron won the rolloff at Roll-A-Way Lanes Biddeford for the Coffee League with a 320 score plus 48 handicap. Aline Provencher finished second with 93 bonus pins, Irene Provencal third with 314 and 51 bonus pins, Pat Tarbox had the high single at 97, and other finishers included L Nadeau, J Bunson, P Tarbox, L Camire, J Cote, and L Perron.
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Maine Student To Have Trip Abroad
Duane Ra court a 21 year old college student from Waterville who lost a leg in a 1958 hunting accident will represent Maine at Diadem an international conference of disabled youngsters in Copenhagen Denmark. He will be president of his sophomore class at Husson College in Bangor next fall and depart Maine June 21 for a three week trip. His selection was announced by the Pine Tree Society for Crippled Children and Adults.
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Nursing home addition approved at Togus Veterans Facility
Sen. Edmund S. Muskie announced White House approval for a 61 bed expansion at the Togus Maine Veterans Facility. The plan to add beds aims to expand capacity for veterans care.
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