Cardinals Win Fourth Straight Behind Mizell and White
The St. Louis Cardinals extended their winning streak to four with an 11-1 rout of the Pirates. Wilmer Mizell allowed six hits over eight innings, Bill White drove in three runs for the second straight game, and St. Louis closed to within four games of the NL first division while the rest of the league battled with notable performances from Dodgers, Giants, and Cubs.
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Pittsburgh
Bob Friend
Wilmer
Vinegar Bend
Mizell
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Sanford High Defeats Thornton In Track Meet
Sanford High defeated Thornton 67 to 59 in a dual track meet at Saco yesterday. Thornton won the mile and 880 events and swept the hop, step and jump. Jeff Roberts of Sanford won the shot put with 45 feet 104 inches. Baron Hicken won the 440 and the hurdles. Desmarais of Sanford won the 100 and the broad jump and placed in hurdles and high jump.
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Saco
Jeff Roberts
Sanford
Baron Hicken
Desmarais
Rochambeau Dominates Green Lantern 15-2 in Softball Clash
Rochambeau stays atop the Biddeford Softball League with a 15-2 rout of Green Lantern at Memorial Field. The winners scored early, sparking a 14-0 first two innings surge, aided by five extra-base hits though only eight total, tying a Rochambeau record with four triples. Doyon earned his second win. Laverierre relieved for Green Lantern after the second. The Lightning meet Le Voltigeur at Memorial Field tonight at 6 15 p.m.
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Green Lantern Club
Memorial Field
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Leo Laverierre
Lightning Club
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Loranger
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Green Lantern
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LePage
Tanguay
Doyon
L. Laverierre
Genest
B. Paquette
Dery
Martel
Bouchard
Red Sox slump deepens with seventh loss in eight
Boston drops 8-2 to Kansas City at Fenway marking a 1-7 stretch on the home stand and threatening a historic failure since 1946. Manager Mike Higgins tabs Tommy Brewer to duel Ned Gerver as Ray Herbet and Roger Maris lift the A’s with key hits and a late Rays.
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Fenway Park
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Tommy Brewer
A’s
Roy Mumpton
Red Sox
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Ned Gerver
Thornton Team Batting at .300 Mark
Thornton academy built its hitting power this season with a .300 team batting average entering today’s game at South Portland. Coach Neil Serpico has used 15 players in 12 games, totaling 129 hits in 430 plate appearances, with 17 extra-base hits and four homers. Donovans and Black show the only sub .300 averages among starters, while Dick Kerry and Johnny Kerry lead the lineup. Thornton also relies on speed, with 22 stolen bases led by Donovan's six.
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Johnny Kerry
Dave Hanson
Jeff Griffith
Buddy Harriman
Ernie Merrill
Danny Donovan
Jim Black
Donovan
Sanford
Maroon
Thornton
Twin City Ladies Bowling Champ Faces Challenger Friday
Mrs. Margaret Edgecomb of Saco defends her title against Miss Madeleine St. Ouis of Biddeford in a two part match at 20th Century lanes. The first half starts at 6 with the second half set for a later date. Edgecomb, current champion, last won the title from Mrs. Rolande Roy. Both players average over 80, promising a tight contest.
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Twin City
Margaret Edgecomb
Saco
Madeleine St. Ouis
Biddeford
Edgecomb
Rolande Roy
Miss St. Ours
Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching Achievements
Summary of top American and National League leaders in batting, runs, RBIs, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, stolen bases, and pitching based on 3+ decisions or 75+ at bats. Notable leaders include Kuenn Detroit .398 and Fox Chicago 54 hits in AL. Mathews Milwaukee 14 HR and Aaron Milwaukee 12 HR in NL.
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Detroit
Fox
Chicago
Killebrew
Washington
Power
Cleveland
Triandos
Baltimore
Colavito
Kaline
Runnels
Boston
Williams
Kansas City
Keough
Cerv
House
Allison
Aparicio
Landis
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Walker
Shaw
Grant
Larsen
New York
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Aaron
Milwaukee
Burgess
Pittsburgh
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Mays
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Cincinnati
Cimoli
St. Louis
Neal
Los Angeles
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Robinson
Face
Klippstein
Drysdale
Spahn
Two Brothers Found Dead in Albany Refrigerator
Two brothers were found dead Wednesday night in an unused refrigerator in Albany New York. Police said the men aged 18 and 22 were discovered by a relative in the home taking place late at night. Investigators are examining possible causes though foul play is not yet suspected.
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Albany, N.Y
Wells Captures Southern York Track Crown
Wells High School won the Southern York county league track championship, edging Kennebunk 57 to 34 as Glenn Ramsdell and Bill Perkins tied for first in the high jump to clinch the title. Kent Winter doubled in the 440 and 220 for Kennebunk amid a balanced Wells effort across events.
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Kennebunk
Berwick High School
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Bill Perkins
Ed _ Bilderback
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Ramsdell
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Winter
Grindle
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J. Darling
MacDonald
Fortier
Lefebvre
Hutchins
Gendron
W. Perkins
Dickinson
D. Kinme
Baseball Standings and Results Mixed Across Leagues
A condensed snapshot shows team records for Cleveland Baltimore Kansas City San Francisco Chicago Los Angeles Cincinnati Philadelphia St Louis Milwaukee New York Boston Detroit and others. Reported results include wins and losses from Wednesday through Friday with key matchups and scores such as San Francisco 6 Milwaukee 3 and Chicago 7 Philadelphia 5.
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New York
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Milwaukee
Kennebunk Coach Red Miller Resigns for South Portland
Carlton Red Miller, Kennebunk High School business teacher, athletics manager, and freshman basketball coach, resigns after three years to take a position at South Portland High School as baseball coach and commercial instructor, succeeding Henry W. LaVallee. He is married to Anne Whitehouse of Cape Porpoise, with seven children. They reside in Cape Porpoise. Paul and Edward Kelly, aged 11 and 4, were found by sister Pauline during a family search for the missing boys on her 16th birthday.
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Red) Miller
Kennebunk High School
South Portland High School
Henry W. LaVallee
Miller
Anne Whitehouse
Cape Porpoise
Paul Kelly
Edward Kelly
Pauline
Pupils Visit Reay Brothers Print Firm in Saco
Third grade pupils from Sweetser school in Saco toured the Reay Brothers printing plant yesterday to study newspapers and printing. The visit was organized by pupil Allana Morris and her father, an employee at the firm, with teacher Mrs. Ja Russell and two room mothers accompanying the group.
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Sweetser School
Saco
Reay Brothers
Allana Morris
Ja Russell
Yvonne Estes
Gillis Dominates First Half of Western Maine Bowling Title
Doris Gillis, of western Maine, leads challenger Mrs. Wendy Robinson 977 to 899 at half time of the Western Maine women’s bowling title duel in Camden. Gillis rolled 87 103 93 86 102 98 94 100 115 101 for 977 while Robinson totaled 60 92 100 90 92 84 9 99 83 0 for 899.
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Western Maine
Doris Gillis
Wendy Robinson
Camden
Gillis
Robinson
Yankees Drop To Last Place In Major Standings
The Yankees sink to the cellar amid a season fraught with near-misses and historic gaps. Detroit and Cleveland jockey for top spot as Frank Lary and Eddie Yost pace the day’s action across the league, with Mantle and Berra delivering late offense in a 9th inning rally.
Machen seeks court bid to halt Patterson Johansson bout
Eddie Machen, after beating Rueben Vargas in a 10 round bout at the Cow Palace, petitions a New York federal court for a return match against Floyd Patterson and Ingemar Johansson. Sid Flaherty says a court ruling could disrupt the June 25 title bout plans in New York if Machen wins. The case hinges on a contract claiming Machen and Flaherty have rights to the rematch before Johansson fights anyone else.
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Floyd Patterson
Ingemar Johansson
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Patterson
Flaherty
Inge
Cow Palace
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