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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 22, 1961

Page

5

Individual bowling honors announced at CIO league banquet

Paul Masse led with a high 94 average and Paul Roy topped with a high single 129. M Beaulieu claimed a high triple 327 while Pur ple Passions earned the team total 1605 and Moon Men won the team single prize with 569. Paul Binette took the men's handicap rolloff with 597. Hazel Labbe won the William Pollock girls league lalloff trophy with 349 and Dot Lessard captured the Local 305 trophy. Norman Daigneault was named outstanding sportsman and most improved bowler for 1960 61, earning the Nel Letourneau memorial trophy. League officers and prize distributions followed at the banquet with cash awards for all league officers.

Paul Masse M. Beaulieu Paul Roy Purple Passions Moon Men Paul Binette Hazel Labbe William Pollock Dot J Lessard Labbe Nel Letourneau Arthur Rizas Bill Doran Rita Doran Rolando Roy Phyllis Tanguay Priscilla Guertin Victor Canzano CIO

Biddeford Tigers Rally In Eighth To Beat Red Riot

Biddeford high Tigers rallied in the eighth to edge South Portland 4-3, grabbing their second win of the week and third of the season. Keith Gaudette set up the rally, but three passed balls allowed the tying and winning runs as South Portland yielded a hard fought victory.

Biddeford Tigers Red Riot Biddeford High Tigers South Portland Portland St. Louis Sanford Westbrook Biddeford Redskins Tigers Deering Orange Rams Thornton Paul Twomey Red Paul Butch Chenard Dick Hammond Chenard Mike Murphy Keith Gaudette Ray Soulard Linto Don Provost Murphy Gaudette Dick Loubier Hammond Loubier Soulard Dyer Doran Tiger Bulldogs Bulldog Eccles Eagles Fisher Dodge Guillereault Red Sevigny Dick Dion

Union Leagues Hold Thirteenth Yearly Banquet

The TWUA AFL CIO Ladies and Mens bowling leagues held their 13th annual banquet at Wonderbar steak house with about 200 bowlers and guests. Trophies and cash prizes were awarded to 120 bowlers, with master of ceremonies Arthur Rizas and speakers Schoonjans LeBlanc Manning Gillis and Doran. The Alley Opps were named William Pollock league champions. The 20th Century Lanes teams and various Canzano league awards followed with multiple individual honors and cash prizes.

Twua-Afl-Cio Wonderbar Steak House Arthur Rizas Michael Schoonjans Petit Maymond Therrien Therrien Thomas LeBlanc Biddeford-Saco Joint Board LeBlanc William Manning William Doran, Jr Rolande Roy Phyllis Tanguay Nick Gillis Schoonjans Manning Gillis Rizas Doran Mike Drapeau Alley Opps Rita Murphy Kate Gillis Annette Paquette Lorraine Foss Ruth Foss Rose Dow Lou Plummer Rose Robitaille Yvette Hebert Alley Oops Rachel Dubue Sisteretttes William Pollok Goofers Victor Canzano Brats Jets Red Sox Wiks Canzano Loop Barbara Thames Ruth Strickland Steffi Regina Cecile Binette Doris Blais Jeannine Grenier Violet Bissonnette A. Beaulieu 20Th Century Lanes Theresa Lachance Winks CIO Mariano Bishop Union Warriors Purple Passions Moon Men Rangers Bull Dogs Mickey Mouses Clippers Raccoons Gerard Forcier Ray Goudreau Eddie Gonneville Roland Petit Marcel Courtois Dwight Robinson

Three Racers Set New Record At Indianapolis

Indianapolis AP reports the 500 mile race field for May 30 will be the fastest ever, with 32 American veterans and British racer Jack Brabham leading a record qualifying average of 145.302 mph after two weekends of trials. Eddie Sachs led qualifying at 147.251 mph, earning $2,200 and the No 1 starting position.

Indianapolis Jack Bragham Bragham Eddie Sachs Center Valley

New Golf Pro Welcomed At Country Club

A banquet and social evening welcomed Andy Manero as new golf pro at Biddeford-Saco Country Club with his wife Emily. Richard Sawtelle gave a welcome, Lois Watson led the ladies’ buffet service, and a moment of silence honored the late Alex Chisholm. Membership rose 30 percent and grounds improvements were discussed. An orchestra provided music for dancing after the testimonials.

Andy Manero New Biddeford-Saco Country Club Emily Lois Watson Richard Sawtelle Alex Chisholm

Dodgers Tie Giants for NL Lead With 3-2 Win

Dodgers win their third straight 3-2 over San Francisco to pull into a virtual first place tie with the Giants in the NL pennant race. St Louis, led by Musial with five RBIs, and other results across the circuit are noted along with Cleveland taking sole second in the AL.

Associated Press Los Angeles Dodgers San Francisco Giants St. Louis Stan Musial Suseee Chicago Pittsburgh Philadelphia Phillies Don Hoak Cincinnati Milwaukee

Schwall Wins Major League Debut Biddeford Little Minor League Rosters Listed

Schwall pitched eight solid innings for Boston in a 4-1 victory over Chicago as Conley cooled the White Sox with 2 1/3 innings of relief. Schwall emphasized his fastball as his best pitch, while the Red Sox rallied in the nightcap behind Nixon and Malzone doubles.

Boston Don Schwall Gene Conley Red Sox White Sox Jim Landis Schwall Gary Geiger Nellie Fox Minnie Minoso University of Oklahoma Fox Luis Aparicio Minneapolis American Association

Big League Stars Rivalry Headlines Italian Title Bout

Jorge Fernandez of Argentina outpointed Ted Wright of Detroit over 150 rounds to claim a key result while Giordano Campari in Italy stopped Bruno Ravaglia to retain the Italian lightweight title.

Associated Press New York Jorge Fernandez Argentina Ted Wright Detroit Cantu Italy Giordano Campari Bruno Ravaglia S. Italy Campari

Batting Don Hoak Drives Pirates to 13 11 Win over Phillies

Fights last night featured Batting Don Hoak driving in five runs with a three run homer in the sixth and a two run bases loaded single in the ninth to break an 11 11 tie. Wynn Hawkins and Jim Grant pitched for the Pirates. Indians swept a 9 0 and 2 0 doubleheader from Minnesota with starting pitchers holding the Twins to five hits total.

Gus Bell Vada Pinson Dodgers Giants Sandy Koufax Lose Billy Lees Johnny Roseboro Jim Gilliam Phillies Hoak Pittsburgh Phils Pirates Henry Aaron Braves Cincinnati Reds Eddie Kasko Gene Freese Carl Willey Claude Raymond Frank Robinson Pinson Los Angeles San Francisco Pittsnee Philadelphia St. Louis Chicago Milwaukee Minnesota Indians Red Sox White Sox Gary Geiger Jim Landis Washington Willie Tasby Chuck Hinton Dale Long Billy Klaus Tasby Senators Bennie Daniels Hal Woodeshick Associated Press Don Hoak Wynn Hawkins Jim Grant

Car stolen in Peoria? Don Callison recovers part

Don Callison recovered part of his 1956 model car in Peoria after the vehicle was stolen. The missing items included four wheels back axle differential spare tire hood battery carburetor radio glove compartment door and floor mats.

Peka Kan Don Callison

Annual ABC Lane Congress Ends At Detroit

The last bowler finished as crews dismantled Cobo Hall after 79 days hosting the 58th American Bowling Congress championships. Some 467000 in prize checks will be mailed to 14000 winners. over 32000 bowlers competed in 11 weeks. Bob Brayman of Detroit won the Classic Division all events and placed third in doubles with Duke Marquardt, sharing 350 with Marquardt for their 1318 two man total. Brentwood Bowl of San Francisco was named Classic Team champion. Regular division champions were Lylemer of St. Cloud, Minnesota singles Joe Macaluso and Gene Hering of Irvington, New Jersey doubles, Luke Karan of Detroit all events, and Meyerland Builders of Houston team event.

Detroit Cobo Hall ABC 1 Bob Brayman Luke Karan Meyerland Builders Houston

Major League Leaders National League Batting And Pitching

The leaders list shows Moon of Los Angeles with a .372 batting average among players with 75 or more at bats, followed by Mathews of Milwaukee at .353. Runs are led by Bolling of Milwaukee and Mays of San Francisco with 27, while Wills of Los Angeles has 26. Cepeda and Aaron top RBIs with 31, Moon adding 25. Wills and Clemente tie for hits at 44, Da vis at 43. Zimmer and Colman tie for doubles with 9, Aaron and Colman have 8, Banks Santo and others with 3. Home runs are led by Robinson and Moon with 10, Mays and Cepeda with 8. Stolen bases see Pinson with 8 and Robinson with 7. Pitching leaders show Buffalo and San Francisco at 30 decisions with .1000 and Padres and Los Angeles at 51 decisions with .833. Drysdale of Los Angeles has 51 strikeouts, Williams of Los Angeles 47.

Moon Los Angeles Mathews Milwaukee Bolling Mays San Francisco Wills Aaron Cepeda Clemente Pittsburgh T. Davis Zimmer Chicago Colman Cincinnati Virdon Banks Santo Amaro Philadelphia Stuart Robinson Pinson Buffalo Padres Drysdale Los Angelles Williams

Individual baseball leaders from 1960s season list high performers

Batting leaders include Temple Cleveland batting .353 with 49 hits and Gentile Baltimore 40 RBIs. Colavito Detroit and Mantle New York tie 10 home runs. Colavito also 49 hits. Pitching leaders show Regan Mossi Detroit 40 decisions and 1.000 ERA, Grant Latman Cleveland 30 decisions and 1.000. Strikeout leaders Pascual Minnesota 50 and Ramos Minnesota 47.

Temple Cleveland Killebrew Minnesota Colavito Detroit Mantle New York Gentile Baltimore Boros B. Robinson Power Romano Francona Wood Kaline Sievers Landis Chicago Piersall Woodling Keough Washington Aparicio Versalles Regan Mossi Grant Latman Pascual Ramos

Davies Pulls World Record In Awful Jump At Big Eight Meet

Oklahoma State sophomore George Davies stunned the Big Eight meet in Boulder by vaulting 15 feet 10 inches to set a world record, calling the leap terrible despite its flawless result. He surpassed Don Bragg’s 15 foot 9 inch mark from last year’s Olympic trials, earning praise from coach Ralph Higgins.

Boulder Colo.p George Davies Oklahoma State Davies Ralph Higgins Don Bragg United States

Baseball Standings and Weekend Results Summary

American League standings and weekend results show Cleveland and New York near top, Baltimore and Washington mid-pack, with Chicago and Los Angeles leading the National League. Sunday scores include Cleveland 9-2 over Minnesota and Washington 6-7 Los Angeles 2-2. Saturday results feature Cleveland 4- New York 3 and Minnesota 2- Kansas City 0. Other schedules list multiple city matchups and postponed games due to rain.

Cleveland Detroit Minnesota Washington Los Angeles New York Baltimore Yankees Orioles Kansas City Chicago White Sox Boston Red Sox Art Schwall Associated Press American League W. L. Pet. G.B

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