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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 24, 1963

Page

6

Hodges Shuts Out Senators in First Night as Manager

Gil Hodges in his debut night with the Baltimore Orioles defeats Washington 6 0, as Robin Roberts fires a complete game two hitter. Ed Brinkman collects both hits for the Senators who suffer their 11th loss in 12 games. In other NL games Ernie Broglio and Jim O'Toole win for Cardinals and Reds respectively as Cubs and Braves fall short.

Associated Press Gil Hodges Hodges Senators New York Mets Capitol Hill U.S Gil Robin Roberts Baltimore Orioles Cincinnati Reds Milwaukee Braves Ernie Broglio Cardinal Dick Cilsworth Cubs Gene Oliver Jim O'Toole Braves Denny Lemaster Reds Daryl Spencer Ken Walters

Milan Takes Long Lead In Maine Bowling Match

Charlie Milan of Bangor built a large early advantage over Al Huot of Biddeford in a 20 string Maine state qualifier at Pastime lanes Biddeford. Milan finished 1,272 to Huot's 1,142 with Huot needing 130 pins to close the gap next Tuesday.

Brewer al Huot Biddeford Maine Charlie Milan Bangor Chris Anton Milan Huot C. Milan A. Huot

Grammar School Game Time Changed at Saint Louis Field

The grammar school match moves to 1 30 p m Sunday at St Louis Alumni Field and will be hosted by Notre Dame. The game shifts from Saco Memorial Field by mutual agreement with Notre Dame as the home team.

St. Louis Alumni Field Saco’s Memorial Field Saint's Notre Dame

Mets Acquire Jim Piersall From Washington Senators

The New York Mets obtain Jim Piersall from the Washington Senators in a deal that also transfers a player to be named later and cash. Washington receives John F. Kennedy and pitcher Pete Burnside, outfielder Barry Sherrone, and an infielder. Pittsburgh acquires Jerry Lynch from Cincinnati, with Bob Skinner going to the Reds.

Associated Press New York Mets Jimmy Piersall Washington Senators John F. Kennedy Senators Piers Mets Gil Hodges Washington Hodges Pete Burnside Barry Sherrone Pittsburgh Jerry Lynch Cincinnati Bob Skinner Reds Kansas City Athletics Manny Jimenez Jose Tartabull Portland Hector Martinez John Wojcik Piersall Ool Firs Casey Stengel Stengel Art Quirk Shetrone Columbus Burnside Kennedy Lynch-Skinner Pirates Lynch Skinner Vada Pinson Frank Robinson

Bethea Beats Migliari in Rome Bout by Points

Wayne Bethea 207 pounds from New York outpointed Giuseppi Migliari 192 and a half pounds of Italy in Rome. In another bout, Nine o 159 pounds from Philadelphia outpointed Jimmy Beecham 159 pounds. The event took place in Rome with two nine round decisions.

Lg Associated Press Rome Wayne Bethea iNew York Giuseppi Migliari Italy Jimmy Beecham Philadelphia

Major League Stars Deliver Narrow St. Louis Win

Gene Oliver homered in the fifth to give the St. Louis Cardinals a 1-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs and regain third place in the National League. Robin Roberts pitched the Orioles to a 6-0 win over Washington, moving Baltimore to first in the American League.

Associated Press Gene Oliver Cardinals St. Louis Chicago Cubs Dick Ellsworth Robin Roberts Orioles Baltimore Washington

York Heel Topples Union In Biddeford Softball Tilt

York Heel defeated the Union 84 in a Biddeford Memorial Field game as a five run first inning and a three run second sparked a Shoemen rally. D Cartier earned the win over Maddox with 1 0 record while Art Descoteaux tossed five hitter for the Colts in a 5-2 win over the Elks.

Union York Heel R. Roussell M. Faucher Mariello R. Lehoux D. Cartier J. Maddox C. Tanguay R. Pepin National Colts The Elks Art Descoteaux Colts EME Benard LaBonte A. Chenard Descoteaux Sevigny St. Louis Conley Ncies Elks Ab A. Martin Gauthier Boisvert iRoberge Lajeunesse Vadnais Afl-Cio Reccaoi Tardiff Chenard Paquette Gagne Cote

Conley Contemplates Retirement From Dual Pro Sports

FOXBORO Mass Ailing Red Sox pitcher Gene Conley weighs ending his dual baseball and basketball careers The right hander sidelined by a virus may miss action until after a Detroit trip He earned a 5000 raise this season and posts a 2 2 record with a 6 84 ERA He questions if basketball wear affects his baseball performance and if he should choose one sport over the other.

Foxboro Mass Red Sox Gene Conley Sox Detroit Conley New York Knicks National Basketball Association

Montreal bout: Folley defeats Cleroux in ten rounds

Zora Folley of Chandler Arizona outpointed Bob Cleroux of Montreal over ten rounds in a Montreal bout. Cleroux faced a strong pace from Folley with decisive scoring in late rounds.

Montreal Zora Folley Schandler Ariz Bob Cleroux

Red Sox Face Aguirre in Detroit Slump Battle

Boston leads KC by just two positions as Bill Monbouquette meets Hank Aguirre in Detroit. The Red Sox endure illnesses and injuries with Conley Radatz Delock sidelined, Yastrzemski and Stuart in slumps, while Colavito and Kaline the Tiger harbors mushroom and bowling quips in season-long jokes.

Detroit Johnny Pesky Red Sox Boston Kansas City Detroit Tigers Bill Monbouquette Hank Aguirre Aguirre Tiger Rocky Colavito al Kaline Tigers Colavito Pesky Gene Conley Dick Radatz Radatz Conley Ike Delock Carl Yastrzemski Dick Stuart Ed Bressoud Bob Tillman Roman Mejias Bressoud Stuart

Binette Captures Pastime Lanes Bowling Rolloff

The Pastime Lanes rolloff in Biddeford saw Paul Binette top 16 bowlers with 579, surpassing Gerry Bissonnette who took 536 and Bill Valian with 526. Harry Goldthwaite earned fourth at 521 with special single string prizes going to Binette Goldthwaite and L Huot. Next Wednesday hosts another rolloff.

Biddeford Paul Binette Gerry Bissonnette Bill Valian Harry Goldthwaite Binette Goldthwaite L. Huot L.’ Laverriere R. Belair R. Boudreau R. Perrin R. Shorey N. Daignault R. Cote A. Mitchell D. Carey M. Roberge D. Shaw

Eight Golfers Tie For Lead In Memphis Open

Eight pros share the first round lead at the Memphis Open with three under par 67s at Colonial Country Club. Jack Nicklaus carded a hole in one on the par three third, tying for the early lead with Edwards, Cupit, Hawkins, Mayer, Middlecoff, Pott and Lema. McGowan, Hill, Barber, Sikes, Knudson and Souchak close behind at 68.

Memphis Nicklaus Jerry Edwards Fort Worth Buster Cupit Fort Smith Ark Fred Hawkins el Paso Dick Mayer Palm _Desert Calif Cary Middlecoff Johnny Pott Gulf Hills Miss Tony Lema San Leandro Jack McGowan Largo Fla Dave Hill Jackson, Mich Miller Barber San Antonio Don Sikes Jacksonville George Knudson Toronto Mike, Souchak Grossinger N.Y

St Francis Ends Season With Victory Over MVTI

St Francis College defeated Maine Vocational Technical Institute 21 to 4 at Biddeford Pool in the season finale. John Peterson led with four hits in five at bats as MVTI struggled on both offense and defense. The Red Knights connected for runs in multiple innings as MVTI relief allowed a string of tallies.

St. Francis College Maine Vocational Technical Institute Biddeford Red Knights John Peterson MVTI St. Francis Carlisle French Vining Alexander McKee

Eighteen Spots Open In Indianapolis 500 Qualifying

Drivers prep for final practice at Indianapolis Motor Speedway ahead of the May 30 race. Eighteen starting spots were tentatively filled last weekend. Qualifying speeds ranged from 151 to 153 mph for Parnelli Jones and 146.687 mph for Pedro Rodriguez.

Indianapolis Indianapolis Motor Speedway Parnelli Jones Torrance Calif Pedro Rodriguez Mexico

Kennebunk Wins Southern York Track Crown

Kennebunk High captures the Southern York County track championship with 125 points and nine firsts from 16 events, Wells second with 97.2, York third with 63, Train Academy sixth, Berwick fifth, and Old Orchard Beach not entered. LaPierre rewrites the 220 record, Wells sets a new 880 relay mark, and Griffin and Taplin lead distance and sprint events in a strong overall team performance.

Wells Kennebunk High York Train Academy Berwick High Old Orchard Beach Gerry LaPierre Gary Seekins Kennebunk Terry Crown Rams Tommy Griffin Stevens LaPierre Alexandre Byrnes Ram Rod Spencer al Taplin Taplin Donnell Waddell D. Wakefield Fairchild Williams Severance Ducharme Hoff Filson Magocsi Chase Mavel iTime Seekins Johnson Reed Seeking Griffin Sheldon Parks Balentine Spencer Cole Brindle Morris Gourde Stella Albee Drown Saunders Traip Palm Crown Goodale la Pierre Alexander

Thornton Nears Telegram Loop Baseball Crown

Thornton Academy moved within four games of clinching the Telegram Baseball League title by defeating Portland High School 7 to 4 at Portland High School Stadium. Thornton scored four in the fourth and two in the sixth to pull ahead, using 12 singles led by Dave Sawyer and Dave McNabb, while Ken Pike earned the win.

Portland Thornton Academy Portland High School Academy Thornton Kermit Lane Dave Sawyer Ken Pike Maroon Steve Staples Dennis Dave McNabb Bull Dogs Dave Roberts T. A Marty Brennan Sawyer Pike Caouette Roberts Welch O’malley Webster Mastroluca Pompeo

South Portland Downs St Louis 10-3 In Telegram League

South Portland topped St Louis High 10 to 3 in a Telegram League baseball game. The Saints built an early lead with two runs in the second and added in every frame except the third, finishing with a four-run eighth. Bouader and Loranger pitched. Wakefield and Levandoski handled the field.

South Portland St. Louis High Saints Ricky Huot Don Loranger St. Louis Bouader Loranger Wakefield Levandoski

Biddeford Tops Westbrook For Tele Gram League Record

Biddeford edged Westbrook 5 to 4 at Waterhouse Field to even the league record at 6-6. Bob Bourque battled through nine innings with wildness in spots while Ricky Swan Ken Duce and Luce sparked the offense. Westbrook rallied in the ninth but left runners stranded as Mazarell Bourque and Aguair handled the outcome.

Biddeford Westbrook Waterhouse Field Bob Bourque Blazers Ricky Swan Ken Duce Luce Tigers Bruce Carp Paul Twomey Dan Aguair Ken Chenard Reggie Barker Tiger Chuck Clifford Mazarell Gagnon Bourque Aguair

National League Standings and Schedule

The National League table shows San Francisco and Los Angeles leading with 64 and 61 wins as St Louis Cincinnati and Chicago trail. Thursday results include St Louis 1 Chicago 0 and Cincinnati 2 Milwaukee 0 with several games scheduled and today’s matchups listed.

Associated Press National League W. L. Pet. G.B San Francisco Los Angeles St. Louis Cincinnati Pittsburgh Milwaukee Philadelphia Houston New York Chicago Ww. Lh. Pet. G.B Baltimore Kansas City Cleveland Minnesota Washington Boston Detroit

Twi Golf Team 5 Holds Narrow Lead in Local Ladies League

In Biddeford Saco Country Club Ladies Golf League Twi Golf Team 5 leads Team 1 by two points while Teams 3 and 6 share third, with play paused next week for the holiday. A June 13 fashion show was announced and a Memorial Day nine hole sweeps at 10 a.m. was planned by Club Pro Harvey Lamontagne Jr using the league point system. The 1:30 p.m. slate includes the first Scotch foursome for men and.

Biddeford - Saco

Dodgers Open Series With Giants Stirred By 1962 Memories

The Dodgers and Giants start a three game set as L A holds a one game edge on San Francisco. Sandy Koufax 61 faces Juan Marichal 5 3 with Billy O Dell and Jack Sanford also on the docket. The series recalls the 1962 pennant chase and old infield water dust incidents at Candlestick Park.

Los Angeles San Francisco Giants Gers St. Louis Dodgers Sandy Koufax Juan Marichal Billy O'Dell Johnny Padres Jack Sanford Don Drysdale Candlestick i Park Malibu Beach Matty Schwab

Radar sensors guard Titan II sites near Tucson

In Tucson the Titan II missile silos are protected by underground radar that detects surface movements including small animals and snakes. No sentry guards are used in this arrangement.

Tucson Ariz

Mixed play leads to tee off and standings noted

In the Ladies League standings five through nine teams show records with No 1 Lorraine Poissant, No 2 Charlotte Bagley, No 3 Lorraine Sawtelle with 59, No 4 Lorrette Cote 58, and No 5 Cynthia Polackwich 71. The low ball format highlights best scores per hole.

Lorraine Poissant Charlotte Bagley Lorraine Sawtelle Lorrette Cote Cynthia Polackwich

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