Thornton Academy tops Cheverus 8 7 in 10 innings for second straight win
Thornton Academy defeats Cheverus 8 to 7 in ten innings at Payson Park to improve to 4-10 in the National Division of the Telegram League. The Golden Trojans build late rallies, aided by Steve Foge's return, and pull within striking distance of a playoff berth behind pitchers McGaffin and Leblanc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steven Dandy
Portland
Saco
Thornton Academy
Golden Trojans
Cheverus
Payson Park
Thornton
Biddeford
South Portland
Trojans
Red Riot
Stags
Severino
Cimino
Jordon
France
E. Kowalsky
Welch
Bailey
Palmacci
Pendleton
Harper
Nicholas
Haskell
Poa Thornton
Rbi McGaffin
Redmond
McGaffin
Gallant
Guay
BB Cimino
Leblanc
Perham
SO Jordon
Biddeford Tigers rout Red Riot for big league win
Biddeford pulled one of its biggest wins of the season by beating South Portland 7 to 3 at George Martin Memorial Field. The Tigers exploded for six runs in the first inning and added a seventh in the second as Shawn Anton limited South Portland to 10 hits, striking out five while walking none. A strong defensive support and timely hitting with Hartsell, Wilson, Bouthot, Tourigny and Collette contributing key hits powered Biddeford to a 3-11 record. South Portland fell to 7-7 despite 10 hits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackedmond
Duane Welch
Redmond
LeBlanc
Jeff Perham
Stags
Thornton
Harper
Craig Gardner
Gardner
Welch
Haskell
Cheverus
Trojans
Laskey
Bernier
South Portland
Biddeforde
George Martin Memorial Field
Tigers
Danny Hartsell
Skip Wilson
Bob Bouthot
Jay Mackie
Shawn Anton
Hartsell
Wilson
Billy Dineen
Bouthot
Dean Tourigny
Anton
Steve Collette
Biddeford
Orange
Black
Portland
M. Whitmore
B. Whitmore
B. Kierstead
Paquette
Perreault
Kierstead
Whitmore
S. Portland
E Hartsell
J. Mackie
Harnden
Munsey
POA
RBI
HO Anton
Hatch
P Dineen
Gobeil
Tourigny
A. Paquette Collette
Moody
S. Simpson
R. Simpson
Neales
R. Mackie
P Munsey
Wise Sparks Red Sox to 3-0 Win Over Tigers
Rick Wise tossed a two-hitter for Boston as Detroit could muster only two hits. Carlton Fisk drove in two runs after getting the first hit, and Ron LeFlore extended his league leading 26 game hitting streak. The Red Sox capitalized on Fisk’s single to start the fourth and pulled away with two runs in the sixth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Don Rase
Pawtucket
Rhode Island Red Sox
Rick Wise
Detroit Tigers
Fenway Park
Wise
Nes
Texas
Detroit
Alex Johnson
Ron LeFlore
LeFlore
Ralph Houk
Roberts
Rick
Fisk
Red Sox
Boston
Fred Lynn
Rick Miller
Dwight Evans
Luis Tiant
Traip Wins County Track Title At Sanford
Traip Academy of Kittery clinched the York County track championship by edging Sanford High School 83 to 78 in a late rally. Key performances came from a 1 2 3 in the 220 and Tim Byrne’s 880 win, with Sanford narrowly missing the final relay showdown.
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Dick Charles
Sanford
Traip Academy of Kittery
Ork
Traip
Roger Laures
Tim Byrne
Rangers
Thornton
Biddeford-Thornton
Guy Doyon
Biddeford
Mark Parenteau
Mike Travers
Tom Greig
York
Mark Dapas
Kimball
Ouellette
Beaudoin
Arsenault
Johnson
Dapas
Laurel
Gray
Simmons
Lavalle
Hall
Delano
Marlowe
Cotsis
Fortin
Wilson
Gadbois
Travers
Capas
Greig
Reny
Tuttle
Seward
Seward (Traip
Nason
Goodwin
Doyon
Alvord
Michaud
Hawden
Merrifield
Towne
Cosgrove
Westfall
Quentin
Norman
Dow
Doreus
Downey
Byrne
Parenteau
Bridges
Lemieux
Ali Retains World Crown With Fifth Round KO in Munich
Muhammad Ali defeated Richard Dunn by a fifth round knockout at the Olympiahalle in Munich. Ali weighed 220 pounds and said he would retire after continuing the year with plans for a Norton bout and a Tokyo exhibition, while noting diminished reflexes and speed compared to his peak.
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Muhammad Ali
Richard Dunn
Munich
Ali
Dunn
Duane Bobick
Bobick
Olympiahalle
Bunny Johnson
England
Tokyo
Ken Norton
Yankee Stadium
Jimmy Young
Young
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Steve Foge
Fogg
Don McGaffin
Ron Haskell
Bob Laskey
Harry Hadkaks
McGuffin
Pete Cimino
Jeff Jordan
Roger Leblanc
Joe Donahue
Hadiars
Andy Kowalsky
Greg Palmacci
Bill Guay
Jordan
Haskell McGuffin
Westbrook
Bill Lee
Boston Red Sox
Darrell Johnson
Mark Fidrych
Northboro
Fidrych
Ri Miller
Ajohnson
Petrocelli
Veryzer Ss
Doyle
Meyer
Burleson Ss
Pose Near
Wisco
Lmvie Ph
aRoberts P
D. Evans
D. Roberts
D.roberts
Rice
Germany
Tle
UPI
Norton
Munich Olympiahalle
Ford
Bob Arum
U.S
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