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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1960

Page

5

Pepperell Dragons Disband From Biddeford League

The Pepperell Dragons fold for the season after a practice game injury to a player in Berwick and failure to secure accident insurance for all members. League votes redistribute players among seven teams, forfeit unplayed first round games, and revise the schedule with May dates and matchups including Vale E. of C. versus Lightning Club and Roy and.

Pepperell Dragons Biddeford Berwick Dragons Pepperell Vale E. of Lightning Club Roy

Gosselin Preps For State Title Bid In Maine Bowling

Western Maine Bantam champion Raymond Gosselin prepares for the state title match at Pastime Lanes against Skowhegan’s Bobby Thompson. Gosselin trails by 12 pins after a 288 game to Thompson’s 276 last Saturday. The duel, under M. S. B. A. rules, starts at 6 p m and will be decided over three strings.

Raymond Gosselin BobbyThompson Skowhegan Maine Gosselin

Notre Dame Nine Edges Saint Andre In Extra Innings

Notre Dame trailed 6 0 but rallied to beat Saint Andre 8 7 in 8 innings. Bouthillette started for St Andre with five runs in the third, Notre Dame answered with a five run seventh, then Ray Bouthillette delivered a bases loaded single in the eighth to win. Maurice and Guignard sparked the ND rally and combined to close out the win.

Notre Dame School St. Andre Bouthillette Notre Dame Maurice Guignard Ray Bouthillette Caouvette Berube Martin Jim Umbrieht Bob Friend Crowe Don McMahon Smoky Burgess Pittsburgh Gus Zernial Detroit Warren Spann Braves Ken Boyer Larry Jackson Milwaukee Joe Adcock Reds Cardwell Elio Cha‘con Jim O'Toole

Gulls Narrow TA Lead As Old Orchard Beats Saco

Old Orchard Beach defeated Thornton Academy 42 to secure four wins three losses and a tie, keeping York County league standings tight. Thornton drops to 5-2 with one match left while York remains undefeated at seven and has one to play.

Thornton Academy York County Thornton Tate Cook Ladd Best Old Orchard

Belangers High Rollers In Dad Son Lane Loop

The father and son bowling league began at Pas time lanes with 11 teams in a 12 team circuit. Paul Belanger led fathers with 317, Ronnie Belanger topped sons with 266, and the topfather-son duo won by four points while John Gay and his stepson teamed for a similar margin. Jack St Onge with his father and Ronnie Tanguay with his father won by three points. Remaining results hinge on the missing father and son team. league resumes Wednesday for a 10 week circuit.

Paul Belanger Ronnie John Gay Jack St. Onge Ronnie Tanguay

Major League Leaders by The Associated Press

American League batting leaders include Runnels Boston .369 and Kluszewski Chicago .366 with Mantle and Minoso high in runs. Pitching leaders feature Hall Kansas City and Coates New York with 4 0 0, and strikeouts led by Pascual Washington at 68. Fielding and other stats note Clemente Pittsburgh leading in hits with 56 and Robinson Cincinnati in home runs with 9.

Associated Press Runnels Boston Kluszewski Chicago Mantle New York Minoso Ted

Twi Golf With Dr Polackwich Drives Team One Lead

Dr Steve Polackwich carded 35 to lead a top eight that helped Team One reach 81 points last evening at Biddeford Saco Country Club twilight league. Team totals and lineups show Team One at 17 and a three and a half point edge over Team Two as standings tighten.

Steve Polackwich A. Carr F. Thompson R. Whelan C. Robbins Team One Biddeford-Saco

Moore’s Punch Proves Heavier Than Paunch in Indy

Archie Moore, weighing about 206 pounds, defeated Willi Besmanoff by tenth round technical knockout at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum. Moore will defend his light heavyweight title against Schop pner of Germany on July 18, with promoters stating the site to be announced soon. Moore led on all cards through nine rounds as Besmanoff sustained a bleeding nose before the referee stopped the bout at 1:32 of the 10th.

Indianapolis Archie Moore Erich Schoppner Germany Moore Willi Besmanoff Milwaukee Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum King San Diego Calif Besmanoff Frank Gilmer Illinois State Athletic Commission

Beach Driver Leads Lewiston Race Points Standings

At Lewiston Fairgrounds nightly harness racing through June 4 Al Langille leads in points and in most categories. Jovis Gerry would move to second by batting average over Art Nason, while Nason slips to fourth by times in money. Byron Smith trails Langille in most second places with seven seconds to Langille’s five.

Lewiston Fairgrounds al Langille Langille Nason Byron Smith Brunswick

Red Sox snap 10 game slide with bunt aided win

Boston beats Kansas City 5-3 as Don Buddin doubles twice and scores, Ted Bowsfield bunts in the eighth to drive in the deciding run. Monbouquette wins, Larsen suffers his 10th straight loss. Casale to face Kaat next. Giants, Dodgers, and Cardinals also win in a busy MLB day with multiple pennant implications.

Sox Kansas City Jerry Casale Washington Jim Kaat Billy Jurges Boston Ted Bowsfield British Columbia Don Buddin Haywood Sullivan Bowsfield Buddin Gary Geiger Pete Runnels Pete Vic Wertz Jerry Lumpe Baltimore Orioles Cleveland Indians Chuck Estrada Early Wynn Chicago Orioles Steve Barber White Sox Jim Perry Cleveland Indians Baltimore Detroit New York Yankees San Francisco Philadelphia Los Angeles Dodgers Pittsburgh St. Louis Milwaukee Cincinnati Cubs Estrada the Birds Snerm Lollar Wynn Tito Francona Perry Bill Fischer Lth Frank Bolling Tigers Bolling Charlie Maxwell Red Wilson Frank Lary Ralph Terry Red Sox Bill Monbouquette Don Larsen

National League Standings And Weekly Results Digest

National League standings show San Francisco 23 12 .657 top, with Pittsburgh 23 14, Milwaukee 15 12, Cincinnati 29 48? Bay Los Angeles 17 19, St. Louis 20 10, and others, amid weather affected results. Wednesday rain delayed San Francisco at Philadelphia, Cincinnati beat Chicago 7 4 in 7 2 third innings, Los Angeles defeated Pittsburgh 5 1, St. Louis over Milwaukee 5 3. Thursday schedule had San Francisco at Philadelphia, Milwaukee at St. Louis, with only games listed. Friday matchups included Los Angeles at Chicago, Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, Milwaukee at Cincinnati.N

Associated Press San Francisco Giants Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia Sam Jones Giants Mike McCormick Pittsburgh Los Angeles Pirates Frank Howard St. Louis Cardinals Milwaukee George Crowe Cincinnati Chicago Cubs Don Cardwell Balltimore Chicago White Sox Cleveland Washington Jim Perry Bill Fischer Detroit New York Yankees Boston Kansas City Robin Roberts Willie Kirkland McCormick Dodgers Howard John Roseboro Don Demeter Forbes Field Don Drysdale W. L. Pet. G.B San Francisco St. Louis S. Louis

Riot Thinclads Edge Rams In Kennebunk Track Meet

South Portland's Riot Thinclads topped host Kennebunk 61 to 54 in a triangular meet with Westbrook at 28. Kenne bunk led in several events including seven firsts, while SP racked up seconds, thirds, and fourths to claim the win. Key wins included Wakefield in multiple events such as javelin, discus, and broad jump, and Harvie taking high hurdles.

South Portland Kennebunk Rams Westbrook Wakefield Boys Chryberg iV Valenti Cook London Lewis and Bridges Stevens Roberts Dickinson Doughty Matthews ‘Francoeur Chryberg B .Wakefield St. John Coates Menna B. Wakefield Francoeur Harvie Good Wakefield Chryber Frame Cluff Stoddard Winston Bridges Condon Lefebvre Daniels Woodbury Barr Patterson Needham Lewis

Tape helper for reassembly of removed parts

A practical tip suggests placing removed small parts on the sticky side of adhesive tape in the order of removal to aid reassembly during repairs.

Maine Makes Delayed Try For Yankee Crown

The University of Maine baseball team aims for a share of the Yankee Conference title in a delayed bid at Durham. A win over New Hampshire would deadlock Connecticut at 82 and prompt the conference committee to choose the representative for the District 1 NCAA playoffs.

Durham N.H University of Maine Black Bears New Hampshire Connecticut

District 1 Picks At Large Teams in Amherst Race

Amherst moved into contention with a 3-0 win over Dartmouth as Dick Drew pitched three hits. Holy Cross Boston College Springfield American International Colby lead the district selection scene with Amherst aiming to strengthen bid despite exam conflicts. District 1 committee meets in Amherst Massachusetts to choose three at large teams.

Maine New Hampshire Facwr Connecticut Amherst Mass Holy Cross Boston College Springfield American International Colby Dartmouth Dick Drew Lord Jeffs

Wisconsin Driver Demerits Boost Licenses Suspensions

Chicago AP reports Wisconsin using a three year point system for demerits. When a driver reaches 12 points in a year, 18 in two, or 24 in three, the license is revoked. The Council of State Governments notes suspensions rose 18 percent while traffic deaths fell about 7 percent.

Chicago Wisconsin Council of State Government Council

Bargainland Drives Down Used Car Prices

Bargainland advertises reduced prices on all makes and models of used cars and trucks. The notice invites buyers to visit 464 Elm Street or call A TM 4-7221 for at home demonstrations. A listed 8 cylinder 2 door sedan with standard transmission and low mileage is offered at 1695 dollars.

Elm Street

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