Revamped Lewiston Oval Opens Harness Season
Lewiston Maine hosts a three week harness meet at the Lewiston Fairgrounds starting Monday night with Lewiston-Gorham Raceways overseeing nine race cards nightly through June 16 at 8 pm. The revamped facility includes an upper level front, enclosed box seats, widened access, a larger parking area, and a reconditioned oval with stone dust for firm footing and faster cushions during wet or hard tracks.
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Lewiston Fairgrounds
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Gorham Teachers Win New England Intercollegiate Golf Title
Gorham State Teachers College golf team captured the NE S C A title after a 10 match win streak started with an opening loss to Fitchburg State. The five man squad Ralph Maines Irwin Ward Nye Bemis Jack Gaudette and Wayne Snell earned the crown on the final day by defeating Salem State while Fitchburg faltered with a tie and a single loss.
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Gorham State Teachers College
Fitchburg State College
New England State College Athletic Conference
Gorham
Salem State College
Fitchburg
Johnson Ltc
Vermont
New
Gorham Country Club
Hilltoppers
Ralph Maines
Irwin Ward
Casco
Nye Bemis
Jack Gaudette
Westbrook
Wayne Snell
Bath
Maines
Weekend baseball and softball slate across regional fields
Baseball features St. Louis at Sanford this afternoon and Thornton visiting Westbrook at 2 PM. Softball matchups include Cumberland club of New Hampshire facing Roy and Perreault Oilers at Biddeford Memorial Field Saturday afternoon. In boxing, Harold Gomes of Providence outpoints Lano Guerrero in Los Angeles, while Daniel Berrios of Puerto Rico defeats Diabolo Verrez in San Juan.
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St. Louis
Sanford
Cumberland Club of
New Hampshire
Roy and Perreault Oilers
Biddeford Memorial Field
Los Angeles
Harold Gomes
Providence
R.I
Lano Guerrero
Mexico City
San Juan
Daniel Berrios
Puerto Rico
Diablo Verez
Dominican Republic
Twin City sports notes honor Thornton academy in season finale
In a retrospective wrap, Thornton academy leads Maine prep honors with dominant track and baseball, while St Louis dominates football. New coaches enter season across St Louis and Thornton programs, and Biddeford Saco Twins form under Wilbur Bernier. intercity rivals post 2-2 basketball marks as track shines with record breakers Parola and Fiddridge. Local teams Biddeford, St Louis, Thornton, and Lisbon area players fill the pages with details of series results and coaching changes.
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Twin City
Thornton Academy
Art Descoteaux
Dudley Coyne
St. Louis
Bob Flynn
Thornton
Don DiBiase
Eagles
Johnny Parola
Tommy Fidridge
Biddeford
Wilbur Bernier
Wilbur
Biddeford-Saco Twins
Sm Alling
Striped bass hope rises for coastal Maine fishing summer
In a coastal Maine note, fans expect better striped bass fishing this summer with larger stripers than 1961 after strong reports. The column also recalls historic Saco Valley League baseball, mentions Herb Gill’s Nassau College ties and a Biddeford-Saco golf miscue where a ball hid in a cup on the eighth green.
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Herb Gill
Nassau
Herb
Dick Charbonneau
Biddeford
Biddeford-Saco
Dick Hanson
Maine
Saco Valley Loop
Biddeford Journal
SVL
Gorham
Westbrook
Pres
George R. Connor
Ginger and Orange Zest Cream Cheese Sandwich Fillings
A note suggests enhancing cream cheese with finely chopped preserved ginger as a sandwich filling for date-nut bread. If ginger is unavailable, grated orange rind serves as a substitute.
Deering wins league title in dramatic 10th inning
Ernie Banks injury ties into Friday jinx as Deering high defeats Thornton 4-3 in 10 innings clinching Tele gram league crown at Portland. Portland high follows with 8-2 over Biddeford, while CheverusSt Louis postponed. Thornton at Westbrook.
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Deering High
Portland
Mort Soule
Thornton Academy
Portland High
Biddeford
Cheverus
St. Louis
Thornton
Westbrook
Sanford
Deering
Ray Chenard
Charlie Belanger
Dave McNabb
Belanger
Chenard
Peter Hallgren
Ed Phillips
Aver Hallgren
Tiitle
Rams
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Hpoa
DeRice
Wener
Hallgren
Phillips
Thornton Ab R Hooa E
Braves Hammer St Louis Behind Aaron’s 5 RBI Night
Hank Aaron of the Braves drove in five runs with his seventh and eighth home runs and a double as Atlanta piled up 18 hits in an 11 to 8 win over St Louis. Elroy Face of the Pirates worked four scoreless innings to notch a 4-3 decision over Houston in a 13 inning game.
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Chenard
Haligren
Phillips
Jordan
MecGovndrick
Tigers
Jeff Mullins
Portland High
Biddeford
Mullins
Bob Bourque
Ken Chenard
Portland
Bourque
Bulldogs
John Matheson
Ernie Banks Banks
Chicago Cubs
Homer Hammerer
Cubs
Cincinnati
Moe Drabowsky
Banks
Ernie
Mantle
Mickey Mantle
New York Yankees
Minnie Minoso
St. Louis
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Billy Pierce
Los Angeles Dodgers
New York Mets
Hank Aaron
Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
Houston
Drabowsky
Bill Henry
Reds
Cal Koonce
Frank Robinson
George Altman
Willie Mays
Orlando Cepeda
Giants
Phils
Mays
Cepeda
Pierce
Stu Miller
John Callison
Jack Hamilton
Dodgers
Maury Wills
Tommy Davis
Larry Burright
Norm Sherry
Frank Thomas
Mets
Joe Moeller
al Jackson
Tommy Aaron
Hank
Aaron
Braves
Roy McMillan
Joe Adcock
Lew Burdette
Ken Boyer
Carl Sawatski
Cards
Ray Washburn
Bob Skinner
Johnny Leagan
Bob Tiefenauer
Elroy Face
St.Louis
Pirates
Boxing results mix from Rome and Milan note bouts postponed
In Rome Valerio Numez 135 from Argentina defeated Gero Lamo Licatesi 1354. In Mexico Jose Luis Cruz 143 stopped Raul Soriano 143. A Milan card reports The Vaughn versus Duilio Loi bout postponed to tonight.
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Italy
Valerio Numez
Argentina
Gerolamo Licatesi
Paris
Mexicali
Mexico
Jose Luis Cruz
Raul Soriano
Milan
Vaughn Vs
Duilio Loi
Indians Tie Yankees For Top Of AL Standings
Indians and Yankees split a tight night as Don Messi pitched well for Cleveland in a 5 4 win over Detroit while Chuck Essegian supplied a 2 1 victory over Washington. Kansas City, Baltimore and Chicago won while Detroit, Minnesota, and Boston lost, leaving the top four closely bunched. Essegian’s 12th homer and a .383 average pace Cleveland alongside Manny Jimenez atop the league.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Don Messi
New York
Yankees
Chuck Essegian
Cleveland
Indians
Washington
Los Angeles
Kansas City
Baltimore
Boston
Chicago
Minnesota
Tigers
Essegian
Manny Jimenez
Danny O'Connell
Senators
Pedro Ramos
Messi
Tiger
Yanks
Dick McAuliffe
Chico Fernandez
Leon Wagner
Albie Pearson
Angels
Jack Spring
Jimenez
Jim Gentile
Gentile
al Kaline
Chuck Edwards
al Smith
Nellie Fox
Twins
Crisp crackers reheated for serving spread
Heat crackers briefly in a hot oven to re crisp them. They will cool and regain crunch while you arrange them on a serving dish.
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Invasion
Pamela Fiffin
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Lee RE
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Alumni Field
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Richard Dutremble
Jack Chenard
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Dave Hanson
Saco
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Joey Dee
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