Benvenuti Breaks Hand In Tiger Fight
Dick Tiger upset middleweight champion Nino Benvenuti in a 10 round non title bout at Madison Square Garden. Benvenuti suffered a broken right hand in round one but refused to quit, with Tiger winning by unanimous decision. Tiger earned 35 000, Benvenuti 50 000, crowd 14 305, and future lucrative rematch talks followed.
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Tony Perez
Joe Armstrong
al Bert
Associated Press
Braves mascot Nok-A-Homa loses tepee to fire miscue
In a Monday night baseball upset, Phil Niekro blanked St Louis 3-0 as Atlanta mascot Nok-A-Homa, Levi Walker, watched flames destroy his tepee after a bone fide homer celebration. Rod Carew led Minnesota with two homers and a 394 average, while Washington beat Boston 4-1 behind Jim Perry. All other major league teams sat idle.
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Felipe Alou
Felix Millan
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Twins
Paul Casanova
Frank Howard
Jim Perry
Thornton JVs Beat Young Eagles
Thornton Academy JVs defeated St Louis High IVs 9 to 3 at St Louis Alumni Field. Thornton opened with a four run first inning and held on amid a late St Louis rally. Final tallies show Thornton 9, St Louis 3 with key hits from Poisson McKenny Burke Plourd and Bouchard.
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Lillian Camire Leads In Match For County Title
Lillian Camire, York County women's bowling champion, led sister Ann Hubert by 26 pins in the first half of a 20 string county title match at A Way Lanes yesterday. Camire totaled 1,095 to Hubert 1,069, with later strings producing a tight contest heading into the Monday June 2 rematch at 2.
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York County
Ann Hubert
York
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A. Hubert
Deering High Narrowly Beats Biddeford 7-6 in Tight High School Game
Deering High School edged Biddeford 7-6 as Chard led with a three bagger and Wing homered. Biddeford tied in the eighth with Lemay’s double, but Deering held on as Watson closed the inning with strikeouts. Bon and Lemay homered for Biddeford earlier, with Poisson and Casavant among listed players.
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Tigers
Deering
Biddeford High School
Chard
Wing
Rellie Bon
Biddeford
Tiger Lemay
Lemay
Eon
Dennis Dery
Brian Pelosi
Jerry Goulet
Tom Watson
Watson
Little League Round Robin in Saco draws crowd
Marcotte's Oil beat St. Jean 9 to 2 in the opener as Robert Bouthot homered. Ray's A.G. powered by Robert Danis punched out six of seven in an 8 to 0 win over Herbert's. Emond's Credit Union edged Saint Andre's Credit Union in a tight three innings, scoring in the first and third.
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Roy’s
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Oil
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Robert Bouthot
Ray
Robert Danis
Mike Berube
Hebert
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St. Andre's Credit Union
Femond’s
Saint Andre's Credit Union
Pepperell Bowling Leagues Hold 23rd Annual Banquet
The West Point Pepperell bowling leagues held their 23rd annual banquet at the American Legion Hall in Saco. Maurice C. E. Roux, director of personnel, attended with Mrs. Roux and Miss Anne Marie Paquet. Chris Anton of Pastime Lanes Biddeford served as master of ceremonies. Trophies were awarded and dancing followed. Banquet chairmen were Marcel Martel, James Ryan, Laurette Oliver and Beatrice Provencher.
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American Legion Hall
Saco
Compan
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Roux
Anne-Marie Paquet
Biddeford
Chris Anton
Marcel Martel
James Ryan
Laurette Oliver
Beatrice Provencher
Siebert Faces Royals as Williams Demands Comeback
Boston's Sonny Siebert must deliver after four wins in six decisions since a Cleveland trade as manager Dick Williams pushes for his return to form. Veterans Lonborg and Romo bolster the club as Siebert eyes a rebound opposite Royals rookie Dick Drago, while Rico Petrocelli chases a shortstop error-free streak and near records.
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Kansas City Royals
Jim Lonborg
Siebert
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Dick Williams
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Red Sox
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Lonborg
White Sox
Chicago
Lonnie
Royals
Dick Drago
Rico Petrocelli
Ern Stephens
Petrocelli
Chico Carrasquel
Phil Rizzuto
New York
Baseball standings and results from the National League East
The National League East standings list Chicago leading with 29 wins and 15 losses, followed by Pittsburgh 22 20, St. Louis 20 22, New York 18 22, Philadelphia 17 21, and Montreal at 26 27. Other leagues show Los Angeles 23 17 and San Francisco 23 19. Cincinnati 20 19, Houston 21 24, San Diego 17 29. Today's games include Atlanta at St. Louis and Philadelphia at Houston with Chicago at San Francisco among others.
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Fights Last Night by The Amedaree Press
New York news report lists Don Fullmer of West Jordan Utah and Dick Tiger of Africa outpointing Nino Benvenuti and Polo Corona in nontitle bouts. Fraser Scott of Seattle outpointed Polo Corona in Guaymas Mexico on the same card.
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West Jordan
Utah
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Mezil
Dick Tiger
Afra
Nino Benvenuti
Aps Italop Ialy
Settle
Fraser Scott
Seattle
Polo Corona
Guaymas
Mexico
Major League Stars Hit Big Homers and Shuts Win
Major league notes: Rod Carew of the Twins hit two two run homers raising his batting average to .394 in a 7-1 win over Washington. Phil Niekro of the Braves scattered five hits as St. Louis fell 3-0. In Vermont Paddock, Come On George ($9.40) won the five furlong $2,200 feature in 59.40 seconds, 4-5 off the track record at Pownal.
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Rod Carew
Twins
Minnesota
Washington
Phil Niekro
Braves
St. Louis
Pownal
George
Green Mountain
Biddeford Bowlers Win World Title
Steve Foss of Biddeford's Roll-A-Way Lanes teamed with Bob Plessis to win the World’s Class A men’s doubles at the Rama in Portsmouth New Hampshire. The duo totaled 2,470 to claim first with Plessis’ 1,295 and Foss’ 1,175 leading the effort.
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N.H
Steve Foss
Biddeford
Maine
Bob Plessis
Rama
Plessis
Foss
York High takes early lead in county track meet
Wayne Boardman and Ste Freeman fueled York High School to the top spot on day one at Biddeford High School with field event points. York leads Thornton Academy and others as running events set for Thornton Academy this afternoon. notable results include Boardman winning high jump and discus, Kennebunk securing javelin points from Tom My Bradbury, and Dutremble of TA delivering a top triple jump.
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Biddeford
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Boardman
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Mike Peterson
Andy Dutremble
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