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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 28, 1962

Page

6

Alou Sparks Giants in 7-1 and 6-5 Wins Over Mets

Felipe Alou teamed with Cepeda and Mays to power the Giants past the Mets 7-1 and 6-5, driving in three runs in each game. Cepeda had five hits, Mays four, as San Francisco stretched its NL lead over the Dodgers to five. The Dodgers swept Philadelphia in L.A., while Cincinnati, Milwaukee, and Pittsburgh also won.

Associated Press Felipe Alou San Francisco Candlestick Park Paste Alou Amando Cepeda Willie Mays Giants New York Mets Los Angeles Dodgers Felipe Mays Cepeda Mavs RBI Los Angeles Dodgers Philadelphia Cincinnati Chicago Bob Purkey Milwaukee St. Louis Pittsburgh Houston Colts Jack Sanford Stu Miller Jim Duffalo Roger Craig Craig Anderson Craig

Old Archie In Final St. Nicks Boxing Program

Boxing notes from New York and Los Angeles events as Archie Moore, aged 48 in a Los Angeles bout with Willie Pastrano, headlines a Joe Louis promotion at the Sports Arena while St. Nick Arena in New York prepares its final card. Welterweights Stefan Red and Tony Fortuna, plus Eddie Machen versus Roger Rischer, feature in a busy night of ring action across the country.

St. Nicks Archie Moore Stefan Red Paterson N.J Tony Fortunato New York St. Nicholas Arena Archie Willie Pastrano Miami Los Angeles Willie the Pastrami San Diego Florida Wille California Eddie Machen Portland Ore Roger Rischer Oakland Calif San Francisco Civic Auditorium

Highway safety urged as personal example for all

The Maine Highway Safety Committee stresses that everyone can influence others by obeying traffic laws. Citizens are urged to model responsible driving to boost overall safety and uphold lawfulness on the roads.

Maine Highway Safety Committee

Trotters & Pacers Post Time Eight P.M. Race Card

Uniform harness racing card lists nine races with multiple trotting and pacing divisions. Notable entries include Grandstand fields such as Indian Drums, Doctor's Chief, Double Key, Bay State Max, and Jarrettown Betty, among others. Purses range from $300 to $3,000 in various class levels, with specific drivers noted for each horse.

Terry Belle A. Winslow Dudley H R. Smith F. Love Viola No Boy R. Truitt Mr. Roy Don G. Pratt Sr Pistol Pete F. Woodbury Prince P. Jamieson Marty Echo E. Griffin R. _ Eva J. McKenney Sidney Gallon D. Richards B. Nelson C. Walker R. Gartley F. Inman Kilarney Jane Linda Spencer King C. Smith Jane M. Hodgkins Jr Senator Yates A. Langville B. Smith Ginny Dares A. Langille Ben K. Russell Martha Rosecroft G. Fitch Isaac Hanover H. Ralph Prince Fedor R. Maker McKey R. Kellogg Pace Sue's Express H. Barker Paul's King Betty Quinton Ohio Rose R. Rankin Bay State Andy H. McKenney Golden Ridge N. Campbell Tel Scott Q. McKen Don Dale Walter Star McKenney Splendid Prince B. Smith Shangri la Pete S. Cram

Standings and results from major leagues action

Standings show Cleveland leading the American with New York Minnesota Detroit and Los Angeles close behind. Weekend results include Boston over Baltimore and New York over Detroit, plus Minnesota beating Chicago amid mixed NL play across San Francisco Los Angeles Cincinnati and Pittsburgh.

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

Giants sweep Mets as Alou fans five hits and sixRBIs

Felipe Alou of the Giants collected five hits drove in six runs and stole three bases in the doubleheader sweep of the Mets by scores 7-1 and 6-5. Bob Purkey of the Reds blanked the Cubs 10-0 on four hits fanning seven in his eighth win.

Associated Press Felipe Alou San Francisco Giants New York Mets Bob Purkey Cincinnati Chicago

Pint-Size Pony Born On Vincennes Farm

Wilma Primus, 19, caretakes an 11 day old pony colt born on her family’s Vincennes Indiana farm. The foal stands 18 inches at the shoulder and weighs 25 pounds.

Wilma Primus Vincennes Ind

Horses Ready For Opening At Lewiston

Lewiston opens with two $500 co feature events on a nine race card. Post time is 8 nightly Monday through Saturday as $3,500 total purses are split across races. Notable entries include Byron Smith's Double Key in the C-1 trot and Ohio Rose and Paul’s King in co features with top drivers noted.

Lewiston Ossio Byron Smith Ben Martha Rosecroft McKey Ohio Rose Merle Hodgkins Portland Roma di Paul's King al Langille

Gentile Surges With Power In Orioles Hard-Hitting Run

Baltimore’s Jim Gentile boosts the Orioles with a .309 average, 36 RBIs, and a league-leading 15 homers as he drives a string of six games with six dingers in 25 at bats. He touts himself as a “lousy hitter” while pitching staff and teammates note his hot stretch and pivotal home runs in a 4-2 win over Boston.

Orioles Boston Cleveland Washington New York Detroit Yanks Minnesota Chicago Los Angeles Kansas City A’s Angels Russ Snyder Gentile Brooks Robinson Tito Francona Willie Kirkland Indians

Kennebunk Dominates SYCL Title With Multiple Records

Kennebunk High School swept the Southern York County league meet, totaling 872 points to win over Wells Berwick and Train Academy. Billy Welch posted 50.5 in the 440 but ran 220 yards, while Ted Winston set meet and field marks in the 880 and mile. Crown won the javelin and high jump, Goodrich led the shot put, and Wakefield led the two mile with a 4:54.6 mile. Multiple records and notable wins highlighted a dominant day for Kennebunk.

Kennebunk High School Kennebunk Rams Wells Berwick Train Academy Old Orchard Beach St. Ignatius Billy Welch Harold Wakefield Ted Winston Ken Wakefield Terry Crown Stan Adams Adams Fred Goodrich Drown Filson Seekins Goodale Welch Goodrich Harmon West Morris Crown Tie Eagleson Clarrage Thompson J. MacDonald Byrnes Jones Winston R. Knight D. Wakefield Hendrickson Decateur Stevens Riley Grant K. Wakefield Johnson Sheldon D. Hill Faulkner Tme H. Wakefield Betwee Barnes J. Wakefield Condon MacDonald Hoff Young

Major League Leaders Highlights From Baseball Standings

Major League leaders include Jimenez Kansas City batting .379 with 392 at bats and Howser Kansas City 38 runs. Kaline Detroit leads RBIs 38, Gentile Baltimore 36, Lumpe Kansas City 55 hits, Green Minnesota 17 doubles, and A Smith Chicago 5 triples. Mays San Francisco 45 RBIs from Cepeda 49, Cepeda 65 hits, 11 doubles in various teams. Donavan Cleveland 8 0 record, Pascual Minnesota 54 strikeouts.

Jimenez Kansas City Essezian Cleveland Howser Siebern Kaline Detroit Gentile Baltimore Rollins Minnesota Lumpe Green Robinson Cunningham Chicago Iples A. Smith Cimoli Aparicio Wood Donovan Belinsky Los Angeles Pascual Bunning Williams Cepeda San Francisco Mays T. Davis Flood St. Louis Cincinnati Brock Pinson Davenport Boyer Ranen Houston Virdon Pittsburgh

Bosox fall in extra as Orioles top Red Sox 4-2

Boston wastes strong outing by Ike Delock in 11th inning loss to Baltimore. Russ Snyder and Jim Gentile slug solo shots. Gentile leads league with 15 homers after three-game series. Brooks Robinson also homered. Red Sox open road trip versus Minnesota after four wins, ten losses at Fenway. Earl Wilson to face Jack Kralick.

Minneapolis-St. Paul Carl Yastrzemski Red Sox Boston Baltimore Russ Snyder Jim Gentiel Minnesota Twins Fenway Park Yastrzemski Gentile Sox Brooks Robinson Robinson Ike Delock Snyder Dick Radatz Delock Robin Roberts Orioles Earl Wilson Jack Kralick

Portland Teams Compete In Telly League Matchups

In a Telly League card from WLPC, Thornton wins 13 points to 0 against Westbrook with multiple scorers listed. Sanford and Deering post 2 and 3 goals while Portland teams tally 4 and 2. Upcoming games include Westbrook at South Portland and Thornton at Portland with Biddeford visiting South Portland.

WLPC Deering Thornton Portland Sanford Westbrook Bageiorag St. Louis Cheverus Biddeford

Baseball Ledgers: Key Pitching Decisions and Strikeouts

Pitching decisions tally five or more as Pierce of San Francisco records 70 1 000 with Purkey of Cincinnati 81 889. Strikeout leaders Koufax of Los Angeles and Johnson of Houston tied with 99 and 60 respectively.

Pierce San Francisco Purkey Cincinnati Koufax Los Angeles Johnson Houston

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