Giants Force NL Title Playoff With Late Homer
Willie Mays crushed a 1-1 game with a eighth inning homer to lift the Giants to a 2-1 win over Houston Los Angeles Dodgers fell 1-0 as Johnny Podres allowed a Gene Oliver homer. Playoff begins with Koufax vs Pierce in San Francisco.
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Redskins Stay Undefeated in NFL Week Game Pack
Washington Redskins upset St. Louis 24-14 to improve to 2-0-1 and lead the Eastern Conference. Green Bay and Detroit both sit 2-1 after decisive wins, while the Giants, Eagles, 49ers, and Cowboys also posted key results in a wide slate. Norm Snead connected with Bobby Mitchell for two scoring passes as the Redskins pull ahead in the standings.
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Maine and regional colleges grid scores and postponement note
The Maine college teams posted results including Rhode Island 14 Maine 7 and New Hampshire 16 Colby 14 with Tufts 16 Bowdoin 0. High school scores feature Thornton 19 Lewiston 6 and Deering 33 Sanford 14. Several games listed as postponed or cancelled, with multiple local rivalries and dominant showings like St. Ignatius 41 Eliot 0.
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Lacrosse Origin Traced to Indian Game Baggataway
The article notes lacrosse as the official national game of Canada and identifies its development from the native Indian game called baggataway.
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Dallas Texans Rally Behind Dawson Haynes and Defense
Dallas Texans surge to 3-0 atop AFL Western after a 41-21 win over Buffalo. Len Dawson throws three TDs, amassing 678 passing yards and 59 rushing yards. Abner Haynes fuels ground game while a retooled defense anchors the victory. Denver and San Diego win to stay in pursuit. New York suffers injuries and falters.
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Pastime Win Opens Pony League With 5 Point Margin
In Bowling's York-Cumberland Pony League opener Pastime defeated DeRice 1 536 to 1 463. Ray Gosselin led Pastime with 349, while Larry Allen topped DeRice with 336. Also contributing were H Dee 293 G Bissonette 314 P Lamontagne 305 O Letellier 275.
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Choroszy Opens Lead With Fast Finish In Bowling Title Match
Chick Choroszy edged Don Saucier by 25 pins after the first ten strings at Pastme Janes Saturday night. Saucier topped with 204 in the extra, but Choroszy posted 212 to lead 1,150 to 1,125. Final 10 strings set for next Saturday.
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Stanford Seen Returning To Former Grid Heights
Stanford, once near football abandonment, now climbs toward a top ten spot after a 16-13 upset of sixth-ranked Michigan State. Coach Jack Curtis quipped that Stanford had changed mainly in scoring, as top teams Alabama, Ohio State, Texas and Penn State won, with Missouri, LSU, Mississippi, Georgia Tech and Southern California also posting victories.
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Durocher Sought To Coach Cleveland Indians
Cleveland AP General Manager Gabe Paul said he seeks a new field boss for the Indians with two choices in mind after deciding not to renew Mel McGaha's contract. Paul has approached Leo Durocher, former Dodgers and Giants manager, who now coaches in Los Angeles. The Indians, who led early in April to June, finished sixth in the American League.
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Giants Tie Leads to Playoff Bid As Mays Homers
Willie Mays of the Giants hit his 47th home run in the eighth inning to break a 1-1 tie and seal a 2-1 win over the Cardinals, putting San Francisco in a National League playoff with Los Angeles. Curt Simmons pitched a five hit 1-0 shutout for St Louis over the Dodgers, forcing a Dodgers vs Giants NL playoff.
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Area Gridmen Bid For UM Fresh Berths
Three area youths are working out with the University of Maine Freshmen football eleven at Orono. The freshmen open their campaign October 13 at home against Bridgton Academy. Walter Hirst of Old Orchard Beach and Stephen Pineo of Ogunquit are tackle candidates while Edward Fairfield of Kennebunkport is a guard candidate.
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Field Hockey Clinic Draws 200 plus from area teams
More than 200 physical education students from Southwestern Maine attended a daylong field hockey clinic at Thornton Academy hosted by the school's Girls Athletic Association. Participants included students from Old Orchard Beach Biddeford Scarborough Wells and Kennebunk High schools and Thornton Academy.
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Maroon Stages Late Drive To Spill Lewiston
Maroon mounted a late drive to topple Lewiston in a tough Maine high school football clash. Thornton seized momentum early with a 32-yard kickoff return and a 13-0 lead, then extended to 19-0 before Lewiston finally found the end zone late. Bob Kimball and Dennis McNabb led Thornton’s ground game as Bowyer King and Tom Collins added TDs.
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St Louis Eagles edge Edward Little in late rally
St Louis defeated Edward Little 20 0 after a first half comeback and late fourth quarter score. Chretien sprinted 87 yards for a early TD, Baillargeon and Chretien connected for a later TD, Agreste added the extra point. Cote and Doyle led EL scorers but EL failed to finish drives.
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Griffith to Meet Don Fullmer at Madison Square Garden
In a rising welterweight frame Emile Griffith meets Don Fullmer of West Jordan Utah Saturday at Madison Square Garden. Griffith 24 seeks a move to heavier class and will also box Teddy Wright in Vienna on Oct 17 for the junior middle crown. Griffith sports a 31 3 record with 11 knockouts. Fullmer 23 holds 27 6 1 with two wins this year. The non title 10 round bout airs on ABC.
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