Three Freshmen Backs Stealing Pro Spotlight
NEW YORK AP Three rookie quarterbacks Kilmer Snead Tarkenton are stealing thunder from veteran stars early in the NFL season. Kilmer leads San Francisco’s shotgun attack with a 49-0 win over Detroit and an 8 kickoff putt average. Snead at Washington sets college records carried to the pros, with 33 completions in 87 passes for 488 yards and three TDs. Tarkenton dazzles in Minnesota debut with four TD passes and a 3-yard TD run in a 37-13 win over Chicago. All three prepare for Sunday’s fourth games as they face Rams, Browns, Cowboys, Packers, Lions, Eagles, and Cardinals.
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Mantle Out Of Second Series Tilt
New York AP Mantle will miss today's second World Series game against Cincinnati and is unlikely to return before Sunday. He recently had minor hip abscess surgery and remains unable to swing left handed or run. Whitey Ford and Elston Howard power the Yankees to a 2-0 opener win, while Roger Maris struggles at the plate.
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Mickey Mantle
Yankees
Reds
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Elston Howard
Bill Skowron
Mantle
Roger Maris
Twins
Doctor Edson Aided Garfield After Assassination
Dr Susan Ann Edson an 1854 graduate of Cleveland Homeopathic College tended President James A Garfield after his assassination providing early medical care and attention during the critical hours following the shooting.
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Cleveland Homeopathic College
James A. Garfield
Defense Takes Unusual World Series Spotlight
New Yorks infield shines in game one beating Cincinnati 2 1 as Whitey Ford secures his third straight World Series shutout. Elston Howard homered and Moose Skowron hit the only other run while Clete Boyer saved two potential hits with sensational plays.
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Maris
Cincinnati
Whitey Ford
Ford
Pittsburgh
Elston Howard
Moose Skowron
Howard
Yogi Airs His Views On Teammates Performances
Yogi Berra comments on teammates in a postgame AP piece from New York praising Whitey Ford for a masterful World Series shutout. He notes Ford’s high pressure handling through the seventh inning and compares Ford’s performance to Don Larsen’s perfect game five years earlier.
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Associated Press
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Whitey Ford
Clete Boyer
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Gene Freese
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Don Larsen
Ford
Frank Robinson
Ed Range
Robby
Utah State and Wyoming clash for Skyline lead showdown
Utah State travels to Laramie to face Wyoming as the two teams vie for control of the Skyline Conference title in 1961. Jack Larscheid, a key Aggie back, aims to derail Wyoming’s defense while Chuck Lamson leads the Cowboys in a pivotal matchup.
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Pleasant Hill
Calif
Laramie
Wyoming
Aggies
Chuck Lamson
Parkers
Lance Alworth
TCU
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Jerry Jack Terrell
Joe Romig
Colorado
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Iowa
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World Series Facts and Figures from 1950s baseball
World Series data lists teams New York Americans and Cincinnati, noting game locations Yankee Stadium and Crosley Field. Box scores show O'Toole, Brosnan, Johnson, Zimmerman, Ford, Howard. home runs by Skowron and Howard. attendance 62,397. net receipts $419,430.83. commissioner's share $62,914.62. each team and league shares $35,651.62.
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Eagles Come Out Of EL Game Okay
About 100 persons attended the smoker sponsored by the St. Louis Alumni association last evening at St. Joseph parish hall. Coach Bob Cote showed movies of the Edward Little game last week and answered questions from the group. The Eagles grid mentor said his team came out of the game in fine physical shape and will be going against Sanford on Saturday with the same lineup.
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Fights Last Night: Garcia and Mackey Win in Florida
Miami Beach, Robinson Garcia outpointed Hilton Smith in a ten round lightweight bout. Jimmy Mackey defeated Tommy Schafer in ten rounds in a match tied to Florida and Pittsburgh. Vince Bonomo won over Billy Favor in ten rounds, with Al Owens also noted in the results.
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Brooklyn
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Tigers Host Waterville Friday in tough grid test
Biddeford High meets Waterville in a 7 30 Friday clash at Waterhouse field. The Tigers seek to rebound after recent gains and defend a stretch of strong line play led by Fillion Hill and Leclair while Waterville aims to spoil the Tigers bid for Class B comeback.
Yankees take opener in World Series with Ford gem
New York pitchers a two nothing win over Cincinnati as Whitey Ford logs a masterful two hitter and Elston Howard and Bill Skowron provide the offense. Mantle benched with hip trouble as Mantle and Maris shift lineup with Blanchard starting in right. Cincinnati’s Jim O'Toole holds the Yankees in check until late.
St. Louis Halted Billy Stephan in 1802
Local report notes an incident in St. Louis where authorities stopped an individual named Billy Stephan in the year 1802. Details are fragmentary but indicate a policing action in the frontier era.
Unusual Race Program Set At Rockingham
Salem New Hampshire Unusual race program for Rockingham Park features four six furlong dashes and a mile and a quarter marathon. Glenn Gibbons introduces two p pace dashes a C pace and a C trot plus a $2500 B pace at a mile and a quarter. The Hudson is the night’s featured event with Goodbye Dixie aiming to break the pole position. Mighty Edward and Doc Abbewin are early speed contenders along with Princess Adios and Artist Hanover in the distance race. The mile and a quarter event aims at 2 35.4 set by Guy Sampson for the Spring Championship Pace. Friday night looms large for the 1961 sprint champ race at Rockingham.
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Kid Paret Named Boxer Of Month
Benny Paret of Cuba, who recovered the world welterweight title with a decision over Emile Griffith, was named boxer of the month in the NBA ratings. Heavyweight contender Tom McNeeley of Arlington, Mass., ranked No 10 in September. he faces Floyd Patterson in Toronto on December 4. Joe Erskine of Britain rejoined the top 10 at ninth, pushing out Mike DeJohn and Dick Richardson.
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Kid) Paret
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Country Club Mixed Bowling League Ready
The Biddeford and Saco Country Club bowling league prepares to start Friday at Pastime lanes at 7 30 pm. Six bowlers per club will compete this year with teams including Wedges Putter Divors Drivers Meshies and related members among Leona Driscoll Marion Hanson Bonnie Ryder Lorraine Poissant Genevieve Sawtelle Jane Murphy Dick Sawtelle Charlie Leach Jack Laird Doris Nadeau Perla Tapley Gloria Callahan Howard Ranger Spike Renouf Joe Haley Evelyn Nadeau Kathy Moumour Dorothy Nadeau Willie Nadaeu Ed Boucher Bernard Villandry Ruth Wooster Jeanette DeHetre Rosa Boucher Howard Jones Arthur Carr and David Tousignant.
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Parola Dominates as Cheverus Wins Southwestern Maine Cross Country
Thorn ton Academy star Johnny Parola wins in 12 05 on a soggy two and a half mile course, finishing 350 yards ahead of Cheverus rival Martin. Cheverus claims team title with 32 points, South Portland 42, Thornton 87, Biddeford 101, Westbrook 172.
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Berwick Dalers Beat Kennebunk In Cross Country Meet
Berwick High School runners defeated Kennebunk 23 to 32 on the Berwick course led by Rusty Knight who won the 2.8 mile race in 13 minutes 25 seconds. Kennebunk’s Ted Winston took second with Rodger finishing fifth as the Dakers claimed a clean team victory amid close battles for the remaining spots.
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Mets and Colts seek higher caliber players for draft
New York Mets and Houston Colts, set to join the National League, ask league officials to revise the available player list for a $75,000 draft. Eight clubs submitted 15 players each, with roster rules forcing 16 per new team. A premium list and incentives may allow up to four players totaling $125,000, with at most one from any single club.
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Saco woman on Fort Leavenworth WAC softball team
SP/4 Shirley A. Peck daughter of Mr and Mrs Daniel J Peck 253 A Main St Saco is a member of the Fort Leavenworth Kansas WAC softball team which won third place in the women s division of the Fifth U S Army softball tournament at Fort Riley Kansas Peck is a pharmacy specialist with the U S Army hospital Fort Leavenworth She completed basic training at Fort McClellan Alabama A 1955 graduate of Thornton Academy she was employed by F W Woolworth in Biddeford before entering the Women s Army Corps in November 1959
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Visiting Thai officer studies Maine fingerprinting unit
Visiting police official Sgt Pan Kongsomran of Thailand’s National Police is spending four months in the United States with the Maine State Police. He will dedicate about half the time to studying the Maine fingerprinting section and police administration, observing various U S agencies during his stay.
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