Braves Still Contenders as Mathews Drives In Five
The Braves rally past the Giants 9 4 as Ed Mathews hits a pair of homers driving in five runs and Warren Spahn earns his 18th win. Hank Aaron also homers, moving within six games of first place Pittsburgh. Dodg ers and Cardinals Pirates in race. Cubs beat Phillies. Spahns eight hit effort highlighted.
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Milwaukee
Charlie Dressen
Braves
Ed Mathews
Warren Spann
San Francisco
Spahine
Mathews
Hank Aaron
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St. Louis Carinals
Pirates
Dodgers
Jay Hook
Sandy Koufax
Art Mahaffey
Phils
Cubs
Ernier Banks
Chicago
Ron Santo
Bob Will
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Maine Owned Trotter Racing At Rockingham Park
A strong field of top trotters competes in the $7,540 open trot at Rockingham Park led by Maine owned Jerry Dean and rival Sumter Prince. Sumter Prince has earned more spring money than any Rockingham trotter, with other contenders including Laddie Long and Jimmy Laird. The event is part of a two night program that also features the Walter Cox Pace for free for allers and a small New England Breeders stakes with seven entries.
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Laddie Long
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Vern Dancer
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New England
Garon Promoted to Starting Quarterback at Boston College
Garon of Biddeford Maine takes over BC second team quarterback duties after George Van Cott broke an ankle. A former all-Maine selection at St Louis High school, he steps in following the injury.
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Gur Garon
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George van Cott
Fights Last Night Varies Across Cities Bantamweights
The report lists multiple boxing bouts with winners and losers hometowns and weights. In Los Angeles Danny Valdez edged Ricardo Gonzalez at 126 and 125 pounds, Neal Rivers drew Eddie Andrews in Las Vegas, Boise, Dallas, Tokyo bouts noted with per-round scores.
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Neal Rivers
Eddie Andrews
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Green Lantern Club Dropped From Playoffs
Springvale K C handed East End its first loss in the city softball playoffs at Memorial Field by 6 4. Voltigeur kept its hopes alive and eliminated Green Lantern 16 7 in a double elimination tourney. Next Monday Rochambeau vs East End and Green Lantern vs Lightning at West field.
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Baseball standings and results from Thursday to Sunday
American League results show Boston 6 Detroit 1 Baltimore 9 Cleveland 0 and New York 5 Chicago 4 with Washington 7 Kansas City 0. National League leads Pittsburgh 62 wins and St Louis 57 while Milwaukee 58, Los Angeles 62 and San Francisco 67 chase, with multiple games listed through the weekend.
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Fisher Extends Pitching Streak Amid Tigers Football Prep
Biddeford high football opens practice with three veterans and six sophomores under coach Ziggy Serpico as the Tigers build toward a Sept. kickoff versus Old Orchard Beach. Ed Hersum John Kopetski and Lee Swanson report ready to contribute, with Serpico refining fundamentals ahead of an eight game fall schedule at Waterhouse field. Meanwhile, Orioles pitcher Fisher extended a 27 inning scoreless streak as Baltimore beat Cleveland 9 0 on 32 3 innings of relief.
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Dover
Ed Hersum
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Lee Swanson
Riddeford
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Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching Highlights
Baseball leaders across leagues include Maris leading in RBIs with 98 and 36 home runs, Mantle topping runs with 107, and Robinson and Smith sharing 159 hits. Pitching leaders show Coates with 113 decisions and .786, Drysdale striking out 215 for the Dodgers.
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TWUA Women Bowling Leagues Open Preseason Meeting
The TWUA five ladies bowling leagues invite all last season officers and interested bowlers to a preseason meeting at the Union Hall on Main Street next Tuesday at 7. Rules and prizes will be discussed along with the financial report. Two leagues will perform. Canzano on Mondays and Pollock rescue on Wednesdays at 20th Century Lanes.
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Williams Leaves Briggs Stadium In A Shambles
Ted Williams belted his 27th home run and a double and a single in a farewell at Briggs Stadium as the Red Sox beat the Tigers 6 1 to stay one game behind Detroit. Brewer allowed only four hits in a four hitter, Williams also drove in runs and moved within reach of major RBI leader Roger Maris as Boston clinched its season series.
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Aid to distressed Berlin church council reports aid totals
World Council of Churches members contributed over 734,600 dollars to aid 17 emergency situations in the past 18 months. The largest grant, 291,872 dollars, was given to Chile for earthquake relief.
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Germany
World Council of Churches
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Bowling League Entries Open For September Events
Evening events posted for September 19 at 6.20 and September 2 at 6.30 on the Pollock circuit. Bowlers are urged to contact league officers or Nick Gillis of Century Lanes to enter as soon as possible.
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Pollock
Nick Gillis
Patriots Open AFL Season Against Denver
The AFL debuts with Boston facing Denver at Boston University Field as Ron Burton may miss action due to an ankle issue. Lou Saban leads the Patriots while Frank Filchock coaches the Broncos with a revamped roster and Frank Tripucka at quarterback.
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Football May Push Politics Off The Air
Presidential campaign broadcasts may be delayed by a college football game on October 8 as ABC plans to televise the Washington Stanford contest from California. Nixon and Kennedy hope to air four joint programs around football, with ABC cautious about interrupting games and viewers.
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ABC
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Donald Coe
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Caron Holds Slim Shuffleboard Lead In Voltigeur Tourney
Yvon Caron maintains a slender edge in the Voltigeur club shuffleboard tournament with 7 wins 3 losses. Fern Marcotte is close behind at 6 wins 4 losses as Adrien Petit Joseph Pelletier Emile Picard and Rhea Caron tie for third with 5 5 records. Romeo Provencher stands 4 6 while Ronald Caron Lucien Martel and Ernest Corriveau battle 3 7 for last.
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Fern Marcotte
Adrien Petit
Joseph Pelletier
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Lucien Martel
Ernest Corriveau
The Kingdoms of Christ by Peter Bam
New illustrated book from McGraw Hill by Peter Bam traces early Christian centuries from apostles to Middle Ages. He argues that initial Christian success depended on critical historical circumstances shaping the spread and influence of the faith.
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New York
McGraw
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Kerr speaks at university women event in Norman
Oklahoma Senator Robert Kerr spoke to the Association of University Women, noting he planned a shorter talk but admitted he would have been disappointed if he hadn’t spoken at length. The remarks capped a lengthy appearance in Norman.
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Norman
Okla
Robert S. Kerr
D-Okla
Assn
United States Bets On Olympic Basketball Gold
The U S basketball team powered toward the Olympic title with a 112-81 win over Italy and an 8-0 potential finish. Jerry Lucas led with 26 points as the U S topped Japan and Russia in remaining games and stayed on track for gold depending on Saturday results.
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Vermonters aim to sweeten sap with maple tree research
In Vermont, University scientists advance a third year project to produce sweeter sap from maples. Genicists measure sap sweetness and root cuttings to boost yield from the sugar bush as seasons progress.
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University of Vermont
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