Kittery Wins York County Softball Final Thriller
U S Naval Retraining Command Kittery tops Rochambeau Club 4 3 at Biddeford Memorial Field in a dramatic semifinal final clash. Key plays included Ken Holman s sharp relay to deny two runs and preserve a 4 3 lead. Wallace pitched three strong innings for the win while Descoteaux suffered the defeat.
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Five Teams Considered Big Ten Title Threats
AP dateline Chicago reports that at least five teams loom as title threats in a rugged Big Ten football season. Purdue and Wisconsin are favored, with Iowa Ohio State and Northwestern also contenders. Illinois Michigan Michigan State and others appear as sleepers with varying strengths and backfield depth.
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Iowa
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Michigan State
Illinois
Indiana
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Boilermakers
Jack Mollenkopf
Dale Hackbart
Badgers
Mitch Ogiego
Willie Fleming
Fos‘est Evashevski
Wilbun Hollis
Boys Town
Neb
Hawkeyes
Brown Kayes Gale Kerwin In Fourth Round
In Columbus Ohio world light weight champion Joe Brown stopped Gale Kerwin in the fourth round of a charity bout. Brown weighed 139 1 4 pounds to Kerwin 140 and secured his 74th win 34th KO as Kerwin exited with a facial gash and the ringside doctor called the bout.
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Joe Brown
Gale Kerwin
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Tex
Kerwin
Jack Dempsey
Ottawa
Arthur McGee Named Presiding Judge for Rochester Harness Meet
Arthur B. McGee a veteran Augusta Maine harness racing official has been named presiding judge for the Rochester Fair harness racing meet at Cold Spring park half mile oval The event runs from Saturday night September 19 through September 26 with seven racing dates Also named to official posts are race secretary FE Laurence Osgood associate judge Charles Jones Dover assistant race secretary John Emerson and timers paddock and patrol judges from Rochester Maine and New England stables such as Gorham stable Gorham ME led by George Buddy Reed Jamieson stable Wells ME George P Goff Wells ME and Howard Chick East Lebanon ME are entered for the meet.
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McGee
Laurence Osgood
Charles Jones
Andover
John Emerson
Dover
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Boston
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George Thompson
Richard O’brien
Babe Portrie
Leo Lavoie
Gorham
George “Buddy” Reed
New England
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Wells
George P. Goff
Howard Chick
Lebanon
Tigers snap Red Sox hopes with Kaline Bunning win
Detroit beat Boston 3-1 as Al Kaline hit his 10th homer against the Red Sox and Jim Bunning pitched a three hitter. Keough homered for Boston, but Sullivan and Chittum held off further threats. The Tigers lead the division with 16 games left as Lary-to Monbouquette match looms next. Ferriss resigns as Red Sox pitching coach to become athletic director at Delta State College.
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al Kaline
Jim Bunning
Tigers
Red Sox
Kaline
Bunning
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Yankees
Marty Keough
Keough
Jackie Jensen
Frank Malzone
Sammy White
Jim Busby
Jensen
Malzone
White
Mailzone
Dick Gernert
Frank Sullivan
Nelson Chittum
Gail Harris
Frank Bolling
Red Wilson
Ted Lepicio
Sullivan
Frank Lary
Bill Monbouquette
Fenway Park
Delta State College
Cleveland
Miss
Ferriss
Shaw
James M. Ewing
Greensboro
Mike Higgins
Billy Jurges
Jurges
Birmingham
Higgins
Louisville
Mississippi State
Dave Ferriss Retiring From Coaching Duties
Boston AP reports Dave Boo Ferriss, once a Red Sox star pitcher and five year pitching coach, is retiring from professional baseball. Ferriss led the AL in 1946 with a 25 6 record and announced his decision last night.
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Boo) Ferriss
Red Sox
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Detroit, Phoebus Meet Again In Junior Legion Title Game
In Hastings Nebraska the 1959 American Legion Junior title game pits Detroit, favored, against Phoebus Virginia after Detroit won 5-3 to even the series 2-1. Esper earned a 3 hit, 9 strikeout night for Detroit while Ball, Baltero, and Saskewich provided key hits.
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Neb
American Legion
Detroit
Phoebus
Mark Esper
Jerry Morrissey
Fred Bowen
Bill Takacs
Bob Ball
Ron Baltero
Jim Saskewich
Esper
George Jones
Tiger Spirit Runs High For Biddeford Grid Season
Biddeford Tigers face a rebuilding grid season under new coach Neil Ziggy Serpico with nearly half the roster as sophomores and only five seniors. Only five lettermen return from last year as practice numbers grow with 14 newcomers, while a new staff shapes positions for a tough September 25 opener vs Old Orchard Beach at Waterhouse field. The Seagulls also bring much of their 1958 champion squad back for a demanding schedule inland and at Spaulding and Sanford.
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Woody Hayes
Dirk Schafrath
Northwestern
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Johnny Easterbrook
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Waterhouse Field
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Westbrook
Kennebunk
Spaulding High School
Rochester
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Indians still in pennant chase despite losing ground
The Cleveland Indians won six of their last eight and 15 of 20 to stay four games behind the Chicago White Sox in the American League race. Chicago holds a 42 game lead over Cleveland after a 5-1 win in Washington as both teams squeeze through the East. Detroit, New York, and Kansas City also compete for spots while San Francisco, Milwaukee, and Los Angeles pull ahead in the National League with key wins.
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Drysdale
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Dick Stuart
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Harvey Haddix
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Jone Pee
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Drysdale Quiets Phillies With Three-Hitter For Dodgers
Don Drysdale outdueled the Phillies with a three hit shutout as the Dodgers won 1-0. Wally Moon’s aggressive baserunning and Gil Hodges’ RBI single produced the lone run for Los Angeles. Bob Avila added a ninth inning grand slam in Milwaukee’s 5-3 win over St Louis. Cincinnati swept Chicago, 4-2 in 10 innings and 7-2 in the nightcap, while San Francisco topped Pittsburgh 7-2.
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Boby Avila
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Fire razes seven Jersey City warehouses near Black Tom site
A raging blaze and explosions from chemical drums wiped out seven waterfront warehouses in Jersey City. Seven firemen were hospitalized but none seriously hurt. The area sits within 300 yards of the World War I Black Tom explosion site.
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