McLain Nears 30 Wins With 29th Victory
Detroit pitcher Denny McLain earned his 29th win against California, striking out 12 in a 7-2 victory that kept Detroit atop the AL lead while adding three hits for the pitcher and driving in two runs. The Tigers stretched their lead to 82 with 15 games left as New York and Cleveland posted wins elsewhere.
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Detroit
California
McLain
Angels
Baltimore
New York Yankees
Chicago
Oakland
Boston
Cleveland
Minnesota
Washington
Trio Of Football Greats Bid Farewell To Game
Three NFL stars Lou Groza Jimmy Taylor and Tommy McDonald retire from active play as St Louis and New York Giants reshuffle squads. Groza leaves Browns to coach Don Cockroft to evaluate replacing him. Taylor departs Saints after a standout career, McDonald ends his 11 year run with Falcons. Giants expect Pete Gogolak to return from Army for season opener.
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Lou Groza
Jimmy Taylor
Tommy McDonald
Groza
Cleveland Browns
Taylor
Green Bay Packers
New Orleans
Saints
Atlanta Falcons
McDonald
Lou Groka
Blanton Collier
Cleveland
Don Cockroft
Cockroft
Browns
NFL
John W. Mecom Jr
Green Bay
Philadelphia
Dallas
Los Angeles
Falcons
Don Hutson
New York Giants
Pete Gogolak
Germany
Gogolak
Boston, Oakland clash in pivotal rubber match tonight
The Boston Red Sox start Jim Long (5-6) against Oakland ace Jim Nash (12-11) in the series decider, part of a nine game road trip before a home stand with Minnesota. Boston trimmed by Oakland 5-3 as Lew Krausse hurls scoreless baseball until the seventh, Reggie Smith homers, and Yaz posts three singles to lift his batting average.
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Oakland
Boston Red Sox
Jim Fons
Jim Nash
Sox
Minnesota Twins
Lew Krausse
Red
Athletics
Krausse
Reggie Smith
Carl Yastrzemski
Ken Harrelson
Smith
Joe Foy
Russ Gibson
George Thomas
Yaz
Jack Aker
George Scott
Harrelson
Dalton Jones
Yastrzemski
Gary Bell
Boston
Bert Campaneris
Rick Monday
Danny Cater
Reggie Jackson
Dick Green
A’s
Journal Classified Reaches Over 30,000 Readers Per Day
The paper reports a daily reach exceeding 30,000 readers, highlighting broad circulation gains. It notes sustained readership growth across urban and suburban markets and signals advertising opportunities for local businesses. Community events and classifieds benefit from the expanded audience.
Pre-Season Meeting Set By Ladies League
Members of the T.W.U.A AFL C LO Ladies Auxiliary bowling league will hold a pre season meeting next Sunday at the Union hall at 2. Plans for the coming bowling season will be discussed. The league starts the following Sunday Sept 22. Bowlers can sign up by contacting Mrs Ruth Weiss or Nick Gillis at the 20th Century Lanes in Biddeford. The league will bowl Sundays at 4.
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T.w.u.a.af.l.c.lo
Union Hall
Ruth Weiss
Nick Gillis
20Th Century
Biddeford
National League and American League Standings and Results
A compact recap of current NL and AL standings led by San Francisco and Cincinnati with Chicago and Atlanta close behind. Tuesday results include Chicago 8 New York 1 and San Francisco 4 Atlanta 2, Los Angeles 3 St. Louis 0, while Houston and Cincinnati split a doubleheader 3 2. AL action features Detroit 7 California 2 and New York 2 Chicago 1 in a split doubleheader with ongoing pennant races, plus rain and rescheduled games noted.
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Chicago Cubs
New York Mets
Los Angeles
St. Louis
San Francisco
Atlanta
Cincinnati
Houston
Tigers
McLain
Angels
Tom Satriano
Bobby Oop
Ed Kirkpatrick
Vic Davalillo
Jay Johnstone
Associated
L. Pet. G.B. IS. Lewis
San Fran
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Phila
York
Philadelphia
New York
L. Pet
Detroit
Baltimore
Boston
Cleveland
Oakland
Minnesota
California
Washington
Callahan Named District One Rep to NCAA College Division Tourney Committee
Springfield Massachusetts AP Bill Callahan of American International College was chosen as District One representative on the National Association of Basketball Coaches College Division Tournament Committee. Callahan has led the Yellowjackets to three consecutive District One tournaments and last season’s national finals in Evansville, Indiana, per committee chairman Wilbur G. Renken of Albright College.
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Springfield
Mass
Bill Callahan
American International College
National Association of Basketball Coaches
Callahan
Yellowjackets
Evansville
Ind
Wilbur G. Renken
Albright College
Little Folks Bowling League To Be Formed
The Little Folks Mixed Couples League will hold a pre season meeting at 20th Century Lanes in Biddeford Saturday at 10. Players aged 9 to 14 are eligible and urged to register. A boys and girls age 15 to 17 league will be discussed with start set for Sept 21 at 9 30. For information contact Nick Gillis.
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Little Folks Mixed Couples League
Biddeford
Nick Gillis
Major League Stars Bat as Cubs and Tigers Shine
Billy Williams of the Cubs slugged three homers and drove in six runs as Chicago routed the Mets 8-1. Denny McLain of the Tigers scattered nine hits and fanned 12 to post his 29th win, beating California 7-2.
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Associated Press
Billy Williams
Cubs
Chicago
New York Mets
Denny McLain
Tigers
California
Tisma Boy Wins Rockingham Park Trot in 2 05.1
Salem New Hampshire Tisma Boy driven by a pilot won the featured $3,000 trot at Rockingham Park Tuesday night before 6 030 fans in a 2 05.1 clocking.
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Salem, N.H
Tisma Boy
Rockingham Park
Antwine earns AFL Defensive Player of the Week honor
Boston Patriot tackle Houston Antwine is named the AFL defensive player of the week after a 16-7 win over Buffalo. He made six unassisted tackles, two stops from behind, and keyed a shutout defense in the game's second half. Teammate Nick Buoniconti also had six unassisted tackles.
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NEW York
Houston
Antwine
Bob Dee
Boston Patriot
Buffalo
Bills
Boston
Associated Press
Patriot
Nick Buoniconti
George Saimes
Kansas City
Buck Buchanan
Ernie Ladd
Pete Beathard
Dallas
Detroit
American
Action On Court Eludes Pistons Ted Manning
Detroit AP report on Ted Manning a 6 foot 5 guard drafted by the Pistons in 1966 from North Carolina College who after two years in the Army returned to find his hand injured in a pickup game. He expects a three to four week to return and coach Dennis Butcher hopes he plays by the season’s end.
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Ted Manning
Detroit Pistons
National Basketball Association
North Carolina College
Pistons
US. Army
Manning
Ed Coil
Dennis Butcher
Montreal Expos Sign First Player
The Montreal Expos signed their first player under contract Dave Hartman a 21 year old six foot six left handed pitcher from Austin Minnesota who played at Iowa State University and was among 16 players drafted by the Expos He will report to Sarasota in the Florida State League.
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Montreal
Montreal Expos
Dave Hartman
Austin
Ethiopian-born Colby star prep for Mexico City Olympics
Waterville Maine AP Colby College distance runner and track captain Seb sibe Mamo will compete in the Mexico City games. A veteran of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics he trained with this year’s Ethiopian squad during the summer and is expected to race in a 1500 meter or longer distance early in October.
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Waterville
Maine
Colby College
Sebsibe Mamo
Ja. Mamo
Tokyo
Mexico City
Union League bowling turns leads off season at Biddeford
Eight teams contest the 22nd season at Astime Lanes Biddeford with two more to join next week. Pick Ups set a team total 1,598 and high single 547 led by John Letourneau 339 in strings Leo Gregoire 129 high single as Normand Daignault calls bowler readiness for officer elections next week.
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T.W.U.A.C
Astime
Biddeford
Bears
Tigers
K.C
Jets
John Letourneau
Leo Gregoire
Normand Daignault
Major League Leaders Batting and Pitching Highlights
Listing top MLB performers across batting and pitching categories. Yastrzemski and Oliva lead batting averages. Harrelson and Howard drive RBIs. doubles and triples led by Smith and McCraw. F. Howard hits 40 homers. McLain and McNally top wins. McLain also leads strikeouts.
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Associated Press
Yastrzemski
Bost
Oliva
Minn
Cater
Oak
McAuliffe
Det
White
N.Y
K. Harrelson
F. Howard
Wash
Aparicio
R. Smith
B. Robinson
Balt
McCraw
Fregosi
Calif
Baseball Leaders And Standouts From The Season
Batting marks include M Alou Pitt .335 and Rose Cin 84 runs. Brock StL leads in doubles with 44 and stolen bases at 52. McCovey S.F. and Banks Chic pace home runs with 33 and 31. Pitching shows Gibson StL 20-7 and Marichal S.F. 25-7. strikeouts listing Chic 230 and Gibson.
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Hene
Cin
M. Alou
Pitt
Beckett
Rose
Brock
St.l
B. Willisree
McCovey
S.F
Ant Alou
la Age St.l
Clemente
Banks
Chic
Wills
Marichal
Gibson
A. Chic
Bruins to battle rookies for Krake utility role in camp
Boston coach Harry Sinden expects three rookies Jim Lorentz Bob Leiter and Jim Harrison to compete for the vacant utility penality killing job after Skip Krake was sold to the Los Angeles Kings. Training camp opens in London Ontario on Friday.
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Boston
Skip Krake
Harry Sinden
Boston Bruins
London
Ont
Jim Lorentz
Bob Leiter
Jim Harrison
Sinden
Krake
Los Aneles Kings
First Kettledrums Introduced to Orchestras in 17th Century
The article notes that kettledrums made their debut in orchestras during the 17th century, marking a notable development in percussion within classical ensembles.
Qualifying Tourney Set At Pastime Lanes
A 10-string preliminary bowling event for all male bowlers at Pastime Lanes in Biddeford is set for Saturday at 1 30 p m as part of a TV show audition process. Participants must have an average card from Pastime Lanes and bowl 1050 or better to enter three follow up 10-string events on three lanes. From these, 16 bowlers with the top 30-string totals advance to a future TV appearance. Registration urged at Pastime Lanes.
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Biddeford
Maine
Candlepin
Assa
Bowers
Kennebunk Man on Bowdoin Cross Country Team
Kennebunk's junior athlete Ken Cuneo is among veterans returning to Bowdoin College for the fall cross country season. Coach Frank Sabas teanski hails the squad as one of the best looking teams they have. Cuneo, a soph, led the freshmen squads in mile and two mile events and broke Bowdoin’s freshman two mile record with 9 42.9.
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Bowdoin
Patriots Chief Attends Roxbury Clubhouse Opening
Boston Patriots president William Sullivan and AFL players join formal opening ceremonies for the Boys Club of Boston new Roxbury Clubhouse costing 1.5 million dollars. The Pats have designated the Boys Club as their special youth program project.
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William Sullivan
Boston Patriots
American Football League
Boys’ Club
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The
Pats
Eggs of toads laid in jelly-like tubes in waters
Eggs laid in two jelly-like tubes in standing or slow moving water. Number ranges from 600 to 30,000 per spawn depending on the toad species.
Toad life stages from tadpole to mature
Tadpoles hatch within days and become frogs in one to three months, but a young toad reaches maturity after two to three years. This outlines the extended developmental timeline from early larval stage to adult toad.
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Charlie Smith
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Rol Laflamme
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Lonborg
Charlie Salt
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