Cardinals Clinch Pennant as Flood Stars in Seven Four Win
Curt Flood explodes for five singles in a 7 4 St Louis win over Houston to clinch the NL pennant, as Cincinnati’s four hitter George Culver beats San Francisco 4 0 to force a late title race. Flood lifted his average to .302 and Maris drove in three runs amidst a 15 hit Cardinal barrage. Carlton won his 13th, yielding two runs as the Cards celebrate their second straight flag and third in five years.
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Suryom Houston
Jim Wynn
Roger Maris
Don Wilson
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Wynn
Maris
Orlando Cepeda
Champs
Mel Queen
Mack Jones
Ray Sadecki
Tony Perez
Willie Mays
Joe Torre
Mike Lum
Baseball Standings and Results From National and American Leagues
In the National League St Louis leads with 93 wins and 58 losses, San Francisco 80-70, Cincinnati 78-70, Chicago 78-74, Atlanta 76-74, Pittsburgh 73-76, Philadelphia 71-79, Los Angeles 68-82,Houston 67-84, New York 67-? Clinched pennant noted. Saturday results featured St. Louis sweeping Houston 8-0 and San Francisco beating Cincinnati 9-4 while Philadelphia defeated Chicago 4-1. Los Angeles beat Atlanta 3-0. Pittsburgh topped New York 6-3. Sunday matchups included St. Louis over Houston 7-4 and Cincinnati 4- Philadelphia. Chicago 4-Philadelphia. Atlanta 5-Los Angeles. Pittsburgh 3-New York. Today Cincinnati visits San Francisco. Pittsburgh plays Philadelphia. Atlanta hosts Los Angeles. N Only games scheduled. In the American League Detroit 64-? leading. Baltimore 65-?. New York 80-70. Cleveland 81-72. Boston 76-75. Minnesota 71-79. California 65-86. Chicago 62-?. Washington 58-? Saturday results included Detroit 5-4 Oakland. New York 4-1 Washington. Minnesota 7-3 Boston. Baltimore 5-3 Cleveland. California 5-4 Chicago. New York 3-3 Washington. Tuesday games include California at Minnesota, Oakland at Chicago, New York at Washington.
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Pro Football Standings and Week Results
Eastern and Western conference standings with team records points for and against. Houston, New York, Oakland, Cincinnati post notable results while Sunday games include Buffalo at Cincinnati and Denver at Kansas City. Regional scores show Dallas dominant with Detroit, Green Bay, Baltimore and Chicago among key results.
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New York
Houston
Miami
Buffalo
Oakland
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City
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Ala
Trotters and Pacers Rochester Fair Racing Card
Race program for the Rochester fair features nine trotting and pacing events. Notable entries include Broadstream Lucy driven by L Streeter, Forever's Debbie with A Cassidy, and Miss Fayre Brooks by C Sheldon. The card lists race sponsors, horse names, drivers, and purse amounts across one mile events.
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Rochester
E. Gliman
F. Smith
J. Mattison
G. du Bois Sr
Margies
A. Andersen
Billy Waybill
W. Fisher
Esquire
Ruth
W. Colby
Vivian
F. Parker
Polke Kent
F. Dolores Dale Binette
E. Nason
E. Fogg
Donna H. Budlong
J. Ge
Ason
G. Reed
S. Osborne
Miss Fayre Brooks
C. Sheldon
Dalio
W. Holmes
F.acombi
Maplecroft
Wheeler
Frisco Mills
M Gel
R. S. Ween
H. Coleman
K. G. Reed
Trampas
L. Garland
Emilys Angel
J. Gerry
Scooter Lass
T. Harris
Gentle Yankee
Little Mary
L. Mister Lad
A. Day
Super Chief
R. Kent
Irish Kent
R. Tremblay
L. Norton
Mr. Casco
W. Miller
Scotch Angle
P. Scripture
Green Acres Row
B. Smi
Julie Moraka
Uhland
Jimmy Astra
K. Gagne
George G
F F. Smith
Laury
R.S. Watson
Vicky Jo
G. Ree
Chicadie Moran
C. Smith
Manchester
Alice H. K
Sweet Boot
D. Watson
Shadydale Rocket
A. Burdick
Bruins Hope Orr Fitness Boosts Camp Start
Boston Bruins open pre season NHL training in London Ontario with Bobby Orr skating 30 minutes and showing no knee setbacks from surgeries last season. Only rookie Jim Lorentz was missing as camp began with All-Star status for Lorentz in the Central League last season.
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London
Ont
Bobby Orr
Boston Bruins
Calnege
Jim Lorentz
Oklahoma City
Jerry Forcier Leads Qualifiers For TV Tilt
Jerry Forcier of Roll-A Way Lanes Biddeford led the local lanes group with a 1200 total Saturday afternoon to take first among qualifiers. Steve Foss finished second with 1122, while Elwin Peanut Johnson had 1074 and Bob Cheney 1070, among those needing 1050 to reach the 30 string finals for 15 quarter spots.
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Jerry Forcier
Biddeford
Steve Foss
Elwin
Peanut” Johnson
Bob Cheney
Pro Football Schedule Roundup From Week Amidst Standings
The slate lists Cleveland at Dallas Minnesota at Green Bay New York at Philadelphia Pittsburgh at Los Angeles St. Louis at San Francisco Washington at New Orleans with NFL teams set for pivotal matchups across multiple cities. Each game features marquee franchises, signaling key implications for divisional races and playoff positioning as the season advances.
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Cleveland
Dallas
Minnesota
Green Bay
Milwaukee
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Los Angeles
St. Louis
San Francisco
Washington
New Orleans
Field Hockey Team Ready At Thornton
Girls at Thornton Academy practice for the field hockey season under Coach Judy Utman. The squad includes eight seniors, six juniors, seven sophomores and 17 freshmen in varsity and junior varsity.
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Thornton Academy
Judy Utman
Varity
Stenee
Sue Dardano
Jeanne Leclair
Sue Poirier
Jane Smith
Janice O'Neil
Carmen Precourt
Nancy Bouffard
Jeannie Bergeron
Cathy Grantham
Pat Rumery
Cathy Colpitts
Judy Mondor
Carmen Roberge
Pauline Forest
Denise Poisson
Priscilla Desrosiers
Rachel Cloutier
Fresh
Karen Vorster
Sandra Prejean
Elene Goudourous
Paula Sullivan
Maureen Lockhart
Pammy Plummer
Janice Huston
Don ‘Na Bryant
Pat Strickland
Sue Ann Brown
Suzanne Richards
Sally Cartier
Susan Rearare
Debbie Valentino
Pammy Murrray
Donna Allen
Wendy Wieler
Hi Lo's Win Ladies League Bowling Crown
Hi Lo's captured the 1968 Ladies Summer League bowling crown at the Wonderbar Steakhouse Biddeford. About 40 bowlers attended as Rita Lachance Lillian Lessard Alice Delage Marie Caez Lorraine Oss handled the winning lineup.
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Wonderbar
Washington Street
Biddeford
Mately
Hi Lo
Rita Lachance
Lillian Lessard
Alice Delage
Marie
Cae
Lorraine. Oss
V.I.P
Blas
Nuts
Jets
Saints
Flossie Currier
Lillian Marin
Madeleine Adams
Louise Provencher
V.i.p.’S and the Team Sing P Prize Was Won By the Hi 8. Nick. Gillis
Attendance Record Set At Fenway Park
Boston Red Sox attendance broke previous marks as 28,983 fans joined the crowd, lifting this season total to 1,739,133 compared with last year 1,693,846 and a club high 1,727,832 paid attendance. Final tallies due after the season.
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Boston
Boston Red Sox
Sox
Boxing results from around the world last night
A round of worldwide boxing results shows Ellis outpointing Patterson to retain the WBA heavyweight title in Stockholm while Mazzinghi defeated Levi Campbell in Florence and Peralta beat Dick Hall in Buenos Aires. Other fights list Franklin, Backus, Botero, Fraser Scott, Carroll, and Haffey among victors in Canton Syracuse Newport and Stellarton venues.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Jimmy Ellis
Louisville
Floyd Patterson
New York
Ellis
World Boxing Association
Seacecaine
Florence
Italy
Sandro Mazzinghi
Levi Campbell
Trinidad
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Gregorio Peralta
Dick Hall
Boston
Canton
Ohio
Marty Franklin
San Francisco
Marion Conner
Vetura
Calif
Ulises Botero
Santa Barbara
Manny Lugo
Sinaloa
Mexico
Fraser Scott
Seattle
Penny Pierce
Los Angeles
Syracuse
N.Y
Billy Backus
Canastota
Carlos Phillips
San Juan
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Major League Stars Rally In NL Pennant Bid
Curt Flood of the Cardinals lined five singles in a 7-4 win over Houston, clinching St Louis second straight National League pennant. Mickey Lolich of the Tigers scattered three hits in a strong pitching outing.
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St.Louis
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O'Brien tops field in 20th Century TV qualifier at Biddeford
Dick O'Brien led a four-bowler field with 1,248 at the 20th Century Lanes in Biddeford Saturday evening. Nick Gillis was second at 1,161 and Herve Paul 1,116. Kip Temm fell just short of the 1,950 rolloff total, with 1,043, missing Sanford Gorham Rockland events on Oct 5 12 19. O'Brien posted singles of 134 142 140 and 146, his only sub century game. A separate rolloff for non qualifiers is set for Colonial Lanes Westbrook next Saturday.
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Dick O’brien
Biddeford
O’brien
Nick Gillis
Ore
Herve Paul
Kip Temm
Sanford
Gorham
Rockland
Major League Leaders from Baseball Standings
Highlights include Yastrzemski leading with .300 average in 375 at bats for Boston and Aparicio 159 hits for Chicago. McAuliffe 89 runs for Detroit and White 86 in Washington lead the league, while F. Howard drives in 106 for Boston and Horton 36 homers for Detroit. Campaneris 54 steals for Oakland, with Culp 13- or 13 wins in Boston and Det. as listed.
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Bost
Cater
Oak
McAuliffe
Det
White
Wa.g
C. Harrelson
F. Howard
Wash
Campaneris
Aparicio
Chic
R. Smith
McCraw
Fregosi
Calif
W. Horton
Cardenal
Cleve
Culp
Baseball season leaders and standout stats refresh
Batting leaders show M Alou and F Alou atop averages and hits with 193 apiece, Brock and Rose thrive in runs and doubles, McCovey leads home runs, and Banks and Wills highlight steals. Pitching feats feature Blass with 16 pickoffs and Marichal 25 wins, Jenkins 243 strikeouts.
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Chic
McCovey
S.F
F. Alou
Rose
Cin
Brock
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St.l
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Banks
Schoolboy Scores In Thick List Of Local Games
A dense scores page lists high school results across towns including Thornton Sanford Marshwood Kennebunk and many others with final tallies such as Marshwood 38 Kennebunk 6 and Deering 6 South Portland 29 York 7. The slate covers Maine teams plus a few out of state clashes like Kennett New Hampshire 6 and Berlin New Hampshire 18, reflecting a broad weekend results roundup.
Biddeford Postal Employees Golf Match Opens Fall Outings
ARUNDEL The Biddeford Post Office golf enthusiasts met for the first fall outing at the Dutch Elm Golf Course. Rudy Pruneau and Bob led the group in a playday setting as members competed in a casual match.
Struck Out 12 In 13-0 Detroit Triumph Over Oakland
Detroit moved closer to the American League flag after a 13-0 win over Oakland. The pitcher struck out 12 as the Tigers dominated the game.
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Oakland
Detroit
Lane Paces TA Triumph Over Sanford 37 13
Thornton Academy defeats Sanford 37 to 13 at Thorn ton Field as Lane leads with four touchdowns, a kickoff return, and a PAT. Roberge adds a TD, Murphy scores, and TA’s defense dominates with two interceptions and steady tackling. Sanford rebounds with two late scores butTA maintains control throughout.
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Sanford
Thornton Field
Dave Lane
Maroon
Lane
Nesting
Thornton
Dan Roberge
Steve Murphy
Sullivan
Couture
Roberge
Red‘skins
Beau Sullivan
Rancourt
Joey Stoy
Reese
Stuaroon
Feoc
Redskin
Don Lavasseur
Maroon Steals
Blanchard
Sanford Caddigan
le le
Levasseur Cooper
Blouin Foran
Faulkner Larochelle
Blanchard Loranger
Garland Chenard
Rt Rt
Rankin Dutremble
Pike
Aee Donald
Oris
Wagabaza
Lee Gallant
Davies
Tuttle
Hammond
Lovell
Vachon
Abbott
Garland
Crowley
Otis
Blaisdell
Young
Harrison
Stoy
Thornton Lane
Murphy
Aceto
Sherwood
Perrino
Windsor Misty Bets Mark At Pony Track
Windsor Misty raced to a new 1:49 mark at Greenacres Raceway where trainer Larose has fielded the pony in two months. Nuggett posted 1:59 for both heats as part of a double header, with Sunday racing planned through mid October and a string of race results featuring Little Ann, Panama Lady, Champs Choice, and other named horses across 12 heats.
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Tom Larose
Windsor Misty
Larose
Lionel Gregoire
Nuggett
Greenacres Raceway
Little Ann
R. Collard
Justa Mist
R. Smart
Lover Hal
D. Souliere
Silver Prince
C. Polland
Champs Choice
M. Polland
P Gregoire
Whitestar
F. Pinder
Bubbles
G. Hoyt
Greyhound
L. Mason
Sunnyacres
T. Larose
Tiny Titan
W. Gagnon
Pete
Z Larose
Cetew Mite
Quarte
Souliere
Golf team uses Cala way handicap scoring for match results
Gosselin led with a 77 and Pruneau shot 72 as the Cala way handicap system set the team score at 149. Ben Poirier 75 and Phil Cartier 76 followed for 151. A tie for third produced 155 with Larry Watson 76 and Jerry Gosselin 79 and Joe Poirier 78 and Henry Petrin 77.
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Calaway
Pruneau
Ben Poirier
Phil Cartier
Larry Watson
Jerry Gosselin
Joe Poirier
Henry Petrin
Marshwood Downs Kennebunk 38 to 6 on Gridiron
Marshwood High blasted Kennebunk 38 to 6. Landry opened scoring on an 80 yard kickoff return, Herter plunged from three, Merrill added a nine yard score, and Perham connected with Herter for a 39 yard pass. Kennebunk was limited to one first down as Marshwood rolled 160 yards offense while holding the Rams to minus 22.
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Eliot
Marshwood High
Kennebunk
Ram
Pete Landry
Marshwood
Jack Herter
Brett Merrill
Pat l
Jack Perham
Herter
Ray Ferrell
Haata Haw
Knnebunk
Bernard Pitman
Marsh
TA Harriers Prep for Six Meet Fall Schedule
The Maroon Harriers prepare for a six meet season this fall on hills and dales. Coach Dom DiBiase has the team training daily in the gym rear. Meets include Biddeford and Low on Oct 27 Morse High on Oct 4 Oct 11 Westbrook at South Portland Oct 18 Deering at Cheverus Portland Oct 25 Regionals at Riverside Oct 31 State Meet at Orono.
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Maroon Harriers
Hills and Dales
Dom DiBiase
Biddeford and
Low
Ee Morse
P Westbrook
South Portland
Deering
Cheverus
Portland
Riverside
Orono
Junior Varsity At Thornton Opens Today
The Maroon junior varsity football squad opens this fall with seven games. Coach Bob Kimball is aided by Norm Fournier for the A reserves. Schedule includes Sept 16 at Sanford, Sept 23 at St. Louis, Sept 30 Deering, Oct 7 at South Portland, Oct 14 Westbrook, Oct 21 Biddeford, Oct 28 at Portland.
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Maroon
Bob Kimball
Norm Fournier
Sanford
St. Louis
Deering
South Portland
Westbrook
Biddeford
Portland
Bowlerettes Sweep Eight From Colonials
In the ladies pro league at 20th Century Lanes Biddeford on Sunday the Bowlerettes defeated Westbrook’s Colonials by 1,515 to 1,378 behind Doris Gillis 320 Lorraine Foss 313 and Lillian Lessard supporting. Westbrook’s Mary Fickett led with 295 while J Montpas posted 295 for the Bowlerettes and the Colonials.
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Westbrook
Biddeford
Doris Gillis
Lorraine Foss
Lillian Lessard
Mary Fickett
J. Montpas
A. Temm
L. Lessard
L. Foss
D. Gillis
Colonials
J. Jordan
Dummy
M. A. Fickett
M. Stacki
M. Fickett
Points After Touchdowns Ferrelli Kick Details
Ferrelli adds two kicks after two touchdowns for the team Pitman. Rill is credited with the scoring sequence as extra points follow each touchdown.
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Rill
Pitman
Ferrelli
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