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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1962
Page
6
Mickey Mantle homered twice and drove in five, powering the Yankees to a 7-1 win over Washington. New York inches closer to clinching the pennant as Minnesota loses, while Detroit and Baltimore win or lose to tighten AL standings.
The column recaps the opening state football week with coach GGG blaming Fan Fare for miscalculations after a 15-12-1-1 record, previews Friday and Saturday picks, notes Bangor versus St Louis as a top bet, and reflects on Eagles players pursuing college careers while highlighting local sports memories and a standout disabled athlete auditioning at Thornton Academy.
The National League standings show Los Angeles leading with 98 wins and 54 losses, followed by San Francisco Cincinnati and Pittsburgh. Tuesday results include Chicago 4 St. Louis 3 and Milwaukee 10 Los Angeles 5. Today's games feature Los Angeles at Milwaukee and Cincinnati at Pittsburgh among others. In the American League New York leads with 96 wins, Minnesota 67, and Los Angeles 82 70. Detroit and Baltimore also posted results with several interleague matchups listed for tonight and tomorrow.
Boston coach Mike Holovak faced anger over his team as six point favorites for a Friday AFL clash with unbeaten Denver. Denver had just rallied past Buffalo to join two others as unbeatens, while Boston recovered from a Dallas loss to beat Houston 34-21. Stephens placed on waivers after a virus sidelined him.
League standings and remaining games for Los Angeles San Francisco Cincinnati and New York Minnesota and Cleveland. It lists current records, winning percentages, and upcoming home and away games against key rivals to forecast pennant outcomes.
American League leaders Yankees powered past Washington 7 1 with Mickey Mantle hitting two homers and delivering five RBIs. Jim Bunning of the Tigers limited Minnesota to five hits through eight innings in a 2 1 win, leaving 11 runners stranded.
Biddeford area harness racing fans will choose between local favorites in the featured trot at the Rochester Fair Wednesday night. Javis Gerry will drive Arch's Pal from post four for Old Orchard Reach, while Arnold Miles of Biddeford sends his trotter Sunday from post five. The featured pace is the $800 handicap with Honey Doll aiming to repeat after a 2:06 4/5 debut pace, facing Scotch Hero and new challengers.
Thoroughbred harness event card lists races 1 through 9 at Rochester with drivers Casey MacPherson W Collins McKinney Dale Gerry Waybill Fisher and many others. Each race features multiple horses and purses from 300 to 800 dollars, including notable entries like Major's Dream Oteca's Teresa Volo and Scotch Hero.
Baseball leaders across batting, runs, RBI, hits, and power show Harmonized totals for 375 at bats and more with standout names like Robinson Cincinnati and Mays San Francisco leading in several categories. Pitching leaders include Purkey Cincinnati and Drysdale Los Angeles with high win totals and strikeout tallies.
The Saco Recreation Center will operate 4:15 to 5:45 for 4th to 6th graders this winter. Boys use the center on Monday Wednesday and Friday, girls on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. The center will also be open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday for retired persons.
Vandals ruined the control box and cut cables to Thorn ton academy football scoreboard. Officials seek replacements before the first home game Saturday against Stephens for Rumford. Cleveland at Kansas City.
The Dodgers lose their third straight to the Milwaukee Braves 10 5 as Hank Aaron hits his 40th homer and Tommie Aaron adds key hits. Podres leaves with back trouble, Koufax sidelined by finger, while Maury Wills steals his 93rd base. Cincinnati wins 7 4 in 10 innings to close gap.
Iowa State star Hoppmann, 176 pounds, returned to halfback after a brief shift to quarterback. Coach Stapleton rearranged schemes as he adapts to Baker and other opponents, while other major programs shuffle backs and ends ahead of weekend games.
Willie Galimore of the Chicago Bears leads the NFL in rushing after Week 1 with 176 yards on 23 carries, including 37 and 77 yard TD jaunts. Rick Casares adds 68 yards, while Jim Brown sits behind with 134 yards in 17 attempts for the Browns. Don Perkins is third with 93 yards. Randy Walker named head baseball coach at Biddeford High School replacing Ziggy Serpico.
Five members of York County Fish and Game club received trophies at the Merrymeeting Bay skeet shoot in Bath. Peter Anderson of Saco won Class A in a field of 24. Frank Houle of Wells was runner-up in Class B. Jim Whitney, Fish and Game club, won Class C, ahead of Ben Crowley of the same club, and Bob Oswell of Kennebunk took Class E.
Mitchell, once shadowed by Jimmy Brown in Cleveland, shines after being traded to Washington. In the Redskins opener against Dallas he scored three touchdowns and a 92 yard kickoff return. Coach Bill McPeak moved him to flanker back to utilize his speed outside. He looks forward to facing Cleveland and Paul Brown on Sunday in Cleveland.
In early college football picks, Southern California is favored to defeat Duke. The column predicts several notable outcomes: Texas Christian over Kansas, Army over Wake Forest, Oklahoma over Syracuse, Washington over Purdue, Oregon over Texas, Missouri over California, Penn State over Navy, Alabama over Georgia, Georgia Tech over Clemson, LSU over Texas A&M, Oregon State over Iowa State, Maryland over Southern Methodist, and Mississippi over Memphis State, with emphasis on lineups and key players.
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