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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1959
Page
5
Chicago and St Louis top the NFL exhibition standings with 5-1 and 5-2 marks as pre season ends next week. Bears beat Browns 33-31 in a late rally while Cardinals crushed Baltimore 31-17 as other results include Green Bay over Pittsburgh 13-10 and Los Angeles edging Philadelphia 31-28.
Traip Academy edged Kennebunk High School 7-0 at Kennebunk Saturday afternoon. John Ritch caught a jump pass for the touchdown and extra point set by Plaisted to seal the lead at halftime. Kennebunk threats stalled by turnovers and fumbles in a defensive, low-scoring game.
St Ignatius High School defeated Wells 13 to 7 in Wells home opener. Spartans scored on a kickoff return and a 15 yard run, building a 13 point lead while Wells mounted a late score after a misplayed punt and a recovered fumble. Wells travels to South Berwick to face Berwick Academy next weekend.
South Portland and Thornton academy battled to a 20 20 tie as substitute quarterback Phil St John ran 45 yards on a late quarterback sneak and Dick Hammond added the decisive extra point Regular Red Riot quarterback Meserve was ejected after a punch and center Dick Winn followed The Capers led 20 13 before Thornton rallied with two TDs in the third quarter, then St John engineered the final tie with 1:30 remaining.
Chicago Cards beat Baltimore 31 to 17 while Green Bay defeated Pittsburgh 13 to 10. Saturday results included Cleveland 33 over the Bears 31 and Los Angeles 31 over Philadelphia 28. Detroit 31 defeated Washington 14 and New York 17 topped San Francisco 13.
Substitutions named include St Ignatius players Martineau Beaudoin Remy Doucette Dube Legere Beattie Wells Brown Ramsdell Holder MacDonald Cole Coombs. Touchdowns credited to Dugre LaPierre Adams with Martineau pass and Bridges rush for PATs.
Dodgers hold a half game edge over the Giants with six road tests left while Milwaukee stays within striking distance. Dodgers topple the Giants 8-2 as Podres outduels Sam Jones, Snider homers for a 23rd, and Labine closes. Braves rally past Phillies with Vernon and Aaron delivering, while Pittsburgh clinches fourth with Law victory. White Sox, Indians, Yankees, and Washington also win in a crowded pennant chase.
The Chicago White Sox hold a two game margin to clinch the AL title as Cleveland, buoyed by a three game win streak after Joe Gordon quit as Indians manager, faces a final five game push while Chicago’s four remaining games test their grip.
New York and Boston battled through a bruising series marked by injuries and recalls. Elston Howard provided a late spark with a pinch hit homer as Boston swept the Yankees for the first time since 1939, with Turley, Duren, and many others sidelined by ailments and incidents across the set.
The Pepperell Manufacturing Co. first shift men’s bowling league starts next Thursday at 6:30 PM at 20th Century lanes after a one week delay due to incomplete rosters. Players must contact Ray Gendron or Bob Mondor to finalize teams by week’s start. maximum team strength is 472.
Biddeford area owned trotters and pacers continued at Rochester New Hampshire fair harness racing. Star Abbott owned by Robert Summey ran in race two a D class trot. Shaunna a Wells pacer looms in races five and eight. Esquire's Kin piloted by Arthur Nason entered in race six for Charles Lord. Race details list multiple horses per event with notations of owners and speeds across nine races at the 6 furlong and 1 mile formats.
Duren broke wrist. Boston led 4-3 yesterday before New York seized control in the seventh with Bobby Richardson’s triple and Howard’s 18th homer. The Yankees added an insurance run in the eighth. Sammy White doubled and a Richardson error fueled two Boston runs in the fourth. Gene Stephens and Jackie Jensen produced two more in the seventh for the Yankees.
The American Mercantile bowling league calls a special meeting at Pastime alleys Tuesday at 7 15 p m to revamp lineups for the year. Past bowlers from the last two seasons are urged to attend to help set up lineups for a start the last Tuesday of the month and to hear a tentative plan for a steam circuit, replacing six teams from prior years.
The page features brief want ads related to sports events and equipment. Listings mention teams, venues, and players in concise notices suitable for a community reader seeking local sports opportunities and items for sale.
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