Elmer Flick Back in Business With Yaz Crown Bid
Elmer Flick’s batting record looms as Carl Yastrzemski fuels a push toward the AL batting title. Yaz added two singles and his 21st homer to lift Boston over the Yankees 4-3 and keep his average at .306 while Flick’s 1905 crown rests on a potential survivor. In other games Detroit beat Washington 6-3 as Northrup hit two homers, Chicago edged Baltimore 2-1, Oakland crushed Minnesota 7-1, and reliever Wilbur Wood tied an AL record with 82 games pitched for the White Sox over the Orioles.
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John Cookson Works Out With Eagles At BC
Chestnut Hill Mass John Cookson a senior defensive back from Biddeford Maine is in two a day drills as a member of the 1968 Boston College varsity football team under new head coach Joe Yukica. The former honorable mention all American at St Louis High School and history major eyes a pivotal role in the Eagles new look season.
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Boston College
Joe Yukica
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St. Louis High School
Bob Cote
College of Arts and Sciences
Eagles
Baseball Standings and Results Snapshot
American league and National league standings with wins losses and percentages. Oakland and Minnesota split. Boston tops New York. Detroit beats Washington. Chicago defeats Baltimore. California bests Cleveland. Friday results show Pittsburgh 5 Chicago 0 and pennant clinch noted for St. Louis.
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Biddeford Hill And Dalers Set Seven Meets This Fall
Biddeford cross country teams announce a seven meet fall slate under Athletic Director Art Decoteaux. The schedule includes regional state and New England meets within the Southeastern Maine Cross Country League featuring Portland South Portland Cheverus Morse Westbrook Thornton Academy and Lewiston with all meets on Fridays except one Wednesday teacher convention day. Junior varsity races precede varsity when possible. Courses are 2.5 miles. » Sept 27 Lewiston at Thornton » Oct 4 Deering at South Portland » Oct 11 Morse at Cheverus » Oct 18 Westbrook at Portland » Oct 25 regional at Riverside » Oct 31 state at Maine » Nov 9 New England at Vermont
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Deering High
Westbrook
Thornton Academy
Lewiston
Thornton
Riverside
University of Maine
University of Vermont
Tiger Jayvee Grid Schedule Announced
Biddeford Jayvee football announces a six game fall schedule with opponents including Yarmouth and Portland. An independent Yarmouth squad fields equipment coaching officials a team doctor and aims to gain school support. Westbrook and Sanford lack jayvee teams this season.
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Tiger
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Portland
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Baseball Scores and Tonight's Matchups Across Cities
Houston defeats Cincinnati 7 to 6 while San Francisco bests Atlanta 8 to 1 and Los Angeles tops St. Louis 5 to 4. New York trips Philadelphia 3 to 5 and 2 to 4. Tonight's games feature Chicago at Pittsburgh New York at Philadelphia Cincinnati at Houston St. Louis at Los Angeles and Atlanta at San Francisco.
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Miami Avenges 1967 Loss To Northwestern
Miami Panthers quarterback David Olivo threw for three touchdowns as Miami defeated Northwestern 28-7 in the Orange Bowl avenging last year’s upset. Olivo connected with Rick Strawbridge and Vince Opalsky for scoring as Miami surged in the second half after a 7-7 halftime deadlock.
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Trotters & Pacers ROCHESTER FAIR Evening Card
Horse racing card at Rochester Fair with nine races tonight starting 7:45. Notable trot and pace entries include Adda Demon driven by Clough and Miss Key Scott with Parker among multiple favorites across races.
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R. Hoyle
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Dot Mac
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Aston Herbert
P. Scripture Cunny
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F. Parker
Major League Leaders in American League batting and pitching
Yastrzemski of Boston led AL batters with 385 at bats and a .306 average while Frank Howard of Washington hit 42 homers. Denny McLain of Detroit led the pitching charts with 31 wins and an .861 winning percentage, and Jim Culp of Boston posted 145 strikeouts.
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Oak
McAuliffe
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F. Howard
Wash
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Minn
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Fregosi
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Stroud
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National League Batting and Power Leaders Note
National League batting leaders show Rose and F Alou with top averages and hits. Fielding and RBI leaders include B Williams and McCovey with 98 RBIs, Banks 32 homers, and Brock 59 stolen bases. pitching leaders Blass and Marichal post strong records with high strikeout counts.
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Blass Nets Seventh Shutout In Pirates 5-0 Cubs Victory
Major League notes report Steve Blass pitched a two hitter for his seventh shutout and eighth straight win as Pittsburgh defeated the Chicago Cubs 5-0. Ali Kaline went 4-for-4 for Detroit and hit his 10th homer, sparking a four run eighth in a 6-3 win over Kingston.
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Pirates
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Chicago Cubs
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Red Eddies Trounce Eagles 39-19 in Auburn
Edward Little, led by Al Marquis at quarterback, rolled to a 39 19 victory over St Louis with a 25 point first half. Don Cote scored twice for the Eagles and Leo Lessard added a third, while Wayne Chapman and Barry Richardson scored twice.
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Boston Patriots Aim to Spoil Namath Homecoming
In Birmingham the Boston Patriots travel to face the New York Jets in an early AFL showdown. Namath, hailed as the best QB, seeks to guide the Jets’ tough defense while Boston’s offense tries to exploit the aerial game. Nance hopes to surpass 100 rushing yards against New York. The kickoff is 4 p.m. EST and NBC will televise.
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College Scores Report From Miami and Nearby Teams
Miami Florida beat Northwestern 28 to 7 while Lock Haven topped Bloomsburg 27 to 13 and San Diego State won 40 to 21 against Illinois. Pownal Vermont notes Sure to Go won a five furlong race at Green Mountain Park for $4.80.
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Fla
No’western
Lock Haven St
Bloomsburg State
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Scarborough Driver Wins Competitors Compliment
Dick Garrett of Pine Point, a veteran stock car ace, won the second Class A feature at Beech Ridge Speedway after Ray Leach’s motor blew with one lap left. Homer Drew, of Raymond, finished second, letting Garrett take a narrowly missed first place as oil covered the track.
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