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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Sep 25, 1964

Page

6

Phillies Lose Ground In Pennant Bid On Braves Rally

The Philadelphia Phillies dropped to three games back in the NL pennant race after a 5-3 loss to Milwaukee. Aggressive baserunning and a costly sixth inning error helped Milwaukee pull ahead, while Phillies manager Gene Mauch defended the players involved. The Reds and Cardinals won, keeping pace, as the Yankees led the AL with nine straight wins. Baseball notes include Torre driving in three for the Braves and Bunning suffering his sixth loss.

Associated Press Philadelphia Phillies Phillies Milwaukee Cincinnati St. Louis Pittsburgh Philadelphia Braves Richie Allen Wade Blasingame Alex Johnson Blasingame Sandy Alomar Allen Alomar Vic ‘Power Johnson Ed Mathews Denis Menke Gene Mauch

Thornton Leads Local Eleven in Weekend Rivalries

Thornton Academy stands as the sole Biddeford Saco team with a edge in this weekend’s football rivalries. The Ma roon and Gold lead its eight game series with Stephens High. St Louis trails its 15 game series with Stephens High of Rumford. the Orange and Black from Biddeford trails Cong in a 10 game series. Sace elevens have outscored Queen City teams 96 to 66 in the eight games. Highest Thornton score in the series was 34 in 1924. Bangor reached 25 last year. There have been four shutouts in the series, three by Thornton and one by Bangor. The St Louis Stephens series shows Eagles ahead 248 to 196 in 15 games, with top scores of 46 in 1958 and 1950 for St Louis. Stephens’ high mark is 39 in 1956. Six shutouts total in that series, four by St Louis and two by Stephens. The Tigers were outscored by Cony 123 to 46 in ten encounters. Biddeford’s high score was 15 in 1926 while Cony’s best is 37 in 1960. Cony’s longest streak was three straight wins from 1930 to 1932. 1926 1927

Thornton Academy Maroon and Gold Stephens St. Louis Stepeens High Rumford Orange and Black Biddeford Cong Sace Queen City Thornton Bangor Eagles Panthers Tigers Cony

Beach Junior High Eleven Is Veteran Team

OLD ORCHARD BEACH Coach Tony Tsomides has 37 candidates for junior high football this season with nine eighth graders, thirteen seventh graders, and fifteen sixth graders. Eleven players return from last year. The squad includes listed eighth and seventh graders, plus a sixth grade group. The Seagulls schedule five games with two home and three away, including Oct. 1 at Biddeford and Oct. 30 vs South Berwick at Old Orchard Beach.

Old Orchard Beach Tony Tsomides Tsomides Leo Glaude Leo L'Heureux Michael Lemay David Marshall Stephen Page Richard Savoy Fred Curtis Richard Boudreau Dan Smith Terry Tucker Bob Boisvert Bernard Lebrun Paul Jacques Danny Cullinan Michael L’he Michael Glaude Danny Lee Seagulls Biddeford Burns Sanford St. Louis South Berwick

Thornton Frosh Eleven Roster for 1964 Season at Thornton

Thornton Academy freshmen, ranked contenders led by Frosh coach Randy White with assistant Phil Curtis, list numerous players including Loranger Grace Pike Cloutier Lavigne Mercier Danis Danis Corriveau Duranceau Goggin McKenney La montagne Ross Callahan Coulthard Caouette Sanborn Rube Sevigny Willette White Roy Cyr Boissonneault Sullivan Campbell Rogeau Gagnon Canta ra Edgecomb MacLeod Mendel Boucouvalas Milliken Foran Grantham Waterhouse Dumas MacDougall Grant Knox Harper Paychaud Tufts Langlois Heffernan Renell Martel Butland Caras Bowie Letellier. The freshman slate opens Oct 2 at home vs Biddeford fresh and Oct 6 hosts Jack Junior.

Cheverus and Portland Freshmen Schedule Contested Games

Portland hosts high of Port land away with Sanford freshmen at home on October 13 Cheverus freshmen at home October 20 and South Portland freshmen at home on October 27 The final game is away November 3 against St Louis frosh as part of the season slate.

Thoroughbred racing card Rochester fair tonight

Trotters and pacers headline a Rochester fair program with post time 7 45 PM. First race features Mystery Comet and Sr Physician among 10 named entrants. Subsequent races list horses owners and drivers across nine events with purses from 300 to 500 dollars.

Rochester C. Mattison Harlan Creed R. Anderson P. Lynaugh W. Collins Newport Mamie L. O'Meara Doctor M K. Gagne A. Varnum G. Cossette R. Smith D. Buswell Floxon P. Lamson J. O'Connor C Cress Lloyd Mills M. Hodgkins Jr Shining Knight G. Reed Some Victor D. Carlisle Jr Little Tony L B. Bramble Jail Bud G. Pratt Sr Don Gallon M. Beckwith Trigger Volo L. Fitch Cricket Moraka J. Gerry Happy Majesty Magic Lily R. LaFrance Kim Flicka R. Andersen Fayre Brooks Sheldon D. Marshall R. Collette Tyson Gee Gee Gus W. Burke Alromar Toby J. Richardson Sr Bill E. Tracy Sergeant E. Britt N. Murray

Fall Classic Is Slated Sunday At Beech Ridge

Scarborough based Beech Ridge Speedway plans Sunday Fall Classic action with 50 lap stock feature and 35 lap bomber race. Points leaders include Marty Vachon of Lebanon and Ralph Cusack of Scarborough, with Roger Shaw and Homer Drew challenging in the stock ranks and Vachon leading the bombers with 571 points. Eight heats set the stage for the big day with purses on the line.

Scarborough Beech Ridge Speedway Marty Vachon Lebanon Ralph Cusack Marty Cusack Roger Shaw Windham Ralph Phil Libby Groveville Homer Drew North Yarmouth Homer Portland Pete Peterson Pete Vachon Dick Wolstenhulme Russ Nutting Limerick Gardiner Leavitt Kezar Falls Paul Tardif Biddeford Bob Babb Windham Ray Leach Arundel Cal Reynolds

Giants Need Victory In Huff Return Clash At Yankee Stadium

NFL action opens with a seven game slate and AFL four game card led by a Friday night Giants win aim. Sam Huff returns to Yankee Stadium as New York hosts Washington while Gay Wood makes his first start for the Redskins.

Associated Press Sam Huff Yankee Stadium New York Giants Green Bay Detroit San Diego NFL AFL New York Washington Giants Huff Gary Wood Redskins Sonny Jurgenson Baltimore Chicago Bears Vikings Colts Packers Johnny Unitas Berry Cleveland Philadelphia Eagles Jim Brown Franklin Field AFL Buffalo Bills Cookie Gilchrist Lance Alworth Chargers Paul Lowe Boston Jets Pats Houston Denver Sammy Baugh Sid Blanks Jacky Lee Bronco Gene Mingo Kansas City Oakland Chris Burford Chiefs Raiders Archie Matsos

Swami Dick Des: College football results and roster notes

Thornton over Bangor Cony over Biddeford Cheverus over Edward Little Lewiston over Deer Portland over Sanfor St. Louis over Stephens South Portland over Water ville Brewer over Old Town Brunswick over Skowhegan Lawrence over Crosby Farmington over Livermore Falls Gardiner over Rockland Morse over Oxford Hills Madison over Winslow John Bapst over MCI Stearns over Orono Westbrook over Old Orchard Beach Jay over Winthrop Trail over Fryeburg Kennebunk over Exeter Gould over Lyndon Lisbon over Half-Dale Wilton over Mexico York over Boothbay Region Bar Harbor over Bucksport Bridgton over Wells Monmouth over Eliot Dexter over Hampden Dixfield over North Berwick South Berwick over Erskine Foxcroft over Higgins Mattanowcook over Greenville St Ignatius over Leavitt Schnieder, top NCAA receiver last year at Northern Illinois Terry Evanshen and Dick Daniels also campers at aerial snatchers and Eddie Lynch at fullback Injury to Willie Green law may sideline for the season leaving Dick Desmarais and Lennie King Conn to run. Sea Hawks head to Utica Saturday.

Dale Wilton Mexico York Boothbay Region Bar Harbor Bucksport Bridgton Wells Monmouth Eliot Dexter Hampden Dixfield North Berwick South Berwick Erskine Foxcroft Higgins Greenville St. Ignatius Leavitt Schnieder Northern Illinois Terry Evanshen Alouettes Dick Daniels Wake Forest Eddie Lynch Chuck Fuccillo Willie Greenlaw Nebraska Dick Desmarais B.U Lennie King Conn Sea Hawks Utica

Dover Pace And Portsmouth Trot Promises Thrills

Dover Pace and Portsmouth Trot each for six thousand dollars promise a weekend of top harness racing at Rockingham Park. Jimmie Larente leads a strong field in the Dover Pace while Jerry Dean returns for the Portsmouth Trot with a deep lineup including Talent Scout and Genius as four year olds Joe Rhap and Scar Way seek big HTA finishes.

Salem N.H Dover Portsmouth Rockingham Park Jimmie Larente Knight Dream al Winger Lou Song Leroy Copeland Atlantic Seaboard Dr. Brooks Quick Dream ASC Seaboard Sterling Hodge Jimmie Fitzpatrick Just Mae Jerry Dean Foxboro Odbrey Ginn Floyd M Prince Jamie Joe Rhap Scar Way America Speedy Scot Yonkers Greenwood

Portland Sea Hawks Aim For 50 Wins At Mohawk Valley

Portland Sea Hawks, 4-4-1 in the Atlantic Coast Football League Northern Division, travel to Mohawk Valley to face the Falcons in Herkimer. Nat Craddock is out, but Mandh Wheeler and Hugh Rohr lead a high scoring attack that has posted 111 points in 2.5 games while holding opponents to six.

Portland Portland Sea Hawks Mohawk Valley Falcons Herkimer N.Y Sea Hawks Hawks Providence Falcons Hazelton Nat Crash

Braves top Phillies as Torre drives in three with two triples

Joe Torre of Milwaukee drove in three runs using two triples to lift the Braves to a 5-3 victory over Philadelphia, narrowing the Phillies NL lead to three games. Ray Sadecki of St. Louis pitched five hits for his 19th win as the Cardinals swept Pittsburgh with a 4 0 win, closing to 32 games of Philadelphia.

Associated Press Joe Torre Milwaukee Braves Philadelphia Phillies Ray Sadecki St. Louis Cardinals

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