Pitchers In The Sun As 20-Game Winners Gather
The season pivots as 20-game winners crowd the majors led by Phil Niekro and 11 others aiming for 20. Cuellar falters but joins the push. Cuellar loses to Detroit while Niekro drives Atlanta toward the NL West title. Petrocelli hits his 40th and Howard 48th as AL and NL races tighten toward season’s end.
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Associated Press
Phil Niekro
Atlanta
Cincinnati
Braves
San Francisco
Mike Cuellar
Detroit
Baltimore
Ohio State Retains Top Rank In AP Poll After Weekend Blowout
Ohio State leads the AP college football poll with 784 points after a 62-0 season opening win over Texas Christian. Penn State rises to second, Arkansas third, followed by Texas and Southern California. Missouri, Tennessee, Purdue, and others fill the top ten amid weekend upsets and new votes.
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Texas Tech
Southern Cal
Northwestern
Oklahoma
Pitt
Georgia
Clemson
Purdue
Notre Dame
Missouri
Illinois
Tennessee
Auburn
Associated Press
Ohio State
Buckeyes
Woody Hayes
Texas Christian
Penn State
Arkansas
Texas
California
Colorado
Tulsa
Hayes
Columbus
Ohio
South California
UCLA
Florida
Michigan
Mich. State
Alabama
Louisiana State
Stanford
West Virginia
Wyoming
Mississippi
Arizona State
Florida State
Georgia Tech
Indiana
Kansas
Kansas State
Kentucky
Nebraska
Ohio U
Oregon State
Portland Defeat Gives Tiger Toehold On Class A League
Biddeford aird Portland clash highlights Class A as Biddeford and South Portland stay undefeated alongside Lewiston. Roland Eon made a spectacular end zones catch for the Tigers to beat Portland 6-0. Ouellette and Cantara starred on defense. Other notes cover Deering, Boothbay, Gardiner, and local transfers.
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Tiger
Biddeford High
Waterhouse Field
Tigers
Sevenel Portland High School
Orange and Black
South Ortland
Roland Eon
Eon
Ron Ouellette
Bill Cantara
Biddeford
South Portland
Lewiston
Gardiner
Skowhegan
Mexico
Hall ~ Dale
Messalonskee
Bucksnort
York County
York
Noble
Massabesh
Leavitt
Boothbay Region
Foxcroft
Mt. Desert
Telstar
Mt. Blue
Train
John Bapst
Westbrook
Waterville
St. Louis
Deeriing
Rams
Sanford
Gilberto Compos
Dick Jacques
Compos
Jacques
Bucksport
Warsaw
Deering
Sea Hawks
Major League Leaders Summary
Major League leaders across batting, doubles, and steals split by American and National leagues. Carew batting .333 with 410 at bats for Minnesota. Oliva leads with 190 hits. Home runs include Howard and Killebrew at 48. Pitching leaders include Palmer 15-4 and McNally 20-6. In the NL Rose hits 215 and Clemente 226. McFovey and Aaron lead homers with 45 and 44 respectively.
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Associated Press
Carew
Minnesota
Reese
Oliva
Clarke
New York
R. Jackson
Oakland
R. Smith
Boston
Unser
Washington
F. Howard
Killebrew
Harper
Seattle
Campaneris
Palmer
Baltimore
McNally
Rose
Cincinnati
Clemente
Pittsburgh
M. Alou
Kessinger
Chicago
Mcfovey
San Francisco
H. Aaron
Atlanta
Brock
St. Louis
Morgan
Houston
Moose
Seaver
West Biddeford LL Banquet Honours Players and Sponsors
West Biddeford Little League held its annual banquet at D A V Hall with a supper for players parents and volunteers. A film titled The Name of a Game is Baseball was shown and Lucien Babe Dutremble received the championship trophy on behalf of Chris Anton then presented it to Richard Charles journal sports editor. Graduation plaques were given to graduating players and multiple sponsors received awards for White Star Laundry Biddeford and Saco Journal A F of L C LO Samson Supply and others.
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West Biddeford
Biddeford
Saco Journal
Richard Charles
City
Journal
Gerry Tremblay
White Star Laundry
Richard Huot
Guy Lizotte
Steven Methot
Donald Robinson
John Cosgrove
Robert Paquette
Richard Buck
William Caron
Conrad Tremblay
Kevin Cantara
A.F. of
L. C.lo
Roger Guerin
Robert Jean
Gary Laverriere
Samson Supply
Mark Gagnon
Paul Leclair
Steven Hodge
Ronald Lachance
New England champion Rondeau defeats Le Roux in 10round bout
North Adams report says Terry Rondeau, New England featherweight champion from Pittsfield, won a unanimous decision over Jean Le Roux of France in a non title bout before about 1,500 fans. Each fighter weighed 121 pounds.
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North Adams
Mass
Terry Rondeau
New England
Pittsfield
Jean le Roux
France
Former All-Maine tackle to enter ring in Portland boxing card
Former All Maine tackle Leo Fortin of Lewiston High School’s 1963 state champion team makes his pro debut at the Exposition Building in Portland Thursday night facing Jesse Crown in a six round bout. Fortin trains with Maurice Lefty LaChance and aims to impress Maine pro ranks amid a stacked card featuring McDermott vs Jones and Lampton vs Ramos, with amateur bouts closing the program starting at 8 30.
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Portland
Leo Fortin
Maine
Lewiston
Exposition Building
Jesse Crown
Fortin
New England
Maurice
Lefty) LaChance
Crown
Jimmy McDermott
Holyoke
Mass
Johnny Jones
Philadelphia
McDermott
Paul Raymond
Jones
Joe Frazier
Joe Harris
Tony Lampton
Westbrook
UMP
Jimmy Ramos
North Easton
Mpron
Curtis McClendon
al Bashir
Sam Silverman
Bobby Bridges
Kenneth Knight
Waterville
Eddie Butts
Danny Soule
Red Sox Beat Senators To Clinch Third World Series Money
The Boston Red Sox clinched their third AL East division win by defeating the Washington Senators 8 5. Rico Petrocelli hit his 40th homer setting a shortstop AL record, while Rice broke the league single season mark with his 39th homer. Schofield Andrews Scott Satriano led Boston with multiple RBI and hits as Siebert earned win in relief. Garman to start for Boston against Bosman.
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Washington
Boston Red Sox
Red Sox
Washington Senators
Rico Petrocelli
Petrocelli
Rice
Vern Stephens
Senators
Boston
Dick Schofield
Mike Andrews
Carl Yastrzemski
Billy Conigliaro
Tom Satriano
Schofield
George Scott
Andrews
Frank Howard
Sonny Siebert
Siebert
Mike Nagy
Garman
Dick Bosman
Big Ex Acta Abolished at Suffolk Downs Meet
Boston AP reports Suffolk Downs drops the Big Ex acta for the remaining meet. President Bill Veeck says two perfecta races will replace the multiple form wagers. Perfectas will be based on 1 2 finishes in three races while the Big FE is eliminated.
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Boston
Suffolk Downs
Bill Veeck
New Look In Store For U. S. Tennis
New York AP reports Owen Williams, director of the 1969 U.S. Tennis Championships, proposes replacing grass courts with synthetic surfaces and adopting a no-break scoring system to boost entertainment appeal. He notes potential purse changes and calls for venue flexibility if changes meet USLTA approval.
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Owen Williams
South Africa
Rod
Williams
U.S. Lawn Tennis Association
West Side Tennis Club
Forest Hills
N.Y
USLTA
James van Alen
Newport
R.I
South Portland JVs defeat St Louis in tense football match
In a high school football junior varsity clash, South Portland JVs edged St Louis JVs 28 to 22 with a late push securing the win. The game featured scoring drives from both sides and showcased strong defensive stands in the fourth quarter.
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South Portland
St. Louis
Barber Shop Ad Promotes Razor Cutting and Styling
Paul's Barber Shop at 80 Birch St Biddeford offers Roffler Sculptor Kut razor cutting and styling for men plus hair coloring hair replacement sales and service and hair straightening. contact 284 8176 for appointments and information.
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Roffler
Birch St
Biddeford
Baseball Standings and Schedule Highlights
Standings show New York leading with 99 wins and Chicago at 91. Division leaders include Pittsburgh 86 and St Louis 85. Monday results none scheduled. today's games Philadelphia at St Louis Cincinnati at Atlanta Houston at Los Angeles San Diego at San Francisco. Wednesday Montreal visits Pittsburgh New York at Chicago Philadelphia at St Louis Houston at Los Angeles San Diego at San Francisco.
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New York
Chicago
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Phila
Phia
Montreal
Atlanta
San Fran
Cincinnati
Los No
Houston
San Diego
Philadelphia
Wise
Guzman
Nolan
Niekro
Lemaster
Los Angeles
Sutton
Santorini
Baseball scores and matchups in late season games
Orioles beat Detroit 4 to 1 as Boston wins 8 to 5 over Washington. Oakland visits Seattle with Dobson at 14 13 and California travels to Kansas City. Key pitchers include Messersmith 16 11 and McNally 20 6. Standings show Baltimore 108 52 and Detroit 89 71 with division races tight.
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Baltimore
Detroit
Boston
New York
Cleveland
Minnesota
Oakland
California
Chicago
Kansas City
Seattle
Washington
Dobson
Brabender
Messersmith
Drago
John
Perry
Wilson
McNally
Garman
Bosman
Tiant
Downing
Biddeford High Harriers Down Kennebunk
Biddeford High School's cross country team defeated Kennebunk High 45 to 15 in class L action. Biddeford, led by a sophomore-heavy squad, features two seniors and two freshmen. Varsity results list top runners Norm Eon 13 37 and Mike St Pierre 12 43 for Biddeford, while Kennebunk's top time was James 13 42.
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Biddeford
Kennebunk High
Iddeford
Tigers
Norm Eon
Mike St. Pierre
Gregg Shea
Don Dube
Rob Fortier
Steve Tanguay
Mike Arbour
Patriots GM Sauer in Good Condition After Gall Bladder Surgery
Boston Patriots general manager George Sauer was reported in good condition after emergency gall bladder surgery at Faulkner Hospital. He was stricken with severe abdominal pains and underwent the operation Sunday.
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Boston
George Sauer
Boston Patriots
Sauer
Faulkner Hospital
Detroit Heavyweights Battle Ends in Stop for Brower
Billy Tiger from Detroit stops Arnie Brower in a heavyweight matchup in Detroit, delivering a decisive early finish.
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Detroit
Billy Tiger
Arnie Brower
Tunney Daughter Missing During European Trip
Boston AP report says Joan Tunney Wilkinson, 30, wife of Carter Wilkinson, is missing after vacationing with their daughters Alexandra and Erin. She was last seen in Bergen Norway Aug 28 while to meet her husband in Hamburg Germany. Gene Tunney family members assist in the search while son Gene Jr is in Europe and John Tunney serves as a U.S. representative.
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Boston
Gene Tunney
Joan Tunney Wilkinson
Wilkinson
Bergen
Norway
Carter
Hamburg
Germany
Alexandra
Erin
Milwaukee, Wisc
Detroit Tigers beat Orioles as Freehan drives in three
Major League stars Bill Freehan of the Tigers hit a triple and a single driving in three runs in Detroit's 4-1 win over Baltimore. Lee Stange of the Red Sox pitched in relief to finish Boston's 8-5 victory over the Senators, completing a seventh inning double play and two scoreless innings.
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Hander
Bill Freehan
Cuellar
Tigers
Boston
Washington
Rico Petrocelli
Associated Press
Detroit
Baltimore
Lee Stange
Red Sox
Frank Howard
Senators
Exhibition Games Toll Of Bruins
The Boston Bruins face injury woes in the NHL preseason as star players fall, including Teddy Green, Bobby Orr, and Derek Sanderson. Sanderson may require surgery if his knee does not improve while Kenny Hodge returns to contact work after an appendectomy and eyeing the October 12 home opener against the New York Rangers.
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London
Ont
Boston Bruins
National Hockey League
Bruins
Boston
Teddy Green
Monay
Bobby Orr
Derek Sanders
Sanderson
Montreal
Canadiens
Kenny Hodge
Hodge
New York Rangers
Fights Last Night in New England and London
Terry Rondeau of Pittsfield outpointed Jean LeRoux of France in a featherweight bout in North Adams Massachusetts. Alan Rudkin of Britain stopped Karim Young of Nigeria in bantamweight action in London.
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Associated Press
North Adams
Mass
Terry Rondeau
Pittsfield
Jean LeRoux
France
London
Alan Rudkin
Britain
Karim Young
Nigeria
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