County Clubs Busy With League Play Independent Tilts
The Berkshire Eagle reports a busy opening week for area high school baseball with 21 county games plus independent matches. Northern Berkshire League begins, followed by Southern Berkshire League, featuring Pittsfield Mt Greylock Drury St Josephs and Wahconah in varied nonleague and league contests across multiple towns.
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North Adams
Pittsfield
Clapp Park
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Noel Field
St. Joseph's High
Lee
Mt. Everett
Chatham
Searles High
Great Barrington
Berkshire School
Sheffield
NBL
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Adams
Deming Field
Drury
Wahconah
Dalton
Mt. Greylock
St. Joe’s
Springfield Tech
van Harn Park
Springfield
Chester High
Windsor Mountain School
Lenox
Chester
St. Joe's of
Williamstown
Lenox High
Cranwell and South Kent finish baseball in 3 3 tie
Cranwell School of Lenox Mass and South Kent battled to a 3 3 tie after 10 innings when weather halted play. Dick Skroke led the Lenox rally with a first single in the ninth, Bill Moore delivered a key hit, and Pete Leonard’s double plated the tying run. Both teams totaled six hits.
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Conn
Cranwell School
Lenox
Mass
Colm
Cranwell
Dick Skroke
Bill Moore
Pete Leonard
Skroke
Moore
Leonard
Four in an Age of Specialization at Wahconah Park
In Berkshire spring sun the Pittsfield Eastern League opener at Wahconah Park amid chill wind and mud drew players fans and scribes enduring cold for a night of baseball. Vin Hebert’s park crew toiled to ready the field while Joe Buras noted bat racks would arrive after opening day plans.
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Pittsfield
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Coolidge
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Plas
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Joe Buras
Pittsfield- Berkshire Red Sox
Uehert
Mahan Delivers Four Hits for Gannon in Erie
Jim Mahan former St Joseph’s High third baseman has four hits in two Gannon College games in Erie Pa He doubled and tripled in five at bats against Clarion College and had two singles in five trips versus Buffalo Gannon’s opening loss to Buffalo 14 4 prompted a doubleheader with Alliance College in Erie and six teams in two divisions were noted for the league setup The piece also details field damage and local game chatter plus staff and ticket notes from the day.
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St. Joseph’s High
Gannon College
Erie
Mahan
University of Buffalo
Clarion College
Gannon
Buffalo
Clarion
Connolly Reports To Toronto From Pittsfield
Eddie Connolly, 25, a Pittsfield pitcher, left by plane to join the Toronto Maple Leafs of the International League after a conference with Neil Mahoney. He previously resisted the option, preferring Pittsfield Berkshire Red Sox, but Boston insisted on Toronto for higher classification. Manager Billy Herman said three or four wins could prompt a quick recall to Boston, with a May 7 home stand start mentioned.
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Pittsfield
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Toronto
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Lincoln St
Eddie Connolly
Neil Mahoney
Boston
Connolly
Pittsfield-Berkshire Red Sox
Billy Herman
Boston Herald
Williams College Golf Beats Vermont Rinks 5-2 at Taconic
Williamstown report shows Williams College varsity golf team defeating the University of Vermont rinks men 5-2 at the Taconic Golf Club. Mort Hodgson of Williams earned medalist honors with a 77.
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Williams College
University of Vermont
Taconic
Mort Hodgson
Williams
Pittsfield Mermaids win multiple events at AAU meet
Pittsfield Mermaids, drawn from the Pittsfield Boys' Club, tallied seven firsts, six seconds and two thirds in Albany. The girls won the open 160 yard medley relay with Reidy, Hardin, Sandick and Goodrich posting 2:02.32.
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N.Y
Pittsfield
Mass
Albany Jewish Community Center
Chris Reidy
Jennifer Hardin
Judy Sandick
Maryelien Goodrich
Miss Reidy
Jene Baker
Miss Goodrich
Jackson Coxswain Leads Eli Crew Roster Now Yale Varsity
Richard Jackson Jr. of Pittsfield coxswain for Yale University varsity crew in Derby Conn on the Housatonic River. Yale was defeated by MIT by four lengths. Jackson, 127-pound senior, moved up to first string this season after two years on the junior varsity. He resides at 777 West Street with his parents. his father owns radio station WBEC.
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Pittsfield
Yale University
MIT
Housatonic
Derby
Conn
Jackson
West Street
WBEC
Chowhounds Capture VFW Bowling Title in Pittsfield
The Chowhounds beat the Dogfaces 1741 to 1686 to win the 19th annual Pittsfield VFW bowling tournament. Awards went to triple and single winners: Class A Livio Bertoldi 328 and Frank Brassard 124. Class B Paul Reardon 324 and Laddy Tyan 112. Class C Dick Sabato 321 and Bob Maynard 117. Bertoldi led Class A season averages with 193.8. Wesley 98.1 in B. Maynard 95.6 in C. John T. Cronin reelected league president and Al Poldore secretary.
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Livio Bertoldi
Frank Brassard
Paul Reardon
Laddy Tyan
Dick Sabato
Bob Maynard
Bertoldi
Lew Wesley
Maynard
John T. Cronin
al Polldore
Boxing by the Associated Press Johnny Bizzarro tops Marie in Pa bout
Johnny Bizzarro 136 pounds from Pa scored a decision over Bobby Marie 131 in a boxing match reported by the Associated Press at Johnstown Pennsylvania.
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Associated Press
Johnstown
Johnny Bizzarro
Eric
Bobby Marie
Miami
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