Williamstown Legion Faces Survival Fight in Semifinal
Williamstown American Legion seeks a playoff win at Mitchell Field to even the best of three semifinal with Northboro after a 9-1 loss to Ruether Post 152. Catalina held the Berkshire County champs to two hits, while Northboro rode 11 hits to A.B. lead.
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Northborn
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Algonquin
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Rus
Bob Catalina
Catalina
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Fail
Kim Chapman
Bob Tavelli
Billy Hart
Chapman
Hart
Legion
Dale Long
Tavelli
Long
Paul Hogan
Jay Duplessis
Bob Giard
Bob Smith
Gordon Temple
Amie Schmidt
Kagan
Butch Prengaber
Ken Reynolds
Ted Williams
Giard
Frenguber
Reynolds
Ken Giardina
Smith
Hogan
Duplessis
Bob Lamy
Pete Foote
Mrs Baumann and Miss Kozchuk Win at Hills
Mrs Charles Baumann and Miss Helen Kozchuk won first low gross in the women s best ball supper match at Berk shire Hills Country Club with 42. Thirty eight participated. First low net was won by Mrs Charles Valuski and Miss Doris Coyne with 46-1729. Tied for second low net were Mrs William Giftos and Mrs Lee Goer lach and Mrs Eugene Andrew and Mrs Robert Hirst with 43-11-32. Miss Marion Blowe and Mrs John Enright took fourth net with 49-16-33. Next week s supper match will be a Scotch Inursome, Miss Kozchak and Mrs Baumann will be in charge.
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Helen Kozchuk
Berkshire Hills Country Club
Charles Valuski
Doris Coyne
William Giftos
Lee Goerlach
Eugene Andrew
Robert Hirst
Marion Blowe
John Enrigh
Kozchak
Baumann
Dan Sikes Marks Lead With 64 At Philadelphia Classic
Dan Sikes shot an eight under par 64 at Whitemarsh Valley to grab a four stroke lead after the second round of the Philadelphia Golf Classic. Veterans Bruce Perlin Kel Nagle Bobby Nichols and Bob Charles stood at 68, while notable names Arnold Palmer Tom Shaw Jack Nicklaus Gary Player and Ben Hogan were in contention or near the top. Rain delayed play but 34 players were under par and 53 were at or better on Thursday.
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UPI
Dan Sikes
Sikes
Whitemarsh Valley Country Club
Bruce Perlin
Kel Nagle
Australia
Bobby Nichols
Bob Charles
New Zealand
Arnold Palmer
Tom
My Shaw
Portland
Ore
Jack McGowan
Largo
Dave Marr
Larchmont
Dean Refram
Boca Raton
Fla
Sam Carmichael
Martinsville
Ind
Homero Blancas
Houston
Tex
Leonel Herbert
Jack Nicklaus
Tony Lema
Gary Player
Ben Hogan
Hogan
Merion Golf Club
Union Feds Triumph In Western MA Softball League Final
Union Federal of Pittsfield defeated Perry 19 to 3 at Ma Manning's Field Chicopee to close the Western Massachusetts Class A season 20-5. George Bigelow allowed four hits and Buddy Pellerin went 4-for-4 with two homers, lifting Union Federal as Pellerin belted a pair of long drives including a lead shot. Oilers ace Jerry Sullivan left after the fourth. Pittsfield poured in nine runs after his departure. State Class A tournament starts next Thursday at Lakewood Field Pittsfield with three area teams Union Federal Haughs and Front Page Cigar.
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George
Buddy) Pellerin
Union Federal
Pittsfield
Perry
West Springfield
Manning
Chicopee
Massachusetts
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Pellerin
Union Feds
Houph
Ludlow
Westover
Oilers
Jerry Sullivan
Fall River
Ed Kelly
Kelly
Terry McCartney
Phil Heidie
Moldmaster Clinches East League Title In Narrow Finish
Moldmaster won the East League title finishing two games ahead of Besse Clarke. They sealed the season with an 11-4 record entering the final game at Allendale Field, a contest halted earlier between Pittsfield Electrical Shop and Dunkin Donuts due to darkness. Last night Moldmaster routed Western Massachusetts Supply 16-4 as Trembley drove in four doubles and a homer, with Peter Tietgens adding two triples.
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Besse- Clarke
Allendale Field
Pittsfield Electrical Shop
Dunkin’ Donuts
Walloping
Wester
Massachusetts Supply
Paul Trembley
Peter Tietgens
Western Massachusetts Supply
Dave Spiewak
Jonin Cline
Spiewak
Robert Cline
Invisible drive and golf humor mark Clinton club tale
Vin McKeever improvised a hole by picking up his ball while others chased a long drive at Clinton Country Club in July. The Pittsfield fire captain, known for wit, recounted the incident as competitors finished the hole with a birdie. Additional notes cover Wahconah and Berkshire Hills results, handicaps shifts, and a dog stealing balls at Berkshire Hills.
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Vin McKeever
Clinton (Conn.) Country Club
Vin
Dick Tierney
Dick Dunham
Bob O’boyle
Pittsfield
McKeever
Dave Chapman
Art Bowlby
Berkshire Hills Country Club
Leagle
Roger O'Gara
West and North League games highlight Clapp Park and Wahconah Field
In West League action Civitan and M&B Electric collide at Clapp Park while Fire Department faces the Elks in the North League at Wahconah Field. Big N edged Wohrle's 43 in West League play with Terry Cahill earning the win and Mike McAvoy charged with the loss. Larry Allen led the Big N offense with two hits in two trips.
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M&b Electric
Clapp Park
Fire Department
Elks
Wahconah Field
Big N
Wohrle
Terry Cahill
Mike McAvoy
Larry Allen
Ravin's Auto Tops Frankie Martin's In CSPL Showdown
Ravin's Auto Body defeated Frank Martin's 9-7 at Clapp Park in CSPL. Don Perry led with three hits, Delphia earned the win as Martin's Frank Rahilly went 4-for-4. In another CSPL game at Lakewood Field the Tylers edged Pittsfield Milk Exchange 14-13 in extra innings with Ray Santos driving in the tying and winning runs. Don Ostrikis homered twice for the Tylers and Jim Ferry Sr. went 4-for-5 for Milk Exchange. A night game is set between Dom's Wendell Barbers and Eagles 358 at Clapp Park.
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Frankie Martin
Clapp Park
Martin
Don Perry
Bob Tart
Moose Delphia
Ray ‘Rart
Don King
Fran O'Neil
Delphia
Frank Rahilly
CSPL
Lakewood Field
Tyler
Pittsfield Milk Exchange
PMX
Tyters
Ray Santos
Tylers
Don Ostrikis
Bill Spence
Frank Munn
Jim Ferry Sr
Milk Exchange
Dom
Wendell Barbers
Eagles
Mays and Koufax shine in high scoring baseball night
Willie Mays powered the Giants to an 18 7 win over Cincinnati with two homers and four RBIs as Koufax notched his 19th victory for the Dodgers in a 6-3 victory over Milwaukee. Koufax struck out 12 in 7 innings, setting pace toward a potential 20th win and approaching Bob Feller’s strikeout record.
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Sandy Koufax
Mays
San Francisco
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Los Angeles Dodgers
Milwaukee
Jim Davenport
Ine Ring
Koufax
Bob Feller
Pro Football Exhibition Season Opens With Star Games
Pro football starts its exhibition schedule this weekend with the Cleveland Browns College All-Star game in Chicago as the opener. Saturday features Redskins at Eagles in Hershey and Jets versus Oilers in Alexandria, with KC at Denver in AFL action. Sunday adds Bills at Patriots in a NFL AFL double header on CBS NBC and ABC.
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Boston
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ABC
Robin Roberts Signs To Play For Houston Astros
Veteran pitcher Robin Roberts agreed to terms as a free agent with the Houston Astros. The 38 year old right hander, 15th on the all time wins list with 276 victories, asked the Orioles for his release two weeks ago citing rotation concerns. He is expected to join the Astros today in Mil.
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Robin Roberts
Houston Astros
Roberts
Astros
Milwaukee
Baltimore Orioles
Talbot Notches 10th Win for Athletics in Boston Victory
Fred Talbot the Kansas City right hander became the Athletics first 10 game winner Thursday night as he limited Boston to six hits and received last out help from John Wyatt in a 5 1 Athletics win over the Red Sox. The American League 10 game club is not a terribly exclusive place these days with 15 other pitchers joining before Talbot. But none
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Kansas City
Athletics
Boston
John Wyatt
Red Sox
Talbot
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