Western New England tennis championships head to Pittsfield
The 35th annual Western New England men's tennis championships will be held at the Country Club of Pittsfield over Labor Day weekend from Friday through Monday. Top seeds Weld and Lewis loom in singles and doubles, with Weld aiming to defend his crown. Tournament chairman is Gilbert D. Kittredge, under the New England Lawn Tennis Association sanction, with Berkshire residents invited to register.
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New England
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Western Massachusetts
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Cambridge
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Lewis
Kittredge
Gilbert D. Kittredge
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Jack Talbot
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Woman Shoots Hole in One at Wahconah Club
Dalton Mrs Frank Hassett became the first woman to score a hole in one this season at Wahconah Country Club. She aced the par three sixth with a five wood, landing on the green and dropping in after one bounce. Her team Yas sett-Wellspeak finished second in the Wednesday Night League.
Ben Harris Publicity Contact for Monday Deadline
Ben Harris is the contact, telephone 28060, for matters not later than Monday evening. Wayne Kirklin oversees publicity duties.
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Ben Harris
Wayne Kirklin
Kennedy proposes national foundation for amateur athletes
Senator Robert F Kennedy urged a national foundation to develop amateur athletes and recommended the U S Olympic Committee form a permanent arbitration board to resolve disputes among its members. He spoke to the Senate Commerce Committee addressing the NCAA AAU feud and urged broader access to amateur athletics for all Americans.
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American Golf Classic Opens at Akron Monster
The $100,000 American Golf Classic opens at Firestone Country Club Akron with 113 players chasing a $20,000 first prize. Defending winner Ken Venturi is out due to Raynaud's disease surgery. Notables include Tony Lema Jack Nicklaus Bruce Devlin Arnold Palmer and Johnny Pott. Gary Player and Billy Casper are absent. The monster course at 7165 yards is reportedly one stroke easier per round this year.
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Ken Venturi
Raynaud
Tony Lema
Ohio
Jack Nicklaus
Bruce Devlin
Jay Herbert
Arnold Palmer
Johnny Pott
Gary Player
South Africa
Billy Casper
Firestone
Alex Red
Wahconah Title Play On Week End
Fred Favreau defends his Wahconah Country Club club championship title as play opens this weekend with 18 holes on Saturday and Sunday 18 holes next Sunday and 36 on Labor Day Monday September 6 in the top handicap flight. Other divisions 10 19 and 20 36 play 18 on each date. Favreau won last year by two strokes over Horace Bud Cauffman with a 226 total. Charles Snyder was third with 230. Several players enter Allied championships at Taconic Sunday and will instead play club championship Saturday.
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Dalton
Fred Favreau
Wahconah
Favreau
Horace
Bud) Cauffman
Charles Snyder
Taconic
AL Adds Neudecker From SL Umpire Staff
American League President Joe Cronin announced that Jerome A Neudecker, a 34 year old Southern League umpire in his seventh season, will join the AL staff next year. Neudecker from St Petersburg Florida stands six feet tall and weighs 185 pounds. The AL will have 23 umpires with one more as an option to the International League. Cronin said the league purchased his contract from the Southern League, where he will finish the current season.
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Southern League
Lavers Clinch City Tennis League Season Win
The Lavers defeated the Emersons 3-1 at Camp Merrill to end the City Tennis League season. Emersons player Paul Voloscove beat Joel Prescott 6-3 6-4 in the opening match for Emersons. Other results include Lyall over Wisniewski 8-6 6-3, McKenna over LeHavec 1-6 6-1 6-0, and Stitt over Burdett 8-6 6-1.
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Dave Lyall
Felix Wisniewski
Jack McKenna
Kurt LeHavec
Tom Stitt
John Burdett
McKenna
Myles Schwartz
Ralstons
Voloscove
Lou Ettlinger
Rosenails
Vin McKeever Wins ENYGA Senior Event
Vin McKeever of Berkshire Hills Country Club Pittsfield won the ENYGA seniors tournament at Albany Country Club shooting 39 and 37 for 76. Over 140 competed. McKeever led as ENGA event included Pittsfield teammates Angelo Ballardini Art Bowlby and Ed Wallace, the only Massachusetts entrants. Next seniors event at Shaker Ridge Albany on Thursday Sept 8. Roy McMillan, former Mets star, led NL shortstops in four straight double plays beginning in 1953 with the Reds.
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Pittsfield
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Angelo Ballardini
Art Bowlby
Ed Wallace
Massachusetts
Shaker Ridge Country Club
Roy McMillan
New York Mets
Cincinnati Reds
Teen-Agers Top Veterans In Nationals at Longwood
In Brookline Massachusetts teens Stan Smith and Bob Lutz defeated top foreign seeds to reach the doubles quarterfinals of the 85th National Doubles Championships at Longwood. The California duo upset Rafael Osuna and Antonio Palafox 6-1 9-11 6-4 6-4 and earlier beat Roger Taylor and Mark Cox.
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Mark Cox
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Cox
Australia
Ray Emerson
Fred Stolle
Emerson
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Dave Power
Fort Collins
Colo
Indiana University
John Pickens
Shuffleboard Tournament Set at Forest Park
Springfield news reports Forest Park Shuffleboard Club hosting its seventh annual open tournament on September 8 and 9 on city courts. Invite extended through Slattery's, Inc. Forest Park. Also notes James E. Britt of St. Albans made a hole-in-one at Greenbrier course in White Sulphur Springs.
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W. Va
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Jack Esteppe
Charleston
Harry Green
Clarksburg
Eisenhauer Returns To Patriots In Comeback
Boston Patriots welcome back Larry Eisenhauer a former All America defensive end after a foot injury from an August exhibition against Buffalo. He received medical clearance from team physician Dr. Joe Dargan and joins the squad as Boston prepares for an exhibition against New England’s opponents. Joe Bellino, Navy All America star, will switch from flanker to running back for that game.
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McLelland Edges Morrill In State Senior Golf Match
West Newton Massachusetts. Defending champion Dave McLelland of Taconic Golf Club WilHamstown defeated 59-year-old Joe Morrill Jr of Wyantenuck Great Barrington 3-1 in opening matches of the Massachusetts Golf Association senior championships at Charles River Country Club. McLelland 57, avenged Morrill’s prior victory in Berkshire County Allied seniors' title, after tying earlier York Jets game in Norfolk Virginia.
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Fitchburg
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Marshfield
Francis Kibbey
Worcester
Max Hoffman
Weston
John Tosca Sr
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Cal Geary
Cone Cord
Ralph Peis
Norton
Thomas Crockett
Rockport
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