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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1963

Page

26

St. Joseph's Opens Home Season Versus Chicopee

St Josephs High opens home basketball season tomorrow at 7 15 pm in Pittsfield Boys Club gym hosting Chicopee High. Pittsfield High plays Northampton in Northampton High gym at 7 15 pm as part of a week heavy Berkshire County schedule with 22 contests and several outside Berkshires opponents. Adams High beats Arms Academy and Chester leads unbeaten teams, highlighting local prep hoops across Berkshire County this week.

St. Joseph’s High Pittsfield Chicopee High Pittsfield High Northampton Northampton High Bill Murray Connecticut Valley St. Joe's West Springfield Springfield Cathedral Berkshire County St. Joseph's Berkshire Adams High Arms Academy Shelburne Falls Mount Everett Sheffield Searles High Great Barrington New York Chatham High Searles New Lebanon Central Chicopee Wahconah Hopkins Academy Hadley St. Joe’s North

Week's Schedule Of County School Basketball Games

Schedule lists multiple high school boys and girls basketball games for the coming week including Chicopee at St Josephs Adams at Arms Mount Greyieck at Lenox Chester at Williamsburg and more. It notes venues such as Dr Kingsley McCannock and St Josephs with games spread across Monday to Saturday.

Chicopee St. Joseph's Pittsted Nedthampton Adams Arms Academy Mount Greyieck Lenox St. Joseph’s M.A Williams Chatham Mount Everett McCann Tech Lee New Lebanon Central Leames Nepkins N.A St. Michael's Learies Chester Southwick Saturday Cathedral

Berkshire Christian College Edges LaSalette 64 62 in Albany

Berkshire Christian College of Lenox with a late drive by Terry Weymouth wins 64 62 at LaSalette in Albany. Gene Peters 20 points 10 rebounds leads Berkshire Christian while Weymouth adds 9 boards. LaSalette's Steve Rogowski 19 points Jay Smith 15. Next game vs Rhode Island School of Design in Lenox Jan 11.

Albany N.Y Terry Weymouth Clinton Maine Berkshire Christian College Lenox Mass LaSallette College Berkshire Christian LaSalette Gene Peters Clifton Fords Phil Barton Newport N. H Christians Weymouth Steve Rogowski LaSaislette Jay Smith Rhode Island School of Design Lenox High Gymnasium Saturlday BERK Christiant Lasallette SF Ahurphy Tmerin Osborne Borowsky Peters Weymavih Tij Jackson Sn Amnoft Ryan Sarton Feornier Dennis Aj Lockner Biren Hannon Tay Wee Tere Baichardson Baichardson Ony Reche Eee al Lombardia Bow Kissaack

Gleason Class A President No Decisions Forthcoming

Joe Gleason was elected president of the Western Massachusetts Class A Football Conference at the annual dinner at Ida and John's. Dan Rorke was chosen vice president and John Del Negro was re-elected secretary. No definite decisions were made on Pittsfield or Wahconah outcomes. the league retained status quo and considered adding Trade, Classical and Commerce Highs if a written application arrived.

Northampton Wahconak Regional Dalton Pittsfield High Wahconah Gleason Pittsfield Jim O’connor Wahconah Regional

New Hampshire Tops Massachusetts 98 to 7 in Yale Conference

New Hampshire upset Massachusetts 98 to 7 in a Yankee Conference basketball game in Durham. Senior Jim Rich scored 41 and Tom Horne 31 as the Wildcats built a large second half lead after a 42-39 halftime margin. Tim Edwards led the Massachusetts team with 14 points.

Durham N.H New Hampshire Massachusetts Jim Rich Tom Horne Wildcats Tim Edwards Rodger Twitchell Pete Bernard Holy Cross Worcester WEW Hampshire M. F PI Aff Rien Wap Arenan Morne Aed Mendeavelis Fulter San Ayle Keavitta Dunenaa Larkin Peaev Tatal

Shortage Of Snow Cancels Williams Nordic Meet

Insufficient snow forces cancellation of the Nordic ski meet at Williams College. Ralph Townsend, Williams coach, said Thursday’s snowfall of three inches was too light for jumping and cross country events. Six schools planned to compete: Williams MIT Army Middlebury Vermont and Norwich.

Williamstown Wiliams College Ralph Townsend Williams MIT Army Middlebury Vermont Norwich

Procopio Tops 33 In Defeat For Cranwell Opener

Paul Procopio former Pittsfield St Josephs star scored 33 points for Cranwell School of St team in its opener Saturday as Kingswood School of West Hartford Conn won 56 33 Procopio a guard had 14 floor goals and 5 conversions he was Cranwell's only double figure scorer Cranwell led 25 24 at the half.

Jacobs Leads Springfield College In Close Brown Victory

Dave Jacobs former Pittsfield High athlete scored eight points for Springfield College in a 71-70 win over Brown University Saturday night. The starting forward from Lanesboro made four field goals as a junior.

Dave Jacobs Pittsfield High Springfield College Brown University Springfield Lanesboro

NFL Standings Eastern Conference Results Report

Cleveland beats Washington 27 20 Dallas defeats St Louis 28 24 Chicago over Detroit 24 14 Baltimore edges Los Angeles 19 Minnesota and Philadelphia draw 1 1 New York wins 33 17 over Pittsburgh 17

Cleveland Washington Dallas St. Louis Chicago Detroit Baltimore Los Angeles Minnesota Philadelphia New York Pittsburgh W. LT. Pet Chicago IL Green Bay Los Angeles i San Francisco

Memorials wallop Adams team in Lee High matchup

The Memorials trounced the Adams Turners 106 to 56 at Lee High School last night before 28 spectators. Ed Thomas warned remaining games may move off campus if attendance stays low. Big Bill Gardner led with 31 points, followed by Bob Driscoll 22 and Bob Coakley 19. Driscoll tied for high rebounds with 62 team boards by Sweet and Thomas. Paul Farmer led Adams with 20 points. Giorgi added 10.

LEE Thomas Memorials Adams Turners Lee High School Ed Thomas Big Bill Gardner Bob Driscoll Bob Coakley Pete Sweet Sweet Driscoll Gardner Tom Fetherston Paul Farmer Adams John Giorgi Thomas Memor Fetherston Wittene Rey Sullivan Kandrews Gressette Driscoll Oy Pinter Simons Ie ‘Igtergt Ule Thomas Merin O'Brien Uchman Ee Coakley v Noodworth Taal Tatar Bill Derrick Tance Crawford

Procopio Earns All-Prep Honor in 1963 Boston Herald Team

Paul Procopio, star at St Joseph's and Cranwell School, earned honorable mention on the 1963 Boston Herald New England All-Prep football team. Also cited were Cranwell's Bill Ragland and Berkshire School's Steve DeSantis. The first team featured seniors including Carter Lord and George Whitney, while Dan Cain of Willis Jackson was a standout with 16 touchdowns and 6.8 yards per carry amid college recruiting.

Paul Procopio St. Joseph’s Cranwell Berkshire County Boston Herald Bill Ragland Steve DeSantis Berkshire School Sheffield Procopio St. Joe’s An-Berkshire Pittsfield Legion Ragland Cincinnati Ohio Herald Carter Lord Exeter Lee Sawyer Andover George Whitney Groton Dave Young Vermont Dan Martin Cheshire Don Chiofaro Dan Barnes Middlesex Connie Denault Tabor Pete Shimkus St. Mark’s Dan Cain Willisjson Bob = Wise Governor Dummer Cain Holyoke New England

Navarro Praises Grid Players At Mount Carmel Dinner

Coach Frank Navarro of Williams College praised grid players for courage and sacrifice balancing hard academics with football. He cited cocaptain Mike Reily who battled illness, dropped weight, and returned to practice, though he did not play. William Saracco received a sports program honor. city officials and The Eagle’s Roger OGara attended.

Frank Navarro Williams College Mount Carmel Holy Name Society Mount Carmel Navarro Mike Reily Cocaptain Reily Williams William Saracco Leonard Ferrecchia Saracco Irvin F. Rossi Raymond L. Haughey Roger O’gara the Eagle

Harvard Beats Williams 66 to 57 in Lasell Gym

Harvard Crimson topped Williams College 66-57 as Merle McClung led with 17 points and captain Bob Inman added key early scoring. Williams struggled with erratic shooting and ball handling, while Dave Coolidge scored 25 for Williams.

Williamstown Harvard University Williams College Lasels Gymnasium Crimson Ephs Merle McClung Bob Inman Harvard Inman McClung Keith Sedilacek

Gateway Gators to host two home basketball games

The Gateway Gators will play two home games this week. Tonight they meet Smith School of Northampton in a game moved from tomorrow and will also host Williamsburg High on Thursday. Junior varsity games start at 6, with varsity at 7:30.

Huntington Gateway Gators Smith School of Northampton Williamsburg High

Jiminy Peak Opens Amid Weekend Ski Crowd

Jiminy Peak ski area opened for the season with about 206 skiers on Saturday and more than 400 on Sunday. Snow cover was good on the lower slope where snow was made, while the upper mountain had patchy coverage.

Jiminy Peak

Merchants Triumph 125 88 At Gate In Big Win

Pittsfield Merchants beat Utica Peccarellos 125 to 88 at the gate to extend a four game win streak despite missing starters Hannon Washington and Knight. Doug Grutchfield led with 33 points, Bill Telasky added 29, Roscoe Baker 23, and Charley Fohrlin 13 rebounds. The Merchants dominated rebounding 59-41 and shot 15 of 24 from the line while Utica hit 26 of 38 free throws. Next home game hosts Marco Polo Explorers in a Dec 29 contest.

Pittsfield Basketball Merchants Utica N.Y Marco Polo Explorers East Hartford Conn Hannon St. Peter's Saratoga Springs Washington Boston Bobby Knight Merchants Peccarellos Doug Grutchfield Bill Telasky Roscoe Baker Vin McKeever Billy Gardner Kirk Leslie Charley J Wayne Evans Evans Phil Skinnick Leslie Fohlin Baker Larry Calabrese Zunie John Fraser North Adams State College Mike Mancivalano Emerson Avenue William Lyon Waubeek Road Greg Davis Berkshire Village Peccorellos SF Brp Grutchfield Evans Aia Leslie Tfberg Skinnick Calabrese Telasky Catrapa McKeever Schaffer Gardner Bill Vickery Pat Bruni

Housatonic Falls to Gilbert in NW Conference game

Housatonic Valley Regional High lost 83 58 to Gilbert High in a NW Conference clash on Friday night at the Housatonic gym. Gilbert led 24 8 after one period and built the margin to 42 32 at halftime. John Lamb led Housatonic with 16 points while Gilbert received 23 from Jack Grazia and 22 from Ron Nalette. Regional, 1 3, will face Canton High in Canton tomorrow.

Falls Village Conn Housatonic Valley Gilbert High Housatonic Gilbert John Lamb Jack Grazia Ron Nalette Canton High Canton

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By Rile Mahan SBL Mount Greylock Lenox High St. Joseph’ High North Adams Williams High Stockbridge Chester High Williamsburg Drury North Adams Armory Kingsley Hall McCann Drury North Adams Mount Carmel Parish Holy Name Society Vito Salatino Park Dept Springside House North Street Wentell Hotel Baihting Pinfield South Street N. Hampshire U. of M Rich and Horne Kingswood Jacobs NFL Eastern Conferesro Wallop Adams Lee Cagers Dave Coolidge Losers High Gateway States Jiminy Reports Roger O'Gara Matt Zunie Tom Hannon Ed Washington Mase Fin
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