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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 24, 1969

Page

5

Three Local High Schools Win In Away Contests

Pittsfield High beat Monument Mountain Regional 65 47 in Great Barrington. St Josephs High edged Smith Academy 53 52 in Hatfield. Paconic defeated Northampton 58 50. Pittsfield notched its first win in two starts. St Joe's improved to 2 1. Paconic stayed unbeaten at 3 0.

Pittsfield High Monument Mountain Great Barrington St. Joseph’s High Smith Academy Hatfield Paconic Northampton High Pittsfield St. Joe’s Flow Taconic

Paris Paces PHS With 29 Points

Eddie Paris scored 29 as Pittsfield High Generals routed Monument Mountain Regional High. Paris added nine in the second and 10 in the third while Bernie Leary had 16, sparking a 35-27 halftime lead and 53-39 advantage entering the final period. Bill Hover and Jerry Ryan reached double figures for Pittsfield. Monument Mountain’s top scorer was Ryan with 11. Both teams meet again.

Great Barrington Eddie Paris Pittsfield High Generals Monument Mountain Regional High Paris Spartans Bernie Leary Monument Mountains Pittsfield Generals Bill Hover Jerry Ryan

Bob Harrison Sinks Foul For Clincher

In a tight finish Bob Harrison drew a shooting foul and made the clinching free throw as St Joseph's High edged Smith Academy 52 32. Harrison led a late surge with ten points and the Crusaders grabbed key rebounds by Bob Breen 25 and Chris Connolly 15 aiding the comeback.

Hatesbild Bob Harrison St.Joseph's High Smith Academy Forvant Crusaders Barrison Paul Perachhi Bob Breen Chris Commolly Harrison Connolly Billy DiNicola Bill Szych Shrewsbury St. John’s St. Joseph's

McLain Faces All AL Clubs Except Senators

Denny McLain of the Detroit Tigers beat every American League club last season except the Washington Senators, marking a remarkable span of dominance across the league.

Denny McLain Detroit Tigers Washington Senators

College Basketball Scores From Regions and Tournaments

East Manhattan beat Connecticut 75 to 62 while Duke defeated Wake Forest 90 to Florida 95 over Harvard 75. Centenary 69. TCU 58. Midwest Kent State 77 over Duquesne 69. Niagara 91 over Xavier 83. Minnesota 79 over San Diego State 64. Cincinnati 64 over Dayton 62. Southwest Long Beach State 92 over Lamar Tech 78. West UCLA 133 over LSU 4. Southern Cal 95 over St John’s. UC Santa Barbara 67 over Santa Barbara? Stone’s? Sun Bowl Classic Championship. El Paso 98 over Missouri 79 Consolation Texas AM 78 over Clemson 63. First baseman Norm Cash of the Detroit Tigers has hit more than 20 home runs in each of the last nine seasons.

Norm Cash Detroit Tigers Mike Switzer Nate Archibald Texas-El Paso Missouri Texas A&m Clemson Hnors Kent State Duquesne Cincinnati Dayton Flyers Andy Owens Florida Harvard Henry Seawright Manhattan Connecticut Marshall Crawford Centenary Texas Christian Erick Hill Minnesota San Die

Pittsfield Veterans Face Mt Anthony and Drury in Weekend Links

Pittsfield will host Mt Anthony of Bennington VE at the Pittsfield Boys Club while Spartans 0-4 meet Drury High at North Adams. Pittsfield JV beat Monument Mountain jayvees 74-62. Jeff Johnson led with 14 points, Kelly and O’Connell added 12 each as Taconic held a late lead before Braves pulled away. Taconic Jayvees downed Pittsfield JV 71-46. next Tuesday the rivals meet again in Pittsfield.

Pittsfield Mt. Anthony Bennington Spartans Drury High North Adams Vasity Monument Mountain Jayvees Monument MT Sturma S' Wacner Tia Keegan O Brien Ryan Sav Paris Willams Old Tate Jeff Johnson Leon Kelly RK. M. O'Connell O'Connell Taconic Braves Taconic Jayvees Varsity Frank Curley

Taconic High Displays Balanced Scoring in Loss

Taconic High of Pittsburg displayed strong scoring balance in a defeat to Northampton High before a packed house. Four players scored 12 to 16 points, led by Marty Phillips with 16 points and solid all around play.

Northampton Taconic High Pittsherg Northampton High Marty Phillips

Drury High Quintet Tops Lee in Rebound Battle

Drury High defeated Lee High 76 to 48 as 6 foot 6 Kerry Cassatti 16 rebounds and 6 foot 4 Mike Kirby 13 controlled the boards. Jeff Noel led Drury with 24 points. Cassatti 22. Kirby 14. Lee’s Frank Dienard top scorer with 10 plus 2 in the jayvee tilt won by Lee 43-42.

Lee Drury Lee High Kerry Cassatti Mike Kirby Cassatti Kirby Frank Dienard Dassatti Dignard Jeff Noel Roger Belleau Billy Pleu Josers Sean Kelly Lee Jayvees Mark Keefner Jayvees Mike Silver Tom Kately St. Joseph's North Adams Drury Lee Noel Wellington Cassattl Kerry la Cross Turner Baisiette Walker Belloay

Dartmouth and UMass reunite on 1970 football schedule

After a two year lapse Dartmouth College and the University of Massachusetts will resume games. The Big Green swap Delavens for a 10 game slate including Maine, Buffalo, Boston University, Holy Cross, Boston College and five Yankee Conference games. Schedule lists Sept 29 Maine, Sept 29 at Dartmouth, Oct 3 at Buffalo, Oct 10 Boston University, Oct 17 at Rhode Island, Oct 24 at Connecticut, Oct 31 at Vermont, Nov 7 at Holy Cross, Nov 14 New Hampshire, Nov 21 Boston College.

University of Massachusetts Dartmouth College Big Green University of Delavens Buffalo Boston University Holy Cross Boston College Maine Dartmouth Boston University Rhode Island Connecticut Vermont Holy Cross New Hampshire

Verga Stars for Cougars In 125-104 Win Over Jets

Verga scored 26 points and pulled 12 rebounds to lift the Carolina Cougars to a 125-104 win over the New York Nets. New York led 62-57 at halftime before Verga sparked a decisive 9-0 run to start the second half. Ed Johnson added 26 for New York as Pittsburgh defeated Kentucky and Denver beat Dallas in other ABA games.

Verga Stars Cougars Jets New York Carolina Cougars Bob Verga Verga Carolina Ed Johnson Nets American Basketball Association Johnson Pittsburgh Kentucky Denver Dallas Stew Johnson John Brisker Pipers Brisket Colonels Darel Carrier Louis Dampier Joe Belmont Rockets Tom Hagen John Beasley Julius Keye Larry Jones Spencer Haywood Beasley

High School Basketball Results Recap

Yesterday results include Pittsfield 47 St. Joseph's F 5% Smith Rd 57 Taconic 4 Northampton 50 Commerce 78 St. Joseph's NA 58 Hopkins Academy 75 Mt. Greylock 6 Adams 1 Lenox 63 Drury 24 Lew 52 Gateway 32 Mt Everett 4 Mohawk 63 Mecann Technei Games Friday Anthony at Pittsfield Monument Mr at Drury Wahestah at Easthampton.

Pittsuela Monument Ml St. Joseph’s Smith Rcad Taconic Northampton Commerce St. Joseph's N.A Hopkins Academy Mt. Greylock Adams Lenox Drury Lew Gateway Mt. Everett Mohawk Mecann Techne Anthony Pittsfield Drury Wahestah Easthampton

Adams High Tops Lenox St. Josephs and Mt Greylock Defeated

In North Berkshire last night Adams High swept Lenox 61 to 63 while St Josephs North Adams fell 58 to 78 to Springfield Commerce and Mt Greylock lost 73 to 84 to Hopkins Academy. Also McCann Tech lost 48 to 63 to Mohawk Trail Regional. Joe Nowak led Adams with 25 points and Dan DeMarco 22 for St Josephs.

North Berkshire North County Adams High Lenox Adams St. Joseph’s North Adams Springfield Commerce Mt. Greylock Shelhurne Falls McCann Tech Ritter Eoo Rodak Ramsey COMMERCE _ ST. JOE'S HAL R. Gregory Os Sewarce Lastowski Lemesio Ono Gg Teorae Becaren Arts Kegarenge Drake Ketlates Ts Seymour

Cesar Gutierrez's cross team 1969 season history noted

Detroit Tigers shortstop Cesar Gutierrez ended 1969 with a rare career arc. He previously played for both the San Francisco and Phoenix teams, showcasing his long road through Major League and related circuits.

Detroit Cesar Gutierrez Detroit Tigers San Francisco Phoenix

Attendance and mutuel handle rise at Narragansett

Attendance reached 620,639 for Narragansett Park’s 77 day fall meeting ending Monday while the mutuel handle totaled $55,059,417. On closing day Monday the feature Six furlongs went to Even On Monday in 1 12 3 5, a three quarters of a length win over Half Stoned. New England season ends with 1969 on Jan 18 and plans call for a longer 1970 campaign starting New Year’s Day.

Pawtucket Narragansett Park Narragansett New England Gansett

Pro Basketball By The Associated Press NBA Tuesday's Results

San Diego defeated Los Angeles 115 109 San Francisco beat Seattle 119 115 Boston won over Chicago 117 112 No NBA games scheduled today ABA Pittsburgh 103 Kentucky 101 Carolina 125 New York 104 Denver 102 Dallas 96 Six games on Thursday Los Angeles at Kentucky Washington at Pittsburgh

NBA San Diego Los Angeles San Francisco Seattle Boston Chicago Pittsburgh Kentucky Carolina New York Denver Dallas Washington

Gentile and Sturma Lead St Anselm's Scorers

Dave Sturma and Tom Gentile, former Berkshire County basketball standouts, lead the St Anselm's College squad in scoring through five games. Gentile sits at 18.8 points per game, Sturma at 18.2, with Sturma also the top rebounder. St. Anselm's is 2-3, with a jan 2 matchup upcoming.

Dave Sturma Tom Gentile Berkshire County St Anselm’s Gentile St. Joseph's High North Adams Sturma Pittsfield High St. Anselm’s St. Anselm

Intermediate League Sets Rosters at Boys' Club

The Intermediate Basketball League at the Boys' Club released rosters for the season opener week after New Year. Teams include Frankie Martin's, Dunkin Donuts, Adams Super Markets, Rosa Restaurant, Greylock Plastics, and Comet Jewelers with reserves in higher leagues allowed to play on lower teams for more time.

Frankin Martin's Restaurant Dunkin Donuts Adams Super Markets Rosa Restaurant Greylock Plastics Comet Jewelers Alex “Scotty Leslie Frankie Martin Tim Petrurella Mika Pups Joe Corey Nelson Furlan Rich Rafferty Adams Frank Gal Ceptain Pat Ryan Kevin Kish Dom Bresto Lanzo Wright Bobby Hamilton Greg Cilftend James Johnson Ray Yat Jim Corley Ronnie Phanert ZOSM Coachick Hogan Capta Atoney Conyers Dim Betty Dan Hogan Onohn Horne Bily

Gateway Defeats Mount Everett in 52-44 Victory

Gateway Regional of Huntington defeated Mount Everett Regional High 52 44. Tom Mazella scored 14 points and Kevin Michaud 12 to pace the winners while Wayne Schoonmaker led the Eagles with 12 points and Dick Sellew added 11.

Sheffield Mount Everett Gateway Regional Huntington Tom Mazella Kevin Michaud Wayne Schoonmaker Eagles Dick Sellew

UCLA Bruins Down Pistol Pete for Fifth Straight Win

UCLA overwhelmed LSU star Pete Maravich 133-84 led by Henry Bibby and John Vallely with 23 points each. Maravich was held to 38, below his 46.6 season average, as UCLA set school scoring marks and extended its win streak. Other top scores came from Curtis Bowe, Sidney Wicks, and a host of Bruins as Southern California and other teams posted big victories across the nation.

Louisiana State Pete Maravich UCLA Sidney Wicks Los Angeles Maravich Bruins Henry Bibby John Vallely NBA LSU Bibby Vallely Curtis Bowe Bruin Mo “Fie

Bulls Lose Second Place After Motta Oversleeps

Bulls coach Dick Motta arrived late to the Boston game after oversleeping and was ejected with two technical fouls as Chicago fell 317-112, dropping to third in the Western Division as San Francisco moved into second place behind Atlanta.

Dick Motta Chicago Bulls Boston Celtics Motta National Basketball Association Boston Boston Garden Jack Madden Jets Chicago San Francisco Seattle Bulls Atlanta San Diego Los Angeles

Holy Family St Josephs Win at CYC Junior League

In CYG basketball Sacred Heart routed St Josephs 92 22 while Holy Family beat Notre Dame 56 46. Sacred Heart leaders include Kevin McFarland 19 Jack Lane 15 Jack McDonald 15 John Tate 14. Saint Josephs Kevin Lang 9. Holy Family trio in double figures aided by Eddie Miynarczyk 13 Roy Janas 11 and Frank Koldys 10. Notre Dame’s Shaun Valenti scored 27 in a losing effort as Holy Family edged Melville Street. Officials McNefoa and McNeice.

Sacred Heart St. Joseph's Holy Family Notre Dame Kevin McFarland Jack Lane Jack McDonald John Tate Kevin Lang St. Joe's Shaun Valenti Melville Street Eddie Miynarczyk Roy Janas Frank Koldys Bill Fraser Steve Huska Holy Family Notre Dame P Beder Mezyk Huska Fraser Lussier Ooo Valenti R&a Blanchard Ropalewek Gasson McNefoa McNeice Sacred Heart ST. Josephs Ee Ae ‘A As Morgan Hood Obrien Oo McMullen Melideo Lang Multgar Zarvis van Menocald Sekop Ierart Py Leving Officisiss McNeica LaRouche

Goyette Star In St. Louis Hockey Win

St. Louis Blues rally behind Gary Sabourin and Ab McDonald in the third period to beat the Minnesota North Stars 5-3. Bill McCreary and Frank J. Marseille scored 24 seconds apart in the third, with Goyette contributing two assists and tying for the league lead in goals. The win keeps St. Louis unbeaten at home vs West teams and extends its division lead.

ST. Louis Gary Sabourin Ab McDonald St. Louis Blues Bill Mc Creary Frank &J. Marseille Minnesota North Stars North Stars Charley Burns J.P. Parise Danny Grant Tim Ecclestone Phil Goyette Goyette McDonald Bill Goldsworthy Boston Bobby Orr St. Marseille Minnesota Los Angeles Toronto

Snow conditions across New England ski areas

New England ski reports show varying snow inches and surface types. Bousquets to Sugarbush list powder and packed powder conditions with base depths often ranging from a few to over twenty inches. Vermont areas including Killington and Stowe report powder depths up to 32 inches with mixed groomed and spring conditions.

Boston New England

Snow Basin to Run Five Days a Week in Berkshire

Snow Basin will operate five days a week in Cummington Berkshire, manager Mrs. Ruth Brown announced. Earlier she said the area would run weekends only. She cited 32 inches of new snow on a 53 inch base and noted closures on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Cummington Berkshire Ruth Brown Earler

Pro Bowl West selects Gabriel and Kapp as quarterbacks

Gabriel of Los Angeles and Kapp of Minnesota were chosen to lead the West against the East in the 20th Pro Bowl on Jan 18 at Memorial Coliseum. Eight Vikings and seven Rams named on a 34 man roster by NFL coaches and game management.

Los Angeles Roman Gabriel Joe Kapp Minnesota Today Memorial Coliseum Minnesota Vikings Rams National Football League Gabriel Associated Press NFL Earl Morrall Baltimore Kapp Sayers Jim Brown Cleveland Browns Maxie Baughan Johnny Unitas Gino Marchetti Baltimore Colts Leo Nomtellini San Francisco 49Ers Baughan Vikings Gene Washington Grady Alderman Mick Fingelhaff Carter Jim Marshal Man Page Pat Aranso Deaton Jones Merlin Olsen Charlie Cowan Bob Brown Tom Mack

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