Merchants Survive Late Scares to Beat Explorers 104-95
Pittsfield's unbeaten Merchants, led by Gratchfield with 33 and Telasky at 29, held off the Marco Polo Explorers 104-95 in the Boys' Club gym. A 21-point second-period edge gave the Merchants momentum, while a late Explorers surge in the fourth kept it tight before Telasky sealed the 43rd straight victory with a pair of late buckets.
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Marco Polo Explorers
East Hartford
Conn
Pittsfield
Lue Vim Slaggers
Explorers
Charley Fohlin
Merchants
Charley Wrinn
Tom Hannon
Kirk Jessie
Lawrence
Jim Farrell
Bill Telasky
George Washington University
Telasky
del Gobho
Jine
Fohlin
Marco Polos
Marco Pokos
Grutchfield
Farrell
Tad McKeever
Wallace
Meintyreen JT
Joe Waitkeski
Bill Vickery
Gamari Leads Fresh Springfield Team to 88-34 Win
Mike Gamari, ex Drury High North Adams, scored 11 for Springfield freshman team in an 88-34 victory over American International College yearlings at the Springfield Field House. Don Jacobs of Lanesboro added four, while Dave Jacobs tallied four for the Springfield varsity which fell 77-70 to Long Island University.
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Mike Gamari
Drury High
North Adams
Springfield College
American International College
Springfield
Don Jacobs
Lanesboro
Mt. Greylock
Williamstown
Springfield Frosh
Dave Jacobs
Pittsfield High
Long Island University
St Pierre Leads Lee to 97 85 Triumph Over Three Rivers
St Pierre of St Josephs North Adams and later St Louis area? led the Thomas Memorials of Lee with 43 points to beat Three Rivers 97 to 85 Sunday. Sweet 30, Szaban 25, Dougal 14 paced Memorials. game tied late before Memorials pulled away. They meet Pittsfield Imperials next Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Lee High.
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George St. Pierre
St. Joseph's High
North Adams
North Adams State College
Pittsfield Merchants
Thomas Memorials
Lee
Three Rivers Outlet
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Pittsfield Imperials
Lee High Gymnasium
Pete Sweet
Searles High
Great Barrington Star
Stan Szaban
Dave Dougal
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Dougal
Thomas
Domey
St Pierre
Szabta
Sweet
Skowronek
Zavattaro
Kolodsia
Woodworth
Kolodiie
Beaudin
Statan
Sterling
Broullette
Windsor Mountain shuts down New Lebanon in 53 32 win
Windsor Mountain High defeated New Lebanon 53 32 after a tight first half 21 18 margin. Nick Reid led Windsor Mountain with 21 points while Louis Barnes had 20 rebounds and Mel Gallup topped New Lebanon with 11 points. Windsor Mountain improved to 8 13 and will face Cornwall Academy in Great Barrington Wednesday.
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LENOX
New Lebanon
N-Y
Windsor Mountain
Nick Reid
Mel Gallup
Louis Barnes
Great Barrington
Cornwall Academy
Windsor MT New Lebalot
Afp Barnes
diMoran
Yanowitz
Suestka Toe Reid
WiCasarra
Isaacs
Gallup
Sun Turok
Grayson
Wasser
Gl Rosenthal
Jake Barnin
Ray Piar
Tony
Pittsfield
Williams Wins Swimming Meet at Connecticut 59-34
Williams College swimming team defeated the University of Connecticut 59 to 34 in Williamsport on Saturday. It marked Williams fifth win against two losses this season.
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Williamstown
Williams College
University of Connecticut
Williams
Warriors Win Thriller as Wilt Delivers Clutch Shot
Wilt Chamberlain scored the final five points to lift the Warriors over the Lakers 109-108, moving San Francisco two games up on St. Louis and six ahead of L A. He added a decisive stray jumper with seven seconds left. Other games saw Philadelphia beat New York 114-105 and Baltimore top Detroit 129-104.
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Warriors
Los Angeles
San Francisco
St. Louis
Philadelphia
New York
Baltimore
Detroit
Chamberlain
Guy Rodgers
Cincinnati
Boston
Royals
Finley Accepts Four-Year Lease Amid Ouster Bid
Charles O Finley reversed course at his La Porte home and agreed to a four year lease for the Athletics in Kansas City, amid AL moves to expel him. He said he had no alternative after the league vote and suggested the contract is fair though his dispute with the AL continues. The deal includes city concession shares and stadium-improvement reimbursements, with Kansas City planning ticket drives upon signing.
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LA Porte, Ind
Charles O. Finley
Kansas City
la Porte
American League
Joe Cronin
Louis Nizer
Associated Press
Nizer
A’s
Charles ©. Fintey
Boston
Tus Davis
Davis
Bowdoin Beats Williams as Ephs Suffer 5th Loss
Bowdoin College defeated Williams College 70 to 62 at Brunswick with Bowdoin leading by 27 points at one stretch. Dick Whitmore scored 22 for Bowdoin while Harry Silverman led Williams with 21 and Kevin Sheehan added 17. The Ephs drop to 6-6 overall. In another game Adams beat Pittsfield 83 to 77 as Tom McAndrews led Adams with 35 and Ed Bressett added 32.
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Maine
Bowdoin College
Williams College
Bowdoin
Dick Whitmore
Harry Silverman
Kevin Sheehan
Williams Io
Foster
Dave Coolidge
Newcombe
Silverman
Coalidgn
OM Ingram
Palmer
Forughiin
ADAMS
Tolpis
Ewing J Alers
Pittsfield
Tom McAndrews
Ed Bressett
Sonny Vitton
Bef Vitrone
Martin
Bassi
Steiner
McAndrews
Bourassa
Bressette
Sarmuk
Pplunkett
Wikabarbera
Palmieri
Stojda
Shay and
Miller
Snyder Leads Darrow Team To Victory
Darrow School dominates Lee Academy 69 to 38 as Cliff Snyder scores 29 points. Lee’s Ai Miller tops the visitors with 17, Darrow builds early leads and maintains control through three quarters.
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Darrow
New Lebanon
N.Y
Darrow School
Cliff Snyder
Lee Academy
Ai Miller
Lee
Jayvee
Darrow Lee Academy
Greenstain
Aw Nelson
Juben
Snider
Pittsfield YMCA Wins Western Mass Junior Title
Pittsfield YMCA stayed unbeaten to clinch the Western Massachusetts Junior Basketball title with a 56-47 comeback win over Holyoke. It was Pittsfield's 10th straight victory, pushing them toward advanced play against Connecticut League champion and then the Eastern Massachusetts Rhode Island winner in Springfield for the New England title.
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Pittsfield
Western Massachusetts Ymca
Holyoke
Lyoke
Boxing results from three continents flash by
In San Juan Puerto Rico Florentino Fernandez defeated Rocky Rivera in a 10 round bout. In Mexico City Miguel Castro stopped Ernesto Barrera in nine rounds. In Osaka Shigemasa Kawakami stopped Luis Santa Maria in four rounds. Manila Young Terror stopped Chompot Pongsing in one. Eugenia Hurtado outpointed Ernesto Miranda in Panama City for a ten round match.
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Puerto Rico
Florentino Fernandez
Cuba
Rocky Rivera
Argentina
Mexico City
Miguel Castro
Mexico
Ernesto Barrera
Osaka
Japan
Shigemasa Kawakami
Luis Santa Maria
Manila
Young Terror
Chompot Pongsing
Thailand
Panama
Eugenia Hurtado
Ernesto Miranda
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