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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1970
Page
3
Taconic High hosts St. Joseph's tonight at 7:15 in a Northern Berkshire League showdown that could crown Taconic city champion in its first year. St. Joseph's, at 2-1, seeks to upend Taconic, which sits 3-0 in intracity play.
Wahconah and Adams won first round games while Lenox aims to extend an unbeaten league run against Mt Everett. Adams sits at 9-3, St. Joe's North Adams is seventh, Mt. Everett fifth, and Lee 8-3 locked as runner up. Taconic and Drury full starting crews listed with subs in a tight regional bid.
North Adams boxing promoter Sam Silverman plans a second consecutive show at the North Adams Armory to secure a foe for New England welterweight champion Al Romano. Romano, coming off a Jan 24 win over Gene Roberts, trains through knee-injury rust and debuts Eddie Wilson of Montreal as his opponent. Tickets on sale at local outlets.
The Boys' Club basketball leagues resume after a midwinter break with six games slated for tomorrow night. Junior loop matches include Local 254 versus Besse Clarke at 6 30 and Butler Flour against Pittsfield Sporting Goods at 7 30.
Jack Brennan named president of the Monday Morning Quarterbacks Club at the Yellow Aster, succeeding Paul Ferland. A Windsor Mountain School athletics director and former Holy Cross baseball captain, Brennan has long served as a Pittsfield High official and coach. The session filled secretary and other posts, elected Pete Snyder as secretary, with Vacchina, Callanan, Mancivalano, and Irvine Root also returned. The club approved 2500 for scholarships to top high school players in June.
Pittsfield native Harry Pepper Petersen, veteran of skiing motorcycling swimming and water skiing, became the first American to win an international bobsled event in a year. As chief driver of a four man team, he led the Kennedy Memorial winter games on Mount Van Moerenberg at Lake Placid. Runner up was Tan Paturu of Romania, with Fred Fortune of Saranac Lake third and Jean Wicki fourth. Petersen attended Darrow School and Pittsfield High, coached in bobsledding after Navy service and after discharge settled at Lake Placid.
Berkshire County will host the Western Massachusetts Interscholastic basketball tournament the second week of March at the Pittsfield Boys Club and Taconic High. Berths are discussed for Class L and Class S with Taconic, Drury, Adams, Holyoke, and others in line for spots. Playoff pairings, officials, and dates through March 14 set. finals at the Boys' Club and state tournament start in Boston on March 17.
Berkshire County Association for Retarded Children joins Massachusetts in sponsoring a membership night at the Boston Celtics San Francisco game in Boston Garden on Wednesday night March 4. Proceeds aid local associations. tickets priced at 2 and 5 dollars. Garry Gibson of Dalton is president. Lawrence B Tower of Pittsfield is vice president.
The article denounces commissioner Bowie Kuhn for defending his explanation that McLain's statements justified suspending him, while criticizing Kuhn for not crediting Sports Illustrated and for delayed action. It contrasts Kuhn with Pete Rozelle's NFL approach, details McLain's alleged gambling ties and prior troubles, and notes Detroit fans raising funds amid the controversy.
A football clinic under Western Massachusetts Class A Conference coaches will be held at the Holiday Inn on Thursday night April 9 from 7 to 10. Clinicians include Amherst College head coach Jim Ostendorf, Amherst assistant Tracy Mehr, and Chicopee High mentor Bill Moge. Boston College coach Snooks Kelley reaches his 700th BC game as the Eagles host Boston University.
Vincent Hebert superintendent of the Department of Parks and Reception in Pittsfield and John Del Negro director of physical education and athletics in the North Adams School Department will receive honor awards at the Massachusetts Association for Health Physical Education and Recreation convention in Boston on March 5 and 6. Each will be cited for outstanding service in his field. Past area winners included Ted Sylvester, former Williamstown High coach, and Fred Fahey, superintendent of the Pittsfield Boys' Club.
Williams College lacrosse players, more than five candidates, train daily in the new Herbert S Towne Field House under coach Renzie Lamb. Indoor practice uses a natural surface with plans for Tarzan synthetic flooring and a shared space allowing other teams to use adjacent areas. The twin domed structure features laminated wood arches and hyperbolic paraboloid design, with finishing work slated by year end.
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