St. Joe's Faces Adams Tonight in Tough NBL Test
St. Joseph's High meets Adams High on Adams Memorial floor in a key Northern Berkshire League showdown that could leave the league with an unbeaten entry. Missing capt. Bob Matthews, coach Bill Murray will start Mahoney or Evans at center, with Seago, Kelly, and DuBois leading the attack as Wahconah Regional and North Adams squads also tip off in regional action.
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St. Joseph’s High
Adams High
Adams Memorial High
Adams
Hurricanes
St. Jon’s
Drury High
Mont Greylock
Wahoonah Regional
St. Joseph's of
North Adams
Dalton
Pittsfield High
Chester
Mount Everett
Sheffield
Lenox Ligh
Lenox
Searles High
Barrington
Wilkens
Stockbridge
Lee
Searles
Williams
McCann Tech
Miet Hoosae Central
Stoasick Falls
N.Y
St. Joe's
Bob Matthews
Wahconah
Mike Mahoney
Ned Evans
Mahoney
Evans
St. Joseph’s
Connecticut Valley
Lee High
Bill Murray
Springfield Commerce
Chicopee
Cathedral
West Springfield
Brockton High
Williams High
Northampton
Springfield Trade
Greenfield
Arms Academy
Shelburne Falls
Ludlow
Pittsfield
Lee High Joins Intercounty Football League
Principal James J. Brown confirms Lee High accepted as a member of the weight-team Intercounty Football League. Berkshire County schools Amherst Regional Frontier Mahar Arms Academy Pioneer Regional Wareagh join the seven game schedule starting September. Athletic director John J. Consolati notes nonleague teams struggle to fill schedules without league affiliation. Mount Greylock and Lee are current Berkshire members with Mount Greylock the prior year’s title winner.
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LEA
James J. Brown
Lee High
Searles High
Wee High
Berkshire Counts
John J. Consolati
Lee
Mount Greyiock
Williamstown
Berkshire County
Amherst Regional
Frontier
Mahar
Arms Academy
Pioneer Regional
Wareagh
Tee
Consolati
Marines Beat VEW Foe 70 to 46 in Senior League
Marines Reserve team overcome a tight first half to defeat Veterans of Foreign Wars 70 46 at the Boys Club gym. Fan ny Cahill and Freddy Taliaferro led a late surge scoring a combined 9 points as the Leathernecks outscored VEW in the final period.
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Marine Re
Tivers
Armas
Leathernecks
Marines
Fanny Cahill
Freddy Taliaferro
Marine Reserve
Taliaferro
Waustic
Stockton
Lenihan Bo
Slickton
FJ Mandvalang
Arding
Williamson
Suarda
Mattoon
Joe ‘Chore
Bob Steiner
Pittsfield Merchants Face Survival Test At Boys Club
The Pittsfield Merchants, urged by sparse attendance, must win at the Boys Club gym Sunday before 2 PM to avoid folding as attention shifts away to football and basketball rivalries. The Lenox club and former Lenox standout figures loom as tough opposition.
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Boys' Club
Pittsfield Merchants
Lenox Club
William Gregory
Lenox
No Opponent For Spence Bout Off
Worcester Pittsfield lightweight Edilie Spence did not appear on the Mechanics Hall boxing card as his bout with Kid Khiam of Greece was scrapped after Khiam injured his back. Attempts to find a replacement failed while Spence prepared for an eight round semi final planned for February in Boston Garden. Duarte of New Bedford was set to oppose Spence but was scratched after failing a physical due to food poisoning. Spence, a University of Massachusetts junior, and manager Roger Sala faced tough travel over slick roads from Pittsfield to Worcester.
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Worcester
Pittsfield
Edilie Spence
Mechanics Hall
Kid! Khiam
Greece
Khiam
Kiiam
Spence
Sam Silverman
Boston
Earden
Fiere
AD Duarte
New Bedford
Massachusetts
Roger Sala
Piitsfield
Television Star Vigars To Roll at Berkshire Bowl
National tenpin competitor Skip Vigars, with Daubneys Bowling Enterprises of Albany, N Y, to bowl in Berkshire Bowl fourth annual handicap event. Entries close tonight. Vigars averages 214 and is among top Albany area bowlers.
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Vigars
Berkshire Bowl
Daubnes
Albany
N.Y
Lenox Rookie Ken Mariano Heads to Dallas Tenpin Meet
Ken Mariano of Lenox, a 50.1 average bowler, is among 148 rookies in the 2nd All-Star Tenpin Tournament in Dallas January 15 to 26. He earned Western Massachusetts’ spot via October November qualifiers, averaging 199 in a 16 game block and teaching two leagues at Cave Lanes and Lees Lanes. He and his wife fly out from Bradley Field. trip paid by the Bowling Proprietors Association of America. The event features 288 men and 14 women for $100,000 in prizes. CBS will telecast the final. Mariano works as a press operator in Dalton.
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LENOX
Ken Mariano
High St
Tle
Dallas
Texas
Ken
Massachusetts
Cave Lanes
Great Barrington
Lee
Atlantic
Holyoke
Northampton
Bradley Field
Windsor
Conn
CBS
Fan
Marijon Ladewig
Dick Weber
Don Carter
Harry Smith
Bill Welu
E.D. Jones Co
Dalton
Three teams tie for first in boys club league action
In a close Inter mediate Basketball League night at the Boys Club gym Pittsfield Milk Exchange, National Supply, and Pittsfield Sporting Goods each won to reach a three way tie for first. Chevrolet and the Irish Americans also split results as Trish Americans beat Chevrolet 42 40. Next game Sunday at 1.
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Boys’ Club
Trish Americans
Jack Lindsay
Chevrolet
Pittsfield
Pittsfield Sporting Goods
National Supply
Adams ‘Supermarket
Trish
Pittsfield Milk Exchange
Adams
Pete's Motors
Bosse-Clarke
Brp
McHuga Poo
Bordrai
Nilan
Murphy
Healy
Arienti
Marrington
Beuth
McCumiskey
D Collins
Thomasson
O'Donnell
Sods
Surry BO
Rivers
Ivan Bramer
Oral
Dick LaRauchy
John Gonzabella
Imperials and Lee Face Third Meeting in Lee Gym
The Memorials of Lee meet the Pittsfield Imperials at Lee Central School gym Monday at 8 15 PM marking their third clash in two seasons. They split last year with Memorials winning 117 150 at home and Pittsfield winning 81 80 in Huntington. Manager Eddie Thomas names starters Billy Gardner Bob Briscoll George St Pierre Bob Coakley Joe Avadaro with reserves Tom Fetherstone Dick St Pierre and Thomas.
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Lee
Thomas
Pitts
Billy Gardner
Bob Briscoll
George St. Pierre
Bob Coakley
Joe “Avadaro
Suards
Tom Fetherston
Dick St. Pierre
Wheelchair Basketball Debuts Tonight in Pittsfield
The New England Clippers will face the Pittsfield Wheelers in Boys' Club gym at 8:15 PM in the first local wheelchair basketball game. Proceeds go to the New England Paralyzed Veterans of America rehab and research fund. Matches feature veterans and local players, with Capt. Joe Villa and Lionel Cota among organizers and participants.
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New England Clippers
Paul Sones
Reading
Clippers
Pittsfield Wheelers
Gymnngium
Sones
United States Air Force Academy
Rome
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Pittsfield
UN Naidieeeneniniiamismeemiaes
New England
The
Paralyzed Veterans of America
Lionel Cota
Cota
PVA
Bob Bourassa
Pat Robinson
Bill Gardner
Ralph Gardner
Vin McKeever
Ed McMahon
Tom Fetherston
John Dobrutsky
Joe Villa
Pembroke
Gree Seymourian
Lexington
Dick Fabey
Needham
Bill Frey
Norwood
Henry Hampton
Boston
Carroll Sleeper
Calliste
Wall Sullivan
Burtington
Charter Wandrip
Ken Medicinas
East Providence
R.L
Howie Tesnow
West Roxbury
Charley Gilbridge
Af Lowell
Leslie Burgioff
Chth Cavaliers
Berkshire Tangle-sires
Halftime Program By International Women's Barbershop Group
Up-to-the-minute scores of the St. Josephs High Adams High basketball game at Adams will be announced during the contest.
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International Women’s Barbershop Organization
St. Joseph's High
Cornwall Wins 62-40 In Hartford Victory
Cornwall Academy defeated Watkinson School 62-40 in Hartford. Don Whelihan led Cornwall with 18 points, as Cornwall built a 23-8 halftime lead with CHIE Gunn and Jim Donato scoring 14 and 13 respectively while Bob Cooley topped Watkinson with 12.
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Hartford. Conn
Cornwall Academy
Jean
Watkinson School
Don Whelihan
Wolvake
Mass
Cornwall
Chie Gunn
Jim Donato
Bob Cooley
Watkinson
Cornwall Watkinson
Donato
Kabuya
Fennale Toy
Murray
Chaos
Floreat
Coaley
Vance S
Gilbert
Gunn
Cordivana
Talal
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Drury
Mount Greylock
Bill Mahan
Bruce Mclaren
Rousseau
Bob Wiley
Seago
Kelly
DuBois
Anton
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Berkshire
SEARS
Farr
Jimmy Parsons
State Armory
Jimmy
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Lenox Merchants
National Basketball Association
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Iere
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Boston Patriots
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Cristy Drygas Company
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Foley
Togo Palazzi
Holy Cross
NBA
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Tony Cassera
Frankie Ferris
Bob Daubney
Chuck Dwyer
TV Channel
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Vigar
Ken Marian
Adams Market
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Sherman
Sansiovanni
Parstow
Aonteleone
Sarzowsky
McDonough
Sturma
Kent Vaherne
R Bates
Perrone
Lonsbacher
Sistrunk
Ottal
Dick LaRouche
John Genvabella
Eiminute Quarters
Baskets Shols
A.g. Redds
Assis
Gratchfield
Felasky
Hannon
Washington
Fohlin
Oa Knight
Imperials
Whelihan
J. J. Richards
North Street
Sports Caravan
WBEC
St. Joseph's High School
Adams High School
Adams Memorial High School
Burt Steere
George Taylor
Western Mass. Electric CO
First Agricultural Nat's Bank
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