Wahconah St Joe Meet In NBL Clash At Dalton
Wahconah and St Joseph's High of Pittsfield, both unbeaten in league play, meet at Dalton as at least one NBL team suffers its first loss. Pittsfield and Mt Greylock clash at the Boys Club after each lost their open. Taconic meets Adams as St. Joseph's North Adams and Drury face off, with St Joe's Pittsfield also in action.
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St. Joseph’s High
Pittsfield
Wahconah
Dalton
Warriors
Pittsfield High
Mt. Greylock
Taconic High
Adams High
Taconic Gymnasium
Adams
Drury High
North Adams
Drury
St. Joe's
St Joe's
Local teams seek first league wins tonight
Monument Mountain and McCann Tech meet in North Adams at Great Barrington to open league play while Lenox enjoys an open date. Drury Wahconah share perfect county records as Taconic deals with an injury. Starting lineups are set with minor player sidelined but expected back.
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Monument Mountain
McCann Tech
North Adams
Great Barrington
McCann
Lenox
Drury
Wahcanah
Wahconah
Legzsne
Adams
Taconic
Jeff Johnson
Bob Coakley
Johnson
St. Joseph’s Cocaptain
Billy DiNicola
Agawam High Blanks PHL Team 11 0
Agawam High hockey defeated Pittsfield High 11 0 at Eastern States Coliseum West Springfield to extend a recent win streak over the Generals. Fred Paget scored three goals and goalie Dave Boison made 37 saves as Agawam led Wright Division with 5 1 records and 46 goals.
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Agawam High
Pittsfield High
West Springfield
Brownies
Generals
Agawam
Pittsfield Boys’ Club
Fred Paget
PHL
Dave Boison
Westfield
Chicopee Comprehensive
Trade High
Springfield
Chicopee
Springfield Tech
Cathedral High
Camp
Pittsfield
Longmeadow
Taconic High
AFL Stars Begin Drills For Game
AFL East and West all-stars start practice in Houston for Saturdays game in the Astrodome. It is the AFL’s last as a separate league before merger into the American Conference of the NFL. Chiefs Raiders Jets each list nine players. Oilers eight. Namath and Lamonica withdraw due to injuries. Hadl and Taliaferro discussed for starts.
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Houston
Astrodome
AFL
National Football League
Kansas City Chiefs
Oakland Raiders
New York Jets
Houston Oilers
George Wilson
Miami Dolphins
Lou Saban
Denver Broncos
John Hadl
San Diego
Mike ‘Taliaferro
Boston
Joe Namath
Daryle Lamonica
Oakland
Wahconah Fresh Triumph 88-26 in Berkshire Farm Meet
Wahconah Regional High freshman basketball team remained undefeated with an 88 to 26 victory over Berkshire Farm School freshmen. Tim Cripps scored 21, Brian O Keefe 15, Richie Zinka 12, and Paul Mawhinney 10 for coach Fran Reardon’s Warriors.
Ted Abrahms remembered as Pittsfield star and doctor
Obituary memorial notes Dr Edward Abrahms known as Ted Abrahms a Pittsfield High standout who died in Los Angeles at 64. The Morningside product paired with Dave Dannybuski to form a famed 1920s forecourt, helping Pittsfield beat St Josephs 40 20 in the 1923 city series and claim Northern Berkshire League honors. Abrahms later practiced in Pittsfield as city physician after medical training at Tufts and service in World War I.
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Pittsfield High
Los Angeles
Calif
Edward Abrahms
Morningside
Ted
Dave Dannybuski
PHS
Arid Meat Market
Tyler Street
Plunkett Street
Curtis Terrace
Rice Grammar School
Abrahms
Dannybush
John T. Carmody
Pittsfield
St. Joseph’s
FMTA
Dannybuski
Fay Controy
Ray Nelligan
Kearons
Lefty
Whalen
Bob Boyd
Jed
Chicago
Dave
California
Tufts Medical College
Army Medical Corps
Nelligan
Controy
Heister
Eddie Stickles
Dan Coffey
Hudson, N.Y
Computerized Fight Set At Paramount Theatre
Springfield to host a simulated Clay vs Marciano bout on January 20 promising a prime era matchup. Promoter Vito Tallayia keeps results secret while showing past fights and selling tickets at multiple local spots. Williams School routed Plunkett 28 to 11 in a red division elementary game led by Bruce Linker and Robert Hubregsen with nine points each.
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Springfield
Paramount Theatre
Cassius Clay
Rocky Marciano
Clay
Marciano
Vito Tailarita
Phoenix News Room
Highland Fruit Co
Holyoke
Tallayia
Thompsonville
Conn
Williams School
Plunkett
Williams
Bruce Linker
Robert Hubregsen
Drotter and Langlois Named Cochairmen of 1970 Tourney
Stephen Drotter of North Adams Drury High School and Paul Langlois of Amherst named cochairmen for the 1970 Western Massachusetts interscholastic basketball tournament. Drotter chairs Berkshire County District 5 athletic committee. Langlois leads District 4 Pioneer Valley in Fay’s absence. Edward Jones of Greenfield High chosen temp replacement for Fay. Committees will meet in Northampton to discuss site. Springfield clashes and racial tensions may force move to UMass or Pittsfield Boys Club venues.
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Stephen Drotter
North Adams Drury High
Cochairman
Paul Langlois
Amherst
Fay
Northampton
Springfield
University of Massachusetts
Pittsfield Boys’ Club
UCLA Again Is No.1 Bonnies Climb to 4th
UCLA remains No.1 in the AP college basketball poll with 25 of 31 first place votes and 608 points. Kentucky is second with 566, South Carolina third. St Bonaventure rises to fourth as New Mexico State moves to fifth and Jacksonville to sixth.
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Bonnies
Kentucky
South Carolina
South
St. Bonaventure
New Mexico State
Jacksonville
North Carolina
Davidson
Houston
Marquette
North Carolina State
Niagara
Columbia
Ohio
Penn
Washington
Illinois
Louisville
Duke
Southern California
Alcindor
John Vallely
Henry Bibby
Wooden
Princeton
Oregon State
Bruins
New Mexico
de Houston
North Carolina St
Ohio U
Pennsylvania
Iinois
Southern Calif
Debbie Meyer
Sacramento
Calif
New South Wales
Parnell Wins Unsung Hero Award for UMass Football
Boston AP Massachusetts senior Steve Parnell from Newton received the 1969 Unsung Hero Award from the Boston Tobacco Table for his versatile 1968 season helping UMass win the Yankee Conference title. Parnell, a kick returner and multi position player, was praised by coach Vic Fusia as a true athlete who accepted all roles for team success.
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Massachusetts
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New England
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Tobacco Table
Fantasia
Cambridge
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Fusia
Jim Eacott
Tufts
Larry Waithe
Northeastern
Mike Piecak
Glenn Dumont
American International
Lewis Roney
Bruins Seek NHL East Lead With Home Schedule
Boston Bruins eye the top of the NHL East Division with three home games this week while the New York Rangers are more road-heavy. Coach Harry Sinden emphasizes improved play against East rivals as Boston trails New York by two points, with Montreal close behind. Key notes include Orr’s milestone 61 points at midway, Esposito’s surge to tie for second with 49, Murphy’s return from shoulder surgery, and Henderson’s hip injury status for Sanderson and Doak.
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National Hockey League
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Rangers
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Bobby Orn & Co
Los Angeles
Chicago
Toronto
Philadelphia
Minnesota
Orr
NHL
Phil Esposito
Oakland
Phil Goyette
St Louis
Espo
Sinden
Ron Murphy
Ron
Sanden
Derek Sanderson
Massachusetts General Hospital
Gary Doak
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Kris Krebs
Sporting News
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Baseball Weekly
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Lew Alcindor
John Wooden
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