Merchants Rout New York Team 128 96 For Eighth Straight Win
Pittsfield’s Merchants defeated Lincoln Mercury of New York 128 to 96 at the Boys Club gym, extending their streak to eight. Tom Hannon led with 20 points, Doug Gratchfield scored 32 and 14 rebounds, Bill Telasky added 28 with 12 assists, and eight Merchants reached seven or more points. Cambridge Pros next visit on Sunday at 3 30.
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Lincoln- Mercury
New York City
Lincoln - Mercury
Merchants
Matt Zunic
Pittsfield
Swift Merchants
Louis
Cambridge Pro
Boston
Somerville High
New York
Hannon
Tom Hannon
Bill Telasky
Doug Grutchfield
Telasky
Zunic
Gratchfield
Red Sox Schedule Exhibiton Games With Farm Teams
The Boston Red Sox will play two exhibition games with their minor league system in 1964. On June 22 they meet the Winston-Salem Red Sox in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. On August 3 they visit the Seattle Rainiers while traveling from Los Angeles to Minneapolis.
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Boston
Boston Red Sox
Mike Higgins
Red Sox
Winston — Salem Red Sox
Winston- Salem
N.C
Seatle Rainiers
Los Angeles
Minneapolis
Keever and Hannon lead scorers in rough Merchants game
Keever and Hannon scored five each as Art Spoelstra led the visitors with 23 points. The Merchants built modest leads with limited production from five players and shot 24 for 38 at the line. Dick Zietler and Dan Voorhees were sidelined, prompting Pittsfield replacements Pat Robinson and Paul Perachi to suit up.
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Hannon
Art Spoelstra
Western Kentucky
Merchants
Charley Fohlin
Kirk Leslie
Telasky
Ed Washington
Washington
Lincoln-Mercury
New York Club
Jon Pittsfield
Dick Zietler
Dan Voorhees
Hiness
Pittsfield
Pat Robinson
Paul Perachi
Robinson
St. Joseph's High
Perachi
Dave Sturma
Peck’s Indians
Tony Villanova
Merchants Lincoln-Merc
BFP
Afp
Grutchfield
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Spoetstraiw
Bugmiazet
Crosby
Baker
leSurhoft
Leslie
Sheehy Oao McKeaver
Peracnt
Jon Woitkeski
Pal Bruni
Pittsfield Girls Take Ranks in Junior Slalom Event
Pittsfield skiers Patl Johnson Darrene Sha ver and Susan Carmet finished second third and fourth in the junior giant slalom at Woodstock VI. Karen Simpter of Greenfield won the event. Pam Marsten placed eighth in girls Class 2 and her brother Gene was reh in boys Class L.
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Patl Johnson
Darrene Shaver
Susan Carmet
Pittsfield
Woodstock
Karen Simpter
Greenfield
Pam Marsten
Gene
Reh
Gomer Jones Named Sooners Coach and Likely AD
Norman Oklahoma United Press International reports Gomer Jones former line coach under Bud Wilkinson is named head coach at Oklahoma and expected to become athletic director after Wilkinson resigns. Jones launches recruiting, promises no immediate staff changes while aiming to improve depth. Wilkinson cites political maneuvering and may run for the U.S. Senate.
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Okla
UPI
Gomer Jones
Bud Wilkinson
Oklahoma
Jones
Board of Regents
Oklahoma Athletic Council
Wilkinson
Lee
Athletic Council
Cleveland
lBight. Jones
Reigents
Regents
U.S. Senate
Horan Matches Tonight in Western Massachusetts Gloves
Holyoke and Pittsfield welterweight Fred Hap Horan meets Charlie Andrews of Newport in a 7 pm State Armory bout. Andrews once pushed 1963 champ Washington Kings to the limit. Horan has three amateur wins, two by knockout. Also on card are Eddie Owens, Holyoke middleweight champ, and two-time heavyweight champ Charlie Polite.
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Holyoke
Pittsfield
Freddie
Hap) Horan
Massachusetts
State Armory
Horan
Charlie Andrews
Newport
Andrews
Washington Kings
Andrew
Haran
Eddie
Redtop) Owens
Charlie Polite
Cranwell Wins Fourth Ski Meet
Cranwell School swept the meet on its ski hill taking the first five places in both slalom and downhill. Cranwell beat Monson Academy 200 to 1754 with Capt. Jack Franchebois of Pittsfield taking second in both events and John Mason winning the slalom while Bill Took won the downhill.
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LENOX
Cranwell School
Cranwell
Monson Academy
Jack Franchebois
Pittsfield
John Mason
Bill Took
Mason
Toof
Bill Moore
Jim Murray
Stockbridge
Franchebois
Moore
Toot
Murray
Raiders Sign Don Green From Susquehanna University
The Oakland Raiders signed Don Green a 21 year old 6 foot 200 pound back from Susquehanna University and fifth draft choice of the AFL club Green a Harrisburg Pa native played quarterback in college and will be tried as defensive safety or quarterback He is the sixth rookie among the Raiders top 10 draft choices to sign and seven rookies are now signed.
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Oakland
Calif
Oakland Raiders
Don Green
Susquehanna University
Green
Raiders
Harrisburg
Lenox Squash Team Defeats Cranwell in 4-0 Victory
Lenox School Squash team blanked Cranwell 4-0 on Saturday at Cranwell. Greg Frahm of Lenox defeated Pete Collins 2-1 in the top match, Chip French edged Jim Smith 2-1 in the second. Larry Raab and Morgan Palmer won 3-0 in the third and fourth matches, defeating Glenn Lee and Kevin O Rourke respectively.
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LENOX
Cranwell
Greg Frahm
Pittsfield
Pete Collins
Chip French
Jim Smith
Larry Raab
Glenn Lee
Morgan Palmer
Kevin O'Rourke
Local Skiers Capture Rocking Chairs in Vermont Race
Five Pittsfield men from Mount Greylock junior ski program placed in Ludlow Vermont veterans race. Bill Smith won and earned a rocking chair, John Howe finished second, Charlie Gibson third. Collins Pomeroy and Carl Maynard placed 11th and 12th. Howe’s wife Connie won the women’s race and also earned a rocking chair.
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Pittsfield
Mount Greylock
Chemo
Ludlow
Bill Smith
John Howe
Charlie Gibson
Collins Pomeroy
Carl Maynard
Howe
Connie
Lema Wins at Pebble Beach in Nightmarish Weather
Tony Lema won the Bing Crosby National Pro-Amateur at Pebble Beach with a final 71? actually 76 to finish 281, three strokes ahead of Al Balding. The brutal, windy course yielded rare scores as Balding and others faltered. Lema earned 5800 and shared 3000 in pro-am with Col. John Durkin.
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Pebble Beach
Calif
UPI
Tony Lema
Pebble
Bob Harrison
Canada
al Balding
Balding
Col
John Durkin
Air Force
Japan
Bo Wininger
John Bower Ninth in pre Olympic Nordic Meet
John Bower of Auburn Maine and Middlebury College finished ninth in the pre Olympic International Nordic meet. He placed sixth in jumping with 259-2 256 and ran the 15 kilometer cross country in 50 23. Larry Damon of Burlington Vermont competed only in cross country and was ninth in 50 38. U S No 2 relay team Damon Ed Demers Lebanon NH and Jim Shea Lake Placid NY finished ninth in the 18 6 mile race dominated by Russians.
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Lake Placid
N.Y
North Adams Fencers Sweep Lenox 20-7 in Meet
North Adams Fencing Club dominated Lenox School with a 20 to 7 victory led by George Diggins who won all six bouts. Diggins and Kirk Andrews starred in sabre while North Adams claimed a 6-3 edge in epee and earlier beat Albany State. Lenox captain David Nye won two bouts, but the team faltered against the stronger North Adams lineup.
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LENOX
North Adams
George Diggins
David Nye
Diggins
Nye
John Hickey
Charlie Jones
Cal Smith
Irving Pikscher
Pittsfield
Hickey
Jones
Curtis Gilbert
Kirk Andrews
Dave Perry
Peter Little
Roger Jackson
John Basher
Epee
North
Dick White
Rick Johnson
Albany State
MIT
Schoals
Peekskill
Boxing Knockout in Mexicali Rings Raul Soriano Triumphs
In Mexicali Raul Soriano of Los Angeles weighed 138 pounds knocked out Chihuahua Kid of Mexico at 1. The bout ended with Soriano securing a first round knockout at the Mexican boxing venue.
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Mexicali
Mexico
Raul Soriano
Los Angeles
Chihuahua
Packard Wins Judo Honors in Local Meet
Ralph Packard a Berkshire County jail guard in Pittsfield won the heavyweight brown belt championship in the judo Olympic development competition held here yesterday. Eight competed in his class amid a field of 150 in the overall meet. Bill Harms of Pittsfield placed third in the middleweight brown belt division.
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Somerville
Ralph Packard
Becket
Berkshire County
Pittsfield
Bill Harms
Berkshire Skiers Fall to Choate in Opening Meet
Berkshire School Varsity ski team lost 95.5 to 86.7 at home against Choate School. Rick Pabst of Berkshire posted top giant slalom times 34.0 and 37.8 seconds, while Rick Larsen of Choate clocked 38.1 and 38.0. Berkshire claimed first, third and fourth places. Choate took second, fifth, sixth and seventh. Berkshire’s next meet is tomorrow at 2:30 against Kingswood School of Hartford.
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Berkshire
Choate
Rick Pabst
Manchester
Rick Larsen
Kingswood School
Hartford
Conn
Croate
Cotton Davidson Sparks West To 27-24 All-Star Win
Cotton Davidson came off the bench to rally the West from a 24-3 halftime deficit, tossing a 25-yard score to Art Powell with 43 seconds left as the West defeated the East 27-24 in the AFL All-Star game in San Diego. Lincoln was MVP with a 64-yard third quarter run, while Archie Matsos earned top defensive honors.
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West
East
San Diego
Calif
UPI
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Oakland
Art Powell
Powell
Sid Gillman
Raiders
Tom Flores
Keith Lincoln
Curtis McClinton
Kansas City Chiefs
Lincoln
Boston Patriots
Babe Parilli
Cookie Gilchrist
Buffalo
Larry Garron
Patriots
Parilli
Garron
Bill Mathis
Hazzard Paces UCLA Past Stanford in 31-Point Night
UCLA star Walt Hazzard scored 31 to lead the No. 1 Bruins to an 80-61 win over 16th-ranked Stanford. Gail Goodrich added 22 as UCLA extended its win streak. Other top programs posted notable results including Kentucky close to 700th victory and Michigan, Cincinnati, and DePaul remaining in tight races.
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Hazzard
Stanford
Gail Goodrich
Adolph Rupp
Kentucky
Tennessee
Catton Nash
Bill Buntin
Cazzie Russell
Michigan
Ohio State
Oregon State
Oregon
Mel
Villanoga
Xavier
Ohio
Wildcat
Bill Melchionni
Ware Woman Wins Rolloff for Bowling Stars Spot
Miss Kitty Jablonski of Ware representing Orchard Lanes won the women’s rolloff for the Western Massachusetts spot on Bowling Stars. She rolled 359 across five games with scores 165 120 101 113 and 120. She will appear on the program Saturday at noon.
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Massachusetts
Imperial Danes
Kitty Jablonski
Ware
Orchard Lanes
Lenox Tops Darrow 7-1 in Hockey Showdown
Lenox School ended a two game skid by defeating Darrow School 7 to 1. Jeff Greiner led Lenox with two goals and an assist, while Bruce Clark added two goals. Darrow’s lone score came from George Norton at 3:40 of the first period aided by Peter Tillson, with Norton and Tillson among the notable contributors. Lenox resumes Wednesday against Williston Academy at East Hampton. Darrow meets South Kent School at New Lebanon.
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Varosity
Darrow School
Jeff Greiner
George Norton
Darrow
Bruce Clarkin
Norton
Peter Tillson
Secon
Tom Gray
Mike Greiner
Tim Marvin
Pete Ridder
Dave Mulligan
Greiner
Graesser
F Marvin
M. Greiner
Ridder
Carey
Clarkin
J. Greiner
Ban Cale
Mioe
England
Pittsfield
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