Sox fall 8-5 to Reading in opener of four game series
Reading Phillies defeated Pittsfield Berkshire 8-5 at Wahconah Park to take a 1-0 lead in the four game set. Hank McGraw led Reading with four hits including a homer, while Pat Locanto cleared the bases with a three run triple in the sixth. Bud Hunter drove in Pittsfield’s first two runs with a single and a triple.
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Reading Phillies
Pittsfield-Berkshire Red Sox
Wahconah Park
Ivy Washington
Billy Gardner
Ken Reynolds
Pat Locanto
Phillies
Red Sox
Jim Thomas
Tom Parsons
Dave Bennett
Reading
Bennet
Dan Rudanovich
Rick Miller
Hank McGraw
Steve Kalinsky
Thomas
Ron Allen
McGraw
John Vukovich
Kalinsky
Locanto
Carlton Fisk
Bob Kelly
Kat
Shitanishi
Pat Skrable
Hunter
Bud Hunter
Pittsfield
Vale
York Rallies For Victory Over Yankees
The York Pirates defeated the Yankees 5-3 as three first inning runs, strong pitching by Roger Haywood through eight innings, and two homers by Manchester's Steve Grotemeyer shaped the outcome. Elmira beat Waterbury 5-4 behind timely hitting and a late triple by Dave Robinson. Fred Kendal slugged two homers for three RBIs to overturn an early Waterbury lead.
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York Pirates
Manchester
Yankees
Roger Haywood
Pirates
Steve Grotemeyer
York
Walter Walters
Elmira
Waterbury
Reading
Pittsfield
Grotemeyer
Dave Robinson
Pioneers
Fred Kendal
Coachmen and Elks Secure Easy Softball Wins
In the City Slow Pitch Softball League doubleheader at Lakeway Field the Coachmen shut out Lipton Steel 11 0 while the Elks routed Dairy Center. Yellow Coach players Mike Bates and Ted Burzinat each had three hits as Lipton’s, Dairy Center, and Berkshire Life plan upcoming games.
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Elks
Lakeway Field
Lipton Steel
Oe Elks
Mike Bates
Ted Burzinat
Jan Villanova
Herb Evans
Mike Massaconi
Bob LeClair
Ron Kinnas
Ron Gilardi
Roger Guadinoe
John Powers
Wayne Goodrich
Lipton’s
Lipton's
Berkshire Life
Dairy Center
James' Jewelers
Sox Shorts Pittsfield changes lineup after Ramos out for season
Pittsfield shortstop Johnny Ramos is lost for the season with a dislocated shoulder suffered sliding into second in York. Third baseman John Mason moves to short, with Johnny Butler previously sidelined by a knee injury. Fousse signs with Reading as Red Sox scouts watch spring action. rotation to feature Reynolds Clem and Nutter for remainder of Pittsfield series. A double play at York, described by manager Bob Wellman as the most unusual he has seen, involved Fisk’s line drive caroming to the pitcher then to the third baseman and on to second. Judy Henderson wins attendance contest at 586 during Campbell Soup promotion.
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Pittsfield
Johnny Ramos
York
Ramos
Johnny Butler
Winston-Salem
Ken Reynolds
Hal Clem
Jack Nutter
Reading
Bob Wellman
Billy Gardner
Carlton Fisk
North LL Selects All Stars
The North Little League has named 13 players to its all star team for the Little League tour nament. Coaches Al Chapman and Gerald Greenleaf will inform the boys selected about practice times and sizes. Selectees include Kenneth Sadlowski Daniel Broderick Murphy's Builders Robert Skowran Nichols Brothers William Eulian Glenn Gagliardi Fire Department Kevin Callaghan Police Department Gregory Bailey Elks Joseph Janas Russell Quetti Terrance Donnelly Colt Insurance Patrick Javardi Peter Gagiorno Gene Quinn Zayre.
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North Little League
al Chapman
Gerald Greenleaf
Kenneth Sadlowski
Daniel Broderick
Murphy's Builders
Robert Skowran
Nichols Brothers
William Eulian
Glenn Gagliardi
Fire Department
Kevin Callaghan
Police Department
Gregory Bailey
The
Elks
Joseph Janas
Russell Quetti
Terrance Donnelly
Colt Insurance
Patrick Javardi
Peter Gagiorno
Gene Quinn
Zayre
Mrs Zaccaria Has Low Gross At Skyline CC
Mrs Peter Zaccaria posted a low gross of 43 in Skyline Country Club Monday Night Women's Golf League in Lanesboro. Lawrence Kelly won Flight A with low net 30, Flight B winners were Aldo Crespi with low gross 59 and Beatrice St Pierre with low net 3, in Flight C Robert Blais had low gross 57 and John Codey low net 23.
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Lanesboro
Peter Zaccaria
Skyline Country Club
Lawrence Kelly
Aldo Crespi
Beatrice St. Pierre
Robert Blais
John Codey
Bocci Champion Louis Brandon Shines Across Three Days
Louis Brandon age 78 wins two of three days at Italian American Club lanes in a two man bocci tournament. He and Rocky Amuso won Friday, Brandon with Clay Carusso won Saturday, Amuso with Peter Amuso won Sunday. One hundred teams entered the Newell Street courts as the club plans a Labor Day city championship.
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Louis Brandon
Brandon
Rocky Amuso
Clay Carusso
Amuso
Peter Amuso
Newell Street
Van Blarcoms Dominate Pontoostic Sailing Races
Al Van Blarcom and daughter Pat led the Van Blarcoms to victory across all four Sunday races at Pontoostic Sailing Club. Pat won the women’s event and one regular race while her father won two more regular races. Bud Tucker took the two-lap July 4th handicap with Pat aboard. Second and third places varied across races with crews including Larry Hall, Burt Wright, Bud Boucher, Dave Poole, Herb Rothenburg, and Beverly Wright.
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al van Blarcom
Pat
Pontoostc
Bud Tucker
van Blarcoms
Larry Hall
Burt Wright
Bud Boucher
Dave Poole
Herb Rothenburg
Wright
Beverly Wright
Pam Baker
Sammy Vincent Cards Eagle at WaheNonah Golf Club
Dalton Sammy Vincent of Boca Raton and former Pittsfield resident carded an eagle on the par 4 338 yard 16th at WaheNonah Golf Club. He used a 7 iron for the opening tee approach then stuck a 4 wood second shot onto the green for a first bounce cup. He played with Congressman Silvio Conte and Louis Costi of Dalton.
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Dalton
Sammy Vincent
Boca Raton
Fla
Pittsfield
Waheonah Golf Club
Vincent
Silvio Conte
Louis Costi
Northampton Names Mantegna Varsity Basketball Coach
Northampton Junoir varsity coach Joe Mantegna was named the new varsity basketball coach by the Northampton School Committee, succeeding Frank Richieder who led the post for 14 seasons. Mantegna, Bradley University graduate, has coached baseball and cross country at local schools and led Northampton High’s first soccer team’s fall season.
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Joe Mantegna
Northampton High
Mantegna
Frank Richieder
Bradley University
John F. Kennedy
Florence
JFK
Alaska Goldpanners rely on Billy Fanning umpire role
Billy Fanning, renowned for his baseball knowledge and competitive fire, leaves Colorado to umpire all Fairbanks home games for the Alaska Goldpanners. The NCAA sanctioned team, formed in 1960, fields top collegiate players and spends summers in Alaska, Japan, and the mainland, with Fanning coaching in Grand Junction, Colorado in the off season.
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St. Joseph’s High
Colorado
Fairbanks
Alaska
Alaska Goldpanners
Billy
Goldpanners
Grand Junction
Colo
Ft. Wainwright
University of Colorado
United States
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Kans
National Baseball Congress
H. A. “Red” Boucher
Heida
Boucher
Fairbanks Industrial Development Corp
Shakaijin Baseball Association of Japan
Japan
University of Southern California
Wichita Service Auto Glass
Santa Clara University
Honolulu
Hawaii
Seattle
Alaska Airlines
Fanning
Grand Junction High
Denver
Silverman Chooses Main Bout For Noel Field Card
NORTH ADAMS The bar gain basement all star show promoted by Sam Silverman at Noel Field on Monday July 14 will host three 10 round bouts with two New England titles at stake. Romano defends the welterweight crown against Al DeJarnette of Worcester, Rondeau pursues the vacant featherweight title vs Carlos Garcia, and Spence meets Jimmy Cherico in a rematch. Manager Roger Sala, backing the three Berkshire County headliners Terry Rondeau Eddie Spence and Al Romano, declines to pick the main bout, leaving the decision to Silverman. The show is billed as the largest boxing program to come here, with a rain date set for Tuesday.
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North Adams
Sam Silverman
Noel Field
New England
Terry Rondeau
Eddie Spence
Pittsfield
al Romano
Silverman
Romano
al DeJarnette
Worcester
Rondeau
Carlos Garcia
Spence
Jimmy Cherico
New York
Sam
Roger Sala
Sala
Berkshire County
Stone Pitches Braves To Big Win Over Dodgers
Ex Reliever Stone pitched five perfect innings and a three hitter as Atlanta moved atop the NL West with a 6-2 win over Los Angeles. Aaron homered, Millan drove in two, and Lefebvre, Russell homered for the Dodgers late. Cincinnati rallied past San Diego 5-3 as Perez tripled in three runs. Houston beat San Francisco 8-2 behind Don Wilson’s 14 strikeouts.
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Braves
Dodgers
Associated. Press
Los Angeles
George
Atlanta
Walter Alston
Cincinnati
Tony Perez
San Diego
San Francisco
Giants
Houston
Don Wilson
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Lefebvre
Russell
Alan Foster
Hank Aaron
Felix Millan
Reds
Chico Ruiz
Pete Rose
Bob Tolan
Perez
Rose
van Kelly
Padres
Curt Blefary
Astros
Jim Wynn
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