Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Berkshire Eagle in Pittsfield, Massachusetts

We have 4,454,244 pages in Massachusetts

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 14, 1969

Page

11

Pittsfield All-Stars win District 1A title over Lee

The Pittsfield Babe Ruth American League All-Stars defeated Lee 5 to 1 at Clapp Park to claim the Berkshire County District 1A championship. Left-hander Mark Murphy dominated on the mound, allowing four hits and two walks with nine strikeouts as Pittsfield seized momentum with a three-run last inning. Denny Duquette belted a key home run, with Tom Beuth and Pete Clark contributing runs during a fourth inning rally.

Pittsfield Berkshire Clapp Park Mark Murphy Pat Bassi Murphy Lee Rin Denny Duquette Tom Beuth Duquette Pete Clark Beuth Mark Mitchell Berkshire County Wahoonah Park Bill Madden Dave Dalank Bol Pragilla Llom Bewth Gary Wilker John Ciullo Mickey Goodrich Joe LaBrie Tom Mooney Gordy Stevens Tom Gleason Gary Tate Denny Duquelle Jeff DiNiiccla Daryl Rustic Lee

Pittsfield Runs Clinch On Late Errors

Tun reached on an error and scored after stealing second in the first half. Clark delivered a run on a clean hit as the American Leaguers added another in the fifth on Murphy, a wild pitch, and Mickey Goodrich miscue. Lee's run came in the sixth, Buffly reached on an outfield error and scored on Bartini's single. Ken Baker pitched well for the loser, allowing five hits and two walks with seven strikeouts.

Clark Murphy Mickey Goodrich Lee Bob Buffly Frank Dignard Mike Bartini Ken Baker Pittsfield

Berkshire Hills Golf League Pairings And District Title Chase

The Berkshire Hills Country Club Businessmen's League announces weekly tournament pairings with two hits by several players. Pittsfield meets the District 1B champion Saturday at Wahconah Park for the District 1 title and a state-tournament bid. 1B semifinals were rained out. Northampton faces Holyoke tonight. Westover Air Base meets Amherst tomorrow. winners meet Wednesday night.

Berkshire Hills Country Club Businessmen’s Clark Murphy Pittsfield Pioneer Valley Wahconah Park Northampton Holyoke Westover Air Base Amherst

Skaters Plan To Attend Summer Event

Fifteen members of the Woodland Skating Club will attend summer sessions at RPU skating ring this year. Names include Thomas Allessio Carol Ausman Cecilia Ariente Stacy Brown Frederick Crane Jr. Gia and Jeffrey Caird Ana Marie Goslin Betsy Greenberg Ruth Pinkham Jay Robins Sara Lyn and Susan Secunda Mary Talbot and Deborah West. The RPI dormitory house mother is Woodland Club pro Mrs Robert Sage. Evening-session attendees include Lynette Gareth Backhaus Carol Blackburn Mrs David Caird Astrid Hagenguth Mrs Aldo Manfredo and daughters Jean and Carol Mrs Leonard Robins Mrs Evelyn Richer Mr and Mrs Daniel Secunda and Clinton Tavelli. When Joe Natmath played high school basketball at Beaver Falls Pa they called him the Big J.

Woodland Skating Club RPU Skating Ring Thomas Allessio Carol Ausman Cecilia Ariente Stacy Brown Frederick Crane Jr Gia Jeffrey Caird Ana-Marie Goslin Betsy Greenberg Ruth Pinkham Jay Robins Sara-Lyn Susan Secunda Mary Talbot Deborah West RPI Woodland Club Robert Sage Lynette

Little League Tourney Openers Set Thursday

First round play in District 1 Berkshire County Little Baseball League begins Thursday night with ten franchised leagues, all games at 6. The event runs through Monday with a Wednesday July 23 final. District 1 winner vs District 2 on July 28 at Longmeadow. Sectional champions advance to state tournament August 1 and 2 at Brighton. New England divisional in New London August 7 to 8, regional in Belleville August 14 to 16, Williamsport World Series the week of August 18. Eight entrants include four from the United States and one each from Canada Mexico Europe and the Far East. Japan has won the world title twice in the last three years.

Little Baseball League Berkshire County Tillist Longmeadow Belleville Williamsport United States Canada Mexico South America Europe Far East Japan

Plungis Wins No Hit Triumph in South Berkshire Doubleheader

South Berkshire right-hander Charlie Plungis pitched a no hitter in a 4 1 victory over Williamstown and earned a second win in relief as Gordon Soule's club swept the doubleheader 11 4 at Recreation Field. Plungis walked four struck out seven in the opener and added three strikeouts in 2 innings of relief in the second game.

Stockbridge South Berkshire Charlie Plungis Berkshire County Legion League Williamstown Gordon Soule Recreation Field Plungis Paul Piroff Billy Hart Williamsown Paul St. Pierre Hart Joe Wright John Walker Doug Wilcox Cook Duquette Chris Williams Paul Lacross Ruether Post Pittsfield Tom Scagliarini Dalton Adams

Dalton Ballplayers Visit Pittsfield Red Sox Guests

Nine members of Steve's Team from the Bunton League visited Wahconah Park in Pittsfield for a Red Sox game against the York Pa Pirates. Manager Patrick P. McKernan welcomed them and presented Marshall Porter Jr. with an autographed ball from Red Sox pitchers Kenneth Wright Ivy Washington and catcher Carlton Fisk.

Dalton Steve Pittsfield Red Sox York

A $1 000 Lesson From Bert Yancey at Palm Beach Qualifier

In Palm Beach Gardens Florida golf pro Bert Yancey described the spring PGA tour qualifying school as a $1,000 lesson. He noted the need for mental preparation and staying calm, advising players not to overreact to good shots and to maintain composure after great shots to avoid future mistakes.

Palm Beach Gardens Fla Bert Yancey Yancey

Danis Splits With State Champions Clam Shell

Danis of Pittsfield split a doubleheader with Clam Shell of Peabody, state softball champions, at Lakewood Field. Danis won 13 11 in eight innings after losing 7 5. Johnny Codey hit four homers, three in game two, as Danis rallied to take the second contest 13 11.

Step Danis Pittsfield Clam Shell Peabody Lakewood Field Danis Johnny Codey Sam Sapira Jack Spence Pete Pulaski Codey Bob Pulaski Pete Jay Brock Dave Melie Spence Fran Reardon Jack Bartow Brock

Persip Wins at Wahconah in Rainy WCC Open

Ellie Persip of Wahconah wins the women’s open golf tournament at Wahconah Country Club with an 82 after rain soaked rounds. Sheila Ryan of Berkshire Hills places second with 84, while Lil Belair and Mrs. Charles Remos contend for thirds. multiple club members tally low nets and divisions across Wahconah, Greenock, Forest Park, Skyline, and Northampton courses.

George Doucette Wahconah Joe Wechter Guido Jacobsen Philip Lomanski Forest Park Country Club Adams Jack McCormick Wahoonah

Also Mentioned on This Page

Pittsfield American All-Stars John Cuillo Candilore Aderrit Corrado Leahy Sr. Case McCormick Latimer Ball Hatch Stumpek Brennan A. Bank Itsfield American Goodrich Ifabtanes BiNicola Mooney Wilkens Stevens Culllo Tb Clark Tale Ss Duquetie Frazita Cf Murphy Th Po A Wheeler It Buffis Turner St Dignard Bartini Ib Cuevas Dupont W. Culllo Rt Kelly LaGrant Baker Kelly Old Clark PittsHeld Bariloi Buftis Duquetia Geadrich J. Culllo Baker Vince Zice al Bianchi Din Callahan Joe Natmath Beaver Falls Big J Brighton New England New London Conn Don Walker Marty Johns John Cook Dave Duquette Lenox Gale Lenox Dale South Dalton Lenox Dale Lancx Dale Legion Pe Wright Tt Williams Rf Holl Plangis P Wilcox Skorpul Murtaugh North ZAYRE M. Larkin A Stockley Marinara Layards Pose Bailaye Guinn Cattion LaRochelle Maynihany R. Plankay P Murphy M. Plankey Unwin Greenleaf P. Larkins Smachethi Lysonski Dean Studley Pannes Kudiate Cae Spalding Safety Service Mae Goodyear Meliss Stender U.S Goodyear New West Street Pleasa CEI Corruer Heh Schook Ellie Persip Sheila Ryan Nets Fran Berube Tom Stephens Lawrence Kelly Skyline Ernie Vitkauskas Sam McDowell Cleveland Indians Smokey ABC Dorothy Kot Barrington Lee, Lenoxdale Tyringham West Becket
Search Courier

Search the Berkshire Eagle Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Berkshire Eagle?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication