Sox Begin Five Game Set In Elmira Tonight
Pittsfield Berkshire Red Sox, tied for third with Elmira, open a five game series in Elmira after trimming Elmira for the eighth straight time at Wahconah Park. Kenny Wright earned his eighth win as Rod Austin belted his 11th homer, with Salazar vs Gaines in the opener.
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John Mason
Red Sox
Summer
Kat Shitanishi
Bud Hunter
Fred Walcott
Shitanishi
Carlton Fisk
Katawczik
Patkin to Perform at Wahconah Park in Pittsfield
Sox Shorts Diamond comedian Max Patkin will appear at Wahconah Park on Wednesday night against the Waterbury Indians for his fifth annual Pittsfield appearance. Don Dilly expected back this weekend from Army Reserve Camp in North Carolina. Dowd and Rudanovich away on service.
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Max Patkin
Wahconah Park
Don Dilly
Pittsfield
Army Reserve Camp
North Carolina
Paul Dowd
Dan Rudanovich
38 Races Set in City Swim Meet
Thirty eight races are scheduled in the annual Pittsfield city swimming meet starting tomorrow at 1 PM at the outdoor YMCA pool near East Acres Road. Division winners may swim for the city team at the Springfield invitational meet on August 18. Mayor Butler and City Park Commissioner Charlies D. Gilson will give welcomes, with YMCA treasurer Robert T. Green greeting competitors. John Marchesi leads the meet, with numerous officials listed among the organizers.
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YMCA
Ponterril
East Acres Road
Department of Parks and Recreation
Springfield Union
Springfield
Butler
Charlies D. Gilson
Robert T. Green
John Marchesi
Park Department
Norman
Demolition Derby Added to Valley Speedway Card
West Lebanon New York Lebanon Valley Speedway adds an extra demolition derby to its 10 event program on Saturday night after the sportsman feature. The goal is to outlast rivals by moving and damaging others with no gate charge. More than 50 entrants expected. warm-ups begin at 8 p.m. with a rain date Sunday night.
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West
Lebanon
N.Y
Lebanon Valley Speedway
Amherst and Pittsfield South Clash In II Playoffs
Amherst Little League All-Stars face Pittsfield South League in a noon game at Sheldon Field Northampton to open the state playoffs. Amherst won District 2 by routing Westover 12-1, while Pittsfield South claimed District 1 with a 26-1 win over Adams at Deming Field.
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Amherst
Pittsfield
Catuzzi Heads Williamstown Grid Clinic
Williams College coach Larry Catuzzi will supervise the Hart Camp Football Clinic in South Williamstown on Aug. 15 and 16. The event invites boys of all ages with four area high school coaches assisting. Sessions run 9 a.m. to late afternoon with lunch, swimming, and horseback riding offered. a small fee covers meals. Camp director Allen Hill started the program to aid fall football players.
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Larry Catuzzi
Williams College
New Ashford Road
South Williamstown
Catuzzi
Roger Cirone
Drury
Joe Doyle
Adams
Johnny Allen
Mt. Greylock
Ron Goss
McCann Tech
Allen Hill
Alan Briskin Earns Lafayette Lacrosse Letter
Alan Briskin of Pittsfield has been awarded a varsity lacrosse letter at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania where he is a junior.
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Pittsfield
Lafayette College
Easton
County Legion Loop Enters Final Weekend of Schedule
The Berkshire County Legion Baseball League heads into the final weekend with two games tonight. Pittsfield Post 68 meets Williamstown at Mitchell Field, while Dalton plays Lenox Dale at Cranwell Field. Tomorrow at 2 Pittsfield faces Adams at Renfrew Field and on Sunday at 2 Lenox Dale goes to Renfrew. Three teams, Pittsfield 9-3, Dalton 9-4, Lenox Dale 8-5, contend for the title. Next Wednesday is the league’s final day. Hadley, Zone 2 champ, opens Berkshire play. state playoffs begin with Zone 1 and 2 champs on Saturday Aug 2.
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Williamstown
Mitchell Field
Dalton
Lenox Dale
Cranwell Field
Lenox
Pittsfield
Adams
Renfrew Field
South Berkshire
Hadley
Joe Roy
West Stockbridge
Jim Denver
Springfield
Berkshire County King
Roy
Major League Baseball scoreboard and doubleheader results
Baseball totals show Cincinnati over New York 4 to 3 in 12 innings. Chicago downed Los Angeles 5 to 3 while St. Louis beat San Francisco 2 to 1. Houston topped Philadelphia 7 to 3 and Pittsburgh defeated San Diego 4 to 3 in 10 innings. Montreal beat Atlanta 9 to 6. Los Angeles visits Chicago with Osteen and Jenkins on the mound.
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Blass
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Gibson
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Boston
Cleveland
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Minnesota
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San Fran
Kansas City
California
Hoehns Welds Tie in Tennis Match at Pontennis
The Hoehn and Weld teams in the Pittsfield Tennis Club League finished with a 2-2 tie in Wednesday night play at Pontennis courts. Walt Michalski won 7-1 over Dick Whitehead and Treston Lamberton won 7-2 over Larry Hunt for Hoehn. Ken Hydinger won 7-0 over Dan Secunda and Dave Whitehead won 7-1 over Marty Dichner for Weld. Pittsfield hosts Holyoke Sunday August 3 at 2 PM on the Ponterri l courts.
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Weld
Pittsfield Tennis Club
Pontennis
Walt Michalski
Dick Whitehead
Treston Lamberton
Larry Hunt
Ken Hydinger
Dan Secunda
Dave Whitehead
Marty Dichner
Pittsfield
Holyoke
Ponterril
Dalton Wins To Stay in Flag Chase
Dalton remains in the Berkshire County American Legion Baseball race after a 19-3 win over Williamstown. Fran Majchrowski drove in five with a triple and two singles, Harry Hume went 4 for 4 with two triples, and Dalton’s strong defense supported Glenn Campbell on the mound for a decisive victory. Mike Cady added a notable seventh inning running grab and throw.
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Dalton
Berkshire County American Legion Baseball League
Mike Casey
Fran Majchrowski
Harry Hume
Majchrowski
Glenn Campbell
Campbell
Mike Cady
OlSanti
St. Pierre
Kellys
Wea
Amstown
Dallen
RBI
Quirk
Gary Campball
Streeter
Cady & Agostini
Shaw
Kelly
Majchrewski
Hume
Gary Campbell
Cady
Gary Cam Ahterbbso
Ghann Campbell
Vesio
Lacross
Belanger Maintains .283 Batting Average After 5-2 Win
Orioles shortstop Mark Belanger went 1 for 3 to stay at a .283 average after last night’s 5-2 victory over the White Sox in Baltimore. He is now 92 for 325 on the season, adding to his morning senior-year update as a Pittsfield High alumnus.
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James Jr
Niskayuna
N.Y
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Carlton
Pudge” Fisk
Pittsfield
Mark Belanger
Pittsfield High
Baltimore Orioles
Chicago White Sox
Baltimore
McGrath Rodriguez Set for Monday Prelim Bout
North Adams fight card features Kevin McGrath of Worcester vs Pablo Rodriguez of Chicope in a four round opener a strong featherweight clash and a ten round main with Al Romano facing Juan Ramos and Tough Terry Rondeau moving up to lightweight Keulian brings experience at 32 and 100 plus fights as Spence eyes a title shot after a standout performance against Cherico in recent action
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al Romano
Clarksburg
Juan Ramos
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Ramos
New York
Terry
Keulian
Reulian
Rondeau
Eddie Spence
Pittsfield
Philadelphia
Pleze Williams
Spence
Jimmy Cherico
Cherico
Pete Riccitelli
Center Sports
Rick
Sam Silverman
Noel Field
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Worcester
Pablo Rodriguez
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Pete Toro
Billy Backus
Syracuse
Pat Murphy
Terry" Rondeau
Johnny Keulian
Romano
Roger Sala
Sala
Johnny Griffin
Cleveland
Lou
Hicks
Boxing results from several cities report KO wins and an outpoint
In Tokyo Paul Fuji KO'd Manfredo Alipala in 10 rounds. In Dartmouth Kevin Hogan KO'd Rene Durelle in 7. In Los Angeles Larry Harding KO'd Beto Estrada in 3. In Portland Ken Campbell outpointed Billy Wade over 8. Jesse Crown knocked out Ronnie Williams in 6. The rounds and weights vary across listings.
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Manfredo Alipala
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Nova Scotia
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Rene Durelle
Baie Ste. Anne
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Harbor City
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Maine
Ken Campbell
Providence
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Billy Wade
New York
Jesse Crown
Ronnie Williams
Pitching Woes Continue For Sox Lose 8-6 To Pilots
Seattle scheduled starter Ray Jarvis struggled and walked batters while Boston built six runs on six hits but failed to slow the Pilots. Reggie Smith injury opened the game, Yaz drove in runs, and Mike Nagy was slated to start against Diego Segui in game two of the four game set.
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Tony Conigliaro
Rico Petrocelli
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Jarvis
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Tom Satriano
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Don Mincher
Jerry
McNertney
Ron Clark
Clark
Vicente’ Romo
Yaz
Carl Yastrzemski
Bil Landis
MecNertney
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Conigliaro
Horley
Dick Williams
Mike Nagy
Diego Segui
Eight Teams Set in Park Soccer League
Pittsfield Park Department names eight 14 player squads for its Summer Soccer League. Teams listed include COUGARS MUSTANGS FALCONS COSRAS FIRESIROS ROAD RUNNERS JAVELINS BARRACUDAS with captains and player rosters.
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Hersh Schipp
Dick Blais
Ian Keeny
Te Goodrich
Jim Lee
John Burke
Ken Linehan
al Belitfeld
Chris Busch
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Rick Xomantecki
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Paul Morgan
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Bill Lyon
John O'Leary
Dick Clement
Tom Faugh
Steve Murphy
Mark
Gig Colehaugh
Tity Rusk
Mick Cheney
Jaaek ‘Tarn
Arphy
Tee En Wenens
Mike Lally
Brad Masher
Dave Farton
Correction noting junior girls running long jump winner
In Tuesday night Junior Olympics coverage Nancy Heidel is stated as winner of the running long jump for junior girls, but the Eagle story credits Betti Randolf with the victory. The correction confirms Heidel as the winner per the event standings.
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The
Eagle Story
Betti Randolf
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