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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1969
Page
4
Pittsfield High leads Western Massachusetts in tournament appearances with a 25th bid, facing Wahconah Regional in the quarterfinals at Renfrew Field Adams. Monument Mountain and Wahconah debut, while St. Joseph's and St. Joe's join the field. Class L and Class S divisions split the schedule with semifinals at Springfield College and finals at Holyoke.
Gary Wilker led Besse Clarke to a 5-2 Babe Ruth League win at North Junior High as he pitched a two hitter, drove in two runs with a triple and single, and struck out 14. VW 448 meets Adams Super Markets at North Junior High tonight, and Union Federal faces Imperial Lanes at Deming Field.
Massachusetts Turnpike is fastest route to Western Massachusetts Class baseball tournament games in Chicopee and Westfield. To St Joseph Tigh Holyoke Catholic in Chicopee exit 4 off pike then Route 1 south, Way ide Avenue, Exchange Street, Route 116, Front Street past Chicopee High to Stot Park. For Westfield Vocational game take exit 3, Route 20 via Westfield center, Armory, Smith Avenue to the field.
Pittsfield Wahconah St Josephs Spartans and Lee compete in Class L with the winner advancing toward state honors. Semifinal pairings set for St Josephs vs Holyoke Catholic Chicopee and Monument Mountain vs Gateway Regional Westfield. Final two large school quarterfinals at Mackenzie Stadium Holyoke with one game at Worcester.
Chicopee High fell 16-3 at Stot Park as Springfield Tech extended its Western Massachusetts interscholastic record to 33 consecutive victories. The Tigers surpassed Chicopee High for the longest streak, building on a run that began in 1961 and continued through 1963.
Mike O'Donnell, a CWU junior sociology major and left handed player who midplays right handed, posted a 77.2 scoring average this season for the California Western University golf team which he helped organize. The CWU team went 15-1 this season and won the District NATA championship while preparing for the national NALA Championships June 8-12 at Meadowbrook Country Club in Fort Worth Texas.
Pittsfield High and Wahconah Regional will open their Western Massachusetts baseball tournament quarterfinal at Renfrew Field Adams tomorrow at 4 PM not 4:30 as previously reported The Eagle erred in relaying a phone message and corrected the start time.
Nancy Richey of San Angelo Texas and Julie Heldman of New York City clash in the French Open quarterfinals as the United States eyes the girls side for a possible title. Billie Jean King and Rosemary Casals also reach the quarterfinals.
Robert D Bardwell a junior at Wilbraham Academy shattered a 28 year school mark by running the mile in 4 minutes 36 seconds during a meet with Cranwell School Wilbraham won the meet and Bardwell earned the most valuable man award on the cross country squad at class day exercises He also reduced the existing mile record to 4 36 a time that had stood since 1941 Barr Blakeslee Potter from St Joseph Mo will captain Yale's 1969 70 varsity fencing team
Boston Red Sox slugger Tony Conigliaro, 24, named young man of the year by the Boston Press Photographers Association. He will be honored at the 43rd annual banquet June 7 at Sidney Hill Country Club for outstanding cooperation with news photographers in covering their duties.
Chicago rookie Carlos May nicknamed Cupcake and Sweetroll powers a 6-4 comeback win over Boston at Fenway, driving in three runs and lifting his average to .307. His older brother Lee May, with the Reds, also homers as Seattle, California, Minnesota and Washington post wins in the AL.
MLB results show New York 2 Los Angeles 1, St Louis 3 New York 4, San Francisco at Montreal rained, and rain-affected Cincinnati Pittsburgh. Today’s games feature Foster vs Seaver in New York and other NL clashes, plus numerous American League matchups and intercity series listings with starting pitchers and records.
Veteran harness driver Leonard O’Meara 49 of Lawrence Massachusetts collapsed in the sulky after guiding Mis Chief Kyte to first at Saratoga Raceway. He was declared dead on arrival at a nearby hospital from an apparent heart attack. O’Meara born in Canada began racing in the Maritime Provinces and was a regular at Saratoga and Vernon Downs driving horses owned by Dr. Albert Grass of Brattleboro.
Hinsdale Mt View Golf Club opened the season with low gross 83 by Norm Carmel and Mrs Sophie Borkowski. Del Stevens and Mrs Marsha Brown were second with 84. Bill Mack and Mrs Peg Hathaway had low net 36. Next event Sunday June 13. open to members and guests. players may choose partners. spaghetti supper after.
In Houston Cassius Clay, fat with talk of ham burgers, avoids boxing and court talk after a 100 minute appearance before Judge Joé Ingraham. He faces a Supreme Court hearing on wiretap issues and a postponement motion as prosecutors prepare a reply.
Stearns sixth grade baseball beat Pomeroy 6-1 at Clapp Park with two hit pitching by Dennis Liebenow who struck out 11. Steve Hebert had two hits and three RBIs while Gary Chapman hit a triple for Pomeroy. Pomeroy’s pitchers Greg Keen and Joe Izzo allowed six hits. Keen fanned 10 and Izzo two.
Four buses will take St Josephs High fans to the St Joe s Holyoke Catholic Western Massachusetts Class baseball tournament quarterfinal at Stat Park Chicopee. The game starts at 3 15. Reservations are through the school. No admission but a collection may be taken.
Dickenson Dickinson Fleck Sanders miss 36 holes sectional at Colonial and Dallas as Snead Still Hinson among 29 qualifiers for Houston Open berth. Palmer demurs on exemption yet seeks final chance. field narrows to 150 with 83 exempt players.
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