Maldonado's Pinch Hit Walks Sox To 6-4 Win
Maldonado delivered a pinch hit three run homer in the sixth inning as Pittsfield beat York 6-4 at Wahconah Park. The victory, Pittsfield’s 12th win in 14, kept them one game up on Williamsport in the Eastern League standings and gave them a 5-4 season-series edge over York.
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Felix Maldonado
Felix
Wahconah Park
Pittsfield-Berkshire
York White Roses
Red Sox
Williamsport Mets
York
Pittsfield
Pennsylvanians
Maldonado
Eddie Popowski
White Roses
Wahconah
Pete Magrini
Bob Kenny
John Hawkins
Fred Hatter
Hawkins
Howie Bedell
Hatter
Bill Haywood
George Angel
George Scott
John Harmon
Angel
Jim Russin
Reggie Smith
Allan Montreuil
Haywood
al Lehrer
Montreuil
Jeft
Bill Hands
Tacoma
Tom Kelly
Portland
Ollie Brown
Rich Reichardt
Seattle
Washington
Hands
Brown
San Francisco
Giants
Kelly
Cleveland
Reichardt
Los Angeles Angels
Hudson
University of Wisconsin
Angels
Little League National Guard Edges Tank Shop 4 2
National Guard earned its first win of the season in South Little League by beating Tank Shop 4 2. Billy Windsor’s two run double in the eighth was the key hit. Mark Tucker pitched the seventh and won. Bobby Moynihan took the loss. In South League action M&B Electric defeated Gull OU 14 2. In East League Pittsfield Electric routed McDonald's 15 0 with Billy Carmel and Tim Kearns leading the hit column.
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National Guard
Tank Shop
Billy Windover
Mark Tucker
Bob McDonald
Bobby Moynihan
M&b Electric
Gull OU
Pittsfield Electric
McDonald's
Billy Carmel
Pittsfield Picks Pair of Pitchers In the Draft
The Pittsfield team of the Eastern League drafted two left handed pitchers and two infielders in the free agent draft. Fred Marden of Natick Massachusetts and Jim Thomas of Sacramento California were the pitchers. Amando Otis of Birmingham Alabama and Jim Hutto of Pensacola Florida were the infielders. Marden set several strikeout records in the Greater Boston Collegiate League at Brandis University. Thomas played for Sacramento State College.
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New York
Pittsfield
Fred Marden
Natick
Mass
Jim Thomas
Sacramento
Calif
Amando Otis
Birmingham
Ala
Jim Hutto
Pensacola
Fla
Marden
Boston
Brandeis University
Thomas
State College
UMass Wins Conference Sports Cup
The University of Massachusetts captured the Frank W. Keaney trophy as Yankee Conference overall champions with 3814 points. Maine was second with 3714, Rhode Island third at 3446, and Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire in the lower ranks.
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Kingston
University of Massachusetts
Frank W. Keaney
Redmen
University of Maine
Massachusetts
Maine
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Vermont
New Hampshire
Belanger’s Skein Snapped at Six
Former Pittsfield High athlete Mark Belanger saw his 11 game hitting streak end with a 3-0 loss by the Springfield Giants to the Elmira Pioneers in Elmira New York. Belanger went hitless in five official at bats, lowering his average from .238 to .251 and leaving him at 43 for 171.
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Pittsfield High
Mark Belanger
Springfield Giants
Elmira Pioneers
Elmira
N.Y
Mark
Adams, GE Triumph in Babe Ruth League Slugfest
Adams Super Market beat Comet Jewelers 6-1 at North Junior High to snap a three-game skid while Comet dropped its fourth in a row as GE outslugged VFW 16-10 at Deming Field in a high scoring junior game.
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Comet Jewelers
North Junior High
Comet
Deming Field
General Electric
VFW
Jay Drury
Adams
Olds
Johnny Wilk
Ricky Guilds
Jim Sincere
Mike Barrington
Pat Phelps
Jim Vandergrift
Deming
Barrington
Bob Barrington
Dick Russell
Ricky Russo
Mike Brown
Dan Hamling
Besse- Clarke
Imperial
GEAA
Berkshire Auto
Adams Lander
Fer Mitchell
Hamel
Markham
Oids
Drury
Mitch
Gerten
Marans
S—paltier
Ef Drury
R- Barrington
M Barrington
If Alziee J. Sincere
LeStanc
Harmant. Wp—Guilds
Rovkas
Russell
Wiss Russa
Brown
Rusto
LeBlanc
Hamiing
Zack
Perkins
Atlanta Group To Weigh AFL, NFL Franchises
Atlanta players eyes turn to professional football with a 1968 franchise decision. The AFL granted Atlanta a team, while the NFL also shows strong interest as stadium officials withhold rental talks until July. Cox Broadcasting holds an AFL option and reviews the decision with city authorities and league officials.
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Atlanta Group
AFL
NFL
Atlanta
UPI
Cox Broadcasting Corporation
APL
AYL
Oceanport
Nat
Stadium Authority
Pete Rozelle
NPL
New York
Cox Corporation
Cox
Torchia Leads Winston-Salem Batting High in Carolina League
Tony Torchia, a first baseman with Winston-Salem North Carolina, hits .329 for third in the Carolina League. Teammates with Pittsfield connections include Gage Naudain .291 Bob Grenda .274 Jim Ferguson .255 and Bob Montgomery .252. Pitching records show ex Pittsfield players Steve Champs 0-1 1:80 Bob Snow 1-0 2:14 Bill Rohr 6-1 2:82 Bob Myer 3-5 3:38.
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Pittsfield
Tony Torchia
Winston-Salem
N.C
Winston- Salem
Gage Naudain
Bob Grenda
Jim Ferguson
Bob Montgomery
Steve Champs
Bob Snow
Bill Rohr
Bob Myer
Busy Bees Stay Tied For First In Watervliet Softball
Busy Bees, half a game ahead, defeated Watervliet Arsenal 13 to 1 to stay tied for the league lead with Aiken's All-Stars. Milt Gardner and Joe DeAngelis combined on a three-hitter with 12 strikeouts, Gardner contributing a two-run double while Joe Murdock hit a two-run homer and Dick Mac Cartney added two doubles and a single.
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Busy Bee
Pittsfield
Watervliet Arsenal
Bees
Aiken's
Milt Gardner
Joe DeAngelis
Gardner
Joe Murdock
Dick MacCartney
Brigham Young Loses to Chilean Catholic University
The Catholic University of Chile defeated Brigham Young University 87 to 72 in Santiago on Tuesday night. The game marked a setback for BYU during its overseas tour.
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Brigham Young
Chile
Santiago
Catholic University of Chile
Brigham Young University
Connecticut Stays Alive in Omaha
Connecticut rallied to stay alive as New England’s rep scored three in the second and two in the third to clinch the victory. Sophomore Tommy Lawton worked five innings for the win, with Leo Bravakis finishing. Connecticut's offense included four straight hits in the second as Matta, Johnson, Carroll, and Lawton produced key hits and two run scoring plays.
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Omaha
University At Connecticut
Florida State
Texas
New England
Tommy Lawton
Leo Bravakis
Connecticut
Peta Matta
Lee Johnson
Ed Carroll
Lawton
Preston Denby
Spence Plans Full Time Ring Program
Eddie Spence, a Pitsfield professional middleweight boxer and University of Massachusetts graduate, will become a full time fighter. Manager Roger Sala disclosed that Spence will train in Boston and fight often as soon as he is in shape.
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Eddie Spence
Pitsfield
University of Masssachusetts
Roger Sala
Sala
Eddie
Boston
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