Intracity title at stake as Pittsfield meets St Joseph's Thursday
Pittsfield High and St Joseph's High clash Thursday at Wahconah Park in the 481i annual intracity football showdown on Veterans Day. A win could decide the city title and influence Berkerd County and Class A standings. Wahconah enters 5-1, Pittsfield 4-1 in league play. winner likely shares or claims honors.
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Pittsfield High
St. Joseph's High
Wahconah Park
Berkshire County
Pittsfield
Wahconah
Dalton
Joe Gleason
Berkshire
Drury
North Adams
Wahcoal
Mt. Greylock
Williamstown
Pittsfield Coaches See White Plains Defeated 13-12
Pittsfield High scouting White Plains New York as White Plains loses 13-12 to Port Chester at home. Pittsfield plans Thanksgiving meeting at 11 A.M. White Plains placekicker boots soccer style but misses two after attempts. Nearby results: Adams 19-14, Drury 28-21, St Josephs 1-5, Holyoke Catholic 19-6. Lee High dominates Inter County League play with multiple shutouts and big wins. Searles 2-6 before clash. Great Barrington beats McCann Tech 18-44 and Mt Everett 20-6. Wildcats and Mustangs resume gridiron after 16-year suspension, Lee wins easily last year.
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Lee High
Searles High
Great Barrington
Lee
Turners Falls
PHS
St. Joe's
Pittsfield High
White Plains
N.Y
Port Chester
Pittsfield
Adams
Drury
St. Joseph's
Holyoke Catholic
Northampton
Wahconah
Mt. Grelyock
Ware
Mahar
Frontier Regional
Pioneer
Arms Academy
Amherst
Searles
McCann Tech
Mt. Everett
Bethel
Conn
Chatham
Springfield Commerce
Springfield
Tantasqua
Wildcats
Mustangs
Cage Clinic at Boys' Club Led by UMass Coach
Former University of Massachusetts basketball coach Matt Zunic will lead a three day cage clinic at the Boys' Club gym for players and coaches in the club leagues. Sessions run 7 pm nightly tomorrow through Friday with age specific groups. Coaches must register tonight and boys wishing to play in the leagues should sign up tonight. organizers are Alexander Scotty Lestie and Jim Mooney. Dick Kenney set a Spartan record with a 49 yard field goal for Michigan State last year against USC.
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University of Massachusetts
Matt Zunic
Alexander Scotty Lestie
Jim Mooney
Dick Kenney
Michigan State
Southern California
Pittsfield considers reborn pro basketball Merchants plan
The Pittsfield Boys Club Merchants may revive Sunday pro basketball at the Boys Club gym. Pasquale Cioffi backs a new organizational board with Matt Zunic likely as coach, aiming for a Thanksgiving start and a game against Schenectady's Pros.
Citrus Open golf tournament slated for Rio Pinar
A new professional event the Citrus Open with a $100,000 purse will take place March 17 to 20 at Rio Pinar Country Club in Orlando Florida. It features top players and a regional tour buildup to the spring season.
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Rio Pinar Country Club
Orlando
Fla
Lee Academy Fields Best Soccer Season Yet
Lee Academy finished its inaugural strong soccer year with six wins four losses and a tie tying for third in the Taconic Conference. Co captains Harry Dellis and Howard Rogers starred as nine goals led the team while Gorji Brooks Beyer and McCray provided steady support as the squad rebounded from a three game skid to close with wins over Rockwood Vanderheyden and Marlboro.
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Lee Academy
Lee
Taconic
Kingsley Hall
Windsor Mountain Jayvees
Cornwall Academy
Hoosac School
Schuyler Prep
Drury High Opens Cage Slate Dec. 1
NORTH ADAMS The Drury High basketball team will open a 20 game schedule on Wednesday Dec. 1 against Springfield Trade at the North Adams Armory. Nonleague contests include home and home with Lenox and Lee with single tilts against Trade Chicopee Brockton and Springfield Classical. Coach Ed Lamarre's Blue Devils begin Northern Berkshire League play January 7 at Mt Greylock Williamstown. They close league play February 18 at Wahconah Dalton.
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North Adams
Drury High
Springfield
North Adams Armory
Lenox and
Lee
Chicopee
Brockton
Springfield Classical
Ed Lamarre
Blue Devils
Mt. Greyjock
Williamstown
Drury
Wahconah
Dalton
Lenox
Lees
Classical
Mt. Greylock
Adams
St. Joseph’s CP
Pittfield
Sir Joseph's N
Ady
First Skating Meet on Eastern Seaboard November 25
The Eastern Seaboard Schedule Committee released a slate for the first speed skating meet, a 10 mile turkey trot for juniors and older, at Prospect Park Brooklyn. The Berkshire Hills outdoor, Pittsfield indoor, and U.S. Open Outdoor at Lake Placid are listed, with other regional events through April.
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Prospect Park
Brooklyn
Carl Peaslee
Pittsfield’ Parks
Toronto
Tuckey Tretype
Irdoar
Framingham
Wreroree
Mid.s
Tri-State
Ledoer
Middle Atlantic Skeling Association
Ineeor
Riverdsie
Wiy
Jem
Mewhureh
N.Y
U.S
Lake Placlé
Strategs Springs
Berkshire Hills
Crystal Lake
Newton
Pau
Minn
New York State
Bottale
W.Y
Warrensburg
Stony Creek
M.Y
Greenweed Lake
Utica
Lake Placid
Seuis
New England
Worcester
Pittstin Inaeers
Buffalo
Westchester
Yonkert
Canada
Local Team Places 2nd In Auto Test
Yonkers New York Two Pittsfield Massachusetts entrants Harry Barnes and Robert Claffie finished second in the largest night auto rally in the United States. The duo led in the non equipped car division aboard a 1966 Plymouth Barracuda donated by Peters Motors of Pittsfield. The event ran Oct 16 from Cross Country Shopping Center through 360 miles across New York Connecticut New Jersey and Massachusetts with 169 cars entered and 12 checkpoints. They missed overall first by 18 seconds yet earned a trophy for best prepared American car including safety gear.
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Yonkers
N.Y
Pittsfield
Mass
Harry Barnes
Mountain View Drive
Robert Claffie
South St
United States
Barnes
Claffie
New York
Connecticut
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Barnes and Claffie
Collins Sciarra Beck Win in Berkshires Gymkhana
Collins Butch Sciarra and Jane Beck, all of Pittsfield, won the Berkshire Motor Sports Club gymkhana at Allendale Shopping Center. Collins also claimed the 1985 gymkhana championship with the best afternoon time in the combined small and medium sports cars class driving a Porsche.
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Jack Collins
Butch Sciarra
Jane Beck
Pittsfield
Allendale
Collins
Porsche
Sciarra
Saab
Miss Beck
Harry Palmer
Delmar
N.Y
Mickey LeVan
Loudonville
Bob Wolins
Schoharie
al Belisle
Robert Claffie
Dave Akin
Ron Bedard
Adams
James Wheat
Hob Demont
Lanesboro
Connie LeVan
Tagliaferro Nets Three in Egremont Win
Martin Tagliaferro led Egremont 6th grade to a 4-2 Elementary League victory over Dawes at Egremont Field yesterday with three goals Blair Steele added the fourth. Dawes answers came from Joe Dickson and Bruce Hamel. John Hulland and Peter Di Nicola stood out defensively. Rice edged Russell 2-1 at Brown Street field with Charlie Barbarotta and Ben Cimini scoring for Rice and Joe Williams for Russell.
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Martin Tagliaferro
Egremont
Dawes
Egremont Field
Blair Steele
Joe Dickson
Bruce Hamel
John Hulland
Peter di Nicola
Rice
Russell
Brown Street Field
Charlie Barbarotta
Ben Cimini
Joe Wiliams
Trotters' Tickets Go On Sale
Berkshire County will host the Harlem Globetrotters at the Boys' Club gym on Thursday night, Dec. 9. Tickets are available from committee members headed by general chair Charles Wise, with assistants including Postmaster Robert Dillon and Clarence Knox. The Globetrotters meet the New York Nationals.
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Berkshire County
Harlem Globetrotters
England
Sammy Vincent
Robert Boyer
Charles Gilson
Charles Wasson
Richard Fields
Lawrence
Bud) Ramsey
Clarence Knox
Anthony
Mule) Arust
Globetrotters
New York Nationals
Marvelwood Tops Lenox In Soccer
Marvelwood School defeated Lenox School 1-0 in Cornwall Conn. The only goal came 18 seconds after kickoff when Mike Crawford beat Gordie Kunzelmann. Lenox falls to 4-5 on the season while Marvelwood improves to 4-1 in league play. Lenox to meet Watkinson School in Hartford on Wednesday.
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Cornwall
Conn
Marvelwood
Lenox
Mass
Mike Crawford
Gordie Kunzelmann
Watkinson School
Hartford
Alumni Football Draw Prizes Listed for Pittsfield Tilt
Prizes for the third annual Pittsfield High and St. Joseph’s High alumni football game at Wakoonah Park on Friday night November 19 at 7:30 include a mystery automobile from Berkshire Auto Co, a Bulova watch from James Jewelers, a bowling ball and shoes from Imperial Lanes, a smorgasbord dinner for two from Madison Restaurant and Eagie Gate, a book of tickets from Joe Buzas and the Pittsfield Berkshire Red Sox, and other items from Giftos Brothers Highland Restaurant and Pittsfield TV Cable Co. The drawings will occur at halftime by Cindy Lyman of Pittsfield.
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Pittsfield High-St. Joseph's High
Wakoonah Park
Cindy Lyman
Pittsfield
Berkshire County
Berkshire Auto Co
Bulova
James Jewelers
Imperial Lanes
Joe Buzas
Pittsfield-Berkshire Red Sox
Giftos Brothers
Highland Restaurant
Madison Restaurant
Eagie Gate
Pittsfield TV Cable Co
Taylor's Late Goal Gives Berkshire 2-1 Soccer Win
Vern Taylor scored with 40 seconds left in the fourth period to lift Berkshire School of Sheffield to a 2-1 victory over Cranwell School in Lenox. Berkshire led 1-0 on Bill Price's first period goal. Bob Williams tied for Cranwell in the second. Cranwell played short-handed after two starters were sidelined. Berkshire goalie Rusty Matthews made 15 saves, Tom Reiss stopped 12 for Cranwell. Berkshire improves to 5-3 in the Western New Englarat Preparatory School Soccer Association. Cranwell falls to 2-5. Berkshire will host Windsor Mountain tomorrow. Cranwell wraps at Carlow tomorrow.
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Taylor
Berkshire
LENOX
Vern Taylor
Berkshire School of
Sheffield
Cranwell School
Bill Price
Bob Williams
Cranwell
Rusty Matthews
Tom Reiss
Carrow School of
New Lebanon
N.Y
Windsor Mountain School of
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Charles Bills
Frank Mongue
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Pat) Cioffi
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Schenectady
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NYU
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Murray Kramer
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San Francisco Warriors
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Albany Law School
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Bill Telasky
Tom Hannon
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George Washington
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St. Bonaventure
Siena College
Joe Geiger
Xavier
Ohio
Armand Reo
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