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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 25, 1963

Page

18

Weekend Football Schedule Highlights Old and New

County high school games feature Pittsfield High meeting Brockton High at Brockton Fair Grounds and McCann Tech vs Searles High in Great Barrington. Mount Greylock faces Mahar in Williamstown, while St Josephs plays Lee and Adams hosts Northampton in Class A tilts. Pittsfield leads the conference with three wins, needing a win to stay sole possessor.

Pittsfield High Brockton High Brockton Fair Grounds McCann Tech North Adams Searles High Great Barrington Mount Greylock Mahar Orange Williamstown St. Joseph's High Lee High Lee Western Massachusetts Adams Northhampton Drury Wahconah Dalton Pittsfield Brockton Adams High Haverhill Searles McCann St. Joseph’s-Lee St. Joseph’s Dalton High Northampton Posses

Pittsfield High at Brockton Football Route Guide

Directions from Weston to Brockton Fair Grounds for the Pittsfield High football game tomorrow. Take the Turnpike to Route 128 about 15 miles to the Brockton Fall River exit, then Route 24 about 10 miles to Brockton exit. Turn left at West Street past West Gate Gardens and proceed to the Brockton Fair Grounds.

Pittsfield High Westgate Gardens West Street Brockton Fair Grounds

Intercounty League standings race tightens with several ties

The race for second place tightens as Drury, St. Josephs, Wah Konah and North Adams hover near 2-2. Northampton and Wahconah sit at 12 records, Adams risks moving ahead of Hamp and Wahconah with a win, Mount Greylock and Lee High remain unbeaten 3-0-1 plays, and Frontier Regional sits 3-1 as Mahar and Searles chase first wins. Great Barrington has faced Adams High Jayvees East Catholic Manchester Conn and Lee High.

Northampton Wahcenah Adams Hamp Wahconah Dalton Club Drury Mount Greylock Lee High Frontier Regional Mahar Pittsfield High Joe Spadafora Searles Great Barrington Adams High Jayvees East Catholic High Manchester Conn Lee Iligh

Belanger Promoted To Lead-off For Orioles In Florida

Mark Belanger moves from seventh to lead-off in the Orioles Florida Instructional League lineup. He has 20 assists, 10 put outs and one error in the infield, after missing four games with a bone bruise. He homered twice in four at bats with two doubles and drove in the winning run in a 6 3 victory over the St Louis squad in the first game of a doubleheader. He went hitless in the second game but added two line drives caught by outfielders. Belanger added a triple and a single in five at bats against the Twins and was blank in five trips versus Cincinnati. He reports hitting the ball well though hits aren’t dropping. He owns six safeties in 29 at bats for a .210 average. Belanger attends University of Tampa courses toward a physical education degree and plans to attend college in the off season. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Edward Belanger of Lansboro and starred at Pittsfield High and with the Pittsfield Legion team for three seasons.

Mark Belanger Baltimore Orioles Orioles Mark St. Louis Belanger Twins Cincinnati Ting University of Tampa Edward Belanger Lanesboro Pittsfield High Pittsfield Legion

Ex Mates See Yogi Berra Tough Boss If Needed

New York Yankee players accept Yogi Berra as manager and expect firm leadership. DiMaggio, Rizzuto and others note he will end the clown image and push players hard. Mantle and Ford joked via telegram after the announcement, while Berra confirms a one year contract and readiness to quit if unable to do the job.

NEW York UPI Yogi Berra New York Yankee Joe DiMaggio Yoyi Diflug Berra Yankee Yori Mickey Mantle Whitey Ford Dan Topping Mickey and Whitey Gregarian Yogi Ralph Houk Phil Rizzuto Ieader Casey Stengel Houk Topping

Belanger Returns From Korea Coaches Service Teams

Second Lieutenant Al Belanger, former Pittsfield athlete, is on a 30 day leave at his Lanesboro home after 13 months in Korea with the 8th Armored Division. He reports to Fort Monmouth, NJ, later this month and expects an eight month follow up in service. Belanger coached service baseball and basketball overseas. his team went 40 15 with 10 3 mound record and 132 stolen bases by opponents. He is son of Mr and Mrs Edward Belanger and brother of Mark, a former Pittsfield star and Orioles prospect.

al Belanger Pittsfield High Pittsfield Legion University of Connecticut Lanesboro U.S. Army Korea Fort Monmouth Belanger 8Th Armored Division South Korea North Korea Connecticut PHL Ft.Monmouth Edward Belanger Summer Street Mark Baltimore Orioles

Andy Gilbert Returns as Springfield Giants Manager

Springfield Mass AP Andy Gilbert is back to manage the Springfield Giants of the Eastern League after a talks with parent Giants officials. Gilbert previously led Springfield from 1958 to 1962 and last season managed Tacoma before the Tacoma post moved to scout Charley Fox. Buddy Kerr will resume his role as chief scout for the Giants.

Springfield Mass Andy Gilbert Springfield Giants Charles O'Malley San Francisco Giants Gilbert Tacoma Springfield Pilot Charley Fox Buddy Kerr Gianta

Searles Tops Mt. Everett In Soccer

Sheffield Scatle High School defeated Mount Everett Regional 3-0 in Southern Berkshire League play. Ed McCormick, Dick Hazzard and Jim Kahl scored in the first, second and fourth periods as Searles solidified a second place tie with Chester. Mount Everett finished 0-6 in league play.

Sheffield Scatle High School Mount Everett Regional Berkshire Searles Chester Williams High Mount Foerett Ed McCormick Dick Hazzard Jim Kahl

Cranwell Rout Lee Academy 4-0 in Soccer Showdown

Cranwell defeated Lee Academy 4-0 after a prior loss to Kent School. Bob Courtney Jack Gelar Rich Gartes and Ramon Martinez scored with Lee goalie Rufus Campbell facing over two dozen shots. Lee drops to 5-5-1, next plays Stockbridge School.

Lee Cranwell Kent School Lee Academy Rufus Campbell Bob Courtney Jack Gelar'din Rich Gartes Ramon Martinez Stockbridge School

Loss by Giants to Browns Would Almost Tall Champs

New York AP report says Jimmy Brown and the Browns aim to derail the Giants in a pivotal NFL clash. A Cleveland win would put them within three games of the Eastern division leaders with seven games left. Browns linemen Wiggin Parker Gain Glass rack Tittle as Brown stars in a 35-24 earlier win. Other NFL and AFL games listed with score predictions and notes on injuries and rosters.

Giants Browns NEW York Jimmy Brown New York Giants Cleveland Paul Wiggin Frank Parker Bob Gain Bill Glass Y. A. Tittle Brown Dallas Green Bay Bart Starr Packers Baltimore Chicago Yankee Stadium Jim Taylor Tom Moore Ron Kramer John Roach Colts Packer Philadelphia Sony Jurgensen Eagles Pittsburgh John Henry Johnson Steelers Cowboy St. Louis Washington Cardinals Anioys Detroit Minnesota Lions Joe Schmidt San Francisco Los Angeles AFL

Koufax Captures Unanimous Cy Young Honor in 1963

Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers was named the 1963 Cy Young Award winner, becoming the first unanimous recipient with all 20 BBWAA votes. The season’s standout lefty eyed the potential MVP double, though he doubted a pitcher would win the award.

Boston UPI Sandy Koufax Los Angeles Dodgers Cy Young Don Newcombe Brooklyn Dodgers Koufax Baseball Writers Association of America BBWAA Warren Spahn Milwaukee Braves Jone Jim Bunning Detroit Tigers Sandy

Williams Tops Chester for SBL Championship

Williams High School of Stockbridge defeated Chester 1-0 on a Tim Minkler second period goal to take the SBL championship. Williams remained undefeated in league play, while Chester dropped to second place, tied with Searos of Great Barrington after Searos’ 3-0 win over Mount Everett.

Chester Tim Minkler Williams High School Stockbridge Williams Searos Great Barrington Mount Everett

Mount Everett Eyes 2 PM Showdown With Voorheesville

Mount Everett High School eight man football, 0-8, prepares for its fifth game at 2 PM against Voorheesville. Coach Marxer says the team is healthy and ready after losses to Hunter-Tannersville 7 points and Oklahoma swamping 34-7, with Voorheesville finding wins and ties elsewhere. The final game will be at 7:30 PM against Chatham on Mov'?night.

Suefeteld Mount Everett High School Voorheesville N.Y Mount Everett Hunter- Tannersville Oklawamick Eagles Roeliff-Jansen Roe-Jan Marxhery Eagle Chatham NLV Mov Atn

Darrow Eyes Fifth Straight Win At Lenox

Unbeaten Darrow School meets Lenox in Lenox as coach Harry Mahnken’s squad targets a fifth victory. Cocaptains Doug Currie and Ed McIlvain pace a potent backfield, with McIlvain totaling 778 rushing yards and 72 points. Linemen Currie Greenstein Baena and Jelliffe anchor a strong line and defense.

Darrow Lenox New Lebanon N.Y Lenox School McIlvain

Mount Everett loses dual meet to Hudson Valley Regional

Mount Everett High School boys cross country fell 25 to 36 to Hudson Valley Regional in Canaan, Connecticut. Dave Price 11:27 and Steve Dunlop 14:40 on 2.3 miles set course records and finished first and second. Mount Everett stands 3-1, with upcoming home practice meets against Cornwall Academy and Williams and a Roeliff-Jansen contest in Hillsdale. State championships in Mattapan on Nov 2 feature 40 to 49 schools.

Sheffield Mount Everett High School Housatonic Valley Canaan Conn Ea‘ele Dave Price Steve Dunlop Mount Everett George Moulton Cornwall Academy Williams High School Roeliff-Jansen High Hillsdale N.Y Massachusetts Mattapan

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