Pittsfield PHS Dominates Westfield in Scrimmage Effort
Pittsfield High defeated Westfield High in a three hour scrimmage in Westfield. Pittsfield led five touchdowns to three with Southard Rohlis and Hubbard among top scorers. Quarterbacks Hubbard and Grieve showed accuracy while Reilly Jacoby Lucido and Southard stood out on defense and offense. Injuries included starting tackle Bob James with a knee strain. Don Bullard of Westfield impressed with size and playmaking.
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Pittsfield
Berkshire County
Gleason
PHL
Westfield
Bill Jenkins
PHS
Southard
Rohlis
Hubbard
Grieve
Rohlfs
Jacoby
Lucido
Rohifs
Whale
Dave Reilly
Robbs
Reilly
Greason
James
Bob James
Rudy Benedetti
Don Bullard
Murdock Shines for Acorns in 28-4 AFC League Victory
Jack Murdock of Pittsfield played well at tackle for the Springfield Acorns in their 28 to 4 win over the Providence Steamrollers in an Atlantic Coast Football League game yesterday. The performance highlighted his blocking and run support as the Acorns secured the decisive victory.
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Jack Murdock
Pittsfield
Springfield Acorns
Providence Steamrollers
Wahoonah Regional Leads County Football Schedule
Weel's schedule lists Wahoonah Regional at Pitts field on Friday at 7 30 with Wahoonah Park as the site plus games featuring McCann Tech at Mount Grey Jock Drury at Westfield Adams at Chicopee. The local team prepares for its season and Class A Conference opener Friday night at Wahconah Park against Wahconah Regional High of Datton.
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Pittsfield High
Westfield High
Westfield
Joe Gleason
PHS
Wahoonah
Pittsfield
Wahoonah Park
McCann Tech
Mount Grey
Jock Drury
Westfield Adams
Chicopee Comprehensive
Wahconah Park
Wahconah Regional High
Datton
St Josephs High Scrimmages Mount Greylock Tomorrow
St Josephs High football plans a controlled scrimmage with Mount Greylock Regional High tomorrow afternoon at Williamstown. Coach Bill Murray canceled the intra squad scrimmage, focusing on defense in practice while hoping players Danny Obrien and Tom Tobin recover from shoulder injuries.
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St. Joseph's High
Mount Greylock Regional High
Willamstown
Mount Greylock
St. Joe's
Bill Murray
Murray
Danny O'Brien
Tom Tobin
G’brien
Tobin
Tony Demick
Arlington Triumphs 6-5 To Square Semis In IBL
Arlington rallied from an early deficit to beat Great Barrington 6-5 in the Interstate Baseball League semifinal, knotting the best of three series at one game apiece. Tom Dosey led Arlington with a late double to reach base, and Joe Sewell supplied an RBI after a walk and single for the decisive seventh inning.
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Arlington
N.Y
Great Barrington
Mass
Merchants
Sharon
Conn
George
Bud) Pellerin
Tom Doxsey
Joe Sewell
Joe Motinaro
Louis Pia
Tom Krade
Barrington
Cackiey
Conselati
Foery
Norton
Aeoures
Emprims
B. Seterd
Sway
Arlington Lengeberci
Ain Wereness
Aplinare
Sewell
Agarve Carrew
DeFigi
Mecculteugh
Plambeck
treVe Arlinaten
Longeterd
Sewen
Dioria
Pellerin
Consolair
Malinaré
Kregel
Feilerin
Stelen
Wereness
Stwell
Méliners
Longebard
Doxsey
Pederin Dierie
Simoni Biers
Great Marrington Te
Pia
Melinare
Wild Pitenes
Pla
Wally Mont
Finn
Plas
Ame
Petre
Stretch Van Steenburg Wins Big Stock Car Race
Evan Stretch Van Steenburg of Saugerties won the 100 lap season stock car championship at Lebanon Valley Speedway before a 5000 crowd. He led from the 36th lap and beat Doug Garrison, with Schooch Schoonmaker, Link Pettit, and Rip Riley finishing top five. Forty started, twenty four finished. Garrison earned seasonal honors with 527 points, edging Pettit who had 520. Heat winners included Schoonmaker and Chittenden. A 100 lap open race is set for next Saturday with a $1000 winner and total purses over $4300.
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Stretch van Steenburg
Evan Stretch van Steenburg
Saugerties
Lebanon Valley Speedway
Stretch
Doug Garrison
Hudson
Schooch Schoonmaker
Ravena
Garrison
Link Pettit
Schenectady
Rip Riley
Pettit
Joe Messina
Albany
Schoonmaker
Dan Dudley
Pittsfield
Mass
Joe Faulkner
New Lebanon
Ralph Chittenden
West Lebanon
Nelson Grignon
Cohacs
Vanteenburg
Bob Wilson
Fishkill
Don Rounds
Appanaug
R.I
Bob Leach
Stafford Springs
Conn
Jim Bedell
East Greenbush
George Henderson
Nassau
Don Cutbrought
Handy Eldorado Captures SBL Title After Playoff Wins
Handy Package Store of Lee clinched the Southern Berkshire Softball League championship by beating the El Dorado Raiders of Lenox Dale 5-4 and 12-9 at Lee Athletic Field. Joe Paleri tied the first game with a sixth inning double, Tom Kelly drove in the decisive run, and Eddie Thomas, Ed Cary, Ed Herlihy aided in wins. Kelly led hitters with three hits. Geer and Carey starred for the Raiders with two safeties each.
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LBL
Handy Package
Lee
Southern Berkshire
Eldorado Raiders
Lenox Dale
Lee Athletic
Raiders
Joe Paleri
Tom Kelly
Eddie Thomas
Ed Cary
Lou Carey
Ed Herlihy
Dick Whalen
Kelly
Herlihy
Bob Geer
Mrs White Wins Grandmothers Golf Tourney
Dalton report says Mrs Alex White won the Wah oonah Country Club nine hole tourney with a 49 14 35 score. Mrs Craig Halvorson and Mrs Raymond Thompson tied for second with 50 13 37 and 54 17 87, while Mrs Frank Hassett placed fourth with 52 14 38. Special prizes went to Mrs Gertrude Kirby and Mrs Betts Harden. Sixteen participated.
Eddie Spence Boston Bout Postponed
Pittsfield middleweight Eddie Spence versus Greek champion Kid Khiam at the Boston Arena was postponed. Manager Roger Sala cited bruised knuckles from Amherst training where Spence is a junior at UMass and said a new Boston date would be arranged.
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Boston
Pittsfield
Eddie Spence
Kid Khiam
Roger Sala
Spence
Amherst
University of Massachusetts
Sala
Khiam
Boulevards Triumph 4-1 In Tourney
Richie Surhoff a former Lenox star threw a 10 strikeout two hitter for Pittsfield Boulevard Cate in a 4-1 win over Simonian's of Watervliet in the Watervliet softball tournament. The victory sends the Boulevards to the semifinals with a three notch record as Surhoff will again pitch.
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Watervliet N.Y
Richie Surhoff
Lenox
Mass
Waterviile
Frank DeAngelis
Dick O' Neil
Chicopee
Terry McCartney
Fadie O'Hearn
Ed Kelley
Boulevards
Junior Tenpins Start Sept 28 1944 season opener
The Mixed Junior Tenpin League will start its 1944 season at the Berkshire Bowl on September 28. Eligible participants are boys and girls up to age 19. Registration blanks are available at the Control Panel and must be returned before September 28.
Minor League Results PCL Playoff Oklahoma City 12 Spokane 2
Oklahoma City sweeps Spokane in the PCL playoff, winning 12 to 2. Swedess led the offense with a dominant performance, final score reflecting a decisive home win.
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Oklahoma City
Spokane
Tede Boet
Browns and Lions cruise to PWL season openers
The Browns beat the Giants 24 to 0 and the Lions defeated the Rams 14 to 0 to open the Pop Warner Football League's eighth season at Wahconah Park. Tom Rifla and Wayne Ciepiela each scored two touchdowns. Rilla had a 22 yard run. Commissioner Fox announced next Sunday's doubleheader will be at North Junior High Field.
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Browns
Giants
Lions
Rams
Pop Warner Football League
Wahconah Park
Tom Rifla
Wayne Ciepiela
Rilla
George Newell
Edward
Red) Fox
North Junior High
Green Mountain Park Night Draws $325751 Handle
POWNAL VT Green Mountain Park enjoyed a strong night with 8808 in attendance and a mutuel handle of 325751 The twin double paid 9047 to two ticket holders The first and second races inner horses were Striking Force and Ambitester The best single payout came from Lady Destroyer in the seventh race with Tetum payouts of 39 20 16 60 and 7 20
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Pownal
Green Mountain Park
Lady Destroyer
Stockbridge duo win mixed Scotch at local club
John Wells and Vicki Jenssen of Stockbridge Golf Club won the mixed Scotch foursome event at their club with a low gross 70 and six birdies. Fred Favren and Mrs. Al Paterno of Wahconah Country Club were runners-up with 87. Myr. and Mrs. Archie DeAngelis of Wahconah posted the low net 79 16 63, while John Dawley and Miss Marguerite Goodrich of Berkshire Hills finished with the second low net 78 12 65.
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Stockbridge
John Wells
Vicki Jenssen
Stockbridge Golf Club
Fred Favren
al Paterno
Wahconah Country Club
Dalton
Archie 'DeAngelus
Wahconah
John ‘Dawley
Marguerite Goodrich
Berkshire Hills
Pittsfield
Mervin Wineberg Wins First Hole-in-One After 17 Years
STOCKBRIDGE Mervin Wineberg of Adams and Taconic Country Club in Williamstown scored his first ace on the Stockbridge Golf Club course. He holed a five iron for a 145 yard shot on the 17th hole during a fourball with his wife and Dr and Mrs Robert Briskin, fellow club members.
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Stockbridge
Mervin Wineberg
Adams
Taconic
Williamstown
Wineberg
Robert Briskin
Briskins
Pasquarelli Takes Fair Riding Honors at Barrington Meet
At Barrington, Rey Ray Pasquarelli led with four wins on True Buckeroo and other mounts as 24,146 fans attended. The six day meet totaled 3.15 million in handle, with Pasquarelli claiming notable victories in races five, seven, and ten, and a controversial disallowed claim affecting a first race outcome.
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Great Barrington
Jacky
Rey Ray Pasquarelli
True Buckeroo
Ed Harrison
Thelirons
Yon
Red Magnetic North
Pasquarelli
Robert Brower
Laddie Welch
Brower
Harry Ploof
Dawn B
E. R. Wyman
Fairview Hospital
Ploof
Stugger Dominates Berkshire Tennis Championship
Top seed Walter Stugger won the Berkshire County Championship singles title by beating Edward Deame 6-4 7-5. He and Deame teamed to win the men's doubles 6-2 6-0 6-2. Mrs. John Fickling captured the women’s singles 6-4 2 6-3 over Carolyn Lewis, while White and Mrs. Frank Ittner took the mixed doubles 6-4 4-6 6-2. Championship matches were at Camp Merrill, co sponsored by Pittsfield Parks and Recreation and the Pittsfield Tennis Club.
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Walter Stugger
Edward Deame
Strugger
Deame
Fayette White J
Bruce Burnham
John Fickling
Carolyn Lewis
White
Frank Ittner
Paul Voloscore
Frank Paddock
Stugger
Cowing
Ralph Mason
Burnham
Voloscore
Spivey
Ittner
Felix Wisniewski
Carl Lindh
Joel Prescott
Orrin AfecCarty
Camp Merrill
Pittsfield Parks and Recreation Department
Pittsfield Tennis Club
Decker Premerlani Win Greenock Member Guest Golf
Jim Decker of Greenock Country Club and Larry Premerlani of Wahconah win the Greenock Country Club annual men's member guest tournament with 68 70 138 defeating 1962 champions Ed Gilligan and Al Paterno by five strokes. Other divisions list multiple teams and hole in one contests highlight a weekend of golf and committee led by Ben Sullivan and Carl Molfath.
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Jim Decker
Greenock Country Club
Larry Premerlani
Wyantenuck Country Club
Great Barrington
Ed Gilligan
Greenock
al Paterno
Wahconah Country Club
Dalton
Paul Sullivan
Jake Barnini
Wahconah
Bob ‘Faivre
Ben Koldys
Stock‘bridge
George Keenan
Jim Powers
Dave Sullivan
Jim [Stack
Cranwell
Leroy Bond
Craig Parker
Syracuse
Bill Mooney
Bud Joyner
Pittsfield
Buzz Vania
Lou Rodrigues
Wyantenuck
Ralph Mills
Peter Martinelli
Mark Ferrell
Lou Dalheim
Bob Williams
Roy Wheeler
Ernest Lowry
Dom
Dastali
Berkshire Hills Country Club
Bruce Driscoll
Cochairmen
Ben Sullivan
Carl Molfath
Kubica Wins Lake CC Championship In Medal Playoff
Longtime champion Walter Kubica defeats his brother George 73 to 79 in an 18 hole medal playoff at Pontoasue Lake Country Club. Walter shot 3835. George was 39 40. After a 19th hole tie, Walter’s birdie on the 13th broke the deadlock and he extended lead on the final four holes. Walter finished with 41 pars to George’s 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Kubica
George
Pontoasue Lake Country Club
Walter
North Adams High Star Rinaldi Eagles Hole at Pontoosuc
Tony Rinaldi, a Drury High basketball star in 1940 and 1941, shot an eagle two on the 440 yard par four hole at Pontoosuc Lake Country Club yesterday afternoon. He drove into the flat area and sank a six iron. Playing with him were Bill Denault, Mike Morrissey and Lue Doran, all of North Adams.
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Tony Rinaldi
North Adams
Drury High
Pontoasuc Lake
Bill Denault
Mike Morrissey
Lue Doran
Jewelers Win 6-0 to Extend Pittsfield Lead
Park Jewelry beat Stanley Club 6-0 to widen its first place in the Pittsfield Touch Football League. Frank DeAngelus connected with Dick Elwell for the decisive A yard score in the final moments. Independents and Pittsfield Sporting Goods tied 66 as the double header mirrored a week earlier. Don Troy, Red Soltiato, Joe Simonetta and Bill Seeley starred for Park Jewelry. Sonny Bruno found Fran Martini for Independents. John Seeley ran eight yards for Sporting Goods.
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Dick Elwell
Lemon Traded From Twins to White Sox via Phillies
Outfielder Jim Lemon began with the Minnesota Twins, then moved to Philadelphia and ultimately to the Chicago White Sox, completing a multi-team swap that reshaped his early season trajectory.
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Jim Lemon
Minnesota Twins
Philadelphia
Chicago White Sox
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