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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1956
Page
1
Maynard-Tuttos beat Laundry 4 0 to take a four point lead in the league. Tarnys blanked Cullinanes 4 0 and DiPietros defeated Firestone 3 1. High scorer Ray Beatty with 320.
Concords Ladies Ten Pin league features Nite Fiters and Nite Ryders in week long roll offs for half titles. Shirley Recco posts high series across season and Maynard Womens League sees Gale widening lead toward championship with Bearls chasing. Notre Dame and Marquette tie up in Ac tion League rolloff. Holy Cross star Neil OConnor makes dean’s list at Northeastern.
Maynard Kings defeats Elm wood 3-1 Stretchs beat Grubers 4-0 Murphys defeat Dodds 3-? at Tutte's Alleys Ben Gruber rolls 323 and J Colombo tops with 123 high single in three matches.
Fenway Park opened with 3000 spectators as the Red Sox, likely their strongest 1912 squad, beat Harvard 2 to 0 in a seven inning exhibition. A light snow fell over Boston on opening day.
Bert Weaver of Texas captures the $5,000 Gulf Coast Invitational golf title becoming the second amateur winner. Charley Harper and Howie Johnson tie for second at 285, one stroke back.
Westboro Speedway names James F. Varley as Director of Racing for 1956. Stock car owners and drivers are invited to try their cars on Saturdays or Sundays in April from 1 to 4 p.m. A.R.D.C. sanctions stock cars, NORA sanctions midget racing, and USAC members target Indianapolis 500 spots. Races begin Fridays from May 11.
AAU President Carl Hansen said a revision of amateurism rules may be discussed at the June annual meeting. He will attend the boxing finals in Boston and confer with officials in New York before proposing changes at Bakersfield during the national track and field meet. Key topics include expense allowances for athletes and the rule that declares a man a professional if he says he intends to turn pro.
Standings include WwWL Nite-Fiters 41, Mid-Niters 26, Nite Ryders 18. High averages: Shirley Recco 93.7, Polly Heyliger 89.8, Jeannette Stensby 89.7, Peggy McCarthy 89.5. High triples: Reeco 334, McCarthy 301, Heyliger 300, Stensby 300. High singles: Reeco 121, Burke 121, Sepe 116, Heyliger 116, Harvey 116.
Notre Dame clinched the second half Holy Name Bowling League title at Tutte's Alleys in Maynard after losing the first string to Marquette. Villanova topped Holy Cross 4 0 with high games by Leon Moreau and Tom Ryan 306 each. Fordham defeated Boston College 3 1 as team totals reached 1666 for Notre Dame and 1606 for Fordham.
Shirley Recco bowled a season best 334 and 120s as Concord Shirley Recco led the Nite Owls to a 3 1 loss to Nite Fiters in Lexington. Nite Riders defeated Mid-Niters 3 1. Nite Fiters 1258 Nite Owls 1229 rider team totals 1297 and Mid-Niters 1265.
Hartford official John J. Mahon approves a five dollar fox bounty ordinance but refuses to oversee ear splitting task as required by the bill. He jokes about delegating the duty to someone less squeamish after the first two foxes in 25 years are killed.
Maynard Tuttomen hold a four point lead over Middlesex Laundry in the Intra Town League standings. Coming matches list Murphys versus Firestone Cullinanes versus Stretchs Tarnys versus Laundry at 7 p.m. Monday. Tuesday features Tuttos against King DiPietros versus Elmwood Grubers versus Dodds at 7 p.m.
West Concord standings show Notre Dame 14 Fordham 24 Holy Cross 25 Marquette 28 Villanova 38 Boston College 3 39. Individual averages include Steinmann 97.4 Eddie Loughlin 95.9 Richie Loughlin 95.9 Harry Lawrence 95.3 John King 95.3 Joe Francis 95.0 Tom Horgé 94.3. High triple Bernie Dee 346 high single Richie Loughlin 134.
The Diamond Jubilee Committee of the United States Lawn Tennis Association announces Play Tennis Week from May 24 through 31. Co sponsored by the Tennis Educational Foundation the event invites 1500 USLTA member clubs and industry sponsors to stage nationwide and local activities to boost interest and participation in tennis. Governors and city officials are urged to declare the week.
May 285 triple by Maynard Lil Nevala led Pauls to a loss against Obergs as Mallstream and Bearls tied. Gale widened its lead with a 3-1 victory over Ailis while Mallstream and Bearls posted a 2-2 draw.
A notice describes free lists of trout stocked streams and ponds by the Division of Fisheries and Game, includes reclaimed ponds and 1956 regulations. It references the 1955 annual report and a corrected cross border fishing law note for Massachusetts and New Hampshire waters.
Gale Now Leading Loop By 10 Points after a big surge to widen the margin in the Maynard Women's Bowling League. The schedule lists matches Monday at 9 p.m. including Ailis versus Obergs, Millstream against Pauls, and Bearls against Gale Shop.
Observers note crows disturb only weak tufts while probing the lawn for grubs. They pull up easy patches to expose roots and feed on insects beneath. The birds rarely remove healthy, strong grass.
Concord Middlesex School begins its baseball season Saturday at home against Maynard High at 2 30 weather permitting. Coach Larry Sanford, alumnus of the school end of Princeton, leads with captain Charles Pogo Crane of Lincoln and manager James Parker class of 1956. Everett Bradley assists. First league game is at Noxtbury Latin April 18.
Middlesex School hosts Concord Harvard in the season opener on Saturday. Freshman B team from Concord Harvard faces Middlesex with Captain Crocker Snow Jr. from Beverly leading the squad and Stuart Rogers as student manager.
As the fishing season starts on April 21, the Concord Rod and Gun Club will host a breakfast at the clubhouse from 1 a.m. to 10 a.m. The event is open to members and guests with prizes for the longest trout of the day to be awarded at 6 p.m. The contest is open to members and their children.
A garbled 1941 text fragment mentions birds near Texas and the Gulf, extinction fears, and potential legal actions. References to planes, conservation, and possible fines or penalties appear, though specifics are unclear.
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