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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1946
Page
9
The meet featured sprint dashes and distance races with standout performances from Muscato Kas tin and Eisenhauer. Adams, Meade, Wallace, Teel, Hancock, and Porter earned wins in various events, with distances including 17 and 36 feet noted for field outcomes.
A squad of students assembled at Maynard High Alumni Field for spring football drills under coach Bondelevitch. The program aims to prepare for August sport with several grid men joining the basebal l squad and track suspended. The coach vowed rebuilding the squad for the fall season as sophomores and upperclassmen join in awaiting a team-wide effort.
Opening match for the school tennis team is set this afternoon against the local private school. Coach Russel and Walter H Trumpt lead the faculty. Remaining dates include April 27, May 1, May 4, May 8, May 11, May 15 with several opponents named.
Local interest notes appoints Ellis, a U.S. Major who served in the Pacific and Japan, to start May 24 at Tufts College in new duties. Lew Manley, a Tufts graduate, has coached at Bridgton Academy and as assistant elsewhere. The notice mentions addresses and family connections at 371 Main Street.
Concord High faces Maynard High at Maynard for a 3 o'clock Thursday game. Weekend events include a Concord Country Club golf tournament and multiple matches at Middlesex School with Boston Trade and Middlesex hosting Wayland. Track quadrangular at Emerson 2:30, and a Bulky week with Belmont and Lexington clashes plus club meetings at K of Grooms and Veterans Building.
James H. Deacon reports Tony Delsie of Lincoln tops Mill Dan bowlers with 106.8 average over 45 strings and 4775 pinfall. Charlie Stefanelli of Depot is second at 101.5 and 3961 on 33 strings, with Leland Stow of Dairy next at 100.5 and 5432 on 54 strings, the league high.
The Concord Country Club team enters the revived Greater Boston Four Ball League with a home start against Framingham on April 28. Western Division has five matches on Sundays. five other divisions of six teams each will play a five match schedule followed by a round robin to decide the champion. Schedule: April 28 Framingham, May 5 Woodland here, May 12 Trapelo here, May 19 at Oakley, May 26 at Lexington.
The Lincoln Mohawks, once the semi pro ruler, plan a summer re organization under the likely management of Ethan Murphy and John Todd. They may join the Greater Waltham Suburban Baseball League with players including Dave Todd Lee Todd Al Kussmaul Jim Dudley Warren Berg Chick Mayo Jimmy Lenhen and Jayve Mayo.
Concord High begins Middlesex County League play next Tuesday with a 3 PM home game against Belen. The team, under Coach George R. Hanna, will also visit arch rival Lexington later in the week for an away league contest.
Norie Roy, a junior right hander eyed by the Boston Red Sox, delivered seven near freezing innings of no hit no run ball as Middlesex and Waltham opened the 1946 baseball season. Waltham won 6 to 1 with 12 hits led by Al Scafidi and Roy. Charlie Koulopoulos sparked a six run sixth inning for Waltham after replacing an injured Damoiseau.
Middlesex School to field rowing crews coached by Charles W. Locke with Everett H. Seymour as captain and W Merrill Glasgow as manager. Opening race is against Groton at Bateman pond, then Noble and Greenough May 11, St. Mark's May 18, and Exeter Academy June 1.
The Concord Rod and Gun club schedules a meeting for next Wednesday evening April 24 at 8 oclock in the Veterans Building. President Elmer D Rankin will preside. Delegates will attend the Middlesex County League meeting in Marlboro on April 25. The club has completed its spring liberation of trout.
Schedule lists West Concord games from May 5 to August 11 in the Middlesex County League. Matches include venues at North Chelmsford Shirley Ayer Groton Graniteville Pepperell Littleton and Groton with several away and home dates through summer.
Concord Lexington Belmont and Watertown prepare for a quadrangular track meet at Emerson Playground Saturday at 2 30 pm. Nine events with four scoring places. medals for first three and ribbons for fourth. A trophy goes to the winning team. three WWII heroes honored in events: 100 yard dash Merton Sanborn 880 yard run Thomas J Hanley and one mile run Joseph D Sheehan.
West Concord club plans an evening meeting and supper at the clubhouse off Harrington Avenue. The agenda includes planning the fishing season with many anglers at the club pond this week. President Turner Kelley will preside and Fred Nolan with his committee will handle the supper.
The Asparagus League will meet Tuesday evening April 23 at 8 o clock in Moment Hall K of C rooms. President Terence J. McHugh presides. Six teams are entered in this section race set to begin the week of May 6. James H. Deacon is arranging the schedule.
A fragment notes moose are mainly in Maine but also found in the 1950s to Montana and Washington, indicating spread across regions.
Middlesex school beat intratown foe Concord 15 to 6 on a cold Saturday at Middlesex diamond. Riley Gilbert and Tom Bancroft led Middlesex with three hits each including two triples and a double by Charlie Lee. John Simons pitched six innings of no hit ball for Middlesex, while Concord’s Lenny Erickson started and Bill Nickerson and Georgie Fenton worked in relief.
Pete Harwood, splitting spring football and track duties at Harvard, has posted strong pole vault results and eyes Saturday’s dual meet with Tufts. The piece also notes local fishing at Walden Pond, upcoming sports schedules at St Bernard’s Holy Name, and ongoing club practices under coach Dick Loftus. Local clubs Maynard and Concord Country Club prepare for weekend tours and opens memberships, with West Concord practicing against Maynard and a list of players expected to participate.
American sportsmen are estimated to spend more than two billion dollars annually on hunting and fishing activities according to Sports Afield. The figure reflects broad consumer spending on gear trips licenses and related services across the United States.
The Louisville and Portland Canal at Louisville was constructed in 1830 using enslaved labor and cost about $740,000, reflecting the era's heavy reliance on forced work and large infrastructure expenditures.
A promotional offer provides a free photograph of any commissioned U. S. ship to new yearly subscribers of OUR NAVY MAGAZINE. The promotion is advertised by A. R. Morin of St. Louis and promotes naval content and official ship imagery.
A bowling column explains the backswing as the key to timing and balance. It highlights the top trio from the 1945 world individual match championship Joel Wilman Therman Gibson and Andy Varipapa and notes their differing styles share one core element body balance at the delivery point and a free ball swing for an easy follow through.
Frank Grieve is elected president of the Maynard Country Club and reports the course in good shape for the holiday opener. Entries are being received for a 10 mile road race sponsored by Marlboro Enterprise and Hudson Daily Sun. Fishing season opens with many would be anglers. Ike Waltons out bright and early.
Maynard won the game against Concord with a final score of 5 to 4 in the ninth. Pitchers Jimmy Condon and Woodly Blocher contributed on the mound.
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