Concord Patriots Day meet wins with nine event sweep
Concord High School scored in all nine events at Emerson Playground to upset six rivals on Patriots' Day. Lyle Carlson led with nine and a quarter points, winning the 100 yard dash and earning the W Steward Gray Memorial Trophy as outstanding athlete.
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Concord
Concord High School
Emerson Playground
Natick
Mansfield
Wellesley
Milton
Lexington
Woburn
Fowle Twins Highlight Lexington Patriots Day Race
The annual five and a half mile Paul Revere road race in Lexington featured the Fowle twins of Wotio l as top finishers. Fred Schauffler of Brighton won in 29 minutes 26 and 4 tenths seconds, leading from start to finish. Dick Carmichael of Nova Scotia finished second, with John Kaupinen, the 1949 winner from Gardner, third.
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Concord
Lexington
Lexington Lions Club
Fred Schauffler
Brighton
Dick Carmichael
Nova’ Scotia
John Kaupinen
Gardner
Fowle Twins
Praca
D Agostino Breaks Sanborn Record in High Jump
D Agostino of Mansfield set a new meet record in the high jump at five feet ten inches at the seven team invitation interscholastic meet. The official jump surpassed the late Mer Sanborn's 1942 mark of 5-9, with three officials and referee Edward F. Loughlin Sr present. As a senior, D Agostino had previously won the event in 1948 at five feet eight and three fourths inches.
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Concord
Sandy” D’agostino
Mansfield
Mer Sanborn
Edward F. Loughlin
D'Agostino
Sanborn
Kelley Fifth in Marathon in B A A Race
Concord Johnny Kelley of West Acton finished fifth in the 54th B A A marathon from Hopkinton to Boston. Koreans swept the top three, with Boston’s John P. Lafferty as the first American. Clarence DeMar ran his 30th B A A race, finishing 42nd as Kelley eyes the 1952 London Olympics.
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Concord
Johnny Kelley
West Acton
Hopkinton
Boston
John P. Lafferty
Kelley
Boston Edison Employees Club
Clarence DeMar
London
United States
Patriots' Day events contrasted by a rainy following day
Concord enjoyed near perfect weather for Patriots' Day activities while the next day brought a steady downpour. Open House events occurred at Ellis' hall and the Knights of Columbus room run by their respective organizations. The Elks operated a busy refreshment booth along Main Street.
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Concord
Ellis’ Hall
Knights of Columbus Room
the Elks
Main Street
Lexington Runner Leads B A A to Team Prize at 1949 Concord Meet
Robert represented the B A A and led the club to the team prize at the 1949 Pat riots Day meet in Concord. Twenty five were entered with the first seven trophy winners. John Cuccinello of Lexington High, an 18 year old junior, was the first Lexington boy to finish.
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Burn High
Concord High
Concord
Robert
B.A.A
Lexington
John Cuccinello
Lexington High
Flynn And Weidner Lead Concord Past Maynard 6 1 In Holiday Game
Concord High beat Maynard High 6 1 at Emerson Playground to claim the first leg of the George F. E. Johnson Memorial Trophy. Bill Flynn hit a grand slam in the seventh after Weidner’s strong start, while Art Wirtesver held Maynard to three hits and 11 strikeouts.
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Concord
Bill Flynn
Swat
Tommy Weidner
Concord High Nine
Maynard High
Emerson Playground
Flynn
Weidner
Art Wirtesver
Maynard
Milton Slabysz
Rogers
Mill Town
Eaeh
Virtamen
Concord High
George FE. Johnson
Concord High School
Slugging District Ball Club Beats Opponents in Nine
In a high scoring contest McKenna Bowse Mills Flynn Weidner Bayeur Slab all contributed runs with Flynn homering. Wirtamen batted for Wirtamen in the eighth and stole a base. Weidner struck out 11, Wirtamen 2, as Umopires Murphy and Skaff oversaw a two hour game with several errors and double plays.
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Wirtamen
McKenna
Bowse
Mills
Flynn
Weidner
Bayeur
Slabysz
Gower
Nowick
Alexanian
Olsen
Hol
Concordab
Po L. McKenna
Flynn Chase Sweewe
Pease Eee Olsen
Terne Werleeaae
McHugh
Eereee Maher
Pwreseetees
Sir
T As Weidner
Maynard
H Po Penniman
Ely Alexanian
Eee Dargiewicz
C Holly
P Rogers
Rf Gallager
Dentino
Kulevich
Macdonald i
Concord Representative Tompkins Opens Annual Holiday Track Meet
Concord state representative Harold Tompkins again served as official starter for the long running holiday track meet. He has started the event nearly every year since 1910, missing only two years due to illness or other meet commitments. U.S. automobile makers used 40 square miles of upholstery material in 1949.
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Concord
Harold Tompkins
Tompkins
U. S
Hill NH Man Wins TV During Holiday Visit
A Hill New Hampshire visitor won a television set in a holiday drawing. The ticket was sold by Fireman Carleton Welker during the celebration. Otto, a Navy veteran, plans to use the prize, and the drawing took place at Ellis’ hall under the supervision of Thomas Tombene, president of the Firemen’s Relief Association. Proceeds support the association’s fundraiser replacing the annual ball.
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Carleton Welker
Otto
Ellis’ Hell
Thomas Tombene
Piremen’s Relief Association
Marine Band Enjoys Four Day Program in Concord
The 80% niece Marine Band played a four day program in Concord highlighted by a gigantic parade led by Major William F. Sentelmann. Their events included concerts at the Lexington Battle Green and Arlington with a Patriots Day flavor and visits from Concord officials Senator Leverett Saltonstall Congresswoman Edith Nourse Rogers and Col Bruce Pirnie. The group stayed at the Hotel Commander in Cambridge.
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Concord
Marine
State Armory
William F. Sentelmann
Lexington Battle Green
Arlington
Lexington
Leverett Saltonstall
Edith Nourse Rogers
Col
Bruce Pirnie
Commander
Cambridge
Holiday Parade Features Local Unit Floats
In the Concord holiday parade last Wednesday, floats by local units drew notable applause. Notable entries included Concord Rainbow Girls, Knights of Columbus, Red & Gun Club, Rotary Club, Middlesex Dminity Farm Bureau, Elks, Minute-Man Chanter, World Federalist, Concord Girl Scouts, Grange and Sea Scouts alongside C.Y.O. units like Archbishop Cushing Cadets and St. Catherine's of Norwood.
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Concord
Concord Rainbow Girls
Concord Knights of Columbus
Concord Red & Gun Club
Rotary Club
Middlesex Dminity Farm Bureau
AlSo0
Concord Lodge of Elks
Minute-Man Chanter
World Federalist
Concord Girl Scouts
Concord Grange
Sea Scouts
C.Y.O
Archbishop Cushing
West Roxbury
St. Catherine’s of
Norwood
Anniversary Ball Draws Large Local Crowd in Concord
The Concord anniversary ball at the State Armory drew about 1200 attendees the night before Patriots Day. Ruby Newman led an 18 piece orchestra from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. The grand march was led by Stuart Cook. Notables included Col. Raymond Emerson and Selectmen Egbert Newbury Jr. and Edward Sheehan with spouses.
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Concord
State Armory
Ruby Newman
Stuart Cook
Bal
Col
Raymond Emerson
Egbert S. Newbury, Jr
Edward W. Sheehan
Memorial trophies awarded after Patriots' Day track meet
Selectman Edward W. Sheehan presented memorial trophies for top events the 100 yard dash won by Merton Sanborn the 880 yard run by Thomas Hanley the mile run by Joseph D. Sheehan and the W Steward Gray Jr Trophy for outstanding athlete. The Concord team also received the team trophy.
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Lyle Carlson
Concord
W. Steward Gray
Merton Sanborn
Ernie Phelps
Phelps
Carlson
George Moreau
Dick Ryan
Walter Hoyt
Jack Pierce
Cant. Moreau
al Magurn
Pierce
Bob Hammond
Win Puffer
Charlie Bowie
Needham
Natick
Lexington
Donald Marcone
Thomas Hanley
Ivan Enstrom
Joseph Sheehan
Capt. Moreau
Mans
Brown
Dalco
Milt
Ryan
Hurley
Peterson
Lex
Zumwalt
Con
Moreau
Good
Nat
Skilling
Maré
Coughlin Ell
Grady
Magurn
Enstrom
Norton
Hammond
Small
Ames
Carmichael
McKown
Bowie
Binstein
D'Agostino
Howard
Puffer
Garrod
Well
McDonough
Fandel
Carlton
McTreau
Milton
Edward W. Sheehan
Joseph D. Sheehan
W. Steward Gray, Jr
Not One Single Holiday Arrest In Concord Celebration
Concord police chief William G. Ryan reports no arrests were made during the holiday marking the 175th anniversary of the Concord fight. He notes crowds over 50 000 from New England arrived peacefully as calm observers recalled the daytime events.
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Concord
William G. Ryan
New Cngland
Boston
Carlson OConnor Guests On TV Schoolboy Spotlight
Lyle Carlson Bedford sophomore dashman was featured on the Schoolboy Spotlight on Bump Hadley’s TV program after Concord High’s 19th of April track meet win. Coach Skip O’Connor and Rudy Currier joined him. Carlson earned three medals two trenvhies and nine and one fourth points in the holiday meet.
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Concord
Concord High
Lyle Carlson
Bedford
Bump Hadley
Carlson
O’connor
Rudy Currier
The
Enterprise
Currier
67th Fi Among Here Boston-Tal Fighter Wing Sail National
A fragmented notice recalls a 67th unit gala at the Armory in Boston with Concord participation and a morning band escort. The event followed a historic Air Guard link with Lexington in the afternoon, but details are unclear in the garbled text.
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Sail National Guant
Which
Arters
Cmory
Boston
Armory
Air Concord
Historic Air Guard
Lexington
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