Notable early baseball and football rookies and players
The article recalls Adrian Anson’s 1884 three home run game for the Chicago Cubs and notes Steve ONeill as Philadelphia Phillies manager among brothers who played in the majors. It highlights ten rookie pitcher victories in the first half of an American League season with Dean Stone leading at 7-1, and Corky Valentine topping NL rookies with seven wins. Also mentions Walter Michaels a Browns linebacker with a Sweyerville dairy farm, Dick Wilkins a Giants end who runs a Eugene lumber firm, and Stan Morley signing with the Redskins after a Stanford career.
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Pop
Sweyerville
Corky Valentine
Cincinnati
Dick Wilkins
New York Football Giants
Eugene
Oregon
Ebbets Field
Brooklyn
Stan Morley
Stanford
Washington Redskins
Tommy Collins Reveals Secret Weapon For Comeback Bout
Boston deputy sheriff Tommy Collins unveils a secret weapon for his boxing return. He plans to stay 127 or 128 pounds to disappear from opponents’ sight in a 10 round bout with Jimmy Ithin of New York. He aims for the title by St Patrick's Day after a lean year and a fall from lightweight contention.
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Boston
Tommy Collins
Jimmy Ithin
New York
St. Patrick's Day
Tommy
Jimmy Carter
Truman Invited To Sail In Maine Retired Skippers Race
Capt. Frank H. Delano invites former President Harry S. Truman to join him in the Maine Retired Skippers’ race off Mount Desert Island. Capt. Bill Black and Capt. Leroy Greenlaw, both Republicans, will race as rivals. Delano predicts Truman’s presence could boost their chances.
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Backsport
Maine
Harry S. Truman
Frank H. Delano
Mr. Truman
Mount Desert Island
Bill Black
Northeast Harbor
Leroy Greenlaw
Stonington
Delano
Nation relies on trucks as freight power
Nearly 10 million trucks serve the nation moving freight with about 100 billion miles logged and more than 11 billion tons hauled annually.
Late star Joe deCoste remembered in Concord notes
Concord notes recall Joe deCoste a 45 year old former regular end for Waltham High under Coach Jack Leary. The piece also lists new coaches in local towns and recollections of Lexington and Concord football figures from earlier days.
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Concord
Joe’ deCoste
Jack Leary
Waltham High
Haverhill
Lo- Cal
Framingham
Clinton
Bingo MaMazhon
Bob Palladino
Marlboro
Vic Palladino
Watertown
Lexington
Gus DiRubio
Rochester
New Hampshire
Jim Phillips
Tad” Bartlett
Winchester
Tony Moretti
Germany
Air Force
Concord Cyoers
Maynard
John Kulevich
John Patrick Whalen
Sailboats Shift From Workboats To Pleasure Craft
In New Haven Connecticut J Cunningham and Sons marks its 100th anniversary as a sail making firm that now focuses on awnings tents wedding canopies folding chairs and banners. Veteran Paul A Pierson recalls sailing since age 14 and notes sails for pleasure boats are much smaller than historic commercial sails as steam and diesel power changed the industry.
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J. Cunningham & Sons, Inc
Paul A. Pierson
Pierson
Concord Rod and Gun Club Plans September Clambake
The Concord Rod and Gun Club will meet Wednesday August 25 at 8 PM at the new clubhouse to plan the upcoming clambake at the club grounds off Strawberry Hill Road on Sunday September 5. President Warren T. Payne will preside. The mockingbird is the state bird of Texas.
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Concord
Concord Rod & Gun Club
Warren T. Payne
Strawberry Hill Road
Concord Players Highlight Local All Star Grid Contest
Local residents plan to attend the annual all star football game at Lowell Memorial Stadium tonight at 8. Greater Lowell faces Greater Lawrence with four ex Concord High players Donnie Cullinane Dave DeRuzzo Charlie Napoli and Ernie Alexander. Bernie Megin coaches alongside Ray Riddick as Lowell trains at UMass. Two Concord majorettes Betty Nagle and Mary Murray also participate.
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Concord
Lowell Memorial Stadium
Greater-Lowell All-Stars
Greater
Bannister and Landy in record mile race showdown
New York August 11 Life magazine photographs capture Roger Bannister using John Landy as a pacemaker in the fastest mile duel. Bannister finishes 3 58.8 with six yards gap over Landy, while both set world records for 1500 meters. Hepburn emerges as a standout weightlifter prospect from the British Empire Games.
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New York
Roger Bannnister
John ‘Landy
IFE Magazine
Landy
Bannister
Sandy
Douglas Hepburn
Hepburn
Oldest Box Turtle Claim Emerges Near Rhode Island Garden
Ernest E. Cookson found a box turtle near his vegetable garden bearing the carved date 1836 on its undershell. If authentic, the turtle would be eight years older than the Bronx Zoo’s famed resident, the current charted oldest box turtle.
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North Sciuate
R. I
Ernest E. Cookson
Bronx Zoo
New York
Moon Residents Read Earth as Bright as Eighty Moons
To inhabitants of the moon, if any exist, earth shines eighty times brighter than the moon as seen from lunar vantage points. The note frames Earth’s glare compared to the Moon's glow, appealing to a hypothetical lunar audience.
How to Play Shortstop The Proper Position and Play
This article explains a shortstop’s skills, mindset, and duties in baseball. It covers arm strength speed fielding angles and decision making including situational plays and double plays. It notes the role of the middle man in relays and stresses practice and constant ball tracking.
Inter-Town Softball League Schedule Next Week
Acton-Coming games in the Inter Town Softball League list matchups for Monday through Wednesday and note the league runs through September 1. Reformatory faces T I C General Radio meets Concord Dewey and Almy play Falcons with several repeats.
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Reformatory
General Radio
Concord
Dewey
Almy
Falcons
Concord Recreation Commission Opens Fall Meeting
The Concord Recreation Commission will hold its fall meeting on Wednesday September 1 at the Town House with Chairman Roger Carlisle Fenn presiding. The committee will welcome new member Richard J. Loughlin, chosen in a special election to replace the late Edward W. Sheehan. In other news, about half of the world’s 20 million tracks are in the United States.
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Concord
Concord Recreation Commission
Town House
Roger Carlisle Fenn
Richard J. Loughlin
Edward W. Sheehan
West Concord Beats Littleton To Even Village League Final
West Concord-Littleton rallied to a 7-1 playoff victory at home to equal the Village League championship series after reversing a prior loss. Jack Wallace tallied two hits for the locals, while Littleton’s Johnson and Wilcox added triples and Jimmy Condon doubled for West Concord. Four fifth inning runs gave Littleton a 6-0 lead before West Concord finally broke through.
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Littleton
Tia
West ‘Concord
Jack Wallace
Jimmy Condon
Littletwo
Johnson
Wilcox
Concord
Snell
Playground Classes Close With Show At Rideout Park
Concord closes its eight week summer playground program with performances at Rideout Playground today. Parents and friends attend as children display work from Emerson Rideout and Thoreau playsteads under director Bernard E. Megin and 12 instructors. The Boston Children's Theatre Stagemobile offers two shows for a small admission.
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Concord
Rideout
Boston Children’s Theatre
Emerson, Rideout and Thoreau
Bernard E. Megin
Musketaquid Club Plans 6:30 Supper at Clubhouse
Musketaquid Sportsmen's Club members meet for their regular supper at 6 30 tonight at the clubhouse off Harrington Avenue. President Augie Macone will preside and Past President Fred Nolan leads the supper committee.
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West Concord
Musketaquid Sportsmen’s Club
Harrington Avenue
Augie Macone
Fred Nolan
Cahoon Poised for New England Junior Golf Title Hope
Concord Country Club player Butch Cahoon son of the club's member earns a strong chance at honors in the New England junior golf championship at Furnace Brook Wollaston on Monday after a solid showing at last month's state junior event.
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Concord
Harold
Butch” Cahoon
Concord Country Club
Wro
New England
Furnace Brook
Wollaston
Duck sets egg record in Maine owner says
Madge Du Dlisea of Gray Maine claims a record for her Pekin duck Doro thy by laying 1 240 eggs in seven years an unusually high total for the breed.
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Gray
Madge du Dlisea
Dorothy
Honolulu Boom Town Says National Geographic Society
Honolulu Hawaii emerges as a boom town per National Geographic Society. Beachfront land exceeds two dollars per square foot while since World War II twenty three thousand new houses have been built.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
Mid-Ocean
National Geographic Society
Eastern Colleges Power Not Too Hop
Boston College Boston University and Yale loom in New England football this fall as dark horses for national prominence. Harvard Holy Cross Dartmouth and Brown trail, with Yale and BC eyes on revamped backfields and tougher schedules while BU aims to set a new wins mark. analysis hindered by spring practice limits.
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Jim Smith
United Press
Boston
Boston College
Boston University
Yale
New England
Eagles
Harvard
Holy Cross
Dartmouth
Brown
Jim Kane
Billy Donlan
S. B.U
Aldy
Buff’ Donelli
Terriers
Joe
Sam Pinoterback
Bi Oliver
Jordan
Bill Meigs
Dick Crasby
Han
Ivy
Crimson
Mark
Eddie
Geleg
Anderso
Fish by the Foot in Stonington Cod Catches Attention
Sam Erskine fished a 15 pound cod in shallow water using his foot instead of rod and reel. He spotted the fish, tried with his hands, failed, then kicked it to shore with a hearty kick. The item closes with Twain quotes contrasting English and American approaches.
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Stonington, Conn
Sam Erskine
Braves Coal To Lead SH Braves Coal To Lead SH Bedford
Local box score notes show Braves leading SH and Bedford with brief mentions of teams Yankees Dodgers Red Sox and a Buy U.5 savings referenced in the fragment.
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Braves
Yankees
Dodgers
Red Sox
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