Walcott Marciano Title Bout Tickets Go On Sale
World heavyweight championship tickets for the Walcott Marciano bout at Municipal Stadium Philadelphia go on sale September 1 in Philadelphia and New York. Ringside $40, reserved $25, $15, $10 with outlets at Madison Square Garden Lew Tendler’s Broad and Locust and Herman Taylor North 13th. Walcott trains in New Jersey and plans transfer to Atlantic City by early September.
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Rocky Marciano
Municipal Stadium
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Providence
Brockton
Mass
Madison Square Garden
Lew Tendler
Broad
Locust Streets
Herman Taylor
Dewey
North 13Th Street
Walcott
Ezzard Charles
Pittsburgh
Marciano
Garfiley
Mays Ngy NM. J
Atlantic City
Don Torppa Wins Massachusetts State Caddie Championship
Don Torppa, 15, the husky all around athlete, fired rounds of 79 and 78 to post a 157 and win the Massachusetts State Caddie Championship at Woodland Country Club. He edged Harold Cogger of Meadow Brook by two strokes, despite two rough spots in the rounds. Torppa is the son of Taund Torppa, a former standout in football, baseball and basketball. The family recently won a Father and Son tournament at Framingham Country Club.
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Maynard
Donald Torppa
Massachusetts
Woodland C. C
Don
Harold Cogger
Meadowbrook
Torppa
Taund Torppa
Torppas
Framingham
Concord Grid Candidates Report For Practice
Concord High School football opens practice Monday at 9 30 a m under Coach Bernie Megin at Hunt Memorial Gym. Fifty to eighty players from Concord Carlisle Lincoln and Bedford will report as 15 veterans and junior varsity return with Rennie Olson co captain leading backs and Dave DiRuzzo Joe Sweeney and Bob Parker among line standouts. Three squads varsity jayvee and C squad planned as Megin rebuilds after 56 straight Massachusetts games without defeat and last six seasons 56 1 1 record through 1951.
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Concord
Concord High School
Bernie Megin
Hunt Memorial Gymnasium
Megin
Stoneham
John J. O'Connell
Walter Carew
Carew
Bob Seaward
Army
Seaward
Jayvees
Rennie Olson
Mackey Caldwell
Jack Magoon
Donnié Cullinane
Dave Bouchard
Dean Soule
Bob Davidson
Dave DiRuzzo
Joe Sweeney
Dick Loynd
Paul McHugh
Tony Manchuso
Bob Parker
Paul Powderly
Ernie Alexander
Carlisle
Lincoln
Bedford
Jayvee
Méegin
Massachusetts
Reynolds
Winston-Salem
Lexnéton
Awards at Concord playground events crown summer program
Closing exercises at Rideout Playground honored 400 enrollees with demonstrations and prize awards by Selectman Edward W. Sheehan. Recreation Commission members and director Bernard E. Megin attended as eight week program highlighted by new tot lot classes and various sports prizes to be announced.
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West Concord
Concord
Edward W. Sheehan
Concord Recreations Commission
Elsié Kennedy
Anne Root McGrath
Bernard E. Megin
Commission
Thoreau School
Jack Tombéeno
Mary Francis O’connell
Joseph Tieno
Caré? Fisher
Margaret Windheim
Anne Callahand
Elaine Halloran
Barbara Mansfield
Robert Windheim
Fred Stuhré
Emerson
Louise Richmond
State caddie champion Don Torppa leads prep for fall sport
Don Torppa wins the state caddie crown and plans to try quarterback for the high school football team next week as practice starts. The Little Leaguers finish with the Timkonéers champions and Concord clubs stage upcoming outings while Harold Cahoon Jr. wins the Junior-Junior golf title.
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Don Torppa
Will DeRosa
Timkonéérs
Assabet Valley All Stars
Concord Red and Gun Club
Harold Cahoon Jr
Concord
Wilk de Rosa
St. Mary’s Brookline
Bernie
Celleites
Oni Bonderevic
Stanlevitch
Alex Kulevich
Concord-A member caddy tournament results at Concord Country Club
The Concord A member caddy tournament at Concord Country Club completed a weekend of matches. Pairings included O Brien with Connors achieving low gross honors 80-66, and numerous 90s and 100s for other teams. Crazie Palmer and Comins Jr Melisi won first prize, Thompson and Doyle second, with Austin Spellman Cameron Cahoon tied for third.
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Concord
Concord Country Club
W. O’brien
F. Connors
E. P. Chase
D. Howell
C. Geary
D. Mullen
P. Jewell, Jr
E. Collins
A. A. Cameron
H. Cahoon, Jr
Codding
G. Harrs
R. Connors
K. L. Hayes
R. Johnston
D. Comins
J. Sullivan
J. Melloon
C. Anderson
K. Kierce
N. Anderson
Crazie-Palmer
Comins, Jr
Melisi
Thompson
Kelley Finishes Second in Brockton 20 Mile Race
West Acton marathoner Johnny Kelley placed second in Brockton’s 20 mile road race won by Ed O Connell of the B A A Kelley finished 20 yards behind the winner in 60 44 with Semple leading early There were 47 starters and Kelley’s corrected time was 52 44.
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West Acton
Johnny Kelley
Brockton
Ed O’connell
B.aa
Elley
Johnny Semple
Kelley
O'Connell
Motorist misled by road signs ends far off course
Sheriff Ver Atkins traced a motorist who followed signs to Nebraska City and wound up about 20 miles beyond Falls City on Highway 75. The driver reported being misdirected after the sign sequence led him astray.
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Falls City
Cahoon Takes Second in Junior Open at Albemarle
Harold Cahoon Jr of Concord Country Club, 7 year old prodigy, shot a one over par 33 on the back nine to finish second with 71 in a junior tourney. Jack Danielson of Oakley won the event with a strong score. Other entries included George Harms and Robert.
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Concord
Newmont
Fire hazards blamed for one quarter of state injuries
State Fire Chief Harry J. Callan warns careless use of fireworks causes 25 percent of injuries at state supported institutions. He cites blindness and other injuries as outcomes of improper handling.
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Columbus
U.P
Harry J. Callan
Concord Teams Split Semifinal Series in North Middlesex Junior League
Lit tleton defeated Acton 9 2 while West Concord edged Concord 4 3 in 12 innings in the semi finals. Key pitching duel featured Al Stockellburg versus Mackey Caldwell with multiple small rallies and late scoring runs shaping a tight series.
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North Middlesex
Littleton
Acton
Concord
al Stockellburg
Mackey Caldwell
Stockellburg
T O
John Condon
Ciervo
Caldwell
Ken Olsen
Art Mills
Dave Bouchard
Olsen
Mills
Dick Loynd
Otto
Bouchard
Jack Mattison
Barry ‘Higgins
Stockelburg
Fiere
Mackie
Mayo
Sorrénti Ito
Porter Adams
Dave Hopking
Fettle Concord
Mattison
Davis
Adams
Hopkins
Errot
Geer
Olsér
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