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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1947
Page
11
Concord and Lexington battled to a 0-0 stalemate on a frozen Lexington field. Key plays and defensive stands defined the contest as scouts praised Lexington’s defense while Concord’s offense struggled against a muddy, rock-wool covered surface.
A list of visiting schoolboys at home over the holiday and weekend includes Willie Pearson and Tom Gill from Lawrence Academy, Lennie Erickson from Kimball Union, Jack Skewes from Dartmouth, and Jack O Gracy from Boston University, among others.
Sport notes recount Coach Bernie Megin at Concord as head football coach with a 29 win 4 loss 3 tie record over four seasons. If his team beats Maynard next Saturday it becomes his 30th win. Changes in lineup due to injuries include Lewis Matty and Jim Alexander.
Score highlights show Concord 0 Lexington 0 Clinton 19 Maynard 0 Hopkinton 7 Ashland 6 Howe 12 Chelmsford 6 Natick 24 Framingham 16 Marlboro 16 Hudson 7. A note mentions Minnesota's 3 887 doctors must serve 727 patients.
Val Musca to, last year’s national indoor 440 yard champion and co captain of Concord High School football, is due home for Christmas from Notre Dame on December 20. Known as Muzzey, he ran cross country for the Irish this fall and has seen several Notre Dame football games.
The fragment notes that Black cade associated with Galloway dates to Scotland as early as 1200 and marks a historic record.
Concord trails rival Maynard in the long Concord Maynard grid series. Through the early games Maynard leads 15 wins to 12 with four ties and Maynard has 345 points to Concord 245. Resumption set for December 6 at Emerson Playground, Concord.
In Class C the standings see Concord and Lexington near a possible tie for honors after a scoreless draw with Maynard. Durfee of Fall River edges New Bedford to win Class C with Natick runner up. North Quincy drops to third. Class A remains led by Medford, Class B by Brookline for a third straight year, and Falmouth wins Class D. Virginia horse exports were banned in 1657.
Natick coach Henry Plausse, unbeaten this season with only one tie, sang before the Natick Framingham clash that he will quit coaching after next season. A former Boston College tackle, Plausse has built strong Natick teams and Marlboro may contend for the Class C state title as nine of eleven lettermen return, led by Dick Clasby.
Friday Knights of Columbus and Our Lady's basketball double header at Gymnasium 7 20 p m. Saturday high school football at Emerson Playground 1 30 p m Monday Dam Bowling League 7 00 p m Lexington Recreation Commission meeting Town House 7 30 p m Tuesday school basketball at State Armory Wednesday Bowling Club Lexington at 7
A fragment notes a high count of veterans receiving real care, citing a figure near fifty thousand and change. The incomplete text suggests a public health or veterans affairs context, with emphasis on care provision and scale.
A Baltimore Sun report cites Dr. Floyd R. Eastwood noting fewer than 20 football-related deaths in the 1947 season across high school and college levels. Head and spine injuries prevail. the piece urges careful study of accident causes and safety rule reviews while avoiding alarmist calls to end the sport.
Concord notes Hanley falls from a fifth place tie to sixth after a scoreless game at Len last Thursday. He remains at 84 points while George Bullard of Lynn Classical leads unless Hanley rebounds next Saturday. Joe Andrews of Durfee is second and John Kamienski of Newburyport third. other Concord scorers include Dick Finan with 54 and George Fenton with 48.
The American Legion Auxiliary ran 153 training schools during 1946-47 to prepare volunteers for hospital work. The program aimed to expand nursing and medical support by teaching basic care and service skills across communities.
Johnny Kelley the West Acton marathoner trained in Concord finished second in the Brewick Pennsylvania holiday marathon, just 50 yards behind the winner. He aims for the 1948 Olympics and seeks a spot on the U S squad.
The Chinese walking fish navigates between water pools by twisting its body and leaping energetically across land.
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