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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1948
Page
10
Acton boys defeated Groton 63 to 33 as Groton finished last in the Worcester basketbal league. Acton girls won 52 to 21 with Sheehan Peterson and Hampson leading boys. Colwell tops girls with 31 points.
Concord Middlesex School crushed visiting St George s School Newport RI 7 1 Thursday afternoon at the Seal Memorial Rink. Trev Gilbert scored three goals in the decisive win as Middlesex broke open a 1 1 tie after two periods with four final period goals. Gilbert Romaine Dunster Nichols Rogerson and others added goals while Bancroft Dunster and Bradley assisted.
Concord basketball totals list John Hanley with 15 points in 11 games as Joe Callahan leads in scoring with 74 points in 10 games and Antonangeli close behind with 72. Other scorers include George Peerson 53 Dick Finan 49 Jim Hancock 44 Jack Pierce 31 and smaller tallies for Trabucco King O Gracy Barry and Carlson. Total points reach 415.
Belmont hosts Concord and Melrose visits Reading as Belmont, Lexington, Melrose, Wakefield, Stoneham and Reading face off in the Middlesex League. Win totals show Belmont seven and Reading five with other teams from the league posting mixed results. The Friday lineup includes Belmont at Concord Melrose at Reading Wakefield at Wakefield and Lexington at Stoneham.
Our Lady's C Y O basketball team recovered from a league loss with an 85 to 51 victory at Burlington. Bill McNally scored 29 and Jack Wallace 26 among their 65 combined points, boosting the home team to season highs in scoring.
Pete Harwood of Concord competed in the pole vault at the Boston Garden B A A meet but did not place in the sky scraping event won by Buc Morcom with a 14 feet eight inch leap. His brother Chuck Harwood was set to compete for Harvard the same day against West Point.
The schedule lists Peter Bulkeley School versus Harvey and Marlboro High at various venues including Hunt Gym and the Middlesex Armory. Nearby games include Middlesex School against Waltham and Milton Academy, with hockey and squash events also noted.
Concord High beat Reading 37 28 in a Middlesex League game at the State Armory last week. Reading won the second game 28 24 after Concord led 17 5 at halftime and 27 14 after three periods, but were outscored 14 10 in the final period and 23 20 in the second half.
Middlesex School beat Cambridge Kendal Green 36-31 at home last week. In the second team game Middlesex won 12-11. John Stedgkiin led Middlesex scorers with 10 points.
Secretary Frank Will releases the Mill Dam Bowling League pairings for February 16 and February 23. February 16 matchups include Stars against K of C Jrs and Cancoke Oil versus Lincoln with Thrift against Ky C Srs and Andy Boy facing Odd Fellows. February 23 lists en versus Macone s and K of C Srs versus Odd Fellows with Anderson's facing Ma cone s and All stars versus cord Oiland.
Sam DeMeo of Thri leads the Milk Dam Bowling League averages with 101.8 mark the only bowler over 100. Other leaders include Come Bregoli 99.8 Tony Delsie 98.4 Eddie Tetreaul 97.4 Henry Harmon 97.8 and Peter Ingenere 90.7. ingenere owns best single 136 while Bregoli 133 and DeMeo 132. Dessie top in triples 346 with Ingen ere 385 and DeMeo 335. All Stars lead team singles 542 with Concord Oil 529 and Thrift 528. Thrift tops high team triple 1551 followed by All Stars 1491 and Concord Oil 1479.
In the Middlesex League Tom Cain of Belmont leads with 179 points for an average near 11 per game. The second high scorer is Capt. Al Switzer of Winchester with 125, followed by Carl Robinson of Wakefield at 102. Others include Dick Parker of Lexington 99 and Bob Brewer of Melrose 90.
In a recent Concord hockey game, Lynch scored both goals for Medford Respie, but Andover Academy edged them 3-2. Teammate Thoreau and Charl ie Princola contributed as Medford pushed hard, yet fell short.
Concord High defeated Stoneham 39 34 on Stoneham’s court to stretch their season two game winning run and move into a tie for second in the league division. Joe Callahan led scoring with eight points, Dick Finan added six, and Dorps Hanley led all scorers with 14.
Concord High hosts Belmont High at the State Armory on Friday at 7 30 pm in a standout game. Belmont seeks to extend its 10 game league win streak as Concord’s final home appearance before the season finishes February 20 at Winchester.
Concord High lost to Cambridge Latin 34-25 at B U outdoor track last week. The meet hinged on a baton drop in the relay as Concord led but fell behind. Winners included Bob Rice in the dash Ralph Adams in the 1000 Nick Scimone in the shot put and Bob Ware in the hurdles. Concord competed without captain Nick Soitile.
Dee A 282 three string score leads the Ladies Ten Pin Bowling club last week at Lexin. Nancy Burke and Artha Dee each posted 368 end Polly Mara earned $261. Taga Yongs beat Dames 3-1 and Tams tied 2-2. Deg high with 105.
Pepperell Bears ran up a 71 point margin to defeat West Concord C C five Friday night. The Bears played their third game in as many nights, showing strong scoring and stamina.
Fragmentary note suggests Persians first captured fish with bare hands and added fish to their diet. The text remains unclear on context or date but highlights primitive fishing method and dietary use.
Concord Middlesex School edged Brooks School 3 2 in a hockey game last Saturday. Middlesex broke a 1 1 tie with two third period goals as both goalies held strong. Goals for Middlesex came from Bourquin Romaine Bancroft Booth and additional assists noted.
Middlesex basket players outscored Groton but fell 40 39 at Concord on Saturday afternoon. Captain Chase Peterson led home scoring with 13 points.
In Wachusetts Acton teams were twice defeated by Littleton last Friday in league play. The Littleton boys won 53 to 29 led by Steve Peterson with 10 points, while the Acton girls lost 27 to 22 with Lois Colwell scoring 17 for Acton.
Middlesex School squash team beat Milton 4-1 at Concord last Saturday. Svar and visiting Mil A Club D team also noted with a future match slated for next Saturday afternoon.
Regular morning games at the Concord Gym were held by the Recreation Commission. Lake A beat Lake B 35 to 27 with Lyfo rts and Harvey top scorers. Bill for the day had 13. In the second match Concord B defeated them Lake B 10 to 5 with McLaughlin and Lee leading for Concord B and McKenna and Parker notable for Lake. Referee Pearson-Hanley, Scorer Trabu.
The Class D team Columbus High School will face Malden High School in the opening round at Concord The Concent School gym. A 37-team field competes in the tournament with Columbus drawing Colt as its first opponent.
A fragmented note on adult recreational gymnastics outlines weekly continuing classes at 7 30. led by instructor John J O Connell. It mentions local town youths and a first game featuring Miss Joan Trumbiy with Kennal hitters in an opening match.
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