Concord High dominates Division 3 track title in Met Track League
Concord High athletics undefeateds claim Division 3 at East Newton Street Armory Boston with a 63 14 to 13% victory over Lynn Classical. O'Connormen swept events led by Bob Davidson with victories in hurdles and high jump. Soule won 300, Fredenburgh took dash, LeBallister 600, DeRuzzo shot, and relay team posted 2 7 3.
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Cor Ord
Concord High Tracksters
Met
East
Newton Street Armory
Boston
Lynn Classical
Concord
O’connormen
Bob Davidson
Dean Soule
Pete Fredenburgh
Dave LeBallister
Nichols
Dave DeRuzzo
Milton
Malden Catholic
Irévere
Dedham
Fredenburgh
Dougherty
Zervas
Soule
E.alexander
Karavetsos
LeBal- Hister
Flannery
Kukas
R. Davidson
Hughes
Nicholas
Casey
Fisher
Syrapula
G. Davidson
Parker
DeRuzzo
Napoli
Tassel
C. Tyler
E. Alexander
L. Tyler
Soule Hughes
Fredenbrugh
Met Track League
Concord Agri
Eh Eee
Dedham Mal
Cath, Vai
Worrinr Classico Fae
Revere
Middlesex School Enjoys Vacation Break
Middlesex School enjoyed its annual winter vacation with classes suspended from Thursday to Monday night. No sports or other activities were held at the school during the holiday recess.
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Concord — Middlesex
Concord Trackmen Head to Nationals in New York
Concord high relay teams led by coach W Harold O Gennor travel Friday to Madison Square Garden for the national schoolboy meet. Dave DeRuzzo and Charlie Napoli pace the squad with captain Doule and others as potential relay runners. four will run. The trip is funded by the Concord Citizens committee which allocated 175 dollars.
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Concord
W. Harold O’gennor
Concord High
Dave DeRuzzo
Charlie Napoli
New York
Madison Square Garden
Rindge Tech
Paramount
DeRuzzo
Napoli
Dean Oule
Donnie Cullinane
Wayne Hughes
Pete Fredenburgh
Allen Dougherty
Gotham
Concord Citizens Committee
Bovey Wins Slalom Race at Bridgeton in 10 Below
Bovey Jr. of Weststreet, a 26 year old film producer and son of a wildlife photographer, won the Class C and unclassified giant slalom at Bridgeton Maine for the Prospectors Ski Club of Waltham. He finished in 59 seconds with the thermometer at ten below and beat his nearest rival by eight tenths of a second.
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Carlisle
Martin Bovey
Weststreet
Prospectors Ski Club
Waltham
Bridgeton
Maine
Mercury
Bovey
Westford Wins Wachusett League Title in Close Bout
Westford Academy beat Littleton High 49 46 to claim the Wachusett Basketball League title. It was Westford’s ninth win in 10 starts. Littleton dropped to 2 10. Acton finished third. Westford’s Anderson scored 24, Milligan 16 while Littleton’s Walter Clancy had 20 and Larry Kimball 10.
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Littleton
Westford Academy
Littleton High
Frideright
Acton
Westford
Anderson
Milligan
Walter Clancy
Larry Kimball
Weaver Ties School Mark With 31 Points In Win
Concord Middlesex School defeated Brooks School 80 to 43 in a Private School League game. Captain Bill Weaver scored 31 points to tie the school record, helping the team build a 47 22 halftime lead.
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Brooks
Concord
Middlesex School
Brooks School
Andover
Bill Weaver
Marshall McLean
Concord moves to fund grandstands at town meeting
The Concord recreation commission answers key questions about Article 44 proposing 13 500 for permanent grandstands that seat 1669, last 25 30 years, and boost safety and uses beyond football, with 60 days lead time and 80 cent tax impact in 1954.
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Recreation Commission
Maynard
Hudson
Lexington
Belmont
Stoneham
State high school football coaches association meeting notes
Notes from the state High School Football Coaches Association meeting in Medford discuss proposed changes to the football rating system to be submitted to the Massachusetts Coaches Association. Acton May Way meets Chelmsford in a non league game this week, winding down the season for the Winters men. Harvard squash team includes Larry Brownell who beat Amherst 8 1. Private school hockey results list Nobla and Greenough 1 Middlesex 0 Middlesex 5 St Mark's 2. Skin O Connor's high school tracksters win 36 firsts in Met League meets and total 282 to opponents 101 points.
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Mering
Medford
Cystom
Heddmersters Association
Acton Hith
Chelmsford Hich
Wintomen
Harvard
Larry Brownell
Middlesex
Harvard Wallowed
Amherst
Nobla & Greenoush
St. Mark’s
Skin” O’connor
Tracksters
Noin
Logan Named Underrated NL Shortstop by Pirates Boss
Branch Rickey, general manager of the Pirates, calls Logan Key Man Johnny Logan the most underrated NL shortstop. The Mahatma praises his hands arm speed and character and says he anchors Milwaukee infield defense.
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Johnny Logan
Branch Rickey
Pirates
Mahatma
Sporting News
Milwaukee
Female cottontail rabbits heavier than males on average
The note states that female cottontail rabbits almost always weigh more than males, indicating a common size difference between genders in the species.
Name Changes Trim Baseball Rosters Across League
The Sporting News notes that several players have shortened or altered names for headlines. Dodger rookie Te Barczuk becomes Te Barc, while Dick Kokos is Richard Kokoszka and others like Cass Michael become Casimer Kwietniewski.
Concord to host Belmont in key Middlesex tilt Friday
Concord eyes its seventh Middlesex League win at Hunt gymnasium Friday at 7 p m facing Belmont. Belmont has four losses in 13 starts, including defeats by Lexington Winchester and Reading, a team Concord beat last Friday.
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Concord
Concord High
Belmont High
Hunt Gymnasium
Belmont
Lexington
Winchester
Reading
Acton-Westford Leads Wachusetts League Scorers
Acton-Westford star center Mike Wojiick tops the boys league with 174 points, Carl Anderson second at 166, and Walter Clancy third at 162 for Littleton. Mary Louise Pouliot leads girls with 236 points, Sylvia Beaudoin second at 230, Peggy Sexton third for Acton with 151.
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Acton
Westford
Mike Wojiick
Wachusetts Basketball
Carl Anderson
Littleton
Walter Clancy
Paul Greenough
Arthur London
Joseph Warren
Glen Pasanen
Larry Kimball
Mary- Louise Pouliot
Sylvia Beaudoin
Peggy Sexton
Streaks Top Bowler Still Loses Game to Gimmicks
Concord Jeannette Stensby of the Streaks rolled 286 and 103 to lead in Lexington last Wednesday's Ladies Ten Pin bowling. Despite her high scores the Streaks lost three points to Gimmicks as Howlers defeated Sizzlers, with the Gimmicks at 1246 and Howlers at 1256 while Streaks totaled 1227 and Sizzlers 1243.
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Concord
Jeannette Stensby
Lexington
Sizzlers
Howlers
Gert Dee
Mary Connell
Dottie Martin
Ida Dickey
Margaret Burke
Margaret Algeo
Jean Frellich
Marion Gordan
Margaret Nickerson
Mary Conley
Alice Hargrove
Agnes Neville
Dot Scherer
Polly Heyliger
Edie McGrath
Polly Beaudoin
Mim Clark
Peggy McCarthy
Becky Faunce
Mortars Top 75s in Bowling Match at Waltham
Concord Headquarters defeated the 75s 3-1 and the Mortars beat the Machine Gunners 3-1 in Company H bowling at Waltham. High games: Dick Wesinger 296, Tom Fitzpatrick 279 and 119 high single by Fitzpatrick. Team totals Mortars 1288 Machine Gun 1269 Headquarters 1206 75s 1187.
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Concord
Company H
Waltham
Dick Wesinger
Tom Fitzpatrick
P. McHugh
Phil, Dee
W. Dee
Paul Dee
D. Wesinger
L. Kendall
C. Lehman
C. King
F. Williams
J. Lehman
M. Dee
F. Domenichella
G. McHugh
T. Fitzpatrick
J. McBreen
J. Hanlon
W. Dow
N. Wilgren
L. Dutton
W. Bovey
Acton School Notes Highlight Scholarships and Exhibits
Acton Miss Jeannette Rayner will enter the Boston University College of Music freshman class next September. Senior class advisers announce a Massachusetts Parent-Teacher Association scholarship for State Teachers College applicants. A new office sign by class of 1953 student Georgia Clahane graces the high school exterior. Boston Edison Co backs a CBS program You are There on February 28 at 6 30 PM about The Rise of Adolf Hitler. A primary lobby exhibit Dells of the World, created by Acton students under Miss Carol Spaulding, features nearly 100 dolls from over 30 countries.
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Jeannette Rayner
Robert Rayner
Roxborough
College of Music
Boston University
Ruth Proctor
Massachusetts Parent-Teachers Association
Georgia Clahane
Jimmy Shea
Boston Edison Co
Cbs-Tv
WNAC
Channel 7
Adolf Hitler
Carol Spaulding
Exeter Academy rink dedication game stars Putnam
Concord player John Putnam, an Exeter alumnus, was slated to join the Exeter all stars in the dedication game for the new Exeter Academy rink on Saturday afternoon.
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John Putnam
Concord
Exeter All Stars
Exeter Academy
Putnam
Exeter
Concord Rally Nets sixth league win over Reading
Concord High overcame a six point deficit in the third quarter to defeat Reading 74 to 68 and claim their sixth Wakefield League win. Key contributors included Bob Downey Paul McLaughlin Dave Bouchard and John Wheeler with solid scoring as Concord built a 38 34 lead before a strong late stretch sealed the game.
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Reading
Concord High
Thi
Wakefield
John Wheeler
Paul McLaug
Dave’ Bouchard
Bob Downey
Mathews
Jayvees
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Poin
Tander
Special Tractor School February 26 in East Acton
A special tractor school will be held Friday February 26 from 3 p m to 9 p m at Nine Acre Farm Supply in East Acton Route 2A. Manager Gemuel Katseff invites leaders and junior leaders from Middlesex Norfolk and Essex counties to attend tractor maintenance instruction.
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Gemuel Katseff
Middlesex
Norfolk
Essex
Sports Calendar Thrills Across Local Leagues This Week
Bedford Bowling and West Concord Bowling host multiple matches Thursday and Monday. Friday features Sudbury high, Concord J.H.S., and Middlesex league basketball. Saturday brings Concord high track nationals in New York and hockey and squash at Middlesex. Sunday offers Nashoba shoot. Monday lists bowling leagues, Middlesex hockey, and various basketball games across leagues.
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West Concord
Tutte’s
Maynard
Concord
Madison Square Garden
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Middlesex
Milton Academy
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Canada
Andover
Milton
Chelmsford
West
Company
Carlsle
Hunt Gymnasium
Acton
Harvard
Ted Williams Considers Future As Bench Time Looms
Ted Williams spoke with baseball writers about retirement and how long he can stay in the big leagues. He said regular play affects his decision and that if he must sit on the bench he would quit, but as long as he can play regularly he will remain in baseball.
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Ted. Williams
Baseball Writers
Sporting News
Ted
Red Sox
Heck
Maynard Athlete Honored by Marine Sports Teams
Maynard athlete Al Maynard earns All Marine and All Navy honors after seasons with Marine Corps units. He is praised by Major C head coach and others for national recognition in Marine teams. Engraved emblems and large enamel decorations feature in the display.
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Marines
Damn Lejeune
Cal
Witch Marines
Marine Corps Mandant
Tion
Rempers
Patrick Violaman Court
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