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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1956
Page
1
Concord High defeated Wakefield 59 to 45 to extend its undefeated streak to five games and maintain the top spot in the league. Captain Clark Tho led with 22 points as Concord built a 29 point halftime lead and outscored Wakefield 21 to 3 in the second half.
Middlesex School won its third straight state contest on a Friday afternoon in Concord. The team defeated Old Guard and other rivals with decisive set scores including 15 12 and 15 9 as key players Meyer Lake and J Shaw led the offense.
Concord High indoor trackmen clash with Lynn Classical in the Met League meet in Boston Saturday afternoon. Both teams are unbeaten and the winner likely secures the Division 3 crown. Coach Skip OConnor hopeful for Dick Davis return after a muscle pull.
Concord provides two ex Concord High trackmen for college relay teams in the K of C meet at Boston Garden on Saturday evening. Dean Soule a Brown sophomore led off for the Bruins who finished third to Tufts and Holy Cross. Freddie Walker anchored Massachusetts as they were defeated. Win Puffer of Tufts entered high jump but did not compete.
Alfred Minshall hunted along the Missouri River near Falls City Nebraska using a shotgun and casting rod He shot five ducks and recovered them from the river with the casting rod in a local hunting outing recorded by UP news.
Acton varsity girls basketball defeated Harvard 53 to 14. Co vin Beaudoin led with 19 points on nine field goals and a free throw, Karen Spinney added 18 points. Harvard's top scorer was Miss Ryan with seven. Co captains Irene Martha Lee Jeanne Steele and Georgina Phelps anchored strong defense.
The Bedford recreation committee started a weekly basketball program for boys in grades 4 to 10 from 9 am to 12 noon. Grades 4-7 meet 9 to 10:30 in the gym, grades 8-10 meet 10:30 to noon under A L McManus and assistant William G Chamberlain. A girls program may follow.
Sam Langford the renowned but never champion heavyweight who fought 642 bouts across eras is laid to rest in Cambridge after a long life marked by world travel and ring battles. Langford, once dubbed the Boston Tar Baby, died in a nursing home blind and penniless. His career spanned 1902 to 1923, facing champions including Gans, Johnson, Wills, and Fulton, and years of neglect left him without title riches until his boxing hall of fame induction three months before death. His final public appearance was a 1952 Boston testimonial that moved his sightless eyes to tears.
The Bedford Bowling League top score leads the Enterprise 300 Club with Genetti of Bedford posting 399. Others include Batulin Maynard 334 Bartolomeo W Concord 333 Sayer W Concord 333 Morrill Maynard 326 and Stephens Maynard 325.
Concord Sam Weaver led Middlesex to a Private School League win at Milton, 87 to 52. Weaver scored 31 points with Victor and Toppy adding 25 and 12, while Capt. Tilton contributed 11 as Milton fell behind.
George Greensky Jr. of Petoskey Michigan said he spotted a five point buck in his backyard and shot it on opening day of deer season. The 170 pound deer was secured with a single shot.
Sylvia Beaudoin of Acton tallied 33 points as the Western all-stars defeated the Eastern boys team 60 52 in a Wachu setts League tilt at Fort Devens Friday night. Edgar and Davis contributed six and two points respectively for the Easterns. Martha Lee of Acton played for the losers.
Maynard women's bowling league lists three matches for January 23 at 9 o'clock at Tutte's Alleys. Pairings: Ailis versus Bearls, Millstream versus Obergs, Gale Shop versus Pauls. Schedule runs through May 7.
Middlesex defeats Trinity College School in five straight match wins in a season opener. The Canadian visitors, led by Lafleur now at McGill, faced renewed Middlesex dominance as the series with Trinity swings in Middlesex's favor after past losses in 1952 and 1954 to 1956.
A British explorer Captain James Cook was first to sight the ice mass around Antarctica during a circumnavigation in 1770. The continent covers about six million square miles, roughly the area of the United States and Europe combined.
West Concord-Dovre stayed ahead in the league by defeating Bottled Gas 3-1 at Tutte's Alleys. Bing Bartolomeo rolled a 333 in singles, backed by Jim Alexander's 312, with high scores from Sayers 331 and Petersen 315. Team totals show Cullinane 1443 and Fentons 1412.
Genetti led weekly scorers with 339 and 142 for Bedford. Barber Shop posted 548 team high, Strikers 1478 for triple. Strikers beat Cunninghams 3-1. Old Billerica Road beat Barber Shop 3-1. Jockeys and Yanks tied 2-2. Gould beat Town Taxi 4-0. Pals beat Kel Jeys 3-1. Standings show Jockeys top with 36 24, Paine 40 20, Cunninghams 12 48.
Maynard reports boys from three sixth grades participate in Saturday morning basketball sessions at the high school gym. Listed players include Roger Pratt Richard Johnson Harold Bouffard John Brayden Donald Gunn Richard Dunn Joseph Kulevich Russell Lattuca William DeRosa George Kopp Stephen Anderson Thomas Watts and others.
West Concord Three match es listed for January 25 at Maynard include Holy Cross vs Villanova Fordham vs Boston College and Marquette vs Notre Dame all games at 8 p.m. in the Holy Name Bowling League.
The University of Illinois air port is larger in area than Chicago Midway Airport, highlighting a notable difference in scale between the two facilities.
Red Sox centerfielder Jimmy Piersall visited Concord Monday afternoon and drew about 200 youngsters to Anderson's Market where he signed over 200 photos. Adults and several women also attended as manager David Anderson praised the appearance for Coffee-Tinte.
Lexington Fresh beat Concord C squad 60 32 at Hunt Gymnasium last week. Hank Hatch and Charlie Roland o scored 12 points each to lead the winners.
The Central Massachusetts Baseball Umpires Association held its first 1956 meeting at Westboro Community House. Wil M. Duffy of Northboro was elected president, Leo L. Delude of Brookfield vice president, and Frank J. Piccinotti of Milford treasurer. John Flaherty of Maynard spoke as guest. The group will use a two umpire system this year.
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