Concord Hall of Fame picks honor 1952 track stars
Readers selected five undefeated 1952 Concord track team members for the Hall of Fame in a fan contest. Val Muscato led voting with about 80 percent, ahead of veterans like Dick Finan and Tom McKenna, with many former co-captains and stars named among the 25 finalists.
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Concord
Hall of Fame
Val Muscato
Capo Notre Dame
Enterprises
Muzzey
Army
Dr Johnstons Win Foursome at Concord Country Club
The Concord spring mixed foursomes saw Dr. and Mrs. R Fulton Johnston win the final over A T Howard and Mrs. Robert Scott by four and three. Semi finals had Johnston pair beat Smith Gleason 2 1 while Howard Scott beat Comins Adams 2 1. Earlier matches included wins by Leonard Smith and Mrs Mary Gleason 6 and 5 and Danforth W Comins Jr and Mrs John Adams 3 and 2.
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Concord
Concord Country Club
R. Fulton Johnston
Calvin Geary
John W. Hutchinson
Leonard Smith
Mary Gleason
Hubert M. Wardwell
Martha Wardwell
Danforth W. Comins, Jr
John Adams
John Tew
A. T. Howard
Robert Scott
John B. Beale
Andrew Hepburn, Jr
Mrs. Johnston
Smith and Gleason
Howard and
Scott
Comins
Adams
Johnstons
Howard
Exeter Gains Win Over Locals Four
Exeter oarsmen swept the Middlesex School varsity four in a half mile race on the Squamscott River New Hampshire finishing two lengths ahead and posting a 2 38.5 time the best in eight years Middlesex ends season with one win and four losses.
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Exeter
Middlesex School
Squamscott River
New Hampshire
Granite State
le Letxemen
Middlesex
Golf Match Results From Local Club Tournament
The second flight saw Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Ellis defeat Mr. and Mrs. Park 1 up in a final. In the third flight, Mr. and Mrs. A Lawrence Peirson Jr defeated Mr. and Mrs. George E. Bates 5 and 4. The fourth flight was a round robin won by Mr. and Mrs. Pliny Jewell 15 up.
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Alexander Ellis
Park
A. Lawrence Peirson Jr
George E. Bates
Pliny Jewell
Groton Beats West Concord Again In Village League
Groton defeats West Concord 5 to 3 at the local playground for a second straight win in the Village League. Pitchers Gale and Waugh won the mound for Groton, Hopkins pitched for West Concord who had three hits. Haire and Rizzo led Groton at bat with two hits each and Gale doubled.
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Groton
Gale
Waugh
Charlie Hopkins
Higginsmen
John Coughlin
Dave Bouchard
John DeRizzo
Hopkins
Haire
Rizzo
W. Concord
B. Gale
C. Hopkins
C. Anderson
Write-Ins Dominate Recent Track Contest at Concord
Concord-Fans cast many write-in votes in the track contest for Hall of Fame with notable names such as Ste vie Flannery Harry Spinney Asa Olsen Gil Lawrence Georgie Johnson Bob Asbjornsen, plus the late Scoop Peterson Ted Mc Grath Frank Pickard Bob Cousins Leonard Holden Stark Wilson Larry Webber and Brian Carlson among those receiving attention.
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Concord
Track “Hall of Fame
Stevie Flannery
Harry Spinney
Brown
Asa Olsen
Gil Lawrence
Georgie Johnson
Bob Asbjornsen
Scoop” Peterson
Ted McGrath
Frank Pickard
Bob Cousins
Leonard Holden
Stark Wilson
Larry Webber
Brian Carlson
Concord High Hall of Fame track dream team
The piece envisions a 25 athlete Hall of Fame lineup for Concord high school track under coaches Skip O Connor or Everett Weygeant. It cites contenders across events from sprints to distance, jumps and throws like Dick Ryan Lyle Carlson Eb ber Flannery Henry Berlied Fred Flannery Mert Sanborn Johnny Woodworth Bob Zumwalt Tom McKenna Woodworth Amrose Wetherbee Muscato Hanley Ricker Kelley Wallace Sheehan Tompkins Berlied McKenna Wetherbee Sottile Sanborn Puffer McNally Harwood.
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Bob Kelley
Concord Police
William G. Ryan
Jack O’grady
Harwood
John Woodworth
Boston College
Bill McNally
Jack Ryder
McNally
Concord
Korea
U. S. Army
Dick Finan
Henry Berlied
Joe Sheehan
Nick Sottile
Emerson
Walter “Piker’ Hubbard
J. Alvord Rose
Hubbard
Rose
Harold Tompkins
Tompkins
Réne DuBerger
Barry Higgins
Billy Dee
Pete Harwood
Harvard
Bill LaHiff
Everett Weygeant
Concord High Stars
Yesteryear
Track “Hall of Fame
Val Muscato
Johnny Woodworth
Skip” O’connor
Bob Tompkins
Ebber” Flannery
Win” Ricker
Concord High
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Val Muscato Fee
Lyle Carlier
Dick Ryan
Tommy McKenna
Mort Sanborn
Bill Ambrose Ce
Bob Zumwalt
O’connor
al Magurn
Win” Puffer
Fred Flannery
Bob Harwood
Dick Wetherbee
Jack Wallace
O'Connor
Lyle Carlson
Mert Sanborn
Berlied
Tom McKenna
Woodworth
McKenna
Tom Hanley
Bill Ambrose
Muscato
Hanley
Ricker
Ambrose
Joey Sheehan
Wetherbee
Ryan
Puffer
O'Connor Or Weygeant
Concord athlete Tommy McKenna to Hall of Fame candidate
Tommy McKenna recently discharged from a second U. S. Navy tour and listed among Hall of Fame track contenders. Son of Bernard A. McKenna and Mrs. McKenna of 5 Laurel Street, he twice defeated Herb McKinley the former 400 meters record holder who ran for Jamaica in the 1948 Olympics.
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Concord
Tommy McKenna
U. S. Navy
Bernard A. McKenna
Laurel Street
Tom
Herb McKinley
Jamaica
One Vote Per Reader In Hall of Fame Contest
Fans are reminded that only one vote is allowed per reader in the Hall of Fame contest. Several ballots in the track section were discarded for duplicates, and the baseball contest coupon appears in this week’s sports page. The contest closes at noon Saturday June 21.
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Enterprise “Hall Fame
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Bob Williams
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Joe
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Muscato on furlough at West Concord out of Army duties
Val Muscato son of Mr and Mrs Anthony Muscato 22 Connant street enjoyed furlough from the Army. He attended the state meet at White Stadium Saturday to cheer Coach Skip OConnor and his team. He hopes to enter coaching after his Army tour and credits Skip with much of his success.
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Val Muscato
Enterprise
Anthony Muscato
Conant. Street
White Stadium
Skip” O'Connor
Val
Skip
English import Olympic to race in Peter Pan Stake at Belmont
Trainer Jer Stevenson reveals F. W. Hooper’s Eng lish imported Olympic will run in the Peter Pan Stake at Belmont next Saturday. After that race Trainer Ivan Parke will decide whether to ship him to Suffolk Downs for the $50,000 Yankee Handicap.
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Jer Stevenson
F. W. Hooper
Belmont
Ivan Parke
Suffolk Downs
Concord baseball Hall of Fame contest attracts readers
Readers urged to vote in the Concord Enterprise Hall of Fame contest. The four week event ends with a fall ceremony and engraved certificates for winners in football track and baseball.
Dog Show Winners Highlight Framingham Event
The Framingham dog show awarded prizes to notable dogs. Chief Hobbimoor's Manser Townsend Honor, from Lincoln, won in the retriever class. In the spaniels class, Lady Sherrin owned by Charles F. Goodnow Jr. of South Sudbury claimed a prize.
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Framingham
Chief Hobbimoor
Manser Townsend
Lincoln
Sherrin
Charles F. Goodnow, Jr
South Sudbury
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Ood Pace
Tes
Lyle
Alvin Puffer
Tom Han
Sanborn
Yara Holder
Dicker
Bedford Carlson
Finan
University of Massachusetts
Flannery
Ebber
Fred
Stevie
Albert Magurn
DR. Johnstons
U.S
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the Enterprise
al. Magurn
Concord H. S
Weygeant
Bob
Concord High School “Hall OF Fame Club
Dick Loftus
Fred Loftus
George Johnson
Jimmy Cullinane
Willie Erisman
Chick Maloney
Wally Johansen
Herbie Symes
Ed Loughlin, Jr
Jim” Tompkins
Frank Googins
John Flanagan
Ed Cull
Terry McHugh
Jack Flavin
Eddie Fredericks
Tom Byron, Sr
Harry Cook
Bill Fitzpatrick
Tom Powers
Elmer Duggan
Arthur Dugan
al Loftus
Jimmy Fallon
John Fallon
van Kennedy
Joe Tong
Dave Williams
Jim Olsen
Lee Todd
Jay” Dee
Bill Hopkins
Walt. O’connell
Bill Mulcahy
Jim Kenna
Bill Bulger
Will Loughlin
Homer Allen
Jake Arkin
Jack McCabe
Russ Eldridge
Charlie Comeau
Eddie Demps¢éy
Chuck Bulger
Eddie ‘Boyce
Jack McGrath
Hal Isner
al Cunningham
Nick Macone
Dave Hopkins
George Cook
Hayes
Don. Donaldson
Dave Robinson
Harry Clark
George Pearce
Dave Spooner
Mark Ballot
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