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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1950
Page
8
Concord high school basketball finishes 9 wins and 7 losses this year, one game better than last year’s 8 8. Non league wins came from Niaynard, leaving the league mark at 7 7, unchanged from 1949.
Concord Rotary Club announces the year long committee slate led by Gordon H. Ogilvie as program chair. The article also reviews Concord’s baseball season with wins over Belmont Melrose Reading Stoneham Wakefield and Lexington and notes graduation losses and returning players.
West Concord defeats Chelmsford 4 2 in a Suburban League baseball game on June 6 at Rideout diamond. Four big runs in the fourth inning snap a 2 0 deficit as Lennie Arkerson earns the win over Doug MacElroy while Herbie Blodgett adds two singles. West Concord improves to six league wins. Chelmsford faults include three errors while MacElroy fans four and walks four.
Snee and Lussier combined to throw a 7-0 shutout for the U. S. Veterans Hospital nine, securing their sixth win in the Low ell Twilight Baseball League over Eagle A. A. The game was decided in the third inning with Bedford providing late offense and Zabba backing up the battery.
Bedford defeats Riverside 5 to 4 after scoring early and fending off a late River side rally. Riverside outhits Bedford 8 to 7 with strong late threat as Lussier and I Zabho pitched for Bedford and Marisney Strombos for Riverside.
A regular supper meeting of the Musketaquid Sportsmen's Club is set for tonight at 7 at the club house off Harrington Avenue. After the meal a business session will be led by President Leslie O. Anderson with Patrolman Fred Nolan in charge.
Lake Boon rink announces summer sessions with skating on Wednesdays Fridays Saturdays and Sunday nights 7 30 to 11 and weekend afternoons 2 to 5 Juvenile lessons for ages 4 14 with Saturday programs Beginners lessons Sundays 5 30 to 6 00 with Ann Wambold Advanced lessons Sundays 6 00 to 7 00 with Ann Wambold and Bob Philpot contest every Wednesday night with participants learning new dance numbers
Concord finishes 1949 season with a 9-7 overall mark and about fourth in the Middlesex league amid a strong circuit led by Stoneham at 11-3. Coach DeTeso’s Spot Ponders posted a 1-0 state tourney loss, while St Mary’s of Brookline beat Westford in the small schools tourney.
Concord director of admissions James H. Volkmann announces the 1950 football schedule for Middlesex School. The seven-game slate features two away contests including St George's Rhode Island, with Frederick W. Pratt from Concord continuing as coach.
Concord high school's 1950 track team coached by Skip O Connor won six of seven meets. Leading scorer Dick Ryan, a sophomore, tallied 61 points and finished third in the state 100 yard final. The squad beat Natick, Lexington, Woburn, Melrose, Framingham, and in invitational meets, with graduates leaving a strong sophomore and junior group returning next season.
Veteran coach Wendell P. Raymond leads Concord Middlesex School through 14 games this season with captain Dave Rogerson and manager Billy Buttrick. The squad posts four wins and one tie against teams including Rox Latin St Sebast, Bel Hills, Groton Ostee, St Mark’s, Brooks, Tabor, Wayland, Nich, New Prep, Milton and St George’s with several shutouts and a seven inning loss record noted.
Health authorities advise loose clothing as a precaution against heat prostration. They warn 88 percent of summer heat deaths will involve people under 5 or over 64, urging readers to consider U.S. Savings Bonds.
Florida congressmen push H R 7524 by Charles Bennett and Senate companion S 2286 by Claude Pepper to enlarge the Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge into the Key deer habitat. The endangered deer on several islands faces poaching, burning, and habitat loss as resort development encroaches on about 10,000 acres.
John Heddon and Canter notch two sailfish on two strikes weighing about 123 pounds each. The feat mirrors a major league homer spree and highlights a third generation angler from the James Heddon’s Sons lineage in Dowagiac, Michigan.
The article contrasts the large and smallmouth bass in southern lakes, noting the bigmouths’ tendency to fatten on abundant forage yet respond variably to lures. It discusses tactics such as weighted frogs and worm-angled baits on calm, warm days, and explains local conditions influence bass fighting behavior. It also mentions hatchery costs, highlighting Wisconsin’s efforts to reduce per thousand fingerling expenses while maintaining production.
A fragmented note suggests that top watchdogs value sensitivity to subtle cues and faint noises. It mentions balancing vigilance with quiet operation to detect disturbances without creating noise or distraction.
A fragmented note lists Jimmy and Lege as participants in sports. It mentions Mrs. Joseph Lexington among the names in a context suggesting a local team or group activity.
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