General Radio Keeps Lead With 6th Straight Win
West Concord fifth week softball results show General Radio defeating Leo's 22 to 10, a league record set as Lawless Smith Nacey hit consecutive triples in the fifth. Other games saw Bridge Acres top General Radio 10-4, Leo's Bomber defeating Acton Wizards 10-4, and Fenton guiding Reformatories 22-2 in a high scoring night.
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West Concord
Leo's
Rideout
General Radio
Lawless
Smith Nacey
Billy Nickerson
Jack Wallace
Emerson Playground
Manny Garcia
Reformatory
Tommy ‘Murphy
Acton Wizards
Murphy
H S Trackmen Beat Chelsea At Whitinsville
Concords Walker High trackmen traveled to Whitinsville and beat Chelsea High 24 to 21. Allen Dougherty won the 220 in 22.8 seconds tying the meet record while Paul Herlihy finished close behind. Fred Walker won the 180 yard low hurdles in 22 seconds and the pole vault at nine feet eleven and a half inches. Charlie Campobasso placed second in the pole vault. The quartet finished second to Chelsea in the mile relay with a time of 3 minutes 42 seconds. Walker led as high scorer.
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Concord
Whitinsville
Chelsea High
Allen Dougherty
Paul Herlihy
Fred Walker
Charlie Campobasso
Chelsea
Walker
Concord Club Championship First Round Results
In Concord at the Concord Country Club the first round of the annual club championship saw Joe Kierce beat Roger Crafts 2 and 1 while John Tew won by default over John Beal. Al Smith defeated Rep. John Eaton 3 and 2, Dr. John F. Flavin beat Andrew M. Dawson 3 and 2, Jonathan Snelling edged Bruce Old 3 and 1, Cal Geary defeated Danforth M. Comins Jr. 8 and 2, Johnt Adams beat James M. Aust 3 and 2, and Alexander A. Cameron beat Lawrence Field by default. Charles Crane, the defending champion, did not enter this year.
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Concord
Concord Country Club
Charles Crane
Lincoln Man
Salem
Joe Kierce
Roger Crafts
John Tew
John Beal
al Smith
John M. Eaton, Jr
John F. Flavin
Andrew M. Dawson
Jonathan Snelling
Bruce Old
Cal Geary
Danforth M. Comins, Jr
Johnt .Adams
James M. Aust
Alexander A. Cameron
Lawrence Field
Baseball School By Indians Will Be Held In Webster
The Cleveland Indians of the American League will conduct a Baseball School in Webster Massachusetts on June 21 22 25 at Memorial Athletic Field from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm daily. Boys 17 to 21 may join free of charge. Uniform glove and spikes required. Indians staff instructors will lead sessions with scouts on hand to evaluate candidates. Information through local newspapers and radio stations.
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Cleveland Indians
Webster
Massachusetts
Memorial Athletic Field
Joe Reardon
Ernie Pizzetti
Chick Shorton
Harry O'Connell
Bedford and Hudson Tied in Eastern Division Standings
Concord standings show Nashua leading Littleton and Chelmsford in the Village Baseball League eastern division as of Monday. Friday matchups set with Littleton at Nashua and Bedford at Hudson, shaping upcoming results.
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Concord
Village Baseball League
Nashua
Eo Littleton
Chelmsford
Hudson
BRM Essens
Burlington
Littleton
Bedford
Three Middlesex captains named for spring sports
Middlesex School named three spring sport captains. In baseball catcher Charles Crane of Lincoln succeeds Robert McLean of Ayer who graduated. In crew Charles Mason of Newton Centre succeeds Pierre Curry of New York City. In tennis Crockersnow of Ipswich succeeds Sam Davis of Clayton Missouri, all graduates.
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Concord
Middlesex School
Charles “Pogo” Crane
Lincoln
Robert McLean
Ayer
Charles “Chip” Mason
Newton Centre
Pierre Curry
New York City
Crockersnow
Ipswich
Sam Davis
Clayton
Missouri
McLean
Curry
Onslow Chosen to Lead Diamond School at Lowell
West Acton veteran scout Jack Onslow of the Red Sox named head of the Lowell baseball school to be held June 27, 2829 after a conference between the Lowell schooner and John Murphy Red Sox farm director Murphy also selects Frank Neola ex Holy Cross pitcher and former big leaguer and Socko McCarey as assistants to Onslow.
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West Acton
Jack Onslow
Red Sox
Chicago White Sox
Lowell
Lowell Sooner
John “Grandma” Murphy
Murphy
Frank Neola
Holy Cross
Musketaquid Sportsmen's Club Meeting Tonight
The Musketaquid Sportsmen's Club, off Harrington Avenue, will meet at 6:30 PM at the club house. Fred Nolan, past president, will head the event while President Augie Macone conducts the business session.
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West Noncore
Musketaquid Sportsmen's Club
Harrington Avenue
Fred Nolan
Augie Macone
Bridge Acres Keeps Lead in West Concord Softball Standings
West Concord Softball League standings show Bridge Acres 8 5 atop the table with General Radio 8, Lee's Bombers 5, Fenton's 3, Acton Wizards 2, and Reformatory. Upcoming games on June 21 include Rideout Playground Reformatory versus Bridge Acres and Emerson Playground Acton Wizards versus General Radio. On June 23, Rideout Playground No 2 hosts Fenton's versus Leo's Bombers and Emerson Playground features Bridge Acres against Fenton's while Reformatory meets Acton Wizards. Home team designated.
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Bridge Acres General Radio
Lee’s Bombers
Fenton's
Acton Wizards
Rideout _Playground
Reformatory
Bridge Acres
Emerson Playround
General Radio
Rideout Playground
Leo's Bombers
Lout Playground
Emerson Playground
Fenton’s
Acton Boys Awarded Letters and Certificates in Varsity Sports
Acton Senior high boys received awards across sports with varsity letters given to captains and multiple team members in baseball soccer and basketball. Letters went to Paul Greenough Gerald Davis Edwin Anderson Irv ing Duren Thomas McCarthy and others. certificates to Thomas Edgar Walter Aalto David Ringland Kevin Sweeney and more.
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Acton
John Kimball
Paul Greenough
Philip Goldthwaite
Thomas McCarthy
James Howe
Gerald Davis
Malcolm Langille
Edwin Anderson
Richard Howe
Gregor Prentice
Irving Duren
Thomas’ Edgar
Walter Aalto
David Ringland
Dick Manion
Richard Harper
Wesley Baker
David Wilson
Waino
Should Bar Russia From Olympic Play
Washington speaker Marshall Butler Rd. at Friendship in Maryland Thursday night urged barring Russian athletes from the 1956 Olympic Games unless they abandon professionalism. He cited 12 million professional Soviet athletes and claimed Moscow seeks Communist domination through sport.
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Washington
Marshall Butler
Russia
Friendship
Maryland
Butler
Moscow
Boviel
Ussr
Olympia Gan
Percy Faith to Lead CBS Radio Show The Woolworth Hour
Jazz era conductor Percy Faith returns to live radio with a big 45-member orchestra and chorus on CBS The Woolworth Hour airing Sundays 1 to 2 PM EDT. Faith emphasizes sound quality over television and notes his recent work directing for Columbian records and composing for film.
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Jack Gaver
United Press
New York
Percy Faith
Faith
ASCAP
Columbian Records
Hollywood
Donna Day
Ruth Etting
Junior high boys awarded certificates crash sports list
Acton junior high boys received certificates for participation in baseball basketball and soccer. Names include Robert Pederson John Mulwany Richard Hammond Alfred Scribner Cure Lattin Donala Sweetser Edward Davis Victor Comeliier David Harts David Allen Robert Darling Douglas Campbell John Livermore Barry Woodbine David Flint Donnie Jones Peter McPhee Charles Ballantine Tom ONeill Paul Kelleher Jorge Perry Jay Moody David Parsons. Concord golf tourney saw Mrs Donald McCluskey win the Grace Keyes Cup at Winchester Country Club. Mary Gleason formerly of Concord among contestants.
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Acton
Robert Pederson
John Mulwany
Richard Hammond
Alfred Scribner
Cure Lattin
Donala Sweetser
Edward Davis
Victor “Comeliier
David. Harts
David. Allen
Concord
Donald McCluskey
Winchester Country Club
Mary Gleason
Hoenig weighs Open entry after Essex Club qualifier
Donald Hoenig of Worcester County Chamonp, Mass. ponders his debut in the National Open in San Francisco after shooting 73 70 at Essex County Club to lead 14 entrants. He considers whether to defend his state title at Cape Cod June 19 15 before joining the Open June 16 18. Runners up include John Kent Rollie Fromstead and George Bernardin.
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Manchhester
Mass
Donald Hoenig
Wachusett Country
San Francisco
Hoening
Essex Country Club
Hoenig
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Coonemesset
Cape Cod
Manchester
John Kent
Artinton
Rollie lWromstead
Plymouth
George Berynardin
Andover
Lincoln boys elected sport captains at Concord High
Concord The Lincoln boys both juniors have been elected sport captains at Concord High School for 196. Charles Campobasso is named track leader, succeeding Thomas Alexander. Murray Mills becomes baseball leader, succeeding Arthur Duggan. Mills is infield, son of Mr and Mrs Cecil Mills. Campobasso a pole vaulter and high jumper, son of Mr and Mrs John Cook.
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Concord
Lincoln
Oth
Concord’ High School
Charles Campobasso
Thomas Alexander
Murray Mills
Arthur Duggan
Mills
Mir
Cecil Mills
Campobasso
Mire
John Cook
Ethel Campobasso
Maynard Boy Named Co Captain At WPI
Worcester Henry W. Rowick of Prospect Street Maynard has been elected co captain of basketball at Worcester Polytechnic Institute for the 1985 88 college year. At the spring sports banquet he was awarded letters in baseball and basketball. he is majoring in chemical engineering and is a junior.
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Worcester
Henry W. Rowick
Treet
Mayard
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Otters
Nowick
Fragmented horse race report from Preakness event
unreadable OCR fragment mentions Washo, Wille Bon and Preakness context with vague mentions of areas and terms, lacking clear names, dates, places, or outcomes. No coherent event details to confirm participants or results.
Frick lauds Little League polio effort national day set
Baseball Commissioner Ford C. Frick praises Little League Baseball for supporting infantile paralysis research. National Little League Polio Day is set for June 14 with over 4,000 franchised leagues urged to donate game collections to the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, half returned to local chapters.
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Little League Baseball
Ford C. Frick
Peter J. McGovern
Little League Baseball, Inc
Frick
Tuesda
Little Leaguers of America
Little League Baseball Inc
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Lea Ue
Bedford Little League results and standouts
Recent Bedford Little League results show Braves 5 Dodgers 2, Braves 4 Yankees 0, Dodgers 9 Red Sox 3, Braves 5 Dodgers 1, Dodgers 7 Red Sox 6. Leading hitters include Frank Pimtedosi Lee Spangler Garry Jackson Billy Ricker Lee Giudiel Steve Shea. West Concord Softball League games set for 6:30 at Rideout Playround Emerson Playground Reformatory vs Leos with home teams General Radio Bombers Wizards.
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Bedford
Braves
Dodgers
Yankees
Red Sox
Frank Pimtedosi
Lee Spangler
Garry Jackson
Billy Ricker
Lee Giudiel
Steve Shea
McGovern
Graves
Hairston Jefterson
Field
Zwell
Concord
Roni
Sanday Brue
Bantece
Vsr
Merals
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Bomberg
Mat Sepe
Tom Murphy
Ted Finan
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Bombers
George Hardy
George
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Walker High
Middlesex
Onslow
Diamond School
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