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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1947
Page
13
Tips on sand shots and club face alignment to control spin and distance. Emphasizes maintaining rhythm during the swing, finishing with a smooth follow-through, and visualizing the ideal impact and finish for accurate ball contact.
In recent games Stow played a Thursday contest against See and a Wednesday evening match with Bolton. A large crowd attended as Arthur Gangné served as catcher in the outings. Stow dropped a 6 to tear score in one game against an Old Timers squad.
In a Greater Lowell league game St Bernards defeated St Williams of Tewksbury 11 to. Normie Dee and Bobby Flynn formed the local battery with Edward Peterson of the Concord Country Club. In golf the MGA Battle at Lexington ended with 71218 in Class A. The Concord three day celebration opens July 3 with former athletes like Walter Macone and Dave Spostier anticipated to attend. Baseball notes reference West Concord Town and past events in the celebration.
Concord's Peter Bulkeley Junior High School awarded athletic letters to 25 boys for football basketball and baseball participation. Football letter recipients include Basile Brauckmann Curran Dole Douglas Finan Johansen Gower Hoyt Ly ons Mulcahy Olsen Puffer Rowe Salter Waite Weidner Williams Zumwalt. Basketball letters went to Curran Finian Gower Hoyt Inferrera Johansen McKenna Ryan Eidner and Weidner. Baseball letters were earned by Brauckmann Curran Cole Emerson Finan Gower Hall Hoyt McWalter Itwe Ryan Salter Waite Weidner and Zumalt.
In the annual Concord Club Championship consolation rounds Henry S. Thompson Jr. beat Henry B. Sneiling 1 up 20 holes while Danforth W. Comins Jr. defeated John B. Buttrick 4 and 2 J B Tew beat Francis H. Gleason 1 up 20 holes and Edward H. Peterson won over A Laurence Peirsen Sr 2 and 1 In consolation play Danforth W Comins Sr defeated Andrew M Daw son 1 up and John W Codding won by default over Jonathon Snelling.
May sports calendar lists Lexington at Concord and multiple league matches including Paul Revere Baseball League games at Benny's and Rideout Playground. Weekend postings show golf at Concord Country Club, town league clashes at Middlesex Courts and Emerson Playground, and opening of Red Cross Water Safety classes at Walden Pond.
The 1922 Lexington High School graduating class gathered for their 25th reunion at a local hall on a Saturday evening. Gobbot of Springfield, Vermont, served as president and led the event after dinner which included an entertainment.
Thompson faces Peterson in a 36 hole final next Sunday at the Seee Cow Club after both won semi finals. Thompson defeated Danforth W. Comins Jr by 4 and Peterson defeated John B. Tew two up. Edward H. Peterson seeks a repeat club championship.
West Concord lost to Varneys A A in North Chelmsford last Wednesday in a Middlesex County League contest. Dartmouth College pitcher Jimmy Doole struck out 10, held the locals to five hits, and added two himself. West Concord’s Joe Fitzpatrick had two of the five hits. Val Muscato batted for Richie McCarthy in the seventh but did not get a hit.
Playground classes begin Monday with sessions 9 30 to 12 00 in the morning and 1 30 to 4 00 in the afternoon. Children taking part are urged to bring bikes decorated for the Fourth of July celebration at Concord.
West Concord defeats Littleton A A 4 to 1 in a County League baseball game. Sebastian pitched well fanning three and Sepe hit a homer with Sebastian adding a triple. Muscato went 0 for 4 in center for West Concord while Lawrence and Gerbi suffered the loss for Littleton.
Concord runner Johnny Kelley of West Acton placed fourth in a Somerville 10 mile road race won by Tommy Crane of Springfield College. Kelley eyes the 1948 Olympic team tryouts to be staged in London.
Concord joins Eastern Massachusetts cross country league with Pilgrim and Pioneer divisions. Pilgrim includes Concord Woburn Watertown Wellesley Waltham Revere. Pioneer comprises Melrose Beverly Arlington Belmont Winchester. Opening meets set for late September with intra-day race in October and a league meet the following week. W Harold O Connor named temporary secretary and president to be elected in fall. Course slated at two and a half miles.
Ten years ago Concord Town Team tops Archie Barrett of West Concord 12-3 as High School tracksters beat Leominster in meets. Concord High finishes league with six wins five losses for third place while Belmont and Chelmsford also record scores. Marlboro and other teams show notable games. Henry Ber and Joey Sheehan named co captains for next year.
The Peter Bulkeley School baseball team won the trophy after finishing eight of ten games in the new league. Coached by Sheldon R. Porter and captained by Billy Gower, the team impressed with two wins over Harvey Wheeler and two over Maynard Junior High. The trophy was showcased this past week at Snow's Pharmacy on Mill Dam in Concord.
Concord Peter Harwood added the IC4A pole vault crown to his NEAAA title with a 12 feet 6 inches leap last Saturday at Sherman Rhode Island.
Local Concord St Bernard CYO team coached by Jarks Castor remains in league contention after a close loss. The nine players prep for another Greater Lowell C. C. League game this week amid ongoing season action.
The St Benes baseball team is reported by Monday standings to have won three and lost three games, keeping pace in the oe Ceniawen Y. C. Base ball League.
West Concord Town Team roared to a 3-1 victory over league leader Pepperell last Sunday after scoring all three runs in the ninth inning. Richie McCarthy pitched, driving in the winning run, while Jack Wallace and Sepe added two hits each as John DeRuzzo and Georgie Fenton joined the lineup.
The Concord High School 1922 graduating class will meet at the Mansion Tan at Wayland next Saturday evening for a dinner and entertainment party marking its 25th anniversary. Joseph M. Mullaney presides as president. About 45 members and guests are expected.
Concord High School named Pearson, a senior next fall and basketball captain-elect, as president of the Athletic Association. George Fenton was named football co captain and vice president, John Hafley was secretary, and Joan Servais treasurer. Principal Smith awarded pins to freshman and junior Student Council members during the assembly.
Concord-Alexander Gour deuk of the Middlesex County Extension Service spoke on the New England Farm Hour program over Radio WBZ last Wednesday morning.
Concord Knights plan a three day Fourth of July celebration featuring up to four baseball games including a St Bernard’s Holy Trinity Mohawks clash and an old timer game with Maynard stars. West Concord Rideout Playground vs Concordeter Bulkeley at 10 am opens the lineup along with a model flying circus prize event and air displays from Bedford Airport and a Navy dirigible. A grand drawing for a 1947 Chevrolet and nightly fireworks cap the festivities drawing crowds from Marlboro Hudson Maynard Bedford Acton Lexington and surrounding towns.
Coach Bernie Megin concluded the grid season with meetings at Concord High School before the summer break. He outlined summer instructions and urged players to report for practice in the third week of August for twilight drills, noting several players will work on farms over the summer.
Francis Austin of the B. A. won the 12 mile race sponsored by the K of At Mansfield last Saturday. Johnny Kelley finished 12th, Tom Crane placed 10th but took the time prize.
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