Reformatory and Bottled Gas Lead Scoring Amid School Rivalries
Sam De Mao tops scores with 333 for Bottled Gas while Cushmans and Reformatory follow with 1407 and 1405 team totals respectively. Notable scorers include John Dora 311 and M. Caldwell 280. other teams listed include General Radio, Fentons, Palmers, Red & Gun, Fruit, Condon's, Home Products and Comm Ave with varied individual tallies and team sums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam DeMao
John Dora
Bing” Bartolomeo
Jack Palma
Cushmans
R. Hlojem
A. Petersen
Jack Farrar
Matt Lene
Jim Farrar
General Radio
L. Perillo
S. Lever
J. Steinmann
G. Wilkinson
T. Edwardson
R. Eddy
T. Fitzpatrick
J. Dora
S. DeMao
Palmers
L. Palmer
J. Palma
S. Dickson
T. Graham
W. Mounsey
P. Reid
Comm Ave
J. McGarry
R. O'Neil
R. Anderson
C. Anderson
B. O’neil
Ramblers and Anchors Win Tight Meets In Team Scores
Ramblers and Anchors stay in stride with victories as individual scorers Dessie 341 and Andy Boy 261 lead their teams. Detailed tallies show multiple swimmers represented Ramblers, Anchors, Priests, Hubbardville, roiters, and K of C divisions with high marks from Dessie, Pagano, Bregoli, and Dempsey among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramblers
Dessie
Andy Boy
T. Fitzpatrick
J. Tobin
Roiters
T. Pagano
C. Bregoli
F. Giusti
D. Bregoli
C. Jrs
B. Healey
T. Burke
J. Coughlin
M. Garica
L. Wetherbee
Tudys
R. Moreau
B. O’neill
J. Dempsey
D. Robinson
N. Gerfetti
Burlington Beats Acton To Keep Local Tourney Hopes
Acton High fell to Burlington 62 to 53 in the Bay State tourney at Chelmsford. Morgan led Burlington with 24 points, Meaney added 17, Gelineau 12, while Acton cap Paul Greenough scored 24 for the locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Acton
Greenough
Burlington High
Lowell
Acton High
Chelmsford
Morgan
Meaney
Gelineau
Paul Greenough
Strikes and Spares Highlight Local Bowling Notes and Scores
Strikes and Spares roundup covers Concord Bill Chernak posting two high games, Jim Fava’s close lead in Maynard Inter Town, and upcoming matches including Mill Dam title bout on March 21. Reports include notable 300s and 381 scores, league standings, social gatherings, and pinfall totals across Maynard and Acton leagues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Bill Chernak
Jim Fava
Fava
Anchors and Ramblers
Mill Dam
West Concord
Red & Gun
Reformattory
Gasmen
Sammy DeMao
Maynard
Growlers
Jeannette Stensby
Framingham
Helen Hansen
Salvatore
Tutto” Graceffa
Tutto
Lem
Hugh Miller
Pete McKay
Fighting Irish
Acton
Irish
Hurricanes
Headquarters Top Gunners and Mortars Win League Bowlout
Concord Headquarters beat Machine Gun 3 1 in bowling league action while Mortars defeated Recoiless 3 1. Top scorers for Headquarters were Lombardo 256 Buscemi 235 Dee 281 Dee 281. Mortars led by Dee 270 Wiklorowicz 234 Domenichella 238 Dee 277 and Manchuso 251.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Company H
C. Lombardo
V. Buscemi
L. Dee
M. Dee
L. Kendall
W. Johansen
J. Russo
G. Burgess
W. Dee
M. Wiklorowicz
F. Domenichella
P. Dee
J. Manchuso
J. Wilgren
W. Dow
J. Hanlon
R. Bumford
W. Bovey
Nats Top Bedford Hoop League Standings
Bedford Junior High basketball standings list Nate 7 1 Lakers 6 2 Celts 4 4 Knicks 4 4 Hawks 2 6 Pistons 1 7 Leading scorers Damon 86 Bieren 79 Bragdon 77 Cole 72 Webber 53 Burns 48 Kerney 42 Albani 39 Riessel 37
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nate
Lakers
Celts
Knicks
Hawks
Pistons
Damon
Bieren
Bragdon
Cole
Webber
Burns
Kerney
Albani
Riessel
Maynard leads 300 Club toppers in Concord league report
Concords Maynard squad dominates the Enterprise weekly 300 Club with Colombo’s 338 and Chernaks 335 leading scores. Players from Maynard Mill Dam and W Concord appear among top hands including Hansen and Stensby, while numerous others posted 300s and near misses in the Maynard league listing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Bill Colombo
Enterprise
Jeannette Stensby
Helen Hansen
B. Colombo
Maynard
Chernak
DeMao
W. Concord
Ojalehto
Carlson
Amton
C. Colombo
Mill Dam
Hayes
Genetti
A. Bartolomeo
Hatch
Acton
Farrar
D. Scribner
Moore
Robinson
J. Stensby
Friends
Dera
P. Watts
Boyce
Gruber
Ignachuck, Maynard
Pagano
M. Syrjanen
McInnis
H. Hansen
Skittlers
F. Kane
Palma
J. Finigan
Bartolomeo
Giusti
Concord Hoopsters Fall As Swampscott Upset Tourney
Concord fans lament a loss as Swampscott defeats them in the Boston Garden tourney. Coach Val Muscato watches his Oliver Ames team suffer a 79-65 Tech Tourney playoff upset by Holy Family of New Bedford. Local results include Waltham beating Melrose 61-44 and Concord Junior High finishing second in the Middlesex Junior High League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Swampscott
Winchester
Middlesex
Val Muscato
Wareham
South Shore
Holy Family of
New Bedford
Oliver Ames
Tech
Waltham
Melrose
Ponders
Littleton
Weston
Sudbury
Burlington
Acton
Chelmsford
Lexington
Notre Dame
Fitchburg
Concord-Middlesex Dominates Private League Titles
Concord-Middlesex School wins the basketball season crown and ties Belmont Hill for hockey. Standings show the outcome with the team named. A separate legislative filing seeks to reimburse Merle Pitman of Chatham $250 for cow injuries after a moose attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Middlesex School
Belmont Hill
Moose Money
N. H
Merle Pitman
Chatham
Concord High Faces St Bernard's in C Y O Postseason Game
Concord High School cagers meet St Bernard's Senior C Y O at Hunt Memorial Gym Friday March 18 at 7 30 p m. Proceeds go to the Concord March of Dimes committee and officials hope for strong fan turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Concord High School
St. Bernard’s
Hunt Memorial Gymnasium
Concord March of Dimes
Concord Star Aims for 1000 Points in Final Game
Concord High standout Paul McLaughlin needs 36 points in his last game against St Bernard's Co to reach 1000 career varsity points. He has 964 through three seasons averaging 14.8 and totals of 159 in 1952 53 334 in 1953 54 and 471 in 1954 55 across 65 games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Paul McLaughlin
Concord High
St. Bernard’s Co
Hig
Concord High Cagers Set School Basketball Marks
Concord High School basketball under coach Bob Seaward posted a record breaking year. Co captain Paul McLaughlin scored 47 in the opener at Marlboro and 471 for the season, with 38 in a league game. The team went 13 7 overall, 9 5 in league, scoring 1295 points. They finished runner up to unbeaten Winchester and outscored opponents 1925 to 1051. McLaughlin had 30 against Lexington, the best Concord mark in the league.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Concord High School
Enterprise
Bob Seaward
Paul McLaughlin
Marlboro
Winchester
McLaughlin
Lexington
Melrose
Belmont
Guide for Sport Fishermen expands with three new editions
Foster Publications announces 1955 Eastern Fresh Water and Eastern Salt Water editions debuting in about two weeks. The 30th anniversary issues feature four color covers and a rainbow internal scheme. Since 1951 the guide has grown to three 160 page editions with a 411000 copy press run. Publication rights were acquired last August with plans for ten localized guides and more editions in 1956 and 1957.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foster Publications, Inc
Broadway
New York
N. Y
Herb Foster
Extor
Bedford and West Concord Bowling Leagues Schedule
A weekly sports calendar lists Bedford Bowling League with five matches at Lexington at 7 p.m. and West Concord Bowling League with six matches at Maynard at 7 p.m. Monday Maynard intra town league has three matches at Tutto's 7 p.m. Tuesday features three league matches at Tutte's 7 p.m. Acton Bowling League hosts three matches at Harvard 8 p.m. West Concord Bowling League hosts a get-together dinner at Red and Gun Club 7:30 p.m. Wednesday TIC Bowling League has three matches at Maynard 6 p.m. Company H Bowling League two matches at Lexington 7 p.m. Ladies Ten-Pin Bowling Club two matches at Lexington 8 p.m. Holy Name Bowling Alleys Maynard 9 p.m. Friday St Bernard's C Y O plays Cord High basketball benefit for March of Dimes at Hunt Gymnasium 7:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Lexington
West Concord
Maynard
Tutto
Tutte
Acton
Harvard
Holy Name Bowling League
Tutte’s
St. Bernard’s C.Y.O
Concord High
March of Dimes
Hunt Gymnasium
Mortars Top Company H Loop in Bowling League Standings
Mortars rebound to lead the Concord bowling standings with a recoilless machine gun note. The fragment mentions a Red Cross appeal and a contribution invitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mortars
RED. Cross
Hungry moose invade neighborhoods in Anchorage Alaska
Hundreds of hungry moose roamed residential streets in Anchorage and nearby Palmer causing trouble. They charged at a Palmer police chief and his car, eyed bar patrons, chased a woman to her door, knocked a schoolboy into a snowbank, and harassed a photographer before Bouwens fired a warning shot and fled in pursuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anchorage
Alaska
Palmer
Bernard Bouwens
Bouwens
Alaska moose disrupt travel as police control areas
Territorial police clamp down after several moose roam near Arc her and surrounding districts, closing roads and restricting hunts. Authorities report snowbound mountains complicating patrols while moose threaten towns and delaying hunting season by months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Territorial Police
Archer
Alaska
Concord Meet Brings Varsity Matchups to League Night
Local sports brief notes upcoming Mill Dam League meeting with teams Ramblers and Boy Hubbardville Jokers facing K of C Seniors and Tudys Priests from Lincoln in a district lineup opportunity.
Colate Chips Mixed With Skinned Teaport Paper
A disjointed note describes mixing something with skinned items and teaport paper, adding 2 to 3 cups, cooling until clusters form. Content is unclear and fragmentary but suggests a baking or food prep process.
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Reformatory
DeMac
Dora High
Cushmans Advance
DiPietros
Tarnus
Grubers
Firestone
Kings
Murphys
Elmwood
Landry
Dodds
Jewelers
Cullinane
Barber
Vermont
Shelburne
Ticonderoga
Lake Champlain
Shelburne Museum
Nats
Bedford Junior High
Bel
Hill St. Marks
Acad Nobles
Hill Nobles Brooks
Browne & Nich
Mil
Acad
Gov Dummer
St. Mark’s
High School
C.Y.O
Concord Star
Celtics
Univ. of Kentucky
K Ramse
Boston Celtics
Rela Vely
Ramsey
Denon
New York Knng
Boston Garden
Cagers
H” ‘Bowl
Brannus
Bob Brannum
Brannum
Burley Ft. Wayne Pistons
New York Knickerbockers
Minneapolis Lakers
Ft. Wayne
Anchors
Hubbardville
Jokers
K. of C. Srs
K. of
C. Srs
Priests
Lincoln
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