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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1946
Page
10
Middlesex Team B edged their rivals 12 to 11 after a midweek game. John Hanley and Dunster anchored the offense while Wetherbee and Eisenhauer contributed in the field, with Ike Eisenhauer recording key plays. The match, directed by G. Artis, featured strong hitting from both sides and a close finish.
Concord High athletes compete in baseball and track events across regional meet cards. Notable names include Johnny Kelley from West Acton and Duke alumni Robinson tied to local prep efforts. Events span Belmont relays and upcoming Concord nine baseball schedule with May 6 league date.
The 18th annual six mile road race at Kanto A C will be held Sunday May 19 with notable entrants including Johnny Kelley of Arlington West Acton who starred in earlier Boston marathons, Charlie Robbins of N Y M A and Ted Woods of B A A. Tribou of Milrose A C enters for the two mile cross country that follows the six miles with Hills Sr directing the committee and Hekkala Jr coordinating entries.
Local baseball squads prepare for a comeback despite bad weather. St. Bridget's Holy Name Society fields two nines for youths and under 16 with players Dick Flaherty Fritz Wasiluk Charlie Costanza Luker and Sullivan. coaches Harold Morgan Jerry Tierney and Joe Boulden. St. Casimir's plans revival after war with stars Lankiewicz Gudzinowicz Kitowicz Karpie chuk Milewski and others and hosts a May 30 social dance to aid the team. Maynard B. B. C. intends to continue summer play with many current and former high school stars.
Weston high wins 7 to 5 over Maynard at Crowe Park on a Tuesday afternoon. Craft pitched well for Weston, allowing five hits with 10 strikeouts, while Bob Jones gave up nine singles and struck out nine. Newhall and Johnny White led Weston with three and two hits respectively. Wasiluk added two. Maynard scored in three separate frames but could not overcome Weston’s early lead.
In Sayre Pennsylvania a doe wandered through Thomas Avenue in the mid morning, drawing hundreds of watchers as urban life quickened yet the animal remained unbothered and continued toward Milltown.
A 1946 guide explains spot bowling for pinsters with fast footwork. Ned Day is cited as a top example, using a slow stride and targeted spot beyond the foul line to guide the ball to the pocket. The article contrasts Day’s balance and long follow through with quicker footwork and a compact swing.
Fifty five counties in Michigan's southern peninsula cover over 32,687 square miles of salt deposits estimated to contain about 3,269 cubic miles in potential reserves.
Concord High School baseball and track squads drill in long sessions ahead of a Middlesex League match with Maynard. Clinton defeats Maynard 6-5 in 9th at Midland League play. Joe Dobeck homers and wins pitching decision. Maynard’s George F. Lynch wins bowling trophy with 104 average. Tony Maderros of Lowell wins 10 mile Marlboro Hudson Daily Sun road race. Amos Morin places 11th in Marlboro area race. Trapelo beats Maynard C C 1114 to 112 in Four Ball.
Concord High sweeps to a 43-42 track victory over Gardner with Johnny Wood scoring 11. McKeern and Tommy McKenna star in a strong team effort as Weston edges Concord High 6-5 in another game. Paul Dee collects three hits for Concord while Middlesex School drops to 9-8-7 in a separate baseball clash.
Concord High lost to Mansfield 40 to 37 at Emerson Playground after the final relay. Concord led 37-35 before the last event as Muzzie Muscato won two firsts and Bill McNally added wins in high jump and long jump. Ray Eiseyer also scored in the broad jump with a strong showing.
Middlesex and Groton crews open the season Saturday with a home race on Bateman's Pond behind Groton School. Middlesex, led by Captain Everett H. Seymour, meets rival Groton in the first of four matches this season, with W Merrill Glasgow as manager.
Wayland defeats Middlesex 9 to 1 at Concord diamond in a three hour game. Bowers and B Morani starred for Wayland while Egan Tivnan and Bowers contributed with the bats for the victors. Middlesex struggled with seven hits and dropped their fourth in five starts. Allen’s doubled in the third saved a shutout for Middlesex.
The Concord Country Club resumed competition in the Greater Boston Four Ball League last Sunday with a 812 to 3% loss to Framingham. Edward Peterson and Danforth Comins Jr won Concord’s only match defeating Clark Hodder and Hargreaves 242 to 4%. Peterson’s round marked his first of the season after Navy discharge. Framingham leads the western division with eight and a half points. Concord’s other winners were Trapelo and Oakley. remaining Concord pairs were A Lawrence Pierson Jr and William Faversham, Leonard Smith and John B Buttrick, and James Austin and Francis H Gleason. Next Sunday Concord hosts Auburndale’s Wooland team.
Friday Concord High faces Wakefield High in baseball at 3 o clock. Saturday Middlesex School plays St Mark s at 3 o clock in baseball at Middlesex with tennis at 3. Midatioes School meets Groton in crew at 3. Sunday West Concord T T plays Var ney A A at North Chelmsford 3 o clock. Concord Country Club hosts Woodland in Four Ball League. Tuesday Concord High vs Melrose at Emerson Playground 3. Wednesday Concord High junior varsity faces Wellesley Jayvees at Emerson Playground 3. Middlesex School plays Belmont at Middlesex in tennis at 3. West Concord T T vs Shirley A A at Shirley 6 15. Coopers Town housing complex for veterans forms its own city government at the University of Kentucky.
West Concord will start its Middlesex County Ball League schedule next Sunday May 5 at North Chelmsford after a postpone opening. Veteran players from World War II lineups join four high school captains in the squad managed by Ray Fore with umpire Charles Bulger from Concord.
Sharkey Iowa hosts a community sports night on May 8 at 8 in Monument Hall. Brother Gilbert, founder of the illustrious diarb Ruth, will be principal speaker. Other headliners include former world heavyweight champion Jack Sharkey and Paul Bowser, with wrestling exhibitions and a 1946 Majors pictures presentation.
Concord High and Exeter Academy athlete Péte Harwood won first place in the pole vault at Harvard track meet defeating Rhode Island Holy Cross. Harwood cleared 13 feet six inches and 8 feet six inches in the event. His team finished second with a 7 feet? leap.
Poor conditions halted a scheduled Jupe Pluvius Sporls 725g event between Neschal and Middlesex at Concord. Groham arrived ready to play but the elements forced cancellation. The tweet notes a later Groton meeting and a ruined tennis match despite Tabor Academy and Concord.
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