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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1948
Page
9
Front-runner Nick Bain led Leads Road High with three firsts in the meet at Framingham, 58 19. Sottile Rice of Concord touched first in the 100 and 220 yard dashes. Relay team Hanson Corrigan and Gingsbury helped Leads Road build a decisive score in a one-sided win.
Concord High faced Reading in a shortened golf meet with just six matches after weather or scheduling limited the event. Players like Peter Mutty Jim Bowman and Sturte contributed to Concord’s effort in a tight contest.
Cahoon, manager, announced semifinal results of the Beale Golf Honors at Gantry Club. John W Hutchinson defeated Kierce ry 3 and 2, while H Peterson and Dan Comins Jr beat Austin and William 3 and 2. finals of the second division set for next Saturday.
Littleton defeated the nine 6 to 3 in a regatta on Friday. Byers and Dickson pitched for the winners while A2yY and Dickson contributed runs with Byers driving in a run.
Concord powered by Tom Weidner on the mound and at plate beat Lincoln 4-0 at Emerson Playground diamond No. 2. Weidner allowed two hits, struck out 11, and added two hits. Leo McKenna Dick Ryan and Bob Zumwall were among the top bats. Bulkeley buscan second straight league win.
Concord news notes the Sachem Council plans its annual business meeting Tuesday evening in June to elect officers for 1948 49 and appoint executive board members at large three National Council delegates and others. The nominating committee includes Erald Sawyer Belmont Henry Keenan Concord Melvin King 52 Central Street West Concord and others from nearby towns.
Sport notes scan Middlesex league action with Belmont gaining favor after a strong week scoring 19 against Lexington and 10 against Concord. Concord stars and injuries loom as managers plan spring workouts and upcoming meets. Belmont and Sleepy Hollow face twilight league chances while a Concord Lexington meet is set for May 18.
150 Crew Leader Concord John Bordman of the Harvard freshman 150 pound crew was elected captain of the freshmen crews. Bordman prepared for college at Groton and is the son of Mrs. John Bordman of Monument Street and the late John Bordman, Spanish Ward captain. His father was varsity football captain of the 1892 Concord High School team and later attended Harvard.
Friday schedules feature Concord high and Belmont high in a Middlesex League baseball clash at Belmont at 3 p m. Also on Friday Concord high jayvees host Belmont jayvees and Milford faces Mayne in Midland League action at Milford. Twilight League game at Emerson Playground 6 15 p m. on Friday.
The Concord team called the Concords Men joins the Paul Revere League as the eighth entrant this season. Polly Harris announces the lineup with Chick Mayo to manage the entry. Opening game scheduled May 23 at Lexington versus Enereet. uniforms endorsed for Sunday.
Middlesex School tennis team with Browne and Nichols beats St Mark's 9-0 for its fourth win in six matches this season. Singles winners include Peterson, Singlee-Peterson, W Bomonti, Sprague, R Bomonti, G Nichols, and Potter, with doubles foes Peterson-W Bomonti and R Bomonti-G Nichols securing the edge.
Middlesex of Concord and Middlesex School rolled to a 31-5 victory over Boston Boys Club in a seven inning abbreviated game. Middlesex posted 20 hits while Boston committed 16 errors in the lopsided affair.
Yanks win three matches in weekly round at Lexington with teams Yanks Dames Tagalongs and Tams. Martha Dee tops scores with 268 followed by Edie McGrath 266 and multiple players in the 230s. Team tallies show Tagalongs 1190 Dames 1158 Yanks 1170 Tams 1189.
Concord reports the Country Club tennis team defeated Middlesex School 6-1 last Saturday. Singles results saw Moses and Rodday win for CC while Shaw also prevailed. Doubles featured Chase with Robinson and Shaw with J. Shaw securing victories for CC.
Concord High Jayvees battled for seven innings at Feeren Playground, with Bayeur starting for Concord and Gower on the mound for the locals. Ray Ma and Bowie produced the lone run as Concord managed one hit, while several batters were retired.
Pepperell hammered West Concord 12-2 at home led by a six run first inning and a Ray Forcier triple. Pepperell pitcher Dorion and Lorden held West Concord to three hits while West Concord’s Arkerson McCarthy and Fitzpatrick struggled on offense.
At a league meeting the Assabet Valley baseball circuit announced entries Berlin Bolton Boylston Cordaville Harvard Marlboro Southboro and Stow. Herbert H Coke of Stow was named president Marshall Sanborn of Berlin treasurer and Albert J Addy of Stow secretary. The season opens with Stow against Marlboro May 16 at Stevens Field Marlboro.
Belmont High jumped to a 7-0 first inning lead and hung on to beat Concord High 10 to 6 at Emerson Playground. Belmont battered 11 hits, aided by three Concord errors, and rookie pitcher Viglirolo fanned six with four walks as Belmont widened its Middlesex League lead. Concord, tied with Belmont for first before the game, scored four runs in the fourth and fifth but could not overcome the early deficit. Dick Finan homered and doubled for Concord. John Hanley and George Pearson had three hits each for Concord.
Middlesex drops to 1-6 after a 5-1 defeat at Dedham last Wednesday afternoon. Noble and Greenough bats pace the victors with Snyder and Anderson each collecting three and two hits respectively including a homer by Anderson. Middlesex tallyes three hits led by Boyden with two.
Baseball box score with Concord players Pearson Hanley Flynin DeRuzzo Brie Fenton Callahan Robinson Trabucco Wetherbee Finan and others. Final lines show runs hits and errors with pitching by Finan and Wettlaufer.
Concord Mohawks, champions of the Paw baseball league, prep for a busy season led by notable player John Todd. A Sunday game at Park in Waltham features Joe Son making his first start for the Monake, with several local youths in the lineup as the team faces Maard on the 23rd at Li.
Weidner delivered another strong pitching performance to secure a victory. Batterymate Lens Y McKenna starred at the plate with a three-run homer and two runs driven in. Absent details show Amvidini contributing in the battery.
E Megin of the Congregation Commission announces two new bars installed at Corny Fast 4a Hen Loe id Aha One ion triple shuns the other a hornee bar to be used primarily for the upper ientites during the summer playground classes.
The Concord Noble and Greenough varsity crew beat Middlesex by half a length over the half mile on the Charles River at Dedham, giving Nobles a 13-12 edge in the annual series. Lineups list Noble and Greenough boat Bow Nelson Scott Bliss Parker Willauer with Cox Willauer and Middlesex boats led by Batchlor McCagg Shriver Mills Brainard plus second and third crews with other named rowers.
Harvard varsity sprinter Harwood won the 100 yard dash in 10.4 seconds at the stadium last Saturday. He defeated Yale’s Hobart Gottleib and is rated a standout for the upcoming 104-A games.
A Concord youth led their team to victory in the Goldthwaite Cup on Charles River. The event saw a close finish over Princeton, with Yale also competing in the regatta.
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