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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1947
Page
9
Fragmentary recap mentions Ikeley going 3 of 4 with games left and a Thursday afternoon event. References Petar Bol, a first name appears as Petar, and a gridiron mention tied to a cold show. Includes unrelated lines about Rog and Wheel with an 18-6 score fragment.
Fitchburg Gardner High beat St Bernard 12 to 6. Westboro-Millbury overwhelmed Westboro 46 to 12. Frazier ran through a center to lead Millbury to a win as they went undefeated. Cambridge Leominster edged Rindge Tech 12 to 7 on a muddy field. Milford tied Maynard 6 to 6 in Mil land League action. Waltham beat Newton 13 to 0 with Allan Peasley scoring twice. Ashland defeated Missions 14 to 6. Belmont beat Braintree 7 to 6. Concord flayed Chelmsford 33 to 0. Franklin Cushing beat Dean Academy 6 to 0. Hopkinton topped Our Lady's 21 to 0. Wayland shut out Bourne 12 to 0. Weymouth 20 Watertown 6. North Wilbraham Wilister 80 yard Hanser kickoff return gave an 19 to 6 win. Brockton beat Arlington 21 to 0. Waltham St Charles beat St Patrick 12 to 6.
Erickson, a reserve halfback from Concord High School Class D, played in the big game against Vermont. His team won 26 to 6 as he scored on a 50 yard run after a pass reception and added an extra point.
Concord High remains undefeated as John Hanley runs 96 yards for a TD and tallies four scores in a 33 6 win over Chelmsford. Dick Finan adds a TD, Georgie Pearson kicks three extra points, and Chelmsford's lone score comes on a Warren McHugh to Tom Cantara pass.
Fragmentary text lists towns and numbers such as Johnson Howe Lexington Macy Maynard Mord Middlesex Wayland Wellesley Fairhaven with traffic counts. The line ends mid sentence noting total traffic at a place at night.
The Enterprise lists Concord and Lexington lineups and statistics for the Thanksgiving Day game to be held next Thursday at 10 o clock. It includes players such as George Pearson qb and Walter Loomer qb with coaches Bernie Megin and Lanny Cooper plus captains Remie Palmucci and Dick DeWolfe.
Concord reports basketball practice in progress under Coach Kenneth Creighton. Most players come from non football crews. after football season ends and a game against Maynard on December 6, gridmen will report. Early workouts held at State Armory Gym. listed players include Capt. Georg rs g, Dick Finart, Jim Alexander, Walter Loomer, Bob O'Grady, Jde Callahan, Fred Carlson out with injury, and Jim McKenna unlikely to play due to polio.
The opening game is set for December 19 with the opponent to be announced as Concord High returns to the Middlesex League, which won’t start until January. The team finished 10 and 10 last fall, mirroring its best season in 1936 when football was played at Concord High.
A regular Concord Recreation Commission meeting at the Town House chaired by Roger C. Fenn discussed establishing an ice rink at Emerson Playground. With cold weather coming, the rink will be flooded soon after creation.
Middlesex (Concord) opened strong against St George's Rhode Island and led at halftime. The Orioles rallied with two second half touchdowns to win 19-7 in Concord gridiron finale of the 1947 campaign.
The Cherokee Advocate, Oklahoma's first newspaper, began publication at Tahlequah on September 26, 1844, marking a historic start for regional journalism and Native American press history.
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