Concord Triumphs 25-13 as Flanigan Shines for Concord High
Concord High opened the 1956 grid season with a 25-13 win over Winchester High at Manchester Field before 5,000 fans. Co captain Charlie Flanigan scored three touchdowns and dominated the ground game, carrying about three of every four plays. Concord overcame a 7-6 halftime deficit to lead 18-7 after three quarters and add an insurance TD in the final period. Winchester’s only points came in the fourth quarter against Concord reserves. The win extends Concord’s unbeaten streak to 25 wins in 26 games dating back to 1954.
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Middlesex Football League
Red & White
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Bernie Megin
Winchester
Knowltons
Pete Gilman
John Chapin
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Dave Serquist
Wampum
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Thema
Dick Evans
Steve Lampert
Larry Longworth
Doug Thomson
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Concord and Winchester Face Off In 25-13 Victory Tale
Concord and Winchester meet in a high school grid clash with miscues and TDs. Flanigan scores three for Concord while Crawford Chapin and Longworth add touchdowns for Winchester. D Evans and Bergquist convert PATs as officials and four ten minute periods set the pace.
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Wilson
Notré Dame High names Jack O Grady coach in Fitchburg upset
West Concord's Jack O Grady, ex Concord High and Boston University football player, debuted as Notré Dame High School coach in Fitchburg with a pacesetting upset over Athol. He helped his 1946 Concord High championship team known as Concord S. S. is tied to city enterprises. He is a WWII Navy veteran and part of the Army Language School program focusing on Russian Korean Mandarin Chinese and German with detachments in Europe and Japan.
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West Concord
Jack O'Grady
Concord High School
Boston University
Notré Damé High School
Fitchburg
Athol
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Concord High
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The
Enterprise
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Army
Europe
Japan
Winchester Triumph In Shirt Sleeve Football Afternoon
Ter Carew and John O'Connell played. Arnold's conversion good as Brooks noted. Diane Strayton led the Concord band with Vincent Giannani assisting. Winchester showed an 11 yard first half gain and 117 total yards for Concord. Lloyd McManus tackled well. Fredenburgh injured elbow out. Coach Bermeijin fielded 23 players, Bartene sidelined. Joe Flaherty Doug played well. Larry Longworth scored.
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Ter Carew
John O'Connell
Brooks
Arnold
Diane Strayton
Concord
Vincent Giannani
Winchester
Naif
Lloyd McManus
Indians
Dave Fredenburgh
Berme Iegin
Paul Bartene
Joe Flaherty
Doug
Larry Longworth
Concord-Middlesex Football League Opens With Mixed Results
Concord beat Winchester 25 to 13 while Belmont fell 2 to 0 to Lexington. Melrose and Stoneham tied 13 all as Wakefield defeated Reading 8 to 7. Upcoming games pit Wakefield at Concord Stoneham at Winchester Reading at Elmont Lexington at Melrose. Flanigan of Concord led with 18 points Powers of Stoneham had 13 and Whitehouse of Melrose 12.
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Winchester
Belmont
Lexington
Melroe
Stoneham
Wakefield
Reading
Elmont
Melrose
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Whitehouse
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Concord High home opener lineups unveiled at Emerson Playground
Concord High School reveals Saturday home opener lineups for Emerson Playground kickoff at 2 30 pm. Key players include Mattison Arnold Siekman Forsythe and W Smith with substitutes Wakefield Smith Sorrentino Buckley Pallormono Encarnaco and Doucette. Coaches list Evans Evans Anderson Gray Lambert Duggan Rizzitano Caldwell Mara Diskin.
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Ise
McManus
Diskin
W. Smith
Rizz’tano
Davis
Beatteay
Forsythe
Gray
Sickman
Mara
Manchuse
Arnold
Lambert
Lanonakis
Mattison
Lyons
Deharo
Caldwell
Lhb
Flanigan
Duggan
R. Evans
Crawford
D. Evans
Anderson
Gilman
Winchester
V. Murphy
Fitzgerald
McCormack
Edgar
Manning
Perritano
Stavrides
Wakefield
Kerrigan
Graham
Kelleher
Serratore
Bergquis
Cussen
Chapin
Bartlett
Panessa
Thomson
Russo
Flaherty
Longworth
Siekman
Davies
Ee Tees
Denaro
Rizzitano
Emerson Playground
Gridmen Open On Saturday At Home Versus Browne & Nichols
Concord Middlesex School gridmen start the 1955 season with a 2 p.m. home game against Browne & Nichols of Cambridge coached by F Wolsey Pratt. Captain is Jim Burns. Co managers are Charlie Barnes and Bob Mehl. Schedule lists games through November 10 at St George's Newport.
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Middlesex School
Browne & Nichols
Cambridge
F. Wolsey Pratt
Jim Burns
Framingham
Charlie Barnes
Westwood
Bob Mehl
Boston
Milton Academy
Groton School
St. Mark’s
Noble & Greenough
Belmont Hill
St. George's
Newport
Rhode Island
Concord Golf Club Champion Competes at Belmont Tourney
Concord Coun try Club’s 1955 champion Concord in the club champion tournament at Belmont Country Club. Last weekend former Concord resident Francs H. Gleason reached quarter finals in the cagera four ball championship at Marion. Also entered Lawrence Peirson and Pierson of Concord.
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Concord
Cal Geary
Concord Country Club
Belmont Country Club
Francs H. Gleason
Marion
Ee Lawrence Peirson
Pierson
Concord Notes Highlight Local Figures and Sports Links
Lou Little of Columbia plans to retire at season end and hails from Leominster. Don Nottebart, Lexington-born pitcher, eyed by Milwaukee Braves’ Evansville farm club as 1950s scene links Lexington athletes and local sports figures including Bob Jeremiah Tom Moon Artie Gore Carl Sumner and Ted Williams. State gun holiday runs 30 days before duck and upland season as Jack O Grady’s Notre Dame beats Athol 18 0. Concord High eyed for Class B move in Middlesex League.
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Lou Little
Columbia
Leominster
Bernie Megin
Ilwaukee Braves
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Indiana
Don Nottebart
Lexington
Lexington High Mount Corps
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Tom Moon
Artie Gore
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Middlesex
Bedford grid asfirants out drill Bedford High football squad
An enthusiastic Bedford High School football coach Seas Noel Reebenacker leads the first team as scrimmages and junior varsity games are scheduled with Billerica Burlington Tewksbury and Chelmsford. The roster lists James Albani Richard Baird William Bieren William Bragdon Fred Christian Bruce Dolimount Craig Dorman Andrew Fay Leo Flannery Sheldon Gittins Robert Goddu Kenneth Graves Roy Harrow John Kearney Thomas Lindley Dean McDowell Peter McNeany David Macintosh William Parris Robert Palmeri Paul Sullivan Robert Sweeney Steven Shea David Webber Francis Whelan Robert Whitley Ralph Bedford Joseph Bumbaca William White George Payeur Donald Sapienza Roy Cyr Vin Yanckees.
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Bedford
Noel Reebenacker
Bedford High School
Billerica
Burlington
Tewksbury
Chelmsford
James Albani
Richard Baird
William Bieren
William Bragdon
Fred Christian
Bruce Damon
Bruce Dolimount
Craig Dorman
Chris Draskovitch
Andrew Fay
Leo Flannery
Sheldon Gittins
Robert Goddu
Kenneth Graves
Roy Harrow
John Kearney
Thomas Lindley
Dean McDowell
Peter McNeany
David MacIntosh
William Parris
Robert Palmeri
Paul Sullivan
Robert Sweeney
Steven Shea
David Webber
Francis Whelan
Robert Whitley
Ralph Bedford
Joseph Bumbaca
William White
George Payeur
Donald Sapienza
Roy Cyr
Vin Yanckees
300 Club Leaders in Mill Dam Bowling Week
Concord and surrounding towns report top marks in the 300 Club. Mill Dam standout Nickerson leads with a 331 while W Concord bowler Fenton posts 335 and Delsie 330. Maynard's Gruber 311 and Barton 313 pace women Recco 306 and Shir ley Redco 313.
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Concord
Basil Nickerson
Mill Dam
Rusty” DiPietro
Maynard
Shirley Redco
Nickerson
Fenton
W. Concord
Dels
L Robinson
Hojem
W Concord
J. Deg
R. DiPietro
Women’'s
Bartolomeo
Lever
B. Gruber
Peterson
Hatch
Acton
Fava
Watkins
Lester
Hayes
Pageau
Holy Name
Wilkinson
Murphy
Beech
Stefanelli
Steinmann
Jones
Smith
Kitowicz
S. Recco
Ladies
Holy Name League resumes with three matchups at Tutte's Alleys
West Concord schedules next Wednesday night eight fifteen at Tutte's Alleys Fordham versus Villanova Notre Dame facing Marquette Holy Cross clashing with Boston College End of first round October ten pairs Marquette Boston College Villanova Holy Cross Notre Dame Fordham Also notes about fish pumping mechanisms for fishermen using sea water and corrosion resistant alloys.
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Holy Name
Concord High School Notes Highlight NHS Census and Jams
Concord High School reports all eligible juniors and seniors will take part in the National Honor Society census of pre school children, starting October 6 with over 100 students volunteering. The note covers new teachers, half year English and social studies assignments, a spirited senior election campaign, recent football jamboree, exchange plans with Florida peers, and Student Council book cover sales featuring the Minute-Man statue and Concord High.
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Concord High School
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Concord. High
Rose Parell
Jean Reid
John Boyle
Richard Anderson
Merle Moses
John Ozgood
Judith Wells
Florida
Concord Student Completes Training at Quantico
Victor J. Palmucci of Concord has finished six weeks in the Platoon Leaders Class at Marine Corps Schools Quantico as a Baston College student and son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Palmucci.
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Quantico, Va
Victor, J. Palmucci
Baston College
Joseph Palmucci
Thoreau Streets
Concord
Marine Corps Schools
Quantico
Lincoln student completes six week Marine Corps training at Quantico
David P F Hess of Lincoln a Princeton University student and Naval Reserve Officers Corps member finished a six week training course at Marine Corps school Quantico Virginia. He is preparing for a commission at graduation. Mrs Pail Robbins formerly Leslie Crowson and her infant son of Tom's River New Jersey visited her parents Mr and Mrs Leslie Warren Crowson 2 Cedar street.
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Princeton University
Kenneth W. Hess
Fower Road
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Marine Corps School
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Virginia
Naval Reserve Officers Corps
Pail H.,robbins
Leslie Crowson
Tom’s River
New Jersey
Leslie Warren Crowson
Cedar Street
Beauty shop owner hoards white pennies in Kalamazoo
Lionel Ren, a Kalamazoo beauty shop operator, collects white pennies out of dislike for the coin, amassing about 4,000 and still receiving more from customers. The unusual hobby highlights local quirks and small-town curiosity.
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Kalamazoo, Mich
Lionel Ren
As Sees Hit Re Fentons A Despite George Fenton
An untidy item notes a third round scene in the West Concord Concord Lumber League at Bedford involving Fenton and Sees. It mentions George Fenton and a hands play in an evening session, with unclear surrounding details.
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Handso
Concord
Concord Lumber
Bedford
Concord Faces Winchester In Gridiron Home Clash
Concord hosts Winchester High in a Saturday 2:30 PM football game. Wakefield High also in the league as Concord’s heavyweights prepare for a tough test amid lineup notes and coaching expectations.
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Gridiron
Dougherty Enters Brandeis With Academic Scholarship
Allen R Dougherty Jr son of Mr and Mrs Allen R Dougherty Lincoln enters Brandeis University Waltham this fall as a scholarship recipient He starred in football track and baseball at Concord High School graduating last June He ran 100 yards in 9 9 seconds last spring first time in Massachusetts to break 10 seconds His school roles included President of the Student Council and Beconal High Society He is among the new freshmen entering Brandeis This news focuses on his admission and athletic achievements.
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Brandeis University
Waltham
Allen
Dougherty, Jr
Allen R. Dougherty
Old Winter Street
Concord High School
Bay
Massachusetts
Beconal High Society
Brandeis
Pin Pattern Report Highlights Scores and Standings
Basil Nickerson starred with a 31 pin triple and a high single 184 while Roy Anderson and Lennievel posted 124 and 121 in a busy intra-town recap. Tarnys hag led the Serene Intra-Town League with a 593 team high and Stretches at 573, as Bedford's League prepares five matches at the new calye with Eddie Mullen and Skip O Connor among new names.
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Ramblers
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Basil Nickerson
Roy Anderson
Lennievel
Crows
Cwlmnane
Tarnys Hag
Er Ree
Bedford
Calye
Eddie Mullen
O'Connor
Walter Carew
Bernie Dee
Bill Horgan
Richie Loughlin
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