West End Bar Wins to Reach Over-30 Finals
West End Bar walloped Upland Legion 18 to 4 on Thursday, pushing into the Over-30 softball playoff finals at Chester Park. George Wysochowicz, Ed Homa, and Carmen Ianieri each had three hits, with Ianieri earning the win. West End Bar meets Gross Place in the best-of-five final, after WEB turned two double plays behind Ianieri. Butch McClintock went 4-for-4 for Upland Legion.
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End Bar
Upland Legion
West End Bar
Gross Place
Chester Park
Grass Place
WEB
George Wysochowicz
Ed Homa
Carmen Ianieri
Ianieri
Butch McClintock
Essington
Delco Tavern
Colonial Bar
O’hagan’s
Colonial
DiMatteo’s
Tinicum
Mike Martino
Denny Valerio
Rocky Reed
O’hagan
Jim Finnigan
Jim Hayes
John Campbell
Billy McCabe
Bethel downs Upland 12-0 to reach Delca semifinals
Bethel pitchers and bats overwhelmed Upland as Heacock hurled a shutout in a 12-0 win that advances Bethel to the Western Delca Firemen's Softball League semifinal round. Viscose followed with a 13-6 victory over Reliance B to join the semifinals, while Lennox Park and Marcus Hook clash tonight to decide their series.
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Bob Heacock
Bethel
Upland
Delca Firemen
Viscose
Reliance B
Will McCloskey
Glenn Davis
Paul Shanahan
Bob Crawford
Bill Hughes
Mark Taylor
Bob Allison
John Griffin
Elmer Brabson
Reliance A
Marcus Hook
Blue Chip Defeats Gross Place in Softball Playoff Game
Blue Chip defeated Gross Place 17 to 7 Thursday in the Chester Centrol Pitch Softball League American Division A playoffs. The best of three series resumes tonight at Chester Park Field 3.
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Blue Chip
Gross Place
Chester Centrol
Chester Park Field
Western Delco Firemen All Stars to Benefit Jardine Family
Four Saturday softball games at Marcus Hook Field start at 1 p.m. with Chichester vs Marcus Hook girls. A CID versus Marcus Hook police squad follows at 2:30, featuring Mayor Curt Welden and other local officials. The Western Delco Firemen All Stars meet at 4 p.m. and the police return at 5:30 to play a Sheriff’s department team. Bernie Gallo to manage the American League team. Nat Stinson and George McClure among coaches. National League and additional rosters include numerous local players from Media, Upland, Aston, Marcus Hook, and other area towns.
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Marcus Hook
Western Delca Firemen
James Jardine
Marcus Hook Field
Chichester
Marcus
Mike Profitt
George Faulkner
Dennie Gallo
Faulkner
Bill Brown
Steve Doran
Reliance A
al Ayers
Elmer Brabson
Tom McLaughlin
Jim Holland
Bob Heacock
Steve Holden
Dick Tipton
George MacVeigh
Wayne Calloway
Tony Tenaro
Brabson
John Griffin
Reliance B
Jesse Cheyney
Charles Barr
Joe McDaniel
Bethel
Steve Opendaker
Sam Iannucci
Mike Flynn
Parkside
Tony Capassy
Chuck Maher
Jamie Fanelli
Lennox Park
Sam S . Ray Gammon
Jim Johnson
Linwood
Lou Sacher
Jim Witmer
Bill Wynne
Rose Tree
Bigas delivers two run homer to seal Village Green win
Bigas hits a seventh inning two run homer to lift Village Green Knolls to a 7-6 victory over Sportsman's Lounge in the Aston Residential Softball League playoffs. Carmen Lex goes 4 for 4 with a homer, Mike Alcardi also homers. Larry Ferreri earns the win. Sportsman's Lounge's Jim Longhurst hits a grand slam. Harry Speer Barry Boyd and Joe Fedak tally two hits each.
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ASTON
St James seeks new freshman football coach
St James High School announces a vacancy for freshman football coach after Harry Broomall cannot return due to schedule changes. Interested candidates should contact Sam Dermigny or athletic director John Mooney at TR 6 9195. Opening varsity practice starts 8:30 a.m. August 21.
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Chester - St. James High School
Harry Broomall
St. James
Sam Dermigny
Dermigny
John Mooney
Long Jump Dreams Crashed by Knee Injury for Springfield Star
Beth Farnese, once a rising track star at Springfield High, saw her long jumping career end after a knee injury in April last year. She returned on crutches to take second in the long jump before doctors advised surgery. She plans to return to competition next spring at State College after rehabilitation under surgeon Dr. Joe Torg.
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Harry Chaykun
Daily Times
Springfield
Cnteh Oheereguelyn Regia
Beth Farnese
Springfield High
Carol
Carol Shane
Swarthmore High
Beth
University of Pennsylvania Hospital
Joe Torg
State College
Delca
Boston
San Francisco
Nancy Dill
Cougars
Penncrest
Great Valley
Tinicum AC Wins Delca League Thriller Over Briarcliffe
Tinicum AC rallies for four runs in the decisive sixth inning to defeat Briarcliffe 6 2 in a Delco League matchup. Ford earns the win with 345 innings of relief and eight strikeouts as Haak's Sunoco tops Penfield 5 3. Delozier clears bases with a two-run double and Sharkey scores on Schroeder’s single, keeping Tinicum's pennant hopes alive while Haak's pitcher Yankoski records his 50th Delco League win. Penfield finishes 16 21 3. Corsairs could grab third if results go their way.
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Billy Ford
Tinicum AC
Haak
Sunoco
Penfield
Ford
Jack Ruane
Jim Martignetti
Tom Harrison
Paul Shepherd
Mike Wright
Nate Ben
Tinicum
Jim
Corsairs
Jim Vankoski
Haak’s
Dave Kasarsky
Haab
Bob Lawrence
Bill Hensil
Jim Shannon
Bob Reusches
Paul Bernstorf
Joe Miller
Mike Mersky
John Reusche
Hensil
Yankoski
Bernstorf
Miller
Bud Bostwick
Earl Emerson
Joe Delozier
Widener College Field
Delozier
Mark Cole
John Grozak
Fenza
Briarcliffe
Drexel Hill Junior High
Bowa Slaps Writer After Confrontation Before Phillies Game
Ray W. Kelly, veteran Courier Post sports writer, was allegedly struck by Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Larry Bowa before a game with the Pittsburgh Pirates after a pregame clash in St Louis. Kelly had criticized Bowa in his Thursday column and was ordered out of the clubhouse prior to the incident.
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UPI
Ray W. Kelly
Courier Post
Camden
N.J
Philadelphia Phillies
Larry Bowa
Pittsburgh Pirates
Kelly
Phillies
Tra
St. Louis
Bowa
Wasalyavived Hon Cop Figates
Ruthven Stymies Pirates In Five-Hitter Victory
Dick Ruthven pitched five strong innings allowing only one run to lead the Philadelphia Phillies past the Pittsburgh Pirates 3 to 1. Ruthven tied the game with a third-inning triple and later scored the winning run as the Phillies rallied. Larry Bowa contributed two hits and a run, while Ted Sizemore started the rally with a first hit and Ruthven earned his 10th win of the season.
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UPI
Dick Ruthven
Ruthven
Philadelphia Phillies
Pittsburgh Pirates
Phillies
Atlanta
Danny Ozark
Ozark
Gene) Garber
Larry Bowa
Pittsburgh
Dave Parker
Ted Sizemore
Bert Blyleven
Bowa
Mike Schmidt
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Duane Sackett
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