Chester High tops Me dia for 48th dual meet win
Clem Brown scored 13 for Chester High in a dominant 48th straight dual meet victory over Me dia. The recap also notes Hanky other local athletic highlights including St James no-hitters, Delco league games, and several track and field performances across multiple teams.
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Clem Brown
Chester High
Media
Vince Tassoni
St. James
Bill Carpenter
Springfield
Harvey Fellenbaum
Smedley
Ardmore
Alan Edwards
Ridley Park
Jim Smith
Eddystone
Paul Malseed
Ten Years Ago Johnson Picks Darby Backfield Nominees
Ten years ago Frank Scoop Johnson selected the 1943 Darby Night football backfield with quarterback Mike.
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Frank
Scoop) Johnson
Darby Nigh
Mike
Decco Invitation Catania Rally Nets Fifth Straight Win
In the Delco Invitation League Catania climbed from a 5-1 deficit after three innings to win 86 over Tony's Monday. Jim Billingsley went 2 for 2 with a three run homer, Nick Peisechewski added a triple and double, and Charlie Catania starred at short in defense. John’s Case also won, 17-4, amid 18 walks. Reynolds Spring beat Sinclair 94, Riddlewood 9-7, Bungalow Bar 22-7, and Viscose 3-0.
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Derwoon Park
Catania
Tony's
John's Cale
Lancers
Rinynolds
Sinclair
Riddlewood
Lampkin
Bungalow Bar
Jaycees
Hadden Inn
Ielder Jim Billingsley
Nick Peisechewski
Bob Yurko
Charlie Catania
John
Dick Christy
John's
Manchin
Redding
Joe Diggin
Provine Star Wins Delco League Debut
Prospect Park rookie Bruce Miller starred in his Delco League debut defeating Upland 54 to 3 relief help from Harry Bolt and Lou Romagnoli 2 run double that decided the game in the fifth. Also, Chester Tigers routed Sunoco 83 and Ridley Park beat Yeadon 3 1. Five games set with Fizzano Bros lead Western Division facing Tinicum VFW. Tigers meet El Rancho. Ridley Park at Local 107. Yeadon vs Paramount. Upland at Sunoco.
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Prospect Park
Bruce Miller
Providence High
Fizzane Bros
Municipal Field
Miller
Harry Bolt
Lou Romangnoli
Chester Tigers
Sunoco
Tommy Wynne
Ridley Park
Yeadon
Fizzano Bros
Tinicum Vfw
Lawson Field
Essington
Ranch Home
Tigers
el Rancho
Paramount Square
Darby Highland Upland
Lefty Miller
Belt
Fred Frieze
Upland
Carl Iacovelli
Lew Krausse
Frank Love
Fizzano
Angelo Tiburai
Harry Miller
Lou Soscia
Ramagnoli
Jim Detulleo
Mike Rossi
Jim Hadley
Dawes Jackson Roberts Form Murderers Row at Swarthmore
Swarthmore High's Garnet boast a powerful trio Dawes Jackson and Roberts dubbed Murderers Row. Dawes hit .400 with 17 hits, Jackson led with .475 and 19 hits, while Roberts added 18 hits and two homers. They fueled an 8 0 record and second place in Section Four behind Collingdale.
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Swarthmore High
Jackson
Dawes
Roberts
Murderers’ Row
Swarthmore
Ruth
Gehrig
Lazzeri
Garnet
Bob Dawes
Doug Roberts
Burke Jackson
Jim Komarnicki
Ridley Park
Penant-Winding Collingdale
Wilo
South All Stars Drill Change Delays Practices
Coach Tony Caia announced a schedule shift for the South squad in the annual all star game. Candidates must report Thursday at 4:30 p.m. at St James High School, with the 60 players trimmed to 30 by Monday. The game is set for Saturday, June 25 at Pennsylvania Military College.
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Chester
Tony Caia
Caia
St. James High School
Cain
Pennsylvania Military College
Chester Teener League Saints Triumph in Hovering Standings
Chester Local 2323 edged Delco Tobacco 41 and St Hedwig’s CC routed Hanley Hose 10 2 as each winner posted its third straight win in the Chester Teener League Monday. Ben Baynes hurled Good Will over South Chester Optimists 6 3. Sun Village bombed the Chester Optimists 15 2. Baxter Post notched its first victory 8 7 over Baldwin Lima Hamilton. Leroy Nicholson limited the Tobacco team with five hits while fanning seven and dodging jams from errors. Bill Kalse hit a two run triple, Jack Geraghty had three hits, Don Nickerson and Jo Jo Moore added two each for the Saints. Baynes struck out nine, allowed two hits in win for Good Will. Krausse 4 for 4 and Lee 3 for 3 had seven hits and five RBIs for the Goodies. Krausse triple broke a 3-3 tie. Lee drove in five. Losing pitcher Daniene fanned and walked none. Sun Village had 17 hits behind McCann four-hitter. Blythe and Mircider led with 3-for-4. Flanagan pitched Baxter to its first win. seven strikeouts, two walks, and four hits. Flagg was key.
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Chester
Delco Tabacco
St. Hedwig’s CC
Hanley Hose
Bill Kalse
Jack Geraghty
Hanley
Don Nickerson
Rhi
Saints
Jo Jo Moore
Baynes
Good Will
Dave Krausse
Rudy Lee
Goodies
Krausse
Lee
Rui
Daniene
Sun Village
McCann
Optimists
Blythe
Mircider
Flanagan
Baxter
Flagg
Hedwie
Henderson Cuticf
Mobhoa Abhoa
Dilly Cuchtib Io
Adams
P Ia
Moore
Battle
Essreyur
Zustice
Cheyney
Caia Rock
Lloyd AC
Prady
Laspads Ogog Rice
Frank Ryan
Delco Tobacco
Setina
Alese
Laspadaef
Mann
A Itson
Ay Nohouse
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The
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Gal'gherrf
Powell
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Mirelder
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Aq Y Johnson
L'quist
Miller
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Nich'son
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Dinski
D Fur Ski
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Sweeny
Ierzewski Ie
Rogers
Florette
Totel
Kelly
Ottix
Opt_ Totel
Abhoa Merritt
Baldwin Baynes
Parqos Fithian
Morrow
Baxter Post Krausse
Manchin
Cocpes
Monk
Bay Millar
Hartis
Harmonth
Brower
Goa DeViturl
Sutzke
Beal
Aloe Corbin
Bagick
Sittars
Canlon
Paga
Raedel
Plagg
Tastor
Turners
Arculeciss
Fholtzer
Denver
Ferra
Llaza
Cubs Seek Games from Morton Youth Teams
The Morton Cubs seek home or away games with teams in age groups 13–15 or 8–12. Interested teams should call Bill Handy at KY 3-1476.
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Morton
Morton Cubs
Bill Handy
Westbrook and Woodard shine as Chester Major League games explode
In Memorial Park Westbrook pitched eight strong innings, fanning nine with one walk, while Woodard allowed four hits and struck out nine as Marcus Hook and Shandi’s Cafe clashed in a wild 8-1 game. Trainer’s Tom Cacciatare drove in three runs in a 18-run slugfest between Trainer and Shandi’s, the highest-scoring Chester Major League contest this season.
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Shandi
Sammy Taylor
Bob Mullaney
Memorial Park No. A
Taylor
Mullaney
Dave Dunn
Sbandi
Afor
Sammy Gallo
Torbi
Trainer
Chester
PNA
Team Rips T- Birds 9-0 in Major League Monday
Chester-Suburban TY defeated the Thunderbirds 9-0 as Lou Saunders threw a three-hitter with five strikeouts no walks. Bobby Hannum starred with a three-run double and triple plus a diving catch with bases loaded. Ken Asbury also contributed a triple for the winners who totaled seven hits off Ieser John Boulware.
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Chester
Thunderbiris
Lou Saunders
Bobby Hannum
Triple Ami
Ken Asbury
Ieser Jotm Boulware
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