Newsweekly Tercentenary Edition Sports Section
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SPORTS The official leam photograph of the Eastern Mass. Class 11 C" champions of the 1951 basketball season with a,11 their trophies. Front row, left to right: Milt Taylor, Dick Guerrero, Bill Hicks, Bob Carruthers, Dick Haberman, Ray Carlson, and Roger Bicknel 1. Rear row, 1eft to right: A1 Mel lo, Jock Whites ides, Di ck Hoy! e, coach Murray Hicks, Dick Davis and Dave Merrill. Basketball Tea• • Clayton Set Fast Pace Successful Since Acquiring Auditoriua As Passer For Dartmouth 'nle Chelmsford High School Johnny Clayton is without a basketball t e ams have been Joubt Chelmsford' s !inest foot notably successful since they ball player down through the have been playing their games years. John started his foot in the school auditorium. Un ball career at Cllelmsford High til t he season of 1940 all of ULYSSES 'TONY' LUPIEN school when he played on the the home games for the Chelms Ulysses 'Tony• Lupien is to baseball oTer his final 1943 team as a freshman. He ford teams were played in the Chelmsford' s lone gift to the seasons at Harvard and Cap ,as selected on the Lowell All McFarlin School cafeteria with tained the baseball nino in its' post's in the middle of national pastime having played suburban team in his freshman prominent roles with the Bos his final year. year, one of the Tery few to the court and the very low Lupien joined the Red Sox ceiling. The late George ton Red Sox and Chicago White ever be so honored. During his Sox. There have been a lot of farm system following his one year at CHS Johnny stood Knightly coached the boys local lads t hat have had trials gracllation and played at Louis out in both basketball and teans right through their fin with major league teams but ville while the aging Jimmie al base ball as we 11. season in the McFarlin gym they have all been found want Fox held down the first base n The fall of 1944 Clayton but resigned as basketball ing but Lupien made the grade berth for the parent Red Sox entered Phillips-Andover Acad mentor at the close of the after spending a few years team. At the close of the 1941 emy and he continued to be a 1939 season. During Coach in the Red Sox farm systea:. season 'Cookie', as he was standout in athletics. In his Knightly' s reign the local Tony was spotted by Red Sox known locally, was brought up senior year at Andover Academy teams always did well but scouts while performing for to the Boston tea• and he he captained the football team Ch11111>ionships were few and far the Harvard baseball team and played several games at the and in his final game returned between. The town was not immediately marked for future end of the season turning in the opening kickoff 90 yards without its• standout perform use in the Red Sox system. some excellent perfor.aances. for a touchdown to provide his ers with some of the lads be Lupien had been a mainstay Tony played the entire 1942 team with their winning score. ing Stan Wacome, Ben Benoit, on the Harvard foo tball team season with the Red Box and Johnny then matriculated at Gred Millman, Julian Zabierelt, as one of the best blocking near the close of the season Dartmout h and proceeded to Ed Fletcher, Claude H&rTey, backs in the schools history. the town of Chelmsford held a lead his freshman eleven Charlie Hazeltine and aany He also was a member of the 'Lupien Day' at Fenway park, through a brilliant season as others. basketball team for one season. the only time such an occasion 2 C-1&>tain. Clayton took over the Continued on sixth page Tony restricted his talents Continued on fourteenth P&ae Continued on fourteenth page JOHNNY CLAYTON 0 0 I. Oil ice 31 s 1ip- )891 Youth Activities Committee, front, 1 tor, Mrs. Robert Medin, Mrs. Harold swett, Mrs. waiter Lewis, Thomas L. Rivard, chainnan, Mrs. Raymond Reid, Miss Olive Little hale, standing, 1 to r, John Gray, M. Weldon Hai re, E, Carl Parmenter, Lawrence l.L iss Gail Pearson, winner of "El" Rancho llO 111ile trail Silk, John T, Conrad, Raymond Finn, George R. Dixon, Herman L. Purcell, Jr., Julian ide he ld at Bedford Grove, N,H. H. Zabi erek. A panor.. lc scene of the First Annual Sport• Night held in 19'9, Weldon Haire, well known local sportscaster, is pictured interviewi,g Ronnie Yate, and Don House, Co-Captains of the 1952 football squad, during the 19 G1 Annual Sport, "lght. The Tenth ranking bowler in the country a few year, ago, Chari ie Dinnigan bowled with the test in duckpin touma aents all along the East coast. He now owns the North -Cheh1sford··------------------------ Bowl Ing A1 leys in North Chelmsford. One of th e many l ocal stock car drive r s is J im Capod ilupo of Juniper Street In th e Westlands section, pictured by his car during the height of the 1952 se~"OO, MICHAEL J . SCOLLAN Michael J. Scollan of 10 ticipated in and won some of Mt. Pleasant St., North Sec the sporting events that were tion, can well remember the held at that time. events of the 250th anniver He was in the e i ghth gr ade Sports cars In the Parade. sary of this town for he par- continued on eighth page Chelmsford Little League Huge Success In Four Short Years lbe Chelmsford Little League has been a huge succ ess in just four short years of oper• ation. Their efforts will soon be felt in the High School athletic system as the pre teen agers move on to the Jun ior High and then the High School. lbe local Little League was founded by a co-effort of the Boosters .and Lions Clubs of Chelmsford. The late Frank Hoyle as president of the Boosters Club appointed Albert Lupien, Ignatius 'Jim' Ciszek, and Edgar George to investi gate the possibilities of forming a Little League. Be fore the committee could re port back to their Booster Club group they had already The official opening of the Little League field dedicated In 195~. founded the Chelmsford Little ------------------re tary. The .first season saw League and received a sum of each team play a total of fif· $150 from both the Boosters teen games with the Dodgers Club and the Lions Club follow finishing on the top of the ing the next meeting of each League. NJ a fitting climax to group. the opening season the complete The first season the league roster of over 70 boys were was known as the Chelmsford taken to Braves Field to see Junior League because they did the Boston Braves play a big not join Little League Inc. league ball game. The opening sessions for the Prior to the opening of the tryouts drew about 200 boys 1953 season the League lost a on the Westlands School dia tireless worker in the person mond. The sessions were in of the late Frank Hoyle. Mr. charge of Jim Ciszek, Al Lu Hoyle had been the guiding pien, Ed George, Julian Zab light during the first season ierek, Bernard 'Buzz' Clark, as he was present at all the and Parker George. The four g&111es and made sure everything team managers selec ted the was functioning properly. Due teams following the final work to the death of Mr. Hoyle the out before the season began. slate of officers was changed Al Lupien took the Dodgers, for the second season. The Buzz Clark the Red Sox, Julian League became a member of the Zabierek had the Yankees and National Little League Inc. Parker George the Braves. The and Jim Ciszek was appointed League officers were elected Pl&..Yer Agent. The League of with Al Lupien as President, ficers elected were Richard T. Jim Ciszek was Vice President, McDermott as President, Robert the late Frank Hoyle as Treas G. McGee as Vice President, urer and Edgar George as Sec- Continued on fourtb pase The Little League Champions of the opening season were the Dodgers of 1952, Pic tured are, rear row, left to right; Manager Al Lupien, Jay Whitesides, Oobby Spurr, WENDEN'S Motor Service Paul Mcl11tyre, Conni e Stone, Don Stevens, Brent Kimball, Art Provencal, and Don 1388 Mi dd 1esex St., Lowe 11, Mass. Drew. Front row, left to right: Phil Currier, Barry Bean , Billy Ayotte, Doug DeSilva, AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR JOHNSON SEAHORSE Ray Leedberg, Danny Russell, John Lacourse and Doug Eno. 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