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Fishing Season Opens Snow on the ground and heavy ice cover on some area waters did little In prevent a large turn-out oE anglers for the opening of the slate fishing season on Saturday i VValdon Pond (above) had less ice cover than most lakes and ponds, and attracted several hundred fishermen despite snow and below' freezing temperatures. (AP Wirephoto) Webber TeamsClaim Four Of Six Matches On Tour The Lumber 16th annual goodwill cage tou victories in six oiitings in their 16th annual goodwill cabe tour of New York City over the weekend. I the opening match Saturday morning the older boys' team was edged out by. the hosting Highland Park YMGA unit, 105-102. Wayne Chalifoux pumped in a game high of 35 points, while team mate Kevin Maynard had 25 and Dennis LeBlanc hit for 17 and Leon Nadeau added 15.

Highhland Park also won its Sunday encounter, with the Webber Juniors a slim 79-73 count. Chalifoux and Maynard each contributed 23 points to the Webber drive, with Nadeau adding 18. Mike Nappo sparked the Highland performance in both outings, marking 27 in the first tilt and' 25 in the second. Senior Triumph The Webber senior- varsity unit upended the West Side YMCA, 118-96, in a Saturday morning match, in Manhattan, as Webber marked its fourth victory over West Side in as many years. Webber, which led easily all the way, was sparked by a 35-point output by Albie Rue.

Bill Endicott added 21. Roger Challen hit for 15, and The Webber Juniors downec the Madison Square Boys' Club coming from behind in the final period on Saturday afternoon. Gendron led the Webber five with 22 points while Endicott added 19 Webber's New York guest 1 a Larry DiGiacomo, added 11 points. Webber's senior varsity team again followed the lead of Rue to a victory over the Madison alumni team or Saturday. Rue poured in 30 points and Challen totaled 15.

while Baker and Paul Robillard each hit for 12 and Rob Russell added 11. The Webber Juniors won the final Sunday afternoon match in a hotly-contested battle with St Peter Claver of Brooklyn, 118106, DiGiacomo sparked the Webber five with a game high of 39 points, with Endicott an.c Mike Williams, another- guesl player, each notching 23. Moe Lagasse hit for 15, and Gendron had 11. Awards Given In the annual tour award banquet held Saturday night at- Wienerwald's Restaurant in Manhattan, awards for both the tour play and summer and winter Webber season play were given. a Cordio presented Webber with the Lunenburg trophy.

and coach Earle Prentiss of the Super Stars also received special recognition for his undefeated summer team. Rue won an MVP award for his performance against West Side, and Chalifoux was named MVP' against Highland Park. Endicott received the MVP award for the Madison Square game, and Baker was awarded the Madison Square alurnni game MVP. trophy. Rue also received the annual Webber Super Stars MVP trophy for the summer season.

Rue captained the team. Schoolboy guests Williams and DiGiacomo received special citations, as did Lemieux, who at 14 yers of age, is the youngest player in the tour's 16-year history. Dave Grossi, Roscoe Baker and Park Department's Summer John Cordio all scored 12. a a championship Whistle For A Birdie Gene tittler (above) whistles a hit as he hlrdlcd the 15th hole In the Open Golf Tournament at Pensacola (Fla.) on Sundny aftcrnooni putting him eight under par the victory. (AP Wirephoto) ASHBURNHAM Oakmont Regional High School of Ashburnham Westminster will open its 1971 baseball season on April 23rd against hosting Gardner at 10 a.m.

The baseball team, 'coached by Dick Wolanske. will wrap up a 16-game schedule on June 3rd against hosting Lunenburg. The home opener will be against Quabbin Regional of Barre on April 29th. and ORHS will close its home campaign on June. 1st against Westford.

The track and. field team, coached by Bob Weeks, opened on April 16th against Nashoba Regional of Bolton and Murdock of and will close out the year on May 17th against Littleton and North Middlesex Regional of Pepperell-Townsend. Following that meet will be the Wachusett Dupuis Holds 2 WPI Field Marks WORCESTER Mark Dupuis, a former Lnnenhnrg High School athlete now in his junior year at Worcester Tech, set a shot put record for his school and also won the discuss event in pacing Tech to a triangular track victory over visiting Nichols and. Benlley. Dupuis' shot put toss was a record 48 feet, Inches.

His throw elipsed the old mark set in 1967 by Richard Sandova liy almost a foot, the old record was 47 feet, 2 Inches. Dupuis, whose 137 foot, 6 inch discuss throw also earned first place, also holds the Tech record In that event. He set a mark of 144 feet, 9 inches in that event last season, Golf Pairings At Lunenburg LUNENBURG The Park Department sponsored Scotch Foursome Golf League will start on April 22, a match a week held until June. 26. The program will close a for league members.

Pairings for the week-ending April 30 have been- announced as follows: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pendleton vs. Mr. and Mrs.

3ick LeBlanc: Mr. and Mrs. Pat Taylor vs. Mr. and Mrs: Bob 3kerman; Mr.

and Mrs. Dave Lyles vs. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Deming: Mr.

and Mrs. Jim Plunkett vs. Mr. -and Mrs. Jwight Wentworth; Mr.

and Mrs. Bob Nelson Vs. Mr. and tfrs. Bob Johnson: Mr.

and Mrs. Larry Welterlen vs. Mr. and Lanimi; Mr. and Mrs.

Dick Ackerspn vs. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Ciishing; and Fred Stenuis Mr. and Mrs.

Bud Erickson; and Mrs. Dave Ware. vs. Mr. and Mrs.

Bob Hale. EAGLES TO NOMINATE Fraternal. Order of. Eagles, Aerie 448, will have nomination of officers and delegates to the state convention Tuesday night at 8 in Eagles Hall, 24 Grove St. LADIES OF KELEVA Ladies of Kaleva will hold a meeting at the Kaleva Home Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.

Hostesses will be Mrs. Lauri L. Bannula and Mrs. Fischer. There will be initiation of new members.

LADIES AUXILIARY The Ladies Auxiliary of the Fitchburg Eagles 448 will hold nomination of officers- at its next meeting to be held Tuesday night at 8 at the Eagles Hall, 24 prove St. The members are reminded to turn in their Betty Crocker coupons for the kidney machine. Shrewsbury Rally Almost Succeeds FHS Opens With 7-6 Win The Fitchburg High School baseball team opened its 1971 season Saturday aternoon with a hard-fought 7-6 triumph over the visiting Shrewsbury nine at Crocker.Field. The Red and Gray held a 6-4 advantage over Shrewsbury after the eighth inning, but the visitors rebounded to tie the count at 6-6, pushing home two runs in the top of the ninth. Fitchburg loaded the bases In the bottom of the ninth, but when Randy Lavoie came loathe plate, FHS had been caught for 2 outs.

Lavoie. however, rapped a solid single off SHS hurler Tom Joseph to drive home the winning run. Joseph was tagged with the loss. for Shrewsbury, allowing two hits and getting one strikeout in relief, Bruce Mo Namara went the first five innings on the mound for the visitors, walking four and giving up fiye hits while fanning four batters. Jack Sullivan filled in for three innings, giving up three hits and (our bases on balls while striking out two FHS batters.

Pncko Gets Win FHS relief hurler Mike Pucko. who took the mound in the top the ninth and held Shrewsbury hitless while getting one strikeout, was credited with the win. Lloyd LeBlanc opened for FHS on themound, going 4 2 3 innings and giving up four walks two hits while striking out one. Randy Thomas hurled.for 3 2-3 innings, netting five strikeouts while allowing two walks and five base hits. Lavie also took a tirief turn on the mound for the Red and Gray, giving up one base hit.

Hitting Leaders Pucko teamed with Mike Spagnuolo to leat) the batting efforts for the charges of coach Peter Ford. Pucko registered a double and a single, scoring twice and pushing across one RBI. Spagnuolo hit a double and a single to push across three runs, also scoring once himself. Also helping the FHS attack were Dave McGovern. rapped a single and a double and scored twice, and Mark LeBlanc tallied two singles, scoring once, Dan Damico powered the Shrewsbury hitting performance ivith a single, a triple, driving home four runs and scoring Once himself.

McNamara tallied a triple and a single to net one RBI and also score once. Fitchburg's second of The box score: FITCHBURG Spagnuolo McGovern Pucko Pandiscio- Morretto Ciccolini M. LeBlanc DiPasquale Gamache Brasili L. Leblanc Thomas LaVoie totals AB 2 1 2 3 2 2 4 2 2 5 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 1 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 28 7 10 Fitchburg Sentinel, Monday, April 19, 1971 the season will against visiting Tuesday afternoon. be played Ayer on SHREWSBURY AB Damico 4 1 1 Damico 4 1 3 McNamara 5 1 2 Fazio i 4 0 0 Pane 4 0 0 Srown 3 1 1 Mattero 4 0 0 Sorey 1 1 0 Snow 3 1 0 Totals 32 6 7 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 6 FHS 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 1--7 2B McGovern, Spagnuolo, Pucko, 3B D.

Damico, B. McNamara. ip bb so LeBlanc 4H 2 1 4 1 Thomas 5 3' 2 5 LaVoie 0 1 0 0 0 Pucko 0 2 0 1 McNamara 5 5 4 4 4 Sullivan 3 3 2 4 2 Joseph 2 1 0 1 W-Pucko L--Joseph Hayden Wins WCC Tilt Over Wheeler Baseball Opens Against Gardner- ORHS Lists Schedules League Meet and state corn petition. Girls' softball. coached by Miss Donna MacNeil, will open a 14-game slate on 26th against hosting Grotoh, winding up on June 3rd at Lunenburg.

The golf, team opens on the 23rd at home against Nashoba and coach Gene Sullivan'! charges will finish the 'cam paign at Tahanto Regional ol Boylston on June 1st. The goll team plays an 11-game slate. The schedules: VARSITY BASEBALL April 23 Gardner, away 26 Groton, away 29 Quabbin, home 30 Gardner, home. MM 3 Nashoba, home 6 Murdoch, away 16 North Middlesex, homt BUGS Score 6-3 Victory; Waltham Tops Kings, 7-4 The House of Sports Buccaneers and the Waltham Werners emerged with victories in the third set of games Sunday night in the Fitchburg Amateur. Invitational hockey league doubleheader a the George R.

Wallace Jr. Civic The Buccaneers rolled put to a 6-3 win over the visiting a (R.I.) Richards, picking- up a 4-0 lead in the opening period and coasting through the. final two frames to the triumph. Steve Murphy drew first blood for the Buccaneers, with Camile Caissie. Dave Hbldridge and Dan McCraine also getting goals in the opeinng period.

Cranston held the Buccaneers scoreless through the second period as Bill Darcy and Frank McGuill registered goals to cut the gap to 4-2, but the visitors could not keep the pace through the third period. Scott Cole and Holdridge each tallied for the city skaters in the third stanza to preserve the Buccaneers' advantage. McGuill tallied the final goal for the tiring Cranston sextet. Second Match The Waltham Werners and the Fitchburg Kings battled roughly in their first meeting of season, with Waltham earning a 7-4 triumph 'with a third-period Waltham gained the upper hand in the opening period of play, streaking out to a 3-0 control of the hard-hitting Pennant Grille unit. Bill Blais tallied first for.

the' Werners, and got a back-up goal from teammate Al Cormier before scoring again for' the 3-0 command. The Kings rallied in the second stanza to cut the gap to just one goal, 5-4. Fran Landry and Blais, however, each slipped in goals keep the Werners narrowly in front. All four of the Kings' goals came during their period of control in the second stanza. Gene Goguen scored the first point, with Butch Buchard also tallying.

John Krol wound up the surge with two back-to-back goals before the period's end. The Werners regained com mand in the third frame with a pair of goals that moved the Waltham more firmly into the lead. Cormier notched his second of the night and Landry then closed out the scoring with his second goal. Blood Donor Pins Awarded At Leominster LEOMINSTER Leominster Chapter of the American Red Cross 'today announced the blood donors receiving pins during the recent bloodmobile visit. A nine gallon pin was presented to William R.

Laprade with a seven gallon pin going to Gino Guadagnoli, a six gallon pin was presented Ralph A. DeCarolis while Sarmelo N. Ricciuti received a four gallon pin, Three gallon pins, were presented to.James Normandin, Joseph Jurasyek. Rev. Charles Christianson.

John I. Maxim and Arthur N. Desmarais. Two gallon pins went to Kenneth W. Newton, John J.

Sheehan, Edward J. Pelkey and Carey Leroy. One gallon awards went to Leonard G. Giambrocco, Grace Bilodeau. Bryan Richard, Rene A.

Gendron, Lawrence R. Charette, Ronald J. Thibodeau, John R'. Loiselle. FERRARA T.V.

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The Petroff Defense, (opularized a century ago, is lighlighted by an aggressive hrust against the white king awn, Should white's king pawn ie captured or exchanged, the vhite attack loses much of its orce. Both sides traded king pawns in the third arid fourth moves, i.ut Wheeler gained the upper on the sixth play with an iutright capture of Hayden's pawn. Wheeler and Hayden a queens following Vheeler's capture of the black queen pawn, but on the ninth move Hayden gained a strong advantage by picking off Vheeler's queen bishop, which lad been put en prise. Wheeler Checks Wheeler checked the enemy king with his remaining bishop the tenth move and forced Hayden to forgo castling by advancing his king to the econd rank. He traded his emaining for the black ting knight on the 12th and eventually castled queen- side on the 16th -May, The castling allowed H.

yden to swap knights and win the king bishop pawn on the 17 play. Hayden continued to press his a a a through of the match, iljrninating only emaining knight on the 19th )lay and bringing about doubled queen bishop pawns as a con- equence. Wheeler attempted to coor- linate his two rooks in the hope regaining a major piece, but Hayden thwarted his plans by June state Championship. Meet, GIRLS' SOFTBALL April Groton, away Qiiabbfn, home May Nashoba, home Murdock, away North Middlesex, home Narragansett, away Quabbln, away Littleton, away Murdock, home Tahanto, home Narrafansett, away June Westford, home Lunenburg, away VARSITY GOLF April Nashoba, home Lunenburff, away May Nashoba, away Tahanto, home Ayer, away Quabbln, home Gardner, away North-Middlesex, home North Middlesex, away Quabbin, away June Tahanto, away JUNIOR HIGH BASEBALL. April 'Groton, home away May Murdock, home North Middlesex, away Narragansett, away Ayer, home Quabbin, home Murdock, away Tahanto, away Narragansett, home June Lunenburg, home AUTO INSURANCE WE ACCEPT ANYONE TIM! PAYMENTS ALSO MASTER CHARGE I DAY SERVICE R.

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Stephan Gerzadowicz, director' of the WCC Tournament, an-' nounced that the adjourned games from the championship tourney will be resumed this Tuesday evening at 8 p.m. at the Fitchburg YMCA. Phil Leasure continues to lead the WCC standings with a 1706. point total, followed by George Mirijahian witli 1665 and Ge zadowicz with 1639. Others in the WCC standingsinclude: Evert Siiskonen 1544..

Eric Jakobowicz 153'6 Rocco Pasquaje 1530.,. John Acken 1524 Dave Thomas 1519 Robert Fortier 1509 Steve Leppala 1504 Tim Fender 1405 Thomas Smith 1480 J.C. LeBlanc 1458 Oksanen 1445 David Hayden 1432 Reggie Boone 1428' Dick McMaster MIS' Ed Wheeler 1409 George Valliere 1406 Jack Harrigan 1306 Tom Fender- 1215 NHL Playoffs By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Saturday's Results No games scheduled, Sunday'! Results Quarter-finals Montreal 4, Boston 2,. Mon. real wins best-of-7 series 4-3, Semifinals New York 2, Chicago 1, over- ime, New York leads best-of-7 eries, 1-0.

Monday's Games "Semifinals New York at Chicago, 2nd of best-of-7 series! Minnesota at Montreal, 1st ame of best-of-7 series Worth Knowing HOCK BABOIN Comparing the dangers faced by primitive and modern, an article said the countless lazards of industry, home, traffic and increasing speed.place man in far.greater jeopardy than his Stone Age ancestors: "The primitive's safe haven was his cave but modern man does not escape from potential harm even in his home. It is not the home's fault, but man's own failure to be ever pu the alert which causes more accidents to occur in and around the home than anywhere That statistic should cause all of us to make JCaution' watchword. We hope to SERVE well here and in business, deLONGCHAMP I A I 222 Lunenburg Street Firchburg SAAB 99E FUEL INJECTED CLEAN AIR CARI What? You've Never Driven a Front Wheel Drive Car? Import Motors Electric Avenue Lunenburg, Mass..