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Time Travel: Newcombe records 10th victory

JUNE 24, 1947 – “Don Newcombe collected his 10th win, a 13-1 rout, in the nightcap of a doubleheader sweep for the Nashua Dodgers over the Pawtucket Slaters last night. Nashua won the first game 3-2. “... Bases on balls, usually the nemesis of Dodger pitchers, starred in a reverse role ...

Time Travel: Nashua Dodger can’t find home

Minor league ballplayers have long been underpaid, if not under-appreciated. But if anyone can find a modern version of the following note please send it along. JUNE 17, 1947 – “A classified advertisement in tonight’s paper carries an appeal to fans of the Nashua Dodger ballclub to help ...

It could get late early if struggling Knights aren’t careful

They fight, battle, scratch, claw, play hard, as shown by their ninth inning uprising on Tuesday night. But they also leave runners on base. They give up the two out, run scoring hit instead of getting the big two-out hit. Ladies and gentleman, boys and girls, introducing your 2022 Nashua ...

Truth is not policy

Here are a few tids and bits, tourney or otherwise, as we try to survive a busy high school championship weekend: – Bruce Cassidy, you got robbed. Bruce Cassidy, you probably should’ve been fired. Which is it? A little of both. The former Bruins coach was tremendous in winning regular ...

Time Travel: McKeown takes lead from ‘Fudgy’

JUNE 10, 1947 – “Earle McKeown, with a batting average of .348 compiled in 14 contests, has replaced Fernand ‘Fudgy’ Gamache as the leading hitter of the Nashua High School baseball regulars. “Gamache is not far behind at the .300 mark and will probably finish in that class since the ...

Merrill leaves mark at Rivier

Here’s a few tids and bits as we enter the sports transitional month of June, as we go from the busy spring season to the relaxed atmosphere – if there ever is such a thing in local and regional sports – of summer: First, the biggest news of 2022 so far is the fact that longtime Rivier ...