Alan Greenwood

MAY 9, 1955 – “Robert Francoeur of Hudson successfully defended his 1954 state bowling crown yesterday topping a field of 55 Granite State Keglers for the 1955 singles title. Francoeur toppled a total of 1137 pins over the 10-string route.

“In the runner-up spot was Augustine St. Pierre of Manchester with 1,127.

“(Nashua’s) George Thibodeau grabbed the high single-string honors with a 147.”

MAY 9, 1960 – “A proposal which would bring the Boston Patriots and the Oakland (Calif.) Raiders to Nashua for a professional exhibition football game on Sunday, Sept. 4, will be acted upon at the Wednesday meeting of the Nashua Exchange Club.

“For months the progressive Exchange Club has been negotiating with American Football League officials in an effort to stage a professional football clash here as a charity venture to aid its many youth activities programs and club projects.”

The AFL was nothing if not aggressive in wooing fans.

While the game at Homan Stadium didn’t come off, decades later the Pats made up for that by giving the city a large financial lift in replacing the turf at Stellos Stadium.

MAY 9, 1975 – “Nashua High scored five runs in the bottom of the first inning and allowed Central one run the entire game as the Panthers stretched their home winning streak to four with an 8-1 win over the Manchester team yesterday at Holman Stadium.

“Mike Vantine picked up the win for Nashua, throwing a strong four-hitter and striking out six.”

MAY 9, 1985 – “If a mutant force is discovered sweeping the nation, one that turns seven-inning baseball games into 3 hours, 45 minutes of torture for everyone involved, it could very well be directly linked to Bishop Guertin High School’s 16-12 decision over Alvirne High School Wednesday afternoon.

“Both BG assistant coach Ray Oban, who has probably seen a few thousand ball games over the past five or six decades, and Cardinal starting pitcher Steve Piwowarski, who never against wants to see a game like the one yesterday, muttered the same thing when it was over:

” ‘That was the worst baseball game I’ve ever seen.’

” ‘I think the difference in the game was our linebackers. We stuffed them at the goal line both times when they went for the two-point conversion,’ BG coach Bill Dod cracked.

Contact Alan Greenwood at 594-1248 or agreenwood@nashuatelegraph.com.

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