30th Park Loop Year Opens Tomorrow Night

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With six of the eight teams seeing action, the Boston Park League will open its 30th season of twilight baseball tomorrow night on three fronts. Read more

Park League Stirs Memories Of Twenties

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Can Independent Ball Come Back? What’s going to happen to all our Little Leaguers, Pony Leagers, and Junior Leaguers when they reach their late teens or early twenties? Read more

McCormack Wins Park League Crown, 6-3

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Collier Beats St. Paul’s for Third Time.

Left-hander Jim Collier scattered five hits to give the McCormack Club a 6-3 victory over St. Paul’s and the Park League baseball championship 4 games to I last night at Dorchester Town Field. Read more

English High Star Signed by Cards

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Walter E. Mortimer, 17, Boston English outfielder, signed with the Cardinals yesterday.

A member of the Bryan Club of the Park League he was signed up by Joe Cuick yesterday after a tryout in Waltham. Mortimer’s Park League batting average is .428. Read more

Chain Gang Team at Mayor’s Field Day

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The Georgia Chain Gang baseball team will highlight the Mayor’s Charity Field Day tomorrow night at Fenway Park. Nationally acclaimed as the “Comedy Kings of the Diamond,” they will be making their third straight appearance in the charity show.

The 1954 Boston Park League All-Stars will furnish the opposition for the Chain Gang. Read more

Park League All-Stars And N.E. Hoboes In Arc Tilt Monday

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A floodlight baseball game between the Park League All-Stars and the colorful New England Hoboes will be played Monday night at the Marcella Street Grounds, Roxbury, starting at 8 o’clock.

In addition to the game, the Hoboes will put on a display of comedy that made them one of New England’s top attractions. They not only excel on the diamond, but are master comedians. Read more

Chittick Nine Stood Up Again; City Councilor Demands Investigation

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Failure of two teams to take the field against the Msgr. Chittick baseball team of Hyde Park led to action yesterday at City Hall. Commissioner John J. Murphy was asked to investigate so-called discriminations against the Chittick team, and suspend any team that refuses to go through with scheduled games. Read more

Crown Burners, Caseys, Peres Capture Openers

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The Boston Park Department twilight baseball league opened its 21st season last night with 10 of the 12 teams in action. The Crown Burners of East Boston, defending champions, defeated the Linehan Club of East Boston, 5-2, before 3000 at American Legion Park, East Boston. Ed Fontes pitched a four-hitter. Read more

Janvrin Keynotes Tribute To Ruth By Park League

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At three Boston Park League baseball playoff games last night, home-plate umpires directed memorial services for Babe Ruth, one of sandlot baseball’s greatest friends. Homeage was paid the great Bambino at American Legion Park, East Boston; Fallon Field, Roslindale, and Jefferson Park in Jamaica Plain. Read more

Two Teams Lose Park League Fight

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Park Commissioner John Murphy met with the 14 managers of the Park Department baseball league last night and after a lengthy discussion it was decided that Pete Marquette and St. Lazarus, the teams whose application for membership brought the issue to a head, would be welcomed as entrants – but only in the newly formed Boston Twi League. This decision is based on mathematical reasoning. Read more