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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs. Mar. 25, 1971
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The Narragansett Baseball League season will commence on April 21, when defending champion Somerset meets Westport in one of four games scheduled for opening day. The Blue Raiders once again have been labeled "the team .to beat" as they is'ready to pick-up wher~ he left are expected to field another off a year ago. . strong aggregation. HowevSomerset exhibited plenty of er, the perennial loop leaders depth 'Iast season.' .Thos'e boys can expect stiff competition from at least four' title hopefuls. Senior southpaw Mark Robillard will headman the pitching staff for Coach Jim Sullivan's Raiders. Robillard was the vet~ cran mentor's number one hurler a year ago when the club fin-' ishcd with a 15-1 record. He will receive' strong support from' Charlie Wright a hard throwing senior righthander; • Dennis Jew and Rick Wolstencroft will be back to assume their infield responsibilities. AllLeague outfielder Steve I<ineavy
who saw limited action are now' ready to take over for the likes of Jerry Remy'and Tom 'MeDermottwho were ,lost through graduation: The end result will probably be ,another display of Somerset's superiority and another championship. 'Bruce Malaguti established himself as one of the premiere pitchers in the circuit last season and wilf carry the burden for PLAN ROSARY PILGRIMAGE: Father Patrick Peyton, C.S.C., founder and director title minded. Dighton-Rehoboth. of the Farnily' Crusa'de, left, discusses the First International Rosary' Pilgrimage to the If Coach Dick Ruggerio can , Holy Land with Msgr. John G. Nolan, executive secretary of Catholic. Near East Welcome tip with anothe~ top flight fa~e AS,sociation. The pilgrimage, sponsored. by Father Peyton, will last from May 23 to ,moundsman, the Regionals could May 30.. NC Photo. ' test Somerset. ,
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Griffin-Leonardo Case's One-Two Punch' The Falcons possess one of the formers. If the newcomers rise quickest and best outfields in to the occasion and the arms .of the loop with Steve Benoit; Bob Harding and Ventura hold out Boisvert and Dan Davis return~ look for Seekonk to b,e in the ing for duty. Steve Dumenigo is title race. Coach Bob Gordo'n of. Case rapidly developing into an outstanding catcher" and field gen- High in Swansea h~s to' smile eral. But. in spite of this talented when pitching is mentioned. He group, the big ques'tion mark has the most depth of. any Narry at Dighton is pitching. , mentl)r. Senior footballer Bill In neighboring Seekonk the Griffin is the ace of the staff situation is just the opposite. ~nd rightly so. Last year Griffin Coach George Bowers has two was selected to the' All-League capable hurlers in Bob Harding teani. According to, reports he and Ray Ventura. Both boys are may be the best amoilg an outveteran performers who can beat .standing corps of Narry pitchers. ~ Dennis Leonardo who. )\ras un'-, any team in the league if they beaten in six starts a year ago, receive strong support. Mike 'Earle will be behind the is back and coupled with Griffin ,plate for the Warriors for his gives the Cardinals a strong onethird straight~year to give See- two punch. Coach Gordon is also konk the strongest battery in expected to use Tom White 'on the loop. BeyonC! these three the, mound if necessary. White ;proven athletes, Coach Bowers tossed a two hitter in his only will have to go with untried per: start la'st season.
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Asserts Catholics in 'Media Important ,But Voic'e 'Sometimes Po'werles's, Pope Says " ,
VATICAN CITY' (NC) - The (of communications) must seek~" The po'ntifical cOl;nmission is presence of Catholics 'in 'the communications field today is ·made up of appointed laymen, absolutely indispensable,' even priests and bishops from many though some of them are not do- countries who are invoived in ing the Church much good, Pope, newspaper, magazine, radio, telPaul VI told a plenary meeting evision and' film' work in both of the Pontifical Commission for' :tbe general and the Catholic media.' Social Communications. Referring to persons working 'Receiving the group' in audi'ence, the Pope desc~ibed, the within the Catholic press, the communications field 'as "one of Pope said: "May we be alloweCI. 'the gigantic aspects' in which the to mention a very delicate problife of contemporary man is ex- lem which we have very much pressed, on the' one hand, and at heart, even though it would by which it is 'conditioned, on demand much more time and a fuller treatme'nt. But we wish to the other." Pope Paul said of Catholics point it out for your reflection. working in the' general or secu"We have·in mind the spirit lar media that their faint stream that should always guide the flows into ti}e ocean of contem- activity of those. who dedicate , porary' so~ial communications, . their talent and their work to with the result that at times the diffusion of the social comvoice seems' submerged munic~tions services within the Saturday' Games Highlight N.arry Docket' their and powerless:" ,, framework of the Church anel The major problem in ·Swan-· too' much to expect, Connolly to Nevertheless, 'he affirmed,' who should always ,aim. at edisea is finding an outfield corps. dethrone Somerset, but the Cou- "they are an act of presence in fying and not at troubling, disThe starting unit of a year ago, gars will definit~ly play a pa~f the world' of public opinion: .. orientating, dividing, or corrodwas graduated, leaving a void in determining who wins the They are the medium of' the ing the unity, trust and charity that may be difficult to fill. crown. word of God and of'the evangel- which must mark the ecclesial. Pitching is the key to succ.ess . ical message in'the often chaotic flmiily. Bishop Connolly Hign of Fall, River is rapict'ly developing into in high school baseball. All of and contradictory confluence of "It seems to us that unfortuone of the Narry League power- the cQntenders have 'competent human "words and contempQl'ary , nately there are groups anel cen" houses. There is no question that moundsmen. The remaining four ideas." ters given to disedifying activity the newcomers will challenge teams in the' circuit are not eXCatholics in the communica- ... they appeal. to the rights of in baseball this year as they did pected to be in the title picture tions field need to keep,two con- objective information, but is because of their lack of- proven cepts clearly in 'mind, he 'saidin basketball. pitchers. If any of the fOl~r can Coach Doug Baxendale has a come up with a stopper the sit-' "the vision of the world in the good nucleus with pitcher Tom uation could change drastically. light of Catholic thought, a'nd Bum~d the spiritual and apostolic purMarcoux, catcher Rick Connors games_ will be played ' League pose' which 'these ~nstruments and infielders Charlie Shaker See Us and Claude Carest. It' may be on Wednesday and Friday openAbout iT)g week. And, then on Tuesday, Thursday anel Saturday for the Co~t remainder of the season. Aids Appeal
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NEW YORK (NC) -- A rock music album, ,"Everything's Just Fine ... or is it?" will be played in Catholic schools during Lent to stimulate student .donations to the 25th annual Catholic Relief O;verseas Aid Fund.
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Games slated for the 21st of April in addition to the Westport at· Somerset encounter in-. c1ude Dighton at Connolly, See-' konk at Mattapoisett to play Old Rochester anel Case at- Holy Family in New Bedforq.
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