Page 6 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, October 8, 2021 Malden Today, Tomorrow and Yesterday – 18th Annual Ryder Cup By Peter F. Levine T he 18th Annual U.S.A. vs. Euro Ryder Cup is in the books. It was a Team U.S.A. victory, 20½– 8½, over Team Euro up at Four Oaks in Dracut with Malden’s very own Tony Martino (the resident golf pro) the special twoday host! Team U.S.A. Malden guys included Jimmy Varsarkis, John Furlong, Mike Vona Sr. and Jr., Paul “PJ” Johnson, Stephen Lee, Steve Kouroyen and Captain Scott “Rutta” Rutledge. Team Euro Malden guys were Jason Munroe, Chet McCaskill, Marcus Stote and Anthony “The Barber” Howard, who are the founding fathers of this great tournament, by the way! Word trickled down to Malden that Jason (Munroe) spanked Furgie on Sunday. That is unconfi rmed as of this writing, though. This tradition is going on 20 years strong and includes some of the best guys Malden has to off er. I was told that Scott did a great job as usual keeping the event alive, so much so that Furgie has offi cially nominated Scotty for the Mt. Rushmore of Ryder Cup Captains. Well done, gentlemen. Photo bomb above by fake referee, Jason Munroe. I’ve always loved reading. At Beebe Jr. High it was sharing copies of Mad and Cracked Magazine with friends like Greg Participants of the 18th Annual Ryder Cup (Courtesy Photo) Lucey and John Crannell until they were dog-eared. In high school we graduated to Sports Illustrated (the swimsuit issue was always a highlight), Sport magazine (my July 1971 with Yaz on the cover asking readers the question “would you pay this man $100,000?” has been read until it cannot be read again) and Sporting News magazine (my July 1971 issue with Willie Mays on the cover is still in decent condition). After high school came Boston dailies like The Globe and the Herald. Boston was fortunate to have two papers both printing morning and evening editions. As I got older, it was on to alternative weeklies like the Boston Phoenix and The Real Paper. New York dailies were not as readily available as they are now, so on occasion I would travel to Harvard Square’s Out of Town News and pick up the New York Times or the New York Daily News or a copy of the Village Voice. Those were great days for print media. Closer to home we had the Malden Evening News and a few others. Some have stuck around like the Malden Advocate and various incarnations of the Observer; some have disappeared into our collective ozone like the Malden Sun-Times. I’ve always enjoyed the local perspectives of freelance contributors. Guys like (M.E.N. Editor) David Brickman, Bill Mini, Dan Connell, Barbara Tolstrup and John O’Brien – to name just a few. Which brings me to one of my favorites of all time, Donald Squires. Donald is but a distant memory to most Maldonians – passing away in 2015 at the ripe old age of 91. But he is remembered here. I never had the pleasure of actually knowing him personally, but I would see him around Malden Square either holding court at Schopell’s/Converse Restaurant or tooling around town for Lester and Peggy at Malden Trans. I looked forward to his writings each week. It was usually 750 words “about nothing” (to quote Jerry Seinfeld) but commentary we all enjoyed reading, nonetheless. The articles were not titled but were simply called “Curbside.” He often wrote of his interactions and conversations with old comrades who would MALDEN: TODAY | SEE PAGE 18 Monogram D4 Double siding Cedar impression half rounds Harvey Vinyl 63 Replacement Windows Custom Aluminum Trim work Windows & Doors Top quality Vinyl Siding! •Vinyl Siding •Carpentry Work •Decks •Roofing •Free Estimates •Replacement Windows •Fully Licensed •Fully Insured
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