Sabers Bunt Their Way To Victory Over Otters
Catholic High used a three run second inning to beat Otter Valley 4 to 1 in Western Vermont League baseball opener. Al Plante pitched a complete game, striking out nine and allowing two hits. Steve Rice and Denny Hart contributed key bunts and fielding plays, while Otters pitcher Jack Drew took the loss.
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Atlanta
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Bill White
White
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Wade Blasingame
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Keough
Houston
Don Drysdale
Dodgers
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Mike Cueller
Wings to Get Crack at Cup in Cup Finals Clash
Detroit Red Wings stormed into the 1969 Stanley Cup finals after beating the Chicago Black Hawks 3 2 on Tuesday night. Dean Prentice, 33, scored the tying and winning goals in a 63 second span late in the final period to seal the victory, with Andy Bathgate contributing a playoff goal. Chicago had led 2 1 after Phil Esposito and Pat Stapleton traded scores. Crozier was in goal for Detroit.
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Roger Crozier
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New Sports Editor Named at The Banner
John Sullivan named new sports editor at The Banner. He arrives from California via New Orleans and succeeds Tom Hughes who moves to Berkshire Eagle Lenox bureau. Sullivan, UC Berkeley journalism graduate, competed in judo and wrote for the Berkeley alumni magazine. He spent a year in New Orleans working for Southern Bell PR before six months in the Air Force Reserve.
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Magee Named Georgetown Head Basketball Coach
Washington UPI reports Jack Magee former basketball star and BC assistant coach has been named head coach at Georgetown University on Tuesday. He succeeds Tom O'Keefe who resigned in February after six years.
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Boston College
Georgetown University
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Georgetown
Celtics Lakers Rivalry Heats Up In Third Playoff Game
Los Angeles hosts Boston for the third time in the NBA finals a best of seven series. Boston led by Havlicek and Jones each with 21 points and Russell adding 24 rebounds while West and Baylor were limited to 31 Laker points in the opener. The series returns to Boston for a potential fifth game as Red Auerbach’s Celtics seek to reclaim momentum.
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Jepson Shuts Out MSJ in WVL Opener For 4-0 Win
Jepson twirled a two hit masterpiece with 16 strikeouts and a two run double as Rutland’s Catamounts opened WWL play Tuesday at MSJ with a 4-0 win over the Mounties. MSJ managed only four hits as Wayne Socia kept the Cats at bay until late.
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Dave Ordway
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Mounties
Ed Guinness
Dick Abel
Wayne Socia
Mountie
Boston Marathon Winners Sweep Top Spots
Four Japanese distance runners led the 70th Boston Marathon with the first four places claimed. The winners carried the rising sun emblem on their kits as fans reacted to the dramatic sweep. The event featured Red Bull Express imagery and highlighted the athletes' swift strides and strong endurance.
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Japanese runners win the marathon title in record pace
Kenji Kimihara led a new Japanese five man team to finish first in a 26 mile 385 yard race, beating Canadian Dave Ellis and others as teammate Seiichiro Sasaki followed. Kimihara said the win felt numb yet happy and that they planned to stay together as far as possible. Norm Higgins spoke of wind and warming up issues while Will Cloney praised the Japanese training program.
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Santa Monica
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Robert Bingay
Navy
California
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Watertown
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Brussels
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Missouri Tosses Hat Into Olympic Ring
Missouri groups mount a serious bid for the 1976 Olympics led by Bill Bangert chair of the Missouri Organizing Committee. Bangert said the bid letter is being mailed to Avery Brundage in Rome and proposes Champ Village as the site with a coliseum. He wants the event to align with the bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution after an eight-vote bid for 1972.
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Willie Mays Wrecks Durocher's Home Debut
Willie Mays leads the San Francisco Giants to an 11-10 comeback win at Wrigley Field, toppling Leo Durocher in his Cubs managerial debut. The game keeps the Giants tied for first in the National League, echoing Mays’s early dynasty days.
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Giants
BCHS Athlete At Grove City
Former Bennington Catholic High athlete Paul Pendergast is now playing second base for Grove City College in Grove City Pennsylvania. He starred as BCHS shortstop in 1964 and quarterbacked the 1963 Sabers football team. Pendergast is the son of Mrs. Helen Pendergast of Bennington. He hit 4 for 5 with a homer and four RBIs, raising his season average to .429 with 11 RBIs. Pirates, Giants, and other MLB results follow with multiple notable performances.
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Grove City College
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Sabers
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Softball Meeting Set For Tonight At YMCA Bennington
The final planning meeting for the YMCA slow pitch softball league is scheduled for 7:30 tonight at the Bennington YMCA. All teams must be represented to finalize scheduling and arrangements. If possible play will begin in the first week of May. eight teams have shown definite interest, according to Associate Secretary Loomis Dana.
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Real estate query result headline truncated
Ray Patterson of New York outpointed Carl Gizzi of Wales in a boxing match, improving his record at a London venue.
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New York
Carl Gizzi
Wales
Jim McKay Travels The Wide World Over
New York United Press International reports Jim McKay, host of Wide World of Sports, has flown 20,000 miles in four days to view a football game. In five years he has logged over one million miles covering 87 sports in 27 countries and remains enthusiastic about travel and expanding interest in so called minor sports.
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