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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1966
Page
10
Celtics aim to close out their title bid against the Los Angeles Lakers in a seventh and deciding NBA championship game at Boston Garden. The aging team faces one last chance to send Red Auerbach into retirement with a victory in this climactic showdown.
North Bennington coaches a very young team as it gears up for the May 3 Molly Stark League opener. Coach Bud Leamy has 23 players, only two seniors and three juniors, with openings across the lineup. A practice loss April 26 to St. Mary's of Hoosick Falls ended with a 42 deficit as winds gusted at Welling Field.
In San Francisco Willie McCovey drives a grand slam as Vada Pinson collects four hits and Willie Mays, the era’s star, hopes for his 512th homer but falls silent after going 0 for 4 in the pivotal moment. The crowd waits as the milestone remains just out of reach.
Colonie Central School selects 28 year old Joseph M Dailey to succeed John Murray as varsity football coach. A former Bennington High School captain. Dailey played guard and linebacker at Ithaca College and coached at Smithtown High School. He is married with three children.
YMCA seeks umpires aged 21 or older for the softball league. Games run Monday through Thursday evenings at Memorial Park and Transiter Fields starting May 2. Umpires are paid. players may umpire on off nights. Contact the YMCA promptly. the season opener features a fifth inning call-in.
In a decisive seventh game in Boston, the Lakers aim to topple the Celtics on their home court. The finale ends Auerbach's 20 year coaching era with a record 1,036 wins and marks Bill Russell's final Celtics season before moving to player coach duties next year. Goodrich leads L A with 28 points alongside West Baylor LaRusso and the Celtics struggle to revive Sam Jones and Havlicek. Freddie Schaus expresses confidence the Lakers can win the title tonight and cap a dramatic playoff run.
Bennington fans track NBA star Sam Jones as he headlines Curley Williams Sports Night on May 3, honoring athletes from Bennington Catholic and Bennington High. The Celtics great backcourt standout will attend the community event.
The U S team, upset 69 59 by Yugoslavia, drops into a three way tie for first at world amateur basketball championships with Yugoslavia and Russia, as it prepares tonight to meet Brazil in Santiago Chile.
Detroit leads Montreal two games to none in the Stanley Cup finals after a 2 0 set. The Canadiens must win at Olympia Stadium to keep the series alive and avoid going down three games to none in the best of seven.
The Bennington area YMCA spring vacation tournament ended Friday with ribbons for five events. Seventy-five boys competed in pool, ping-pong, bowling, skittles, and non hockey. Junior 7 14 winners include Bowling Robert Gerity Kevin Murray Ron Maguire Nok Hockey Ronald Maguire Edward Vosburgh Chris Patten Ping pong Dennis Brooks Jeffrey Galipeau Pool Thomas Flynn Ronald Maguire Bruce Williamson Skittles Tony Wright Greg Racicot Phil Boudakian Intermediate 15 18 winners noted.
Memorial Field and Tansitor Field host a series of first round and subsequent matchups from May 2 to May 24. Bijur faces Carbon and Globe while Locals and Wreckers compete. Sals, Guard, Cushman also play, culminating with late May finals at Memorial and Tansitor Fields.
Boston viewers can watch the NBA playoff finale tonight at 8 p.m. on WHDH TV Channel 5. The telecast is authorized to close out Red Auerbach’s long coaching career, per Celtic President Jack Waldron.
About 200 members and friends of the St. Mary's Alumni Association attended the annual Alumni Athletic Awards Dinner in the Parish Hall of the Church of the Immaculate Conception. Kenneth Kennedy and John Barber shared the Athlete of the Year honor for basketball. Jackets were presented to John Barber, Kenneth Kennedy, and William Gorman, with Armand Reo as principal speaker stressing sports discipline and education benefits.
Washington beat the Yankees 2-0 behind Mike McCormick's five-hitter as Ken McMullen's two-run double and late pinch hitting by Smoky Burgess helped Chicago win 8-6. Eddie Stanky, sidelined by flu, watched as Cuccinello guided the decision from the bench. Three AL night games were rained out.
Baseball standings and results show Washington 2 New York, Chicago 8 Boston 6. Kan at Detroit postponed by rain, Minn at Balt postponed, Calif at Cleve postponed. Friday games Baltimore at Detroit night, Chicago at Cleveland night, Minn at Washington night. Only games scheduled New York at Pittsburgh night, Philadelphia at Chicago night, Houston at Atlanta night, Cincinnati at Los Angeles night, St. Louis at San Francisco night.
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