Summer track meet shows growing turnout and multiple winners
The summer track series drew 74 participants for the third of four Monday meets. Masters athletes led with Birger Vigsnes winning five events in 40-50, Dan Geer taking four in 50-60, and John Wilkinson chalking three wins in 30-40. Sarah Brooks and Joel Whittemore added top finishes in high school and college divisions, as dozens competed in sprints, jumps, and distance events.
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Birger Vigsnes
Mt. Anthony
Vigsnes
Wigsnes
Dan Geer
Geer
John Wilkinson
Kathy Cichanowski
Debbi White
Dan Griswald
Sandy Cook
Tom D’agnes
Crown Point
N.M
Steve Zemianek
Bennington
D. Whitney
S. Brooks
College
J. Guerard
L. Gauthier
B. Vigsnes
B. Maloney
S. Mulligan
D. Geer
Mile — High School
D. Amos
S. Cook
D. Wetmore
D. Griswald
S. Noyes
Jr. High
K. Vanuatus
J. Wilkinson
R. Isselhardt
J. Whittemore
S. Shea
W. Parmenter
K. Cichanowski
Richey wins opening round match at Volvo International
Cliff Richey, United States No. 1 in 1971, crushed eighth seed Onny Parun 6-2 6-1 in the opening round at North Conway New Hampshire. Defending champion Jimmy Connors routed Steve Krulevitz 6-2 6-0 as top seeds dominated. The Mt Cranmore event offers $100,000 with $16,000 to the winner and a $10,000 car as prizes.
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North Conway
N.H
UPI
New Hampshire
Cliff Richey
Richey
Bretton Woods
Onny Parun
United States
Parun
San Angelo, Tex
Jimmy Connors
Steve Krulevitz
Baltimore
Mt. Cranmore Tennis Club
Hoosick Falls misses softball team eliminated in double losses
In Cambridge New York the Hoosick Falls Misses Softball majors were defeated by Colonie 15-6 and Brunswick 18-8 to exit the all star tournament. Colonie led early then pulled away while Brunswick staged a late comeback but fell short. Local minor all stars open Thursday in Cohoes against Saratoga with potential rematch options still possible.
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Cambridge
N.Y
Hoosick Falls
Falls
Colonie
Brunswick
All-Stars
Falls Girls
Gail Loretan
Nancy Danforth
Patty Darknard
Roxanne Dooley
Karen Dougherty
Saratoga
Greenwich
Cohoes
Joan Bump
Schuylerville
Coffin Returns Home After Olympic Three Day Event Gold
Olympic equestrian Tad Coffin, 21, becomes the first American to win individual gold in the three day event, with the U S team also taking team gold for the first time since 1948. A hometown welcome in Strafford drew 30,000 spectators and neighbors waving bugles and cheers as Coffin rode with fellow riders Michael Plum and local teammates Beth Perkins and Denny Emerson in the village celebration.
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Strafford
UPI
Tad Coffin
Coffin
Olympic
U.S
America
Michael Plum
Chesapeake City
Stafford
Beth Perkins
Denny Emerson
Ameri
Two tie for lead at Vermont Women's Amateur tourney
Two players posted 88s to share the lead after 18 holes at Mt. Anthony Country Club in the Vermont Women's Amateur. Cindy Paquet and Mary McNeill sit two strokes ahead of the field with Marylyn Chase in third as wind and tees adjustments affected scores. The 54 hole event wraps up Wednesday with a dinner for contestants tonight.
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Vermont
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Cindy Paquet
Kwininski
Mary McNeill
Orleans
Marylyn Chase
Burlington
Sheila Darrah
Copley
Ann Waters
Manchester
Silvia Jolivette
Dorset Field Club
Marylyn Hamilton
Barre
Ethelyn Bartlett
Karen Draper
Joan Rizio
Equinox
Ellen-Vera Clifford
Dorset
Mt. Anthony
Sandy Cook
Miss Cook
Aline
Eunice Wisher
the Barre Country Club
Ms. Paquet
Drew Shea
Karen Schneider
Rutland Bennington Set For Vermont Legion Tourney Opener
Top seed Rutland will face eighth seed Bennington on opening day of the Vermont Legion Baseball Tournament at Spinelli Field. Barre and Brattleboro meet in early games, with Rutland and Bennington finishing day one. Tournament schedule runs Friday to Thursday with a potential seventh game.
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Rutland
Bennington
Vermont Legion
Fair Haven
Post 13
Brattleboro
Spinelli Field
Barre
Proctor
Essex Junction
Hartford
Chester
Bennington Elks
Bob Thurston
Amherst College
Thurston
University of Michigan
Detroit Tigers
Amherst
Essey Junction
Post 13 Falls Twice to Brattleboro in Final Standings
Post 13 dropped both ends of a doubleheader to Brattleboro Post 5. Meyer beat Corcoran 4-3, Wilson edged Feenan 1-0, with Meyer beating Bennington three times this season. Brattleboro rallied after Bennington led 2-0, scoring in first and third innings, while Buck hit a home run after Martinez singled.
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Brattleboro
Bennington Post
Brattleboro Post
Brian Meyer
Brian Corcoran
Bennington
Brian Wilson
Dave Feenan
Meyer
Post
Scott Buck
Jeff Martinez
Rutland
Montreal 1976 Olympics Fade As Controversy Lingers
IOC president Lord Killanin warned the Moscow host city must avoid political moves that could cancel games. He cited Canada’s Taiwan dispute as a close call that nearly derailed Montreal 1976, noting costs could prompt rule changes and potential action by the executive board in Barcelona.
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Montreal
UPI
Lord Killanin
International Olympic Committee
Killanin
Taiwan
IOC
Moscow
Russia
Republic of China
Chile
Israel
United States
Canada
Olympic Village
New Zealand
Dublin
Barcelona
Spain
Montreal Olympic defections shake Cold War tensions
Eastern Bloc defections at the Montreal Games were few but had broad impact. Sergei Nemtsanov, a 17 year old Soviet diver, vanished amid claims of kidnaping and brainwashing, prompting Soviet warnings that sport ties with Canada could end. Canadian officials rejected the accusations while Nemtsanov's coach described alarming signs but immigration officials noted he appeared healthy. Romanian defections drew little attention.
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Montreal
UPI
Canada
Sergei Nemtsanov
Munich
Nemtsanov
Anatoly Kolesov
Kolesov
Olympic
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Gerdt Burov
Immigration Department
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J. Murray
L. Andrews
J. Hubbard
J. Whit
Jacobs Hughes
Isselhardt
Restino
Ulrich
Arthur Ashe
Cliff Letcher
Ken Rosewall
John Sadin
Charlotte
N.C
Manuel Orantes
Ferdi Taygan
Ucla
Framingham
Connors
Krulevitz
Stars
Bow Out
Can
Miss Perkins
Emerson
Martha Rockwell
Read Perkins
Beth
Benn
Vol. Fire Dept
Alma Paquin
Mt. Anthony Club
University of Vermont
the University
University OF Vermont Continuing Education
Grasse Mount
Burlington, Vt
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