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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1971
Page
10
Chuck Shafer vents at a criticized weekend Legion tournament in Rutland where Bennington Post 13 faced biased officiating and a poorly run event. Burlington won despite alleged unfair calls, leaving Bennington fans disillusioned about the outcome and the tournament management.
In Havana Fidel Castro savors Cuba’s win over the U S men’s volleyball team for Munich Olympic berth and lingers with reporters. Rudy Suwara, the U S captain, notes Castro’s relaxed pride and hints at possible U S Cuba sports ties amid ongoing political tension.
The Pirates snapped a 10 day stretch without a win by pounding the Braves 4-3 and 15-4 in a doubleheader, totaling 28 hits. Manny Sanguillen and Al Oliver led the attack as Oliver sparked the second game with five hits, two homers and five RBIs, lifting Pittsburgh to a five game NL East lead.
Major League schedule lists night games with teams and probable pitchers including New York against Oakland Stottlemyre Blue, Washington at California Hroberg Wright, Boston at Kansas City Lonborg Drago, Minnesota at Detroit Perry Niekro, Milwaukee at Cleveland Parsons Colbert, Chicago at Baltimore Bradley Cuellar, Cincinnati at Chicago Grimsley Jenkins, San Francisco at New York Marichal Sadecki, San Diego at Philadelphia Kirby Lorsch, Pittsburgh at Atlanta Johnson McQueen, St Louis at Houston Cleveland Forsch, Los Angeles at Montreal Downing Stoneman.
Pro teams used college stadiums to draw massive crowds from Berkeley to Yale and Ann Arbor, with Notre Dame set to host. Gates yielded large shares to universities and charities, prompting debates in the Big Ten over pros using college facilities during seasons.
The NFL Players Association backs out of a meeting with commissioner Pete Rozelle to discuss Joe Kapp and the Patriots. Kapp has refused to sign the standard player contract, arguing his 1970 deal holds. Rozelle rules otherwise, prompting leadership to distrust arbitration. The Pats remain confident in Rozelle, while the union cites three objections to the contract and the process.
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