Burr & Burton Opens 1967-68 Basketball Season Tonight
Burr & Burton hosts West Rutland to start the 1967-68 season with coach Cliff Weymouth’s Bulldogs led by 6'4" Bill Fritts and Mike Monroe. Backcourt threats Downey and Acquirre join returning seniors Smith McNaughton and Clayton as the Green and Gold seek an opening win over the Golden Horde.
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Burr & Burton Bulldogs
Bennington County
Cliff Weymouth
Golden Horde
West Rutland
Bulldogs
Bill Fritts
Mike Monroe
New York City
Bill Downey
Angel Acquirre
Mike Bentley
Mike Kilburn
Aaron Hill
Green and Gold
Downey
Acquirre
Weymouth
Ron Smith
Jim McNaughton
Dick Clayton
George Heard
Errol Hill
Brian LaSalle
Clarence Chittenden
Geryk
Zuk
Mike Grabowski
Bob Kapitan
Mike Kulig
Grabowski
Kapitan
Kulig
Paul Carlson
Dennis Smith
Stan Dziubek
Tom Kantorski
Dick Pietryka
Ron Kantorski
Southern Vermont
Brattleboro
Bellows Falls
Springfield
Hartford
Windsor
Mt. Anthony
Patriots
Bennington
Varsity
St. Michael’s Saints
Wilmington
Warriors
Woodstock
Randolph
Bristol
Central Catholic
Fall Mountain
Hanover
Whitcomb
Bradford
Essex
Champlain
Vergennes
Montpelier
RFA
St. Albans
Rice Memorial
Spaulding
Middlea
Winooski
St. Johnsury
Landry Named New England's Top College Player
Greg Landry, standout quarterback for Massachusetts, won the 29th Lowe Award from the Boston Gridiron Club for New England's outstanding collegiate football player. He passed for 3,131 yards and rushed for 1,632 in three seasons, contributing to 20–7 Redmen record and 14 straight Yankee Conference wins. The Nashua native, 6'3" 200 lbs, will be honored December 13 at Cambridge.
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Boston
UPI
Greg Landry
Massachusetts
New England
George Bulger
Cambridge
Landry
Vic Fusia
Redmen
Yankee
Boston College
Nashua
N.H
Lowe Selection Committee
Nelson
Boston Gridiron Ub
Boilermakers Bucked From Top Twenty By Opening Loss
Purdue, after an 0-1 start, jumped to No. 8 in the United Press International weekly college basketball rankings. UCLA maintained the top spot with a 73-71 win over Purdue as Louisville rose to second behind Westley Unseld’s Cardinals following a season-opening surge.
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Purdue
Boilermakers
UCL
United Press International
UPI Board of
Bruins
Uclans
Roilermakers
Louisville
Westley
Westley Unseld
Georgetown
Kentucky
UCLA
Boston College
Tennessee
Volunteers
Richemond
Auerbach blasts college rules changes on three point idea
Red Auerbach criticizes college rule changes at a New York luncheon calling the proposed 12 foot basket height the most stupid thing they've done. He supports studying the ABA three point shot but remains unsure, noting the impact on scoring records. He cites the NBA's 24 second rule as a favorable college adaptation.
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Boston
UPI
Red Auerbach
Boston Celtic
Auerbach
National Basketball Association
American Basketball Association
Calvin Hill
Niagara
NBA
NBA Rules Committee
New York
Oklahoma Lineman Named Year's Best by UPI
Granville Liggins of Oklahoma, nicknamed Nose Guard Granny, was named the 1967 UPI lineman of the year with 28 votes from national writers and broadcasters. The 21-year-old, 220-pound senior helped Oklahoma to a 9-1 record and an Orange Bowl berth, earning praise from coaches and rivals alike.
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NEW York
UPI
Granville
Liggins
Oklahoma
United Press International
Oklahoma State
Sooner
Chuck Fairbanks
Bob Johnson
Tennessee
Kevin Hardy
Notre Dame
Ron Yary
Southern California
Wayne Meylan
Nebraska
Ted Hendricks
Miami
Fla
Groat Rejects Giant Farm Manager Offer
Dick Groat, 1960 NL MVP and batting champion, rejected an offer to manage a San Francisco Giants farm team, saying he only wants to manage in the majors. After retiring due to an ankle injury, he works as a steel salesman and co-owns Champion Lakes Golf Course in Ligonier, Pa., with ex-Pirate Jerry Lynch. He previously stated his sole managerial goal was the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Dick Groat
San Francisco Giant
Groat
District Steel Company
Champion Lakes
Ligonier
Jerry Lynch
Pirate
Pittsburgh Pirates
New England ski conditions report Monday night
Ski report from the New England Ski Area Council lists base depths and conditions across states. Maine reports no data. New Hampshire includes Cannon Mountain King Ridge Pats Peak Waterville Valley Mt Tecumseh with varied granular, powder and base depths. Vermont reports Bolton Valley Bromley Jay Peak Killington Madonna Mount Round Top Stowe Stratton Sugarbush Wildwood. Massachusetts Brodie Mountain and Connecticut Powder Hill noted.
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Boston
UPI
New England
New England Ski Area Council
Maine
New Hampshire
Jay Peak
Killington
Madonna Mt
Stowe
Stratton Mt
Sugarbush
Wildwood Valley
Massachusetts
Brodie Mt
Connecticut
Powder Hill
Deer and Gun Club Dinner And Notes From The Field
A column recounts a frigid yet pleasant deer hunting day near Manchester and Maple Hill Cemetery with no deer taken. It notes two roadside deer stories, Vermont’s large deer herd, and previews the Bennington Rod and Gun Club Game Supper at the Bennington Club on Main Street with venison, sides, dancing, and tickets at the door.
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Manchester
Maple Hill Cemetery
Bennington Red and Gun Club
Bennington Club
Main Street
Ralph Quackenbush Sr
Bennington Rod and Gun Club
Fish and Game Department
Kentucky Wildcats Regain Form Under aging coach Rupp
Kentucky's Adolph Rupp, nearing retirement, guides a strong 2-0 start after a 99-76 win over Florida and a 96-79 win against Michigan. Thad Jaracz leads scoring with 23 points as Kentucky features five players in double figures. Vanderbilt beat Auburn 78-65 and other top teams posted wins on a busy Monday slate.
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Rupp
Kentucky
Wildcats
Florida
Michigan
Thad Jaracz
Wildcat
Vanderbilt
Auburn
Tom Hagan
Commodores
Rocky Mountain Area
Southern Illinois
Weber State
Iowa
Salukis
Iowa City
Arizona
Nebraska
California State
Fullerton
Bradley
Sam Houston
Ohio State
Florida State
Detroit
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Siegfried
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Pat James
Worcester, Mass
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Bob Kurcez
Holy Cross
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Cincinnati
St. John’s
Indiana
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Utah
Brigham Young
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Loyola of Chicago
Ski Report
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By Roy Marsden
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Jim
Vermont
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Missouri
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