Saber Cagers Open Home Season Versus Otters
The Sabers, led by coach Joe Bizzarro, seek their 20th straight home win in their 1966-67 Bennington debut against Otter Valley. Otter Valley, new to the Southern Vermont League, has Felix Whitney as mentor and has struggled in league play, losing to Rutland and Brattleboro. The Otters’ likely starters include Jim Anderson, John Drew, Jeff Peck, Pat Bessette, Moe LaRock, with reserves Dave Anderson, Clarence Greene, Dave Trombley, Terry Keith, Dave Gonyea, Russ Flood, Keith Wetmore, and Tom Bushey.
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Joe Bizzarro
St. Court
Bennington
Otter Valley
Southern Vermont League
Felix Whitney
Rutland
Brattleboro
Otters
Jim Anderson
John Drew
Jeff Peck
Pat Bessette
Moe LaRock
Dave Anderson
Clarence Greene
Dave Trombley
Terry Keith
Dave Gonyea
Russ Flood
Keith Wetmore
Tom Bushey
Brattleboro Colonels
Otter Valley Triples Up Opponents in SVL Slate
Otter Valley has allowed 172 points in two games and scored 59, a 29.1 ppg offense. Coach Bizzarro fields starting five Brooks Plante Chaffin Hart Moore as 6 p.m. twin bill kicks off with Saber junior varsity versus Otter Valley jayvees amid uniform delay.
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Otter Valley
Nets
Bizzarro
Bill Brooks
Alan Plante
Don Chaffin
Denny Hart
J. J. Moore
Tim LeRay
Moose) Pierce
Scott
Tim Racicot
Dave LaCroi
Cincinnati
Ben Rusiloski
Patriots
Frank Bizzarro
Rutland High School
Burr & Burton Bulldogs
MVS
Black River
Ludlow
Arlington Eagles
Poultney Blue Devils
Bay State tennis coach to cut back coaching at 89
William R. Hamilton of Springfield, age 89, plans to reduce his free lance tennis coaching next summer after 20 years at Forest Park courts. A former Scotsman who moved to the United States in 1906, Hamilton says coaching is half job, half hobby and remains active in teaching and occasional playing.
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Springfield
Mass
UPI
William R. Hamilton
Hamilton
Forest Park Courts
Scotland
William Hamilton
Cleland
Glasgow
Partick Thistles
Africa
Winston Churchill
United States
British Isles
India
New York
Sophie Mueller
College Scores From Around the East and South
A long list of college basketball results shows East teams like Penn State and Bucknell, Manhattan, Niagara, and Loyola battlers posting scores. Notable wins include Bridgeport over Niagara and Old Dominion over Norfolk State, with several midweek results across conferences.
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East Penn St
Bucknell
Manhattan
Bridgeport
Niagara
Bowling Green
Salem St
Worchester St
Brooklyn Coll
Marist
Alliance
Gannon
Scranton
Susquehanna
Dickinson
South St. Paul’s
Morgan St
Frostburg St
Bowie St
Amn U
Old Dominion
Norfolk St
Va. St
Huntingdon
Sewanee
Loyola
Florence Eyes 1976 Olympics Bid After Flood Damage
Florence Italy moves to host the 1976 Olympic Games after floods devastated the citys sports facilities. IOC President Avery Brundage praised Florence as the perfect setting and pledged support, challenging United States cities once favored to hold the event in tandem with Americas independence celebrations.
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Florence
Italy
UPI
International Olympic Committee
Avery Brundage
United States
Piero Bargellini
Brundage
Florentine
la Nazione
O Resto del Carlino
IOC
America
Los Angeles
Baltimore
Chicago
Denver
New York
Omaha
Philadelphia
Salt Lake City
Seattle
Washington
D.C
Detroit
Skiing Declared National Sport of Green Mountain State
Vermont promotes skiing as the states national sport highlighting major resorts Bolton Valley Jay Peak Stowe Burke Mountain Okemo and Killington. Development Commissioner Elbert Moulton notes 257000 skiers and 3220000 skier days with $72.4 million in ski related spending and over $8 million in new investments across resorts.
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Killington
Vermont
Elbert Moulton
Bolton Valley
Burlington
Montpelier
Jay Peak
Troy
Jay
Stowe
Burke Mountain
Burke
Okemo Mountain
Vermont bids for pro team in new league
MERIDEN Conn UPI All but one of six cities seeking a North Atlantic Football League franchise have been accepted Nashua Meriden Bridgeport Schenectady and Asbury Park approved New Bedford rejected for failing to meet financial requirements Allen town Bethlehem area prime consideration League HQ in Malden Mass starts first year Also mentions Vermont ski areas Killington Mad River Glen Glen Ellen Waitsfield and Mount Snow highlighting local tourism and winter sports history
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Meriden
Bethlehem, Pa
Killington
Mount Snow
Alabama Baskeball Hope Rises With Nordholz Scoring Record
Alabama junior guard Mike Nordholz, a 6-1 Marietta Georgia native, sparked the Tide to a 103-89 win over Southern Mississippi by scoring 50 points. He set school scoring marks and aims to lift the program toward football’s prestige.
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University of Alabama
Mike Nordholz
Crimson Tide
Bear Dryant
Marietta
Nordholz
Alabama
Mississippi
Joe Namath
Nebraska
Kansas
Washington State
Olympic Skier Joins Bolton Valley Staff as Coach and MC
UPI reports Ruedi Wyrsch, former Olympic skier and Swiss national team member, has joined Bolton Valley as ski instructor and base lodge entertainer. He will teach by day and MC the James Moore Tavern events, bringing Swiss junior champion roots and coaching experience with Britain and New Zealand teams. In Miami, Notre Dame fullback Larry Conjar signs to play for the Shrine all star charity game December 26 in the Orange Bowl.
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Bolton Valley, VI
UPI
Bolton Valley
Ruedi Wyrsch
Art Furrer
Ralph Des Lauriers
Wrysch
James Moore
Berne
Switzerland
Wyrsch
New Zealand
MIAMI
Larry Conjar
Notre Dame
Irish Captain Wins Honors for Notre Dame Player
Notre Dame linebacker and captain Jim Lynch was named Monday to receive the Bob Maxwell Award for outstanding college football player of the year. Dallas Cowboys quarterback Don Meredith earned the Bert Bell Award as top professional player. The Maxwell Club dinner will be January 23 in Philadelphia. Lynch was praised by Ara Parseghian as a top leader who held the team together. He was also noted for voluntary work in poverty districts of Lima, Peru, last summer.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Jim Lynch
Notre Dame
Bob Maxwell
Don Meredith
Dallas Cowboys
Bert Bell
Elverson
Ara Parseghian
Lynch
Lima
Ohio
Peru
UCLA Bruins dominate first NCAA basketball ratings race
UCLA remains undefeated and swept 34 of 35 first place votes in the UPI poll as Lew Alcindor leads with overpowering performances. Duke praised, Michigan State climbs, Kentucky suffers a late setback, and Cincinnati returns to the top 10 as rankings reflect games through December 10. UCLA next hosts Colorado State on December 22 before a January 7 road game at Washington State.
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Houston
St. Mary’s
California
Loyola
Ill
Baldwin-Wallace
Nebraska
Tom Baack
Jim McKean
Washington State
UCLA
Elvin Hayes
Cougars
Gaels
St Mary’s
Jim Tillman
Ramblers
Alan Miller
Corky Bell
Niagara
Bowling Green
Ron Coleman
Missouri
Detroit
Craig Dill
Michigan
Butler
Oklahoma State
Lamar Tech
Tulsa
West Texas State
Bobby Smith
New York
UPI
United Press International
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Adolph Rupp
Kentucky Wildcats
Illinois
Lexington
Louisville
Brigham Young
New Mexico
North Carolina
Kansas
Cincinnati
Vanderbilt
Western Kentucky
SMU
Wake Forest
Boston College
Kentucky
West Virginia
Virginia Tech
Loyola of Chicago
St. John’s
Providence
Seattle
Alcindor
Duke
Vic Bubas
Big Lew
Uclans
Colorado State
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Cat) Francis
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