Raiders invade Benhi as Sabers visit Otters tonight
Rutland Raiders travel to Barrie Byrne's Benhi team in a bid to disrupt Frank Bizzarro's Sabers as Otter Valley, Burr and Burton, and St. Marys of Hoosick Falls also feature in a packed Vermont boys basketball night.
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Bennington
Benhi
Catholic High
Frank Bizzarro
Rutland Raiders
Bellows Falls
Barrie Byrne
Cats
MSJ
Raiders
Bizzarro Bombers
Bob Sharrow
Otter Valley Union High School
Brandon
Otters
Burr and Burton
Fair Haven
Manchester
Bulldogs
Wallingford
North Bennington
St. Mary’s of
Hoosick Falls
Rutland
Jim Leamy
Bob Pratt
Pratt
Rob
Bill Minogue
Ed Robinson
Leamy
Tom Neary
Butch Morgan
Clark Eaton
Morgan
Eaton
Veremont
Ed Wright
Lew Alcindor
Benhi Byrne
Steve Greenslet
Jeff Bergquist
Mike der
Rollie Devine
Terry McLaughlin
Jim Norton
Sayers Jimmy Leads NFL Scoring Race in 1966 Season
Gale Sayers of the Chicago Bears tops the NFL scoring list with 126 points from 21 touchdowns, a new NFL single season mark. Jimmy Brown leads rushing with 1,470 yards. Rudy Bukich tops passers with 165 completions and 2,459 yards. Placekickers fill the rest of the top ten, including Fred Cox, Lou Michaels, and Lou Groza.
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Gale Sayers
Chicago Bears
NFL
Sayers
Brown
Fred Cox
Minnesota
Baltimore
Lou Michaels
Bruce Baaken
St. Louis
Lou Groza
Cleveland
Don Chandler
Green Bay
Rudy Bukich
Chicago
Dave Parks
San Francisco
Celtics Wire Sauldsberry Contract After Kennedy OK
Woody Sauldsberry, cleared by a doctor and NBA President J. Walter Kennedy, had objections withdrawn to his $11,000 Celtics deal. Kennedy approved the pact after Celtics met certain terms as Sauldsberry, back from chicken pox, prepared to play Wednesday against the Cincinnati Royals at Boston Garden pending an anti trust suit hearing.
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Boston
UPI
Woody Lauldsberry
NBA
J. Walter Kennedy
Kennedy
Boston Celtics
Sauldsberry
Celts
Celtics
Red Auerbach
Cincinnati Royals
Boston Garden
Basketball Schedule SOUTHERN VERMONT
Rutland plays Bennington and Bennington Catholic faces Otter Valley. West Rutland meets MSJ while Hartford travels to Springfield. Windsor challenges Brattleboro and Fair Haven visits Burr and Burton. Ludlow hosts Woodstock. Chester plays Wallingford and Poultney takes on Proctor.
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Rutland
Bennington
Bennington Catholic
Otter Valley
West
MSJ
Hartford
Springfield
Windsor
Brattleboro
Fair Haven
Burr & Burton
Ludlow
Woodstock
Chester
Wallingford
Poultney
Proctor
Duke Tops UPI Rating As UCLA Drops To Eighth
Duke holds No 1 in United Press International major college basketball ratings through games up to Dec 11, edging St Josephs Vanderbilt and Kansas. UCLA falls to eighth after losses to Duke, with Michigan Minnesota Providence close behind in one of the tightest ratings in 16 years.
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New York
UPI
Duke Blue Devils
United Press International
St. Joseph’s
Philadelphia
Duke
Vanderbilt
Kansas
Blue Devils
Vandy
Michigan
UCLA
South Carolina
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Minnesota
Providence
Brigham Young
Wichita
Hawks
Bradley
Iowa
Kentucky
Oklahoma City
New Mexico
St. Louis
Florida
Utah
North Carolina State
Furman
Virginia
Albright
Michigan State
Army
Southern Cal
Detroit
St.Jos
Mich
Minn
Produce
Brahm Young
Humphrey names five man board to settle NCAA AAU feud
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey announces a five member commission to resolve the prolonged AAU NCAA dispute. Chicago alderman Ralph Metcalfe is named as a prospective member, with reports tying retired Gen. David M. Shoup and other prominent figures to the panel. The Senate ordered the commission with a first report due by February 15. Also Boston bids for 1972 Olympics alongside Detroit, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and St. Louis.
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UPI
Hubert H. Humphrey
Amateur Athletic Union
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Humphrey
Chicago
Ralph Metcalfe
David M. Shoup
Marine Corps
Thomas V. Vail
The
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Metcalfe
New York
Detroit
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Salt Lake City
Lake Placid
N.Y
Anchorage
Alaska
Richards Keeps $60,000 A Year For Sitting Out Five Years
New York reports that Paul Richards will earn 60 000 annually through 1970 while not managing a team. Despite his contract, he may return to baseball, with Astros obliged to cover any gap if he signs elsewhere. His future remains uncertain as other clubs show interest and a White Sox comeback is pondered.
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New York
UPI
Paul Richards
Texas
Richards
Houston Astros
Astros
Cincinnati Reds
Houston
Chicago White Sox
White Sox
Roy Hofheinz
Hofheinz
Montana trip yields monster trout on sucker bait
Jack Spargo, a globetrotting General Dynamics electronics engineer from Old Bennington, fished near Great Falls, Montana, and hauled in a 15 pound brown trout using sucker meat as bait. He described the fight as epic, noting the fish’s size and red spots. His adventures span Alaska to Morocco, with future moves including Vietnam.
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Santa Claus
Jack Spargo
Jack
John William Formally
Missouri River
Great Falls
General Dynamics
George H. Sprage
Old Bennington
Alaska
New Zealand
Japan
Atlas Mountains
Morocco
Black Forest
Germany
Turkey
Scotland
Bennington
Grapplers Power Hoosick Falls Past Tamarac 43 13
Hoosick Falls dominated with eight pins in a 43 13 win over Tamarac High at home. Key pins came from Dwyer 145 and Harrington 165 while Tamarac earned a forfeit at 103 and a few decisions, with HF also claiming exhibition wins. HFCS opens league slate with 29 21 win over Averill Park and hosts Schuylerville at 6 30 Thursday.
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Noosick
Hoosick Falls
Tamarac High
Tamarac
Dayton
Danforth
Pratt
Taber
Hoosick
Tim Dwyer
Brundige
Pete Harrington
Benny Bulson
Harrington
Bulson
Hoosiers
Bedard
Cornelius
HFCS
Averill Park
Schuylerville
Miller
Rebhun
Tamarack
Robson
Rooney
Williams
Wagner
King
Shuler
Dwyer
Mihuta
McFalls
Eddy
Edelman
Rickey Burial Held In Tiny Ohio Town
Rickey is laid to rest in Rushtown Ohio near his birthplace after dying of a heart attack in Columbia Missouri He would have turned 84 next week A graveside service is planned and sports figures officials and friends attend including Jackie Robinson and William D Eckert and Warren Giles, Bill De Witt, Gabe Paul, Ken Smith, Bobby Bragan, Jim Gallagher, and Ralph Lockman.
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Rickey
Columbia, Mo
St. Louis
Ralph Lockman
New York
Ohio Wesleyan University
Lockman
William D. Eckert
Warren Giles
Bill de Witt
Cincinnati Reds
Gabe Paul
Cleveland Indians
Ken Smith
Baseball
Hall of Fame
Bobby Bragan
Atlanta Braves
Jim Gallagher
Jackie Robinson
Fullmer Wins Close Bout For Middleweight Title Shot
Don Fullmer upset odds by decision over Joey Archer in Boston ending a dull 12 round fight. Archer had hoped to face Middleweight Champion Dick Tiger while Fullmer eyed the crown his brother Gene once held. A 4,208 crowd watched Sugar Ray Robinson and Willie Pep wrap up with a four round exhibition.
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Boston
UPI
Don Fullmer
Joey Archer
Fullmer
Archer
Boston Garden
New York
Dick Tiger
Nigeria
Tiger
Gene
West Jordan
Utah
Sugar Ray Robinson
Willie Pep
Robinson
Pep
King
Sugar
Jack Sharkey
Paul Pender
Harry Sundberg
Alex Scioli
Jim McCarron
Tom McNeeley
Medfield
New England
Marion Conner
Lloyd Marshall
Newark
N.J
Dick French
Providence
Tony Doyle
Salt Lake City
Lee Carr
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