Sabers blank Otters 73 to 40 in Southern Vermont League win
Bennington Catholic Sabers, led by Alan Plante with 19 points, deploy a relentless press to throttle Otter Valley. Otters fall behind early as Plante steals and scores propel the Sabers to a 16-1 early lead and a decisive 73-40 victory on Tuesday night.
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Brandon
Otter Valley
Bob Sharrow
Frank Bizzarro
Bennington Catholic Sabers
Vermont
Otters
Sabers
ECHS
Alan Plante
Plante
St Marys Overpowers NBHS In Nonleague Battle 78 57
St Marys of Hoosick Falls jumped to a 46 23 first half lead and defeated North Bennington High 78 57 in a non league showdown. Pete Melesky scored all 20 points in the first half before a second half Governors defense held him scoreless. Bob Nowak added 13 in the third, while NBHS hit 17 of 41 foul shots. In the earlier junior contest NBHS edged St Marys JVs 40 38.
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North Bennington
Pete Melesky
St. Mary’s of
Hoosick Falls
North Bennington High School
Melesky
Purple Eagles
Pete Stoothoff
Jim Prouty
Baldwin
Governors
St. Mary’s
Bob Nowak
Nowak
NBHS
St. Mary’s Jvs
John Peckham
Manchester
Weymouth
Burr
Burton
Fair Haven
BBS
Bulldogs
MVS
Ed Smith
Slaters
Jack Young
Smith
Young
Frank Darwin
Brooks
Packers Made TD Favorite To Win Crown
Green Bay as seven-point favorite to win Western Division title by beating San Francisco. Bowl lines also show Tennessee six-point over Tulsa in Bluebonnet Bowl and Mississippi six-point over Auburn in Liberty Bowl. Packers 10-3, Colts 9-3-1, Bears 9-4.
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NEW York
UPI
Green Bay Packers
San Francisco 49Ers
Tennessee
Tulsa
Houston
Tex
Mississippi
Auburn
Memphis
Tenn
Packers
Baltimore Colts
Chicago Bears
Cats Ice Cold Lanky Rutland Five Slaps Benhi, 55 36
Rutland defeats Benhi 55 36 as the Catamounts shoot just 22 percent in the first half. Pratt leads Rutland with 14 points while Bergquist and Derosia pace Benhi with 13 and eight respectively.
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Lanky
Rutland
Benhi
Bill Leamy
Jeff Bergquist
Mike Derosia
Raiders
Bergquist
Bill Minogue
Leamy
Ed Wright
Cats
Derosia
Pratt
Mike
Butch Morgan
Benhi Jvs
Junior Raiders
Rod Phillips
Varsity
Rex Hill
Benhi Keir Noble Coyne
Derosia Guetti
Mook Shoemaker
Rutland Robinson Eaton Minogue Phillips Pratt
Wright Morgan
Paul Bove Neary Johnson
Fleming
Cesario
Hoop Scores From Vermont High School Games
Rutland 55 Bennington 36 BCHS 73 Otter Valley 40 MSJ 77 West Rutland 64 Windsor 67 Brattleboro 59 Springfield 56 Hartford 51 Marble Valley BBS 54 Fair Haven 47 Chester 71 Wallingford 48 Woodstock 64 Ludlow 49 Proctor 61 Poultney 56 Other: St Marys 78 NBHS 57
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Rutland
Bennington
BCHS
Otter Valley
MSJ
West Rutland
Windsor
Brattleboro
Springfield
Hartford
BBS
Fair Haven
Chester
Wallingford
Woodstock
Ludlow
Proctor
Poultney
Al's Alley O.K. gals lead Hawks in girls league bowling
The article highlights top scores from the Girls City League including Jean Bushee 167 Marion Vince 182 Dru Shea 214 Bobby Letourneau 176 and Phyl Lindsey 207 with Bushee adding a 245. It notes other leagues and upcoming WIBC entry blanks on Dec 15 for the February 4 5 and 6 tournament while mentioning several standout performances and splits across multiple leagues.
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O.K. Gals
Hawks Realtors
Jean Bushee
Marion Vince
Dru Shea
Bobby Letourneau
Phyl Lindsey
Dick Mullins
Freddy Davis
R. Townsend
WIBC
Trimettes
Star Electric
Fred Pinsonneault
Vt. National Bank
Fred
Evelyn Larson
Noyes
Green Arrows
Leo Bentley
Claire Lyons
Mr. Pinsonneaut
Joan Gates
Marty Moore
Pat Main
Dick Fonteneau
Lonergan & Thomas
Rita Cook
Farrell Distributing
Dick! Biz Marcous
Burt Potter
Ralph Bishop
Pownal Vols
Helen Harrington
Untouchables
Shirley Peabody
Autopsy Set For Chiefs Fullback Mack Lee Hill
Kansas City Chiefs fullback Mack Lee Hill died after knee surgery. Doctors will perform an autopsy today at Menorah Medical Center. Hill, 25, suffered a sudden embolus after surgery, his temperature spiked to 109 degrees in minutes, despite treatment. His mother, Elma Hill of Quincy Florida, gave permission for the autopsy.
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Kansas City, Mo
UPI
Mack Lee Hill
Kansas City Chiefs
Menorah Medical Center
Hill
Elma Hill
Quincy
Fla
Jack Valdiserri
Chiefs
Cassius Clay and Jack Cuddy Win Top Boxing Honors
New York reporters note Cassius Clay wins the Edward J. Neil Memorial Award for fighter of the year while Jack Cuddy earns the James J. Walker Memorial Award for long and meritorious service. Clay learns of his honor during a police incident in Chicago, as Cuddy is seen walking his dog when informed. The Boxing Writers Association praises Cuddy’s career after 39 years with UPI, with humor about his potential speech at the January 16 dinner.
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New York
UPI
Cassius Clay
Jack Cuddy
Boxing Writers’ Association
Clay
Edward J. Neil
Cuddy
James J. Walker
Chicago
Neil
Walker
Boxing Writers
Barney Nagler
The
New York Morning Telegraph
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Butch’’ Morgan
Morgan
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Fritz Nowak
Gary Martin
Harrington Stoothoff Prouty
Martin Baldwin
Kennedy Barber Ellis P
Carelli
Stempek
Galrogni
Warrick
ST. M
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Racicet
Chaffin
Krawczyk
Caron
LeRay Plante
Moore Hart Pierce
Raleigh McLaughlin Anderson
Peck Norton Doaner Devine
Il Eugair Tower
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Powers, Loyzelle
Don Chaffin
Lakers
Jim Anderson
Rollie Devine
Saber
Labers
Otter Valley JV
Scott Racicot
Dave LaCroix
Joe Bizzarro
Jayvees
Bulldogs Bite
Steve Greenslet
Bendi
Jim Keir
Bbs Smith
Bryant Darwin
Fleming Bentley
Fritts Bourne
M. Perry Phillips
Muratorri
Havens LaPlaca
T. Perry
E. Cioffi
A. Cioffi
Clark Eaton
Bob Pratt
Hughes
Marble Valley
Al’s
By AL Ray
Autopsy
KC Star
Cassius
Wmioinmpo
Ipaurik
William H. Deegan, JR
Monroe Park Nursing Home
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