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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1961

Page

6

Rice Memorial Rips BC Sabers 44 37 in Burlington

Rice Memorial High School moved to 4 0 with a 44 37 win over the BCHS Sabers in Burlington Frank Bizzarro and Gi Gi Allard led the visitors with 17 and 10 points while Pat McCrea and Joe Oaks matched the Sabers top scorers with 14 and 10 points Butch McCrea left with an ankle injury as Walt Beck controlled the boards for Rice The Sabers drop to 2 2 with two games upcoming against St Michael s and the Bennington Burr and Burton squad

Rice Memorial High School Little. Indians BCHS Sabers Burlington Rice Frank Bizzarro Indians Saber Gi-Gi’ Allard Craig Galipeau Pat McCrea Joe Oaks McCrea Butch” McCrea Walt Beck Bennington County Bendi Burr Burton North Bennington St. Michael’s Saints School Street Bendi Catamounts

Week of Decision for Major Undefeated College Quintets

The Associated Press reports a pivotal week as top undefeated college basketball teams face key tests. Providence visits DePaul. St Bonaventure plays at Duquesne. Cincinnati and Ohio State host road games. Duke meets West Virginia. numerous 5-0 teams collide in two tournaments and notable pairings including Xavier at Illinois and Temple at Kentucky.

Lexington Kansas State Associated Press Xavier Ohio Tennessee Kentucky Providence DePaul St. Bonaventure Duquesne Bonnies Louisville Pittsburgh Ohio State Cincinnati Chicago Loyola St. Louis Marshall Wichita Duke West Virginia New York University Notre Dame Arizona State Indiana San Francisco State Utah State Illinois Temple New England Williams Assumption Friars Chicago South Carolina Army

Bluebonnet Bowl Eyes Profit After Rice Kansas Game

Houston AP reports Bluebonnet Bowl officials expect a profitable outcome from Saturday’s Rice versus Kansas game. Bowl president Bob Abercrombie said the three year old event has never posted a loss and proceeds go to charity, with final audit details to come in weeks.

Houston Bob Abercrombie The Bowl Association

Syracuse Downs Miami In Liberty Bowl Amid Cold Grim

Syracuse defeated Miami 15 14 in a Liberty Bowl classic played in sub freezing weather. Ambrose Bud Dudley head of the bowl association warned the game could end unless business and industry buy tickets or a relocation is considered. Ernie Davis rushed 30 times for 140 yards and a touchdown.

Philadelphia Syracuse Miami Ambrose Bud) Dudley Bowl Association Dudley National Broadcasting Co Ernie Davis

Pro Basketball Results Across Matches

Boston 130 at St Louis 113 and Syracuse 128 at Los Angeles 123 led a scoring spree while Philadelphia 112 edged Chicago 110 Detroit 121 beat Cincinnati 110 Boston 117 defeated New York 109 and Los Angeles 122 topped Detroit 116. Other results included Cleveland 99 over Washington 84 and Washington 90 88 Cleveland, Pittsburgh 100 over Kansas City 96, Chicago 96 versus Hawaii 91 and Los Angeles 115 over San Francisco 103.

Boston St. Louis Syracuse Los Angeles Philadelphia Chicago Detroit Cincinnati New York Cleveland Washington Pittsburgh Kansas City Hawaii San Francisco

Bowlerettes Struggles Do Not Halt League Lead

The Bowlerettes drop 1-3 to the TEs but maintain a five and a half game cushion atop the standings over Liggett’s Lou Lous. Ida Legacy rolls 221 high single and 524 high triple as Donna Pray leads multiple Pinch Hitters wins with 555 total.

T.e.’S Liggett Lou Lous Ida Legacy Donna Pray Lectronettes D. Pray J. Gates I. Legacy L. Burgess T.E B. Crawford H. Harrington Lauzon Hi-Lo’s Jack and Jills Herb Dunham Bob Mihuta Jim Bow Liggett’s The Lectronic Sparks Lucky Strikes Kool Kats Pin-Jims Union Carbide League

Weekend in Sports high school results and college scores

High school games include Waconah Regional 78 over Bendi 58 and Rutland 46 over Rice 38. Other notable scores include Burlington 59 over MSJ 39 and Bristol 63 over North Bennington 45. College action features Ohio State 92 over Loyola Chicago and Maryland 79 over Wake Forest.

Waconah Dalton Bendi Rice Memorial BCHS Rutland Rice Burlington MSJ Poultney Burr and Burton Bristol North Bennington Ludlow Woodstock Spaulding Windsor Keene, N.H Springfield Brattleboro Stevens Essex Junction Otter Valley Wallingford Chester West Rutland Vergennes Bristol N. Benn The Associated Press Ohio State Chicago Loyola Cincinnati Marshall Maryland Wake Forest Southern Calif DePauw Purdue Butler Duke Arizona Kansas St St. John’s N.Y

Final Pro Football Standings NL East and Others

National League standings show Baltimore at 2 7 and San Francisco 24 Cleveland 7 New York 7 tied Philadelphia 27 Detroit 24 St Louis 20 Pittsburgh 0 Washington 34 Dallas 24 Chicago 52 Minnesota 35 Green Bay 24 Los Angeles 17.

Baltimore San Francisco Cleveland New York Philadelphia Detroit St. Louis Pittsburgh Washington Dallas Chicago Minnesota Green Bay Los Angeles T. Pet Chicago Bears Billy Wade San

Celtics and Lakers Dominate NBA Weekend Action

Celtics extended their streak to nine with a 117 109 win over the Knicks as Sam Jones led with 30 points. Lakers edged the Pistons 122 116 with Jerry West scoring 21 in the final period for a 47 point game.

National Basketball Association Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers Celtics New York Knickerbockers Jerry West Lakers Detroit Pistons Boston Philadelphia Los Angeles Cincinnati Celts Knicks Sam Jones West Detroit

Major League Veteran Ping Bodie Dies at 74

Ping Bodie, 74, veteran AL outfielder for the White Sox, Athletics, and Yankees, died Sunday in San Francisco. He played 1911–14 with Chicago, 1917 with Philadelphia, 1918–21 with New York, and was Babe Ruth's roommate on the Yankees. His nickname came from the ping of his bat and Bodie, Calif. lore.

San Francisco Ping Bodie Bodie Chicago White Sox Philadelphia Athletics New York Yankees Babe Ruth Yankees Francis Pezzalo Ping Calif Bugs Baer Bing Lardner

Houston and San Diego Likely to Clash for AFL Title

Houston's Oilers won their 10th straight, routing Oakland 47 16 as George Blanda and Billy Cannon led a record parade. San Diego Chargers slid after a 41 0 loss to Boston while beating Houston earlier, and Dallas edged New York 35 24 with Dave Grayson notching a 99-yard interception return.

Boston San Diego Houston Oakland Dallas New York Associated Press Oilers Chargers George Blanda Billy Cannon Blanda Gino Cappelletti Gene Mingo Denver Dave Grayson Dave Webster

Kansas City Steers Slip In Standings

The American Basketball League Western Division tightens as the Kansas City Steers lose two weekend games including a 100-96 setback that lets Pittsburgh share the Eastern lead. Los Angeles Jets win to close the gap, and Washington edges Cleveland 90-88 in the opener of a Pittsburgh doubleheader. Chicago Majors beat Hawaii 96-91 in Milwaukee.

W. L. Pet. G.B. Cleveland Pittsburgh Washington Chicago Kansas City Los Angeles San Francisco Hawaii Ehesees Kansas City Steers Cleveland Los Angeles Jets Roger Kaiser Chicago Majors Milwaukee

Williams, Providence Lead Packed New England Standings

Unbeaten Williams and Providence remain perfect as the region’s major colleges fight through early season tests. Williams beat Trinity and Brandeis while Providence downed Brown and San Francisco as DePaul looms in Chicago.

Ephmen Trinity Brandeis John Norman Williams Steve Weinstock Little All America Bob Mahland Mailand Dan Voorhees Providence Brown San Francisco Friars San Franciscans Joph Jim Stone Ray Flynn John Thompson Jim Hadnot Stone Flynn Assumption Clark

Tigers Were Loop's Best Hitting Team

Detroit led the American League in batting with a .2663 average in 1960, narrowly ahead of Cleveland. Norm Cash won the league batting title at .361, tied with Roger Maris who hit 61 home runs and drove in 142 runs. Al Kaline led Detroit in doubles with 41, Jake Wood paced in triples with 14, and Luis Aparicio swiped 53 bases.

Detroit Norm Cash Cash Roger Maris Yankees Maris al Kaline Jim Piersall Washington Cleveland Mickey Mantle New York Earl Battey Minnesota Jim Gentile Baltimore Tito Francona Kaline Jake Wood Luis Aparicio White Sox

New York Boxer Tiger Outpoints Pickett in Nigeria Bout

Nigerian venue hosts a boxing match where New York fighter Dick Tiger secures a victory over Billy Pickett by outpoint in a 160% limit contest. The bout features Tiger delivering the win in New York style fashion.

Associated Press New York Dick Tiger Nigeria Billy Pickett

Giants Clinch Eastern Title In Final Week Tie

The New York Giants win the Eastern Conference title with a 7-7 tie against the Cleveland Browns at Yankee Stadium. They host Green Bay in the title game on December 31 after a rebuilding season highlighted by trades for Del Shofner Y A Tittle Joel Wells and rookies. Green Bay tops the West with a 11-3 mark and Green Bay beat the Rams 24-17 to finish strong.

New York Giants Green Bay Packers Milwaukee Allie Sherman New York Sherman Giants Cleveland Browns Yankee Stadium Ray Renfro Philadelphia Eagles Eagles Detroit Lions Browns Renfro Milt Plum del Shofner Y. A. Tittle Joe Walton Erich Barnes Greg Larson Bobby Gaiters Joel Wells Tittle Wells Cleveland Plum Leon Clarke Don Chandler

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