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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1962
Page
10
Rain warning for Saturdays Blue Gray game unsettles Southern coaches. Cloudy cool forecast with light showers. field remains wet. Tom Nugent says rain hurts passing, slows Gray ground game. Bob Devaney notes rain harms aerial attack and pass defense.
North Bennington tops the Bennington Bulls 44 to 40 after a late rally by the Bulls. George Edmunds led the Bulls with 16 points as North Bennington held Bennington to one field goal in the fourth period to secure the win.
Packers fullback Jim Taylor, at 215 pounds, piles up yards with hard runs and tough blocking. Taylor finished the season with 1,474 rushing yards and 114 points, becoming the third NFL player to win both rushing and scoring titles, as Green Bay under Vince Lombardi rode to prominence.
New York Giants star Y A Tittle says the team is fired up for the NFL title rematch with Green Bay at Yankee Stadium after a 37 0 loss last year. He cites improved defense and momentum as Allie Sherman weighs Packers as a slight favorite despite Giants nine game win streak and Tittle’s 33 TD season.
In Dallas, Tarleton 73 losses to Dallas U 89 as Austin College 69 falls to East Central Oklahoma 69 to 89. In New York, Boston College 79 defeats Holy Cross in the Holiday Festival Consolation Round.
In Jacksonville, Penn State’s Nittany Lions favored by about seven points to beat Florida Gators in the Gator Bowl. The Lions seek a repeat after a 30-15 win over Georgia Tech last year and a near-perfect season, while Florida arrives with a modest 6 4 record and critics’ barbs echoing.
Benhi High School won its SVL opener 71 50 against Windsor High School. Ron Pollock led all scorers with 22 points, followed by Howard King with 18 and Bruce Lombard with 17 for Windsor. Catamounts shot 53 percent while Windsor hit 35. Lombard fouled out in the fourth period. Benhi jayvees also won.
The AP reports a likely high scoring trend for the Gator Bowl East-West Shrine and Blue-Gray clashes with LSU Texas and other bowls shaping up. Coaches predict offense while defenses may press. notable players include Penn State’s Rip Eagle and Oklahoma’s Morite Deere returning to practice.
Wisconsin quarterback Ron VanderKelen leads the Badgers with 1,181 passing yards and 12 touchdowns, while Southern Cal counters with Pete Beathard and Bill Nelson. Beathard has 758 yards on 46 completions with six TDs, plus 267 rushing yards in 92 attempts.
In Tucson a profit and a small school victory are sought to save the All-American Bowl. The game, not televised, anticipates 14 000 spectators despite a history of losses by small schools. Dave Nelson leads a passing attack around Jon Anabo and Ron Giodano with receivers including William Richardson.
San Francisco AP. The 38th East West football game features balanced offenses with Daryle Lamonica directing the East and Sonny Gibbs guiding the West. Kezar Stadium is sold out with 60,000 expected as NBC televises the 1 55 p m PST kickoff.
New England Council skiing bulletin lists Vermont and Berkshires trails with packed powder and new powder notes. Resorts include Burke Mountain Jay Peak Mad River Glen Sugarbush Smugglers Notch Killington Mt Snow Okemo Pico and others with condition ranges and note levels from good to excellent.
In Philadelphia area hotels and motels reports show reservations from New York visitors for the NFL championship telecast. The Sunday game between the Green Bay Packers and New York Giants is blacked out in New York City region and within 75 miles of Yankee Stadium, and the game is a sellout.
John T. Carmody Jr., son of Mr and Mrs John T Carmody of 117 Union St is named in Who's Who in American Universities and Colleges He is a senior at Stonehill College North Easton MA and has captained the golf team for four years while playing varsity basketball He is commissioner of intramural sports and majors in philosophy.
Duke University basketball star Art Heyman is named in an $85 000 damage suit filed by Martin Taylor Greenberg a 20 year old pre medical student from Norfolk Virginia. Greenberg alleges eye injury possibly leading to vision loss from an incident at a fraternity house. Heyman previously paid a $25 fine plus court costs in Durham County Court on November 7 1961 for assault and battery related to the same incident.
On Lake Paran today at 2 p.m. Bennington faces Shaftsbury. Sunday features a doubleheader at 2 p.m. with Bennington versus Mt Greylock and Shaftsbury clashing with North Adams.
Governors of North Bennington High School overcame a tough NBHS Alumni squad 51-44. Loomis led the Alumni early with 17-9 first period, Haynes hit from outside for the Governors, Dur and Crozier paced NBHS, but the Alumni faded late as the Governors pulled away for their sixth win versus two losses.
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