West Rutland Invades Patriots Fortess in Road Tests
West Rutland visits Mt. Anthony in a key SWL clash while Burr & Burton seeks an upset at Wallingford. Arlington hits the road against Poultney as Rutland-area teams chase league titles in the SWL and MVL with remaining schedule pivotal for playdown chances.
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Weatherman
Vermont
Marble Valley
Bennington County
Mt. Anthony
Proctor Phantoms
Wallingford Foxes
Ludlow High School
Arlington
Poultney Blue Devils
Chester
MSJ
Otter Valley
Hartford
Patriots
West Rutland
John Zuk
Mike Kapitan
Fair Haven
Mounties
Brattleboro
Rutland
Burr & Burton Bulldogs
George Allard
Proctor
Ludlow
Bulldogs
Woodstock
Foxes
Poultney
Springfield
Cosmos
Windsor
Bellows Falls
MVL
Wallingford
Burr & Burton
Brattleboro Hosts National Ski Jumping Championship
Brattleboro prepares for the National Championship Ski Jumping Tournament on February 23 led by Bill Bakke of Madison Wisconsin. Bakke holds the Harris Hill 244 foot record and anchored the U S team at the Winter Olympics. The event caps Brattleboro Winter Carnival with a strong field of about 20 jumpers from the Midwest Rocky Mountain and Far West regions plus many Eastern competitors. The Harris Hill hill offers clear sightlines for thousands of spectators and includes stands along the outrun. The weekend program also features cross country events in Marlboro and Putney. Harris Hill lies about a mile east of Exit 2 on Interstate 91 with ample parking.
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Bill Bakke
Madison
Wisconsin
Harris Hill
Brattleboro
America
Bakke
Oly
Mpics
U.S
John Ballant
Lake Placid
Midwest
Rocky Mountain
Far West
Marlboro
Putney
Gregg Signed As Packers Assistant Coach
Forrest Gregg, 35, a 12 year Packers veteran, signed with Green Bay as an NFL assistant coach under Phil Bengtson. He was honored Sunday night as the Packers Lineman of the Year for 1968 and the event will feature food and hot drinks with jumping events starting at 1 p.m. each day.
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Green Bay, Wis
Maine Chance Property Case In Session
In Lexington Kentucky the Maine Chance Farm antitrust trial resumes as Rex Ellsworth and Dr. Arnold Pessin accuse Bank of New York vice president James J. Clinch and others of blocking their rebid on the 720 acre Maine Chance property. The University of Kentucky Research Foundation bought Maine Chance for 2 million after Ellsworth and Pessin bid 1.85 million. The case alleges a conspiracy among the university, the bank and Keeneland Association to deny competition.
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Lexington
UPD
Maine Chance Farm
James J. Clinch
Bank of New York
Rex C. Ellsworth
Arnold G. Pessin
U.S
Maine Chance
University of Kentucky Research Foundation
Ellsworth
Pessin
Clinch
Elizabeth Arden Graham
California
University, Bank and
Keeneland Association
Keeneland
Kentucky
La Salle Explorers climb in hoops ratings despite probation
LaSalle College on two year NCAA probation for basketball violations yet undefeated in 18 1 through Feb 8 and rising to No 7 in the United Press International coaches poll after their 74 67 win over Villanova. Purdue enters top eight with a 6 0 Big Ten start as UCLA remains No 1 and North Carolina No 2.
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New York
UPI
LaSalle College
NCAA
Explorers
Tom Gola
United Press International Board of Coaches
LaSalle
Villanova
Purdue
Iowa
Northwestern
UCLA
North Carolina
Santa Clara
Kentucky
St. John’s
Davidson
Redmen
Wildcats
Illinois
United Press International
Chisox Unveil Bold Plan To Boost Comiskey Park
Chicago White Sox outline major moves to lift team from last season’s second division. Planned improvements include a new grandstand restaurant, revamped scoreboard, extended lighting budget, and a redesigned outfield with shorter foul lines. If results lag, 15 uniformed Soxettes will greet fans at games.
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Chicago
UPI
Chicago White Sox
Comiskey Park
South Side Park
Sox
Bennington YMCA juniors rout North Adams five in Massachusetts
Bennington Vermont youth basketball team defeated North Adams YMCA 77 to 45 on their visit to Massachusetts. Four Bennington players scored in double figures led by F Brown with 23 points and J Brown with 16. Parizo added 12 and Prouty 11 as Bennington outscored the visitors 33 to 19 on the floor and 11 to 7 at the foul line. Hurlburt led North Adams with 11.
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Bennington
Massachusetts
North Adams
F. Brown
J. Brown
Parizo
Prouty
Hurlburt
Raetz Betit
Clifford
Parizo Brown
Brown, F
Wright
Blanchard
Dasanti Ge
Babeaua
Australian Krantzcke Defeats King in NZ Open Semi
Karen Krantzcke of Australia upset Billie Jean King of Long Beach California in a New Zealand Open semi final match. Krantzcke dropped the first set 5 7, then recovered to take the next two 6 2 and 6 3. The result advances Krantzcke to the final in Auckland.
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Auckland
New Zealand
UPI
Karen Krantzcke
Australia
Billie Jean King
Long Beach
Calif
Wedding Bells Beckon Jockette Headlines Jockey Breakthrough
Diane Crump, 20, the first woman to ride at U.S. Thoroughbred tracks, heads to Hialeah Park for her second ride aboard BridleN Bit after a 10th place finish at 48-1. Barbara Jo Rubin, 19, plans April Miami wedding to jockey William McKeever and vows to continue riding after marriage. Rubin previously rode against men in Nassau after a Tropical Park boycott.
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Hialeah, Fla
UPI
Hialeah Park
Diane Crump
U.S
Tropical Park
Miss Crump
Hot Springs
Ark
William McKeever
Miami
McKeever
Oaklawn Park
Barbara Jo
Tropical
Miss Rubin
Nassau
Bahamas
Flyaway
Grappling Graebner Sees Favorable Draw At Indoor Champs
Salisbury UPI Graebner welcomed a favorable draw at the 66th U.S. Men's Indoor Tennis Championships after Arthur Ashe withdrew with a sore elbow. He routed Istvan Gulyas 6-2 6-2 and anticipated a semi final clash with Stan Smith. Cliff Richey also advanced by routing Nicky Kalo 6-4 6-2 as seeds began play.
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Stan Smith
Herb FitzGibbon
Garden City, N.Y
Richey
Distance Walkers Named on Squad
NEW YORK AP The AAU names eight long distance runners and race walkers to its 1968 All America squad with Arthur Coolidge Kent State and Larry Young Los Angeles earning three events each. George Young Pomona Ron Laird Fort Hays State John Mason Fort Hays State Ted Corbitt Steve Mathews Robert Devies Don Denoon Ray Somers Rudy Haluza Dave Romansky also listed in various walking and running events.
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New York
UPD
Arthur Coolidge
Kent State
Larry Young
Los Angeles
Amateur Athletic Union
Coolidge
Young
George Young
Casa Grande
Ariz
Ron Laird
Pomona
Calif
California
John Mason
Phillipsburg
Fort Hays State College
Kansas
Ted Corbitt
Steve Mathews
Denver
Robert Devies
Donald Denoon
Ray Somers
Baltimore
Rudy Haluza
Riverside
Dave Romansky
Philadelphia
Cincinnati Bengals Hire Former UC Coach as Assistant
Assistant coach Chuck Studley, 40, ex head football coach at the University of Cincinnati, joins the Cincinnati Bengals of the AFL. Paul Brown, head coach and GM, says Studley will likely serve as a defensive coach.
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Cincinnati
UPI
Chuck Studley
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati Bengals
American Football League
Paul Brown
Bengals
Studley
Lombardi Names Gridiron Aide for Redskins Staff
Washington seasoned coach Vince Lombardi names Bill Austin as the first assistant on his Redskins staff. Austin, a former Green Bay aide and Pittsburgh Steeler head coach, joins Lombardi’s regime as he begins his first year in Washington. Other potential hires include Norb Hecker and Harland Svare with Sam Huff and two Otto Graham era holdovers also mentioned.
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Washington
UPI
Green Bay
Vince Lombardi
Washington Redskins
Lombardi
Bill Austin
Pittsburgh Steeler
Redskins
Norb Hecker
Atlanta Falcons
Harland Svare
Los Angeles Rams
Austin
Giants
Sam Huff
Otto Graham
Mike McCormack
Don Doll
Friend rules out Pittsburgh mayor bid he calls final
Former pitcher Bob Friend said he will not run for mayor of Pittsburgh this year. The ex Pirates Yankees and Mets star called his decision final and irrevocable. He had been elected Allegheny County controlled in 1967.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Bob Friend
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