Springfield Beats BCHS In Final Three Minutes
Springfield High School defeated Bennington Catholic High School 53-48 in the opening round of the southern Vermont scholastic basketball tournament. Dave Murray's three point play and Rod Bock's 25 foot set shot in the final minutes sealed the Cosmos win while Lemieux fouled out after contributing early.
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Springfield
Dave Murray
Rod Bock
Springfield High School
Bennington Catholic High School
Cosmos
Labers
Murray
Bock
BCHS
Bennington Catholic
Fred Bushee
Jay Clace
Craig Galipeau
Lemieux
Tommy Caron
Buck
Joe Deery
Deery
Sabers
Allard
Galipeau
Bryar Leads Sled Dog Derby After First 20-Mile Leg
Keith Bryar of Laconia tops the 60 mile World Championship Sled Dog Derby after the first 20 miles in 1 hour 9 minutes 25 seconds. Dr. Charles Belford of Deerfield Mass is second, Paul Jordon of St Michael's College is third, with Johnny Piscopo among the top ten. Wilfred Lepine is eliminated after a broken collar bone in an accident while loading dogs.
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Laconia
N.H
Keith Bryar
Charles Belford
Deerfield
Mass
Paul Jordon
St. Michael’s College
Winooski
Bryar
Jordon
Lechmere
Dr. Belford
Johnny Piscopo
Winnisquam
Marcel Plante
Quebec
N.Q
Winnisuam
Ernie Brunet
Gatineau
Ointe
P.Q
Ray Simineau
Charley Gilbert
Stittsville
Dick Moulton
Wonalancet
J.H
Joel Nordholm
Newport
Wilfred Lepine
Officials on Stand in Paper Fair Racing Hearing
A Massachusetts House committee schedules Monday testimony from Asst. Atty. Gen. Herbert Travers Jr. and State Racing Commission Chair Leo Madden after conflicting statements about licensing Hancock track fairs. Nine Franklin Fair annual reports from 1953 forward were turned over for possible dissolution action, with signatures to be reviewed by handwriting experts. The panel also plans hearings in Pittsfield and midweek sessions in Boston.
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Boston
House
Hancock
George H. O’farrell
Herbert Travers Jr
Leo J. Madden
State Racing Commission
O’farrell
Madden
Commission
Travers
Ing
Hancock Track
The
Franklin Fair Association
O'Farrell
Kevin H. White
State House
Attorney General’s Office
White
Theodore Anzalone
Division of Corporation Records
Anzalone
Franklin Fair
Franklin Corporation
Franklin Group
House Committee
Pittsfield
Ski Conditions Report From New England Council Bulletin
Ski areas listed with forecasted conditions and base depths across Massachusetts and Vermont. Reports include packed powder and powder conditions with varying base depths from Beartown to Mount Snow and Stratton, plus Pico Peak and Jiminy Peak.
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Boston
New England Council
Big Bromley Manchester
Burrington Hill
Whitingham
Corinthia West Dover
Dutch Hill
Heartwellville
Hogback Brattleboro
Magic Mt. Londonderry
Mount Snow
Pico Peak
Rutland
Stratton Mt. South Londonderry
Massachusetts
Berkshires
Beartown South Lee
Happyland
Pittsfield
Jiminy Peak
Hancock
Petersburg Pass
Williamstown
Tiger Favored to Keep Title Over Fulmer
Mid dleweight champion Dick Tiger remains the favorite to defend his title against Gene Fullmer in a 15 round Las Vegas bout at the Convention Center. The fight will be televised on ABC and could draw up to 8 000 fans with a 10 p.m. est start and Las Vegas blackout within 300 miles. Tiger seeks a repeat win after a unanimous decision in Candlestick Park last October 23.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Dick Tiger
Gene Fullmer
Utah
San Francisco
Massachusetts
Las Vegas Convention Center
ABC
Tiger
Nigeria
Fullmer
Candlestick Park
Wal
Sugar Ray Robinson
Robinson
Gene
National Boxing Association
Fulmer
NBA
Carmen Basilio
Slaters Top Black River in Vermont Class I Tourney
Springfield Fair Haven High School reached the finals by defeating Black River High School 47 to 36. Joe Eagan scored 14 points and, with Phil Foley’s rebounding, helped seal the win as Black River kept it close on late- game outside shooting.
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Springfield
Fair Haven
Vermont
Black River High School
Ludlow
Black River
Slater
Joe Eagan
Phil Foley
Eagan
Palmers Tie for Second After Cage Clash Win
In YMCA cage action Thursday the Twisters beat the Raiders 56 44 to pull into a tie for second place with the Babylones. In the nightcap the Palmers defeated the Babylones 73 36 to move into first place. Babylones played with four men until a late Palmers burst.
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Twisters
Babylones
Raiders
Palmers
Twisters Coyne
Peters Bartlett
Cardinals
Kennedy
Fothergill Lettre Chaffin Harbour
Baldwin
Derosia
Raiders Ll
Officials
Babson
Palmer
Andrews
Lincoln Farrar
Snyder
Maloney Eastman
Babson Elwell
Hickok
Marsden Ll
Globe Trotters to perform in Troy with Sea Gulls
Abe Saperstein discusses the Harlem Globetrotters philosophy and training approach as they prepare to face the Atlantic City Sea Gulls at the Troy Armory on Wednesday March 20 at 8 pm. He emphasizes spotting natural talent first and teaches clowns to play strong basketball while keeping back up players ready.
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Troy
N.Y
Abe Saperstein
Harlem Globetrotters
Saperstein
Wizards of the Court
Atlantic City Sea Gulls
Troy Armory
Abe
Globetrotters
Youth Bowling League Hoosiers Top Rolls With Spirit
A junior high and high school youth bowling league formed last month affiliated with the Junior American Bowling Congress. Officers include Dave Ordway president and Dennis Hogan secretary. Teams contain The Untouchables, Benn-Catholic-Bendi Five, Strikes Inc, and Golden Hawkes. Substitutes listed. Members derive from Bennington area schools and nearby communities. Ralph Kiner career home runs record noted in Pittsburgh story.
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Junior American Bowling Congress
Dave Ordway
Bob Millington
Dennis Hogan
The
Untouchables
Gary Bronson
Benn-Catholic-Bendi
Strikes, Inc
Steve Willard
Golden Hawkes
Mike Carpenter
JABC
Bennington Lanes
Benn Catholic
Bendi Five
Bennington Catholic High School
Bennington High School
Molly Stark
Arlington
North Bennington
Shaftsbury
Kevin Kramer
Norman Lachant
Dave Shaffe
Ted Bitensky
John Burgess
Chip Lincourt
Charles Williamson
Chip Howe
Bob Howe
Jim van Orman
Hoosick Falls Tops Fort Ann In 64 52 Hoops Clash
Hoosick Falls Central High School defeated Fort Ann High School 64 52. Skip Starr led Hoosick Falls with 29 points, 16 in the third period. Don Eighmey added 17, while Tom Evans and Gary Gilchrest each scored 16 for Fort Ann. Hoosicks Falls improves to 14 1 in Washington County league play with three league games remaining.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Hoosick Falls Central High School
Fort Ann
Skip Starr
Starr
Don Eighmey
Tom Evans
Gary Gilchrest
Hoosiers
Eighmey
Don Lasser
Brundige Starr
Doug Decker
Kipp
Yole Evans
Gilchrest
Stark Collins Bruch
Kelso and Crimson Satin Vie in Dual $100K Stakes
Kelso, 6 year old from Bohemia Stable, faces eight rivals in the Widener Handicap at Hialeah Park, while Crimson Satan, 4, from Crimson King Farm, contests the Santa Anita Handicap at Santa Anita Park. Kelso bids Horse of the Year honors with 131 pounds and 3-5 odds, as Beau Purple and Kilmoray challenge in a wide field.
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Kelso
Crimson Satin
Hialeah Park
Santa Anita
Crimson Satan
Richard C. duPont
Bohemia
Hialea Park
Crimson King
Peter Salmon Sr
Santa Anita Park
Widener
Beau Purple
Hobeau Farm
Kilmoray
Jay Fox
Sunrise Flight
110
Ismael
Berra Prepares New Role as Yankee Base Coach
Yogi Berra, after a 16 year career with the New York Yankees as catcher and outfielder, shifts to first base coach. He expects bench taunts from opponents, citing Boston and Kansas City as tough parks. Berra plans spring training in Florida as a testing ground ahead of the 30-game slate.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
New York Yankees
Yogi Berra
Boston
Kansas City
Berra
Florida
Yanks
Rod Thorn to Focus on Baseball After Graduation
West Virginia star Rod Thorn, an All-American in basketball, plans to favor baseball as his post college career. The first baseman led the Mountaineers to the Southern Conference title in baseball as well as basketball.
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Rod Thorn
West Virginia
Mountaineers
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Ariz
UPI
Buddy Sullivan
Bushee
Fury
Dave Todd
Frank Bizarro
Billy Hayes
Springfield Murray
Richardson Todd Clace Wheelock
Allard Kennedy Lemieux Galipeau
Caron Deery
Hayes
Brattleboro
CROSS
IGAR
Racing
Slaters Top
America
Genith
Zenith
E.T. Williams
Bennington
Girl Scout
YMCA
Carlo Walter
Agnes Pietryka
Lorraine Petras
Sacred Heart Church
Edmunds
Youth Bowling League
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Slammer
Pittsburgh
Ralph Kiner
Chum
Adams
Berra Girds
Ed Short
Chicago White Sox
Harte Theatre
Tennessee Williams
WM. Holden
Melina Anth Mercouri Perkins
Jules Dassin
Phaedra
Jacqueline Kennedy
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