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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1963
Page
6
Unranked Central Connecticut and regional rivals push unbeaten marks as Northeastern, Hartford, Williams, Holy Cross and others chase conference leads. St. Michael's, Amherst, Bowdoin, Yale, Penn and Dartmouth notch wins amid tight standings in Yankee and regional leagues.
Frank Tripucka came off the bench to spark the West to a 21-14 win over the East in the AFL All Star game at Balboa Stadium. The 35 year old quarterback led a decisive 89 yard drive for the winning TD and announced it would be his final game to retire and run his Bloomfield New Jersey store.
Three Kansas City Athletics batters placed in the American League top 10 in 1962. Norm Siebern ranked fifth with a .308 average while Jerry Lumpe and Manny Jimenez tied for eighth at .301.
Hoosick Falls dominating defense beat Schuylerville 61 to 28 to extend their Washington County Conference lead to nine wins. Ed Starr scored 22 points as Schuylerville hit only nine field goals, while the Hoosier Jayvees defeated Schuylerville JV 50 to 35 led by George Starr with 16 points.
Poultney defeated Chester 66 to 54 while Proctor beat Wallingford 40 to 35. Bennington Catholic topped Fair Haven 67 to 54 and Hartford won 73 to 47 at Towle New Hampshire.
BCHS sabers travel to Middlebury hoping to extend their win streak to ten as they face a struggling Middlebury squad fresh off a 66 38 loss to Burr and Burton. Coach Frank Bizzarro may rest regulars for tougher games ahead against St Marys and Mt Greylock.
East defeats West 30-20 in the Pro Bowl as Cleveland's Jim Brown rushes for 141 yards and two TDs. Y A Tittle connects with Pres Carpenter to tie, while Abe Woodson fumbles and Don Bishop secures a late Dallas score.
The Benhi girls basketball team defeated Bennington Catholic High School 27 to 19 led by Sandy Sawyer. Sawyer and Carolyn Comstock started strong with early baskets and Sawyer added multiple scores and free throws. BCHS responded with Hallie Sausville four set shots and a late press as Benhi finished strong in the last quarter.
Toronto sensation Bruce Kidd was unanimously chosen as the outstanding athlete at the 37th Boston Knights of Columbus Games. He drew all 15 votes after recording the third fastest indoor two miles, 8:43.2, on Saturday night.
About 1,000 major league baseball men gathered in Chicago for the 23rd Diamond Dinner. Rogers Hornsby was memorialized. Jocko Conlon received the J. Louis Comiskey award, Stan Musial earned the Comeback of the Year, Tom Tresh was named World Series Hero, and Billy Pierce won the Will Harridge Award for NL playoff feats.
Burr and Burton coach Cliff Weymouth emptied the bench as the Bulldogs built a 66-38 lead over Middlebury Union High. The win lifts Burr and Burton to 6-6 on the season and earns a berth in the Class I playdowns. Dave Hosley led all scorers with 17 points while Larry Quesnel topped the Middlebury lineup with 10. The team next travels to West Rutland to face Wallingford, seeking revenge after a 40-37 Dec 18 loss.
Manchester Burr and Burton Seminary skied in their back yard and finished third in a nine team meet at Big Bromley. Brattleboro won with 185.1 points, Springfield was second with 183.2, while Dooley placed 10th in the cross country run for the Bulldogs who totaled 147.7 points. Other teams were Rutland 142.2 MSJ 126.4 Otter Valley 121.9 Ludlow 76.5 Leland and Gray 39.1 and Windsor 38.
St Francis de Sales Academy defeated Sacred Heart School 57 to 34 in Bennington Catholic High School gym to move to 5–0. John Swieneski and Don Chaffin led with ten follow-up points while Bill Brooks topped with 17 as the teams traded fast-paced action and rough defense.
Georgia Tech, ranked seventh, owns an 11-0 mark in the Southeastern Conference. The Yellow Jackets edged Mississippi 73-71 in overtime, with Bill Eidson closing it out. Upcoming clash at Starkville pits Tech against Mississippi State as Alabama leads the league.
HIALEAH Fla. UPI Kemp ton Knott, now a trainer, rode his first winner at Rockingham Park on Oct 1 1934 and rode his last race at the same track on Oct 1 1948.
The NCAA rules committee in Coronado, California approved a liberalized substitution rule that allows more players to enter games. Coaches including Dan Devine and Jim Hickey praised the change as beneficial to the game, while a dissenting voice from Ralph Jordan condemned it as a backward step and cited General Neyland’s earlier opposition to platoon football.
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