Wilkinson and Griffin Sweep Berkshire Golf Titles
John Wilkinson a former University of Miami gridder and Bennington business figure won Vermont State Amateur Medalist honors after a playoff with Art Shields of Shelburne at Rutland Country Club. Scott Griffin of Mt Anthony and Berkshire allied champion defended the Berkshire Allied Junior title at Berkshire Hills CC, securing a second straight win as the Bennington duo dominated the event spearheading a day of high school stars transitioning to pro prospects.
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John Wilkinson
University of Miami
Vermont
Art Shields
Shelburne
Scott Griffin
Mauhs Cage
Berkshire Allied Golf Clubs
Bennington
Wilkinson
Oakerwood
Kwiniaska
Rutland
Shields
Bennington County
Mickey Carmody
Griffin
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Berkshire Hills Country Club
Scott
Tansitor Nine Nips Moose by 4-3 in Bennington action
Tansitor rallied with two seventh inning hits and two walks to force extra, then won 4-3 in the first extra frame. Sennett led Tansitor with three hits while Lyons Kelly Parmenter and Seale also contributed as the Mooses and Tansitor split seven hits apiece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tansitor
Moose
Bennington
Park Street
Coombs
Lyons
Kelly
Parmenter
Seale
Sennett
Tansiter
Greene
Griffith and Tiger In Garden Replay
Madison Square Garden hosts a 10 round bout between Emile Griffith and Dick Tiger, two veteran champions with decades of experience and eight world titles between them. The fight, postponed from March after Tiger injured himself, marks Tigers return and features two storied careers dating to the 1950s and 1960s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Emile Griffith
Dick Tiger
Madison
Tiger
Griffith
Andy Kendall
Carlos Mark
Tom Bogs
Ex Mets Hickman drives NL to 12th inning win at All Star game
Jim Hickman, one of the original Mets, delivered the decisive 12th inning single that secured a 5 4 National League victory over the American League in the 41st All Star game. He admitted nerves as he explained replacing Rico Carty and contributing the winning hit amid Rose Fosse controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
UPI
Jim Hickman
Mets
Hickman
Pete Rose
Ray Fosse
Rose
Rico Carty
Gil
Dodgers
Cubs
Cantankerous Trout Tales and Shooting News From Vermont
The column discusses cantankerous trout on the Battenkill and rain gear for dry fly fishing, notes on woodchuck spotting after fields are cut, and recalls the Bennington Red and Gun Club's trap shoots. It reports James B. Dee being named recreational shooting and marksmanship manager for Winchester-Western and details his career. It also notes a push by 87 lawmakers to amend the 1968 Gun Control Act to ease .22 caliber ammunition restrictions for dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Gordon
Mr. Gordon
Bennington
Red and Gun Club
Shaftsbury
Winchester Western
James B. Dee
Dee
Winchester-Western
Northeast
Sportsmen's Service Bureau
Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturer’s Institute
Bureau
National Shooting Sports Foundation
Winchester
Outdoor Writers Association of America
Amateur Trapshooting Association
National Skeet Shooting Association
Gale McGee
D-Wye
Robert Sikes
D-Fla
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rich Semolini
Stockbridge
Billy Ryan
Ryan
Fred Pietras Jr
Forest Park Country Club
Adams
Robb Dixon
Taconic Country Club
Williamstown
Dick Hunter Jr
Tom Toski Jr
Wahconah Country Club
Dalton
Tommy
Leo Romanos Jr
Forest Park
Tom Plungis
Wyantenuck
Rex Bradford
BHCC
Dixon
Mount Greylock
Robb
Boston Record-American
Wahconah
Gretel II
Australia
Sydney Harbor
America
Newport
R.I
Greg Salem
George Salem
Ashton-Under-Lyne
England
Jim Dobbs
Bolton
Ian Greenfield
Ian
United States
Federal Housing Administration
Veterans Administration
Federal Home Loan Bank
Burlington Savings Bank
North
Burlington
Ethan Allen
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Shaffe’s Men’s Shop
Shorty
Main Street
Rod and
Economy Auto Stores Inc
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