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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1977
Page
8
East Haddam officials celebrate another Columbia River style salmon return with Rhode Island fisherman Robert Dwyer Jr winning a $100 reward for catching a 28 inch live salmon at Leesville Dam. Dwyer’s fish was the third from the river this year and kept alive for biologists from Berkshire National Hatchery in Massachusetts.
Brattleboro Post 5 beat Bennington Post 13 8-5 in a league game as Bennington led 0-0 entering the sixth. Pizzano and Burke walked in key moments, three unearned runs scored, and Jeff Kerglow earned the win for Brattleboro. Bennington next plays Proctor at Spinelli at 1 p.m.
In a series of brief MLB results, Boston beat Baltimore 10 6 as Mike Flanagan took his eighth loss. Ferguson Jenkins pitched six innings for the Red Sox, improving to 7 5 with seven strikeouts. Indians blank Jays 4 0 as Wayne Garland earns his fourth win with a four hit shutout. Buddy Bell and Rico Carty homer for Cleveland in an eighth straight win under Jeff Torborg. Angels defeat White Sox 10 6 with Bobby Bonds driving in two and stealing three bases. Dyar Miller notches his fifth win. Mariners top Royals 8 6 as Craig Reynolds drives in the tie breaking run in the 10th. Enrique Romo gets the win for Seattle.
The Bennington Recreation Dept announces a summer track and field program for youths 6 to 13 meeting twice weekly at Mt. Anthony track starting June 28, plus a girls softball program for ages 6 to 16 at Memorial Park with two divisions. Details and pre registration contact available at the Rec Center and Tom Otero.
Eddie Stanky, who had replaced fired Frank Lucchesi as Texas Rangers manager, returns to Mobile and the University of South Alabama after a single day on the job. Connie Ryan will serve as temporary replacement as Stanky contemplates a three year contract worth a quarter of a million dollars plus a potential $50,000 division bonus.
In Wimbledon action Guillermo Vilas seeded third fell 6-2 6-4 6-2 to Billy Martin in 90 minutes while Tim Gullikson edged Raul Ramirez 6-3 6-4 3-6 8-9 6-4 in a tight second round. The event also features top LPGA players at the Hoosier Classic with JoAnne Carner favored on a rebuilt Plymouth Country Club course.
Bruce Lietzke and Gary McCord tied for lead at 67 with Bill Mallon at 68 as Butler National hosts 156 players. The par 72 layout yielded 20 sub 71 scores, a rise from last year, with notable names like Al Geiberger, Chi Chi Rodriguez, Tom Watson, and Hubert Green posting solid rounds amid discussion that the course plays easier yet fairer.
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