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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Mar 11, 1963

Page

6

22 Young New Englanders To Vie for Olympic Berths

22 skiers from New England head to final Olympic trial meets against western rivals. Gordon Eaton wins downhill and slalom titles as Marsha Fletcher and Sandy Bower claim women’s slalom and giant slalom. Maine leads in combined honors. Team selections include Eaton, Beattie, Chaffee, Durrance, Kidd, and others with coaches Egon Zimmerman and Warren Wetherell directing the eastern squad for Harriman Cup at Sun Valley and Mt Alaska events.

Stowe New England Gordon Eaton Marsha Fletcher Rip McManus Sandy Bower Eaton McManus Milford Miss Bower Auburn Maine Mt. Mansfield State of Maine Sandra Thaxter Portland Webber Sandra Billy Kidd Stone Roger Buchika John Clough Middlebury Sun Valley Idaho Mt. Alyeska Alaska Egon Zimmerman Gunstock Laconia N.H Warren Wetherell Wetherell Northwood Lake Placid N.Y Skip Bryan Bryan Beattie Dartmouth Buchika Rick Chaffee Rutland Clough Dick Durrance Jim Jacobson Kidd Rebel Ryan C.B. Vaughn St. Lawrence Peter Ruschp Pat Terenzi

Spaulding Downs Bellows Falls to Clinch Class L Title

Spaulding High School Barre crushed Bellows Falls 62 41 to win the Class L championship and claim the UVM Rotating Trophy. Dave Hale and Alden Hale controlled the boards while Mike Calerro and Frank Wilson led with jump shots as Barre built an early lead and never trailed.

Middlebury Bellows Falls Terriers UVM Walter D. Hickey Barre Southern Vermonters Dave Alden Hale Spaulding Mike Calerro Frank Wilson Vince DiBernardo Jay Buckley Terriers SVL

Wallingford Wins Junior High Tourney

Arlington junior high tournament ends with Wallingford 32 Sacred Heart 28 as John Kennedy scores 14 for the Foxes. Sacred Heart rallies late but falls short in a tight final.

Wallingford Arlington Sacred Heart School Bennington Little Foxes John Kennedy Sacred Heart North Bennington Kennedy Shaftsbury Tim LeRay

NCAA Hoop Results From Midwest Regional First Round

College basketball results from regional tournaments across the nation. Notable games include Texas defeat Texas Western 65 47 in Lubbock and Oklahoma City over Colorado State 70 67. Standout scores feature Evansville 85 Washington St 76 in St Louis and Xavier Ohio 89 St Bonaventure 75 in the National Catholic Championship.

Lubbock Tex Texas Texas Western Okla. City Colo. State Mideast Akron Ohio Wittenberg S. Carolina Youngstown Buffalo Midwest Brookings S.D S. Dakota St Nebraska Wesleyan Great Lakes St. Louis Evansville Washington Southwest Cape Girardeau S. Illinois Lamar Tech Xavier St. Bonaventure Creighton Aegis Indiana Ohio State Illinois Iowa Southern Cal Stanford UCLA Cal Colorado Kansas

St John Takes Classic Lead At ABC Bowling Tourney

Guy St John of South Bend Ind surged to the lead in the American Bowling Congress classic singles with a 684 three game series, passing Dick Cochran of Chicago who held 682 from Saturday. Bob Leap of Bedford Ind slipped to third after leading early.

Buffalo N.Y Guy St. John South Bend Ind St. John Dick Cochran Chicago Bob Leap Bedford

Exhibition Baseball Scores and Cancellations Summary

A slate of exhibition games results includes Kansas City 3, Milwaukee 0. St. Louis 2, New York 1 with rain ended play in 7th. Boston 5, Chicago 2. Los Angeles 4, Houston 1 called in 6th due to high winds. Cleveland 6, San Francisco 1. Baltimore 7, New York 4. Detroit 10, Minnesota 5 in 8 innings. Cincinnati 1, Chicago 0 in 14 innings. New York 7, St. Louis 5. Philadelphia 3, Pittsburgh 0. Boston 12, Chicago 2. Houston 7, Los Angeles 4. San Francisco 10, Cleveland 7. Baltimore 5, New York 4. Minnesota 4, Detroit 1 in 11 innings. several games at Florida venues canceled or moved to spring sites with Los Angeles at Minnesota, Milwaukee at New York, New York at Philadelphia, and others listed as scheduled exhibitions.

W. L. Pet. G.B. Boston Syracuse Cincinnati New York Los Angles St. Louis Detroit San Fran Chicago W. L. T. Toronto Montreal Boston Toronto Kansas City Milwaukee Los Angeles Houston Cleveland San Francisco Baltimore Minnesota Pittsburgh Philadelphia Clearwater Washington St. Petersburg Orlando Fort Lauderdale Pet National League

Green Mountain Auto Sport Club wins Sunday gymkhana in Bennington Flats

The Green Mountain Auto sport Club took team honors at a windy Sunday gymkhana held in a Bennington Flats shopping center lot. Wayne Fitzgerald of Greenwich New York clocked the day’s best time 2 20.9 in a Lotus, winning Sports cars under 90 inch wheel base. Empire Motor Sports Albany placed second in team time with 7 40.5 while SCCA Mohawk Hudson was third at 7 45.9.

Green Mountain Autosport Club Bennington Flats Wayne Fitzgerald Greenwich N.Y Lotus Empire Motor Sports Club Albany SCCA Mohawk Hudson Carleton Foster Green Mountain

Fort Plain Defeats Hoosick Falls to Reach Tourney Round

Fort Plain High School upset Hoosick Falls Central School 50 to 40 in Mechanicville New York to eliminate the Hoosiers from the Class C Section 2 state tournament. Jim Cronkhite led the Hilltoppers with strong defense and rebounding while Little Dave Lane and Pete Lanzen provided key scoring as Fort Plain overcame a first period clock fiasco and held the lead through the final period.

Hoosick Falls New York Fort Plain Dick Lasser Hoosiers Jim Cronkhite Skip Starr Norm Schneider Paul Kipp Mechanicville N.Y Starr Skip Hilltoppers Doug Eighmey Pete Lanzen Hoosier

New England Teams Face Hardy Foes In NCAA Opens

New England squads set for NCAA and NAIA action as unbeaten Central Connecticut and Connecticut clash with national champion Wittenberg and face tough draws. Providence also in NAIA, while UConn meets West Virginia in the NCAA eastern regional opener amid strong Atlantic Coast and Southern Conference contenders.

New England Bob Northeastern Wittenberg Ohio Central Connecticut University of Connecticut Central Providence Kansas City Athens Ala Connecticut West Virginia Rod Thorn

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