Lemieux Recovers and Leads BCHS to State Title Tilt
Pete Lemieux overcame illness to star for Bennington Catholic, scoring 19 and grabbing about 40 rebounds as BCHS clinched the Southern League state title. Teammates Tocci, Caron, Brooks, Plante, and Chaffin supported a balanced effort in a decisive 23 game season.
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Harlem Astronauts to Play Varsity Club Exhibition at Bendi
Bennington High School sponsorship brings Harlem Astronauts for a March 22 exhibition in Bendi gym to benefit the Varsity Club. New on the squad is Willie Shaw with 40.9 point average. returnees include Jim Jackson and Larry Davis. Pre game show by Larry Patton in darkness, tickets a dollar twenty five in advance, gate price up.
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College results from early NIT and NCAA rounds
In New York first round NIT Army beat St Louis 70 66 Western Kentucky defeated Fordham 57 New York University won 71 over Bradley 70 Detroit downed La Salle 93 to 86 NCAA East Regional final round at College Park Maryland Princeton triumphed 109 69 over Providence Consolation No Car St 103 St Josephs 81 Mideast regional at Lexington Kentucky Michigan 87 Vanderbilt 85 Midwest regional at Manhattan Kansas Wichita 54 Oklahoma State 46 Son Methodist 89 Houston 87 Far West regional at Provo Utah UCLA 101 San Francisco 93
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Southern Teams Sweep VI Tournaments at UVM
Southern basketball teams captured all four state titles at the Vermont state series held at UVM. BCHS defeated Crimson 60 48 to deny Spaulding and keep Bennington Catholic’s trophy run. Woodstock beat Bradford 84 66 for Class I, Poultney claimed Class M 69 45 over Bellows Free with Graham 29 points, Danville triumphed 83 53 over Johnson in Class S with four Lynaugh brothers starting, while Lemieux named state player of the year joining Spaulding’s Plunkett on the All Tournament team. Stan Watson and Graham highlighted the meet with strong performances.
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Fight Results in London UpI Boxing Cards
Robin Carter of Clifton New Jersey stopped Harry Scott of Britain in a London bout. Vic Andretti of Britain stopped Joe Brown of New Orleans in another London night card.
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Michigan blanked Stanford 49-0 in Rose Bowl
Michigan shut out Stanford 49-0 in the Rose Bowl, establishing a total scoring record later tied in 1948 when Michigan beat USC by the same 49-0 margin.
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