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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Mar 16, 1962

Page

6

Yankees Subdue Cincinnati 8-3 in Spring Exhibition

Mickey Mantle opened with a three run homer as the Yankees beat the Reds 8-3 in Fort Lauderdale. Bud Daley Rollie Sheldon and Marshall Bridges limited Cincinnati to six hits as New York extended its spring unbeaten streak to six and moved into first place among the exhibition clubs. Chicago White Sox won 4-3 in 10 innings over Detroit. other results included Boston 7 San Francisco 6 in 11, Washington 9 Los Angeles 4, Kansas City 7 Minnesota 3, Cubs 7 Los Angeles 3, Houston 4 Cleveland 2. Mets-Pirates and Phillies-Milwaukee games were rained out.

Mickey Mantle Yanks Reds Fort Lauderdale Fla Yankees Thids Bud Daley Rollie Sheldon Red Marshall Bridges Cincinnati Chicago White Sox Detroit Tigers Sarasota Boston San Francisco Phoenix Washington Los Angeles Dodgers Pompano Beach Kansas City Minnesota West Palm Beach Chicago Cubs Los Angeles Angels Mesa Houston Cleveland Apache Junction New York Mets Pittsburgh Philadelphia Detroit Casa Grande Baltimore Miami Orlando

Good to Excellent Conditions Monday Storm Bless Skiers

Storms dumped heavy snow across Vermont New Hampshire and Maine leaving deep bases and good to excellent skiing. Sugarloaf Maine reports 25 inches powder on a 21 to 54 inch base while Stowe Vermont has 6 inches packed powder on a 56 to 72 inch base and Wildcat Mountain New Hampshire up to 107 inches. Ski competition winds down with the New England championship at Sugarloaf and Stowe events plus college meets at Stowe and Waterville Valley. A new two acre parking lot will ease Belknap Mountain crowds in Gilford New Hampshire and a ski shuttle will run between recreation buildings and lots.

Boston New England Vermont New Hampshire Maine Kingfield Stowe Wildcat Mountain Pinkham Notch Sugarloaf Mountain Useasa Tate Road Malcolm McLane Concord N.H Belknap Mountain Gilford St. Michael’s

Final Games For Juniors Set Tonight

Arlington Junior High School basketball tournament finals loom at Arlington High. Sacred Heart meets Arlington in the consolation at 6 p.m. followed by the title game St Francis de Sales vs Bennington. Semifinals last week saw Bennington 34 Arlington 26 and St Francis 20 Sacred Heart 12.

Arlington Arlington High School Sacred Heart St. Francis de Sales Bennington St. Francis Hank Coley

Hale Mountain Rifle Club Tops Fellows 1535 1518 in Vermont League

Hale Mountain led by Mert Snow Leon Jacobs and Paul Tifft posted a 1535 to 1518 win over Fellows of Springfield to stay in fourth place tied with Fellows. Snow totaled 388 with a perfect kneeling 100 and Jacobs 388. Davis of Fellows led all shooters with 391. Northfield leads the league at 9 1.

Hale Mountain Fellows of Springfield Leon Jacobs Mert Snow Paul Tifft Jim Feeney Fellows Snow Davis Barrows Dennett Northfield

New England Ski Reports Show Powder Conditions Across Resorts

Vermont Central and South Big Bormley report powder folds from 8 to 53 inches with excellent conditions. Burrington Hill shows 24 to 46 inches powder, excellent. Carinthia 42 to 70 inches packed powder, excellent. Dutch Hill 42 to 54 inches packed powder, good. Hogback Mt 19 to 48 inches packed powder, good to excellent. Magic Mt 24 to 54 inches powder, excellent. Mount Snow 42 to 74 inches packed powder, some powder, excellent. Prospect Mt 24 to 42 inches packed, good. Snow Valley 20 to 55 inches powder, excellent. Stratton Mt 28 to 59 inches packed powder, excellent.

Big Bormley Burrington Hill Carinthia Dutch Hill Hogback Mt Magic Mt Mount Snow Prospect Mt Snow Valley Stratton Mt

Hockey Results Across Leagues Thursday and Saturday

National Hockey League results show Boston blank Detroit 0 and Montreal 6 Chicago 5 with no Friday games. Saturday features New York at Montreal and Chicago at Toronto. World Hockey Group A yields Sweden 17 over Great Britain 0 and Finland 9 over West Germany 3. Group B matches France 6 over Holland 2 and Australia 6 over Denmark 2.

Boston Detroit Montreal Chicago New York Toronto Sweden Great Britain Finland West Germany France Holland Australia Denmark

Dishpan Hands and a Catching Master Mom’s lessons shaped Earl Battey

In Orlando AP profile Earl Battey credits his mother a former girls softball catcher with teaching him catching. She resisted him pursuing baseball but relented after pressure and forged signatures. Battey joined pro ball, rising to MLB with the White Sox and later Washington, batting .302 with 17 homers last season.

Chicago White Sox UCLA Colorado Springs Battey White Sox Washington

Thomas Star Attraction At Track Meet

John Thomas of Boston University leads the 22nd Knights of Columbus indoor track meet in Cleveland at the arena aiming to win the final indoor title and perhaps threaten the meet record of 6 feet 9 1/2 inches. Other featured events include the 1,000-yard race with Bill Crothers George Kerr and John Bork and the mile with Tom O'Hara Pete Close and Tom Sullivan.

Cleveland Ohio John Thomas America Knights of Columbus Thomas Boston University Cleveland Arena Bill Crothers University of Toronto George Kerr Illinois John Bork Western Michigan Tom O’hara Loyola of Chicago Villanova Tom Sullivan Pete Close Marines O’hara Sullivan Wes Santee

Marlboro star courts state speaking title and regional bid

Marlboro High senior Irvin D. Gordon won the New Hampshire American Legion oratorical contest, earning Class S All-Tourney honors at the Durham basketball tournament. He advances to Rutland Vermont on April 3 for regionals, with runner up James Blaze, third Nancy Drouin, and fourth Gardner Hill named.

Marlboro N.H Irvin D. Gordon Marlboro High New Hampshire American Legion Gordon Durham Rutland James Blaze Bishop Bradley Manchester Nancy Drouin Laconia High Gardner Hill Penacook

Exhibition Baseball Results Call Spring Playoffs

Exhibition games featured New York A defeating Cincinnati 8 3 and Chicago N beating Boston 7 4. Other outcomes included Los Angeles N over Houston 4 2 and San Francisco beating Cleveland 6 2 in eleven innings. Multiple matchups listed across Florida and Arizona venues.

Cannon Sunapee Expansion Plans Studied by Officials

Gov. Wesley Powell and the Executive Council will meet in a special session to reconsider a $2.5 million Cannon Mountain and Sunapee ski expansion. Recreation Director Tobey proposes a two year plan with two new chairlifts at each park, 140 acres at Sunapee, and trail clearing, aiming for completion before next ski season as part of a $9 million park bond issue approved in 1961.

Concord N.H Wesley Powell Cannon Mountain Sunapee Russell B. Tobey Cannon-Sunapee

Basketball results from NIT NCAA NAIA and NBA playoff games

Results include NIT first round Temple over Providence in OT 80 78 and Dayton over Wichita 79 71. NCAA small college quarterfinals Mt St Marys 43 Wittenberg 39 Neb Wesleyan 71 SE Missouri 61 OT Sacramento St 61 Valparaiso Southern Ill 73 Northeastern 57 NAIA Westminister Pa 63 Orange State 55 Prairie View 86 Ariz St C 48 Western Ill 91 Carson Newman Southeastern Okla 69 Ferris 49 NBA Playoffs Friday Syracuse at Philadelphia Cincinnati at Detroit and Saturday Detroit at Cincinnati Cleveland 116 Kansas City 101 New York 103 Pittsburgh 101 Friday Kansas City at San Francisco Hawaii at Cleveland

Temple Providence Dayton Wichita Mt. St. Mary’s Wittenberg Neb. Wesleyan Missouri Sacramento St Valparaiso Westminister Orange Calif State Prairie View Ariz. St. C Western Ill Carson Newman Cleveland Kansas City New York Pittsburgh San Francisco Hawaii

Fight results from Philadelphia Miami and San Diego bouts

Philadelphia fighter Dick Turner outpointed Gaylord Barnes in the 147-pound bout. Sammy Burgess defeated Joe Merchison in the 135-pound match. Ernie Cuadras outpointed Garfield Gray in the 138-pound encounter.

Philadelphia Dick Turner Gaylord Barnes Valley Stream N.Y Miami Sammy Burgess Miami Beach Joe Merchison Jacksonville San Diego Ernie Cuadras Garfield (Sugar) Gray Long Beach Calif

Holy Cross Five Only Survivors Of Playoffs

Six New England college teams started the week seeking tournament laurels. Only Holy Cross remains in contention after Providence Northeastern Yale Massachusetts and Central Connecticut exit. Temple upset Providence 80 78 in overtime in the first round NIT action. Temple’s tallest starter is 6 4 and Providence’s front line lists 6 11 6 10 6 5. Providence finishes 20 6. Friars had won 15 of 16 before the loss.

New England Holy Cross Providence Northeastern Yale Massachusetts Connecticut Temple Friar Friars Owls

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