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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1964
Page
10
The Associated Press reports Sandy Koufax impressed in a five inning spring debut against the Mets as he introduced a blooper pitch. He threw the offering for strikes twice and said he would use it if he can throw it for a strike. The Mets managed only two hits in the outing.
The Chicago Black Hawks hold a two point edge after a 4 0 win over New York, boosting to 82 points while Montreal sits at 80. Chicago faces Boston to close the season, with Montreal and Toronto also contending for final standings.
Manchester won the Bennington County Junior High Tournament by beating St. Francis 31 21 after leading 18 7 at halftime. Smith and Hart led scoring with 10 each for Manchester and St. Francis respectively, while Sacred Heart fell to North Bennington 35 30 in the consolation game. Dennis Hart earned MVP honors as North Bennington, St. Francis and Manchester shared the all tournament team selections.
Homer L. Baker, possibly the youngest licensed trainer in the country, turned a gift pig into a racing stable with one college bred horse. The 18-year-old from Napa earned a trainer’s license last year and trained Pre Vet, a 4-year-old gelding by Double Reigh Secret Society, to multiple wins totaling 5 690 dollars in 1963. Baker hopes to serve in the army but notes friends may doubt his college bred horse tale.
Bennington Catholic High bowlers push to close the year strong as averages rise. Danny Tucci leads boys with 170.7, John Dailey 165.15, Dennis Hogan 160.26, and Bob Millington 157 despite a broken arm. Eleanor Harvey tops girls with 126.7, Donna Humphries 123.17, and Punky Gratton 120.4. Team standings list 15 clubs, led by Denny’s VIBs. High boy single 208 by Hogan. high triple 572 by Tocci.
A preview of top U.S. Olympic distance hopefuls for 1964 highlights Tom O Hara and Jim Beatty as leading 1500 meter contenders. Veterans Cyrol Burleson and Cary Weisiger back the bid, with strong threats across 800, 1500, and 5,000 events including Gerry Lindgren and Bob Schul.
UCLA enters the NCAA semifinals at 28 0 with Kansas State Michigan and Duke still in contention. Coaches from UCLA Kansas State Michigan Duke and Kansas State discuss resetting after regular season results and focusing on Friday night matchups in Kansas City.
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