Eighth Grade Hoop Tourney Opens at Benhi Tonight
Eighth grade teams start the Bennington County Junior High Basketball League eight team tournament with North Bennington facing Bennington at 6 30 and Arlington meeting Sacred Heart in the later game Bennington led by Tom Butterfield is favored over Bud Leamy’s Governors St Francis plays Molly Stark and Manchester faces Shaftsbury Saturday’s schedule includes semi finals Friday April 1 and consolation and championship games Saturday April 2 The league traces to the 1950s CYO origins and is now run by secretary treasurer Butterfield with solid ties to the Vermont Headmasters Association and a new seventh grade league this season.
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Bennington County
Benhi
Bennington
North Bennington
Tom Butterfield
Bud Leamy
Ken Nickeerson
Arlington
Sacred Heart
Jerry LaCroix
St. Francis
Molly Stark
Manchester
Shaftsbury
CYO
Francis Tomasi
Dr. Tomasi
Dodgers Holdout Aces Not In Focus For Alston
Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale are not the targets as Los Angeles Dodgers manager Walt Alston prepares to defend the title with Sutton and Moeller stepping up. The rookie duo combined for a three hit shutout of the Cincinnati Reds, boosting the champs.
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Moeller
Don Sutton
Joe Moeller
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Eddie Stankey
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Danny Murphy
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Wayne Causey
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Pittsburgh Pirates
Mets
Mike Shannon
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Yankees
Tampa
Fla
UPI
French Dominance In International Team Races At Sun Valley
France's Jean Claude Killy, a top slalom talent, led his team to a first place in the American international team races at Sun Valley while preferring individual events. The new team format, seeded one racer per nation then reversed, aims to boost US competition against European elites. Killy noted the long Sun Valley course tests his all out style and recovery.
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UPID
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Alston Plans Dodgers Pitching Shuffle Without Koufax Drysdale
Tampa report notes Walt Alston facing a Dodgers season without Koufax and Drysdale. He weighs replacements like Sutton Singer and Moeller as spring training continues. O'Malley signals firm offers while the two stars remain noncommittal, leaving opening day uncertain.
First Five Going All the Way For Hawks in Western Playoffs
Baltimore column reports the Hawks rely on iron-man effort in Western playoff push. The piece notes a standout performance by a Hawks player, underscoring endurance and team drive as they aim to secure a series win.
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Richie Guerin
St. Louis Hawks
National Basketball Association
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Cincinnati Royals
Boston Celtics
Cincinnati
Jets Sign 1963 MSU All American Sherman Lewis
Sherman Lewis, 1963 Michigan State All American, signed to play for the AFL New York Jets. He will be used on punt and kickoff returns and as a defensive cornerback after two CFL seasons with Ottawa.
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NEW York
UPI
Sherman Lewis
New York Jets
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Ottawa
Mele Predicts Twins Repeats Title Challenge in 1966
Minnesota Twins manager Sam Mele says the club can win the pennant again in 1966 but faces gaps at second base bullpen and a third string catcher. He cites hard spring training and a tougher start as key to proving last year’s success.
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Fla
UPI
Minnesota Twins
Sam Mele
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Mele
Johnny Klippstein
al Worthington
Jim
Mudcat) Grant
Jim Kaat
Camilo Pascual
Dave Boswell
Jim Merritt
Denver
Pete Cimino
Jim Perry
Dick Stigman
Bill Pleis
Garry Roggenburk
Frank Quilici
Jerry Kindall
Bernie Allen
Cesar Tovar
Tovar
Don Mincher
Zoilo Versalles
Harmon Killebrew
Tony Oliva
Jimmie Hall
Bob Allison
Earl Battey
Jerry Zimmerman
Chuvalo’s Strategy: Take Fight to Clay
TORONTO reports George Chuvalo plans to pressure Cassius Clay in the heavyweight title bout. Joe Louis, advising from Chuvalo’s camp, says Chuvalo is strong but needs more speed to chase Clay. Louis notes Clay’s speed as a major factor. Chuvalo aims to body attack and stay close, while Angelo Dundee outlines close combat tactics.
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UPD
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Cassius Clay
Joe Louis
Chuvalo
Louis
Clay
Angelo Dundee
Vols Triumph Shadowed by Year of Tragedy
At the University of Tennessee the football team posted a stellar season and coach Doug Dickey earned SEC coach of the year. But two fatal traffic accidents claimed five young players and coaches, with memorials and funerals planned as the Vols finished with a Bluebonnet Bowl win over Tulsa.
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UPI
University of Tennessee
Vol
Kentucky
Doug Dickey
United Press International
Tom Fisher
John Crumbacher
Gerald Woods
Benton
Tenn
Alabama
Bill Majors
Bob Jones
Charlie Rash
Dickey
Vols
Tulsa
Houston
Fisher
Crumbacher
New England Ski Reports Upshot For This Weekend
UPI report from New England ski guide notes several inches of fresh snow possible in northern and western mountains as cold air moves in. Expect mostly cloudy, windy and colder conditions with snow flurries tonight and below freezing temps in the mountains, then a cold Saturday with scattered flurries in northern ranges.
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