Sabers Blast Otter Valley 15-2 For Second WVL Win
Otter Valley faced brutal winds as BCHS Sabers toppled Otter Valley 15-2 at Otter Valley Union High School. J.J. Moore earned the win with five hits allowed over six innings, while Scott Racicot and Moore led the offense with a two run triple and multiple extra base hits.
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Sabers
Otter Valley Nine
Otter Valley
Bchs Sabers
Vermont
Otter Valley Union High School
Otters
J.J. Moore
Scott Racicot
Moore
Don Chaffin
Kevin Drycocher
Racicot
Alan Plante
Plante
Patriots
Mauhs
Scholarama Honors Saber Basketball Legacy at BCHS
At BCHS fourth annual Scholarama Ben Rusileski handed varsity letters to the 1966-67 Saber basketball squad. The team, Southern Vermont champions and the first Bennington scholastic squad to finish an entire varsity season undefeated, earned plaques for all players plus game balls for coach Joe Bizzarro. Senior Tim LeRay earned Unsung Hero for football. Alan Plante for basketball. Dick McGurn received a special varsity letter and plaque for lifelong service.
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Dick McGurn
Joe Bizzarro
BCHS
McGurn
Bizzarro
Sabers
Ben Rusileski
Rusileski
Southern Vermont
Bennington
Alan Plante
Bill Brooks
Don Chaffin
Tim LeRay
Scott
Tim Racicot
Denny Hart
J.J. Moore
Ed Pierce
David LaCroix
Greg Maguire
Cage
Barber’s wild no hitter ends in loss for Orioles
Orioles lefty Steve Barber’s dramatic bid ends with a 2-1 defeat to Detroit after 82 3 innings of near perfection. He walks 10, hits two, and Tom Tracewski scores on a misplayed grounder as Detroit takes a doubleheader, while other scores roll across the majors including Mantle moving up the Yankee hit list.
Pirates Roll To Fourth With 2 0 Win Over Cardinals
Juan Pizarro pitched a two hit shutout as the Pirates extended their streak to four games beating St Louis 2-0. Jerry May drove in a run with a single and Mazeroski scored on a double in the second while belting his first homer of the season in the fifth.
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Mickey Mantle
Joe DiMaggio
New York
Rickey Clark
Bill Kelso
Angels
Chicago
Hoyt Wilhelm
Leon Wagner
Gary Bell
Indians
Danny Cater
Jim Nash
Boston
A’s
Skein
Darrell Brandon
Red Sox
Juan Pizarro
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pizarro
St. Louis Cardinals
Pirates
Cardinals
Jerry May
Pittsburgh
Bill Mazeroski
Rich Nye
Ron Santo
Cubs
Astros
Houston
Ron Davis
Sonny Jackson
Don Lock
Gary
Tom Seaver
Reds
Vada Pinson
Lee May
Deron Johnson
Tommy Davis
Giants
Dodgers
Ollie Brown
Jim Davenport
Patriot Golf Squad Triumphs Over Sabers at Mt Anthony
Mt Anthony Union High School linksmen coached by Dick Caswell defeated BCHS 238 to 263 in a nine hole dual at Mt Anthony Country Club. Five players Griffin Mock Hoisington Finnegan Schultz led the Patriots while Carmody Carded a 42 for the Sabers.
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Mt. Anthony Union High School
Dick Caswell
BCHS
Mt. Anthony
Scott Griffin
Randy Mook
Ernie Hoisington
Dave Finnegan
Steve Schultz
Saber
Mickey Carmody
Patriots
Carmody
Dave LaCroix
Bob Short
Jim Sauer
Paul Schultz
Sabers
Springfield High School
Burr & Burton Seminary
Mt. Anthony C.C
Mauhs
Griffin
Mock
Hoisington
Finnegan
Schultz
LaCroix
Short
Sauer
Baseball Standings and Results for American and National Leagues
American League standings show Detroit atop with 66 wins, New York 66? Boston 65, Chicago 59. Sunday results include NY 4 California 1 in 10 innings and Detroit sweeping Baltimore, while Cleveland beat Chicago and Chicago edged Cleveland. National League leads Cincinnati 18 wins, St. Louis 96? plus Pittsburgh and Atlanta pursuing. Sunday results feature Philadelphia over Atlanta and New York over Cincinnati, with upcoming games listed for Tuesday night.
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Steve Barber
Barber
Baltimore Orioles
Detroit Tigers
Tigers
Stu Miller
Orioles
Detroit
Washington
Minnesota
New York
California
Chicago
Cleveland
Kansas City
Boston
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Houston
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Atlanta
Norm Cash
Ray Oyler
Earl Wilson
Willie Horton
Mickey Stanley
Dick Tracewski
Reds
W. L. Pet
Detroit Ig
Boston S
Baltimore
Merritt
Fischer
Rubio
Phoebus
Tiant
O’dell
St.ouis
Hughes
San Fran
Pitt
Noel Olin Reins To New GM Record In Vermont Derby
Noel Olin, veteran harness trainer and driver, steered Lightning Creed to victory in the Vermont Pacing Derby at Green Mountain Park Pownal. The horse set a new track record for a pacing mile at 2:02.4 and paid $38.80 win as an 18-1 long shot. Lightning Creed, owned by L.T.J. Stables, also improved his season mark to five starts with one win, defeating former record holder Heineken. The win added $4,000 to the owners, with purses boosted to $8,000 for the derby and $5,000 for the trot Anchorage victory.
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Bennington
Noel Olin
New York City
Green Mountain Park
Lightning Creed
Vermont
Pownal
L.T.J. Stables
Brooklyn
N.Y
Jimmy Creed
Cam
Roosevelt Raceway
Heineken
Anchorage
Rodriguez Captures Texas Open In Final-Round Charge
Juan Chi Chi Rodriguez weighed in at 116 pounds but delivered a scorching final round four under par to win the Texas Open at Pecan Valley. He rallied from behind Bob Charles to finish 277, one stroke ahead of Charles and Bob Goalby, with Charles or Goalby sharing runner up prize. Rodriguez pledged $5,000 of his $20,000 prize to tornado victims in Chicago.
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San Antonio
Tex
UPI
Juan
Chi Chi) Rodriguez
Mite
Puerto Rico
New Zealand
Bob Charles
Rodriguez
Pecan Valley Country Club
Charles
Bob Goalby
Goalby
Billy Casper
Miller Barber
Harold Henning
Henning
R.H. Sikes
Tom
Weiskopf
Rex Baxter
Oak Lawn
Chicago
Falls Fans Schedule Fenway Excursion
Hoosick Falls organizes a chartered bus trip for baseball fans to attend a Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers double header at Fenway Park on May 14. The coach leaves Hoosick Falls at 7:30 a.m. and returns that evening. Tickets cost 16 dollars and cover both games and meals. Contact Dougherty's Hotel at 686-9975 or Albert Waitekus at 686-7854 for details.
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Hoosick Falls
Boston Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
Fenway Park
Albert Waitekus
Dougherty’s Hotel
Waitekus
Boston
Mulligan and Pietrangeli Reach Naples Finals in Tennis
Martin Mulligan of Australia defeated J Pinto of Chile 6-4 3-6 6-4 6-2 and Nicola Pietrangeli of Italy beat Boro Jovanovic of Yugoslavia 6-8 8-6 6-3 6-1 to advance to the Naples International final. Kathlee Harter defeated Vlasta Vopikova and Lesley Turner beat Maria Teresa Reidle in the women’s semifinals.
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Naples
Italy
UPI
Martin Mulligan
Australia
J. Pinto
Chile
Nicola Pietrangeli
Boro Jovanovic
Yugoslavia
Kathlee Harter
Seal Beach
Calif
Vlasta Vopikova
Czechoslovakia
Lesley Turner
Maria Teresa Reidle
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Hal McLaughlin
Otter
Labers
BC Assembly
Oriole
Joe Gergen
Stanley
Miller
Don Wert
Luis Aparicio
Mark Belanger
Force
Jake Wood
Barry Moore
Senators
Cesar Tovar
Ken Harrelson
Doug Camilli
Bob Laverine
Frank Howard
United Press International
Chicago White Sox
White Sox
Patriot Golf
Srisie
Beneficial
Big O.K
Beneficial Finance Co
Main Street
Ibs
Hamburger
Main ST
Mighty Mite Caps
Falls
Battenkill
John Wiskoski Jr
Wiskoski
John Wiskoski
Bennington, VT
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