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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1966
Page
8
Football schedules for 1967 set for Bennington Catholic and Mt. Anthony Union High. Mt. Anthony field not ready until fall 1967. old field erased by school construction. Bennington Area YMCA allows Stark Street playground for spring practice. Possible fall fields include Tansiter Electronics field and Welling Field in North Bennington.
The football scheduling committee has agreed to an arrangement that will have Mt Anthony play all games on the road with only the Mt Anthony BCHS game needing a local field. At Bennington Catholic field plans remain vague as BCHS weighs options while Memorial Park is used for spring practice.
In London a meeting discussed televising the Cassius Clay Henry Cooper heavyweight title bout on May 21 to a wider audience. UK broadcasters challenged BBC and ITA rights, seeking a ruling if the event qualifies as a sporting spectacle of overwhelming interest under broadcasting law.
Approximately 45 girls in grades 9 through 12 met at Memorial Park on Monday April 25 to form Benhi GAA girls softball squads. After one week of practice Coach Anita Caswell selected a varsity and two junior varsity teams with named players and positions. The first game versus Whitingham, set for May 4, was postponed due to unsuitable weather.
Burr and Burton defeated Bristol 6 to 5 in a non league game as four hits produced a five run third inning. Aaron Hill earned the win, striking out eight in six innings, with Dennis Edson and John Paskiewicz driving in runs. The win keeps Burr and Burton undefeated in Marble Valley League play as they prepare to host West Rutland with Mike Bentley on the mound.
Cleveland pitchers John O Donoghue and Bob Allen held New York to three hits in a 4 0 win Friday night as Duke Sims and Fred Whitfield sparked the offense with two RBIs and a triple mix. The victory pushed the Indians two games ahead of Baltimore.
Farrar led with a 227 game and 634 series to top singles and high triples, Corbett posted 243 and Shea 236, while Potter and Townsend added solid counts. The scores highlight a tight competition among Farrar, Corbett, and Shea as rivals in the event.
Bennington Catholic coach Frank Bizzarro, among coaches nationwide, will contribute to the 1966 Basketball Special magazine. The Vermont Class L champion's coach describes the Sabers modified shuffle, using three guards in a mobile pattern to attack defenses, boosting teamwork and scoring efficiency with BCHS teams averaging over 40 percent shooting.
Jim Webb pitched a complete game with twelve strikeouts for Arlington, who defeated Whitingham 4-2. Keith Clayton led the offense with a triple and Don Cory added a two bagger and a run driven in by a third inning sequence. Arlington 4-2 over Whitingham. next host North Bennington. Other Molly Stark League results: Wilmington 6-2 Leland Gray. St Mike’s 13-6 over North Bennington.
Detroit's Red Wings led the series with early control but Montreal rallied, forcing sudden death where Henri Richard scored at 2:20 of overtime. Jean Beliveau and Leon Rochefort opened scoring for Montreal, while Norm Altman and Floyd Smith replied for Detroit.
Portland fighter Pete Riccitelli, 171, edged Jim McDermott, 166, of Holyoke, Mass in a split decision to halt his lone pro loss. The win, Riccitelli’s 12th straight since the McDermott knockout, came as McDermott pressed hard before two judges favored Riccitelli. A third judge saw it even. In four round prelims Bob Harmon stopped Dave Horne in four, Tim Flaherty stopped Paul Kaspar in the first, and George Gosselin won a unanimous decision over Jimmy Spinks.
The standings show Cleveland defeating New York 4 to 1 while California won 1 0 at Kansas City. Other games were listed as night or twilight matches with New York at California, Washington at Kansas City, Boston at Minnesota, Detroit at Chicago, and Cleveland at Baltimore.
San Francisco outsluged Los Angeles 9-8 in 10 innings to sweep the series and move within two percentage points of NL leader Pittsburgh. Koufax and Drysdale struggled amid the holdout, giving up four runs apiece as the Dodgers blew a late lead. Jim Davenport and Ollie Brown were pivotal in the 10th, with errors aiding the Giants. Elsewhere, Atlanta edged Philadelphia 4-3, Cincinnati topped Pittsburgh 10-6, and Houston beat Chicago in 13 innings.
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