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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1966
Page
8
The Vermont Fish and Game Department plans a ten point guideline to shape the 1966 antlerless season after reviewing the 1965 deer season and last winter's impact. Specifics are not yet set, with recommendations due by mid July. Regional hearings will follow as the department finalizes the plan.
An 11 page Vermont Fish and Game report details that Durmore Lake Caspian Lake Harvey Lake and other southern lakes produced the most bass during a liberalized ice fishing season running Jan 1 to Feb 27. The eight two story lakes supported diverse species with minimal impact on fish populations. The study also discusses potential longer ice fishing seasons and outlines proposed antlerless deer season rules south of Route 2 with strict limits enforcement and a small user fee.
Rain threatens to cancel Bennington Catholic Rutland and other games in the Western Vermont League as coaches decide noon today if BCHL versus Rutland will proceed at Welling Field. Ed Robinson dominates Rutland, and BCHL seeks to stay in title contention with a potential pitching depth workout at Bennington High.
San Francisco stretched its winning streak to 11 games by blanking Pittsburgh 3-0 as Juan Marichal improved to seven wins and lowered his ERA to 0.76. The Giants also benefited from Jim Bunning’s strong outing for the Phillies and Lou Brock’s late two-run hit for St Louis. The new Busch Memorial Stadium opened in St Louis as Dick Groat hit a two-run homer for Philadelphia.
Chicago center fielder Tommy Agee sparked a bizarre sixth inning sequence by breaking toward first on a third strike in the dirt, prompting Baltimore to rush a throw wide and allow a run to score. The White Sox won 5-3 as Baltimore dropped to second behind Cleveland, with ensuing AL action pairing Minnesota over New York and Washington over California.
New York Mets set July 30 as Casey Stengel 76th birthday Old Timers game. Stengel will wear his old uniform No 37 and manage one of the teams, marking his first time in the uniform since breaking his hip on July 25, 1965.
Major League standings show Minnesota 4 New York 3, Chicago 5 Baltimore 3, Detroit at Cleveland ppd, Iain Wash 4 California 2. Saturday shows Boston at California, New York at Kansas City, Washington at Minnesota, Chicago at Detroit, Baltimore at Cleveland with twilight times.
Vermont State Golf Association will hold its annual meeting at Middlebury College Country Club on May 14. Two informal tournaments will be held during the meeting. Oakwood Golf Course seeks membership but cannot send a representative due to the Apple Blossom Tournament. Mt Anthony Country Club's representation is undecided. Delegates from 34 clubs will elect officers after a 7 p.m. dinner at the Middlebury Inn to govern the events of the coming year.
Frankfort Kentucky UPI Cassius Clay, preparing to defend his world heavyweight title against Henry Cooper in London on March 21, seeks reclassification from 1-A to conscientious objector. If changed to 1-0, he would likely be assigned civilian work, potentially two years in a mental hospital.
Jamaica hosts the White River Weekend with the Eastern Canoe Slalom and National Kayak Slalom championships. Women and men compete in six events daily starting 10 a.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. Sunday, with team runs and spectator viewing along a half mile course.
Boston manager Billy Herman prepared to read the riot act to his ninth place team before facing the California Angels in Anaheim. He cited snooping around and said some players hadn’t behaved as hoped, alluding to the recent collective confession of rule violations during the exhibition season in Florida.
Chicago and Montreal stars lead the 1965 66 NHL All Star selections with four Black Hawks named to the first team Bobby Hull Glen Hall Pierre Pilote and Stan Mikita join Jacques Laperriere and Gordie Howe on the primary unit Hull tops voting with 180 points and a record 54 goals 43 assists Second team highlights include Bobby Rousseau Lorne Worsley Jean Beliveau Allan Stanley Frank Mahovlich and Pat Stapleton with $500 per man in prize money.
In Portland Maine UPI reports Greatest Crawford 172 of Brooklyn NY won a split decision over Milo Calhoun 171 of Jamaica in a 10 round feature bout. There were no knockdowns as 1300 fans watched. Calhoun had won four straight here.
At Indianapolis Speedway on the final practice day before qualifying, at least nine drivers topped 160 mph as 69 of 79 entered cars remained at the track. Mario Andretti led with near 165 mph, while Al Unser incidents and other top contenders eyed Saturday’s pole and the 33-car Memorial Day field.
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