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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1964
Page
8
Benhi visits West Rutland to face Mt. St. Joseph High School in a Western Vermont League showdown to break a deadlock for first. Dave Ordway leads league pitchers with five wins and no losses. Gene Rapelyea tops Saints as likely starter.
A detailed list of Bennington Little League games from May to July includes matchups with Display Moose Eagles Poly Northeast and Tansitor, with a vacation break in July. The narrative discusses field winds at West Rutland Field, player strengths Brad Stevens John Burgess Ordway, and a potential protest affecting a Bend Catholic High game as a potential title decider.
Benn Catholic Sabers at Alumni Field face Rutland Raiders in a bid to stay atop the Western Vermont League. Rutland, led by Bob Prenevost, seeks improvement after a prior 11 9 loss to the Sabers. The Sabers rely on Landry or Millington on the mound and excel at hitting though fielding needs work.
Maine is favored to defend its Yankee Conference track championship at the 17th meet in Durham New Hampshire. Maine won the title the last three years and enters as the team to beat with a strong lineup across events.
Results across multiple mile and trot events with purses from 600 to 750 dollars. Notable finishers include Jett Deres and Imellene State in fast times around 2.16 to 2.19 with top finishes in various pace and trot legs. Attendance recorded at 2,105 and total handle listed as 94,928 dollars.
Vermont seeks to halt Maine in Orono with strong pitching led by Charlie Foster Martin and Bill Christie. Maine tops Yankee Conference at 6-1. Vermont sits 4-2 with 7-3 overall, aiming to split or sweep for pennant upset.
Scores include Detroit 7 New York 3 Minnesota 15 Chicago 7 Washington 4 Baltimre 1. Night games: Cleveland at Detroit Chicago at Washington Kansas City at New York Minnesota at Boston Los Angeles at Baltimore. Saturday: Cleveland at Detroit Los Ang at Baltimore Minnesota at Boston Philadelphia 3 St Louis 2 night Houston 4 San Francisco 3 New York 12 Milwaukee 4 Los Ang at Chicago 4 1st 10 inns Los Ang 5 Chicago 0. Friday Pittsburgh at Los Angeles Philadelphia at Houston night Cincinnati at Chicago Milwaukee at St Louis New York at San Francisco Philadelphia at Houston night
Leslie E. Snow of Brattleboro was elected president of the Southern Vermont Federation of Sportsmen at the Weathersfield Rod and Gun Club. Other officers include George B. Gordon as vice president and Leon Wiley as secretary treasurer. Directors named span Brattleboro to Springfield with a Jamaica meeting planned.
The Bennington Softball Association starts the 1964 season Monday May 18 with Union Carbide vs Tansitor at Alumni Field. Eight teams compete in a Class A fast pitch league, with games at 6:15 to 6:30 and a 6:30 deadline for lineup readiness.
Thirty-five horses raced across nine events at Hinsdale Raceway with purses mainly $500 and one $700 pace. Winners include Cute Time in the first race, Guy Yonder in the second, Flo Men in the trotting third, Miss Judy Hol in the fourth, Mighty Hayes in the fifth, No. 13 in the sixth, Knight Maplecroft in the seventh, Rhythm Kid in the eighth, and Biljoe in the ninth. Attendance recorded at 742 with a second daily double paying $54.40.
Racecard lists nine events with multiple horses in each division. First event offers 500 dollar claiming trot featuring Edgewood Worthy and 11 others, including Red Preak Musketeer and Happy Dan. Subsequent pace and trot races include maidens and nonwinners, with various horse teams and restrictions across age, lifetime earnings, and starts.
Two Norwich University canoe racers Alan Mitchell from Portland Maine and Chandler Weller of Rochester New York will contest the National White Water Slalom Championships on the West River in Jamaica Vermont. They qualified at Salmon River trials and will compete against over 100 top nations in Rome, Canada. They wear skin diving rubber suits crash helmets and life jackets with pickup crews on the course.
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