Wilson's Pitching Homer Beats Orioles in Ten Innings
Earl Wilson pitched a complete game and hit a homer to power the Boston Red Sox past the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 in ten innings. Wilson added his second homer and third win of the year, accounting for a third of Boston's victories while contributing more homers than many teammates. Jose Santiago was slated to oppose Steve Barber as Boston closed a 16 game road trip.
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Softball League Make-up Games Schedule Set
Officials of the Bennington area YMCA Softball League announce the make-up schedule for games rained out over the past two weeks. May 25 Sals vs Globe and Guard vs Cushman. May 26 Wreckers vs Sals and Carbon vs Guard. May 31 Bijur vs Globe and Locals vs Sals. June 1 Bijur vs Cushman. Games at Memorial Field and Tansitor Field. Second round starts June 6. schedules to be released soon.
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Bijur
Bennington Lays Ground for North Adams Little League Football
North Adams area Little League Football Association representatives visited Bennington to gauge forming two local teams in the fall league. Bennington coaches Ben Rusileski and Ron Reeves plus Jim Leitz of Williams College football noted needs for coaches and officers. A North Adams meeting will cover operation and funding. volunteers may call Jim Leitz at 442-5165.
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League Leaders and Stat Standings Summary
League leaders list top hitters and key pace set by players from both leagues. Home run, runs batted in, and batting average figures highlight Aaron Mays Lefebvre Alou Torre Scott Reichardt Oliva Blefary Robinson Yastrzemski Petrocelli among others with team affiliations Braves Giants Dodgers Red Sox Angels Orioles Twins Astros Cards.
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Angels
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Rozelle Pleased By Presentations
Washington United Press International reports NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle praised seven cities bidding for the league’s 16th franchise for 1967. Boston, Cincinnati, Houston, New Orleans, Phoenix, Portland, and Seattle presented strong cases, with New Orleans, Cincinnati, and Seattle viewed as frontrunners and Houston as a dark horse. Rozelle suggested expansion to 20 teams could happen later, depending on future growth.
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Aaron's Power Hitting Sparks Braves 4-2 Win
Henry Aaron delivers power for the Atlanta Braves as the team defeats their opponent 4-2. The slugger, leader in home runs with 13 and RBI at 25, faces a slow start with a .235 batting average after 35 games, threatening his triple crown bid and career goals.
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Rookie Field Stands at 15 in Memorial Day Qualifiers
The rookie field for the Memorial Day 500 at Indianapolis stands at 15, up three from Wednesday. The NL results see the Giants beat the Dodgers 6-4 and the Braves win 4-2 over Pittsburgh as Atlanta climbs to seventh, eight back of San Francisco. Woodward drives in two for Atlanta. Law suffers first post-April start loss. Giants benefit from four LA errors in an eighth-inning rally. McDaniel notches win. Astros narrow gap to Giants with two wins. Giusti and Roberts win, White homers and drives in three for Philadelphia. Reds win on nine walks. Ellis records seven strikeouts in his first win since April 24.
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Ken Johnson
Vernon Law
Giants
Los Angeles
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Ron Fairly
San Francisco
Reds
Sammy Ellis
Ellis
Patriots Sign Three Linemen for 1966 Season
Boston Patriots announce the signing of three veteran linemen for 1966. Charley Long, Larry Eisenhauer, and Lennis St. Jean have returned signed contracts. Long faced mumps and did not hit top form. Eisenhauer had a foot injury last fall. St. Jean will focus on the offensive guard position after a multi position last season.
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Ten Teams Compete In New Golf League
The Southern Vermont Golf Conference championship will be decided today at the Equinox Country Club in Manchester. Ten teams compete with a rotating trophy for the winning squad and a permanent trophy for the overall medalist. Each five man team contributes the top four scores to determine the winner starting after 1 p.m. Bennington High School is among the participants.
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St. Mary’s Academy
Hoosick Falls Country Club
Timmy Smith
Gary Crucetti
Bobby Nowak
James Sennett
Bob Ruditis
St. Mary’s
Steven Durocher
Robert Jordan
Chip Landry
Michael Carmody
Sabers
Manchester
Strampe Wins 16th ABC Masters In Nail-Biter Victory
Bob Strampe of Warren Michigan captured the 16th annual ABC Masters in Rochester by defeating Al Thompson 873 to 799 after a 28 game stretch averaging 219. Strampe earned 4400 dollars while Thompson took 3350 with finals average of 218. Wayne Zahn finished third with nine wins and two losses for 2700, posting a finals high 224 over 45 games.
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al Thompson
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Atlanta
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Clay schedules meeting with world press before title defense
Cassius Clay, 11-2 favorite to beat Henry Cooper, plans a very special meeting with all the world's press to clear his mind before the world heavyweight title fight. He gave no hint of the talk's content, fueling speculation of a Europe title defense series, possibly against Karl Mildenberger in Germany. Clay and Cooper finished sparring, with 73 and 100 rounds respectively, then shifted to roadwork and shadow boxing as they prepare for Saturday.
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Irish Setters Sweep Two New England Dog Shows
Irish setters owned by Miss Kathy Harney and Miss Maddy St. Amand from Bennington excelled at two New England shows. Salt Box Star Holly, 2.5 years, placed second in open bitches on May 14 and was reserve winner at West Springfield. she then won best of breed and placed fourth in the sporting group at Woodstock. Shannon, 13 months, won American-bred and novice bitches at West Springfield and Woodstock respectively. Kerry, 12 weeks, debuted at Woodstock winning best of breed in puppy class and third best puppy overall. Shannon had earlier won first novice bitch at a Providence point show with 50 Irish setters competing.
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Major League Standings From Friday Night Games
Friday night action featured Cleveland at Chicago California at Washington Detroit at Baltimore Minnesota at New York Kansas City at Boston Chicago at Atlanta St Louis at Cincinnati Philadelphia at Houston Pittsburgh at Los Angeles New York at San Francisco results pending with standings to be updated later.
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Twins Rally Behind Grant In 7-1 Win Over Chicago
Jim Grant led a strong pitching effort with four hits supported by Minnesota bats as the Twins snapped a slump and beat the White Sox 7-1. Mudcat Grant posted a 2-3 mark with a 2.03 ERA while the skid behind him began to ease and Minnesota moved to fourth place, four games behind Cleveland. Other AL results included Boston 2-1 over Baltimore in 10 innings, Washington 4-3 over Cleveland, New York 7-2 over Detroit, and Kansas City sweeping California 7-1 and 7-4.
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Bulldogs sign Willie Miller from Edinboro State
Philadelphia Bulldogs of the Continental Football League signed halfback Willie Miller of Edinboro State College. Miller, from Ashtabula, Ohio, was the PSCC sprints champion and helped Mudcat and his Kittens win all his games.
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Willie Miller
Edinboro
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Ashtabula
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Septic Tank Cesspool Clogging Prevention Discovered
Livingston New Jersey Laborator y FX-Lab Co announces a yearly bacterial treatment that prevents septic tank and cesspool clogging. The EFXN-4 for septic tanks and FX-7 for cess pools are claimed to restore sluggish systems and seed new installations, with safe easy use and local availability.
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