British McLarens Face Ford Challenge In Indy 500
Indy 500 field drew six top contenders as three McLaren cars led by Peter Revson Mark Donahue and Denis Hulme aimed to upset Ford powered racers led by Al and Bobby Unser and A J Foyt. The race promised a fast pace with expected speeds around 160 mph and mild forecast for race day.
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al Unser
Albuquerque
N.M
Victory Lane
Peter Revson
New York City
Mark Donahue
Media
Revson
New Zealand
Denis Hulme
Bobby Unser
Brother al
Foyt
Chargers
Lloyd Ruby
Wichita Falls
Tex
Joe Leonard
San Jose
Calif
Mario Andretti
Nazareth
Bennington's J J Moore named April Athlete of the Month
J J Moore of Castleton State College is named April Athlete of the Month by the Vermont Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association. The Bennington native hit .596 in 14 April games with 31 hits in 52 at bats, four home runs, four triples and six doubles, driving in runs and finishing the season with a .520 average.
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Rutland
J.J. Moore
Castleton State College
Vermont Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association
Moore
USC
Central Tennessee
Spartan
Bennington
Bennington Post 13
Vermont Legion
Mount Anthony Union
Legion
Scott Racicot
St. Michael’s College
Dennis Robinson
Brattleboro
University of Vermont
Robinson
UVM
Pete Ross
John Teater
Burlington High
Frank Elmicki
Dave
Ferandez
Norwich University
Debbie Dunkley
South Burlington
Castleton
Mike Gallagher
CSC
Jay Jerome
Vermont
Memorial Day Sports Weekend At Green Mountain And Mt Anthony
Flat racing on a special Memorial Day card at Green Mountain with no entries announced yet as positions will be chosen late. Annual Memorial Day team tournament to be held at Mt Anthony Country Club with over 112 teams from Bennington Berkshire Capital District entered.
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Green Mountain
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Bennington-Berkshire
Green Mt and Pownal Entries Delay Notice
Green Mt entries and Pownal entries were not received again this week. However every effort is being made to obtain Saturday entries in sufficient time for publication.
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Pownal
Bennington Moose win in mobile game with key run
Bennington LI Moose deliver a narrow victory as Bob Mathers drives in the winning run. Green and Niles, Rivers and Hughes contributed in a tight contest likely played in a mobile setup. The scoring sequence ends with Mathers crossing home to seal the lead.
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MOOSE
Benn-Mobile
Green
Niles
Rivers
Hughes
Bob Mathers
Vermont state parks reopen after late winter delays
Vermont's state park system officially opened today after delays caused by last winter's record snowfall. Parks officials said crews needed more time to prepare facilities, though some parks had already opened. Burlington North Beach, Vermont’s busiest bathing facility, opens Saturday after prior water pollution closure.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
Forests and Parks
Arthur Heitman
Parks Department
Burlington
North Beach
Major League Schedule for Saturday
American League games include Baltimore at Minnesota Detroit at Milwaukee Cleo at Chicago K C at Washington California at New York Oakland at Boston National League matchups feature Chicago at Pittsburgh Mantral at San Francisco Atlanta at St Louis Houston at Cincinnati Philadelphia at L A New York at San Diego with several night games listed.
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Baltimore
Minnesota
Detroit
Milwaukee
Cleo
Chicago
K.C
Washington
California
New York
Oakland
Boston
National League
Pittsburgh
Mantral
San Francisco
Atlanta
St. Louis
Houston
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
L.A
San Diego
Temper tantrums rock baseball and beyond in wild outbursts
A collection of clubhouse incidents and onfield eruptions shows players and managers from Carl Taylor to Fred Hutchingson lashing out in anger. From tossing uniforms to smashing equipment and even throwing bats, sparks of temper flared across baseball history, with anecdotes involving Durocher, Mauch, Gomez, Marichal, Roseboro, and others, plus sports figures in golf and mountaineering.
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Kansas City
Carl Taylor
Taylor
Hollywood Stars
Bobby Bragan
California Angel
George Brunet
Brunet
Angels
Lou Burdette
Paul
Dizzy Dean
St. Louis Cardinals
Los Angeles Dodgers
John Kennedy
Boston Red Sox
Detroit
Fred Hutchingson
Philadelphia
Gene Mauch
Houston
Mauch
Norm Gertlemen
Leo Durocher
Astrodome
Leo
Astros
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McLarens
By Kurt Freudenthal
Indianapolis, Ind
Donahue
Darrell Raymond
Hoosick Falls Hoosiers
Mt. Anthony
Legion Star
Metropolitan
James A. Harrington
P.O
Office
Metropolitan Life
Fernwood
Gansevoort, N.Y
Baby Renee
Enlyn Sue
Zero Ovez
Alibhai Joe
Shannon Babe
Angel of the
Rashi Joshi
Perfecta
Bennington LI
New York Times News Service
Chicago Cubs
Durocher
Jocko Conlan
Jocko
San Francisco Giant
Ruben Gomez
Joe Adcock
Adcock
Gomez
Juan Marichal
Dodger
John Roseboro
Casey Stengel
Brooklyn Dodgers
Walter
Hack Wilson
Ted Williams
Mexico
Tommy Bolt
Gen. Ne Win
Burma
Norman G. Dyrenfurth
Mt. Everest
Jantzen
Adams Clothes Shop
Main ST. Bennington
Grants Bradford House
A Py. CO Las
Monument Plaza Shopping Ctr
Benn., VT
Triple
Grand Union Empire
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