Richford Defeats Arlington to Reach State Playoffs
Richford upset Arlington 2-0 to knock the Eagles from the Class TM state baseball playoffs. Arlington totaled eight hits and left ten on base as Jim Webb allowed the two runs over seven innings before Keith Clayton finished the sixth. Steve Patterson pitched all seven for Richford with seven strikeouts.
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Middlebury
Richford
Arlington
Eagles
Jim Webb
Keith Clayton
Steve Patterson
Berkshire Golfers Win at Mt. Anthony
Berkshire Country Club players Bob Johnson and George Horton won the 20th annual William Travers Jerome Memorial Day Four-Ball at Mt. Anthony, finishing nine under par after a 2 and 1 final over Cliff Rounds and Emil McKay. Semifinals saw Horton and Johnson prevail 4 and 3, with multiple division finals decided. Denmark and Turkey played to a 0 0 tie in an international soccer match.
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Bob Johnson
George Horton
Berkshire Country Club
Pittsfield
Mass
William Travers Jerome
Chuck Horton
William Travers
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Johnson
Bob Towers
Luke Welch
Horton
Emil McKay
Cliff
Locklin
Luck Not Speed Key To Hill Victory In Anniversary 500
Great Britain's Graham Hill won the golden anniversary Indianapolis 500 amid heavy attrition. Only six of 33 starters finished, with Hill benefiting from luck as 27 cars failed due to crashes or mechanical troubles. Johnny Boyd, George Snider, Chuck Hulse, and Al Unser were among those eliminated. Jim Clark finished second after avoiding multiple spins.
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Graham Hill
England
UPI
Victory Lane
Sue Harrison
Hill
Speedway
Indianapolis
Ind
Great Britain
Scotland
Jackie Stewart
Johnny Boyd
George Snider
Chuck Hulse
al Unser
Jimmy Clark
Walls
Clark
Benhi and BCHS Play Final Meeting in Baseball
Bennington High School and Bennington Catholic square off in the last ever interschool game between the two, with BCHS aiming to close Rutland High’s lead and reach 7-1 in league play after a makeup win over Otter Valley. Coach Frank Bizzarro eyes J. J. Moore on the mound, with Jerry Jepson likely starting. Game at 4 p.m. at Wellying Field, North Bennington.
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Bennington High School
Bennington Catholic
Benhi
Mt. Anthony Union High
Rutland High
Otter Valley
BCHS
Rutland
Sabers
Frank Bizzarro
J. J. Moore
Jerry Jepson
Welling Field
North Bennington
Salvatore and Sauer Reach State Meet Targets
Bellows Falls athletes Salvatore and Sauer of Bennington Catholic High were the only Bennington runners to finish in the top six at the Southern Vermont Track and Field Championships at Hadley Memorial Field. Sauer placed fifth in discus with 112 feet 10 inches, narrowly missing fourth by a quarter inch. Salvatore ran a personal best mile in 4:45.1 and finished sixth. Bob Byron of Rutland High won discus with 139 feet 7 inches, while the meet record in the mile fell to Belows Falls’ Bob Barnett with 4:28.0.
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Bellows Falls
Wayne Salvatore
Jim Sauer
Bennington Catholic High
Bennington
Vermont
Hadley Memorial Field
Sauer
Bob Byron
Rutland High
Salvatore
Bob Barnett
Barnett
Laver
Burlington
Richard Moskovitz
Dick Noble
Benhi
Hugh Perkins
Noble, Moskovitz
John Mook
Gary Hamilton
Perkins
Emerson Favored to Win French International Tennis Title
Roy Emerson of Australia, seeking the grand slam, was heavily favored to beat Francois Jauffret of France in the French International quarterfinals. Tony Roche, also from Australia, was favored over Alexander Metreveli in the other quarterfinal. Emerson aims to capture the missing French title this year after near misses in 1964.
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Paris
UPI
Roy Emerson
Australia
Francois Jauffret
France
Tony Roche
Russia
Alexander Metroveli
Former Benhi Coach To Speak at Saber Night
Darrell R. Squirrel Sawyer, Bennington Catholic's 1966 Vermont State Basketball champions, will speak Thursday at Saber Night. A Bennington High graduate and Arnold College alumnus, he has coached multiple sports at Bendi and now teaches and assists football at Norwich Free Academy in Connecticut. The event, sponsored by the Bennington Elks, starts at 7:30 p.m. at the Elks Rooms.
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Benhi
Saber Night
Darrell R
Sawyer
Bennington Catholic
Vermont
Bennington High School
Arnold College
Bendi
Norwich Free Academy
Connecticut
Laber
The
Bennington Elks
Elks Rooms
Lamabe Shuts Boston to Highlight White Sox Twin Bill
Jack Lamabe pitched seven perfect innings before a single in the eighth as Chicago swept Boston 11-0 after winning the opener 1-0 on John Buzhardt’s five-hitter. Lamabe, in his first AL start in two years, improved to 2-1, striking out six. Don Buford and Tom McCraw led the offense with three hits apiece as Chicago built early leads and held Boston scoreless through 30 straight innings.
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Jack Lamabe
Chicago White Sox
Lamabe
Joe Foy
White Sox
Boston
Chicago
John Buzhardt
Eddie Stanky
Burharat
Tommy John
Joe Horlen
Gary Peters
Juan Pizarro
Bob Locker
Eddie Fisher
Bruce Howard
Stanky
New York
John
Yankees
Buzhardt
California
Cleveland Indians
Baltimore
Minnesota
Washington
Detroit
Kansas City
Foy
Houston
Don Buford
Tom McCraw
Buford
Tom Agee
Moose Skowron
Floyd Robinson
Red Sox
Earl Wilson
Dennis McLain
Tigers
A’s
Norm Cash
McLain
Phil Roof
Angels
Indians
Cleveland
Jim Fregosi
Bobby Knoop
Minnie Tojas
Rojas
Dean Chance
Bernie Allen
Harmon Killebrew
Twins
al Worthington
Woody Held
Andy Etchebarren
Steve Barber
Rosslyn Park Clinches Rugby Tourney Win in Boston
Rosslyn Park of London secured a three day International Rugby Tournament title with a 16 to 5 victory over Boston Rugby Football Club. In the opening game of a doubleheader Olympic Club of San Francisco defeated Racing Club de France 11 to 3.
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Somerville
Mass
UPI
Rosslyn Park
London
Boston Rugby Football Club
Olympic Club
San Francisco
Racing Club de France
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Webb
Clayton
Marsh, Patterson and O'Reilly
Berkshire
Mt. Anthony
Rounds
McKay
Daniels
McClelland
Lamphier
Bushee
Bryne
Wilkinson
LaRoche
Mason
Carmody
Towers
Hamilton
Byrne
Hogel
Naylor
Bousquet
Richardson
Liggett
Fabricius
Graves and Rice
Morris
Dubeau
Hilton
Mace
Hurley
O’sullivan
Joe Snyder
Frank Faobo
Brad Riley
Bud Campbell
Tom
Copenhagen
Denmark
Turkey
Ford
Fords
Firestone
Goodyear
Emerson
U.S
Don Budge
Rod Laver
Pkic
ASH & CA
H. Greenberg & Son
Main ST
Dial
Madkour
Jack Lambe
San Fran
Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
St Louis
Atlanta
Phila
Cinci
Twilight Los Ang
Twilight
St. Louis
MR. R. Baker
Howard Johnsons Motor Lodge
U.S. Route
International Leasing Corporation
Mich
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