Elston Howard Named AL MVP Becomes First Negro MVP
Elston Howard of the New York Yankees won the American League Most Valuable Player award with 248 points and 15 first place votes. He led the league with a .994 fielding percentage and 28 home runs, while batting .287 as the Yankees claimed the pennant. Howard praised baseball after moving to Teaneck New Jersey.
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Roger Maris
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Benhi Girls Hockey Edge Wilmington 1-0 in Close Match
Benhi Girls Hockey Team defeated Wilmington 1-0 last Wednesday to claim third place in the Molly Stark League. Katrina Koziol scored the lone goal in the final minute after a pass from Bev Mould as both teams pressed for victory.
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Anita Caswell
Wilmington
Cheryl Minke
Sandy Sawyer
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Sara Pike
Craiga Jacquith
Pam Johnson
Norma Ware
Ann Davis
Bunny Raynico
Barb Murray
Linda Maynard
Pat Farwell
Annette Morse
Ruby Adams
Linda Brooks
Bonnie Au
Bev Mould
Delaware Blue Hens Rise in Small College Poll Ahead of NIU
Northern Illinois holds the top spot with 74 points as Delaware collects 64 points and more first place votes in the latest Associated Press small college football poll. Buffalo routed by Delaware 34-6 while NIU beat Western Illinois 29-22 to stay undefeated. Florida A&M sits behind NIU with the rest of the top six unchanged.
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Feeney Leads UNH Start At Tackle For Columbia Game
Boston promoted Don Feeney of Fryeburg to UNH starting tackle after standout play against Connecticut and strong scrimmages. Dartmouth may be without half its backfield as Columbia visit. Tom Parkinson and Dave Lawson doubt for knee and ankle injuries, while Bill Curran returns at right guard. Jack Concannon may air long passes as Boston College hosts Buffalo with weak pass defense cited by Buffalo PR.
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Maine
University of New Hampshire
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Yale
Lawson
Harvard
Blackman
Bill Curran
Curran
Pete Sapione
Jack Concannon
Bos
Concannon
Marcin
Buffalo
Boston University
Steve Sinko
Connecticut
Paul Nugent
Joe Weller
Norwich
WPI
Nominations Accepted For GMIAC Officers
Nominations for Green Mountain Autosports Club officers were accepted at Mt Anthony Country Club. Candidates include Jules Williams and Art Paul for president, Richard Gray and Bill Brown for vice president, Dave Sweet and Carleton Foster for secretary, and William Turner and Sweet for treasurer. Election is next meeting on Tuesday Dec 3. A tentative Christmas party is planned for Saturday Dec 14 at the Old Byars House in North Hoosick with 6:30 p.m. cocktail hour.
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Jules Williams
Pownal
Art Paulin
Bennington
Richard Gray
Williamstown
Mass
Bill Brown
Dave Sweet
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Carleton Foster
Shushan
William Turner
Tueday
Quarterback Authors Lose While Gaining
New York AP reports a humorous piece about football quarterbacks writing books this season. The scene imitates a huddle on a Leopards versus Cockroaches drive with banter about rivals, scholarships, and traditional matchups, ending with a quip about a referee’s five yard penalties for delaying the game.
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Lepards
Fellows
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Bowling Warren Wire-3 Volkswagen-1 High Single-L
High single winner Liggett 199 and high triple Liggett 569 recorded in the Pownal Valley and The Villager standings. Barber 203 and 589 placed high in J events. Billert 202 and 562 led B events with high single and triple. Larson 577 highlighted Tri-Mont Texaco and Bellemares 2/p noted in listings.
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Young Chestnut Belt Clash Posts Narrow Card
Bridgeport report shows carl Melo Acevedo 131 of Hartford halting Tony Tuzzo 131 of New York in a brief bridge match with a close finish.
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Hartford
Tony Tuzzo
New York
Celtics roll past Royals as Hawks slip past Orioles
Celtics beat Cincinnati 139 121 led by Sam Jones 28 points and a veteran group. Oscar Robertson and Jerry Lucas each posted 20 points with 19 rebounds. Hawks won 112 110 over Baltimore using free throws late. Lakers edged Knicks 111 109 and Pistons defeated 76 Philadelphia 119 101.
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Zelmo Beaty
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Detroit
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Tom Sanders
Willie Naulls
Oscar Robertson
St. Louis
Los Angeles
NHL Schedule Highlights Upcoming Week
The schedule lists key matchups including Chicago at Montreal, Toronto at Boston, and New York at Detroit with no games on Wednesday and Thursday’s games proceeding as planned.
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Toronto
Boston
New York
Detroit
Santo Highlights in New England College Football Scoring Race
Santo moves atop the New England scoring leaders with 53 points after a 14 point game against Tufts. Amherst’s Bob Santonelli leads, with Cappadona at 50 and Haley and Welsch close behind at 48.
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Santo
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King’s Point
Maine
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Burton nears another school rushing record at Middlebury
Vermont senior halfback Ken Burton eyed breaking the single season rushing mark of 620 yards set by Eddie Beck in 1953 as he entered the finale at Middlebury. Burton had 586 yards this fall and 1282 career rushing yards, plus 30 points led by his 6.7 yards per carry.
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Rote Honored For Role Vs Jets
New York AP Tobin Rote starred in San Diego's 53-7 rout of the Jets passing for 369 yards and three touchdowns and scoring once. He, 35, a AFL veteran since 1950, leads the Western Division with a 6-2 record with six games remaining. Bob Suci of Boston made a 98 yard interception return for a fourth TD in a 45-3 win over Houston.
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Houston
Waterbury bettor wins Roosevelt twin double record payoff
Joseph Mariano of Waterbury Conn wins 79660 dollars 30 cents at Roosevelt Raceway in the biggest twin double payoff on record. Lt Byrd was the 22 start winner at 61 60 longshot while Miracle Henry Sea Missile and Dixie Melody filled the other legs. Mariano plans to help his daughter with a new house and pay taxes with the prize.
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N.Y
Joseph Mariano
Waterbury
Sea Missile
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Mariano
Roosevelt
Track Mutuel
Joseph’ Lynch
Elaine
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