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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Oct 31, 1967

Page

8

Patriots vs Otter Valley in Class I-L soccer playdown

The Molly Stark League champions the Patriots travel to Ludlow to face Otter Valley at 3 p.m. in a state playdown for Class I-L honors. Mt Anthony enters 8-2 against Otters from the Marble Valley League with winner to meet Hardwick later. Essex beat Lamoille 2-1 in I-L play, Ludlow topped Rochester in S-M action, and Leland and Gray upset South Royalton 3-2 with Dave Gordon scoring the deciding goal.

Patriots John James Ludlow Otter Valley Mt. Anthony Otters Hardwick Speed Proctor James Patriot Russ Christie Nets Gene Luczynski Dave Ryan Dave Steece al McWaters Greg Heil Bob Bleau Mike Walsh Neil Mattison Bob Augeri Bill Church Essex Lamoille Leland and Gray Rebels South Royalton Rochester Leland and Gray Dave Gordon Rebels Royals John Tiller Leland Gray Steve Coleman Brent Phillips Jimmy Hull Denny Williams Hull Windham County Charlie Welch Bobby Phillips Gary Spooner Penti Kuitula Dave Perry Kuitula Chuck Simpson Perry

Local Lanes Hold Unique Ten Pin Tap Tournament

The Greater Bennington Junior Bowling Association and Bennington Lanes hosted a Ten Pin Tap event on Sunday Oct 29 with 156 participants. Nine pins counted as a strike allowing large scores. Trophies went to top boys and girls across age divisions. top adults earned entries to association tournaments. Jim DeVito posted a 276 high game as others exceeded adult scores.

Greater Bennington Junior Bowling Association Bennington Lanes Robert Anderson Mike Pierce Ken Jones Colette Corbett Sharon Harrington Wanda Muckle Barry Watson Donna Connell Frances Snow Harold Weaver Raymond Broadwell Jim DeVito

Kickoff Runback Stuns Cardinals in Packers Victory

Green Bay rookie Travis Williams returned a 93 yard kickoff for a touchdown to spark a 31-23 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. He celebrated amid Lombardi praise as Roy Dowler later scored from Bart Starr, while Cardinals rookie Dave Williams had two long TD receptions to lead at halftime.

St, Louis UPI Travis Williams Green Bay Williams Packers St. Louis Cardinals Packer Vince Lombardi St. Louis Dave Williams Jim Hart Cardinals

Trojans Near-Perfect In Weekly Grid Poll

USC holds No. 1 in the UPI rating with 345 points and one more first-place vote, despite O J Simpson's absence. UCLA remains No. 2 with 316 points after a 6-0 start. Indiana, Colorado drop, while Indiana’s John Pont crew reaches the top 10 for the first time at No. 8 after a 42-7 win over Arizona. Tennessee rises to No. 3 behind the Bruins as North Carolina State and Georgia follow in the Top 5.

NEW York UPD Southern California Trojans O.J. Simpson United Press International Rating Board UCLA Bruins USC Oregon Simpson Tennessee North Carolina State Georgia Vols Southern Cal North Carolina St Purdue Wyoming Indiana Colorado Notre Dame

College Ratings Snapshot From Rank 10 to 20

The list shows Minnesota 28 Oklahoma 27, Alabama and Texas tied at 17, Oregon State 15, Mississippi 12, LSU 11, Miami Florida 9, Virginia Tech 6, and Auburn 5 in the second ten to twenty in the college ratings.

Minnesota Oklahoma Alabama Texas Oregon State Mississippi Louisiana State Miami Fla Virginia Tech Auburn Mississippi State Florida Tulane Vanderbilt South Carolina Wake Forest Southwest Texas Southern Methodist Texas Tech Rice Baylor Texas Christian

Williams Named AL Manager of the Year by UPI

New York UPI awards Dick Williams, Boston Red Sox manager, the American League Manager of the Year honor after guiding a 100-to-1 pennant winner through a four team battle. Williams, 38, rebuilt the club from ninth place in 1966 and excelled in handling a thin pitching staff.

NEW York UPI Dick Williams Boston Red Sox United Press International UPT Eddie Stanky Chicago White Sox Williams Red Sox Minnesota Twins Detroit Tigers White Sox

Cardinals and Red Sox Share World Series Winnings

World Series payouts split between the 1967 St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Red Sox totaled 34 shares of 8314.81 and 31 shares of 5115.23 respectively. Card team members including pitcher Jack Lamabe and club staff received full shares, while Red Sox allocated partial shares to Elston Howard and Gary Waslewski. The pool, drawn from gate receipts of the first four games, reflected notable distributions and prompted Eckert to note rule considerations amid a widow’s share for Walt Bond’s family and other team allocations across the league.

New York St. Louis Cardinals Boston Red Sox New York Yankees Cincinnati Reds Brooklyn Dodgers Yankees Fenway Park Boston Cardinals Jack Lamabe Red Sox Elston Howard Gary Waslewski Howard Waslewski St. Louis Wil

Organizational Meeting Slated For Cage Loop

A meeting for all interested in the 1967 68 Bennington YMCA Industrial Basketball League is set for Thursday at 7 30 p m Dick Dame will head the league this season The session invites all prospective entries whether or not they played last season and notes potential league strength could reach about a dozen attendees Dame urged all interested parties to attend.

Bennington Ymca Dick Dame Dame

Dark Star to France for 1968 breeding season

Dark Star, famed for beating Native Dancer in the 1953 Kentucky Derby, will be sent to France for the 1968 breeding season. The decision was announced by UPI from New York.

New York UPI France

Alpine Officials Clinic Set For Big Bromley Ski Area

Albany officials announce Alpine Officials Clinic to address ski race officiating topics at Big Bromley Ski Area in Manchester Vermont on November 6 from 9 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. over 50 representatives from NY Capital District Ski Council clubs will attend with leaders from USEASA and Albany Ski Club.

Albany N.Y N.Y. Capital Richard Weber United States Eastern Amateur Ski Association Useasa William Seely Westmere Ski Club F.I.S J. Leland Sosman Jean Hopkins Albany Ski Club Weber Page Nycdsc Lake George Inn U.S National Ski Patrol Gore Mt Alpine Officials Don Page Alva St East Greenbush

Packers scout says Namath Jets could battle Packers

Ed Franco, Packers Eastern scout and Fordham alumnus, says Namath and the Jets have become a formidable team. He notes Namath's accuracy, movement, and receivers, and suggests if Green Bay met New York in the Super Bowl, it would be a tough matchup. Jets beat the Patriots 30 23 at Shea Stadium as Namath threw 22 of 43 for 362 yards and two touchdowns.

NEW York Upi Green Bay Packers Joe Namath New York Jets Ed Franco Fordham Packer Vince Lombardi Shea Stadium Jets Green Bay Namath Bart Starr Franco Packers Weeb Ewbank Kansas City Sonny Werblin Husky

Oddsmakers Favor Top College Teams This Week

In New York the national odds favor USC 20 over California and UCLA 13 over Oregon State after a layoff. Other favorites include Houston 6 over Georgia, Oklahoma 7 over Colorado, Purdue 14 over Illinois, Notre Dame 27 over Navy, Indiana 14 over Wisconsin, NC State 14 over Virginia, and many more matchups with spread lines.

NEW York Southern California UCLA Trojans O.J. Simpson California Oregon State Houston Georgia Oklahoma Colorado Purdue Illinois Notre Dame Navy Indiana Wisconsin North Carolina State Virginia

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