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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Sep 06, 1966

Page

10

Lamphier and Bushee Triumph at Oakerwood Labor Day

Frank Lamphier and Tom Bushee win the championship division at Oakerwood Golf Course Labor Day tournament after edging last year’s champions Alex Mahar and Jack Carmody on the 17th hole. Mahar and Carmody earned medalist honors with a 70 as 64 golfers began play Friday amid gale weather and timely clothes changes.

Frank Lamphier Tom Bushee Oakerwood Golf Course Alex Mahar Jack Carmody Mahar Carmody Craig Galipeau Barry Walsh

Mildenberger Faces Clay in Title Bout With Little Support

Karl Mildenberger, 28, fights Cassius Clay for the world heavyweight title in Frankfurt amid slim local backing. Friends report mail cartoons predicting a first round KO, while former champs Joe Louis and Max Schmeling doubt Clay can be beaten. Mildenberger insists his southpaw style can test Clay for 15 rounds. Louis, who arrived to promote the fight, notes Mildenberger’s speed but says the German lacks a door to trouble the champion.

Frankfurt Germany UPI West Germany Karl Mildenberger Cassius Clay Mildenberger Clay Joe Louis Max Schmeling Bill Daniels New York City Louis

Williams College Purple and White Scrimmage Preview

Williams College football holds its annual Purple and White intersquad scrimmage at 2:30 on Cole Field with free admission. The purple squad features probable starters on offense while the white squad uses the first-string offense. Aiming for evaluation ahead of Sept. 10 intercollegiate scrimmage versus Norwich at Weston Field, then Sept. 17 at Baker Field against Columbia University in New York City.

Williamstown Mass Williams College Cole Field Williams Norwich Weston Field New York City Columbia University Baker Field

Baseball Title At Stake In North Bennington Playoff

The Elks and CYO clash at 5 p.m. in North Bennington for a one game Interstate League title decider. Elks beat Hoosick Falls 8 0 Thursday to reach 12 3 and tie CYO. Last year’s postseason saw a three game series won by the Elks. Rainouts pushed the schedule behind and officials capped the playoff to a single game.

Elks CYO North Bennington Hoosick Falls Lions

NHL Stars Teed Off In First Player Guest Golf Tourney

At Equinox House Country Club Manchester the NHL launches its first annual 36 hole Player Guest Golf Tournament. Each of the six clubs fields a four man team led by Gordie Howe for Detroit with teammates Delvecchio Smith and Ullman. Captains include Bobby Rousseau Stan Mikita Vic Hadfield Frank Mahovlich and Eddie Johnston as top all stars.

Manchester UPI National Hockey League Equinox House NHL Detroit Red Wings Gordie Howe Howe Red Wing Alex Delve

Orioles Sweep Yankees End Hope Of Pennant Run

Baltimore swept a holiday doubleheader from New York 5-4 and 7-4 to eliminate the Yankees from pennant contention. Paul Blair drove in five and Dave Johnson added five hits as the Orioles cut their magic number to 14 while Detroit widened its lead. Frank Robinson sparked the nightcap rally, and Brooks Robinson ended a long slump with a clutch hit.

Baltimore Orioles New York Yankees New Yorkers Orioles Baltimore Detroit Washington Paul Blair Dave Johnson Yanks Kansas City Boston Blair Johnson The Birds Yankees Frank Curt Blefary Russ Snyder New York Clete Boyer Frank R Boyer California Chicago Minnesota Cleveland Steve Whitaker Frank Robinson Jim Nash Ed Charles Nash Bert Campaneris Mike Hershberger Charles Hershberger Angel Bobby Knoop Tom Satriano Norm Cash al Kaline Mickey Stanley Tigers Johnny Podres Cash Jake Wood Kaline Frank Howard Mike McCormick Fred Valentine Senators Don Wert Glenn Beckett Philadelphia Arnold Early Philly Richie Allen Ray Culp Cubs

One Hundred Grand May Soothe Meet Promoters

The Soviet Union and Poland agreed to pay about $100,000 in damages for their walkouts from scheduled dual track meets with the United States in California Russia and Poland protesting U S involvement in Vietnam The IAAF called the matter at its Hungary meeting and the US said compensation was reasonable to cover losses.

Budapest UPI Soviet Union Poland United States California Russia U.S Athletic Federation IAAF Hungary Dan Ferris

Dodgers Win Behind Injured Arms Despite Three Koufax Like Pitchers

Dodgers salvage win as three rotated starters exit with injuries including Koufax style elbow issues. Alston laments and may rely on Moeller and Singer. Pirates, Cubs, Braves, and Cardinals also win or split, with Mazeroski and Aaron homers boosting respective teams.

Walter Alston Sandy Koufax Koufax Alston Los Angeles Claude Osteen Don Drysdale Don Sutton Dodgers San Francisco Pittsburgh Pirates Sutton Joe Moeller Bill Singer

Baseball Standings and Results From Monday

Standings show Cinci 8 New York 2 and 8 5 for first and second. Pittsburgh 13 Atlanta 5 in 10 innings. Chicago 5 Philadelphia 4 and Philadelphia 7 Chicago 2 in two games. St. Louis 4 Houston 1 and Houston 6 St. Louis 0 in two games. Los Angeles 4 San Francisco. Chicago 7 Minn 4 in morning. Boston 5 Cleveland 1 and Cleveland 3 Boston 1 in two. Baltimore 5 New York 4 and 7 New York 4 with Wash 6 Det 4 and Detroit 7 Wash 4 at twilight. Ran City 4 California 1 at night.

New York Chicago Philadelphia St. Louis Houston Dodgers San Francisco Hurlers Billy Hoeft Wes Parker Jim Gilliam Willie Davis Tommy Davis Willie Mays Bill Mazeroski Jim Pagliaroni Pirates Mazeroski Pittsburgh Denis Menke Hank Aaron Tony Cloninger Rico Cinci N.Y Atlanta Los Angeles San Francisc Boston Cleveland Baltimore Detroit Ran City California San Fran Minnesota Cincinnati Washington Kansas City

Houston Powerful In Opening Game

Houston Oilers, bolstered by Ernie Ladd and Pat Holmes, dominated Denver in the AFL opener with 259 passing yards and 213 rushing yards for 472 total offense while holding Denver to minus seven passing and 33 rushing yards. Blanda’s aces and Burrell and Blanks ground game fueled the win as Houston led in key team stats.

New York UPI San Diego Houston Ernie Ladd Oilers Ladd Pat Holmes Denver Ually Stro George Blanda Ode Burrell Sid Blanks

Baseball League Leaders and Season Totals Summary

A compact record of top hitters and pitchers by league. Key figures include Alou and Rose leading batting in the National League, Aaron and Allen tying for home runs, Clemente and Aaron driving in runs, and Regan, Perry, and Koufax among top NL pitchers with McNally and Kaat leading the American League.

Pet. F.abn Bal Oliva Min Kaline Det Powell Vi’tne Wegner Cle Kubrn Hward Cash Cybo Bos Aaron Braves Allen Phillies Mays Giants Torre Hart F. Robinson Orioles Pepitone Yanks Colavito Indians Clemente Pirates White Stargell Killebrew Twins Horton Tigers B. Robinson Regan Dodgers Marichal Perry Maloney Reds Koufax McNally Sanford Angels Kaat Boswell Siebert

Patriots Trim Roster Amid High-Priced Rookies Shuffle

Boston Patriots cut three players including two high priced rookie signees Dick Arrington and Jim Boudreaux along with Charlie Smith as the club trims to 39. Ed Khayat, a nine year NFL veteran, signed after talks to join the Pats. Local standouts Danny Golden and Dick Campo were released as Patriot moves spark trade talks with Jim Colclough rumors.

Boston UPS Boston Patriots Dick Arrington Notre Dame Jim Boudreaux Louisiana Tech Boston College Charlie Smith Colclough Holovak Weeb Ewbank Jets Arrington Boudreaux Joe Bellino

Labor Day Handle Down at Green Mountain Park

Attendance at Green Mountain Park on Labor Day fell to 10,978 with a handle of 652,189 dollars, compared with Labor Day 1965 when 12,136 fans wagered 660,864 dollars.

Pownal Green Mountain Park

Softball Winners Crown Central Atlantic Tourney Champs

Wilmington based Third Street Bar captured the Central Atlantic fast pitch softball title defeating First National Bank of Dunmore Pa 4 to 1 behind one hit pitching by George Ulmer.

Wilmington Del UPI Third Street Bar George Ulmer Central Atlantic Downing First National Bank of Dunmore

Braves Farm Director John Mullen Resigns

John Mullen longtime Braves farm director resigned on Monday to take a position with another club. He did not reveal his new team and noted his tenure covered the Boston and Milwaukee eras.

Atlanta UPI John Mullen Atlanta Braves Mullen Braves Boston Milwaukee

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