Football Opens With Classic VFC Matchups This Saturday
Bennington Catholic High School seeks rebound against Rutland High at Alumni Field in a 1 30 p.m. kickoff after eight straight losses. Burr and Burton welcomes Fair Haven as Coach Weymouth aims to limit injuries. Springfield High, BCHS, Rutland and other Big Green foes shape a crowded opening slate in the Vermont prep scene with key players named across rosters.
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Rutland High School
Alumni Field
Burr and Burton Seminary
Manchester
Fair Haven High School
Cliff Weymouth
Bulldogs
Rutland Red Raiders
Sabers
VFC
Steve Frankiewicz
Rick Eaton
Joe Teta
Greenhorns
Rutland
Frankiewicz
Eaton
Larry Kurdeka
MSJ
Ron Sabataso
Paul Shambo
Bruce LaPoint
Vermont
Benhi
Doug Watkin
Brad Stevens
Springfield
BCHS
Who is Warren Spahn
The 42yearold Warren Spahn is profiled as a durable, selfreliant pitcher returning to the Braves to post his 20th win at age 42. The piece traces his rise from humble beginnings to a $75,000 yearly salary plus endorsements and a 2200acre Hartshorne Oklahoma ranch, highlighting his legendary left arm and 18bigleague seasons.
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Buffalo
Spahn
Hartshorne
Okla
Wonder Pitcher
Philadelphia
Cy Young
Grover Alexander
Dazzy Vance
Ed Plank
Ted Lyons
Pro Football Selections By JACK HARD
The NFL opens with Green Bay at home versus Chicago and New York at Baltimore. The AFL schedule features three games with Buffalo at Oakland on Sunday. Opening weekend picks include Detroit over Los Angeles and Dallas over St. Louis on Saturday night.
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Green Bay Packers
New York Giants
Packers
Paul Hornung
Chicago Bears
Giants
Baltimore
Colts
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American Football League
New York Jets
Kansas City Chiefs
Boston
San Diego
Denver
Houston
Buffalo
Oakland
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Los Angeles
Dallas
St. Louis
New York
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Chicago
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Minnesota
San Francisco
Cleveland
Washington
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
Semifinals set in U S Amateur golf tournament
Charlie Coe faces Dick Sikes while Deane Beman meets George Archer in today’s U S Amateur semifinals in Des Moines Iowa. Archer 23 has won the San Francisco City championship Northern California Open and Trans Mississippi champion titles and defeated John Lotz and Steve Spray to reach this stage.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Charlie Coe
Dick Sikes
Deane Beman
George Archer
Archer
Gilroy
Calif
San Francisco
John Lotz
San Jose State
Steve Spray
New Mexico
Ed Tutwiler
Charleston
W. Va
John Owens
Lexington
Coe
U.S
Jimmy Thompson
University of Texas
Dick Guardiola
Cleveland
Cards Win Sixth Straight and Dodgers Stay Close
John Roseboro hit a grand slam and a run scoring single to power a 5-3 win over the Pirates, keeping the Dodgers three games ahead in the NL lead. The Cardinals captured their sixth straight, 8-3 over the Cubs, with Ernie Broglio’s pitching and Bill White and Stan Musial’s bats. Marichal blanked the Mets 6-0 for San Francisco, Philadelphia beat Houston 4-1, the Yankees beat Kansas City 5-2, Minnesota downed Cleveland 3-2 in 10, and the Angels beat Boston 2-0. Roseboro, 30, is hitting ...
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John Roseboro
Pittsburgh Pirates
Los Angeles Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
Ernie Broglio
Bill White
Stan Musial
Chicago Cubs
San Francisco
Juan Marichal
New York Mets
Philadelphia
Houston
New York Yankees
Kansas City
Minnesota Twins
Cleveland
Los Angeles Angels
Boston
Roseboro
Pirates
Bob Friend
Johnny Podres
Ron Perranoski
Broglio
Cardinal
Ellis Burton
Ken Hubbs
St. Louis
John Boccabella
Jim Schaffer
Cubs
Marichal
Felipe Alou
Ed Bailey
Mets
Ray Culp
Colts
Roy Sievers
Tony Taylor
Phillies
Yanks Near Pennant With Two-Game Magic Number
The Yankees beat Kansas City 5 2 to reduce their magic number to two as they chase the 1963 pennant now likely to be clinched in a four game series at Minnesota. Stan Williams earned the win while Yogi Berra and Hector Lopez drove in early runs.
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Yankees
Kansas City
Stan Williams
Minnesota
Crosetti
Yogi Berra
Yanks
Thursday Baseball Scores and Night Matches Recap
Results open with Los Angeles 2 Boston 0 New York 5 Kansas City 2 Minnesota 3 Cleveland in 10 innings. Today and Saturday schedules list games including New York at Minnesota Chicago at Washington Baltimore at Detroit and more. Key notes include Frank Robinson like performances and late-inning relief by Ron Perranoski and Ray Culp strong pitching with homer splash from teammates.
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Minnesota
Cleveland
Los Angeles
Boston
New York
Kansas City
Chicago
Washington
Baltimore
Detroit
W. L. Pett
Baltimore Detroit
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L.A
Punt Pass And Kick Registration Opens In Bennington
The Ford sponsored punt pass and kick program enters its third year with Bennington registration at Wilson Ford from September 13 to October 11. Youths aged 8 to 11 compete in four age groups for local, state, and area honors, with top scorers earning trips to NFL-related events culminating in a national championship. Additionally, the three day American Zone Davis Cup finals begin at Cherry Hills Country Club with the United States favored as Marty Riessen faces Ivo Pimenthal and Dennis Ralston meets Orlando Bracamonte.
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Ford Motor Company
Bennington
Wilson Ford
Washington
D.C
Dearborn
Mich
Denver
Cherry Hills Country Club
U.S
Marty Reissen
Evanston
Ill
Ivo Pimenthal
Venezuela
Dennis Ralston
Orlando Bracamonte
Better Defense Or Else Promised for Bruins
The Boston Bruins under coach Milt Schmidt emphasize better defense in pre season drills. The team began work yesterday aiming to tighten back line and reduce scoring chances for opponents.
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Boston Bruins
Boston
Milt Schmidt
Yester
Florida Georgia Tech open 1963 season in CBS telecast
Florida and Georgia Tech meet in Atlanta to start the 1963 major college football season on CBS TV. Tech is a six point favorite after a strong SEC finish last year while Florida seeks a top conference title bid. Also notes baseball minor league finals with Indianapolis up 3-1 and Spokane leading 2-1 in their series.
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Florida
Georgia Tech
CBS
Yellow Jackets
Tech
SEC
Pownal Racing Prefers Defense Over Fast Start
Pownal coach Schmidt notes 29 candidates including Tom Johnson from Montreal Andy Heberton from New York and Wayne Rivers from Detroit as the team opens October 8 against Montreal and focuses on defense with veterans Leo Boivin Ed Westfall Teddy Green and others backing them. A crowd of 2 687 at Green Mountain Park saw a daily double of 212 60 with Roman Fiddler and Eclipse Star winning the races.
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Tom Johnson
Montreal
Andy Heberton
New York
Wayne Rivers
Detroit
Schmidt
Leo Boivin
Johnson
Ed Westfall
Teddy Green
Pownal
Green Mountain Park
Roman Fiddler
Eclipse Star
Morgan Bloodgood Builds Harness Legacy in Saratoga
Morgan Bloodgood of Saratoga Springs has supervised an eight horse harness stable since 1947 while serving Malta as Justice of the Peace and leading Albany Land and Supply as treasurer. He cites Forbes Rosecroft and Fixing To Pace among his notable charges and notes and recalls Peggy Brookville and Laurie Ann with characteristic humor and pride. His 19 year old son Robert is now learning the ropes as a third generation Bloodgood in the sport.
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Saratoga Springs
N.Y
Morgan Bloodgood
Saratoga Raceway
Bloodgood
Malta
Albany Land and Supply Corp
Forbes Rosecroft
Denny Abbe
Enos
Peggy Brookville
Laurie Ann
Morgan
Laurie
Charles
Robert
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Charles J. Read JR
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Joe Kennedy
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Dan Tucci
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Brian Pizzano
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Jimmy Dick
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Edward LeTourneau
Joe Deery
Joe Krawczyk
John Burnham
Remi Correveau
Dick Caslin
Barry Griffith
Ralph Wood
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John Schwartz
Mel Martin
Ron Walker
John Lavoie
Denny King
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Dick Amsden
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Doug Marsden
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Tony Kubek
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