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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Sep 14, 1967

Page

9

Ralph Lapointe Buried Today

Ralph Lapointe, longtime University of Vermont coach and former major league shortstop, is to be buried today at a private funeral in Winooski Vermont. A native Vermonter and all state star in multiple sports, Lapointe led Catamount baseball from 1951 to 1966 and posted a 216-127-2 record with no losing seasons. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies and St Louis Cardinals during a five year pro career and earned NCAA Region I Coach of the Year honors this year.

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Mets Hurler Seaver Beats Braves Sets Club Records

Tom Seaver, 22, rookie right hander for the New York Mets, won 2-1 over Atlanta to set a club season strikeout record with 147 and tie another feat with eight strikeouts. He allowed four hits and logged his 14th win in 26 decisions, surpassing Al Jackson’s prior Mets marks from 1963. A ninth inning or second inning error kept him from a shutout as Clete Boyer scored on Rico Carty’s triple. The Mets supported with two runs, one in the fourth and another in the ninth, off Pat Jarvis who took his eighth loss in 22 decisions.

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Saratoga Race Card Listings for Thursday September 14 1967

The Saratoga program shows multiple harness races with detailed horse names riders and payouts across ten pacing and trotting divisions including FIRST-Trot 600 FIRST-Place Chuckoyette and SECOND-Pace 600 winner Darquel Kane among many entries. Notable horses include Meadow Scott Cheri Eden Seaway Sis and Chaos Boy with the day featuring ae marks and rider changes across divisions.

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Restless Sam Mele Eyes Return To Managing

Former Minnesota manager Sam Mele lives a peaceful family life in Quincy Massachusetts while remaining restless for daily competition. He cherishes time with his two-year-old son Scotty and still follows the pennant race, hoping for Minnesota or Boston success, and hints at a return to managing an Eastern club.

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