Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Bennington Banner in Bennington, Vermont

We have 494,038 pages in Vermont

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Sep 16, 1968

Page

8

New Green Bay Mentor Faces High Expectations

The Packers under new head coach Bengtson crushed the Philadelphia Eagles 30-13 as 17-point favorites to begin the season. Earl Morrall, starting for the injured John Unitas, led the Colts to a 27-10 win over the 49ers, but awaits Unitas return and potential blame for any early losses.

Phil Bengtson Earl Morrall Bengtson Vince Lombardi Green Bay Packers Packers Green Bay Philadelphia Eagles Morrall Colts San Francisco Forty Niners Unitas

Yankees Back in Business After Strong Rally

The New York Yankees end a slump with a 3-2 win over the Senators in a 10th straight victory, led by Mickey Mantle’s opposite-field double. Detroit pushes toward a pennant with a 13-0 rout of Oakland, while other AL results include Minnesota 3 Boston 2 and California 4 Chicago 1. Fritz Peterson improves to 12-9 as Detroit’s season heats up.

New York Yankees Detroit Tigers Tigers Oakland Athletics Cleveland Indians Orioles Yankees Mickey Mantle Senators Bombers Bill Freehan Jim Northrup Athletics Mickey Lolich Bob Allison Jim Kaat Twins Red Sox Andy Messersmith Angels White Sox

Mt Anthony Edges Rutland in Clash of Fumbles and Passes

Mt Anthony Patriots battled Rutland Raiders to an 18 6 defeat despite strong defense by Joe Teta and two key interceptions. Dennis Green and John Hart sparked the aerial attack with five completions, Tim Morrissey gaining 25 yards on the ground, while Rutland capitalized on turnovers and a late surge to seal the win.

Mt. Anthony Rutland Mt. Anthony Patriots Ben Rusiloski Rutland Raiders Flaitz Memorial Field Patriots Joe Teta Alert Dennis Green John Hart Raiders Timmy Morrissey Alan Cox Raider Patriot Nick Charest Robin Outwater Morrissey Red White Blue Green Bob Thompson Thompson Russ Graves Graves Outwater Tom Dunn Dunn Cox Earle Olson Jim Potter al Cox Rusiloski Hart Dave Stapleton Tim Morrissey Rusileski Drury Blue Devils North Adams

Colonels Stunned In Home Opener

In Vermont high school football action MSJ defeated Brattleboro 14-9 while Middlebury crushed Montpelier 45-6 for their 10th straight win. Stevens, N H beat Springfield 20-12 and Newport, N H topped Bellows Falls 25-6. Burlington routed North Country 33-0 and St Johnsbury shut Spaulding 12-0.

Vermont MSJ Brattleboro Colonels Middlebury Montpelier Tigers Stevens N.H Springfield Newport Bellows Falls Burlington North Country St. Johnsbury Spaulding Barre South Burlington Central Catholic Rice Memorial High School of BFA of St. Albans Rutland Mt. Anthony Brattleboro

League Standings and Sunday Results Summary

The standings show St. Louis, Cincinnati, Chicago, New York, and Minnesota with notable scores. Teams like Detroit, Oakland, Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Boston posted varied results amid a packed schedule.

St. Louis Houston Atlanta Los Angeles Cincinnati San Francisco Chicago Philadelphia Pittsburgh New York

Cardinals Celebrate With Champagne Bust in NL Title

The St Louis Cardinals clinched their second straight National League championship with a 7-4 win over the Houston Astros as Cincinnati Reds also beat the Giants. Highlights include Roger Maris's retirement push, Curt Flood and Lou Brock stellar at the plate, and Steve Carlton’s complete game victory. Giants’ George Culver shut down the rally to seal his 11th win. Cubs, Pirates, and Braves wins added to the pennant race context.

St. Louis Cardinals Cincinnati Reds San Francisco Giants Cardinals Houston Astros San Francisco Astrodome Steve Carlton Cardinal Don Wilson Astros Giants George Culver Willy Mays Culver Willie McCovey Jim Hart Dick Dietz Reds Ron Hunt Alex Johnson John Bench Tony Perez Mack Jones Chicago Cubs Philadelphia Phillies Pittsburgh Pirates New York Mets Atlanta Braves Los Angeles Dodgers Billy Williams Ferguson Jenkins Cubs Steve Blass Pirates Hank Aaron Braves George Stone

Also Mentioned on This Page

Dennis Brooks Andre Davignon Don Chaney John Unitas Baltimore Colts Dallas Cowboys United Press International Minnesota Boston California Fritz Peterson Linday McDaniel Ken McMullen Tim Cullen Washington Detroit Cleveland New Orleans Sonny Jurgensen NFL Los Angeles Rams Real Bart Starr Herb Adderley Bob Jeter Francis Winkler Roland Lakes Stan Hindman Don Meredith Cowboys Greg Landry Bill Munson Dallas Jurgensen Redskins Bears Pat Richter Gerry Allen Leroy Kelly Kelly Bill Glass Fran Tarkenton Joe Morrison Homer Jones ED Bowmaker Bill Looker Colonels Mauhs Lyndon Winooski Fair Haven Windsor Hartford Woodstock Poultney West Rutland Oakland Baltimore Phila L.A New York Houston L. Pet Sata the Vermont Bank ND Trust Company Dearborn Vermont Gas Utilgas Corp Main ST Gary Button Mer John Edwards Roger Maris Orlando Cepeda Maris Curt Flood Lou Brock Pleetway Adams Clothes
Search Courier

Search the Bennington Banner Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Bennington Banner?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication