Benhi and Bennington Catholic Open Grid Seasons
Benhi and Bennington Catholic start their 1964 grid seasons facing Mt St Joseph and Brattleboro opponents as Benhi replaces key players. Coach Art Gage hopes for a cohesive unit despite heavy competition and limited returning varsity experience. Mounties visit after last year's 20-0 Benhi loss. season hinges on injuries, luck, and team unity.
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Bennington
Brattleboro
Bennington Catholic High School
Vermont
Bendi
Brad Stevens
Stevens
Benhi Powers House
St. Joseph
MSJ
Art Gage
Benki
Baldwin
Bump
Betts
Burchess
Gage
Mounties
Doug Watkin
Cats
Watkin
Bennington Catholic
BC Hosts Syracuse Saturday In Tough College Grid Opener
Boston College opens 1964 football schedule at Alumni Stadium against Syracuse, with strong early season testing and quarterback competition shaping prep. Also noted are Massachusetts hosting Maine, and other New England programs starting weekend scrimmages and night games as season begins.
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Syracuse
Boston
UPD
New England
Boston College
Alumni Stadium
Massachusetts
University of Maine
Walley Mable
Jim Miller
Larry Mazzetti
Ed Foley
Jack Concannon
Yankee
Amherst
Maine
Dick DeVarney
Redmen
Jerry Whelchel
Vic Fusia
Northeastern
Bill Brownell
Paul Garrison
Frank Bailey
BCHS
Chip Landry
Bert Stafford
Denny Stemp
Armand Parnaude
Bill Marsh
Pete Tocci
Ernie Murray
Joe Krawczyk
Dan Tocci
John Burnham
Walt Morrissey
BCHL
Barry Griffin
Tom Moore
George Hoyt
Pate Naude
Walt Morsrissey
Vermont Gridiron Front Runners Face Brattleboro Test
In Vermont conference prep, Brattleboro and Burlington High School teams eye a 1:30 start for all league games. Coach Distasio notes Brattleboro’s sharp squad, while BCHS fields a deep list of linemen and backs for the Alumni field showdown and season schedule includes Middlebury, Springfield, Rutland, Hartford, Windsor, and Brattleboro matches.
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MSJ
Middlebury
Springfield
Rutland
Hartford
Brattleboro
Windsor
BCHS
Golfers Get Rich Too Fast Says Former Masters Champ
Former Masters champion Henry Picard laments rising prize money dulling golfers’ hunger. He cites few exceptions among modern players and notes top earners may lose drive after wealth, praising Palmer and Hogan for enduring competitive fire and practice discipline.
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Cleveland
UPI
Henry Picard
Picard
U S Defeat British In Second Cup Race
In Newport Rhode Island the American defeated Britain in the second 12 meter America's Cup race. Constellation driven by Robert Bavier and Eric Ridder finished 20 minutes 32 seconds ahead of Sovereign, building a 2 1 3 mile margin over 24 miles. The series now stands 20 lead for the U S with more racing to come.
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R.I
Britain
Peter Scott
Hope
Constellation
Sovereign
Robert Bavier
Eric Ridder
Scott
United States
Collegiate football teams begin season with major matchups
The 1964 college football campaign opens with Navy led by Roger Staubach against Penn State, Texas facing Tulane, and Syracuse meeting Boston College. Other high profile games include Oklahoma over Maryland and Ole Miss over Memphis State, with Syracuse and Navy among early favorites and several key injuries noted at Penn State and Texas.
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Roger Staubach
Penn State
Texas
Tulane
Syracuse
Boston College
Nittany Lions
Midshipmen
Staubach
Pat Donnelly
Middies
Fred Marlin
Pete Liske
Lions
Gary Wydman
Wydeman
State
Duke Carlisle
Scott Appleton
Darrell Royal
Royal
Orangemen
Wally Mahle
Jim Nance
Boseton College
Jack Concannon
Oklahoma
Mississippi
Maryland
Memphis State
Ole Miss
Nebraska
Auburn
South Dakota
Rueburn
Jimmy Sidle
Houston
Citadel
Army
Buffalo
Boston University
SMU
Florida
Vanederbilt
Georgia Tech
Texas A&m
LSU
North Carolina State
North Carolina
West Virginia
Richmond
Duke
South Carolina
Wake Forest
Virginia
Detroit
Kentucky
TCU
Kansas
Oregon State
Northwestern
Kansas State
Wisconsin
Montana State
Wichita
Mississippi State
Texas Tech
Ohio University
West
Mantle Joins 2000 Hitters as Yankees Reach AL Lead
The Yankees beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2 to move into first place in the AL. Mantle collected three hits including a two run homer reaching 2000 career hits, while Maris added three hits as Stottlemyre earned the win. The Phillies also defeated the Dodgers 4-3 to widen their NL lead to six games.
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Yanks
Mantle
Yankees
Wfursh
Loseles
New York
Orioles
White Sox
Baltimore
Chicago
Roger Maris
Mel Stottlemyre
Roland Sheldon
Stottlemyre
Philadelphia Phillies
Los Angeles Dodgers
Cincinnati
Phils
Maury Wills
Oilers Welcome Cannon in Strange Homecoming Encounter
Billy Cannon leads the Oakland Raiders into Houston for a Saturday night clash with the Oilers. Once a star for Houston, Cannon helped the AFL grow and guided the Oilers to the 1960 championship before hamstring injuries and a trade. The NFL also has the Lions at the Rams in a Western Division tilt after season openers. Houston is a three point favorite over Oakland, while Detroit is favored over Los Angeles in the Coliseum debut.
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Billy Cannon
Oakland Raiders
Houston
Oilers
Cannon
Louisiana State
National Football League
Detroit Lions
Los Angeles
Rams
Oakland
Detroit
Los Angeles Coliseum
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