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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Feb 25, 1967

Page

6

Spring Training Notes Highlight Mixed Cards and Reds

In Cocoa Florida the Astros plan their first intrasquad with regulars. Reds and Tigers show unsigned holdouts and signings as spring drills begin. Cardinals and Senators provide updates on absences and signings while Braves coach projects a 20 win season for Denny Lemaster.

Cocoa Joe Morgan Reds Tampa, Fla Lemaster West Palm Beach, Fla UPI Atlanta Braves Whitlow Wyatt Denny Lemaster Wyatt

Victory Camp Wins Yonkers Feature in Fast 2 05

Victory Camp driven by Al Burton sped to a 2 05 mile at Yonkers Raceway the fastest trot of the meeting. The horse led from the quarter and finished a nose ahead of Sis Bomb with Lone Tree Ace 1 5 lengths back. Crowd 18 972. exacta $9 60. Victory Camp pays 5 20 3 60 3 09. Owned by James Monett and John McCambridge of NYC.

Yonkers N.Y UPI Victory Camp al Burton Sis Bomb Lone Tree Ace James Monett John McCambridge New York City Dapper Grattan S James David R

Ripprowam Routs Norwalk to Take FC IAC Title

Ripprowom Warriors finished an 71 48 victory over Norwalk High to claim the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference championship. Tom McCracklin scored 36 points and Tom Wilson added 21 as Ripprowom built a large first half lead and maintained control. Norwalk, 16-5, was led by Gary Boland with 13 points, while Jim Burey was sidelined with a back strain.

Norwalk Rippawam Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference FCIAC Norwalk High School Brien McMahon Warriors Tom McCracklin Tom Wilson Rippowam Gary Boland Green Wave Wilson Rippowum Stamford Jim Burey tAcCrocklin Boland Alter O'Maley Ctklin Cook Kohler Torlon Soble W.pailler Railler fAnnby Rising Grant Good

Yale Rout Harvard 100-75 In Ivy Clash

Yale surged from a 19-13 deficit to a 15-1 run and beat Harvard 100-75 in New Haven. Rick Johnson and Ed Goldstone led with 30 and 21 points as Yale improved to 12-7 overall and 9-3 in the Ivy. Harvard fell to 2-10 Ivy and 14-? overall.

New Haven Yale Harvard Elis Rick Johnson Ed Goldstone Barth Royer Bob Kanuth

Fairfield Old Timers Set Thursday Meeting

The Fairfield Old Timers club will meet Thursday at 8 p.m. at the Wakeman Memorial club to arrange nominating new officers. The officer election will occur at the April gathering which will also be the club's Sports night.

Fairfield Old Timers Club Wakeman Memorial Club Me Club

Stags Face Pirates in New Haven Rivalry Opener

Fairfield hosts East Carolina in New Haven at 8 15 p m with Dan Pasquariello leading the Pirates 16 8 season scoring and Ken Sabo supporting on the front line Fairfield seeks a third win in four games after recent victories over Stonehill Bridgeport and a bid to finish strong against St Francis Assumption and Worcester.

East Carolina College Dan Pasquariello Fairfield University New Haven Arena Stags Stonehill Bridgeport Fairfield Boston College Georgetown New Haven East Carolina Tom Quinn Newberry High Point Pasquariello Paterson N.J East High School Greenville N.C Carolina Ken Sabo Youngstown Ohio Vince Colbert Utah Gerry Smith Purple Knights Art Kenney Sabo Bill Jones Charlie Phillips Cocaptain Bill Pritz Larry China Pritz Notre Dame Kenney Jones Phillips Bill Boyd Sol Crenshaw St. Francis of Loretta Stag Gymnasium Worcester Mass Assumption Frank Magaletta White Plains N.Y Lou Saccone St. Thomas More Colchester Magaletta Stepinac

Yale Sports Slate Highlights Varsity and Freshman Lineups

Yale schedule lists basketball, squash, wrestling, swimming, polo, hockey, track and more at Payne Whitney Gym and Cambridge venues. Matchups include Dartmouth, Princeton, Harvard, Andover, and Virginia with times ranging from 1 p.m. to 8:32 p.m. on listed days.

Dartmouth Payne Whitney Ailford Academy Princeton Naketone Payne Andover Molverady Virginia Armory Harvard Cambridge Freshepern Hanover

Ivy Leaders Vie Tonight Princeton Crushes Columbia

Princeton and Cornell routed Ivy rivals in strong showings. Joe Heiser scored 21 as Princeton beat Columbia 97 to 45, while Cornell overwhelmed Penn 101 to 81 to move to 11 1 in the league and 18 4 overall.

Princeton UPI Joe Heiser Columbia Tigers Cornell Bill Ames Oppotamity Helser Oema Vlaltrs Gnamt Thmid Thoms Horriw Witcek Hamer Grnacs Brown Hitmn Dodd Lehna Netz van Adler Arms Roch Sk.bra Chsini Florml Ooo Q Pajch Borger Halfjime Walaczek

Chiefs Meet Meriden Titans In Open Playoff Clash

The Paramount Chiefs face the Meriden AGC Titans tonight at 8 in Platt High School gym as the New England Basketball Association opens its playoff. Waterbury plays East Hartford in the other game with the winners advancing to meet league champ Terryville in a best-of-three final. Chiefs starters include Chuck Curtis and Art Young as forwards, Bill Jones at center, and John DiMaggio with Mike Branch at guard.

Paramount Chiefs Meriden AGC Titans Platt High School New England Basketball Association Waterbury East Hartford Twp Terryville Chiefs Chuck Curtis Art Young Bill Jones John DiMaggio Mike Branch Dick Jackson Todd Linley

Our Saviour Clouts Christ the King 98-49

Our Saviour defeated Christ the King 98 to 49 in a Thruway League game in Southport. The Bronx team improved to 16-2, while Christ the King fell to 5-12. The junior varsity also won 67-46 despite Bill Morris scoring 18.

Our Saviour Bronx Christ the King Southport Kingsmen Bill Morris GEP Wingate Erry Wallace

Pistons edge Lakers 102 101 on Miles late hoops

Eddie Miles scored two crucial jump shots in the final minutes to lift the Detroit Pistons to a 102 101 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. Detroit moved within 9 games of third place in the Western Division playoff race as Elgin Baylor and Jerry West led LA.

Detroit UPI Eddie Miles Detroit Pistons Los Angeles Lakers Pistons Lakers Miles Elgin Baylor Baylor Jerry West Les Ana Bing Touls Delran Los Angeles

College Basketball Scores From Various Matchups

A compiled list shows multiple college games with varied results including Yale 180 Har vard 75 and Harvard Frosh 54, Princeton 7 Columbus 45, Penn at Hunter 45, Boston College 103 Georgetown 91, Vermont 70 Boston A and F zijn Middlebury 72, Colgate 78 Buffalo 36, Samford 81 VMAT 71, Gannon 84 Parsons 75, Saint Francis Maine 74 Robson Institute 63, Knox 82 Tusculum 41, Knox 78 Coe 82, NAIA tournament first round Boston State 45 Quinnipiac 4.

Yole Harvard Princeton Columbus Penn Hunter Brooklyn College Boston College Georgetown D.C Monterory State Newark State New York Tech Beatley St Francis Me Robson Institute Vermont Boston Norwich Middlebury Colgate Buffalo Brown Dartmouth Samford VMAT Guilford Elon Hawthorne New Hamp Accounting Af CONY Queens N.Y Proto Institute N.Y. Maritime Acad Villanava Memphis State Beloit Monmouth Gannon Parsons Bethany W. Va Allegheny Pace Stony Brook North Dakola State South Dakota Knox Coe Tusculum Boston State Quinnipiac State Bryantes

Lorenzen, Yarbrough Win Two Daytona 100 Mile Races

Fred Lorenzen won the two 100 mile events at Daytona after running out of gas late in the second race, setting a 100 mile speed record. Lee Roy Yarbrough surged past rivals late in the first race to claim victory, with A J Foyt and Paul Goldsmith in close pursuit. Curtis Turner led qualifying with 180.831 mph as 35,000 watched on a sunny day ahead of Sunday’s $200,000 Daytona 500.

Lee Roy Yarbrough Columbia So. Cal Daytona Beach A. J. Foyt Houston Paul Goldsmith Munster Ind Fla UPI Fred Lorenzen Lorenzen Elmhurst Daytona Raceway Darel Dierpser Charlotte N.C Caleb Yarborough Junior Johnson Yarbrough S.C Richard Petty Randleman

Norwalk Tech Beats UConn Hartford for Second in Conference

Norwalk Tech defeated the Hartford branch of the University of Connecticut 90 to 82 to secure second place in the Connecticut Small College conference with a 9 1 league record. Clint Boye led with 24 points while Harry Mautte and Bill Stockell pulled in 27 and 20 rebounds to pace the winners.

Hartford Norwalk Tech University of Connecticut Norwalk Post Junior College Clint Baye Harry Mautte Bill Stockell Hartford-Uconn GE Stockell Osowski Orinchock Boye Fagan Staron Dolev Staley Hirsehorn Surina Powell

Hockey Scores From National American and Eastern Leagues

Hockey results show Baltimore beating Hershey 4 to 2 and Cleveland tying Pittsburgh 1 1. Buffalo beat an opponent 2 to 0 as the only game listed. In the Eastern League New Jersey defeated Long Island 4 to 1 while Charlotts beat Knoxville 5 to 2 and Johnstown routed Clinton 8 to 4.

Baltimore Hershey Cleveland Pittsburgh Rochester Buffalo New Jersey Long Island Charlotts Knoxville Johnstown Clinton

Pro Basketball Scores Card Shows Wide NBA Results

Philadelphia defeated Ballimore 149 to 8, Detroit posted 102 while Los Angeles scored 10 in a chaotic scorecard.

Philadelphia Ballimore Detroit Los Angeles

Brakettes V Create Test With Surfside Mermaids

The Brakettes meet the Surfside Mermaids tonight at 7 in the Regional AAU tournament at Archbishop Shehan Center as the Brakettes chase their 15th straight win. Five afternoon games open the single elimination format with two more Sunday finals in the championship and consolation divisions.

Raybestos Brakettes AAU Spa Archbishop Shehan Center Surfside Mermaids Fairfield Joan Joyce New England Joyce Donna LoPiano Brakattes Raybestos Brenda Reilly Ann DeLuca Martie Whitehead Willie Roze Liane Wynns Fe Riccio Kathy Re's Marie Heady Shirley Lambert Sandra Eriksson Patricia Small Christina Klaus Barbara Underhill Sally Kraska Jackie Palmer Sharon Weaver Chris Silillio Maryann Cappiello New York Chuckles Carlos Gems Springfield Mass Breevoit A.C New York City Providence Gallup New Mexico Gann’s Department Store Carroll's Sports Shop Rotary Travel Agency of Stratford

Wilt Chamberlain Greer spark 76ers past Bullets in high scoring win

Wilt Chamberlain and Hal Greer combined for 78 points as the Philadelphia 76ers overwhelmed the Baltimore Bullets 149 to 118. Chamberlain hit all 18 field goal attempts, matching an NBA record with 42 points and 30 rebounds, while Greer added 36 with sharp outside shooting. The victory, Philadelphia’s fifth straight, kept their pace atop the East and left them with five wins to match the league single season record for victories with 15 games remaining.

Pittsburgh UPI Wilt Chamberlain Hal Greer Philadelphia 7&Ers Baltimore Bullets Chamberlain National Basketball Association Wilt Greer 76Ers Ray Scott Philadelphia 79Ers NBA Baltimore Goet Jcksn Walker S Scott Chmbdin Ellis Lughry Jones YS Broil Morin Cunghm Egan Guokes Worley

Detroit Tigers look for comeback season with mixed hopes

Baseball notes assess Detroit Tigers 1966 pitching and hitting. Aguirre Sparma must rebound. Earl Wilson returns for full season after 13-6 2.59 era with Tigers. Offense centers on Cash Horton Kaline and Northrup with strong power and run production amid debuting bench depth. Manager Dressen’s death cited as morale impact. prediction calls for a tough but not strong year.

Sandy Padwe Dave Wickersham Bulpen Fred Gladding Orlando Pena Larry Sherry Johnny Podres Binfield Norm Cash Jerry Lumpe Jake Wood Dick McAuliffe Don Wert Willie Horton al Kalirie Jim Northrup Mickey Stanley Bill Freehan Orlando McFarlane Gates Brown Stanley Dick Tracewski Ray Oyler Aguirre Sparma Charley Dressen

Rousseau Suspended for Two Games by NHL President

Bobby Rousseau of the Montreal Canadiens was suspended for two games by NHL president Clarence Campbell for elbowing a referee near the Boston Bruins game last Thursday. Rousseau admitted brushing the official but denied heavy contact, while Toe Blake accompanied him at the hearing. Campbell rejected provocations as excuses for striking the referee.

Montreal UPI Bobby Rousseau Montreal Canadiens NHL Clarence Campbell Boston Bruins Art Skov Rousseau Boston INHL Toe Blake Brush Campbell Mente

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