Wednesday, June 28, 2006

Chicago Cavs Sweep Junior Invitational

DCN June 19, 1963

TORONTO, ONT., June 8 - The visiting CAVALIERS of Park Ridge, Ill., captured the hearts of the audience and walked off with a solid first place at the Junior Invitational sponsored by the Optimists here tonight. In second, more than ten points behind, were the UDC Statesmen of Irondequoit, New York.

In addition to the six Corps competing, host Optimists, led by Jim McConkey with his injured arm in a sling, gave an exhibition of their 1963 routine and drew rave notices from an enthusiastic crowd.

The scores and Corps:
1. Cavaliers ............................. 82.75
2. UDC Statesmen ................... 71.9
3. St. Patrick's Cadets ............. 68.85
4. Scout House ....................... 66.15
5. Conqueror .......................... 61.8
6. Grenadiers de Shawinigan .. 61.35
(Scores courtesy of Hank Osborn)


1 Comments:

At 10:57 AM, July 09, 2012, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Thanks for posting this article, I marced that show in The Cavaliers and we were treated like visiting royalty..The Optimists were a CLASS ACT
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