srgb1965

AUDIO FILE

SABER DANCE

Recorded May, 1965

The World Open

JFK Kennnedy Stadium

Bridgeport CT

21 August 1965

Prelims

1. 86.75 Boston Crusaders

2. 85.58 Casper Troopers

3. 83.16 St Raphaels Buccaneers

4. 81.56 St Kevins Emerald Knights

5. 80.75 Magnificent Yankees

6. 80.08 Bpt PAL Cadets

7. 79.15 Conn Royal Lancers

8. 76.83 Pittsfield Cavaliers

9. 74.41 Irondequoit Statesmen

10.73.45 OLPH Ridgemen

11. 73.16 St Josephs Patron Cadets

12. 72.28 Norwood Debonaires

13. 71.85 CMCC Warriors

14. 70.91 Milford Police Cadets

15. 68.13 St George Olympians

16. 66.78 Irwin Kingsmen

17. 66.26 St Patricks Imperials

18. 65.55 Belles of St Marys

19. 64.90 St Annes Loyalaires

20. 61.20 Poughkeepsie Pacers

21 54.83 St Aedens Cadets

22. 51.91 Vacationland Swhearts

23. 50.88 Royal Blue Angels

24. 49.00 St Ignatius Cadets

25. 48.73 Scarlet Knighst

26. 48.26 St Raphaels Marionettes

27. 43.48 Norwich Firettes

28. 40.85 Royal Highlanders

29. 40.03 Pittsfield Pom Poms

Finals:

1. 85.25 Casper Troopers

2. 84.26 Boston Crusaders

3. 80.63 St Raphaels Buccaneers

4. 79.85 St Kevins Emerald Knights

5. 77.68 Magnificent Yankees

6. 75.15 Conn Royal Lancers

7. 73.70 Bpt PAL Cadets

8. 68.03 OLPH Ridgemen

9. 63.15 Pittsfield Cavaliers

10. 61.61 Irondequoit Statesmen

April, 1965 As a curtain raiser to the fast approaching field competition

season, Brooklyn's St Roccos Cadets win the April "Class A" standstill

competition hosted by the Norwalk Hot Shots, while St. Raphael's

Musketeers out point the Marionettes win in the "B" category.

1. 85.65 St Roccos Cadets

2. 85.50 St Raphaels Buccaneers

3. 82.70 Bridgeport PAL Cadets

4. 77.00 Little Falls Cadets

1. 63.++ St Raphaels Musketeers

2. 52.++ St Raphaels Marionettes

After this show Joe Genero 'promoted'some 25 "Musketeers" to swell the

"Big Corps hornline to 40 and drum section to 16.

Drum Corps News

8 September 1965

DRUM CORPS COMMENTARY

by Harvey Berish

World Open Special

"BRIDGEPORT BUCCANEERS: Of St Raphaels Church pulled a sneak surprise in the Prelims (and Finals) by beating St Kevins...and their show this year is certainly an appealing one...and having watched Skipper, their drum major for many years I can sort of say I grew up with this corps...this is their best year, and I thought their ides and show a vast improvement...Dave Kwantz is the corps rudimental pirate bass drummer and he is a show in himself. The corps concert of "Saber Dance" is unbelievable as it has to be heard to be appreciated."

10 July 1965

Audobon NJ

1. 87.33 Blessed Sacrament

2. 84.33 St Raphaels Buccaneers

3. 80.65 Connecticut Royal Lancers

4. 77.33 Haddonfield Royaleers

5. 74.28 Newark Woodsiders

6. 66.20 Media Fawns

10 July 65

Patterson NJ

1. 78.88 Bridgeport PAL Cadets

2. 77.95 St Lucys Cadets

3. 73.68 Fairlawn Ploice Cadets

4. 60.48 Little Falls Cadets

THE 1965 FLEETWOOD WORLD OPEN RECORDIING.

Ray Samora & Dick Blake were recording the Finals of the 1965 World Open, while St. Raphael's Buccaneers
were performing, the Fleetwood recording machine "ceased to function". As a result, there was no recording
of St. Raphael's from the WO Finals. (They DID manage to fix the device, and were able to record the Casper
Troopers and Boston Crusaders).

A plan for St. Raphael's to do their show over fell apart, as the stadium custodians wanted the lights turned off
right after retreat. The recording of the Buccaneers, that DOES appear on the World Open 1965 albums, is
from the exhibition program, held in the very same stadium on opening night, May 25, 1965.