srgb1966

The World Open Championships

Lynn MA

20 Aurgust 1966

Finals:

1. 85.10 Boston Crusaders

2. 82.13 Casper Troopers

3. 80.07 IC Reveries

4. 79.42 St Marys Cardinals

5. 76.97 St Raphaels Buccaneers

6. 74.97 Blue Rock

7. 74.32 Cadets La Salle

8. 73.35 Millsdadt Crusaders

9. 70.05 Norwood Debonaires

10.66.50 Emerald Statesmen

11.65.65 St George Olympians

12.65.15 St Patricks Imperials

World Open Write Up

Drum Corps News 24 August 1966

St Raphaels Buccaneers feature a riflemen who held the interest of the fans in both prelims & finals with his high tosses and catches. As an additional touch, as the corps marches off Drum Major Skipper Galant takes the rifle and tosses it high into the air and over his back to it's owner.

Preliminaries:

Top 25 of 30 entered.

1. 84.83 Boston Crusaders

2. 84.73 Casper Troopers

3. 83.42 IC Reveries

4. 82.43 St Marys Cardinals

5. 81.25 St Raphaels Buccaneers

6. 80.82 Millsdadt Crusaders

7. 80.32 Blue Rock

8. 79.55 Cadets La Salle

9. 75.37 Norwood Debonaires

10. 74.50 St George Olympians

11. 74.20 St Patricks Imperials

12. 74.20 Emerald Statesmen

13. 73.07 York White Roses

14. 73.02 CMCC Warriors

15. 72.55 Shamrocks

16. 71.85 Springfield Targets

17. 71.55 Danvers Blue Angels

18. 70.90 Sacred Heart Crusaders

19. 68.95 St Marys Crusaders

20. 68.95 Poughkeepsie Vagabonds

21. 66.63 St Thomas Moore Cadets

22. 64.70 Joanettes

23. 64.60 Kingston Indians

24. 64.30 St Vincents Cadets (MA)

25. 62.90 St Francis Sancians

AUDIO FILES

CUANDO CUANDO

FAIREST OF THE FAIR

TRUMPET BLUES

TASTE OF HONEY

HOW THE WEST WAS WON

Wayne NJ

16 July 1966

1. 85.38 St Raphaels Buccaneers

2. 84.25 Blue Rock

3. 83.43 NY Kingsmen

4. 83.38 Garfield Cadets

5. 82.83 Conn Royal Lancers

6. 76.10 Lakeland Goldenaires

7. ++++ Kingston Indians

St Raphaels Parish would again sport three drum corps. The all male Buccaneers enlarged hornline would field a new set of 36 Getzen bugles, and new music from the pen of Joe Genero which included "Trumpet Blues" and "A Taste of Honey". Hurricane stick mentor Ray Ludee would come on board as drum instructor. The all girl Marionettes would enter their "Belles" guard in the Metro, enter "Class B" competation in the Yankee Circuit, and take delivery of a new set of uniforms. Bucc's "feeder unit" would stay very busy with parade appearances throughout the area.

Individuals from all the area units were quite busy, entering "indie" shows from Boston To Philly. St Raphaels Buccaneers brass quartet again "medaled" at the "SKEK" iniviatational as stickmen from the Bridgeport PAL Cadets, Royal Lancers and Stamfords Silver Falcons medaled at the Archer-Epler "National Open", and a couple of huge All American Associaton contests in Connecticut

St Raphaels Buccaneers appeared at the Drum Corps News "Evening With the Corps" concert, which had been moved to the Symphony Hall in Newark NJ from it's four year run at Carnagie Hall.