August 15, 1962
Minneapolis, MN
VFW Nationals Prelims

1.  89.05   Cavaliers            
2.  88.525  Royal Airs            
3.  87.775  Blessed Sac.        
4.  87.35   Garfield                
5.  85.725 Norwood Park      
6.  84.8     Madison                  
7.  84.7     St. Kevin's            
8.  84.05   Kilties                    
9.  84       Cambridge Cabs  
10. 83.55  Black Knights      
11. 83.15  Cardinals              
12. 82.75  Racine Scouts      
13. 82.35  St. Raphael's        
14. 80.1    Phantom Regiment  
15. 80       Purple Knights    
16. 79.67  Sky Ryders          
17. 79.5    Skokie Vanguard
18. 77.825 St. Joe/Batavia    
19. 76.45   Miami Vanguard  
20. 75.8     St. Matthias          
21. 75.1     St. Paul Scouts    
22. 74.9     Blue Rock            
23. 74.9     Golden Eagles-Mi
24. 74.15    Presidents            
25. 73.7     Troopers                
26. 72.9     Morton Grove      
27. 71.9     Austin Lancers      
28. 70.3     Marion Cadets      
29. 69.85   Maple City Cadets  
30. 69.15   Ridley Park          
31. 66.9     Royal Emperors  
32. 65.2     Custer's Brigade  
33. 64.15   Royal Guard        
34. 54.45   Ascension-MN      



The 1962 Buccaneers would make their second foray into "Nationals"
competition with a trip to Minneapolis Minnesota for the VFW's
Championships. The contra bass bugle would make it's debut in
62 and St. Raphael's Dennis Banks would be one of the first
hornplayers (and the first in Connecticut) to use it. He would be
joined by two from the Garfield Cadets, and one each from the
Hawthorne Cabaleros and USAF drum corps as "Firsts" in the
nation. The musical  program includes "Grenada", "He", "Green
Eyes"," Jamaica" and Beyond the Sea.










July 14, 1962   Bridgeport, CT
American Legion
State Championships

Scores:
1. 81.655  St. Raphael's        
2. 79.762  PAL-Bridgeport    
3. 78.553  St. Ann'sLoyal.  
3. 78.553  St. Ann'sLoyal.  




 The newly launched Drum Corps News drum corps tabloid hosted several drum
corps winter standstill contests and the inaugural Carnagie Hall drum corps
concert: "Evening With the Corps". The first event was a show in Boston MA at
the Boston Garden 26 January (that's right, January). It was the first of a
"double eliminator" to select eight finalist corps for the "Eastern States Finals"
to be held in New Haven Connecticut.
Scores:
1. 93.46 Cambridge Caballeros
2. 93.40 St Kevins Emerald Knights
3. 89.70 I.C. Reveries
4. 85.40 St Raphaels Buccaneers (1 pt pen)
5. 85.20 Holy Trinity Cadets (1 pt pen)
6. 83.90 St Annes Loyalaires
7. 83.50 Andrews Sabers
8. 74.00 Milford Spartans
Exibitions provided by the Hawthorne Caballeros & Somerville Thunderbirds






August 11, 1962   Racine,WI

Scores:
1. 79.8   Madison            
2 .78      Racine Kiltie      
3. 73.6   St. Joe/Batavia  
4. 72.7   St. Raphael's      
5. 68.8   St. Matthias        
6. 61.1   Thunderbolts      
7. 58.8   Marion Cadets    
8. 57.5   Maple City  







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