* 1960 *

Preview of Champions
May 29, 1960

Jersey City, New Jersey

  1 Hawthorne Caballeros 86.90
  2 Skyliners 86.40
  3 Archer-Epler Musketeers 85.65
  4 Reilly Raiders 84.85
  5 Reading Buccaneers 83.15

 

Music in Motion
June 18, 1960

New Haven, Connecticut

  1 Hawthorne Caballeros 89.67
  2 New York Skyliners 89.54
  3 Reilly Raiders 85.48
  4 Interstatesmen 80.73
  5 Connecticut Yankees 74.25
  6 Reading Buccaneers 66.87

 

Out of the Spotlight
July, 1960

New Rochelle, New York

  1 Carver Gay Blades 71.80
  2 Sunrisers 70.23
  3 Springfield Marksmen 68.81
  4 Bristol Musketeers 62.98
  5 Peabody Clippers 55.83
  6 Troopers 52.80

2nd Cavalcade of Champions
September 10, 1960

Knox Field - Johnstown, New York

  1 Young Post Skyliners 86.75
  2 Lt. Norman Prince 86.13
  3 Archer-Epler Musketeers 85.48
  4 Syracuse Brigadiers 84.85
  5 Geneva Appleknockers 79.66

 

Northeastern Circuit Championship
September ?, 1960

Agawam, Massachusetts

  1 Carver Gay Blades 85.63
  2 Interstatesmen 85.42
  3 Amboy Dukes 84.75
  4 Marksmen 83.16
  5 Hurricanes 80.31
  6 Pt. Ewen Col. Cavaliers 78.37
  7 Sunrisers 75.95
  8 Fitchburg Kingsmen 73.80

 

* 1961 *

Senior Show
Date

Hamilton, Ontario

  1 Guelph Royalaires 79.640
  2 Archer-Epler Musketeers 79.485
  3 Marching Ambassadors 76.345
  4 Niagara Militaires 74.770
  5 Rochester Grey Knights 74.175

 

11th Copper City Pageant of Drums
August 5, 1961

RFA Stadium - Rome, New York

  1 Irondequoit Crusaders 85.85
  2 Syracuse Brigadiers 84.65
  3 Interstatesmen 78.00
  4 Geneva Appleknockers 76.90
  5 Militaires 73.80

 

Cavalcade of Champions
August 12, 1961

Bucknell Stadium - Lewisburg, Pennsylvania

  1 Hawthorne Caballeros 88.00
  2 New York Skyliners 86.95
  3 Reading Buccaneers 84.45
  4 Archer-Epler Musketeers 84.00
  5 Guelph Royalaires 82.30
  6 Reilly Raiders 81.60
  7 Preston Scout House 79.35

 

3rd Annual Music in Motion
August 19, 1961

MacArthur Stadium - Syracuse, New York

  1 Irondequoit Crusaders 86.10
  2 Guelph Royalaires 85.45
  3 Syracuse Brigadiers 85.40
  4 Geneva Appleknockers 81.80
  5 Militaires 78.90

 

3rd Annual Cavalcade of Champions
August 26, 1961

Knox Field - Johnstown, New York

  1 Hawthorne Caballeros 90.95
  2 Reia Post Skyliners 89.40
  3 Lt. Norman Prince 87.01
  4 Irondequoit Crusaders 86.45
  5 Geneva Appleknockers 81.15

 

Northeastern Circuit Championship
1961

Riverside Park - Agawam, Massachusetts

Finals

  1 Springfield Marksmen 84.71
  2 Connecticut Hurricanes 84.16
  3 Carver Gay Blades 83.28
  4 Port Ewen Criterions 82.77
  5 Amboy Dukes 82.10
  6 Connecticut Yankees 81.66
  7 Long Island Sunrisers 76.20
  8 Torrington Vagabonds 75.89

Prelims

  1 Springfield Marksmen 86.30
  2 Connecticut Hurricanes 86.26
  3 Port Ewen Criterions 86.03
  4 Carver Gay Blades 85.69
  5 Connecticut Yankees 85.08
  6 Amboy Dukes 84.05
  7 Torrington Vagabonds 81.98
  8 Long Island Sunrisers 80.76

 

* 1962 *

Preview of Champions
June 3, 1962

Jersey City, New Jersey

  1 Hawthorne Caballeros 86.300
  2 New York Skyliners 83.816
  3 Archer-Epler Musketeers 82.500
  4 Reading Buccaneers 81.700
  5 Canadian Royalaires 76.600

 

Hershey Show
June 9, 1962

Hershey, Pennsylvania

  1 Reading Buccaneers 86.761
  2 Yankee Rebels 85.523
  3 Archer-Epler Musketeers 85.226
  4 New York Skyliners 85.088
  5 Perth Amboy Dukes 80.705

 

12th Copper City Drum Pageant
June 9, 1962

RFA Stadium - Rome, New York

  1 Interstatesmen 78.30
  2 Reilly Raiders 76.80
  3 Irondequoit Crusaders 76.40
  4 Bonnie-Scots 65.35
  5 Black Knights 58.20

 

Music in Motion
June 16, 1962

New Haven, Connecticut

  1 Hawthorne Caballeros 86.90
  2 Interstatesmen 82.90
  3 Yankee Rebels 82.40
  4 Springfield Marksmen 80.30
  5 Connecticut Yankees 76.70

 

14th Annual Tournament of Drums
June 30, 1962

Aquinas Stadium - Rochester, New York

  1 Interstatesmen 80.80
  2 Guelph Royalaires 74.40
  3 Springfield Marksmen 73.80
  4 Carver Gay Blades 65.25
  5 Les Troubadours 56.65

 

Drum Corps on Parade
June 30, 1962

Milford, Connecticut

  1 New York Skyliners 87.40
  2 Reading Buccaneers 83.08
  3 Reilly Raiders 82.10
  4 Archer-Epler Musketeers 80.94
  5 Yankee Rebels 80.14

 

15th Annual Pageant of the Drum
July 7, 1962

Syracuse, New York

  1 Interstatesmen 82.05
  2 Musketeers 77.15
  3 Reilly Raiders 75.60
  4 Grey Knights 75.40

High Horns: Interstatesmen
High Drums: Interstatesmen

 

Parade of Champions
July 14, 1962

Gator Bowl - Jacksonville, Florida

  1 Miami Goldcoasters 91.06
  2 Greenville Rebeleers 64.50
  3 Gastonia Rambling Rebels 63.50

Juniors

  1 Miami Vanguards 90.595
  2 Greenville Presidents 86.425
  3 Emerald Buccaneers 74.700
  4 St. Mary's Cadets 71.100
  5 Miami Grenadiers 66.200

 

Capital Mardi Gras of Champions
July 14, 1962

Albany, New York

  1 Connecticut Hurricanes 85.793
  2 New York Skyliners 85.436
  3 Lt Norman Princemen 82.900
  4 Springfield Marksmen 82.770
  5 Carver Gay Blades 79.946

 

March of Champions
July 21, 1962

Baltimore, Maryland

  1 Hawthorne Caballeros 87.816
  2 Connecticut Hurricanes 85.683
  3 Archer-Epler Musketeers 85.650
  4 New York Skyliners 85.266
  5 Reading Buccaneers 85.183

 

3rd Annual Matador Review
July 21, 1962

Jenman Field - Cortland, New York

  1 Interstatesmen 82.80
  2 Irondequoit Crusaders 81.20
  3 Fulton Gauchos 61.70
  4 Les Troubadours 58.00

 

Connecticut American Legion State Championships
July 29, 1962

Waterbury, Connecticut

  1 Connecticut Yankees 80.530
  2 Bridgeport Troopers 79.233
  3 Torrington Vagabonds 76.018

Juniors

  1 St. Raphael's Buccaneers 81.655
  2 Bridgeport PAL Cadets 79.233
  3 St. Anne's Loyalaires 76.018

 

Legion Tournament of Drums
August 4, 1962

Waverly, New York

  1 Yankee Rebels 84.51
  2 Reilly Raiders 82.84
  3 New York Skyliners 81.87
  4 Guelph Royalaires 81.00
  5 Rhode Island Matadors 72.50

 

New York-Canadian Championships
August 4, 1962

Rochester, New York

Seniors

  1 Irondequoit Crusaders 86.20
  2 Rochester Grey Knights 80.70
  3 Jesters 78.90
  4 Viscounts 67.45
  5 Flying Dutchmen 62.15
  6 Les Troubadors 62.00

Juniors

  1 Toronto Optimists 86.30
  2 St. Joes of Batavia 80.55
  3 De La Salle 79.20
  4 Rochester Statesmen 76.35

 

NYS American Legion State Championships
August 10, 1962

New York City, New York

  1 New York Skyiners 86.73
  2 Troy Interstatesmen 84.48
  3 New Rochelle Wanderers 68.61

Juniors

  1 Our Lady of Loretto Knights 84.41
  2 Selden Cadets 81.75
  3 Floyd Bennett Golden Eagles 75.93
  4 Frankfort Starlighters 75.55
  5 St. Rocco's Cadets 73.80
  6 Magnificent Yankees 73.33
  7 Bronx Kingsmen 72.35
  8 OLPH Ridgemen 69.23
  9 St. Catherine's Marionettes 68.98
10 Staten Island Lawmen 62.50

Note: Sunrisers and St. Catherine's Queensmen were DQ'd for marching the parade in street clothes because of rain.

 

Cavalcade of Champions
August 11, 1962

Lewisburg, Pennsylvania

  1 Hawthorne Caballeros 88.02
  2 Reading Buccaneers 84.95
  3 Archer-Epler Musketeers 84.55
  4 Reilly Raiders 83.73
  5 Pittsburgh Rockets *DQ
* Field initially lined at 110 yards
Rockets penalized for not crossing erroneous Finish Line
Field error correct after their show

 

Senior Show
August 18, 1962

Waterbury, Connecticut

  1 Caballeros 87.693
  2 Hurricanes 85.825
  3 Interstatesmen ??.??
  4 Marksmen 80.670
  5 Gay Blades 78.833

Exhibition: St. Anns Loyalaires of Bridgeport, CT.

 

Sound of Music
August 18, 1962

New Bedford, Massachusetts

  1 Torrington Vagabonds 78.816
  2 Hamburg Kingsmen 78.776
  3 New Rochelle Wanderers 78.066
  4 Bath Buccaneers 74.166
  5 Somerville Thunderbirds 71.933

 

Senior Show
August 25, 1962

Milford, Connecticut

  1 Hurricanes 86.216
  2 Carver Gay Blades 81.133
  3 Sunrisers 78.833
  4 Vagabonds 74.566
  5 Wanderers 71.366
  6 Stateliners 68.050

 

Music In Motion
August 25, 1962

Doylestown, Pennsylvania

  1 Criterions 76.60
  2 Whippany Colonials 76.03
  3 Jersey Devils 74.67
  4 Bangor Yellow Jackets 73.452
  5 Milton Keystoners 64.77
  6 Hershey Chocolatiers 64.25

 

Starlite Spectacular
September 1, 1962

Galt, Ontario

  1 Guelph Royalaires 86.30
  2 Militaires 81.15
  3 Jesters 80.40
  4 Marching Ambassadors 77.25
  5 Flying Dutchmen 72.60

 

11th Annual Mardi Gras of Champions
September 1, 1962

Pittsfield, Massachusetts

  1 Hawthorne Caballeros 85.650
  2 Yankee Rebels 80.550
  3 New York Skyliners 80.200
  4 Irondequoit Crusaders 76.120
  5 Rochester Grey Knights 73.550

 

Northeastern Circuit Championships
September 2, 1962

Agawam, Massachusetts

Finals:

  1 Connecticut Hurricanes 87.313
  2 Amboy Dukes 84.026
  3 Marksmen 82.753
  4 Carver Gay Blades 82.430
  5 Criterions 79.183
  6 Connecticut Yankees 76.263
  7 Jersey Devils 74.726
  8 Sunrisers 74.580

 

Prelims:

  1 Connecticut Hurricanes 86.750
  2 Marksmen 84.766
  3 Amboy Dukes 84.533
  4 Carver Gay Blades 84.050
  5 Criterions 83.183
  6 Connecticut Yankees 82.366
  7 Jersey Devils 81.883
  8 Sunrisers 79.583
  9 Vagabonds 78.683
10 Thunderbirds 77.866
11 Kingsmen 77.116
12 Jolly Whalers 77.016
13 Wanderers 74.983
14 Buccaneers 72.566
15 Stateliners 71.733

 

4th Annual Music in Motion
September 2, 1962

Syracuse, New York

  1 Hawthorne Caballeros 83.15
  2 Irondequoit Crusaders 78.60
  3 Guelph Royalaires 75.80
  4 Niagara Militaires 74.65
  5 Geneva Appleknockers 72.10

 

Warren Spectacle of Music
September 3, 1962

Warren, Pennsylvania

  1 Pittsburgh Rockets 84.90
  2 Geneva Appleknockers 80.20
  3 Militaires 78.75
  4 Hamburg Kingsmen 78.07
  5 Westmoreland Esquires 77.60

 

4th Annual Cavalcade of Champions
September 8, 1962

Knox Field - Johnstown, New York

  1 New York Skyliners 88.376
  2 Reading Buccaneers 86.810
  3 Springfield Marksmen 83.703
  4 Interstatesmen 83.606
  5 Grey Knights 82.040
  6 Hamburg Kingsmen 76.123

Senior Show
September 29, 1962

Sommerville, Massachusetts

  1 Troy Interstatesmen 79.83
  2 New York Skyliners 79.10
  3 Springfield Marksmen 75.61
  4 Hamburg Kingsmen 67.00
  5 Erie Thunderbirds 66.80

 

* 1963 *

2nd Annual Symphony in Brass Standstill
April 6, 1963

Onondaga County War Memorial - Syracuse, New York

  1 Interstatesmen 88.30
  2 Irondequoit Crusaders 86.00
  3 Fulton Gauchos 82.90
  4 Guelph Royalaires 82.30

 

Spectacle in Brass
May 18, 1963

Plymouth, Pennsylvania

  1 Reading Buccaneers 81.110
  2 Yankee Rebels 80.996
  3 Archer-Epler Musketeers 80.230
  4 Pittsburgh Rockets 75.523
  5 Irondequoit Crusaders 74.750

 

1st Senior Invitational
May 25, 1963

Phillipsburg, New Jersey

  1 Yankee Rebels 93.11
  2 Archer-Epler Musketeers 89.90
  3 Reading Buccaneers 82.73
  4 Geneva Appleknockers 76.28
  5 Les Troubadours 68.68
  6 Yellow Jackets 66.98

 

7th Annual Preview of Champions
May 26, 1963

Jersey City, New Jersey

  1 Hawthorne Caballeros 85.820
  2 New York Skyliners 85.566
  3 Reading Buccaneers 83.233
  4 Archer-Epler Musketeers 81.333
  5 Les Diplomates 73.280

Juniors

  1 Blessed Sacrament 82.883
  2 Garfield Cadets 82.258
  3 St. Joseph's Batavia 78.516
  4 Toronto Optimists 74.500
  5 Les Grenadiers 57.050

 

12th Annual St. Joseph's Competition
June 8, 1963

Batavia, New York

  1 Syracuse Brigadiers 78.25
  2 Irondequoit Crusaders 77.40
  3 Geneva Appleknockers 73.60
  4 Guelph Royalaires 69.80
  5 Albion Grenadiers 58.65

 

28th Annual Parade of Champions
June 15, 1963

Longbrook Park - Stratford, Connecticut

  1 Archer-Epler Musketeers 83.866
  2 Pittsburgh Rockets 79.690
  3 Carver Gay Blades 77.916
  4 Sunrisers 77.016
  5 Lt. Norman Prince 75.783

 

5th Annual Tournament of Champions
June 15, 1963

Hershey, Pennsylvania

  1 Reading Buccaneers 86.283
  2 Geneva Appleknockers 81.266
  3 Grey Knights 78.700
  4 Les Troubadours 77.567
  5 Salamanca Black Knights 70.300

 

Cavalcade of Champions
June 15, 1963

Herkimer, New York

  1 New York Skyliners 85.866
  2 Syracuse Brigadiers 80.25
  3 Irondequoit Crusaders 79.666
  4 Interstatesmen (-1.0) 79.466
  5 Springfield Marksmen (-1.0) 75.583

 

Annual Cheese Festival
June 15, 1963

Plymouth, Wisconsin

  1 Boys of '76 67.40
  2 Flying Dutchmen 63.85
  3 Spirit of St. Louis 59.35
  4 Winfield-Scott Rebels 58.90
  5 Cornplanters 51.15

Juniors

  1 Custer's Brigade 49.85
  2 St. Alexis Vikings 37.10
  3 Norwood Park Cadets 19.95

 

Senior Show
June 18, 1963

Stratford, Connecticut

  1 Archer-Epler Musketeers 83.866
  2 Pittsburgh Rockets 79.690
  3 Carver Gay Blades 77.916
  4 Long Island Sunrisers 77.016
  5 Lt. Norman Prince 75.783

 

5th Annual Bandland Pageant
June 22, 1963

Kitchener, Ontario

  1 Guelph Royalaires 85.15
  2 Marching Ambassadors (T) 79.15
  2 Militaires (T) 79.15
  4 Jesters 77.60
  5 Genesseans 65.70
  6 Viscounts 64.85

 

Parade Of Drums
June 29, 1963

Kingston, Ontario

  1 Hamburg Kingsmen 79.95
  2 Fulton Gauchos 76.30
  3 Jesters 74.60
  4 Flying Dutchmen 69.30
  5 Viscounts 62.95

 

The Matadors' Review
June 29, 1963

Cortland, New York

  1 Interstatesmen 84.80
  2 Syracuse Brigadiers 84.00
  3 Irondequoit Crusaders 82.80
  4 Grey Knights 76.30
  5 Les Viscounts 68.40

 

3rd Annual Dream Corps on Parade
June 29, 1963

Milford, Connecticut

  1 Connecticut Hurricanes 83.786
  2 New York Skyliners 83.386
  3 Yankee Rebels 81.490
  4 Reading Buccaneers 79.193
  5 Archer-Epler Musketeers 78.990
  6 Guelph Royalaires 74.810

 

Northeastern Circuit Show
June 29, 1963

New Rochelle, New York

  1 Amboy Dukes 82.900
  2 Gay Blades (-2.0) 81.350
  3 Jersey Devils 76.416
  4 Connecticut Yankees 74.366
  5 New Bedford Whalers 72.680
  6 Vagabonds 72.130

 

20th Anniversary Festival of Music
June 29, 1963

Butler, Pennsylvania

  1 Westshoremen 78.40
  2 Sharpsburg Cadets 72.43
  3 Meadville Thunderbirds 71.36
  4 Westmoreland Esquires 68.66
  5 Warren Cornplanters 62.68
  6 Latrobe Colonials 60.63

 

Pennsylvania State Legion Contest
July 4, 1963

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

  1 Sunrisers 75.13
  2 Jersey Devils 69.83
  3 Keystoners 66.51
  4 Westshoremen 62.35

 

Pittsfield Firemen's Annual Muster
July 4, 1963

Wahconah Park - Pittsfield, Massachusetts

  1 Interstatesmen 79.45
  2 Marksmen (-2.5) 75.85
  3 Torrington Vagabonds 66.05
  4 Assumption of Chicopee 48.65

Juniors

  1 Boys Club Cavaliers 79.85
  2 Pittsfield Monarchs 68.30
  3 Pittsfield Imperials 62.25
  4 Troy Skyliners 47.10
  5 Berlin Bonnies 33.45

 

15th Annual Tournament of Drums
July 6, 1963

Rochester, New York

  1 Interstatesmen 82.85
  2 Syracuse Brigadiers 78.30
  3 Irondequoit Crusaders 75.45
  4 Guelph Royalaires 69.45
  5 Kingsmen 67.40

 

The Barnum Festival
July 6, 1963

Bridgeport, Connecticut

  1 New York Skyliners 84.808
  2 Hawthorne Caballeros 84.300
  3 Connecticut Hurricanes 82.033
  4 Yankee Rebels 80.766
  5 Geneva Appleknockers 74.533

Note: Caballeros' first loss since June 17, 1961

 

Pennsylvania VFW State Championships
July 12, 1963

Hershey, Pennsylvania

  1 Reading Buccaneers 87.340
  2 Westshoremen 80.017
  3 Keystoners 77.717
  4 Sharpsburg Cadets 75.667

Juniors

  1 Vassella Musketeers 82.860
  2 Ridley Park Rangers 80.007
  3 Chessmen 74.567
  4 York White Roses 72.247
  5 Media Fawns 72.120
  6 Rising Sun Cadets 65.567
  7 Levittown 65.193
  8 Coatesville 55.350

 

NYS American Legion Competition
July 13, 1963

Newark, New York

  1 Irondequoit Crusaders 86.20
  2 Geneva Appleknockers 83.60
  3 Genesseans 67.30

Juniors

  1 Statesmen 79.55
  2 Emerald Cadets 71.80
  3 Purple Lancers 69.63
  4 Grey Knight Lancers 66.53
  5 Alpine Girls 64.26
  6 Shortsville Shamrocks 64.10

 

Royalaires' 2nd Annual Contest
July 13, 1963

Guelph, Ontario

  1 Jesters 77.80
  2 Ambassadors 74.35
  3 Kingsmen 73.35
  4 Militaires 71.25
  5 Black Knights 61.20

 

March Of Champions
July 13, 1963

Baltimore, Maryland

  1 Hawthorne Caballeros 88.493
  2 Archer-Epler Musketeers 87.450
  3 New York Skyliners 87.080
  4 Interstatesmen 85.436
  5 Reading Buccaneers 84.430
  6 Connecticut Hurricanes 84.180

 

Pennsylvania State Legion Championships
July 19, 1963

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  1 Archer-Epler Musketeers 87.90
  2 Reading Buccaneers 84.18
  3 Pittsburgh Rockets 82.28

Class B Seniors

  1 Westmoreland Esquires 78.01
  2 Milton Keystoners 76.28
  3 Latrobe Colonials 73.53
  4 Bangor Yellow Jackets 73.35
  5 Meadville Thunderbirds 72.58
  6 Sharpsburg Cadets 72.03
  7 Warren Carnplanters 71.26
  8 Hanover Lancers 66.15

Juniors

  1 Vasella 82.48
  2 Bracken Cavaliers 80.23
  3 Rangers 77.28

 

Copper City Drum Pageant
July 20, 1963

Rome, New York

  1 Hawthorne Caballeros 80.60
  2 Irondequoit Crusaders 74.85
  3 Syracuse Brigadiers 74.35
  4 Interstatesmen 73.60
  5 Fulton Gauchos 55.35
  6 Viscounts 46.05

 

Steel City Spectacle Of Music
July 20, 1963

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  1 New York Skyliners 86.73
  2 Reading Buccaneers 84.80
  3 Archer-Epler Musketeers 84.55
  4 Yankee Rebels 82.65

 

Senior Show
July 20, 1963

Danbury, Connecticut

  1 Sunrisers 84.566
  2 Amboy Dukes 81.250
  3 Carver Gay Blades 79.616
  4 Jersey Devils 76.183
  5 Whippany Colonials 75.566

 

Show
July 20, 1963

Niles, Illinois

  1 Appleknockers 76.83
  2 Hamm's Indians 66.83
  3 Winfield-Scott Rebels 66.69

Juniors

  1 Cavaliers 81.19
  2 Royal Airs 73.36
  3 Imperials 72.21
  4 The Vanguard 69.43
  5 Sky Ryders 68.91
  6 Cougars 63.40
  7 Viscounts 56.43

 

Whalers Show
July 20, 1963

New Bedford, Massachusetts

  1 Springfield Marksmen 84.103
  2 Torrington Vagabonds 75.030
  3 Rhode Island Musketeers 74.770
  4 New Rochelle Wanderers 69.175

 

Tournament Of Drums
July 27, 1963

Waverly, New York

  1 Archer-Epler Musketeers 83.75
  2 Skyliners 83.34
  3 Sunrisers 80.32
  4 Les Troubadours 69.37
  5 Southern Tier Vagabonds 61.15

 

Pageant of Drums
July 27, 1963

Torrington, Connecticut

  1 Springfield Marksmen 83.000
  2 Connecticut Yankees 76.620
  3 Whalers 75.027
  4 Rhode Island Musketeers 72.570
  5 Wanderers 67.880
  6 Stateliners 67.480

 

Music In Motion
July 27, 1963

Hamburg, New York

  1 Grey Knights 75.80
  2 Jesters 73.20
  3 Ambassadors 71.60
  4 Westmoreland Esquires 61.30

 

NYS American Legion Championships
August 3, 1963

Rochester, New York

  1 New York Skyliners 87.900
  2 Interstatesmen 86.460
  3 Syracuse Brigadiers 85.883
  4 Irondequoit Crusaders 85.600
  5 Geneva Appleknockers 80.400
  6 Rochester Grey Knights 79.883
  7 Fulton Gauchos 76.930

 

Northeastern Circuit Contest
August 3, 1963

Bordentown, New Jersey

  1 Sunrisers 81.58
  2 Amboy Dukes 81.38
  3 Whippany Colonials 74.77
  4 Connecticut Yankees 73.42
  5 Byram Stateliners 66.93

* A drum corps first: The show was broadcast live on WTTM in Trenton , NJ

 

Meadville Thunderbirds' Show
August 3, 1963

Meadville, Pennsylvania

  1 Pittsburgh Rockets 86.40
  2 Albion Grenadiers 78.41
  3 Latrobe Colonials 77.16
  4 Warren Cornplanters 76.88
  5 Flying Dutchmen 76.21

 

16th Annual Cavalcade of Champions
August 10, 1963

Lewisburg, Pennsylvania

  1 New York Skyliners 88.85
  2 Hawthorne Caballeros 86.76
  3 Archer-Epler Musketeers 86.47
  4 Yankee Rebels 86.43
  5 Reading Buccaneers 85.78
  6 Connecticut Hurricanes 84.46

 

Oregon State American Legion Championships
August 13, 1963

Pendleton, Oregon

  1 Leathernecks 62.65
  2 Pendleton 55.95

Juniors

  1 Mariners 62.20
  2 Hawks 61.60
  3 Flamingos 60.08
  4 McLaren 58.91
  5 Baker 45.10
  6 Falcons 38.80

 

Cavalcade of Champions
August 17, 1963

Municipal Stadium - Waterbury, Connecticut

  1 Hawthorne Caballeros 88.950
  2 New York Skyliners 87.766
  3 Connecticut Hurricanes 84.066
  4 Long Island Sunrisers 82.983
  5 Springfield Marksmen 81.516
  6 Carver Gay Blades 80.933
  7 Criterions 71.616

 

New York Canadian Championships
August 17, 1963

Hamilton, Ontario

Seniors

  1 Irondequoit Crusaders 84.60
  2 Guelph Royalaires 80.45
  3 Les Diplomates 78.50
  4 Rochester Grey Knights 76.35
  5 Jolly Jesters 73.15
  6 Fulton Gauchos 72.55
  7 Viscounts 72.15
  8 Flying Dutchmen 68.75
  9 Albion Grenadiers 67.85
10 Seneca Chiefs 63.20
11 Vagabonds 62.85
12 Townsmen 62.45
13 Genesseans 61.75

Juniors

  1 St. Joes of Batavia 81.80
  2 De La Salle 77.65
  3 Statesmen 76.35
  4 Conqueror 71.70
  5 Grenadiers 65.80
  6 Dutchtown Lancers 63.20
  7 Alpine Girls 60.65
  8 Mello-Dears 58.425

 

Northeastern Circuit Contest
August 17, 1963

Doylestown, Pennsylvania

  1 Colonials 76.416
  2 Vagabonds 72.983
  3 Connecticut Yankees 72.666
  4 Stateliners 59.150

 

The Dream
August 18, 1963

Roosevelt Stadium
Jersey City, New Jersey

  1 Hawthorne Caballeros 87.406
  2 New York Skyliners 85.916
  3 Archer-Epler Musketeers 84.080
  4 Reading Buccaneers 83.100
  5 Yankee Rebels 80.833

Juniors

  1 Blessed Sacrament 84.566
  2 Garfield Cadets 84.330
  3 St. Kevin's Emerald Knights 83.523
  4 Norwood Park Imperials 75.976
  5 Audubon Bon Bons 75.053

 

1st Annual Parade of Champions
August 24, 1963

Scranton, Pennsylvania

  1 Reading Buccaneers 85.466
  2 New York Skyliners 85.366
  3 Hawthorne Caballeros 85.200
  4 Archer-Epler Musketeers 82.933
  5 Yankee Rebels 79.366

 

5th Annual Music in Motion
August 24, 1963

MacArthur Stadium - Syracuse, New York

  1 Irondequoit Crusaders 81.30
  2 Guelph Royalaires 73.00
  3 Militaires 64.20

Juniors

  1 St. Joes of Batavia 79.40
  2 Toronto Optimists 76.70
  3 Garfield Cadets 75.60

 

2nd Annual Concourse of Champions
August 24, 1963

Kenosha, Wisconsin

  1 Skokie Indians 55.25
  2 Boys of '76 52.75
  3 Kewanee Black Knights 51.15

 

12th Annual Mardi Gras Of Champions
August 31, 1963

Pittsfield, Massachusetts

  1 New York Skyliners 82.483
  2 Hawthorne Caballeros 81.750
  3 Connecticut Hurricanes 77.500
  4 Lt. Norman Princemen 69.850
  5 Carver Gay Blades 69.160

 

Senior Show
August 31, 1963

Galt, Ontario

  1 Guelph Royalaires 83.85
  2 Ambassadors 83.50
  3 Jesters 81.95
  4 Militaires 79.35
  5 Flying Dutchmen 76.20

 

Boys of '76 Show
August 31, 1963

Racine, Wisconsin

  1 Spirit of St. Louis 79.90
  2 Skokie Indians 78.00
  3 Hamms Indians 75.80
  4 Kenosha Kingsmen 73.20

 

Amboy Dukes Show
September 7, 1963

Perth Amboy, New Jersey

  1 Carver Gay Blades 85.383
  2 Springfield Marksmen 84.883
  3 Long Island Sunrisers 84.166
  4 Bordentown 78.400
  5 Kingston Indians (-1.0) 78.550
  6 Colonials 77.416
  7 Criterions (-1.0) 73.550

 

Northeastern Circuit Championships
September 1, 1963

Agawam, Massachusetts

  1 Hurricanes 84.433
  2 Gay Blades 83.290
  3 Marksmen 83.284
  4 Sunrisers 82.723
  5 Amboy Dukes 81.260
  6 Colonials 74.577
  7 Jersey Devils 74.137
  8 Vagabonds 73.823

 

8th Annual Spectacle of Music
September 2, 1963

Warren, Pennsylvania

  1 Irondequoit Crusaders 81.75
  2 Pittsburgh Rockets 81.33
  3 Hamburg Kingsmen 76.05
  4 Albion Grenadiers 74.95
  5 Meadville Thunderbirds 64.10

 

Canadian National Championships
September 7, 1963

Waterloo, Ontario

  1 Guelph Royalaires 88.30
  2 P. Credit Ambassadors 85.95
  3 Jesters 82.75
  4 Militaires 82.45
  5 Flying Dutchmen 77.55
  6 Limestone City Grenadiers 68.50

Senior "B" Class

  1 OYB Lamplighters 68.85
  2 Colourg Legion 63.85

Junior "A" Class

  1 Toronto Optimists 89.00
  2 De La Salle 86.00
  3 Conqueror 77.00
  4 Preston Scout House 76.60
  5 Sertomanaires 74.30
  6 Golden Monarchs 67.35

 

Senior Internationals
September 14, 1963

Toronto, Ontario

  1 Guelph Royalaires 85.55
  2 Interstatesmen 85.05
  3 Irondequoit Crusaders 85.00
  4 Grey Knights 80.00
  5 Ambassadors 77.85
  6 Viscounts 66.95

 

Fall Festival of Champions
September 21, 1963

Bridgeport, Connecticut

  1 New York Skyliners 88.15
  2 Reading Buccaneers 86.48
  3 Archer-Epler Musketeers 86.13
  4 Interstatesmen 84.13
  5 Connecticut Hurricanes 82.55
  6 Lt. Norman Prince 77.35
(Exhibition: The Sunrisers)

 

2nd Annual Tops in Tones
October 13, 1963

Utica Memorial Auditorium - Utica, New York

  1 Fulton Gauchos 72.50
  2 Seneca Chiefs 67.40
  3 Kingston Grenadiers 65.30
  4 Southern Tier Vagabonds 63.00
  5 OYB Lamplighters 55.40

* 1964 *

Spectacle in Brass
May 18, 1964

Huber Stadium - Plymouth, Massachusetts

  1 Reading Buccaneers 81.110
  2 Yankee Rebels 80.996
  3 Archer-Epler Musketeers 80.230
  4 Pittsburgh Rockets 75.523
  5 Rochester Crusaders 74.750

 

NY Daily News Show
May 23, 1964

Shea Stadium - New York, New York

Senior Finals

  1 Hawthorne Caballeros 83.40
  2 Sunrisers 79.65
  3 Springfield Marksmen 77.37

Prelims

  1 Hawthorne Caballeros 80.78
  2 Springfield Marksmen 75.87
  3 Sunrisers 75.68
  4 Reilly Raiders 74.15
  5 Ballantine Brewers 71.63
  6 Carver Gay Blades 65.48

Junior Finals

  1 Blessed Sacrament 81.67
  2 Garfield Cadets 79.77
  3 St. Lucy's 78.48

Prelims

  1 Blessed Sacrament 79.42
  2 St. Lucy's 78.53
  3 Garfield Cadets (-2.0) 78.20
  4 Muchachos 73.90
  5 Holy Family Defenders 72.02
  6 Royal Lancers 70.57
  7 Selden Cadets 69.63
  8 Kingsmen 67.62
  9 St. Anne's 67.27
10 Ridgemen 65.00
11 Lindenaires 55.30
12 St. Joes Cadets (-17.0) 42.82

 

Senior Show
May 25, 1964

Phillipsburg, New Jersey

  1 Yankee Rebels 83.11
  2 Archer-Epler Musketeers 82.90
  3 Reading Buccaneers 82.73
  4 Geneva Appleknockers 76.28
  5 Les Troubadours 68.68
  6 Yellow Jackets 66.98

 

7th Annual Preview of Champions
May 26, 1964

Jersey City, New Jersey

  1 Hawthorne Caballeros 85.820
  2 New York Skyliners 85.566
  3 Reading Buccaneers 83.233
  4 Archer-Epler Musketeers 81.333
  5 Les Diplomates 73.280

Juniors:

  1 Blessed Sacrament 82.883
  2 Garfield Cadets 82.258
  3 St, Joseph's 78.516
  4 Toronto Optimists 74.500
  5 Les Grenadiers 57.050

 

Senior Show
May 30, 1964

Kingston, New York

  1 Marksmen 79.20
  2 Gay Blades 64.13
  3 Wanderers 60.73
  4 Vagabonds 57.77
  5 Stateliners 55.68

 

Preview Of Champions
May 31, 1964

Roosevelt Stadium - Jersey City, New Jersey

  1 Hawthorne Caballeros 83.973
  2 Syracuse Brigadiers 76.630
  3 Ballantine Brewers 76.303
  4 Lt. Norman Prince 75.563

Juniors

  1 Blessed Sacrament 83.983
  2 Garfield Cadets 80.463
  3 Vasella Musketeers 76.303
  4 Shawinigan Grenadiers 60.516

 

1ST DCA Show
June 6, 1964

New Haven, Connecticut

  1 New York Skyliners (-0.1) 76.86
  2 Yankee Rebels (-2.0) 76.26
  3 Archer-Epler Musketeers 74.31
  4 Interstatesmen (-2.2) 78.28
  5 * Ballentine Brewers 72.63
  6 * Syracuse Brigadiers (-2.0) 70.65
(* = Non-DCA Corps)

 

Bristol Musketeers Show
June 6, 1964

East Providence, Rhode Island

  1 New Bedford Whalers 88.825
  2 Pine Tree Warriors 79.215
  3 Charter Oak 78.250
  4 Assumption Cadets 74.000
  5 Lincolnmen 73.115

 

Tournament of Champions
June 13, 1964

Hershey, Pennsylvania

  1 Connecticut Hurricanes 79.340
  2 Yankee Rebels 78.266
  3 Reading Buccaneers 76.250
  4 Archer-Epler Musketeers 71.110
  5 Pittsburgh Rockets 70.716

 

Cavalcade Of Champions
June 13, 1964

Herkimer, New York

  1 Skyliners 86.450
  2 Syracuse Brigadiers 83.350
  3 Reilly Raiders 78.716
  4 Criterions 71.833
  5 Wanderers 65.533

 

DCA Show
June 13, 1964

New Haven, Connecticut

  1 Reading Buccaneers 80.150
  2 New York Skyliners 79.380
  3 Yankee Rebels 77.500
  4 Interstatesmen 74.480
  5 Criterions 69.310

 

Music On The March
June 13, 1964

Springfield, Massachusetts

  1 Sunrisers 81.08
  2 Gay Blades 71.73
  3 Connecticut Yankees 71.23
  4 Whalers 63.63
  5 Vagabonds 61.88

 

1964 Cheese Festival
June 13, 1964

Plymouth, Wisconsin

  1 Men of Brass 70.65
  2 Boys of '76 63.05
  3 Winfield Scott Rebels 58.10
  4 Kenosha Kingsmen 56.45

Juniors

  1 Cavaliers 76.30
  2 Mariners 58.00
  3 Brigade 50.70

 

International Pageant
June 13, 1964

Hamilton, Ontario

  1 Irondequoit Crusaders 83.03
  2 Les Diplomates 75.25
  3 Guelph Royalaires 74.90
  4 Marching Ambassadors 74.00
  5 Grey Knights 63.15

 

Canadian Senior Show
June 14, 1964

Hamilton, Ontario

  1 Irondequoit Crusaders 83.30
  2 Les Diplomates 75.25
  3 Guelph Royalaires 74.90
  4 Ambassadors 74.00
  5 Grey Knights 63.15

 

17th Annual Pageant of the Drums
June 20, 1964

Syracuse, New York

  1 Connecticut Hurricanes 73.000
  2 Reading Buccaneers 72.200
  3 New York Skyliners 72.050
  4 Yankee Rebels 69.950
  5 Interstatesmen 68.850

 

DCA Show
June 27, 1964

New Haven, Connecticut

  1 New York Skyliners 79.51
  2 Reading Buccaneers 77.46
  3 Yankee Rebels 77.38
  4 Interstatesmen 77.13
  5 Archer-Epler Musketeers 69.78

 

Spectacle '64
1964

Guelph, Ontario

  1 Hamburg Kingsmen 79.50
  2 P. Credit Ambassadors 78.85
  3 Rochester Grey Knights 74.15
  4 Canadian Commanders 72.25
  5 St. Catherine's Buccaneers 53.25

 

Tournament of Drums
June 20, 1964

Rochester, New York

  1 Irondequoit Crusaders 78.55
  2 Les Diplomates 67.50
  3 Guelph Royalaires 67.35
  4 Hamburg Kingsmen 66.85

 

Mission Drums
June 27, 1964

Boston, Massachusetts

  1 Hawthorne Caballeros 79.940
  2 Syracuse Brigadiers 76.166
  3 Sunrisers 75.350
  4 Marksmen 75.193
  5 Lt. Norman Prince 74.440
  6 Reilly Raiders 68.930
  7 Ballantine Brewers 68.850

 

Barnum Festival
July 4, 1964

Bridgeport, Connecticut

  1 New York Skyliners 81.030
  2 Connecticut Hurricanes 80.160
  3 Yankee Rebels 77.533
  4 Interstatesmen 72.333
  5 Archer-Epler Musketeers 70.773

 

North American Championship
July 4, 1964

Aquinas Stadium - Rochester, New York

  1 Syracuse Brigadiers 81.55
  2 Springsfield Marksmen 75.10
  3 Sunrisers 74.55
  4 Reilly Raiders 69.80
  5 Geneva Appleknockers 60.55

 

Ontario Invitational
July 8, 1964

Location Unknown

  1 Marching Ambassadors 85.00
  2 Guelph Royalaires 81.25
  3 Canadian Commanders 78.50
  4 Flying Dutchmen 72.65

Juniors

  1 Toronto Optimists 83.81
  2 De La Salle Oaklands 79.50
  3 Conqueror 67.85

Girls:

  1 St. John's Girls 72.35
  2 Marching Angels 62.95

 

11th Annual March of Champions
July 11, 1964

Baltimore, Maryland

  1 New York Skyliners 85.53
  2 Connecticut Hurricanes 84.58
  3 Reading Buccaneers 83.15
  4 Syracuse Brigadiers 82.05
  5 Interstatesmen 80.53
  6 Archer-Epler Musketeers 80.05

 

9th Annual Music Under the Stars
July 11, 1964

New Rochelle, New York

  1 Springfield Marksmen 77.07
  2 Port Ewen Criterions 75.25
  3 Carver Gay Blades 70.58
  4 Connecticut Yankees 65.42
  5 Byram Stateliners 61.33

 

Pennsylvania American Legion State Championships
July 17, 1964

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  1 Reilly Raiders 84.31
  2 Archer-Epler Musketeers 81.36
  3 Westmoreland Esquires 78.36

Class "B" Seniors:

  1 Hershey Chocolatiers 75.71
  2 Milton Keystoners 74.41
  3 Bangor Yellow Jackets 72.76
  4 Hanover Lancers 71.30
  5 Emmaus Sentinels 70.80
  6 Sharpsburg Cadets 68.10

Juniors:

  1 Vasella Musketeers 84.61
  2 Bracken Cavaliers 79.53
  3 York White Roses 79.46
  4 Pennsylvanians 71.35
  5 Aragon Cadets 62.41
  6 Ridley Park Rangers 59.58

 

Hershey Invitational
July 18, 1964

Hershey, Pennsylvania

  1 New York Skyliners 79.333
  2 Reading Buccaneers 79.300
  3 Yankee Rebels 78.683
  4 Interstatesmen 78.200
  5 Pittsburgh Rockets 75.033

 

Midwest Show
July 18, 1964

Niles, Illinois

  1 Men of Brass 67.00
  2 Rebels 51.10
  3 Kewanee Black Knights 44.70

Juniors:

  1 Chicago Cavaliers 76.41
  2 Chicago Royal Airs 73.62
  3 Chicago Spartans 63.43

 

12th Annual Tournament of Drums
July 25, 1964

Waverly, New York

  1 New York Skyliners 82.500
  2 Reading Buccaneers 79.500
  3 Yankee Rebels 78.188
  4 Interstatesmen 77.000
  5 Pittsburgh Rockets 71.966

 

Allentown Fair
August 7, 1964

Allentown, Pennsylvania

  1 Reading Buccaneers 90.90
  2 St. Pat's Cadets 84.80
  3 Archer-Epler Musketeers 84.70
  4 Easton Chessmen 79.70
  5 Bangor Yellow Jackets 79.25
  6 Hershey Chocolatiers 78.20
  7 Emmaus Sentinels 73.50

 

Big Sounds In Motion
August 8, 1964

Reading, Pennsylvania

  1 Connecticut Hurricanes 87.000
  2 Yankee Rebels 83.316
  3 New York Skyliners 82.316
  4 Archer-Epler Musketeers 81.716
  5 Interstatesmen 80.030
  6 Pittsburgh Rockets 78.416

 

DCA Show
August 9, 1964

Bellmore, Long Island, NY

  1 Hawthorne Caballeros 83.533
  2 Syracuse Brigadiers 79.475
  3 Reilly Raiders 78.133
  4 Ballantine Brewers 76.730
  5 Lt. Norman Prince 75.200

 

Senior Show
August 15, 1964

Toronto, Ontario

  1 Hamburg Kingsmen 76.70
  2 Canadian Commanders 74.05
  3 Guelph Royalaires 72.25
  4 Grey Knights 70.40

 

Senior Show
August 22, 1964

Ansonia, Connecticut

  1 Long Island Sunrisers 80.330
  2 Springfield Marksmen 76.780
  3 Carver Gay Blades 70.950
  4 Criterions 70.550

 

Senior Show
August 22, 1964

Montreal, Quebec

  1 New York Skyliners 86.800
  2 Reading Buccaneers 84.900
  3 Interstatesmen 82.100
  4 Guelph Royalaires 80.450
  5 Les Diplomates 80.050

 

Senior Show
August 29, 1964

Warren, Pennsylvania

  1 Pittsburgh Rockets 80.75
  2 Marching Ambassadors 78.10
  3 Westmoreland Esquires 77.83
  4 Hershey Chocolatiers 73.18
  5 Milton Keystoners 71.50

Exhibition: Flying Dutchmen

 

Senior Show
August 29, 1964

Bordentown, New Jersey

  1 Westshoremen 76.230
  2 Bangor Yellow Jackets 67.280
  3 New Rochelle Wanderers 64.880
  4 Stateliners 64.410
  5 Lambertville Volunteers 58.380
<  6 Jersey Skeeters 54.200

 

Senior Show
September 5, 1964

McKeesport, Pennsylvania

  1 Connecticut Hurricanes 81.766
  2 New York Skyliners 80.083
  3 Interstatesmen 79.183
  4 Archer-Epler Musketeers 77.566
  5 Reading Buccaneers 77.133
  6 Men of Brass 72.416

 

Senior Show
September 5, 1964

Mahoney City, Pennsylvania

  1 Westshoremen 82.50
  2 Hanover Lancers 77.36
  3 Hershey Chocolatiers 75.66
  4 Milton Keystoners 71.20
  5 Emmaus Sentinels (-2.5) 69.36

 

Allegheny County Fair
September 6, 1964

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  1 Skyliners 85.45
  2 Interstatesmen 84.36
  3 Yankee Rebels 84.15
  4 Reading Buccaneers (-0.9) 83.76
  5 Archer-Epler Musketeers 82.21
  6 Pittsburgh Rockets 81.26

 

Northeastern Circuit Championships
September 6, 1964

Springfield, Massachusetts

Finals

  1 Sunrisers 85.68
  2 Springfield Marksmen 82.70
  3 Criterions 77.16
  4 Carver Gay Blades 76.68
  5 Connecticut Yankees 74.35
  6 Whalers 73.05
  7 Byram Stateliners 66.68
  8 Wanderers 65.95

Prelims

  1 Sunrisers 80.26
  2 Criterions 74.83
  3 Gay Blades 74.61
  4 Marksmen 74.01
  5 Connecticut Yankees 73.30
  6 Whalers 71.71
  7 Wanderers 68.21
  8 Stateliners 65.10
  9 Vagabonds 64.90
10 Volunteers 62.36
11 Musketeers 52.01

 

Canadian National Championships
September 12, 1964

Toronto, Ontario

Seniors:

  1 Guelph Royalaires 84.82
  2 Marching Ambassadors 82.05
  2 Cabadian Commanders 82.05
  4 Les Diplomates 81.00

Juniors:

  1 Toronto Optimists 84.35
  2 De La Salle Oaklands 79.35
  3 Sertominaires 77.75
  4 York Lions 72.90

 

Mardi Gras of Champions
September 12, 1964

Pittsfield, Massachusetts

  1 New York Skyliners 80.216
  2 Yankee Rebels 77.666
  3 Syracuse Brigadiers 75.200
  4 Connecticut Hurricanes 75.033
  5 Pittsburgh Rockets 68.400
  6 Carver Gay Blades 64.200

 

 

Senior Show
September 22, 1964

Montreal, Quebec

  1 New York Skyliners 86.800
  2 Reading Buccaneers 84.900
  3 Interstatesmen 82.100
  4 Guelph Royalaires 80.450
  5 Les Diplomates 80.050

 

* 1965 *

Standstill Contest
April 24, 1965

Buffalo, New York

  1 Grey Knight Crusaders 92.00
  2 Brigadiers 88.00
  3 Ambassadors 86.00
  4 Commanders 85.00
  5 Gauchos 83.80

 

Standstill Contest
May 9, 1965

Stockton, California

  1 Joaquin Caballeros 89.40
  2 Richmond Hawks 86.20
  3 Cathay 86.20
  4 LaSabers 78.40
  5 Commodores 74.40
  6 Raiders 73.80

 

DCA Show
May 29, 1965

Allentown, Pennsylvania

  1 Connecticut Hurricanes 77.56
  2 Yankee Rebels 76.16
  3 Reading Buccaneers 74.51
  4 Pittsburgh Rockets 71.10
  5 Westshoremen 67.58

 

DCA Show
May 30, 1965

Jersey City, New Jersey

  1 New York Skyliners 75.25
  2 Interstatesmen 71.46
  3 Lt. Norman Prince 68.20
  4 Reilly Raiders 66.10

 

Music in Motion
June 5, 1965

New Haven, Connecticut

  1 New York Skyliners 79.51
  2 Reading Buccaneers 77.46
  3 Yankee Rebels 77.38
  4 Interstatesmen 77.13
  5 Archer-Epler Musketeers 69.78

 

Senior Show
June 5, 1965

Ottawa, Ontario

  1 Les Diplomates 75.60
  2 Syracuse Brigadiers 74.75
  3 Guelph Royalaires 74.10
  4 Les Metropolitains 72.80
  5 Fulton Gauchos 67.70

 

DCA Show
June 9, 1965

Toronto, Ontario

  1 Hawthorne Caballeros 78.35
  2 Les Diplomates 76.55
  3 Long Island Sunrisers 74.80
  4 Marching Ambassadors 70.50
  5 Canadian Commanders 64.55
  6 Guelph Royalaires 59.75

 

DCA Show
June 12, 1965

Herkimer, New York

  1 New York Skyliners 80.91
  2 Reading Buccaneers 79.88
  3 Connecticut Hurricanes 79.39
  4 Interstatesmen 75.73
  5 Archer-Epler Musketeers 70.25

 

Shriners International
June 19, 1965

Toronto, Ontario

  1 Hawthorne Caballeros 78.350
  2 Les Diplomates 76.550
  3 Sunrisers 74.800
  4 Marching Ambassadors 70.500
  5 Canadian Commanders 64.550
  6 Guelph Royalaires 59.575

 

DCA Show
June 19, 1965

Hershey, Pennsylvania

  1 Reading Buccaneers 79.98
  2 Connecticut Hurricanes 79.48
  3 Yankee Rebels 77.98
  4 Syracuse Brigadiers 69.36
  5 Westshoremen 60.08

 

 

March of Champions
June 26, 1965

Baltimore, Maryland

  1 Connecticut Hurricanes 81.56
  2 Reading Buccaneers 80.85
  3 New York Skyliners 80.21
  4 Reilly Raiders 76.80
  5 Pittsburgh Rockets 76.73
  6 Archer-Epler Musketeers 69.70

 

Senior Show
June 26, 1965

Rochester, New York

  1 Hamburg Kingsmen 75.40
  2 Interstatesmen 74.80
  3 Canadian Commanders 65.35
  4 Port Ewen Criterions 62.40
  5 Les Troubadors 50.25

 

The Barnum Festival
July 3, 1965

Bridgeport, Connecticut

  1 Reading Buccaneers 81.533
  2 Yankee Rebels 79.250
  3 Connecticut Hurricanes 78.400
  4 Interstatesmen 77.866
  5 New York Skyliners 77.560

 

DCA Show
July 4, 1965

Oswego, New York

  1 Grey Knight Crusaders 76.60
  2 Syracuse Brigadiers 74.40
  3 Hamburg Kingsmen 73.85
  4 Les Metropolitains 63.90
  5 Canadian Commanders 63.00
  6 Fulton Gauchos 55.43

 

15th Hershey Invitational
July 10, 1965

Hershey, Pennsylvania

  1 Connecticut Hurricanes 81.83
  2 Reading Buccaneers 81.78
  3 New York Skyliners 81.41
  4 Yankee Rebels 78.95
  5 Pittsburgh Rockets 76.81

 

Parade of Music Makers
July 10, 1965

Meriden, Connecticut

  1 Connecticut Yankees 71.233
  2 Wanderers 69.966
  3 Whalers 69.666
  4 Holy Rosary Caballeros 65.166
  5 Charter Oak 57.800

 

Combined Show
July 10, 1965

Patterson, New Jersey

  1 Rochester Crusaders 83.75
  2 Long Island Sunrisers 78.76
  3 Reilly Raiders 78.01
  4 Springfield Marksmen 77.56
  5 Lt. Norman Prince 74.66
  6 Syracuse Brigadiers 74.18

Juniors

  1 Bridgeport PAL Cadets 78.88
  2 St. Lucy's Cadets 77.95
  3 Fairlawn Police Cadets 73.68
  4 Little Falls Cadets 60.48

 

 

Pennsylvania American Legion Championship
July 16, 1965

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Class A Seniors

  1 Reading Buccaneers 84.566
  2 Reilly Raiders 80.683
  3 Pittsburgh Rockets 79.133
  4 Westmoreland Esquires 68.250

Class B Seniors

  1 Hanover Lancers 72.950
  2 Emmaus Sentinels 72.100
  3 Milton Keystoners 71.216
  4 Sharpsburg Cadets 68.516
  5 Vern Acklen Cavaliers 68.216
  6 Meadville Thunderbirds 67.333
  7 Bangor Yellow Jackets 65.916
  8 Philadelphia Invaders 49.066

Juniors

  1 Vasella Musketeers 83.233
  2 York White Roses 69.800
  3 Butler CDofA 56.776
  4 Cambria Cadets 53.600
  5 Twin City Imperials 52.050

 

 

Holy Rosary Caballeros Show
July 17, 1965

Providence, Rhode Island

Seniors

  1 New Bedford Whalers 73.666
  2 Yankee Pedlers 60.583
  3 Charter Oak 56.733
Junior A-1

  1 Milford Spartans 73.566
  2 Poughkeepsie Pacers 70.666
  3 Silver Falcons 63.833

Junior A-II

  1 St. Rapheal's Marionettes 53.233
  2 Leicester Girls 48.966
  3 Enfield Sabers 43.866

 

New York State American Legion Championships
July 17, 1965

Buffalo, New York

Seniors

  1 Grey Knight Crusaders 85.27
  2 Syracuse Brigadiers 82.20
  3 Interstatesmen 80.38
  4 Hamburg Kingsmen 80.05
  5 Flying Dutchmen 58.11

Juniors

  1 St. Joes of Batavia 85.70
  2 Magnificent Yankees 85.10
  3 Statesmen 77.48
  4 St. Joseph Patron 75.87
  5 Purple Lancers 70.32
  6 Emerald Cadets 70.18
  7 Frankfort Starlighters 68.30
  8 Shamrocks 66.95
  9 Lindenaires 64.81
10 Grenadiers 63.47
11 Mello-Dears 59.69
12 Shoreliners 54.65
13 Murraymen 43.33
14 St. Joes Peanuts 37.55

 

Steel City Spectacle of Music
July 17, 1965

Pittsburgh/Monroeville, Pennsylvania

  1 Reading Buccaneers 82.183
  2 Skyliners 81.300
  3 Yankee Rebels 78.560
  4 Canadian Royalaires 68.450
  5 Archer-Epler Musketeers 67.250

 

Ohio American Legion Championship
July 17, 1965

Cleveland, Ohio

  1 Maumee Demons 77.97
  2 Fairborn Golden Lancers 61.82
Juniors

  1 Marion Cadets 79.47
  2 Bellefontaine Angels 76.16
  3 Sandusky Eaglettes 68.35
  4 Pt. Clifton Sweethearts 66.73
  5 Cleveland Caballeros 65.85
  6 Maumee Suns 46.38

 

 

Parade of Champions
July 24, 1965

Scranton, Pennsylvania

  1 Reading Buccaneers 84.13
  2 New York Skyliners 80.45
  3 Interstatesmen 80.21
  4 Pittsburgh Rockets 77.76
  5 Archer-Epler Musketeers 70.98

 

DCA Show
July 24, 1965

Syracuse, New York

  1 Hawthorne Caballeros 84.18
  2 Hamburg Kingsmen 81.18
  3 Lt. Norman Princemen 75.75
  4 Springfield Marksmen 75.53
  5 Canadian Commanders 73.06

 

Music In Motion
July 26, 1965

Stockton, California

  1 Joaquin Caballeros 78.10
  2 Richmond Hawks 75.25
  3 Cathay 70.85
  4 Senoritas 67.65
  5 Stockton Commodores 61.65
  6 Lakewood Ambassadors 57.45
  7 Raley Raiders 56.50

 

Cavalcade of Champions
July 31, 1965

Waterbury, Connecticut

  1 Connecticut Hurricanes 78.73
  2 New York Skyliners 77.78
  3 Yankee Rebels 74.68
  4 Interstatesmen 74.60
  5 Archer-Epler Musketeers 66.38

 

Serenade Under The Stars
July 31, 1965

New Cumberland, Pennsylvania

  1 Westshoremen 81.01
  2 Hanover Lancers 75.70
  3 Bangor Yellow Jackets 73.43
  4 Milton Keystoners 72.03
  5 Westmoreland Esquires 68.30

 

15th Annual Copper City Drum Pageant
July 31, 1965

Rome, New York

  1 Grey Knight Crusaders 84.116
  2 Hawthorne Caballeros 83.800
  3 Hamburg Kingsmen 80.650
  4 Syracuse Brigadiers 78.450
  5 Reilly Raiders 75.366
  6 Utica Executives 65.766

 

Senior Show
July 31, 1965

Mineola, Long Island

  1 Springfield Marksmen 75.73
  2 Connecticut Yankees 75.21
  3 New Rochelle Wanderers 73.91
  4 Port Ewen Criterions 72.76

 

Senior Show
August 6, 1965

Allentown, Pennsylvania

  1 Reading Buccaneers 89.80
  2 Reilly Raiders 83.16
  3 Hanover Lancers 77.83
  4 Bangor Yellow Jackets 74.53

 

13th Annual Tournament of Drums
August 7, 1965

Waverly, New York

  1 New York Skyliners 84.80
  2 Grey Knight Crusaders 83.53
  3 Connecticut Hurricanes 83.28
  4 Yankee Rebels 80.45
  5 Marching Ambassadors 76.01

 

Big Sounds In Motion
August 14, 1965

Pottsville, Pennsylvania

  1 Connecticut Hurricanes 83.26
  2 New York Skyliners 80.83
  3 Yankee Rebels 79.02
  4 Interstatesmen 77.16
  5 Pittsburgh Rockets 75.78

 

Senior Show
August 14, 1965

Rostraver, Pennsylvania

  1 Flying Dutchmen 78.316
  2 Hanover Lancers 75.133
  3 Albion Grenadiers 73.933
  4 Meadville T-Birds 68.800
  5 Warren Cornplanters 68.130

 

Cavalcade of Champions
August 14, 1965

Lewisburg, Pennsylvania

  1 Hawthorne Caballeros 87.20
  2 Grey Knight Crusaders (2.0 Pen.) 82.35
  3 Reilly Raiders 82.16
  4 Sunrisers 82.15
  5 Westshoremen-Bonnie Scots 79.85
  6 Les Diplomates 79.70

 

Senior Show
August 21, 1965

Titusville, Pennsylvania

  1 Canadian Commanders 76.08
  2 Marching Ambassadors 72.68
  3 Guelph Royalaires 72.45
  4 Warren Cornplanters 67.50

 

Senior Show
August 28, 1965

Lockhaven, Pennsylvania

  1 Reading Buccaneers 84.00
  2 Westshoremen 80.60
  3 Hanover Lancers 72.90
  4 Westmoreland Esquires 72.30
  5 Vern Acklin Cavaliers 70.00

 

Senior Show
August 28, 1965

Montreal, Quebec

  1 New York Skyliners 80.35
  2 Les Diplomates 79.60
  3 Interstatesmen 74.35
  4 Marching Ambassadors 74.30
  5 Les Troubadors 62.65

 

7th Annual Music in Motion
September 5, 1965

Syracuse, New York

  1 Connecticut Hurricanes 82.20
  2 New York Skyliners 81.83
  3 Rochester Crusaders 81.43
  4 Interstatesmen 75.65

 

Canadian National Championships
September 11, 1965

Toronto, Ontario

  1 Les Diplomates 79.00
  2 Marching Ambassadors 77.00
  3 Canadian Commanders 75t.00
  4 Guelph Royalaires 73.45
  5 Les Metropolitains ??.??
  6 Flying Dutchmen ??.??

  Class "B"
  1 Royal Blues 57.70
  2 OYB Lampliters ??.??
  3 Les Ambassadeurs de Rouyn ??.??

  Armed Forces Corps
  1 Toronto Signals Regiment 82.10
  2 Elgin Regiment 71.40

 

Mardi Gras of Champions
September 18, 1965

Albany, New York

  1 New York Skyliners 80.70
  2 Springfield Marksmen 79.25
  3 Les Metropolitains (-0.1) 72.92

 

* 1966 *

Sound Off '66
May 21, 1966

Jersey City, New Jersey

  1 New York Skyliners 84.18
  2 Reading Buccaneers 81.78
  3 Archer-Epler Musketeers 73.57

Juniors

  1 Blessed Sacrament 78.02
  2 St. Lucy's Cadets 77.93
  3 Garfield Cadets 77.87
  4 Hawthorne Muchachos 71.02

 

DCA Show
June 4, 1966

Erie, Pennsylvania

  1 Syracuse Brigadiers 75.80
  2 Albion Grenadiers 70.60
  3 Hamburg Kingsmen 70.32
  4 Meadville Thunderbirds 62.07
  5 Cornplanters/Black Knights 52.87

 

Fresh Air Fanfare
June 4, 1966

New Haven, Connecticut

  1 New York Skyliners 82.336
  2 Reading Buccaneers 79.433
  3 Yankee Rebels 79.000
  4 Archer-Epler Musketeers 74.533
  5 Les Metropolitains 65.033

 

Parade of Champions
June 11, 1966

Stratford, Connecticut

  1 Connecticut Hurricanes 83.78
  2 Hawthorne Caballeros 80.53
  3 Rochester Crusaders 77.53
  4 Long Island Sunrisers 76.51
  5 Springfield Marksmen 69.41

 

Cavalcade of Champions
June 11, 1966

Herkimer, New York

  1 Buccaneers 80.166
  2 Skyliners 79.933
  3 Lt. Norman Prince 75.500
  4 Archer-Epler Musketeers 73.450
  5 Musketeers 73.450
  6 Reilly Raiders 64.250
  7 Les Metropolitains 64.216

 

Music In Motion
June 11, 1966

Salamanca, New York

  1 Canadian Commanders 86.47
  2 Hamburg Kingsmen 79.37
  3 Albion Grenadiers 78.83
  4 Pittsburgh Rockets 76.60
  5 Marching Ambassadors 75.59

 

Interstate Contest
June 12, 1966

Island Park - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

  1 Hanover Lancers 78.16
  2 Westshoremen-Bonnie Scots 76.43
  3 Emmaus Sentinels 66.66
  4 Stateliners (-2.0) 55.68

 

Shriners International Pageant
June 18, 1966

  1 Hawthorne Caballeros 83.55
  2 Rochester Crusaders 82.35
  3 Canadian Commanders 80.65
  4 Les Diplomates 78.95

Juniors

  1 Toronto Optimists 78.50
  2 Chicago Royal Airs 76.42
  3 De La Salle Oaklands 74.40
  4 Sertominaires 65.66

 

Pageant of Drums
June 18, 1966

Torrington, Connecticut

  1 New York Skyliners 84.18
  2 Connecticut Hurricanes 83.40
  3 Yankee Rebels 79.41
  4 Sunrisers 78.81
  5 Lt. Norman Prince 71.86

 

Senior Show
June 18, 1966

Hershey, Pennsylvania

  1 Reading Buccaneers 81.70
  2 Westshoremen 77.08
  3 Hamburg Kingsmen 76.08
  4 Archer-Epler Musketeers 75.45
  5 Reilly Raiders 67.70

 

Pageant of Champions
June 25, 1966

Kingston, New York

  1 Long Island Sunrisers 79.96
  2 Westshoremen Bonnie Scots 74.36
  3 Les Metropolitains 71.60
  4 Les Troubadors 65.00

 

Senior Show
June 25, 1966

Lackawanna, New York

  1 Canadian Commanders 84.100
  2 Hamburg Kingsmen 83.750
  3 Marching Ambassadors 78.533
  4 Guelph Royalaires 76.983
  5 Meadville Thunderbirds 70.550

 

Freedom Festival
July 1-2, 1966

Windsor, Ontario

Seniors:
  1 Maumee Demons 76.35
  2 Guelph Royalaires 75.35
  3 Flying Dutchmen 71.15
  4 Erie Thunderbirds 65.90
  5 Vanguards 62.45

Boys:

  1 Sertomenaires 76.45
  2 Royal Lancers 75.75
  3 Marauders 67.45
  4 Green Hornets 64.45
  5 Michael Power 62.15

Girls:

  1 Eaglettes 80.50
  2 Lionettes 77.10
  3 Marching Sweethearts 73.00
  4 Marching Angels 72.55
  5 Praesidium 56.95

 

Senior Show
July 2, 1966

Medina, New York

  1 Canadian Commanders 84.53
  2 Hamburg Kingsmen 82.41
  3 Les Metropolitains 73.78
  4 Troubadors 73.76

 

The Barnum Festival
July 2, 1966

Bridgeport, Connecticut

  1 Reading Buccaneers 83.08
  2 New York Skyliners 81.11
  3 Yankee Rebels 77.60
  4 Rochester Crusaders 74.85
  5 Archer-Epler Musketeers 70.55

 

Music in Motion
July 2, 1966

Syracuse, ew York

  1 Hawthorne Caballeros 83.62
  2 Long Island Sunrisers 80.32
  3 Lt. Norman Prince 76.10
  4 Interstatesmen 73.22

Juniors

  1 Magnificent Yankees 80.85
  2 St. Joes of Batavia 80.65
  3 Emerald Statesmen 69.02

 

Senior Show
July 2, 1966

Irwin, Pennsylvania

  1 Pittsburgh Rockets 78.40
  2 Westshoremen 77.12
  3 Hanover Lancers 70.78
  3 Marching Ambassadors 70.78

 

New York-Canadian Championships
July 3, 1966

Rochester, New York

Finals

  1 Rochester Crusaders 83.26
  2 Canadian Commanders 80.10
  3 Hamburg Kingsmen 77.06
  4 Albion Grenadiers 73.56
  5 Troubadors 70.58

Juniors

  1 St. Joes of Batavia 86.35
  2 Magnificent Yankees 84.88
  3 De La Salle Oaklands 78.71
  4 York Lions 75.18
  5 Geneva Appleknockers 72.00

Prelims

  1 Canadian Commanders 85.50
  2 Hamburg Kingsmen 82.28
  3 Albion Grenadiers 78.22
  4 Troubadors 77.33
  5 Flying Dutchmen 73.33
  6 Utica Executives 66.47
  7 Lamplighters 63.95

Juniors

  1 Magnificent Yankees 84.59
  2 De La Salle Oaklands 80.48
  3 Geneva Appleknockers 79.67
  4 York Lions 77.12
  5 Chessmen 76.48
  6 Emerald Statesmen 76.28
  7 Shortsville Shamrocks 72.48
  8 St. John's Girls 67.76
  9 Mello-Dears 66.65
10 Arnprior Lions 65.30

 

Senior Show
July 4, 1966

Warren, Pennsylvania

  1 Syracuse Brigadiers 77.95
  2 Westshoremen 75.51
  3 Interstatesmen-Criterions 74.75
  4 Meadville Thunderbirds 61.23

 

Chocolatiers' Contest
July 9, 1966

Hershey, Pennsylvania

  1 NewYork Skyliners 84.18
  2 Connecticut Hurricanes 83.65
  3 Reading Buccaneers 82.45
  4 Les Diplomates 79.11
  5 Les Metropoliatins 73.15

Juniors:

  1 St. Rocco's 77.56
  2 St. Raphael's 76.30
  3 De La Salle 75.40
  4 Twin City Imperials 58.60

 

 

Senior Show
July 9, 1966

Chicopee, Massachusetts

  1 Connecticut Yankees 71.00
  2 Criterions 68.78
  3 Jolly Whalers 68.18
  4 New Rochelle Wanderers 63.16
  5 Holy Rosary Caballeros 60.05

 

The Grand Prix
July 9, 1966

Patterson, New Jersey

  1 Rochester Crusaders 80.73
  2 Yankee Rebels 79.25
  3 Archer-Epler Musketeers 71.70
  4 Lt. Norman Prince 66.95

Juniors

  1 St. Lucy's Cadets 79.70
  2 Bridgeport PAL Cadets 78.18
  3 Garfield Cadets 75.47

 

Music in Motion
July 9, 1966

Dunkirk, New York

  1 Albion Grenadiers ??.??
  2 Hamburg Kingsmen ??.??
  3 Cornplanter Black Knights ??.??
  4 Sharpsburg Cadets ??.??
Exhibition: Ambassasdors, Shoreliners

 

Pennsylvania State VFW Championships
July 15, 1966

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

  1 Reading Buccaneers 88.42
  2 Westshoremen-Bonnie Scots 85.03
  3 Hanover Lancers 76.88

Juniors:

  1 York White Roses 79.37
  2 PAL Cadets 74.48
  3 Chessmen 73.23
  4 CDofA 69.03
  5 Southampton Brigadiers 67.03
  6 Cambria Cadets 66.28
  7 Brookhaven Crusaders 66.03
  8 Media Fawns 65.52
  9 Yearsley Blackhawks 53.28
10 Sahler-Sedan 53.28

 

March of Champions
July 16, 1966

Baltimore, Maryland

  1 Hurricanes 85.15
  2 Skyliners 84.18
  3 Buccaneers 82.55
  4 Caballeros 82.01
  5 Sunrisers 80.01
  6 Reilly Raiders (2 Pt. Pen.) 69.73

 

Kingsmen Show
July 16, 1966

Hamburg, New York

  1 Canadian Commanders 84.55
  2 Syracuse Brigadiers 83.40
  3 Albion Grenadiers 79.67
  4 Guelph Royalaires 72.12

 

Pageant of Flags
(NorthEastern Circuit)
July 16, 1966

Providence, Rhode Island

  1 Springfield Marksmen 71.66
  2 Connecticut Yankees 67.58
  3 Wanderers 64.43
  4 Whalers 63.01
  5 Assumption of Chicopee 56.43

Penn. American Legion State Championships
July 22, 1966

Hershey, Pennsylvania

  1 Reading Buccaneers 85.68
  2 Pittsburgh Rockets 78.38
  3 Westshoremen 76.85
  4 Archer-Epler Musketeers 75.45
  5 Reilly Raiders

Juniors

  1 York White Roses 72.22
  2 Philadelphia PAL Cadets 71.83
  3 Catholic Daughters of America 62.47
  4 Twin City Imperials 58.22
  5 Cambria Cadets 56.58
  6 Brookhaven Crusaders 55.77

 

NYS American Legion State Championships
July 23, 1966

Albany, New York

  1 New York Skyliners 86.81
  2 Rochester Crusaders 85.20
  3 Syracuse Brigadiers 83.30
  4 Long Island Sunrisers 80.08
  5 Hamburg Kingsmen 76.38
  6 Interstatesmen 72.83
  7 New Rochelle Wanderers 70.50

Juniors

  1 St. Joseph's of Batavia 83.75
  2 Magnificent Yankees 80.88
  3 New York Kingsmen 80.52
  4 St. Rocco's Cadets 74.95
  5 St. Joseph's Patron Cadets 74.95
  6 Emerald Statesmen 69.08
  7 OLPH Ridgemen 68.02
  8 Geneva Appleknockers.19 62.19
  9 Shortsville Shamrocks 60.88
10 Poughkeepsie Vagabonds 60.06
11 OLC Ranblers 58.29
12 Purple Lancers 55.48
13 St. Joseph's Islanders 54.78
14 Carter Cadets 54.41
15 St. Ignatius 51.22
16 Kingston Indians 51.15
17 Grenadiers 50.45
18 Mello-Dears 46.71
19 Oceanside Legionaires 43.66
20 Poughkeepsie Pacers 35.81
21 Continental Cadets 34.51
22 St. Joseph's Peanuts 26.88

 

Senior Show
July 25, 1966

Scranton, Pennsylvania

  1 Reading Buccaneers 84.48
  2 Hawthorne Caballeros 83.98
  3 Connecticut Hurricanes 83.13
  4 Yankee Rebels 80.00
  5 Archer-Epler Musketeers 76.35

 

Copper City Pageant of Drums
July 30, 1966

Rome, New York

  1 Rochester Crusaders 83.75
  2 Hawthorne Caballeros 83.65
  3 Les Diplomates 78.88
  4 Hamburg Kingsmen 78.60
  5 Canadian Commanders 77.67
  6 Albion Grenadiers 73.68

 

Senior Show
July 30, 1966

Reading, Pennsylvania

  1 Yankee Rebels 77.93
  2 Archer-Epler Musketeers 73.66
  3 Pittsburgh Rockets 73.60
  4 Westshoremen 69.54
  5 Reilly Raiders 67.73

 

Senior Show
July 30, 1966

New Bedford, Massachusetts

  1 Connecticut Yankees 79.23
  2 New Rochelle Wanderers 73.51
  3 Holy Rosary Caballeros 64.85
  4 Assumption Cadets 61.68

 

Cavalcade of Champions
July 31, 1966

Waterbury, Connecticut

  1 Connecticut Hurricanes 80.52
  2 New York Skyliners 78.70
  3 Long Island Sunrisers 70.42
  4 Springfield Marksmen 66.95
  5 Interstatesmen 64.48

 

Senior Show
August 2, 1966

Windsor, Ontario

  1 Maumee Demons 75.00
  2 Guelph Royalaires 74.00
  3 Flying Dutchmen 70.00
  4 Meadville Thunderbirds 65.00
  5 Michigan Vanguards 62.00

 

Senior Show
August 6, 1966

Bangor, Pennsylvania

  1 Westshoremen 77.00
  2 Hanover Lancers 74.53
  3 Jolly Whalers 73.12
  4 Emmaus Sentinels 72.32
  5 Stateliners 60.00

 

Tournament of Drums
August 6, 1966

Waverly, New York

  1 New York Skyliners (-1.0) 83.48
  2 Reading Buccaneers 83.00
  3 Rochester Crusaders (-0.1) 80.30
  4 Syracuse Brigadiers (-1.0) 79.28
  5 Les Metropolitaines 73.15

 

Corps in Action
August 6, 1966

Meadville, Pennsylvania

  1 Cornplanter Black Knights 74.00
  2 Westmoreland Esquires 71.00
  3 Flying Dutchmen 70.00
  4 North East Shoreliners 60.55
Exhibition: Meadville Thunderbirds

 

Stateline Preview
August 13, 1966

Greenwich, Connecticut

  1 Connecticut Hurricanes 85.25
  2 New York Skyliners 84.40
  3 Long Island Sunrisers 80.73
  4 Interstatesmen 69.73

 

Senior Show
August 13, 1966

Mt. Carmel, Pennsylvania

  1 Reading Buccaneers 82.35
  2 Hawthorne Caballeros 81.53
  3 Rochester Crusaders 80.98
  4 Yankee Rebels 78.73
  5 Archer-Epler Musketeers 72.86
  6 Reilly Raiders 64.75

 

Senior Show
August 13, 1966

Sharon, Pennsylvania

  1 Westmoreland Esquires 76.95
  2 Meadville Thunderbirds 73.10
  3 Hanover Lancers 73.05
  4 Flying Dutchmen 72.50
  5 Sharpsburg Cadets 64.90

 

Nationals "Warm Up"
August 19, 1966

Bronx, New York

  1 New York Skyliners 86.62
  2 Long Island Sunrisers 84.70
  3 Archer-Epler Musketeers 82.82

Juniors

  1 Casper Troopers 86.93
  2 Royal Airs 84.93
  3 St. Lucy's 83.85
  4 Garfield Cadets 80.62
  5 Kingston Indians 66.93

 

Music Under the Stars
August 20, 1966

New Rochelle, New York

  1 Connecticut Hurricanes 85.700
  2 New York Skyliners 83.766
  3 Long Island Sunrisers 81.233
  4 Reading Buccaneers 80.450
  5 Springfield Marksmen 77.733

 

Music In Motion
August 20, 1966

Titusville, Pennsylvania

  1 Canadian Commanders 80.570
  2 Hamburg Kingsmen 77.780
  3 Albion Grenadiers 72.920
  4 Guelph Royalaires 69.317

 

Music In Motion
September 5, 1966

Syracuse, New York

  1 Connecticut Hurricanes 81.310
  2 Reading Buccaneers 81.293
  3 New York Skyliners 81.126
  4 Grey Knight Crusaders 79.716
  5 Les Diplomates 74.700

 

Senior Show
September 5, 1966

Clearfield, Pennsylvania

  1 Westshoremen 78.20
  2 Westmoreland Esquires 68.68
  3 Vern Acklin Cavaliers 63.20
  4 Meadville Thunderbirds 62.40
  5 Sharpsburg Cadets 58.70
  6 Shoreliners 54.32

 

Northeastern Circuit Championships
September 5, 1966

Springfield, Massachusetts

Finals

  1 Sunrisers 84.250
  2 Marksmen 83.880
  3 Connecticut Yankees 75.910
  4 Wanderers 66.73
  5 Whalers 66.35

Prelims

  1 Sunrisers 83.81
  2 Marksmen 83.16
  3 Connecticut Yankees 79.00
  4 Wanderers 75.68
  5 Whalers 74.21
  6 Holy Rosary Caballeros 70.33
  7 Ft. Edward Vagabonds 69.80
  8 Assumption 57.48
  9 Utica Executives 57.40

Junior Finals

  1 NY Kingsmen 81.46
  2 PAL Cadets 79.71
  3 St. George Olympians 67.55
  4 Islanders 64.18
  5 Warriors 63.83
  6 Troubadours 58.75
  7 Troop 12 Indians 58.36
  8 Lindenaires 49.68
  9 Scarlet Lancers 48.91

Junior Prelims

  1 PAL Cadets 84.53
  2 NY Kingsmen 80.26
  3 Islanders 77.16
  4 Warriors 76.51
  5 St. George Olympians 76.48
  6 Troubadours 71.53
  7 Scarlet Lancers 66.51
  8 Lindenaires 66.45
  9 St. August's Eastsiders 66.06
10 St. Raphael's Marionettes 61.45
11 Pom-Poms 58.55

 

Music In The Air
September 10, 1966

Ansonia, Connecticut

  1 New York Skyliners 84.90
  2 Reading Buccaneers 83.76
  3 Syracuse Brigadiers 80.83
  4 Sunrisers 78.20
  5 Marksmen 76.05
  6 Lt. Norman Prince 69.13

(Harvey Olderman was presented with his Hall of Fame Award)

 

All American Circuit Championships
September 11, 1966

West Hartford, Connecticut

  1 New Bedford Whalers 78.566
  2 Ft. Edward Vagabonds (-1.4) 74.133
  3 Byram Stateliners (-3.3) 67.700
  4 Twin City Crusaders (-1.4) 65.883
  5 Nashua Coachmen (-2.0) 60.83

(No Show: Holy Rosary Caballeros)

 

Canadian National Championships
September 17, 1966

Montreal, Quebec

  1 Les Diplomates 83.55
  2 Canadian Commanders 83.45
  3 Marching Ambassadors 80.60
  4 Les Metropolitaines 73.50

Junior Boys

  1 Toronto Optimists 86.00
  2 Cadets La Salle 83.65
  3 De La Salle Oaklands 80.05
  4 York Lions 76.70

Junior Girls

  1 St. John's Girls 73.85
  2 Satellites 71.10
  3 Chatelaines 68.95
  4 Sarnia Marching Angels 61.15

Junior Prelims

  1 Cadets La Salle 81.80
  2 Toronto Optimists 81.05
  3 De La Salle Oaklands 78.95
  4 York Lions 78.70
  5 Sertominaires 78.00
  6 Grantham 74.50
  7 Shawinigan Grenadiers 72.20
  8 Arnprior Lions 68.55
  9 Olympiques 66.25

 

* 1967 *

6th Annual Full Corps Music Standstill
March 18, 1967

  1 St. Clair Shores Vanguard 65.10
  2 Chicago Diplomats 66.40
  3 Boys of '76 69.00

 

DCA Opener
May 27, 1967

Allentown, Pennsylvania

  1 Reading Buccaneers 83.01
  2 New York Skyliners 78.96
  3 Sunrisers 77.18
  4 Yankee Rebels 72.10
  5 Westshoremen 71.60

 

Senior Show
May 28, 1967

Kenosha, Wisconsin

  1 Toledo Demons 54.70
  2 Chicago Diplomats 33.60

 

Symphony in Brass
June 17, 1967

Irwin, Pennsylvania

  1 Pittsburgh Rockets 77.600
  2 Hamburg Kingsmen 73.983
  3 Interstate Ambassadors 64.400
  4 Erie Thunderbirds 58.300

 

Northeastern Circuit Show
June 24, 1967

  1 Connecticut Yankees 67.15
  2 New Bedford Whalers 65.10
  3 Fort Edward Vagabonds 59.21
  4 Wanderers 56.30
  5 Assumption 48.68

 

DCA Show
June 24, 1967

Chambersburg, Pennsylvania

  1 New York Skyliners 82.76
  2 Yankee Rebels 79.81
  3 Westshoremen 74.61
  4 Pittsburgh Rockets 73.60

 

The Barnum Festival
July 1, 1967

Bridgeport, Connecticut

  1 Connecticut Hurricanes 82.966
  2 Reading Buccaneers 81.630
  3 New York Skyliners 79.100
  4 Yankee Rebels 78.283
  5 Sunrisers 77.230

 

4th Annual Drum Corps in Review
July 1, 1967

Oswego, New York

  1 Syracuse Brigadiers 82.17
  2 Rochester Crusaders 81.35
  3 Canadian Commanders 76.86
  4 Westshoremen 76.02
  5 Springfield Marksmen 72.96

 

Senior Show
July 8, 1967

Hershey, Pennsylvania

  1 Pittsburgh Rockets 78.600
  2 Springfield Marksmen 78.083
  3 Westshoremen 77.350
  4 Reilly Raiders 72.500
  5 Hanover Lancers 70.650

 

NY/Canadian Championship
July 13, 1967

  1 Rochester Crusaders 79.76
  2 Syracuse Brigadiers 78.56
  3 Canadian Commanders 76.56
  4 Hamburg Kingsmen 73.18
  5 Albion Grenadiers 64.05

 

Senior Show
July 14, 1967

McKees Rock, Pennsylvania

  1 Pittsburgh Rockets 80.117
  2 Westmoreland Esquires 73.117
  3 Allegheny Monarchs 70.700
  4 Erie Thunderbirds 68.750
  5 North East Shoreliners 59.150

 

Senior Show
July 21, 1967

North Braddock, Pennsylvania

  1 Pittsburgh Rockets 81.250
  2 Reilly Raiders 72.980
  3 Westmoreland Esquires 72.560

Class B:

  1 Emmaus Sentinels 73.917
  2 Hanover Lancers 72.917
  3 Allegheny Monarchs 71.583
  4 Erie Thunderbirds 69.883

 

Big Sounds in Motion
July 22, 1967

Reading, Pennsylvania

  1 Hurricanes 86.67
  2 Skyliners 86.45
  3 Caballeros 82.97
  4 Yankee Rebels 82.47
  5 Westshoremen 75.80

 

Copper City Pageant
July 22, 1967

Rome, New York

  1 Syracuse Brigadiers 81.91
  2 Rochester Crusaders 76.51
  3 Les Diplomates 72.16
  4 Connecticut Yankees 70.90
  5 Springfield Marksmen 64.11

 

Kingston Show
July 22, 1967

Kingston, Ontario

  1 Canadian Commanders 83.66
  2 Guelph Royalaires 77.66
  3 Hamburg Kingsmen 77.63
  4 Lamplighters 65.50

 

Senior Show
July 22, 1967

Uniontown, Pennsylvania

  1 Pittsburgh Rockets 77.900
  2 Westmoreland Esquires 70.650
  3 Reilly Raiders 69.183
  4 Emmaus Sentinels 67.667

 

Toronto Show
July 29, 1967

Toronto, Ontario

  1 Marching Ambassadors 77.80
  2 Guelph Royalaires 74.73
  3 Lindsay Kavaliers 54.78
Juniors

  1 Toronto Optimists 76.61
  2 St. Catherine's Chessmen 65.74
  3 Michael Power Knights 53.50

 

New York State American Legion Championships
July 29, 1967

Buffalo, New York

  1 Syracuse Brigadiers 85.23
  2 Rochester Crusaders 84.81
  3 Sunrisers 82.83
  4 Hamburg Kingsmen 75.56
  5 Interstate Cavaliers 64.05
Juniors

  1 St. Joes of Batavia 84.46
  2 Bronx Kingsmen 82.93
  3 Magnificent Yankees 81.31
  4 St. Joes Patron 78.61
  5 OLC Ramblers 75.51

 

DCA Show
July 29, 1967

Scranton, Pennsylvania

  1 Reading Buccaneers 83.650
  2 New York Skyliners 80.167
  3 Pittsburgh Rockets 73.767
  4 Archer Epler Musketeers 71.450
  5 Les Diplomates 70.217

 

Wisconsin American Legion State Championship
1967

Location Unknown

  1 Kenosha Kingsmen 55.56
  2 Boys of '76 53.46

 

Senior Show
August 5, 1967

Meadville, Pennsylvania

  1 Pittsburgh Rockets 77.617
  2 Westmoreland Esquires 72.417
  3 Interstate Ambassadors 68.200
  4 Allegheny Monarchs 64.900
Exhibition: Meadville Thunderbirds

 

Cavalcade Of Champions
August 12, 1967

Lewisburg, Pennsylvania

  1 Reading Buccaneers 86.01
  2 Rochester Crusaders 81.70
  3 Hawthorne Caballeros 81.65
  4 Sunrisers 80.81
  5 Pittsburgh Rockets 77.94
  6 Reilly Raiders 71.21
High Horns: Buccaneers
High Drums: Buccaneers
High GE: Buccaneers
High M&M: Crusaders

 

Northeastern Circuit Show
August 12, 1967

Chicopee, Massachusetts

  1 Springfield Marksmen 78.25
  2 Whalers 76.00
  3 Connecticut Vagabonds 74.46
  4 Ft. Edward Vagabonds 70.95
  5 Wanderers 63.66
High Horns: Marksmen
High Drums: Marksmen
High GE: Ct. Vagabonds
High M&M: Ct. Vagabonds

 

Northeastern Circuit Championships
September 3, 1967

Agawam, Massachusetts

  1 Springfield Marksmen 80.00
  2 New Bedford Whalers 77.46
  3 Connecticut Yankees 76.35
  4 Fort Edward Vagabonds 69.36
  5 Emmaus Sentinels 67.56
  6 Wanderers 63.75
  7 Assumption 56.76

Prelims

  1 Springfield Marksmen 86.70
  2 New Bedford Whalers 85.78
  3 Connecticut Yankees 80.56
  4 Emmaus Sentinels 78.15
  5 Fort Edward Vagabonds 76.85
  6 Wanderers 75.43
  7 Assumption 72.51

 

Ontario Senior Championships
September 9, 1967

Location Unknown

  1 Marching Ambassadors 82.400
  2 Canadian Commanders 82.283

 

Senior Show
September 9, 1967

Carlisle, Pennsylvania

  1 Reading Buccaneers 84.567
  2 Long Island Sunrisers 79.300
  3 Pittsburgh Rockets 74.050
  4 Emmaus Sentinels 66.167
  5 Westmoreland Esquires 63.717

 

* 1968 *

Tournament of Champions
June 18, 1968

Jacket Blurb

  1 Reading Buccaneers 81.70
  2 Westshoremen 77.08
  3 Hamburg Kingsmen 76.88
  4 Archer-Epler Musketeers 75.43
  5 Reilly Raiders 67.70

 

Tournament of Drums
June 29, 1968

  1 Reading Buccaneers 80.66
  2 Hawthorne Caballeros 78.60
  3 Springfield Marksmen 73.50
  4 Marching Ambassadors 72.41
  5 Canadian Commanders 64.58
  6 Albion Grenadiers 61.62

 

The 18th Annual Hershey Invitational
July 6, 1968

Hershey, Pennsylvania

  1 Reading Buccaneers 79.21
  2 Skyliners 76.76
  3 Sunrisers 75.88
  4 Syracuse Brigadiers 71.71
  5 Les Diplomates 65.73
  6 Pittsburgh Rockets 62.43

 

The Barnum Festival
July 6, 1968

Bridgeport, Connecticut

  1 Connecticut Hurricanes 80.450
  2 Hawthorne Caballeros 77.816
  3 Rochester Crusaders 74.550
  4 Yankee Rebels 72.033
  5 Reilly-Musketeers 63.566

 

4th Annual Grand Prix
July 13, 1968

Paterson, New Jersey

  1 Reading Buccaneers 75.666
  2 Connecticut Hurricanes 74.250
  3 New York Skyliners 72.416
  4 Yankee Rebels 66.800
  5 Les Diplomates 56.383

 

Big Sounds In Motion
July 20, 1968

Reading, Pennsylvania

  1 Sunrisers 78.38
  2 Skyliners 76.51
  3 Yankee Rebels 75.70
  4 Westshoremen 70.50
NOTE:
The Caballeros were not given a score; the judges were pulled off field after a collision between
the Color Guard Captain and a Percussion Judge
The Cabs were given equivalent 1st prize money for "sportsmanship"

 

18th Annual Copper City Drum Pageant
July 20, 1968

Rome, New York

  1 Rochester Crusaders 75.833
  2 Hamburg Kingsmen 72.716
  3 Syracuse Brigadiers 77.733
  4 Albion Grenadiers 71.383
  5 Springsfield Marksmen 69.800

 

DCA Show
August 3, 1968

Baltimore, Maryland

  1 Reading Buccaneers 72.983
  2 Long Island Sunrisers 72.550
  3 Connecticut Hurricanes 71.483
  4 Hawthorne Caballeros 70.150
  5 New York Skyliners 68.230
  6 Reilly Raider Musketeers 55.000
Exhibition: US Marine Corps

 

DCA Show
August 10, 1968

Lewisburg, Pennsylvania

  1 Reading Buccaneers 84.510
  2 Connecticut Hurricanes 80.210
  3 New York Skyliners 80.200
  4 Hawthorne Caballeros 80.095
  5 Rochester Crusaders 78.780
  6 Les Diplomates 70.450

 

March of Champions
August 14, 1968

  1 Reading Buccaneers 72.98
  2 Long Island Sunrisers 72.55
  3 Connecticut Hurricanes 71.48
  4 Hawthorne Caballeros 70.15
  5 New York Skyliners 68.23
  6 (T) Reilly Raiders 55.00
  6 (T) Archer-Epler Musketeers 55.00

Exhibition: Yankee Rebels and U.S. Marine Corps

 

Parade Of Champions
August 17, 1968

Scranton, Pennsylvania

  1 Reading Buccaneers 81.550
  2 Long Island Sunrisers 79.850
  3 Hawthorne Caballeros 78.650
  4 New York Skyliners 76.800
  5 Yankee Rebels 74.533

* 1969 *

Fresh Air Fanfare
June 7, 1969

Hamden, Connecticut

Jacket Blurb

  1 Skyliners 71.13
  2 Sunrisers 70.51
  3 Yankee Rebels 68.77
  4 Reading Buccaneers 68.35
  5 Hawthorne Caballeros 68.32

 

Patriots Show
June 7, 1969

Dunkirk, New York

  1 Guelph Royalaires 76.60
  2 Hanover Lancers 58.80
  3 Emmaus Sentinels 53.95
  4 Erie Thunderbirds 48.65

 

34th Parade Of Champions
June 14, 1969

Stratford, Connecticut

  1 New York Skyliners 76.30
  2 Sunrisers 74.60
  3 Connecticut Hurricanes 74.25
  4 Hawthorne Caballeros 69.70
  5 Lt. Norman Prince 50.10

 

Tournament Of Champions
June 14, 1969

Hershey, Pennsylvania

  1 Reading Buccaneers 74.15
  2 Yankee Rebels 71.10
  3 Rochester Crusaders 66.05
  4 Westshoremen 60.08
  5 Syracuse Brigadiers 58.55

 

Music And Motion
June 21, 1969

Syracuse, New York

  1 Reading Buccaneers 73.70
  2 Sunrisers 72.45
  3 New York Skyliners 71.50
  4 Connecticut Hurricanes 70.75
  5 Rochester Crusaders 68.95

 

Senior Show
June 21, 1969

Irwin, Pennsylvania

  1 Westshoremen-Bonnie Scots 69.45
  2 Guelph Royalaires ??.??
  3 Pittsburgh Rockets 58.90
  4 Erie Thunderbirds 48.85
Exhibition: Butler Catholic Daughters of America, Westmoreland Esquires

 

Mission Drums
June 28, 1969

Boston, Massachusetts

  1 New York Skyliners 74.30
  2 Sunrisers 73.15
  3 Connecticut Hurricanes 71.65
  4 Hawthorne Caballeros 71.50
  5 Yankee Rebels 68.05
  6 Rochester Crusaders 66.00
  7 Syracuse Brigadiers 61.70
  8 Hamburg Kingsmen 59.55

 

The Barnum Festival
July 5, 1969

Bridgeport, Connecticut

  1 New York Skyliners 75.70
  2 Sunrisers 74.00
  3 Hawthorne Caballeros 71.70
  4 Connecticut Hurricanes 71.55

 

19th Annual Hershey Invitational
July 5, 1969

Hershey, Pennsylvania

  1 Yankee Rebels 74.65
  2 Reading Buccaneers 69.50
  3 Rochester Crusaders 69.24
  4 Syracuse Brigadiers 60.26
  5 Westshoremen 59.95

 

Music Spectacular
July 5, 1969

Veterans' Stadium - Erie, Pennsylvania

  1 Pittsburgh Rockets 67.35
  2 Guelph Royalaires 66.60
  3 Albion Grenadiers 62.40
  4 Emmaus Sentinels 52.70
  5 Westmoreland Esquires 41.25
  6 Dunkirk Patriots 40.05
Exhibition: Erie Thunderbirds
Runners: Bay City Mavericks Color Guard

 

Brass Impact
July 12, 1969

Altoona, Pennsylvania

  1 Connecticut Hurricanes 77.60
  2 Yankee Rebels 76.30
  3 Hamburg Kingsmen 60.00
  4 Guelph Royalaires 58.94
  5 Westshoremen 57.90

 

Tournament Of Drums
July 12, 1969

Rochester, New York

  1 New York Skyliners 72.85
  2 Reading Buccaneers 72.55
  3 Hawthorne Caballeros 71.35
  4 Syracuse Brigadiers 66.25
  5 Canadian Ambassadors 57.50

 

Pennsylvania
American Legion Championships
July 18, 1969

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  1 Pittsburgh Rockets 72.05
  2 Erie Thunderbirds 58.75
  3 Hanover Lancers 58.25
  4 Westmoreland Esquires 51.20

 

New York State
American Legion Championships
July 19, 1969

  1 Rochester Crusaders 72.00
  2 Syracuse Brigadiers 71.00
  3 Hamburg Kingsmen 65.35
  4 Albion Grenadiers 49.70
Juniors

  1 St. Joes of Batavia 77.15
  2 CMCC Warriors 72.65
  3 Poughkeepsie Pacers 68.45
  4 Geneva Appleknockers 68.25
  5 Magnificent Yankees 60.40

 

Big Sounds In Motion
July 19, 1969

Reading, Pennsylvania

  1 Yankee Rebels 76.05
  2 New York Skyliners 73.40
  3 Hawthorne Caballeros 71.50
  4 Westshoremen 60.30
  5 Emmaus Sentinels 45.05

 

Copper City Drum Pageant
July 26, 1969

Rome, New York

  1 Sunrisers 73.60
  2 Rochester Crusaders 72.90
  3 Hamburg Kingsmen 68.60
  4 Syracuse Brigadiers 68.15
  5 Ambassadors 53.40

 

Review of the Corps
July 26, 1969

Carlisle, Pennsylvania

  1 Connecticut Hurricanes 79.95
  2 Yankee Rebels 76.40
  3 Reading Buccaneers 76.05
  4 New York Skyliners 75.95
  5 New Bedford Whalers 59.95

 

17th Annual Tournament Of Drums
August 9, 1969

Waverly, New York

  1 Yankee Rebels 76.30
  2 New York Skyliners 75.05
  3 Sunrisers 74.70
  4 Syracuse Brigadiers 65.15
  5 Pittsburgh Rockets 54.35

 

Sounds Of Music '69
August 9, 1969

New Bedford, Massachusetts

  1 Westshoremen 73.55
  2 Emmaus Sentinels 62.10
  3 Hanover Lancers 61.70
  4 Free Statesmen 41.10

 

Parade Of Champions
August 16, 1969

Scranton, Pennsylvania

  1 Reading Buccaneers 77.45
  2 New York Skyliners 75.90
  3 Sunrisers 71.15
  4 Rochester Crusaders 70.80
  5 Hawthorne Caballeros 65.65

 

Red Carpet Association
Championship
August 16, 1969

Allentown, Pennsylvania

  1 Guelph Royalaires 73.40
  2 Westshoremen 73.25
  3 Pittsburgh Rockets 66.35
  4 Emmaus Sentinels 62.50
  5 Erie Thunderbirds 60.70
  6 Hanover Lancers 56.35
  7 Westmoreland Esquires 48.55
  8 Demons 38.40
  9 Free Statesmen 33.15
10 Patriots 30.90

 

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