Regrets and Glory of Jim Barbieri 1966 Dodgers Memoir
Jim Barbieri, at 27, recalls his lone major league stint in 1966 with the Dodgers and his standout Spokane minor league season with a .357 average, 14 triples, and 11 homers. He reflects on the wrist injury and lingering dream of a majors return, noting a World Series at bat and a lasting sense of having done okay when given a chance.
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Barbieri
Dodger Stadium
Dick Stuart
Dodgertown
Spokane
Jim
Ples
Roy Hartsfield
Buzzie
Bavasi
Track doubleheader features PCC at four opponents
Pacific Coast Club of Long Beach competes in a two meet day. At 1 p.m. Long Beach faces Occidental and Southern California Striders, then at 6:30 p.m. meets Los Angeles State and Cal Poly Pomona. Notable races include the evening mile with George Scott aiming for sub four minutes.
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PCC
Tom Jennings
Gladiators
Occidental
Southern California Striders
Los Angeles State
Cal Poly Pomona
L.A. Oval
George Scott
U.S
John Mason
Leon Webster
L.A. State
Cal State Long Beach
Iowa
Nebraska
Arizona
Tucson
49Ers
UEC
California
UCLA
Oregon State
Corvallis
Let There Be Light Aimed at Ball Park Lighting
Ted Williams new Washington Senators manager says poor park lighting and shadows hinder seeing the ball and may prompt action this season. He cites television view issues and notes uncertain Astrodome fit while praising division play for hotter pennant races during Arlington visit ahead of weekend games with the Pirates.
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Arlington
Tex
Ted Williams
Washington Senators
Williams
Houston
Astrodome
Pitts
Pargh Pirates
Bellflower Meet Draws Top High School Track Talent
Fresno to San Diego athletes converge on Bellflower High for the 12th Bellflower Record Relays. Events include discus triple jump and 3000 meter steeplechase with early noon starts and hurdles heats. Los Angeles schools join rival Centennial in feature relays as Millikan Poly and Lakewood field strong teams.
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San Diego
Bellflower High
Bellflower
Los Angeles
L. A. High
Centennial
Millikan
Poly
Lakewood
Steve Lauriano
Carty Injures Right Shoulder Before Braves Season Opener
Outfielder Rico Carty dislocated his right shoulder during warmups in Columbus Georgia threatening to miss the Braves season opener with the Giants. He will be examined in Atlanta to assess the injury while Richmond defeated Atlanta 4 0 behind Upshaw Maxie and Roberts.
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Atlanta Braves
Braves
Paign
San Francisco
Columbus
Richmond
Carty
Atlanta
Exhibition Baseball Matchups Across Cities
Fragmented matchup notes list games in Columbus Georgia Richmond Illinois Greenwood Virginia and Montgomery with teams like Cincinnati Detroit New York Baltimore Kansas City Chicago Milwaukee Boston New York San Diego and Seattle. Several pitchers and hitters are named such as Maxie, Pappas, Kester, Tillman, Didier, Obrevan and Vevekchmend. The text also shows home and away designations plus night games and times.
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Greenwood
Cincinnati
Detroit
Montgomery
Francisco
New York
Baltimore
Richa
Piapurah
Washington
Arline
Ft. Louis
Kansas City
Kansas
Chicago
Milwaukee
Boston
Pew
San Diego
Seattle
Pochester 5 Buffalo Hershey 6 Amore 3
A brief scoreline shows Pochester downed by Buffalo Hershey 6 to 5 while Amore notches a 3 run showing in the exchange. The fragment reflects a baseball or softball game with limited readable details.
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Pochester
Buffalo @ Hershey
Amore
Toronto Welcomes Home Ice After Bruins Sweep
The Maple Leafs seek turnaround after 10-0 and 7-0 losses to Boston in Boston as games three and four shift to Toronto. Coach Punch Imlach notes a better home atmosphere may help, with 25 straight home losses to Boston between 1965 and now. The NHL playoff slate resumes with several series already down 2-0.
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Boston Bruins
Leafs
Boston
Don Awrey
Toronto
Larry Mickey
Maple Leafs
Bruins
Punch Imlach
Montreal
New York
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Oakland
Forum
Kings
Clarence Campbell
National Hockey League
Forbes Kennedy
Kennedy
Aviation notes from Orange County area schedule
Fragmentary aviation schedule mentions Beach Orange County and Tustin Palos Verdes with times 2 3 pm and 4 pm and evening 730 pm. Details are unclear due to garbled OCR.
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Aviation
Orange County
Enn
Hie Club
Fees Beach
North ‘County
Weensolghen
Rams Sign First Negro Thrower
Rams sign the first Black quarterback in franchise history amid New Deal era style rhetoric as whispers of progress echo from Elizabeth City and fans debate the impact on the team and league.
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Oaks Edge Stars to End Season
Oaks, Western Division champions, wrap up the ABA regular season with a 111 to 109 win over the Stars in Oakland.
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Oaks Edge Stars
Oakland
UPI
Oaks
The
Stars
Lakers Win Thriller as Playoffs Heat Up
Lakers edge Hawks 114 112 in a tight playoff clash in San Francisco. Series tightens with the Lakers leading 3 1 or 3 0 as Boston claims a series win and Philadelphia marches forward.
Lincoln Leads AAU Diving Qualifiers at Belmont Plaza
Craig Lincoln unattached from Hopkins Minn leads the men’s 3 meter pre qualifying with four fair dives then two excellent efforts for a total 307.50. Jack Laughlin and Mike Brown follow in second and third as pre-qualifying results set the field for Tuesday. Carolyn Bennett tops the women's 1 meter with 222.80 for six dives and 15 year old Chris Loock is second. Pre-qualifying continues today with men 1 meter at 3 pm and women 3 meter at 7 pm.
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Hopkins
Minn
Belmont Plaza Olympic Pool
Lincoln
University of Minnesota
Jack Laughlin
Bloomington
Ind
Indiana University
Mike Brown
Dartmouth
Carolyn Bennett
Rochester
N.Y
Miss Bennett
Chris Loock
Panther Boys Club
Ft. Worth
Tex
Linda McQueery
Burford
Cee Cee
Unat
Los Angeles
Steve Skilken
Ron O'Brien
David
Richard McDermott
USC
Swedish rally duo lead Kam Pala start in Ford 20M
Bengt Sonderstron and Gunnar Palm led the East African Safari in Kampala driving a German Ford 20M with 12 of 84 original entrants dropping out. Vic Preston and Robert Gerrish of Kenya followed in a British Ford Lotus Cortina. Kampala marks the rally midpoint of 3,200 miles with Monday finish. Ken McMullen suffered a bone bruise from a foul tip but had a negative X ray.
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Kampala
Gunnar Palm
Sonderstron
Palm
Vic Preston
Robert Gerrish
Kenya
Nitehawks Triumph in Anaheim in Softball Tourney
Long Beach Nitehawks shut out San Diego Sub-Flot No. 1 2-0 in Anaheim Invitational at Pearson Park. McInnis drove in the decisive run as Mallett and Stark opened the scoring sequence. Meaks shuffled the mound staff ahead of next Friday's league opener against Sub-Flot.
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Don Sarno
Art Bunge
Long Beach
Nitehawk Red Meaks
Park Avenue Field
Glenn Miller Garage
Anaheim
Hawks
Glenn Miller
Stars
Rockets Tie Hawks in Series Clinch Thriller
Elvin Hayes' 20 foot jumper with one second left gave the San Diego Rockets a 114-112 win over the Atlanta Hawks to even the NBA playoff series at two games each. Hayes scored 30 as John Block and Stu Lantz added 20 apiece. Walt Hazzard led the Hawks with 34 as Lou Hudson and Zelmo Beaty contributed 22 and 21. The next games shift to Atlanta and San Diego with potential seventh game in Atlanta.
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UPI
Elvin Hayes
San Diego Rockets
Atlanta Hawks
National Basketball Assn
Hayes
Rockets
Hawks
Lou Hudson
Rick Adelman
Joe Caldwell
Atlanta
John Block
Stu Lantz
Don Kojis
Walt Hazzard
Zelmo Beaty
Hudson
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