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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1970
Page
10
The resurgent Oakland A's reel in the AL West keeping Twins at six and a half games back after returning home from Minnesota following three consecutive victories that lifted their rivals.
Oakland's 7-3 victory over Minnesota followed a Sunday sweep as Rick Monday led with a homer two doubles and a single. Tommy Davis Tony Larissa and Don Mincher each had three hits as the A's totaled 19 hits. Monday's eighth homer came in the third inning after Bando doubled, and Davis scored on a misplayed single. The win improves Diego Segui to seven and Jim Grant earns his 20th save. In the AL other game, Boston edged Detroit 11-10 after a dramatic ninth inning rally.
United Press International reports that Scott Appleton, a star at Texas and 1963 All-America standout, was released by the New Orleans Saints after failed NFL stints with Oakland, San Diego, and Miami related to preseason performance. The piece notes other cuts across several NFL teams, including Rick Norton and Gerry Philbin, highlighting the challenging pro transition for college greats.
The Los Angeles Rams must pare 74 players in camp to 60 by Thursday under league rules. Injuries were noted as Jim Wilson and Mike Dennis underwent knee X-rays with results due today. Roman Gabriel praised the team’s start after a win over Cleveland while John Salverson earned a spot at the Royals Baseball Academy in Florida.
Salta Pontiac resumes California Collegiate Baseball League action tonight in a 7:30 game at Glendale. Joe Hicks and his CCBILL leaders return home midweek to Briar Field for Wednesday and Thursday encounters. Wednesday Salt plays Ontario at 8:30 and Thursday in Mesa at 7:30.
Local league results show Ebra over Douglas 2 1 and Myra's Tavern 0 over Hore a s Workers 6. Lakewood Baptist 12 over Ralph's Lounge 1. Los Alamitos Flyers 1 over Post Contractors 0. Ind ians 0 over McKinnis Parts Service. Bee Auslich 11 over Paultic jalve. Wazoos 3 over Deuces 0. Games tonight list Park Ave Hamilton Bowl Pan American Fl porch with matchups Fosters Pharmacy vs Tri Stars Adrien vs Lazar Escrows Ag ates vs J&D Duster Metzgers Mavericks vs Brute Carter Santo Swingers vs Toy Room and more.
The U S university basketball team defeated Romania 64-59 in Bucharest at Lorenca Sports Hall. Kenny Davis of Georgetown Kentucky led with 18 points and Jim McDaniels of Western Kentucky added 13 as the Americans trailed 30-26 at halftime in a fast-moving game.
Montgomery beat Asheville 4 to 1 while Asheville won 1 to 0 in another game. Columbus led Jacksonville 63 and Mobile at Charlotte faced rain with Birmingham and Savannah also hit by rain.
Monday's fights featured Dallas Curtis Cokes in Texas where he stopped Danny Peres by KO. The card listed Tampa Hector McBride at 124 and Paul Genzant at 127 in New York area events, while Alf Robinson KO'd Henry Olea at 138 in Oakland.
Ernie Banks of the Cubs remains on the disabled list for two more weeks after team doctors extended his layoff due to an arthritic knee. Banks, 39, is battling knee arthritis and will be reevaluated later. JIM McGlathlin of the Reds suffers a hairline temporal fracture from a line drive but does not expect to miss many games. Graves, 73, outlasts Barth in San Francisco, defeating him 6-8, 7-5, by default after laboring through exhaustion. The World Boxing Association shifts rules to admit more global commissions, Ken Buchanan agrees to face Ismael Laguna in San Juan on Sept. 29, and Cassius Clay seeks permission to fight in Canada after a circuit court ruling for Hoffman travel to Cuba.
The Angels seek to narrow a 6 1/2 game gap in the American League West as Andy Messersmith faces Baltimore’s Dave McNally in the opener at the Big A. The Dodgers start at Three Rivers against Pittsburgh with Bruce Dal Canton vs Claude Osteen, as relief help is boosted by recalling Charley Hough to replace Jose Pena.
Bellflower pitcher Mike Seberger threw a no hitter as Bellflower defeated Glendale 7-0, fanning seven with Lee Williams and Charles Bates collecting three hits each. In the nightcap, Bicker Braves of Long Beach edged Riverside 5-3, earning a rematch with Bellflower to decide the finals against Mary Star of San Pedro.
A dense clipping lists numerous junior and city league results across Long Beach from multiple schools and teams. It records scores for Monroes, Adams, Emerson, Cabrillo, Lee, Fremont, Wardlow, Poly, and others plus girls and mixed matches with teams such as Admiral Kidd, Heartwell, Ramona, and California.
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