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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1968
Page
19
The Lakers will play 41 home dates this season with 32 on weekends. Of those weekend games 16 are on Friday and 16 on Sunday while the remaining nine are on Tuesdays. The schedule marks a historic weekend-heavy lineup for the club.
The Kings will televise 20 road games this season on KTLA Channel 5 with announcers Jiggs McDonald and Ed Fitkin. All 76 regular games plus exhibitions are on KNX radio. Thirteen televised games fall on Saturdays or Sundays, with December the busiest month and San Francisco, San Diego making four appearances each.
Jimmy Jones arrived in the Southland to enroll at USC for the fall semester. The Harrisburg, Pennsylvania standout threw 35 TD passes and 2,260 receiving yards last season, competing with Gardena’s Greg Briner on the freshman squad. The article also notes an international surfing film at Long Beach City College and several baseball scores.
Middleton Tompkins of Long Beach heads the third round in CAMP PERRY Ohio with 788 points of 800, one point ahead of Olympic gold medalist Lt Gary Anderson. The civilian marksman tops a field of over 480 as the U S Palma team prepares to face Canada Friday.
Long Beach City College officials announce the Vikings Booster Club will meet Wednesday night August 28 at 7 p.m. in the Women's Gym. Jay Morrison says the date was corrected from August 21 and officers will be elected with committees chosen for the year.
Chicago Cubs executive John Holland said he spoke with NL president Warren Giles and requested a hearing over Phil Regan's alleged illegal pitches. Giles would investigate after the umpire's report. a serious charge toward a pitcher who is also a preacher. ABANDONING acting plans, Timmy Brown works out with the Baltimore Colts amid retirement talk. The eight year veteran, traded from Philadelphia last winter, is 30. Kathy Whitworth won the St. Louis Women's
Bucky Pope known as Catawba Claw is traded from the Falcons to the Minnesota Vikings for an undisclosed draft pick. The move follows Pope’s earlier swap from the Rams to Atlanta. The report lists numerous NFL waiver moves, injuries, and signings across several teams including Steelers, Colts, Dolphins, Jets, Oilers, Bills, and Chiefs, plus notes on event results from golf and Little League baseball.
At the Western ticket counter you find two daily nonstop flights to San Francisco with easy connections to Portland and Seattle Tacoma. Fares start low and drop further with Excursion Family and Youth Fare offers.
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