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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1968
Page
20
Fragmentary OCR lists names and phrases with unclear connections. No identifiable event or coherent report is extractable for a proper summarize.
Direct Spot rallied in the final strides to win the $2,300 Grass Valley Purse at Los Alamitos by a head over Shadow Man and Mi Pie. Arnulfo Araiza rode the four-year-old to 20.7 seconds for 400 yards as 7,661 fans watched the first 24 nights of racing under 8,000. Payouts were $12.80 $5.60 and $4.40 across the board. Shadow Man paid $4 and $3.80, Mi Pie $5. Valley Buffoon led a trio of longshots in the ninth race with a $62.40 payoff.
The Aug 20 program shows horse races with 350 and 400 yard events. Bets and odds note Donjuan Bonifa as a second race contender with several scratches. Longshot Lil Mandy Bar and AR EVAN are mentioned among entries, with ARROGAT as a favorite in the second race.
Race card details for Roy Betz entries in the Del Mar Lelandicap on Tuesday August 20. Notable horses include Royal Tiempo, Beautiful Maiden, Jungie Chatter, Valiantia, and NIBBLE spot. commentary mentions Kissing Ring Notique Get Regards and Jongleur Altiplano Pasha's Virtue with observed form signals and trainer initials. The sixth race covers a 1 1/16 mile claiming event with Jongleur Altiplano Pasha's Virtue and Brenda's Joe among contenders.
A chaotic OCR recap lists greyhound races at Los Alamitos with listed finishers, times, and wagering payoffs across nine races. Notable entries include Chub's Retest, Ora Joe, Delicate Miss, Direct Spot, Valley Buffoon, and Miss Parr Bar with various place and show prices, plus a total handle of 608 851 dollars.
Summary of multiple races with finishes. Includes horse names such as Singing Surf Toyota Rose Pays To Sing and others with odds, times, and places. Mentions drawers of Also ran horses and exact times for each race. Includes handle total of $77,387.
John Marshall of Stamford Connecticut crossed the line first in the Monday race of seven in the 5.5 meter Olympic sailing trials. His showing moves him to second in the series standings while Gardner Cox of Villanova leads the cumulative tally after finishing first Sunday and second Monday. Gordon Lindemann of Milwaukee Earl Elms of San Diego and Bill Ficker of Balboa follow.
Betting note shows Roan Kinick and Princesa Marron win bets with Kinick taking a fifth place and Marron sixth on the rail deck. Longshot Flashy Hostess runs in a minor placing.
Peter Barrett of Alamitos Bay Yacht Club leads the North American Finn class championships opening at noon in Long Beach Harbor. Barrett seeks to reclaim the crown lost last year to Ralph Conrad, who will not defend.
Scores list several league games including Ward's and Wash 3 Long Beach Construction 0 and Douglas Setbacks 2 San Pedro Merchants 1. The evening slate at Park Ave No 1 shows Gas Chamber A meeting Carter's Wooden Indians at 8:45 with first place implications.
Dave Pearson of Thousand Oaks won the Boys Scratch Division at the All America Youth Bowling Championships in Washington DC. The 18-year-old six-foot-three 225-pound bowler totaled 1391 including a 1191 six-game score and 200 bonus points to claim the national title. Southland bowlers also posted strong showings with Ron Hauch of Garden Grove and others in the field of 108 youths.
California bowlers earn national recognition with Phyllis Massey and Betty Mivelaz named to the Women’s All America team. Jim Stefanich leads the men’s All America squad, while LaMar Keck claims the PPCB Garden Grove Open title. Local bowlers Pearson Hauch and Linda Pono place well in youth events and PWBA champion Dotty Fothergill repeats with her national title in Flint.
U S Davis Cup star Clark Graebner overcame a tense duel in his debut at the 88th Na. He held off a strong challenger in Brookline Massachusetts delivering a narrow victory to start his campaign and boost U S Davis Cup hopes.
Arthur Ashe of Richmond Virginia defeated Manuel Santana of Spain in a five set match 11 to 13 7 to 5 6 to 3 13 to 15 6 to 3 to seal a 4 to 1 United States victory in the Davis Cup inter zone ties. The American ace shared the outstanding player award and the U S moves on to face either West Germany or the Japan India winner. Graebner, seeded second, beat Sherwood Stewart in five sets but criticized the turf and contended with a late press-session dispute. Ashe had his opening match postponed to complete a Davis Cup match halted by darkness.
The article lists multiple minor league results with Columbus defeating Buffalo 5 to 4 and Syracuse beating Richmond 5 to 1. Other scores include Jacksonville 2 Rochester 1 and Louisville 5 Toledo 2 with various players highlighted.
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