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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1971
Page
11
Bobby Unser faced a costly miscalculation in Ontario as hot track conditions hindered his qualifying run. Mark Donohue seized the front row after Wirra-like pace, setting up a $700,000 race at Ontario Motor Speedway with Unser’s hopes fading.
Pirates team physician Dr. Joseph Finegold said Richie Hebner would be released from Presbyterian Hospital today and may resume light workouts with the club. He was transferred from Cincinnati Hospital after a virus infection and had been ill for more than a week. The team did not know when he would return to the lineup.
Fragmented text mentions a park avenue area, a champion title at a plate event, and a sequence of names suggesting a local sports or competition update. Specifics are unclear, but references to champions and venues imply a brief sports bulletin from a city newspaper.
Rams earned their third win as Schweler's Stadium hosted a tense game. Police escorted the buses back to Logan after the event. Injuries were minor and the squad departed for home with brisk air and postgame chatter.
Cal State Long Beach tops San Luis Potosi 94 to 38 as Ratleff scores 28, Gray grabs 19 rebounds, Stephens and Grifton reach double figures. The game notes mingle with stray commentary about birthdays and travel as the piece drifts into unrelated scenes.
Dense OCR text shows multiple races with names like Bunny, Galfarnia Sands, and Pita, plus exacta and payout notes. Mentions of Stall Weisner, Central Parke sir Goyal, and various race distances such as 870 yards and 350 yards. Includes payments and payouts, with scattered team and competitor names and finishes.
A chaotic OCR blend lists numerous fish catches and places including calico bass rock cod mackerel barracuda and bass with stray numbers and names. The text references anglers locations and dates in a scattered, damaged format, reflecting a noisy fish tally or fishing report segment from a historical page.
At Oulton Park Britain two riders Peter Pritchard and Pat Sheridan were killed in a first lap pile-up during an International Sidecar race. Six riders were involved with five motorcycles. Four others were injured with back injuries and cuts and bruises reported.
Alt Los Alamitos trainer Larry Kleve seeks a top 10 spot as he enters five mounts in Saturday night’s program headlined by Vanequa in the $2,200 Sens Of Italy Purse at 350 yards. Kleve’s stable includes Reb el's Queen Uncle Chick and The Varlet with strong recent form.
The three year old thoroughbred Try Sheep won the feature race at Del Mar by two lengths Monday. Ridden by Fernando Alvarez, Try Sheep carried 120 pounds over 1 1/16 miles in 1:41 25. Payouts were 7.80, 4.20, and 2.20. California with Fernando Toro up was second, paying 4.60 and 4.40, while Sitka D. with Howard Grant finished third for a show payoff.
A fragmented sports betting page lists various bet and parlay terms including Mason's specials Ort MAN BEST BET and Braves Ir Ch ockers Tie Ladys Bomar. Several tangled names hint at horse and team wagers with scattered odds and betting notes.
Unclear racing note hints at Betz5 rest at Del Mar and possible contenders. Mentions winter and best bets with terms like Trucker and Syaghey Prospect. Fragmentary and hard to parse, but suggests racing event context and speculative favorites.
Cor Jésan leads BEST BETs with Fay and SESERONEY in a tight field. Parlay from Lee B17 and Panish style shows potential, while special-tomers Cope at the rails adds intrigue for a x-finish payout.
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