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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Feb 08, 1961

Page

24

Vikings Dominate Harbor 77 0 in Easy Conference Win

Long Beach City College Vikings, led by Lyn Hodge with 21 points and Carmichael with 15, crushed Harbor 77 to 0 in Metropolitan Conference action. LBCC built a 39 21 halftime lead and used a full court press to blow past Harbor, extending their conference run and remaining near the top of the standings.

Lyn Hodge Aron Carmichael Long Beach City College Harbor Viking Ag Gyo Vikings Kersfield Harbor Hodge Carmichael Long Beach Seahawks Doyie Canadsy Lyn Robinette Cee East Los Angeles San’ Diego Knights

Pepperdine Upsets Santa Clara In West Coast Clash

Pepperdine stunned Santa Clara 67 56 at the Sports Arena, breaking a winless conference run to sit 1-7. Loyola also strengthened its title bid by beating San Jose State 55 46 behind Ed Bento's 22 points.

Pepperdine Rose Santa Clara Broncos Loyola Ed Bento Lions San Jose State Bento Pepperdine Bob Feerick Sem Jose

Lakers Fall Short as Celtics Rally At Madison Square Garden

The Lakers without Elgin Baylor Haytor dropped a 98 95 decision to the Boston Celtics at Madison Square Garden. Jerry West led LA with 29 points while Russell had 26 for Boston. Rudy LaRusso was ejected late in the second half.

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Distance runner Max Truex aims for indoor glory in L A

In a candid interview Truex discusses coaching under Mihaly Iglesias, the benefits of European training, and his plan to compete Saturday in the Los Angeles Indoor Games with top two milers. He notes a smaller athlete can excel through intense drilling and confidence, while predicting potential sub 8:40 in a future race if pushed.

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STATE GETS NEEDED LINEMEN 18 JC Transfers Enroll

JC transfer influx marks largest freshman to sophomore move for LBCC and three other schools as Reed lists 18 newcomers on the futures list. Included are six Linemen, with guards and ends, plus two half milers and a dozen others from Harbor, Chaffey, and Long Beach City College. Notables: Jerry Galbreath, Ron Allice, Marshal Hammond, Harold Hines, Ken Knapp, and Neil Smith join. LA-area colleges add two-way athletes across track, basketball, gymnastics, and baseball programs.

AL Larson Reed Don Crosby Long Beach State Long Beach City College Jack Rose Don Lbcc Jerry Galbreath Ron Allice Marshal Hammond Chaffey Harbor Ted Eym Nastics

Brown Quits Compton CC On Schedule

Veteran Compton College football coach Tay Brown resigned Tuesday night ending a 17 year tenure. His Tar Tars won 142 games and 13 conference titles while appearing in four Jr. Rose Bowls. Chuck Williams succeeds Brown as recreation coordinator.

Compton Tay Brown Independent, Press-Telegram Jerome Hall Brown Chuck Williams Tartars

Johnson Retains Title with Ninth Round KO of Bowdry

Johnson, 32, from Philadelphia, dominated Bowdry in Miami Beach to win the National Boxing Association light heavyweight title with a ninth round technical knockout. Bowdry, 23, was knocked down four times, his corner stopped the bout after 45 seconds of the ninth. Johnson, claiming the crown stripped from Archie Moore, expressed desire for a rematch with Moore and hinted at future title hopes.

Miami Beach UPI Johnson Harold Johnson Bowdry Young Jesse Bowdry Philadelphia Eh Oo Beau Jack Archie Moore Howdry Vummy Wou Moore Archie

Lane Raps Elliott Over Angels Athletics Clash

Kansas City file reports Frank Lane, general manager of the Angels, clashes with Elliott over comments about the Athletics. Lane says Elliott acts as a player not an executive and questions the judgment of Elliott while noting the 1960 A’s were a poor club and that both clubs strive to build up the American League.

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Drawl Costly To Walden In Canadian Backfield Tale

Jim Walden, ex Wyoming quarterback now with Vancouver in the Canadian League, recalls a Southern drawl confusion. He explains pro teams use five backs with a fourback, and his signals once led to penalties for time in the huddle as teammates misread full back versus fourback calls.

Laramie Wye Jim Walden Wyoming Walden Vancouver Mississippi Lions

Naulls Scores 49 as Pistons Fall Knicks 131 120

Willie Naulls poured in 49 points for Detroit in a 131 120 loss to New York. The Knicks had entered the game amid a six game slide and near threat to consider withdrawing the team from the NBA next season.

NEW York UPI Willie Detroit Pistons Naulls New York Knickerbockers Knick Nas NBA

College basketball chaos and high scoring near record totals

A rundown of college games includes Bucknell over Rhode Island 63 to 55, Richmond over Baltimore 3 to 0, North Brown 67, Scranton 72, Syracuse etc. A crowd of 10,367 watched Nauils tie a Garden record with 15 field goals and 33 points in the first half, matching Elgin Baylor's earlier Lakers mark en route to a 71-point game. Bob Pettit led St. Louis to a late rally for a win over Philadelphia.

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Unclear sport card item with broken text

Fragmentary sports card entry notes a 3:15 p.m. event at Jordany Poly with unclear teams and players mentioned. Remaining readable terms include Laker and Grymplc Audoromy, but details are garbled and names are uncertain.

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