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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1975
Page
23
Free licenses now available to residents aged 62 plus with income limits of 250 dollars single or 500 dollars if married. No inland or trout stamp purchases required. Applications go to the DFG in Sacramento. aid recipients remain eligible via county welfare offices. Also notes on general license costs and outdoor recreation updates.
Pancho Gonzales recalls the February 2 Las Vegas match featuring Jimmy Connors against Rod Laver for a $100,000 prize. The veteran says Connors is aggressive and eager, while Laver remains formidable though less active, and Gonzales notes the dynamic tension between youth and experience.
Tennis columnist Bob Martin recalls early pro era rivalries with Pancho Gonzales and the rise of Jimmy Connors. Gonzales praises Laver while noting Connors’s fierce play and money-driven stakes, comparing eras from Wimbledon to Forest Hills.
Marina High led by two all CIF returnees, Branning and Losner, ranks among the Sunset League’s top teams as Edison Fountain Valley and other rivals push for balance. Coach Jim Stephens notes a more even race with younger players stepping up amid strong defenses and senior leadership across programs.
Millikan High visits St Anthony for a featured Moore League showdown as both teams seek early-season momentum. Don Harper leads Millikan with 20.5 points per game while Lakewood and Wilson chase strong starts and Jordan, Pasadena, Compton, and Serra battle for CIF consideration.
Long Beach City College hosts a regional men's volleyball tournament Saturday with 20 teams including Hitmen of Lakewood and Miller's Outpost of Seal Beach. Cal Poly Pomona defeated Stottlemeyer’s 15 12 to win the season’s first sanctioned tourney.
Freeway League features Lowell at Buena Park Sunny Hills at Troy Santa Ana Valley at La Habra Seav er at Savannah Del Rey League has Cantwell at Crespi St Francis at Notre Dame at Murp hy St John Bosco at Loyola Olympic League matchups include Bell Jest at Brethren Ontario Christian at Valley Christian Lutheran at Whittier Christian.
Newport Harbor Los Alamitos and Western have a good shot at the title though Stephens says they are not head and shoulders above the league. Marina underperforms in pre league play but expects better as they regroup around Bob Losner and Rich Branning who are veterans shaping the Vikings lineup.
Long Beach City College hosts fourth ranked Santa Ana in Viking Gym tonight for the first home game in 35 days. The Vikings, 12-5, aim to extend their South Coast Conference unbeaten streak as Santa Ana leads the state and seeks another title run after a 105-78 win over Bakersfield.
Fishermen on three boats catch yellowtail four halibut two ling cod and six rockfish near San Pedro while six anglers on one boat report rock cod ling cod near Seal Beach. other lines show similar coastal catches with cow cod and ling cod noted.
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