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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1969
Page
12
An article advises a wide golf swing arc to increase clubhead speed and distance. It stresses keeping the left arm straight during back swing and follow through, and maintaining head position near the center of the swing arc while swinging wide.
A promotional booklet titled Tea Shots and Fairway Woods by Amol Palmer is advertised for 20 cents. Readers are urged to request a copy by sending a stamped self addressed envelope to Arnold Palmer care of the newspaper.
Daily horse racing card lists eleven races with results and payouts. Wr Blanche won the first race at 18.00, followed by several placings and high payoffs including a perfecta of 124 5139.20 and a quiniela payoff of 7.20. Multiple scratches noted across races and detailed times and drivers included for each event.
Dale Douglass tells of the brutal mishap at Pebble Beach where a shot on the tenth hole rolled into rocks, leaving him with a 19 on the hole and lasting nightmares. Now a veteran, he emphasizes playing safer shots and recalls a career built from Iron Man schedules and rising earnings through the 1960s.
The report covers three rounds with John Lota 213 Jerry McGee 244 and Grier Jones 218 at Cypress Point. Lom surged after a 75 on Saturday at Pebble Beach and shot a 67 Sunday with seven birdies. Dan Sikes missed the cut after a disastrous 84, Arnold Palmer faced trouble, and others including Phil Rodgers, Tammy Jacobstrom, Don January, Frank Beard and Jim Colbert posted double bogeys.
In a tense game the Kings overcome a 2-1 deficit with a flurry of goals, Bobby Hull and Lowell MacDonald contributing as the Hawks surged in the third. Chirag answered for the Hawks and Pappin replied to seal key moments. The Kings host Toronto then Boston in upcoming home games.
Santa Anita prepares for the Charles H. Strub Stakes featuring a top field of yearlings and Dark Mirage possible to oppose male rivals. Cavamore returns after a San Fernando win while No Double Poleax Proper Proof and others from 1968 feature among eight potential starters. First race 12 30 with $122 300 purse and $77 300 to the winner. The Strub Stakes honors Santa Anita founder Charles H. Strub who died in 1959. His son Robert P. Strub leads Los Angeles Turf Club, Inc. as Arcadia tramle operator.
Article notes how new pros sign with major equipment firms, earning free gear and annual sums plus per-win bonuses, with contracts designed to keep talent from rivals. It contrasts modest Masters payouts with potential Open and U S Open riches, and cites case studies like Nicklaus, Palmer, Player, Nivatenzo, and Trevino, plus TV golf shows and exhibition earnings.
The week’s boxing lineup features Hiroshi Kobayashi in Tokyo with opponents from New Zealand and the United States making appearances at venues in Los Angeles and New York. Other bouts include Bobby Wagner versus Marty Block in New York, plus late-week cards in Edmonton and Oakland with a mix of local and visiting fighters.
Fairfield edged Fordham 70 to 62 as Dumesne scored eight points and Linton Fraser led Alaska Methodist with 75 points against Delta At. Miss. Coll. 107. St Bonaventure contributed 62 as the contest featured strong scoring from key players.
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