Wessels party previews Los Alamitos lighting era
A star-studded lighthearted press party at Los Alamitos previews the track's new $1.4 million lighting system. Racing figures and show business personalities mingled as Frank and Millie Wessels hosted, with names like Jack Oakie, Alan Hale Jr., and Marvin Shapiro in attendance. Dr. Robert Kerlan, famed physician for Dodgers and Lakers, drew laughs over his racing luck and a postrace joke about Butazolidin and Dancer's Image.
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Frank
Millie Wessels
Los Alamitos
Jack Oakie
Alan Hale Jr
Wilt Chamberlain
Lakers
Dodgers
Angels
Rams
Robert Kerlan
Bob
Marvin Shapiro
Kerlan
Dr. Kerlan
Sandy Koufax
Elgin Baylor
Dancer
Jokes and Jinxes Highlight Racing Buffs at Del Mar
Laler in Shapiro quotes a tale of Bob’s racing misfortune with a stubborn jinx after horses kept being claimed and one $6500 race win. Oakie shares a vanity anecdote about stock, a board room gag, and a joking turn to run for president despite many films proving his craft.
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Kerlin
Shapiro
Western Harness Racing Assn
Diver
Marvin
Hollywood Park
Bob
Jimmy Joyce
Kerlan
Laler
Jimmy
del Mar
Oakie
Jack
Board of Directors
Jack Oakie
Motion Pictures
Crry League 6 Softball Scores and Park Schedule
Scores from Crry League 6 Softball include Kings 13 Bethany Baptist 1 and Ward's Carwash 3 Douglas Setbacks 0 with WP Lawrence and HR N e ANS Hash. Other results list House Nines 0 Chargers 0, Ranchers team wins, and multiple HRs by Sanders Laier and King. Park schedule shows games at Park Ave No 1-7:30 and Al Hamilton Row No 1-7:30 with various matchups and times through 8:45pm.
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Bethany Baptist
Ward
Douglas
Lawrence
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Wrp
Rndner
Sanders Laier
Torna
Coumiesmeneate
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Big Johns
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Peninsula Ballers
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Isteer Roek
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Hustlers
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MAN Pipers
Post Office
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Clippers
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Chicken of the Sea
UWUA
Lonborg Gains First Win As Boston Edges Yankees 7 6
Jim Lonborg the 1967 Cy Young winner earned his first win of the season, pitching six solid innings as Boston edged New York 7 to 6. Lonborg walked eight and allowed one hit, after returning from knee surgery, while Mickey Mantle tallied his 72nd walk of the year. Cleveland moved into sole possession of second place with a 7-3 victory over Baltimore, as Sonny Siebert improved to seven wins in eight starts. Hoyt Wilhelm tied Cy Young’s record with his 906th game in relief for Oakland, but Dave Duncan and Catfish Hunter led a 4-0 win over Chicago before 33,000 fans in Milwaukee.
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Roy White
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Yankees
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Indians
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Duke Sims
Dave Nelson
Oriole
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Lou Johnson
Hoyt Wilhelm
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Catfish Hunter
Chicago
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Jim Gosger
Duncan
Hunter
Bert Campaneris
Young
White Sox
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Spangler
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Spiezio
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St.Li
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Mets
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Oakland
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Campaneris
el Paso
George Brunet
Murphy
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Ron Keller
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Twins
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Frank Howard
Washington
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Jim Fregesi
Angels
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Cards rally to edge Phils in ninth on McCarver fly
The St Louis Cardinals rallied for three runs in the bottom of the ninth, Tim McCarver delivering a sacrifice fly to score Julian Javier after Lou Brock's single. Earlier Curtis Flood bunt sparked the rally as the Cards beat Philadelphia 5 4 in a nationally televised game.
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Tim McCarvers
Philadelphia
Julian Javier
John Boozer
Lieved
Woody Fryman
Curt Flood
Lou Brock
Orlando Cepeda
Javier
Mike Shannon
Grant Jackson
Boozer
McCarver
Chicago Cubs
Willie Smith
San Francisco
Smith
Bruins
Messersmith Delivers First Win for Angels in Slugfest
Rodriquez doubled to start the Angels’ scoring in the second, followed by an error by Twins left fielder Bob Allison. McFarlane and Rodriguez connected again in the third as Angels built a 6-0 lead. Oliva homered for Minnesota in the fourth. the Twins added three in the eighth. Angel pitcher Clyde Wright heads to Camp Irwin after the game, with Brunet and Murphy to start in a doubleheader.
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Don Heffner
McFarlane
Rodriguez
Angel
Twins
Bob Allison
Bob Miller
Oliva
Miller
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Messersmith
Minnie Rojas
Sammy Ellis
Bobby Locke
Cesar Tovar
Bill Rigney
Marty Pattin
Tom Murphy
National Guard
el Paso
Angel Angles
Clyde Wright
Camp Irwin
Wright
Chicago
Boston
Rick Clark
Angels
Murphy
Duffy Daugherty Seeks Nicholson as MSU Recruit in Hawaii
Michigan State coach Duffy Daugherty traveled 5000 miles to Hawaii to meet Jim Nicholson and secured a letter of intent to attend MSU. The island has produced Spartans standouts like Bob Apisa Dick Kenney and Charley Wenmeyer amid a flurry of sports news from racing golf tennis and basketball.
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Michigan
James Mitchner
Hawaii
Daugherty
Paradise
Jim Nicholson
Nicholson
MSU
Lush Islands
Spartans
Bob Apisa
Dick Kenney
Charley Wedemeyer
Colt Sectional baseball lauds Long Beach win over Norwalk
Shortstop Larry Lorin doubled the Long Beach lead with a bases clearing triple in the fourth as Long Beach defeated Norwalk 7-1 in Blair Field Colt Sectional play. Lakewood followed with a 4-2 win over Downey behind five hitter Tom Lederer in game one of the Monday doubleheader as action continues Wednesday.
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Larry Lorin
Long Beach
Norwalk
Blair Field
Lakewood
Tom Lederer
Downey
Junior Baseball Sectional Tournament Picks and Scores
Readable fragment lists junior league games across Lakewood Buena Park and nearby towns. Notable entries include Dodgers over Lakewood Atlantic Cards six to ten and Angels beating Cubs sixteen to eight with several single game results and miscellaneous team names.
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Bosa
Buena
Lakewood
Nw—Chargers
Dodgers
Atlantic
White Plaza Bisiers
Wildcats
Carr Halts NLB In 11-0 Lakewood Win In District
Ken Carr struck out 12 and yielded one hit as Lakewood defeated North Long Beach 11 to 0 in the Pony District tournament first round at Heartwell Park. Bellflower topped Rossmoor Los Alamitos 3 2 behind Rickey Bethke's five hits and 10 strikeouts. Long Beach plays Artesia at 8 p.m. with Compton vs La Mirada at 5:30 p.m.
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Lakewood
North Long Beach
Heartwell Park
Bellflower
Rickey Bethke
Rossmoor
Los Alamitos
Bethke
Long Beach
Artesia
Compton
la Mirada
Bee
Gaudette
Naverette
Cobb
Norton
Carr
Robin Belitlower
Los Alamit
Gregory
Quinn
Stujames
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