Last of the Line set for Wilshire Stakes at Hollywood Park
Last of the Line a three year old filly resembling Poleax aims for her first stakes win in the $22,700 Wilshire Stakes at Hollywood Park on the turf. The field includes Street Dancer Tanta Bella and Seas ’N Fields as co contenders with several stretch runners and rivals.
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Holly Park
Inglewood
Wilshire
Street Dancer
Tanta Bella
Thoroly Blue
Sony Gay
Shoosh
Spring Magic
Santa Anita
Hollypark
W. R. Hawn
Ellen Clapp
Clark Center Bowl
Bellflower
Jean Worthy
Clark
Jean
Roy Betz’s Efiolly Pare Handicap Best Bet
Last Of The Line in a two horse feature for Prince Guer and Red Parlay Fleet. Wheel Horse Poonasong leads early in the first race with Queen in a steady pursuit.
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Roy Betz
Prince Guerred
Parlay
Ecko
Poonasong
Betz's Best Contest Headlines Mixed Race Results
An OCR fragment lists multiple horse selections and bets including Amber Best Bet, Traffic Ruler, Belle Roulette, and Lisagl in a racing card. The text appears garbled with random capitalization and punctuation, but references a longshot and second to last finish in a cineinet event.
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Traffic Ruler
Arte
Lisagl
Hill Enters PGA Top 10 Money List After Memphis Victory
New York report shows M Dave Hill rising to ninth on the PGA Tournament Players Division money list after winning the Danny Thom as-Memphis Open for $30,000. He climbs from 12th to 9th with $67,580, while Lee Travino leads with $108,119 this year and Gary Player follows. Top 10 also includes Dick Lotz Billy Casper Miller Barber Bob Lunn Hank Beard Homero Blancas and Jack Nicklaus with totals ranging from $66,283 to $68,299.
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New York
Dave Hill
Hill
Lee
Travino
Gary Player
Dick Lotz
Billy Casper
Miller Barber
Bob Lunn
I*rank Beard
Homero Blancas
Jack Nicklaus
Tiant Out Twins Recall Blyleven
The Minnesota Twins placed pitcher Luis Tiant on the disabled list for at least 21 days with a fractured shoulder blade. To replace him, the club recalled Bert Blyleven from Evansville of the American Association. Blyleven is a 19 year old former standout from Santiago High in Garden Grove.
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UPI
Minnesota Twins
Luis Tiant
Milwaukee Brewers
Tiant
Twins
Bert Blyleven
Evansville
American Assn
Santiago High
Garden Grove
San Jose Hosts 1972 WIBC Mixed Doubles Tourney
San Jose hosts the 44th annual Mixed Doubles 8-gamer this Sunday at 6 30 p m. Thirty couples are invited to participate with a $10 entry fee. Payoffs will be in scratch and the event echoes a Do You Know the Way to San Jose theme.
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Dionne Warwick
San Jose
Bowling News Roundup from California Clubs and Tournaments
California Women’s Bowling Association convention results show a 231 to 220 vote for San Jose as the 1972 tournament site with Foothill as runner up. Reports cover Cal Bowl standout Rugg Barnard with an 887 four game block, Winkle’s 833 series, and strong scores from Carnahan, Van Pool, Sanzone, Carpenter, New, Finney, Janterno, Thompson, Crone, Pinion, Hirata and Clapp.
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Boowling Assn
San Jose
Foothill
Arrowhead Lanes
San Bernardino
Riverside
Dan Sanzone
Jack Carpenter
Lee New
Laymon Finney
Alamo
Gene Janterno
Jon Thompson
John Crone
Margie Pinion
Knee Injury Shelves Banks for a Week
Chicago Cubs announce left knee strain on Ernie Banks will sideline him for about a week. He aggravated the knee in the first inning of the doubleheader first game against San Diego and had fluid drained after swelling kept him from Sunday’s play.
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Chicago
UPI
Ernie Banks
Chicago Cubs
San Diego
Rain Delays Rawlings Tennis Classic Finals
A steady rain forces a two day postponement of the Rawlings tennis classic finals at Forest Park. The all Australian match between Rod Laver and Ken Rosewall now moves to 7 p.m. Wednesday after players voted to delay.
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Forest Park
Rod Laver
Ken Rosewall
Readers Post Time Letters Reach Back to Racing Legends
Reader questions span trainer Noble Threewitt's record string at Tanforan in 1956, jockeys reaching 3000 wins, Phar Lap’s origin and earnings, and stirrup lengths. Editor notes address Ernie Mason with letters from Carl Walker Sam Feldman Robert Donohue Charles Sloan.
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Tanforan
Ralph Neves
Noble
Phar Lap
Australia
New Zealand
Robert Donohue
Charles Sloan
Ernie Mason
Downey
Calif
He's Good Kid Meade son aims to live clean life
The article contrasts jockey Don Meade with his son Donnie Jr. as the younger rider begins racing after training from his father. Don Meade Sr. recalls his controversial career, including suspensions and a life ban, and stresses he hopes Donnie will avoid his mistakes.
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Herbie Fisher
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Pimlico
Bruins Hire Johnson To Coach 1970 71 Stanley Cup Run
Tom Johnson, eight time Stanley Cup winner as a Canadiens defenseman, becomes Boston Bruins coach on a one year contract for 1970 71. A former Bruins player and three year assistant GM, he lacks coaching experience but is viewed as a strong fit to lead a talented team after Harry Sinden’s departure.
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Bruins
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The
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Plyers
Services Pending for Ex Champ Ortiz
Funeral services were pending Monday for Manuel Ortiz a former world bantamweight boxing champion from 1942 to 1950 Ortiz died Sunday night at Balboa Naval Hospital in San Diego He was 54 and lifelong resident of El Centro California He was admitted May 9 for upper GI bleeding and liver cirrhosis.
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UPI
Manuel Ortiz
Ortiz
el Centro
Calif
Balboa Naval Hospital
Americans Open Tennis Wins in British North of England Open
Tom Gorman of Seattle and Roy Barth of San Diego lead early victories in the North of England Championships. Gorman defeated Roy Pigeon 6 0 6 1 while Barth beat Mark Simmons 6 2 5 2 in a second round. Steve Fiske of Santa Barbara beat Geoff Stubbs 6 3 6 4. Seagal of New York fell to Ian Beverley of New Zealand 6 3 6 3. In women’s play Patt Hogan of La Jolla edged Jill Witherspoon 6 1 8 6 and Valerie Ziegentuss of San Diego defeated Mary Penn 6 1 6 0.
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Roy Barth
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Roy Pigeon
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Mark Simmons
Steve Fiske
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