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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1967
Page
12
The Cal State Tong Beach Board of Control approves volleyball as a varsity sport for 1968, bringing total varsity sports to 13. Coach Art Grossman will lead the program, which will be a spring semester sport starting after basketball ends.
Fragmentary OCR text references Betz’s best probable winner sermon and names Reba Shoe, Thos Atarns, and Fels ms. The readable portion suggests a local feature on a probable winner sermon by Rabbi Ee or related to a Betz’s event, with unclear context and missing dates.
The Moore League singles championship will be decided this afternoon at Long Beach City College courts. Downey’s Mike McDowell advanced to the final with a 46-3 8-6 victory over Norbert Nquin of Jordan. He faces the winner of the Lewis Morse semifinal between Downey and Wilson.
Fragmentary racing card mentions names like Destiny and Wat with references to bets and odds. Incomplete phrases point to a quirky mix of horse names and possible wagers, with unclear event and venue details.
Nine talented two year olds race for the 23560 Westchester Stakes at Hollywood Park a five furlong dash with 122 pounds for most entrants. Prince Hemp carries 120. Royal Fels Burns Rebel and Trondheim figures in the pace with a crowded field including Don B Erama's Orphan Jim White Royal Shoe Cupid Danced and Mr Keele. Burns Rebel had shown speed in prior wins and was a close favorite to Trondheim in the Cabrillo Stakes.
Richard Bohmnstedt of Redlands, seeded second, defeated top seed Terry Neudecker of Temple City 2-6 6-3 6-2 to win the 1967 CIF singles crown at the Bale Born Bay Racquet Club in Coruna del Mar. Bud Guion and John Fort of Santa Monica won the CIF doubles title, defeating Newport Harbor and San Marino teams in straight sets.
A reader asks about football goal posts being torn down and potential forfeiture rules, then about bat size limits in Major Leagues, and finally for won loss records of famous coaches Bob Devaney Dusty Daugherty Bear Bryant Bobby Dodd John McKay and Darrell Royal. The column provides concise answers and notes on historical figures and events including Cedar Rapids Raiders and Phyllis Tish Preuss North South Amateur victory details.
New York report states the Canadian colt, runnerup in Belmont, suffered a broken tight front leg during the race and was destroyed early Monday night after a two hour operation and casting. Dr. William Reed said there was nothing more to do.
Ludvik Danek of Czechoslovakia, holder of the world discus mark, will attempt to add to his record at Cal State Long Beach. He competes against other 200 foot throwers Gary Carlsen of USC John McGrath and Rink Babka as part of a special track meet hosted by Cal State Long Beach at 4 p.m.
A scrambled OCR snippet mentions Mason's Specials and Bankrold in a betting or parlay context with names Francine and Jim Waite appearing. The readable items suggest bets or parlays tied to individuals and bets, but details are fragmentary and no event or outcome is confirmed.
Cal State Long Beach athletic director Dr. Fred Miller announced that 29 year old Wayne Welk has been hired as sports information director. Welk formerly worked as assistant SID at Fresno State and started at North Dakota State University where the 1960s club was top ranked in college division football for eight weeks. He left North Dakota for Fresno State earlier this year and studied at Dickinson State College. He and his wife Sharon have children Mike Tom and Sherri and reside in Cypress.
Cowboys punter Danny Villanueva will lead a two hour punting and kicking clinic with Millikan High football players. Roger Hull Millikan head coach assists. Beginning at 3 pm on the Millikan campus field, all interested young men invited.
Buckspan of Wood and Hill and Dot Chase of Altadena topped the Palm Springs Singles Classic. Buckspan earned 4,110 in scratch division and Dot 1,164 in handicap. each will receive 600 dollars. Betty Salvato led ladies scratch with 1,018 and Sharon Cline won ladies handicap with 1,096. Unofficial results and checks awaited after averages are verified. 19 Bowls competition concluded after 15 weeks with 3,075 players.
Ray Daugherty, a fresh man coach and varsity assistant since 1960, has been appointed as head football coach at Cal Poly Pomona. Unofficial bowling standings highlight a long list of players and a regional junior championship, with event details and age requirements for entrants.
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