Crigger Wins Junior Veteran Finals At Long Beach Tennis Meet
Long Beach City College coach Benny Crigger, a top junior veteran player, defeated Sam Ward 6-4 4-6 6-3 to reach the finals of the Long Beach Senior Tournament at Billie Jean King Courts Recreation Park. He will meet Marv Feldstein in Sundays final as postponements stemmed from RFK assassination fallout.
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Benny Crigger
Long Beach City College
Crigger
Sam Ward
San Bernardino
Long Beach
Recreation Park
SBCC
California
Marv Feldstein
Los Angeles
Tennis Tales Highlights Local 45 and Over Semis Results
Glynnon Riley of Culver City beat Burleigh Carpenter 3-6 6-4 6-4 in the 45 and over semifinals. Bob Hill of Corona won the other semifinal 6-3 6-0. Lynch and Hill reach doubles final against Riley and Verne Hughes. 11:30 a.m. singles final and 2 p.m. doubles final slated for Saturday.
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Glynnon Riley
Culver City
Bob Hill
Corona
Burleigh Carpenter
Lynch
Hill
Riley
Verne Hughes
Benny Crigger
Ceeane
Graham-Pletz Bars
Bob Hill d. Bar
Riley-Hughes
Feinner- Carpenter
Lynch-Hill
D. Burke- Hunyady
Southern California Junior Championships Final Results
Finals featured multiple age groups with winners including Mike Kreiss over David Sabin 6 2 4 6 4 in 18 boys and Ann Lebedetf over Pam Austin 6 2 2 4 6 2 in 18 girls. Redlands dominated as Verdieck defeated Rolph 6 4 6 1 and teamed with Nelson to win doubles.
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Rolling Hills
Newport Harbor
Rnoacs
D. Caro
D J. Ogie
D. R. Cunningham
L. Cunningham
Armstrong
D. J. Ogie
R. Cunningham
Ley
J. Ogie
D. L. Cunningham
Dussy
Caro
Austin Vodak
D. Cripe- Hart
D. B. Ogie-Riehn
Krug-Owen
Hart-Cripe
B. Ogie-Riehn
Mike Kreiss
David Sabin
Ann Lebedetf
Pam Austin
Bob Kreiss
Joan Andrews
Janet Newberry
Cindy Thomas
Steve Mott
David Sherbeck
Bill Maze
Tom Kreiss
Gretchen Galta
Kathy May
Sedgman Suffers Surprise Loss At Kent Championships
Beckenham England Frank Sedgman the 1952 Wimbledon champion, aged 40, lost 4 6 6 4 7 5 to Anatoliy Volkov in the Kent Championships first round after a officials mix up caused a scheduling error. Abe Segal played a practice match before Sedgman was called to court. Cecilia Martinez and Valerie Ziegenfuss won opening rounds in the women’s bracket alongside Maria Bueno and Francoise Durr.
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Beckenham
England
UPI
Frank Sedgman
Anatoliy Volkov
Sedgman
Abe Segal
Cecilia Martinez
San Francisco
Valerie Ziegenfuss
San Diego
California
Maria Bueno
Brazil
Francoise Durr
France
Griffith Heilman Bout Delayed For Kennedy Death
Emile Griffith faces Andy Heilman in a 12 round middleweight bout at Oakland Arena delayed after the Kennedy assassination. Griffith seeks a victory to stay in line for a fourth title shot against Nino Benvenuti. Griffith holds 64-8 with 19 knockouts. Heilman is 40-3 with 21 KOs and has never been stopped.
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Oakland
Emile Griffith
Andy Heilman
San Pedro
Oakland Arena
Griffith
Heisman
Nino Benvenuti
Kennedy
Foreigners Lead Way in England at West of England Championships
In Bristol, American Cliff Richey Canadian Keith Carpenter and Japanese Koji Watanabe led the opening round in the West of England Lawn Tennis Championships. Richey beat Ian Fletcher 4-6 6-4 6-2 after dropping the first set. Carpenter beat F Casillo 6-4 6-4. Watanabe won 6-2 8-6 over J Ockenden then edged A Skelton 3-6 6-3 6-3. Jim McManus of Berkeley also won 6-2 6-2 over D Smith.
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Bristol
England
UPI
Cliff Richey
Koji Watanabe
Keith Carpenter
Richey
San Angelo
Tex
Ian Fletcher
Australia
Carpenter
F. Castillo
Colombia
Watanabe
J. Ockenden
Britain
A. Skelton
Canada
Jim McManus
Berkeley
D. Smith
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