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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1972
Page
14
Riva Ridge nearly faced scratches after a leg injury in the paddock but recovered to win the Belmont Stakes. Trainer Lucien Laurin and jockey Rea Turcotte praised the horse’s resilience as the crowd cheered.
Willie Davis and Manny Mota hit inside the park homers as the Dodgers rally but drop despite late threat. Davis pulls a thigh on his seventh inning double, claiming he'll return. Buckner’s foul line drive just misses tying the game as Alston laments Giants' bullpen.
Loel Schrader notes Mike White’s belief that athletics help students discover themselves and cites campus issues as proof that solutions can start on campus. The piece lists UCLA players on the academic all America team and updates on Bay Area and Pacific programs, with various sports.
The Great Western Cardinals moved into first place in the Coast Connie Mack League on Sunday after Greg Stitzinger scored on Gary Brusseau's sacrifice fly to beat Royse Insurance 4-3. Chuck Phillips took the loss after a rough first inning three unearned runs. he struck out 12 over nine innings while Mike Hutton lasted six as Royse failed to capitalize in the seventh and eighth. George Lusic, recently drafted by Atlanta, pitched a no hit bid into the eighth for Harbor Lions in a 8-0 win over Johnson Soll before a Braves head scout.
In Coronado the SoCal publinx event produced a close low net contest over four holes. Partners Charles Hazel Darrow Dorada and Dave Hameda Jean Osawa battled against Cecilia St of Brookside with a final score separation by a single stroke amid a field featuring Scot Eleanor Nietols of El Dorado and others.
A fragmented note from Roybei announces an art display titled Oe at Art andicap. The brief item references an exhibition space and date, but details are unclear due to garbled text.
Ruth Fuchs of East Germany set a world mark by throwing the javelin 213 feet 5.2 inches to surpass Ewa Gryziecka of Poland. The latter had briefly topped the record at a meet in Bucharest where Polish West German and Romanian competitors gathered.
Juveniles vie in a $3,000 Lev race opening the first full week of quarter horse action at Los Alamitos. The week's program includes the $75,000 Derby Trials with 10 fastest from 31 entries advancing to the Derby on June 24, eliminations Friday, 440 yard distance, and the Barbra B. feature on the 40 yard course. Hop Skip and Jump draws No. 6 with John Watson aboard, while Truly Tried and Just like Pa get recent riders. First race at 7:43 each night. picks include $2 Exacta and $5 Exacta wagers in races six and nine.
Convenience and Typecast duel in a 250000 winner take all contest over a mile and one eighth. Both carry 120 pounds with 100000 entry fees from owners Lavin and Westerly Stud, plus 50000 added by Hollywood Turf Club. Kerry Lambert returns aboard Convenience with Bill Shoemaker to ride Typecast.
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