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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1971
Page
14
Oakland pitcher Vida Blue, 21, says New York’s pace and taxi horn chaos annoy him as fans flood his life. He shares an apartment with Tommy Davis, faces persistent calls, and maintains patience with kids in a working-class Oakland project while handling rapid stardom and curious admirers.
Teske yielded only one hit in the second game through the sixth inning and struck out 12 as the Nitehawks swept a doubleheader from Elsinore 3-2 and 1-0 in Western Softball Congress play. Dot Sears homered for the Hawks in the opener, and Day's leadoff homer in the seventh powered the sweep.
Arthur Ashe of Richmond and Rod Laver of Australia advanced in the Wills Tennis Tournament at Briston England. Laver, the world’s top player, beat Roger Taylor 6 1 3 6 2 to reach the Hi400 third round after a 3 set win over Marty Riessen. Ashe defeated Dick Cyealy in straight sets as both men moved forward in the event.
Rot Weiss Esen of Germany defeated West Ham United 1-0 at Memorial Coliseum with Willie Lippens scoring early and Hein Blas ey delivering sharp goaltending. The win improves Esen’s tour record to 14-2 as 4,445 fans watched. Other results include Wimbledon and Davis Cup notes amid a scattered sports digest.
Guillermo Gonsaleus, a Puerto Rico based performer with US Army ties, won the one day SPAAAU district decathlon at Cal State Long Beach, amassing 6 377 points. Steve Street of Californa High led early and finished as runner up with 6 670 points, ahead of Stanford graduate student Chuck Smith.
Arnold Falmer explains leveling the swing arc for long irons 1, 2, and 3. Maintain a shallow, level path by shifting weight to the right foot on the backswing and to the left on the downswing while keeping the left arm extended in a wide arc to avoid digging into the ground.
Scoring tips amid traps and rough terrain are offered in Arnold Polver's booklet Trouble Shots. A copy costs 20 cents, with a self addressed stamped envelope sent to Arnold Polmar in care of his newspaper.
Denny Moyer, 31, of Portland, seeks another title shot twelve years after a world welterweight bid, slated to fight Argentine Jose Chitinn in a 12 rounder at Stateline Nevada televised by American Teleports Network at 6 30 p m PDT. Heavyweight Jerry Quarry also features against Dick Gosha while a busy slate lists fighters from Tahiti to New York, highlighting a packed boxing weekend.
UCLA’s unbeaten team opens the 87th NCAA Championship at Notre Dame as the favorite to win a ninth title. Strong foes include Trinity Texas Rice Stanford and USC, with USC hampered by Tom Leonard’s ineligibility. Stars Jeff Borowiak Rahim and Jimmy Connors lead UCLA while Dickinson Stockton Gottfried pace Trinity. A record field of 57 schools and 181 players compete for the title.
The Long Beach Comets captured both the 12 13 and warmen divisions at the California state track championships held at Santa Ana College. Olympian Martha Watson won the long jump with a 2 0 effort and Kam Conly took the women's high jump. Dianna Windle led the 440 relay in the 1213 girls division and Ganette Windle set a girls nine and under national record in the 220 with 29.2, surpassing the 1967 mark. The Lakewood Spartans won the 415 division behind a national long jump record by Kim Atlesey at 20-442, breaking Flossie Wilcher’s old 19-814 record.
The American Legion returns to action in Harbor League as Amiri Flyers Post hosts Shua and the Legion baseball team with undefeated San Pedro. The Bay clash sets at Blair Field on the 6th at 8:15 p.m. and features Alamitos in a high stakes night game.
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