Accidental find leads to Dodgers pitcher Bobby Darwin debut
At Cocoa Beach Florida Bobby Darwin, discovered when Al Campanis helped after a minor tow-truck incident, debuted for the Dodgers in a 8-1 exhibition win over Houston. Darwin, 25, had grown from Jordan High in Los Angeles and San Jose to the Dodgers via Baltimore after a winter draft.
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Dodgers
Bobby Darwin
Houston
Campanis
Elmira
Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore
Bobby
L.A. Jordan
Los Angeles
Angels
Darwin
San Jose
Kings Croteau Exits Montreal Trip With Shoulder Injury
The Kings will miss Gary Croteau in Montreal after an injury in Philadelphia. X rays were planned as he sits out the game against the Canadians. Center Billy Ingles, recalled from Springfield, was released from hospital after a chest injury. The Kings finish the trip in Boston Sunday.
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Montreal
Kings
Gary Croteau
Croteau
Philadelphia
X Rays
Springfield
Billy Inglis
Boston
Masters Golf at Old Ranch Leads to Title Clash
Dick Mortenson holds a four stroke lead over Lew Gifford and seven over Willie Forge in the Long Beach Masters. Third round at Old Ranch starts 10 am, final 18 at Los Alamitos Sunday. Mortenson aims for a record score as the nine man field contends with par history in the tour finale.
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Dick Mortenson
Long Beach
Los Alamitos
Jim Ferrie
Mortenson
el Dorado
Lakewood
Gifford
Forge
Cal State Long Beach Dominates CSLB Swim Meet
Cal State Long Beach won five of six events at the CSLB championships at Cal State L A boosting its team total to 43214 while Cal State Valley State trailed with 158 points.
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Cal State Long Beach
California Collegiate Athletic Assn
Cal State L.A
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Valley State
Fanfare marks meet finals with CSLB swimmers victorious
The meet closes with 10 am prelims and 1 pm finals. CSLB victors include Pat Helovich in the 200 yard butterfly and Hans Fassnacht in the 200 free. Bartlett wins 100 back, Loven takes the 400 individual medley, and the CSLB 800 free relay team of Ayesa Putman Olzack Yelow wins. Team scores list Cal State Long Beach first with 4322 points.
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Hans Fassnacht
Bob Bartlett
Carter Loven
Luis Ayesa
Dennis Putman
Greg Olzack
Yelovich
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Fresno
Finece
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Sesenoen
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Yelow
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Fullerton
Cal Poly
SLO
Fresno State
Cal
Long Beach
Cal State L.A
Pomona
Laver Riessen Meet for LA Invitational Pro Title
Rod Laver faces Martin Riessen in the men’s final while Billie Jean Moffitt King contests Ann Hayden Jones for the women’s title at the Los Angeles Invitational Pro Tennis Tournament in the Forum. The program starts at 7 30. Men’s doubles feature Laver Emerson against Newcombe Roche.
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Rod Laver
Martin Riessen
Billie Jean Moffitt King
Ann Hayden Jones
Forum
Laver
Roy Emerson
John Newcombe
Tony Roche
Local Long Beach Boxers Reach Southern Regional Finals
Four Long Beach amateur boxers from Bill Fields Seaside Gym advance to the finals of the Southern Regional Golden Gloves at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. Jim Spider Mark will chase the junior welterweight open title while Steve Bozhan Andy Santos and Pete Casias compete for novice championships in heavy middle featherweight divisions.
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Long Beach
Bill Fields
Seaside Gym Stable
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
Jim
Spider
Mark
Steve Bozhan
Long Beach City College
Andy Santos
Douglas Aircraft
Pete Casias
United Aircraft Corp
Warriors Hand Vikes 1st Loss 2-1 at Blair Field
El Camino College beat Long Beach City 2-1 as Ron Garrett pitched effectively at Blair Field. Jarvis went 3-for-4 with a double and triple and scored both Warrior runs, while Brown took the loss for LBCC and Liebeck homered for the Vikings.
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LBCC
Mike Davis
Eddie Crosby
el Camino
Skip Jarvis
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Doty
Davis
Granville
Olin
Intermill
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Pritchett
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Heck
Pace
Crosby
Garretto
Morrison
Gmur
Brady
Camino
BCC
Ib—Jarvis
Ma Martine
SO Gecrett
Benson Ye
UCLA Opens Track Season With Triangular Meet
UCLA hosts a track season opener at Westwood Stadium featuring UC Santa Barbara, the Pacific Coast Club of Long Beach, and the Southern California Striders in a three way meet. Notable events include high jump clashes among Thoreson Sloan Caruthers Rambo and others and a strong two mile lineup from Traynor Kennedy Scott Preston Fister. USC competes in Tempe against Arizona State and Arizona.
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UCLA
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Pacific Coast Club of
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Bruins
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Rick Sloan
PCC
Ed Caruthers
John Rambo
John Dobroth
Doug Huff
Larry Fischer
Cary Ross
Pat Traynor
John Kennedy
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Striders
George Scott
Dan Preston
Ron Fister
USC
Arizona State
Arizona
Tempe
All-City Mat Team Named From I P T Selections
Jordan Lakewood and Poly high schools each placed three wrestlers on the I P T All City team. Selections were based on finish in the all league meet.
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Lakewood
Poly
Moore League
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Dennis Peterson
Ted Hamasaki
Anaheim Center Hosts Boat Show at Convention Center
Producer H Werner Buck debuts the Western National Boat and Marine Show at the Anaheim Convention Center running daily through March 16 with weekend noon and weekday 4 pm openings. Displays span dinghies to luxury yachts and marine gear with free sailing instructions from Peggy Miller.
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Anaheim Convention Center
Keisler Shuts Down UCSB as CS Long Beach Wins
Cal State Long Beach freshman pitcher John Keisler earned his first win guiding the 49ers to a 3-1 victory over UC Santa Barbara. Keisler limited the Gauchos to eight hits and allowed a ninth inning run after a shutout. The defense turned three double plays and backed him with timely support, including singles by Seida Brown Duncan and Beech and a late scoring sequence spurred by Rick Coleman. The teams meet again in a noon doubleheader at Blair Field with starters Ben Withers and Randy Moffitt slated to pitch.
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Astro
John Purdin
Wilson
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Cleo
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Jackson
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LaRuffa
Onnemart
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Py Keiser
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