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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1969
Page
22
USC coach Bob Boyd crafted a five to ten minute daily passing and cutting offense to control pace and shorten the game. The Trojans shocked UCLA 46 44 as Boyd foresaw a non title chase, praising fundamentals while examining rule changes and recruiting moves in a sprawling sports notebook.
Ken Still captured his first PGA victory at the Citrus Open in Orlando Florida finishing 72 holes at 278 ten under par one stroke ahead of Miller Barber. He collected a $23 000 first prize after a final round 70 that included a double bogey on the 12th and a tearful finish on the 18th green. Brewer Aaron and Gay Brewer were among the top finishers with 281 and 285 respectively.
Sam Jones, retiring after 12 NBA seasons with the Boston Celtics, scored 14 first-quarter points as Boston routed San Francisco 138-89 at the Garden. He received a model home during halftime as fans celebrated his day, then will become athletic director and coach at Federal City College in Washington, D.C. Other NBA results: Milwaukee over Detroit 126-121, Philadelphia over New York 110-101, and Walt Hazzard set an Atlanta assist record in a 134-107 win over Cincinnati. Johnny Pott and Bert Yancey led the golf leaders but faded with high scores in the third round. Still spoke of happiness, though a bachelor.
Denver Rockets guard Larry Jones scored 38 points in a 118-103 victory over the Stars. It marked his 19th straight game with 30 or more points, extending an ABA scoring record.
Miss British Columbia wins the All Racers Meet at Long Beach Marine Stadium aboard Miss British Columbia, a blown fuel hydro, clocking 168.52 mph on a Sanger hull with a 448 Chrysler engine. The event, held in memory of Jerry Gleason, drew strong safety contrasts after Saturday’s crash.
David Pearson, 34, Ford factory driver from Spartanburg, led 310 of 500 laps at North Carolina Motor Speedway in Rockingham to win the Carolina 500 amid rain and 25 mph winds. He earned $15,700 of the $82,500 purse as Bobby Allison took second. The race, slowed by rain and gusts, lasted over five hours with 32,000 fans watching.
A retrospective notes the fifth career triple play, crediting Ernie Padgett of the Boston Braves in 1927 and Glenn Wright of the Pirates in 1925. It recalls how Jim Cooney later turned a triple play after moving from Cardinals to Cubs, with stars Rogers Hornsby and the Waner brothers involved in related plays.
Pasadena won two spots on the all tournament team at the State junior college basketball finals in Fresno as George Trapp named most valuable player joins Chris Smith and Steve Rostker from Pasadena. Imperial Valley and Fullerton place two men each with James Speed Joe Lavender Ted Harper on the list.
Tonight seven fifteen sees Filthy face Martin Deck while Parks Texaco meets 1st Brethren. At Wilson seven fifteen Memorial Hospital clashes The Annex. Eight feature See Taffy against Robinson cafeteria and nine fifteen Douglas Jets meet Zealots.
Poland's John Kowalik scored a second half four yard header to lift the California Clippers to a 1-0 victory over USSR champions Kiev Dynamo in San Francisco. It marked the Clippers' first win in three meetings with the Russians after a 3-2 rain soaked loss and a 1-1 draw in Los Angeles.
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