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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Mar 10, 1975

Page

23

Dodgers rally past Braves 3 2 in Grapefruit League win

Steve Garvey drove in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth as the Dodgers beat the Braves 3 2 in Vero Beach. Pinch hitters Jimmy Wynn and Manny Mota drove in eighth inning runs to tie. Rick Nitz earned the win with a ninth inning save effort after Hough Messersmith and Brewer held Braves to six hits.

Vero Beach Fla Steve Garvey Dodgers Atlanta Braves Jimmy Wynn Manny Mota Atlanta Mike Beard Rick Nitz Charlie Hough Andy Messersmith Jim Brewer Braves

Laver Beats Ashe as Australia Wins World Cup Match

Rod Laver, 36, defeated Arthur Ashe 6 2 7 6 in Hartford to give Australia a fourth straight World Cup victory over the United States. Laver’s win came after Ashe forced a 13 point tie breaker in the second set, but Laver claimed the deciding tiebreak 7 3. Australia leads World Cup competition 5 1. In doubles, Ashe and Dick Stockton beat Alexander and Rosewall 3 6 6 3 7 6 for a moral US victory.

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Long Beach State Faces UCLA San Jose State In 1 P.M. Meet

Long Beach State's young track team confronts UCLA and San Jose State in a Saturday 1 p.m. dual on Bruin Oval. Meanwhile the baseball team, riding a 11 game stretch, schedules five games this week across a packed slate.

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Johnny Bench and Vickie Chesser Wedding Note

Vickie Bench wife of Cincinnati Reds catcher Johnny Bench watched him play his first game Sunday at an exhibition. The former Vickie Chesser, a New York model, married Bench after a whirlwind courtship beginning last December. She blew him a double handed kiss during introductions.

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Angel rookies suffer minor injuries during Holtville drills

In Holtville on Sunday two Angel rookies Billy Smith and Dave Collins sustained minor injuries during a 3% hour training session observed by Gene Autry. Smith suffered a cut lip from a deflected ground ball while Collins was struck on the foot by a foul ball. Neither is expected to miss today’s drill. Catcher Ellie Rodriguez sat out a second day.

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Angels Camp Notes Delay and Arrivals for Spring

The report mentions a player out with flu but due back today. Horacio Pina is delayed in Mexico. Barry Raziano will not report to the major league camp and will join with the Angel minor league camp on Saturday.

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