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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Mar 11, 1969

Page

20

Kosco Recounts Big Season After Early Hype

VER0 BEACH Florida Kosco recalls his path from Struthers High School star to professional baseball. He turned from a rumored three sport standout with a Michigan State offer to signing with the Detroit Tigers and later posting 15 homers and 59 RBIs in 131 games for the New York Yankees.

Vero Beach Fla Andy Kosco Struthers High School Youngstown Ohio Andy Michigan State Detroit Tigers Struthers New York Yankees

Kosco Seeks Late Bloom With Dodgers After Yankee Trade

Andy Kosco reflected on his .240 average and a dream moment at Yankee Stadium. He recalled his surprise at being traded from the Yankees to the Dodgers for pitcher Mike Kekich and expressed optimism about joining the National League team. Kosco, 28, considers his best season and aims to contribute strongly for Los Angeles led by Campanis and Patterson.

Yankee Stadium Andy Kosco Yankees Andy Dodgers Mike Kekich al) Campanis Red) Patterson Kosco

Rookie Earl McCullouch played season with broken wrist

Long Beach star Earl McCullouch kept his wrist broken through the season and toe problem while catching passes for Detroit. He underwent wrist grafting surgery after the year and still earned NFL offensive rookie of the year honors.

Hittin Long Beach Earl McCullouch Detroit McCullouch NFL Earl Redskins Washington Joe Schmidt Orthopedic Hospital Los Angeles

League Basketball Scores From Local Games

Ingiea AAD led with 58 for a team beating Parks Texaco 43 at Baars Hospital 46. Herron 53 defeated Douglas Jets 42. Thorston posted 70 points in the Los Alamitos contest. Tafty 42 and Robinson 35 for Piety orale.

Nate Decker Ingieaiy Parks Texaco Baars Hospital Piety Orale Tafty Robinson's Herron Douglas Jets Thorston

Astros Seek Clarification On Clendenon Retirement Status

Houston Astros general manager H C Spec Richardson pressed commissioner Bowie Kuhn for confirmation that Donn Clendenon had not retired from baseball. Richardson released five pages of telegraph copy between the team and the commissioner at a Cocoa Florida press conference.

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Unclear boxing results mix across cities and nations

OCR fragment lists multiple boxing bouts and scores including Drake defeating Nevisville 77 to 73 and New Mexico past Millikin, with KO and decision results for fighters Ruben Olivares Jesus Pimentel and Willie Munoz among others. The text is garbled with inconsistent place names and dates.

Mexico Ruben Olivares Carlos Zavas Puerto Rico Tokyo Kanes Kanazawa Japan Jesus Pimentel New York David Alone Willie Munoz Briscoe Philadelphia Ioose Gonzalez New

One More Shot Ends Jockey Robyn Smith at Golden Gate

Robyn Smith, 24, was unseated after Divine Lady balked at a late bid during a Golden Gate race. She aimed to please cameras but took a fall on the first turn after shouting for one more shot.

Jackette Robyn Smith Miss Smith Robyn Golden Gate Divine Lady Soviet Union United States Iran Japan Argentina Rick Sanders Portland Ore Mohamed Ghorbani Fred Fozzard Oklahoma State Russia Bulgaria

Ted's Senators Still Looking for 1st Win

Ted Williams leads the Washington Senators as they suffer a fourth straight exhibition loss after a 4-0 setback to the Kansas City Royals. Galen Cisco, Steve Jones, and Larry Sherry combined for the shutout as Kansas City improves to four of five. Tony Conigliaro shows sharp bats but no hit in Boston’s 7-4 win over the Mets as he recovers from previous eye injury.

Kansas City Royals Washington Senators Galen Cisco Steve Jones Larry Sherry Ted Williams Senators Royals Williams Tony Conigliaro Boston New York Mets Dodger Brewer Houston Vero Astros Mike Strahler Dennis Menke John Edwards Hector Torres Bill Monboquette Dodgers Crawford Ron Fairly Fairly Om Haller Reed Monbou- Quette Dooley Womack Roy Gleason Tommy Hutton Eckenrode Dick Armstrong Larry Taab John Jones Leo Marentette Strawler Andy Kosco Curt Blefary Nmiller Morgan Wynn Davis Rader Libvre Bryant Poinchss Torres Parker Singer Watson Strahler Monbat Womack T Hutton Houston Dodgers E—Martinez Reed Monbouquette Womack Singer Strahler Price L. Hutton RER

49er Golfers Triumph Over Cal Poly In Dual Meet

Cal State Long Beach defeats Cal Poly SLO in a 49 percenters event with individual wins by Bruce Dummit and John Wes termark and best ball results. The match includes close scores in singles and is followed by Freshman wins and team totals, highlighting LB's overall victory.

Cal State Long Beach al Poly Bruce Dummit Steve Lockyer John Westermark D Demartini Mike Jabenens Frank New Pete Pederson Allen Watanaba Harry Pederson Greg Thompson Ed Phillips

Battle Builds Up for No 1 Catching Spot With Angels

In Phoenix the Angels compete for the No 1 catching spot as Tom Satriano Bob Rodgers and Tom Egan duel under manager Bill Rigney and GM Dick Walsh. Satriano seeks Washington trade interest while Egan, aided by Chuck Tanner, pushes his case with solid spring starts and two doubles against the Cubs.

Angels Phoenix, Ariz Arizona Tom Satriano Bob Rodgers Tom Egan Bill Rigney Dick Walsh Rigney Walsh Satriano Rodgers Washington Frank Howard Satch Bob Egan Chuck Tanner Angel Angles Scottsdale Cubs Andy Messersmith Pedro Borbon Rudy May Borbon May Yuma Pam Springs Hoyt Wilhelm Eddie Fisher Giants Indians Palm Springs Ndians

Brewer Thrives in Relief Role for Dodgers

Dodgers rely on Jim Brewer as left handed anchor in bullpen with midseason moves shaping a new relief group. Purdin and Mikkelsen join Brewer among key blip pitchers while veterans like Don Sutton remain behind.

Don Drysdale Jim Brewer Brewer

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