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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Mar 19, 1975

Page

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Excelsior Tops Bellflower in 6 5 Victory Debut Win

Excelsior opens San Gabriel Valley League play with a 6-5 win over Bellflower. Bujanowski fired a one hitter through seven innings while Downey shaded Norwalk 7-0. Key RBIs came from Gourley and Minini, with heavy defense backing the victory.

Saints fall to 5-1 in Angelus League loss to Mater Dei

Saint Anthony dropped a 5-1 decision as Mater Dei pitcher Nick Harsi went the distance, limiting the Saints to one hit. Terrance Carney’s fourth inning sacrifice fly provided the lone offense for Saint Anthony, while Drazba delivered a run‑scoring single and Harsi added a two‑base hit in the second inning.

Terrance Carney St. Anthony Saints Angelus Mater Dei Monarchs Mater Dei Nick Harsi Harsi Drazba

Long Beach City College Edges Valley For Metro Win

Long Beach City College preserved a 4-1 Metropolitan Conference win over Valley. Key defensive plays by Vaughn Cassingham Steve Fenoglio and Ray Testa helped keep Valley from scoring big early and late. Greg Harris earned the win with a ninth inning strikeout as LBCC rallied in the second inning for all the offense.

Long Beach City College Valley Vaughn Cassingham Steve Fenoglio Ed Perez Ray Testa Doug Stokke Greg Harris Vikings Jim Rothford Cassingham Ken Dain Mike Lord Dain Lord

Panthers overwhelm Saints in dual meet. Park stars in events

Panthers outpace Saint Anthony in a Tuesday dual meet as Parks won the 100 and 220. Saint Anthony’s Manu Tuiasosopo claimed shot put with 56-7. Villa Park’s Keith Schimmel led with 16% in pole vault, best at 15-9, while other results mention many names and numbers from CIF area meets.

Allen Parks Jordan St. Anthony Manu Tuiasosopo Saints Villa Park Keith Schimmel Garden Grove

Exhibition Baseball Exposed in San Juan and Florida Events

The report details multiple exhibition games across San Juan and Florida venues with players such as Tidrow, Reuss, and Herrmann contributing, and teams from Chicago, Cincinnati, Detroit, and Philadelphia involved. Scoring notes mention HRs by Meyer and LeFlore, with pitchers including Knasigk and Taylor.

Hitters Dominate Exhibition Action

The day featured strong hitter showings in exhibition baseball. Don Baylor hit two homers to power the Baltimore Orioles to an 11 8 win over the Texas Rangers in Miami, while Buddy Bradford homered twice in Tampa, Florida.

Associated Press Don Baylor Baltimore Orioles Texas Rangers Miami Tampa Fla Buddy Bradford

49ers rout Biola as Phelps hits grand slam and more

Long Beach State crushed Biola 16-2 with Bob Phelps delivering a eighth inning grand slam amid an eight run burst. Jim Smith, Gary Pellant each had four hits, Frank Hardy four RBIs, and Lloyd Michaelson hit a pinch hit homer. Cincinnati and Detroit also posted late scoring wins while Milwaukee and Houston added victories.

Bob Phelps Long Beach State Biola Phelps Jim Smith Gary Pellant Frank Hardy Lloyd Michaelson Mid Teale Margolin Samowang Fremantles Comer Rutherford Ludwig

Angels Top Indians in 10 Inning Ex setback at Palm Springs

Don Merry reports the Angels defeated the Cleveland Indians 4 3 in 10 innings as Crosby’s 10th inning error allowed an unearned run to score. The Angels rallied from a 3 0 deficit with singles in the third fifth and seventh while the Indians misplayed in the ninth to force extras. Frankie George started the 9th with a double and scored when Duane Kuiper threw to first late. Dan Briggs then scored the winning run on Crosby’s wild throw in the 10th after Balez opened with a single and Harper walked off La Roche.

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