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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

May 04, 1968

Page

21

Sunset League Dominates as Curtis and Williams Win Big

Isaac Curtis swept both hurdles for Santa Ana leading Sunset League to team title with 14.0 in 110 high hurdles and 19.0 in 180, while Paul Williams of Huntington Beach won the 440 and half mile. Freeway League finals saw Ron Hamley flirt with a state record in 120 highs as Hamley and Wayne Claxton finished first and second. Santa Ana Valley, Huntington Beach and others earned high scores across events.

Ron Hamley Hamley Wayne Claxton Claxton Jerry Proctor Muir Isaac Curtis Santa Ana Curtis Paul Williams Huntington Beach Sunset League Emery Whitaker Lacy WB Tle Ker Fee Ebery Say Lacy Watuome Hill Priddy Williams Huff Lyman Wem Mile Clark Skirtle Towner Mooney Fister Tittle Tilley Say Ienawe Santa Ana Valley Marina Santa Fa Valley Western Daly

Naquin Falls as LBCC Hosts Final Day Tennis

Long Beach City College serves as host for the Metropolitan Conference championships where Norbert Naquin the No. 5 seed and only LBCC player to reach the second round loses in singles and doubles. Santa Monica players claim many wins including Fugle and Binder in doubles and Poirier and Eisendrath advance in singles.

Long Beach City College Norbert Naquin LBCC Naquin Chuck Fugle Santa Monica Kirk Bassler Poirier East L.A Snyder Bakersfield Eisendrath Hyne el Camino Fugie Get. Naaquin Long Beach Bell LA Valley Bogden East Wa Stewart East LA Footitt Tél Camino Drobnick Lovelace iGakerellei Westphain Botts Watson Rio Hondo Fugle Binder Bassler Walsh Barnum Cerritos Sengeance Stanley Lovelace Engelvera Duggan L.A. Valley Elsendrath Gromby Ward Footitt E Camino Wright Striker Stewart and Barthel Melendez and Hoyt

Blues Triumph In Second OT To Reach Finals

Ron Schock scored at 2 50 of the second overtime to lift the St. Louis Blues 2 1 over the Minnesota North Stars and advance to the Stanley Cup finals against the Montreal Canadiens. A 15 566 crowd watched at the St Louis Arena as Walt McKechnie tied the game late in the third, with Dickie Moore answering 31 seconds later.

ST. Louis UPI Ron Schock St. Louis Blues Minnesota North Stars Blues Montreal Canadiens Schock Bill McCreary Minnesota Cesar Maniago Montreal Walt McKechnie Dickie Moore

49ers and Pomona Battle to 1-1 Tie

Cal State Long Beach pitcher Randy Moffitt blanked Cal Poly Pomona for 12 innings as the two clubs fought to a 1-1 draw in a high school doubleheader setup at Blair Field. Long Beach scored in the first on a walk, fielder’s choice, wild pitch and sacrifice fly by Steve Brown. Pomona had four chances to win, but three runners were thrown out at the plate and the eighth inning squeeze play failed with no outs ending the frame.

Cal State Long Beach Randy Moffitt CCAA Cal Poly Pomona 49Ers Broncos Blair Field Mike Burns Steve Brown Rich Stillinger Brown Joel Hackett Stillinger Fanning Denny Parks Hackett Tony Guggiana Guggiana

Nitehawks Fall in Ninth in Western Softball Play

John Massey led Hawthorne with a homer and four RBIs as the Hawks rallied for three ninth inning runs to beat the Long Beach Nitehawks 5-3 in a Western Softball Congress game at Park Ave Field. Hawthorne improves offense with Massey production, while the loss leaves the Nitehawks winless ahead of weekend matches against Sun-Flat and La Mesa.

John Massey Hawthorne Long Beach

Poly Fights Off Wilson to Tie Moore League Title

Poly High clinched at least a tie for the Moore League baseball title by beating Wilson 3 to 2 in the first game of a doubleheader at Blair Field. George Ambrow delivered a towering triple to center in the fourth inning to spark the rally.

Poly High Wilson Blair Field George Ambrow

Moore Baseball rallies to decide slugfest in Bruins win

Bud Arnold and Wil Lie Norwood delivered the decisive runs as Moore downed an opponent in a tight finish. Sophomore shortstop also made a crucial stop with two on and two outs to end the game. Mike Martinez fueled Wilson’s 4-3 lead with a fourth inning triple. Poly’s Jim George logged his 10th win, scattering three hits through jams. Jordan beat Lakewood 1-0 behind John Keisler’s five-hit gem, aided by strong defense and two timely hits that produced an unearned run in the fifth. Downey’s Dave Spencer tossed his first complete game as Muli kan topped Nustrikes 3-1.

Bruins Wilson Mike Martinez Roland Houston Jim George Poly Jordan Lakewood John Keisler Dennis Brimhall Mike Davis Brimhall

Vikings advance at JC State Swimming meet in Santa Ana

Foothill leads with 25314 points as finalists begin. LBCC star Jeff Losch breaks school record in 200 butterfly 1 59.5 and Don Taylor tops LBCC in 100 breast prelims 1 01.7. Panthers, Santa Monica, Pasadena and others post marks.

Viking Jeff Losch Don Taylor John Kiddie Reed Smith Hutton Foothill Losch Smith Mattos Fullerton Kiddie McMahon South Dake Orange Coast Lutz Chabot Jorgensen Golden West

Lancers Qualify 19 for CIF Gym Finals

Lakewood High leads CIF prelims at Westminster with 19 advance to the Southern Section finals at Millikan High next Friday. Moore League totals 33 qualifiers from 17 schools. top performers include Bob Haislip with three wins and a second place across tumbling free exercise and parallel bars.

Lancers Lakewood High Millikan High Westminster High Bob Haislip Naval Academy Haislip Lakewood Sleeaver Wilson Abato Magnolia McMain Mayfair Armstrong Ikan Mulhairen Westminster Rope Corona del Mar Bigelow Anderson Igh Bar — Erickson Millikan Weshineet Diggle Stettler Lavewood Cole McOllom Lightholder Solomon Rings — Iverson Mahorney Hovman Johnson Thompson

Carts Cafeteria Trounces UAW 148 In Mixed Scorecard

In a local league card, Carts Cafeteria beat UAW 148 4 to 1 while Grifo Furniture downed Truitt Baptist 4 to 2. Walker Realty edged VGA 2 to 0 and Couture. He Slagle defeated Arda nee Nu Cleaners 16 to 1 in other matches.

Mann fires 69 to lead in Shreveport Kiwanis Invitational

Carol Mann shot 34 35 69 at Palmetto Country Club to lead by two strokes in the Shreveport Kiwanis Invitational. She overcame a double bogey on the first hole after a near miss on the lip of the green and a missed five foot putt.

Shreveport Carol Mann

Saints Fall 4-1 as Notre Dame Extends SL Streak

Notre Dame extended its Catholic League unbeaten run to nine games by beating St. Anthony 4-1 at Wardlow Park Field. St. Anthony managed three hits off two Notre Dame pitchers as Manny Magana tripled and scored in the fifth for the Saints. Mike Clark took the loss after six innings of work, while Mike Martinez cleared the bases with a fifth inning triple.

Notre Dame St. Anthony Wardlow Park Saints Saint Manny Magana Chris Chavez Mike Clark Mike Martinez

CIT's League Softball Results And Tonight's Games

Summary of recent league games includes McDonalds Phantoms 3 over Lamplighter Rebels 1 and Charlie Browns All-Stars 11 Indians 2 with WP's noted. Tonight at Park Avenue and Hamilton Bowl there are multiple matchups including Weber Metals against Douglas Giants and Lakewood versus Long Beach squads across four singles and doubles listings.

McDonald’s Phantoms Lamplighter Rebels Westminster Walker's Electric Clendening Meyer Tile Santa Fe Park Avenue No Weber Metals Douglas Giants L.B. Sportsmen Grace Methodist Hamilton Bowl Lakewood Long Beach Belliron, Inc Fedco Roadrunners Dirty Dozen

UCLA Crew Wins Harbach Regatta Triumph in Ed Harbach event

UCLA captured the 13th annual Ed Harbach Regatta claiming the varsity and junior varsity 2000-meter sprints while Stanford won the freshman race. USC trailed in all races with final times showing UCLA 5:55 to Stanford 5:57 and 6:21 for USC in the varsity.

UCLA Stanford USC

Local Little League Scores Across Several Matches

Plaza LL Angels beat Braves 1 0. Stars led Mustangs 16 but tied. Cards won 6. Pirates Long Beach LL Crutchfield jrugles 12 Rpotings Texaco 1. Cal City Rugers Los Altos LL LBPCA 9 Eastside Optimists 0. Plave 1v 3 Glendale Federal 0 Ted Lo TV 9 S & S Construction 2 Post Paddock 8 Johnny's Barbershop 3 Downey American LL Bee 4 Bears Comingover LL Red Sox 12 Cards 0 Indians 11 Yanks 4.

Long Beach LL Crutchfield & Jrugles Texaco Cal City Rugers Los Altos LL LBPCA Eastside Optimists Plave Glendale Federal Ted-Lo TV S. & S. Construction Post & Paddock Johnny's Barbershop Downey American LL — Bee Bears

Thomas Two Hits Leads Vikings to Metro Title Win 12 0

Long Beach City College defeated Bakersfield College 12-0 to clinch the Metropolitan Conference championship behind Darryl Thomas two hitters and six strikeouts. Vikings' Doug Stodgel and Dale Duncan led with multiple hits as Weller drove in three and O'Brien four runs. The game opened with two Viking scores on Weller's bases loaded double.

Bakersfield Long Beach City College Darryl Thomas Bakersfield College Vikings Leon Hooten Cerritos College Blair Field Thomas Metro Doug Stodgel Dale Duncan Rod O’brien Walt Weller O’brien Weller

Hallelujah Apparently Wins Race

In Ensenada a San Diego Yacht Club sloop Hallelujah led by Marty Gleich finished at 5 09 p m Friday. The 41 foot boat was the sixth single hull to finish, with overall honors pending handicap adjustments. Volante II skippered by Mike Hirsh emerged as main challenger. The Newport Beach to Ensenada race began Thursday from Newport Beach under light winds.

Ensenada, Mex San Diego Mike Hirsh Balboa Yacht Club Newport Beach

Scores and rain delay notes from baseball slate

Memphis beat El Paso 8 to 4 while Arkansas defeated Albuquerque 5 to 4. Amarillo at Shreveport and San Antonio at Dallas Fort Worth face rain delays.

Memphis el Paso Arkansas Albuquerque Amarillo Shreveport San Antonio Dallas — Ft. Worth

Metro Baseball Surges With Late Run Burst

Metro Baseball rallied for four runs in the eighth and added another in the ninth, expanding the lead after Ic ing contributed five additional runs.

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