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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1976

Page

14

Best rower and worrier Lind heads LBRA Olympic camp

Long Beach Rowing Association dominates trials with Joan Lind named team coach Tom McKibbon quietly leads from a red sweater. Camp gathers 13 LBRA rowers and many others from across the country as trials unfold toward the Olympic roster amid strong local support and upcoming national events.

Lisa Hansen Long Beach Rowing Association Joan Lind Joan Lind LBRA Tom MccKibbon McKibbon Marine Stadium Wen Pacific Coast Highway Long Beach City College Debbie aAyurs Tom Jan Palehikeff Long Beach Lara Wilson High School Long Beach State Cal Longeach State John van Blom Bi Stout Chick Leonard Princeton Olympic Committee Caxswain Europe

Nitehawks Jets lead busy Western Softball schedule

Western Softball Congress hosts a weekend with nine doubleheaders and one key lone game between Long Beach Nitehawks and Lakewood Stevenson-Forster Jets at Joe Rodgers Field. Nitehawks top Old Milwaukee Division at 2-4, Jets 7-? after a strong weekend. Lakewood sits out of sole lead.

Long Beach Nitehawks Lakewood Stevenson-Forster Jets Joe Rodgers Field Nitehawks Milwaukee Jets Lakewood Manny Barons Vista Long Beach Huntington Park

Janet Guthrie Becomes First Woman In Indy Car Testing

Janet Guthrie, racing for Vollstedt Offy, becomes the first woman to drive a car at Indianapolis Motor Speedway during May practice. After two days of repairs and setbacks, she completes one warmup lap at 132 mph before engine trouble ends her run, matching a pattern of persistent issues for her team and fellow driver Dick Simon.

Indianapolis Janet Gulkvie Moyday Indianapolis Motor Speedway Miss Guthrie Gothne Dick Simon Simon Johnny Rutherford McLaren Gordon Johncock Roger McCluskey Unser Hmthers Bobby Billy Vukovich Mike Hiss George Snider Tom Bigelow Salt Walther Eldon Rasmussen

Vikings and Pierce College face single game playoff

Pierce College and the Vikings meet in a one game playoff to decide the Metropolitan Conference baseball second round champion. The site is undecided and Long Beach leads the first round with an 11-1 record. If Pierce wins a place series follows this weekend to crown the regional playoff representative. If Long Beach wins the Vikings advance to the Northern California May playoff.

Long Beach City College Pierce College Long Beach Brahmas Pierce Vikings California Mayolf

Poly's Powars lead after Moore League opening round

Poly High golfer Tef Towars shot 74 to hold a two stroke edge over Milli Kan’s Mike Coronado after the Moore League golf opener at Skylinks. The second round of the T2bald tournament was set for El Dorado at 2:30, with additional results listing several competitors and scores in a cluttered recap.

Tef Towars Poly Millikan Mike Coronado Skylinks el Dorado

Rambles on NBA coaching, football quips, and local sports notes

The column surveys coach KC Jones and Abe Pollin amid Bullets playoff runs, cites uneven free throws and Wes Unseld’s tepid scoring, and nods to Bobby Bonds and Candlestick Park while noting Long Beach Little League honors Jeff Burroughs. It also mentions Ed Crosby, Chuck Knox as Century Club speaker, and Ber Agajanian’s kicking clinic with no-shows.

National Basketball Association Ina Washington Post K.C Jones Abe Pollin K.C. Pollin Bullets Cleveland Cavaliers Wes Unseld Bobby Bonds Chicago Wrigley Field Candlestick Park Candlestick Cleveland Indians Ed Crosby Anaheim Wilson Fligh Long Beach City College Crosby SY Carroll Rosenbloom Cbset Rams New England Patriots Pats Baltimore Miami Pittsburgh Oakland New England Carroll Chuck Knox Century Club Edgewater Heatt House Kam Ber Agajanian Long Beach State Aggie

Vike golfer top medalist at regional tourney

Max Bublitz of Long Beach City College topped medalists with a 6 under par 139 as the Vikings finished second in the team portion of the Southern California Regional Tournament played Monday at Ironwood and Cathedral Canyon.

Jacinto Gonzales Long Beach City College U.S Cleveland Convention Center Cleveland Ohio Gonzales Millikan High Ste Palm Springs Max Bublitz Vikings Southern California Ironwood & Cathedral Canyon Terey Rrautin Long Beach Pakerer Santa

Tennis results and obituaries mix from unruly clippings

The page blends tennis results with scattered names, places, and brief notices. Medically, a hospital admission is noted while several players from England Australia France and other locales appear with inconsistent spellings. Obituaries mention Richey San Angelo and Tom Goman Seattle among stray references.

Fifasteroum Seattle Dot Bob Carmichael Sam Chemore

El Dorado Handicap Rematch Attracts Topweights

Hollypark hosts a 125 pound top weight for Crystal Water in the El Dorado Handicap a 4$50,000-added race set for Saturday at Hollywood Park. An Act remains Derby favorite after a fifth in the Hollywood Derby while Crystal Water seeks a victory to prove himself superior to any yearling rival as Bold Forbes and Honest Pleasure race elsewhere.

Crystal Water Windy Sands Tollywood Park An Act

Baird Named Field Athlete of the Week at Fresno Relays

Don Baird of Long Beach State was chosen as field athlete of the week by the Southern California Track Writers' Luncheon after a 1 foot vault at the Fresno Relays.

Don Baird Long Beach State Southern California Tuncheon Fresno

Long Beach Queens lead WIBC team event in Denver

Long Beach WBA officers formed the Long Beach Queens and moved into the Open Division lead with a 2840 scratch at the WIBC Tournament in Denver. Iseri led with 4 scratch games, aided by Grala Bush and Hilliard, as the team competed during a 12 day event at Blane Celebrity Sports Center. The event features a 2664 482 prize fund and thousands of bowlers across singles doubles and teams.

Allen Wolfe Long Beach Women's Bowling Association Minnie Hirata Jean [Seri Caro Hillsed Viela George Merlene Bush Clark Center Bowl Bellflower Long Beach Secre Denver Colo Wgrala Bush George Hilliard Blane Celebrity Sports Center

All Moore gym finals in CIF team titles in reach

The CIF gymnastic team championship could yield an all Moore League final if Lakewood Millikan and Wilson win their second round meets today. Lancers at Arroyo Millikan vs Pasadena Wilson hosts Westminster. Final at a site to be determined next week.

CIF Lakewood Millikan Wilson Lancers Arroyo Pasadena Westminster Marina Milikan el Rancho South Hills Rowand

Marine league finale shapes title race amid key clashes

San Pedro meets Narbonne in a top spot duel while San Pedro and Narbonne hold a half game lead over Banning in the Marine League finale. La Mirada hosts Bellflower in a 3 p.m. makeup for a potential San Gabriel Valley League co title. Cerritos closes regular season at 11 wins.

San Pedro Fligh Narbonne Banning Carson San Pedro la Mirada Bellflower la Strada Cerritos Reer Marine Mak

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