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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1969
Page
22
Readable text shows scattered results and betting notes from Golden Gate events. Mentions include parlay and special bets along with names like Rich Roll and Lady in Wag, though many fragments are unclear.
In a clear league matchup the Mountaineers defeated Old Jocks by four goals, with standout performances from Norris and Rae. The scoreboard shows the Mountaineers ahead 4 to 0, highlighting strong offense and solid defense throughout.
The fragmentary text mentions a winner and a commissary link to a best in class listing. It reads as a brief notice or teaser seeking verification of a claimed result or person, with unclear names or dates due to OCR errors.
Long Beach City College hosts San Diego Mesa College at Blair Field in a Southern California junior college baseball playoff opener. LBCC’s Ray Brown is 9-1 and on the mound, after emerging as a top pitcher and contributing at the plate.
Three year old fillies stretch to seven eighths of a mile for the Railbird Stakes at Hollywood Park on Railbird Day. Dumpty's Lady the 121 pound highweight bids to add to her Santa Susana Stakes credentials with Don Pierce up. Other weights include 118 pounds for Fourth Round Happy Moment and Poona Downs with trainer Lou Glauburg deciding Poona Downs status soon.
Millikan High School is top seed in the CIF Southern Section large school 4-A baseball playoffs. The Rams receive a first round bye and will open away Friday against Whittier in the Moore League. Lakewood is Moore’s No. 2 after tying for the title. Millikan meets the South Torrance Morning side winner in the second round. Playoffs run May 20-23-27 with the final June 4 at Dodger Stadium.
Burroughs finished 1969 with a .569 slugging average and a league best 27 hits a .587 batting average, figures used as lacunae in Moore League records. Poly catcher Jerry Mantle followed at .500, while Lakewood’s Mike Ruddle led pitching with 70 innings, 103 strikeouts and 10 wins as tallied by the Independent Press Telegram.
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