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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1969

Page

21

Lakers face coaching derby as van Breda Kolff quits

WBK resigns from the Lakers after 46 years old coach cites best interests. Wilt Chamberlain cited as key friction factor as team weighs successors including Jerry West and Elgin Baylor. Speculation links George King of Purdue as possible next coach.

VBK George King Purdue Wilt Chamberlain Bill van Breda Kolff Lakers van Breda Kolff Laker NBA Jerry West Elgin Baylor Possile Van Chamberlain Wilt Butch WBK Jack Kent Cooke Cooke Fred Schaus Schaus Baylor West Los Angeles Seattle Jerry

Long Beach State Football Program Launch Aims High

Dr Fred Miller leads Cal State Long Beach rebuilding with a strong staff including Chuck Boyle and Tom Morgan. The city’s sports culture and Touchdown Club support, plus exposure from the Independent Press Telegram, aid recruitment and program growth toward major classification.

Long Beach Touchdown Club Fred Miller Cal State Long Aee Chuck Boyle Nie Johnson Bill Miller Tom Morgan Hletic

Haller Leads Dodgers Home Dominance Against Cubs

Dodgers hero Tom Haller, batting .357 at Dodger Stadium this season, helps the team hold a strong home record as they open a three game set with the Chicago Cubs led by pitcher Ken Holtzman. Sut ton seeks first win against Chicago in 1968 era.

Dodgers Tom Haller Dodger Stadium Leo Durocher Chicago Cubs Haller Dodger Cubs Ken Holtzman Holtzman Chicago Don Sutton Sutton al Spangler

Monday Baseball Results From Rainy Atl Mont Schedule

Rain affected the lone scheduled game with teams Atl and Mont as the day’s results list inaccurate OCR names and scattered scores for clubs like Cincinnati Houston San Diego San Francisco Chicago Baltimore Washington New York and Philadelphia.

Mont Wilson Chicago Johan City Kent Baltimore Washington Witt Wash New York Chicago Pitts Boston Detroit St. Louis Philo Montreal Cleve Atlanta Oakland Minn San Fran Kan San Diego Seattle Houston Angels

Liston Pounds Scrap Iron Johnson In Seventh Round TKO

Sonny Liston defeated George Johnson by seventh round TKO in Las Vegas after a dominating display. Liston, 37, landed relentless punches to extend his winning streak to 13 straight since 1965. Johnson, 30, was knocked down once in the first round and stopped at 2:55 of round seven. In undercard action, Eddie Jones stopped Roger Rouse in the ninth round.

Las Vegas Harry Krause Cassius Clay Liston Johnson Eddie Jones Roger Rouse Anaconda Battler

Golf Cal Women’s Amateur in Los Angeles District

Schedule lists all day events for the California Women’s Amateur Championship in Los Angeles with participation from multiple clubs. Also shown are horse racing at Hollywood Park starting 1 45 and baseball games at Blair Field and Santa Monica College venues. A Dodgers stadium baseball game and a Long Beach wrestling event are included.

Cal Los Angeles D.C Hollywood Park Lakewood Palos Verdes Blair Field Millikan Santa Monica Cubs Dodger Stadium Long Beach Municipal

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