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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1977

Page

13

Chaos and Clamor Mark Weekend Sports News

A chaotic mix of sports and incident reports follows. A foul ball injures a broadcaster during a Red Sox Yankees game as fans cheer. Police arrest eight outside Memorial Coliseum for NBA playoff ticket scalping, a boy among the released. Alvin Dark returns to managing with the Padres after prayers, while Shoemaker eyes a Down Under tour in September. A chaotic, garbled sports montage continues with unclear horse racing notes and an obituary note about Wall Greatsfield.

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Ex Bama QB turns blocker in Red Sox loss to Yankees

Butch Hobson, former Alabama quarterback, lined up as a blocker for Boston but failed to spark a comeback as Thurman Munson and the Yankees defense held firm. Reggie Jackson and Graig Nettles homered, Rivers contributed three singles, and Munson preserved the late play at the plate. In other AL games Oakland beat Detroit, Seattle swept Texas, and Baltimore defeated Minnesota to tighten division races.

Associated Press Butch Hobson University of Alabama Boston Red Sox Thurman Munson New York Yankees Hobson Denny Doyle Mickey Rivers Munson Yankees Rivers Reggie Jack Graig Nettles Oakland Detroit Milwaukee Chicago Kansas City Toronto Seattle Texas Baltimore Buck Martinez Lee May Rick Dempsey Orioles National Padres Giants Expos Mets Jan Frees Apa Torey ITU Krewe Soria York Efarkh Munzunce Renanne Mint Toronte Wol Corres Previn Erorciecy Tan Aye uMag Carer Ada Ui OY Arrows Ae Cleveland Kage Rhs Rey Milwaul Sgrete Hlang Kirt Key Padres New York Reston Socom Minnesota Tiss New York Baton Wan Bion Deirelt Chider Wy DeRder Svat Thera Cubs Wicloo San Freyeace Eve Dyer Asa Sant Shinena Red Sox Jalym Area Reds Braves Baenteen Codemeath Manna Lease Vicon Ais Steen Torres Lee Derry Cardina Fey Ren Lobananen Marty Neu Phils Pirates Chien Gscrrt Ieee Hede Cantona Iter AEE Baten Cueren Muroan New Vort Sanealien Erkinen Ore Torre Aa Carton Ida Thun Buena Mariners Rangers Herma Kereta Ma Royals Blue Jays Eam Fonz Ad Roe Carne Kansas Metra Iostare

Dodgers Lose Again as Inning Lapses Doom Club

Dodgers fall to Astros 5 0 in third inning and 4 0 in first, with costly misplays and errors fueling the defeat. Lasorda laments not scoring early while stressing the need to stop giving up runs. Dusty Baker homers for Houston as Dodger bats manage five hits in a tough game.

Dave Lopes Dodgers Cincinnati Astros Tommy Lasorda Lasorda Dodger Dusty Baker Ron Bower Nin Lopes Andujar Columbus Houston Goodson Jasarda Joaquin Andur Reggie Smith Kleve Garvey Dusty Baker’s Two-Run Homer, His Fof the Season, Anul Noustor Anid Saan Mateo Imemaanes Nba

Unclear fragmentary sports scores from unknown event

Fragmentary OCR text shows scattered scores and names, lacking coherent context. Not enough readable facts to define teams, dates, or outcomes with confidence.

Long Beach Softball Formations and Scores Noted

Partial readable text shows Long Beach softball context with team names, scores such as 62 61 67 04, and mentions UCLA and other names like Tony Geatam, Nardi Deng. The read appears garbled but indicates a sports note page listing teams, players, and game results from a period, with scattered figures and affiliations.

Ieak Tony Geatam SUI ET Abe UCLA Twa Towmas Deceit Nardi Deng Crevebes Galt UEC Ad Rake Elzabets Marbella

Rowing results and race notes from meets abroad

Fragmentary rowing results show UCLA and other teams in races with names and places obscured. Highlights include mentions of Moore, Loris, Geer, and Pat in a sequence of heats and placements. The text reads like a sports wire brief with scattered names and events, lacking full context.

Padres sweep Giants as Dark returns to managing duties

Alvin Dark, back after a year, uses 41 players in a doubleheader to outpace the San Francisco Giants 12 8 in the opener and 4 in the second. Mike Ivie matches NL records with five doubles across both games as San Diego sets a team and league utilization mark. The Padres climb to third in the NL West behind Cincinnati and St Louis, with Ivie moving to No. 3 in the order and contributing seven hits.

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