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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1969
Page
23
LBCC Viking star Lenny Gaeta rushed 24 times for 115 yards and caught five passes for 37 yards in a 27 7 win over Mt SAC. Gaeta aims at No 1 spot as Metro play opens at El Camino College with coach Paul Chafe praising his all around ability and work ethic.
Major League Umpires Association plans full backing for Al Salerno and Bill Valentine. Attorney John Reynolds said 48 umpires plus the two were at a Chicago meeting to adopt a resolution backing reinstatement and consider wage and pension demands following their 1968 firing by Joe Cronin. Reynolds cited alleged motive related to organizing in the American League. In San Francisco, Stanford tight end Bob Moore was named Pacific-8 Conference lineman of the week after a loss to Purdue.
San Francisco, winless since 1968, sits as five point underdogs for the Rams game at Kezar Stadium. Coach Dick Nolan laments unresolved issues after a 17-17 tie with Washington while injuries mount including Ed Beard out for the season and Gene Washington expected to start despite a sprained ankle. Rams coach George Allen remains confident as players like Alvin Haymond contribute key plays.
Rams captain Haymond led special teams with two returns for 56 yards against the Saints and won a game ball, noting it was his second. Jack Snow described his three TD day, while Las Vegas bout previews and LA Rams coaching talk fill the rest of this Las Vegas press snippet.
Read in terse recap of games with Washington defeating St Louis and UCLA scoring 20 over USC as Stanford fell. The text mentions Sen 6ei Marin and teams Buffalo Denver Houston Kansas City, but details are unclear.
An advertising note for Seagram's V.O. Canadian whiskey highlights its social appeal with the line known by the company it keeps.
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