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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Oct 14, 1975

Page

25

WFL faces emergency meeting amid dwindling crowds

The World Football League held a day long emergency session in New York to decide its fate as attendance sinks to a season average of 13,323 per game. WFL president Chris Hemmeter outlined three options including finishing the season with 10 teams, culling weak clubs such as Portland and Philadelphia, or folding the league.

NEW York World Football League WFL Chris Hemmeter Portland Exxon Uniflox

Valley College Monarchs upset Long Beach City College for first conference win since 1970

Coach John Becker led Valley College Monarchs to a 39-14 victory over Long Beach City College in the Metropolitan Conference. The win came as Becker criticized the conference and cited facility and recruiting challenges while predicting a tough remaining schedule as Valley improves to 4-0 this season.

John Becker Valley College Monarchs Long Beach City College Becker Long Beach Monarchs

LBCC Lions face El Camino with injuries thinning squad

LBCC coach Gary Jacobsen warns the chance to upset El Camino College on Saturday is slim as the 5-0 Warriors visit, while LBCC’s David Munoz injures his knee and may miss the game. Teammate Bob Merideth is questionable with an injury, and others try to suit up. El Camino and Valley share top Metropolitan Conference honors after a 38-7 win over Pierce.

Long Beach City Gary Jacobsen el Camino College Warriors Vikings Jacobsen el Camino LBCC David Munoz Valley Bob Merideth David Nester Kevin Montgomery Orange Coast Pierce Warrior

Long Beach City College Booster Club Meeting and Awards

The Long Beach City College Booster Club meets at 7 30 tonight in the Helm and Keel Room at the Liberal Arts Campus Student Center. Films of the Valley game will be shown and awards will be presented to Ed Gillies and Bob Jones as the offensive and defensive players of the week.

Long Beach City College Helm & Keel Liberal Arts Ed Gillies Bob Jones

NBA and ABA Schedule for Monday Night Games

Multiple NBA and ABA games listed for Monday. Matchups include Boston at Portland in Corvallis Oregon, Detroit at Cleveland, Buffalo at Kentucky, Chicago at Utah, Washington at New York in New Haven Connecticut, and New Orleans at San Antonio. No games listed as canceled or postponed.

Boston NBA Portland Corvallis Ore Detroit Cleveland Buffalo Kentucky Chicago Utah Washington New York ABA New Haven Conn New Orleans San Antonio

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