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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Oct 18, 1969

Page

13

Night of Atonement for 49ers at Veterans Stadium

Cal State Long Beach hosts Northern Arizona at Veterans Stadium after a 32-21 loss to Valley State. Coach Stangeland aims to erase the poor showing and avenge recent NAU results led by quarterback Bob Stewart with a potent Axemen attack.

Long Beach Jim Stangeland Cal State Veterans Stadium Stangeland Valley State 49Ers Northern Arizona University Northern Arizona Long Beach City College Texas-El Paso Bob Stewart Axemen Tate Stewart UCLA Cal Cal State L.B KMPC Lakers Knicks KABC Santa Ana Orange Coast KEZY Cal State Long Beach Knac-Fm Kings Seals Kbig-Fm

Heavyweight clash looms as Axemen face 49ers in slugfest

Bob Grey and Charles Brown headline Axemen with strong receiving and speed, while NAU power runs on Leon Burns and Bill Tate. Both teams rely on heavy lines and big backs as Farrel Jones returns for the 49ers and Bill Mayoral is sidelined with a fractured forearm through several games.

49Ers Leon Burns Nau Bill Tate

Vikings Crush Monarchs 28-17 in Metro Conference clash

Long Beach City College upset L A Valley College 28-17 at Veterans Stadium as John Edwards in his first start of the season thrown 17 of 31 for 183 yards and 3 TDs. Dennis Brimhall caught 5 passes for 97 yards and 2 TDs helping the Commodores secure the win.

Baltimore Colts Veterans Vets Stadium Long Beach City College L.A. Valley College Kings Morrall John Unitas Jim Kirby Valley Walt Kobylinski

Napoles Beats Griffith to Defend Welter Title at Forum

Napoles, the Cuban-born Mexican resident, defeated Emile Griffith on points to retain the world welterweight title in a 15 round decision. The crowd of 15,461 generated about $194,515 as Napoles dominated early with a sharp right uppercut and steady jabs. Griffith, 30, vows to keep boxing, while Napoles collected about $80,000 with Griffith earning roughly $40,000.

Jose Napoles Mexico City Emile Griffith Forum Dick Young Napoles Rudy Jordan John Thomas Griffith Virgin Islands Harlem Emile Young Thomas Lee Grossman Raul Cruz Chucho Castillo Cruz Ruben Olivares Alan Rudkin

Viking rally tops Monarchs in LBCC grid clash

In a high scoring LBCC home game, Kirby gained 95 yards on 22 carries and quarterback Edwards connected with Hyta for a seven yard score. The Vikings built a 21 10 lead and held on as Brimhall and Val ley added scores.

Kirby Viking Monarch Monarchs Vikings Edwards LBCC Panther Chris Hyta Mike Cummins Brimhall Larry Smith Hagan Steve Arnold Anderson Valley Warren Sherling Brian Baima

Wilson edges Millikan in 13th straight over Rams 19 17

Wilson defeats Millikan 19 to 17 in front of 7 000 at the Rams stadium for its 13th consecutive win over Millikan. Doheny and Ditzler starred with two touchdowns and two interceptions while Cecil led Wilson with 78 rushing yards. Derian paced Millikan with 93 rushing yards and a TD.

L.A Burns 49Ers University of Hawaii Brian Doheny Cass Ditzler Wilson Millikan Rams Bill Cecil Doheny Steve Derian Bob Bowden Ditzler Derian Cecil Bruins Eilerts Ram Mark Prochaska Steve Carle

Hodges Named NL Manager of the Year for Mets

Gil Hodges, 45, longtime Dodger great turned Mets manager, wins the National League manager of the year in a landslide with 267 votes to 10 for runner up. He transformed a 1967 101-loss club into a 1969 World Series champion, guiding the Mets from last to the pennant and sweeping the Braves in playoffs before defeating Baltimore in five games.

New York Gil Hodges New York Mets Associated Press Dodger Lyman Harris Atlanta Braves Hodges Mets Chicago Braves Baltimore Orioles

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