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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Oct 28, 1969

Page

23

Sayers Greatest Sayers and Petitbon praise in Rams Bears clash

Rams defensive back Richie Petitbon hailed Gale Sayers as greatest runner and noted Sayers could shine with a better offense. He spoke at a Southern Football Writers luncheon after Rams 9 7 win over the Bears and described Rams unity and strong front four. Ticket details for remaining home games were also listed.

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Ohio State Remains No 1 as Kansas State Surges In

Ohio State holds the top spot in both the AP and UPI polls. Notre Dame climbs to 10th in the AP, while Kansas State breaks into the Top 10 in the UPI after a 59-21 win over Oklahoma. Penn State rises to fifth in both polls behind Ohio State, Texas, Tennessee, and Arkansas.

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Pilots Seek Week Grace to Meet Seattle Deadline

Seattle businessman Fred Danz says American League President Joe Cronin offered a one week grace period to allow the Seattle Pilots coalition to resolve the franchise deadline. Danz, who runs radio stations and theaters in Washington, spoke after Cronin indicated progress on the baseball issue and might set a meeting for November 5.

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Dickerson Named Pac-8 Lineman of the Week

USC split end Sam Dickerson was voted Pacific Conference Lineman of the Week after two touchdown catches and six receptions for 138 yards in the Trojans 29-18 win over Georgia Tech. California back Fowler earned Back of the Week honors with 108 rushing yards on 26 carries as the Bears shut out Washington State 17-0.

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Koenig Hired as Angel Coach

Fred Koenig a 38 year old four year minor league manager was named the Los Angeles Angels third base coach by Manager Lefty Phillips. He played 12 years in the minors with a .367 best batting average as player manager at Winnipeg in 1962 and last year managed Quad Cities.

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Vikings Start Metro Play With Pierce Look To Break Slump

Long Beach City College eyes a first win as 0-6 Vikings host 1-4 Pierce College in Woodland Hills in a Metropolitan Conference clash. Pierce relies on a ground game led by Bernard Jackson and Mark Zaslow while LBCC counts on Glenn Brown back from injury and a pair of freshman quarterbacks led by Keith Litz.

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