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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1969
Page
17
Arts and Letters and Nodouble face each other in the $107000 Woodward Stakes at Belmont Park with Arts and Letters aiming to extend his three year old dominance after Belmont Stakes and Travers wins. Verbatim is considered a longshot upset threat as the event features top handicap rival Nodouble and other major runners.
Former heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis says he will keep refereeing wrestling despite physical and mental strain. He left a Detroit hospital for a touring schedule and notes ongoing medical checkups since his gallstone operation in 1968. His referee tour ends October 23 before a Detroit checkup.
Juanita Underwood of Knoxville Tennessee won 26100 dollars Friday night when Orlando Cepeda hit a bases loaded grand slam for the Braves against the Padres. The homer was labeled home run for the money and was broadcast to radio listeners.
File shows Bay Meadows results with multiple race entries, odds and scratches. Mentions horses such as Kalinka Freemor and Cabaliero, plus times and payouts. Unable to extract full card due to OCR garble and missing readable details.
Fragments from a horse racing card outline races seven and six with one mile legs. Mentions jockeys and horses such as Panache and Longshot, with purses around 2500 dollars and various placements listed.
The fragmentary text mentions Betz and Adios in a context unclear due to garble. Readable items reference individuals and possible event notes but lack coherent actions or dates. No definite outcome or location is identifiable from the damaged OCR.
Former city champions Steve Cook Mountie Bedford and Jim Kline head the field for the 18 hole Lakewood Invitational at Lakewood Country Club. A record field of 240 players including 40 in the championship bracket will compete for 1000 dollars in merchandise. Bedford and Kline form a foursome with Willie Forge and Mike Fedderly at 1050 a.m. Cook tees off at 1130 a.m.
The Southern California Rowing Foundation sponsors a crew coaches seminar Sunday at 9:30 in the Crest Room of the Edgewater Inn Long Beach. Principal speaker is crew coach Harry Parker. All rowing and crew coaches are invited.
A compact Hollywood Park brief notes Roane Lock leading a parliamentary style event with Tommy 1al Shiawosse in attendance. The card hints at a local social gathering or meeting with plans or results not fully detailed.
A garbled fishing log lists numerous anglers across many boats catching barracuda, calico bass, bonito, yellowtail, and other species. Notable counts include hundreds of barracuda and calico bass, with halibut, mackerel, and rockfish also noted among varied catches.
Bob Goalby led the Robinson Open after two rounds as 78 players remained from 143 entrants. He shot a 133 total with a 62 record round, one stroke ahead of Richard Martinez who posted 134 after rounds of 65 and 69. Three players tied for third with 64s as the event heads to Sunday’s final round.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a ca craton topic with unclear proper nouns. The readable parts show no identifiable person or organization and no concrete date or place to anchor a fuller summary.
The Seattle Pilots rejected at least for now Lamar Hunt’s offer to move the American League team to Dallas. William Daley, Pilots chair, informed Hunt the franchise would stay in Seattle at least through the 1970 season. Hunt is H. L. Hunt’s son and owns the Kansas City Chiefs.
The fastest propeller driven boat in history, Crisis, returns to Long Beach Marine Stadium Sunday for another attempt at 200 mph during the Boat and Ski Club Invitational. Gary Gabelich pilots the 18-foot Chrysler powered Sanger hull after a 200.44 mph run at Perris two weeks earlier.
In a packed harness crowd, Kerry Pride seized the mile trot in 2:01 with Wheeler driving for a decisive victory. Beagrie Bes finished second as San Huck FiL proved to be an exacta key, paying $26,590.
Roy Betzs presents a Pomona Elandicap racing card with multiple horse entries across two divisions. Entrants include Rex, Luella Primrose, Wee Can D A, Vernon Adios, Mack Greentree, Argo Pat, and others in the one mile and 400 yard events. Purse details and opening bets listed for several races with additional named horses and contenders.
A scrambled report notes surprise bets and notable upsets as favorites stumble in early action. Spanish attack headlines another match while Bern Book remains a contender amid shifting odds and key performances.
The NCAA runnerup 49ers meet five top programs at UC Irvine Invitational led by host UC Irvine California USC and UC Santa Barbara. Competition starts at 9 a.m. with four more teams in the early round.
Sunnie Tar, queen of Armstrong Brothers Stable of Ontario, makes her seasonal debut at Hollywood Park tonight heading a seven horse Aquarius Pace field. Joe O'Brien trains Sunnie Tar, favored in a strong nine race card with post time 7 45. Grand competitors include Batman Careless Time Gaviland Long Cycle C K Adios Dwyer Hanover Grandpa Jim.
Pomona results summarize multiple races with finish orders times and notable bets. The card lists winners such as Nu Lu in race one and Rapid Maria in race three and notes payouts for the daily double totaling 172.40. Also included are horse names, times, and placeholders for other entrants.
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