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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1972
Page
12
Van Reenen and Frann posted hammer and discus marks considered best in the world for 1972 as the Long Beach Invitational showcased top throws. South Africa’s Van Reenen added a 215 ft 10 in discus win and noted possible Olympic involvement despite South Africa’s boycott.
Long Beach area high school catchers have shown strong all around play this season. Wilson's Dave Tioskins Lakewood's Randy Vanderhook St Anthony's Steve Capic and others have stood out at the plate while handling a demanding catching role. Other notable contributors include Three-Play's Ton Doighty Millikan's RV Morrison and Jordanant's Brian Norton.
Coaches praise Moore players Capie Doughty Harrison Hoskins Norton and Vanderhook in a candid review. Capie owns a .324 season average while Doughty anchors the plate and Harrison refines blocking. Hoskins leads Bruins with authority and Norton adapts to catching after injuries. Vanderhook hits .361 with 12 of 14 caught stealing.
Four Lakewood Aquatic Club swimmers clocked 1 minute 52.9 seconds to beat the American women’s 200 medley record at Cypress College pool. Susie Atwood 28.1 in back, Kim Brecht 33.1 in breast, Dana Shrader 26.8 in fly, Ronnie Adair 24.8 in free. The same quartet set a 408 medley mark at AAU in Dallas. No other teams competed in the AAU sanctioned relay.
Winds of 20 to 25 knots favored visiting skippers from Vancouver Seattle San Francisco and even Toronto in the 32nd Alamitos Hay Yacht Club Olympic Classes Regatta as local favorites faltered Lowell North placed second in Star Class while twenty five of 130 starters did not finish with 105 racing on Sunday.
Fragmentary text lists items like fishing, boats, mackerel, nets, oaken, bays and quay terms with scattered numbers. It mentions cod, pine antar, sailboats, and bays with crude phrases, lacking coherent narrative or dates.
A Long Beach crowd of about 5000 watched the fifth annual championship racing at Long Beach Marine Stadium Sunday. No records were set as several accidents marred the event, including Mike Dubiel's hydro Wild Hair flipping at about 170 mph, destroying the boat with partial injuries.
A garbled OCR item notes upcoming finals featuring St Anthony against Servite with related league entries and invitational events. It references a Thursday session and a Wednesday ceremoni al area, noting final playoff preparation and a public invitation for attendees at the venue.
Jeff Bannister, a top U.S. decathlon hope, captured the 1p event test with a world-best 7 90 points as UCLA Meet of Champions concluded. John Warkentin placed second with 7 797 points, while Rory Kotinek and Jeff Bennett followed with 7 270 and 7 701 points respectively. Bannister led after Saturday with 4 158 points including a 495 shot put and 47.9 for 400 meters, and posted Sunday marks of 14.4 hurdles, 1413 discus, 12 feet pole vault, 103 8 javelin, and 4 17 1 for 1500 meters. Kotinek surpassed 7 100 points to qualify for NCAA finals.
Readable fragments describe campus meetings at Blair and Pasadena locations with times around 3 pm and events listed on a Friday. Mentions include Viking calendar, Messt campus, and Baker community notes. Details are fragmentary but indicate multiple college meetings and تجمع scheduling notes.
Jane Blalock overcome a bad back to capture the Dinah Shore Championship in Palm Springs with a 4 under par 213 total and a $20,000 first prize, the richest in LPBA history. Judy Rankin and Carol Mann tied for second at even par 216, each earning $11,500. Blalock birdied three of the final nine holes after shaky putting on Mission Hills course.
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