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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1967
Page
21
The article discusses the evolving amateurism standard in Olympic competition, citing the 1964 Tokyo Games and tracing tensions among Jed Grader and Mann from Princeton, Graef, and others. It recounts how personal actions and coach friendships influenced team selection and race outcomes, including Mottley Luck and Williams.
Lynwood blanked Kong Beach 5-0 as Mike Hughes struck out 12 and held Long Beach to one hit in the first round. Centerfielder Mark Allen had the lone Long Beach hit in the sixth. Lynwood faces South Norwalk at 5:30 p.m. at Whaley Park in the next game.
Rotary KBA-Serfoma defeats Leason Draver 5 to 6 while Ems HE KEA-Panthers edge Getty Presbyterian 47 to 6. Lakewont Plement-Yerkes and Lakewood contest Mayfair matches with Margin 4. Packers post a 7 point win as Colts 15 beat Bears 2. Lakeweed Bi Bears MH and other listed teams show varied results with incomplete names.
Former Long Beach City College Vikings Frank Roy and Bill Wilsey were released from pro football camps on Wednesday. Roy, a guard from Utah, was dropped by the St. Louis Cardinals after failing a physical examination while Wilsey, a Fresno State linebacker, was cut by the Pittsburgh Steelers along with USC and Ray Cahill. Earl Rojsar of Long Beach entered the $15,000 International Outdoor Arena championships at Brookside Park in Pasadena, August 12 to 18.
John Rambo, a seven foot high jumper and JC Athlete of the Year, signs a San Diego basketball contract after years debating amateur status. He shined at CSCLB NCAA AAU titles and was named Southern California basketball player of the week. a prior stint with St. Louis Hawks was halted by a calcium deposit. Now healed, he commits to the Rockets as a forward, aiming for a solid professional run.
United States totals rise to 95 golds 53 silvers uS bronzes after strong night at Manitoba Universi ty Games. Van Nelson of Minneapolis set a 5 000 meters Games mark 13 474 to claim his second gold and Bill Toomey shattered the decathlon point record with 8044. John Carlos and Jerry Bright swept the 200 meters as Tyus and Farrell won the women s 200 and 400 respectively. Will Davenport and Earl McCullough advance in hurdles while Cuba s Trene Martinez set a long jump Games record 20 9.
The Angels staged a dramatic ninth inning rally tying the game after Jose Cardenal's key hit and a tying triple. Woodie Held delivered the deciding single, scoring Cardenal and ending Billy Monbouquette's scoreless streak as Los Angeles defeated the Yankees.
North Torrance provides most of the laughs as the 27 Flyers beat Torrance 15 to 0 at Blair Field to reach the District 13 American Legion final. Lennie Guela had four hits and two RBI while Jeff Burroughs added a two run double in an eight run eighth. Burroughs threw a three hitter for Wilson High.
Erich Shiffer pitched three innings of five hit shutout relief for Lakewood at Memorial Field Redondo Beach in a Colt regional game. The unearned Lakewood run came in the bottom of the sixth after a Gardena error enabled Kim Hansford to score.
Fragmented lines show teams players and times, including Hamilton, Pacific Coast, and other club names, with scattered scores such as 30 and 45 and various indecipherable proper nouns, indicating a busy sports section with incomplete data.
Readable lines show scoring fragments for teams Oklahoma City Hewall Phoenix Let Teer Scokere Portland with small point values. The OCR text lists numbers and team tags in a jumbled order, lacking complete event context or clear outcomes.
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