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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1974
Page
11
The Long Beach Lifeguard Force will hold an evening of events at Colorado Lagoon starting at 8 30 tonight. Demonstrations include swimming and running relays and the iron man run swim run. New lifeguard equipment and saving techniques will be shown. No admission charge.
Orioles manager Bart Weaver backs second baseman Bobby Grich as a possible AL MVP if Reggie Jackson slips, praising his improving hitting. Grich homered and drove in runs in a twilight doubleheader against Detroit while New York, Texas and Oakland posted wins. Grich remains hopeful despite Jackson’s standing, with Grich batting .286 with 64 RBIs and 71 runs. Blair and Belanger supported Baltimore’s offense as Rudy May returned from the DL with a two-hit Boston shutout.
Snow offers no reason for stance while Seibelli insists he supports the players association but rails against representation. Hadl, solemn, calls the situation a heavy load as Rams consider and deny reports of mass camp protests. Scibelli says the plan was never raised, leaving some players in while others exit. Tom Mack cites ongoing bargaining deadlock and a patient stand.
Andy Hassler seeks a third win as the Angels clash with the Chicago White Sox in the first of three on the road trip. Hassler owns a 3.05 ERA and a 2-5 record, with the game airing on Channel 5 at 6 o'clock.
A chaotic clump of tennis results from various players and locales shows Jimmy Connors and other names across mixed singles and doubles events. Outcomes include wins by DuPre and Evert against multiple opponents with scores listed in a retrospective, newspaper-card style.
A jumbled scoreboard style recap lists junior baseball results with Red teams and Bragtle de Red Stoabydong, plus PCL results showing Tucson Salt LakeZ and Spokane 3 while other entries mention World Tennis and Golden Gites. Names and places appear inconsistently due to OCR errors.
Bradshaw spoke of a personal choice to stay away from training camp citing respect for teammates and a need to focus on readiness. Nearby, Roger Staubach’s actions in Dallas influenced players to consider the same, while Vic Washington was sidelined by coach Dick Nolan in Santa Barbara. Other defections included Coy Bacon, Bob Thomas, and Peter Gogolak joining a growing list of players skipping camp. Visalia 7 was the lone California League game scheduled.
NCAA released findings on Illinois basketball recruiting. Athletic Director Cecil Coleman said he had received the letter and would confer with Chancellor Jack Peltason before the university makes any division decision, with no further comment for one to two weeks.
Tab Burroughs of the Texas Rangers earned American League Player of the Week for July 29 to August 4. He led in RBIs with 15, hit five homers, produced 14 hits in 28 at bats for a .500 average, and stood among leaders with 21 homers and a .306 season batting average. This marks Burroughs second weekly honor of the season.
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