Johnny Bench the horse echoes a baseball star tale
Cincinnati horse Johnny Bench, a year old gelding from Lexington bred stock, endures a Spartan program with daily workouts and no alcohol. Despite strong looks and fan affection, experts say he lacks killer instinct, repeatedly placing second or third in 15 starts and never winning.
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Johnny’ Bench
Cincinnati Reds
Young
Cincinnati
Johnny
Pete Rose
Joe Na Tmath
Johnny Bench
Surullah
Yeurs
J.B. Buse
Cleveland
Fanie Masons Los Alamitos Handicap Brief Card
racing notes show Jack Oakie winning Til est chance, preferred parlay and Bankroll Special with Wise Willid seventh. Wanda Witch and Mividenm's Bar noted among entries with exacta focus. Clocker's Tip mentions sitalytin in stat and Marie's Super Spot Play Wanda Witch.
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LOG Alamitos
Jack Oakie
Chance Bey—Firtcharge
Marie
Wanda Witch
Clocker
Willid
Exacta Key Horse
Mividenm
Bar
Rosenbloom Players Walk Out Again At Camp
Rosenbloom players threaten another walkout as camp starts with fear of losing momentum. Ken Bowman of the Green Packers echoes the concern about players pushing past limits once inside. Horace Brightman’s Long Beach high school scoring record is noted, while Bill Bond of St. Anthony raises a local record. Left fielder Ine Medwick leads the National League in most categories except pitching and steals in 1987.
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Ken Bowman
The
Green Packers
Horace Brightman
Long Beach
Wilson
Leuvinger
Bill Bond
St. Anthony
Ine Medwick
SL. Louis Cardinals
Negotiations Stall as NFL Owners and Players Clash
Unions and owners remain at odds over a contract as bargaining sessions end without agreement. Key figures including Usery and Mara signal optimism and frustration while talks continue amid threats of further walkouts and potential settlement.
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Baltimore
Lydel Mitchell
Earling
Usery
Mara
San Bernardino Wins Bid at ISC Softball Tournament
Roger Teske pitched a one hitter with 13 strikeouts and Reynolds Wright hit a second inning home run to power the San Bernardino team to a 1 0 victory over the Lakeland Barons at Joe Rodgers Field in the International Softball Congress state tournament.
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Roger Teske
Reynolds Wright
San Bernardinos
Lakelaod Barons
International Softball Congréss
Joe Rodgers Field
San Bernardino
Sun City
Ariz
Lakwood Jets
Long Beach Nitehawks
Barons
Vicjo
Earlinardino
Mission Viejo
Seared Ee
Rowman
Lipham seals Los Alamitos jockey title with 88 wins
Lipham, back after a foot injury, appears near certain to claim his first Los Alamitos riding crown with 88 victories. Rivalry builds between seven time champion Robert Adair and Danny Cardoza, who led the week with 10 wins including a Saturday sweep to narrow the gap. Cardoza tied Adair for runner up as Adair won four Yates this week. Lipham's tally tops a field that includes Cardoza’s 66 current meet wins, 23 behind Lipham.
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Terry Lipham
Los Alamos
Alamitos
Robert Adair
Danny Cardoza
Cardoza
Adair
Yates
Flight 199 i
Vandy
Flash
Liphem
FIRST RACE FOUR furlongs hinting event and names
Race card lists multiple horses and bets across four furlongs races with entries such as Tsar Dusnan Gaich An Fog Bold Start Jimmy lin Sir Noant Ingale and Steady Commander. Purses and odds appear with prices like S91.00 872-60'99.40" and 3.20 2.80 2.60 across divisions.
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Aise Reis
Tsar
Dusnan
Ives
Valde
Howard
Willes
Fernachel
Newnes Bonny
L Daily Bouble
Tareas Sociaae
Sir Hayy
Ovwares
Glassalow
Star Coursy
Double Crass
Action Ime
Kachides
Careless Promise
Wistar River
Furlonas
Billy Club Howard
Patsy
Pat
Iwai
Narbrogk
Gilligan
Abstekes
Pelegrin Sands
Antongte
Cantive Gancer
Tommy Broce
Celeo
Santana Sanes
Seemacta
Teotteur
Toso
Ferri
Dia
Robe
Shoemaker Sed
Aglo
Teleira
Pineda
Mac
Forionas
Amond
Trevino Wins PGA as Nicklaus Fails to Close Gap
Trevino and Nicklaus dueled on the final holes with Trevino two feet clear at the 18th. Trevino said winning the PGA motivated a Masters return while Nicklaus urged him to stay put after a tense finish.
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Trevino
Nicklaus
PGA
Jack
Betz's Best at Los Alamitos and UCLA notes in chatty Sports Page
The clippings cover racing prospects at Los Alamitos with bets on Arsundin and Best Bey, plus a report of Kirby’s Fresno State yardage deal. It also mentions UCLA coach Dick Vermeil addressing Long Beach Century Club, summer league basketball in L.A., and several Southland players and coaches linked to college camps, prep rosters, and exhibition tours.
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Dick Vermeil
Long Beach Century Club
John Sciarra
L.A. State
Kidney Foundation
Long Beach
Mack Calvin
American Basketball Association
Japan
Clarence
Moochie) Jones
Philadelphia
USC
Jimmy Jones
Moochie
California
Diablos
Mey Jand
Larry Jay
Compton College
Homer Beatty
Jim Willams
Williams
Wilson
George Newhouse
Harvard
Crimson
Newhouse
Jack Smitheran
Wilson High
UC Riverside
Kansas
Liberal
Kans
Southland
Smitheran
R.J. Harrison
Millikan High
Arizona State
Ken Landéreaux
Dominguez High
GW Cardinals still unbeaten at Connie Mack Regional
Great Western Cardinals of Long Beach remain unbeaten after a 5-2 win over the City of Commerce Giants in Monterey. In the sixth, Brad Liebeck Floyd Chiffer and Dale Waters drove in runs with a sacrifice fly and two hits, while Doug Stokke and Jim Smith opened the inning with key plays. Commerce answered with two runs in the bottom of the inning but Smith homered in the seventh for the final margin.
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Monterey
Brad Liebeck
Floyd Chiffer
Dale Waters
Great Western Cardinals
Long Beach
City of Commerce Giants
Connie Mack
Doug Stokke
Tom Hicks
Jim Smith
Waters
Stokke
Liebeck
Chiffer
Hicks
Smith
Commerce
OW Cardinals
Commerce Gramty
Auckle
Chio
Omvullen
Grant
Baldwin Hills Clinch 10-0 In Olympic Prep League
Baldwin Hills defeated Long Beach 79 to 59 to finish 10-0 in the Olympic Development summer prep league at LA State. Adrian Milow and Rael Burke led LB with 11 and 1 points, Jeff McHugh and Milow earned all league honors, while Larey Hudson was out after a motorcycle accident. Ray Williams of Baldwin Hills was named most valuable player.
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Baldwin Hills
Long Beach
Compton High
Adrian Milow
Rael Burke
Milow
Jeff McHugh
Millikan
Larey Hudson
Ray Wiliams
Martini Guckes set ski marks at Long Beach race
Tim Guckes of Huntington Beach won the Long Beach Boat and Ski Club Grand National Catalina Ski Race with a record 1 hour 4 minutes 8 seconds surpassing the old mark. Joanie Martini, 17, won the women’s open division in 1 hour 10.82 minutes and placed sixth overall.
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Tim Guckes
Huntington Beach
Long Beach Boat and Ski Club
Bill Vogel
Lowed Guckes
Dick Willams
Joanie Martini
Miss Martini
Fullerton Wins AAU Water Polo Championship
Fullerton Water Polo Club tied Concord Aquatics 2 2 in the finals and won the National AAU Water Polo Tournament on Sunday by virtue of a stronger overall record in the last three games. Eric Lindrath and Stan Cale accounted for Fullerton’s two goals, while John Svendsen netted twice for Concord. Kevin Graig starred in goal for Fullerton, with Jim Kruse of NIMA the top scorer in the three day, 12 goals. Leman der AAU all American selections featured Lindrath, Svendsen, Craig, Kruse, Schnugg, Doyle, Asch, Black, Ferguson, and Hamann.
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Cupertino
Calif
Fullerton
Concord Aquatics
Eric Lidrath
Stan Cale
John Svendsen
Concord
Kevin Graig
Jim Kruse
NIMA
Tourey
Pete Schnugg
Conepril
Lemander
Lucky Louise at Los Alamit Belted in Weekend Fight
A scrambled report notes a boxing event at Fairmont where Sir Nomad faced Guane Bobick and Bowns as contenders. The stranded text mentions Ber Warde Witch and Maroty Carters Chaveland, with unclear outcomes and minor scorers.
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Lucky Louise
Los Alamit
Bess
Ber Warde Witch
Sir Nomad
Fairmont
Bowns
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