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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1969
Page
12
Ernie Mason's event at Los Alamitos features pacing races with finish times and a list of horses and handlers. Notable finishes include Bone cera Marr and Janet Dreyer among other entries, with detailed times and placements across early races and related watches.
Best chance Parlay style betting notes list names like Livy-Gol and Barton with wagers on horse games and parlays. The fragmentary OCR includes phrases about preferred parlays and top four bets, lacking clear event details or outcomes.
Watch Eli held a clear lead to win the 400 yard Newport Beach Purse in 20.4 seconds, his third victory of the meeting as Adair seeks a third straight Shrine Club Purse win. Miss Parr Bar and David Jane followed, with betting backers paid on Watch Eli. Willian Strauss and Danny Cardoza added two riding wins. The Shrine Club Purse features tonight include Watch Eli seeking a third straight win for the year alongside fellow entries Utah's Rocket, Dickey's Gen, Deep Go, Requested Chick and Lely Go Sam.
Del Mar card featured Favorite Breezes by eight lengths in the Soldier Girl Purse with Walking Barb leading early and finishing strongly. Miss Caesar and Chocolate Sundae followed in a five horse field as Talking Barb paid payouts of 2.80 2.60 and 2.20 while Miss Caesar returned 4.60 2.40 and Chocolate Sundae 2.20. George Lewis, another odds on favorite, won the sixth race by two lengths in 1 09 4 5 easing late and Envoy coll won at 2 60 for his second win in four starts.
A garbled page shows a daily double and multi race card. It lists horses like Princess Ayurvel Barry Clasty and others across first to ninth races with entries, weights, and performers, though many words are corrupted.
The Viking Boosters at Long Beach City College will hold its first meeting of the year on Wednesday night at 7 in the men’s gym. The president will be elected, per outgoing president Jay Morrison. PCL results follow with group standings and scores.
Bobbe North faces top U S competition in Canoga Park as she defends her title in the ladies West Coast Match Game Elims. The heat caps the Southern Division race and sets up a weekend home series to crown the West Coast champion with the Northern California winner.
The top women bowlers from Southern California will compete at 8 p.m. in the Match Game elims, with Downey redhead Bobbe facing the survivor of a two-game elimination among Belly Mivetaz D.D Jacobson and Hyon McCaul. Bobbe posted a 343 set 198 200 204 as she edged toward the final heat. D.D Jacobson narrowly made the rolloff after a string of early misses, but roared back to win the crucial fourth game. The event also includes junior and bantam divisions with winners from Santa Fe Springs Pacoima Tarzana and Bel Air among those honored.
Arnold Palmer who said his ailing hip felt a little better teamed with Jack Nicklaus to defeat Byron Nelson and Jug McSpaden two up in an exhibition. Palmer and Nicklaus led at the turn, Palmer's late birdies fueling the rally as Nelson and McSpaden bogeyed.
The article describes Namath facing the 168 pro veterans with Jim Turner’s two field goals keeping the team from being shut out, while George Blanda energized a 7 point fourth period. Lamonte threw two touchdown passes, including a late score, as the Raiders rallied for a win.
Robbie Allison, from Hueytown, Alabama, unofficially topped the stock car mark with 197.572 mph at Alabama International Speedway during final day tests for the new car, though the official world record stands at 190.705 mph set by Cale Yarborough in Daytona.
New York recalls the Aug 26 193? Brooklyn Dodgers versus Cincinnati Reds doubleheader at Ebbets Field seen on nine inch TV sets. RCA telecast from W2XBS atop the Empire State Building used two cameras, marking the birth of sport on television and the Dodgers manager Divocher gaining early TV exposure.
Randy Moffitt of Long Beach pitched seven innings and drove in four runs as the Healder Collegians beat the Fairbanks Goldpanners 9-3 in Liberal Kansas. Moffitt had a pair of singles, including a two-run hit in the eighth, as the Collegians moved toward the title game against Anchorage.
Lindy’s Pride seeks a repeat in the 32 year trotting classic at Humble, as eight colts and a filly enter the 126,910 dollar race. Dayan Eight colts and a gelsing are among rivals, with the event opening Wednesday in the first heat.
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