Lakers Lose to Hawks In 105-100 Clash At Meadow
Lakers coach Fred Schaus lamented poor late shooting after Los Angeles fell to the Atlanta Hawks 105-100 at the L A Sports Arena. Bob Pettit led Atlanta with 36 points while Elgin Baylor poured in 48 for the Lakers amid a low team shooting percentage. The defeat ends LA’s six-game home win streak and narrows their Western Division lead to 3 1/2 games.
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Vikings and Dons duel in consolation finals tonight
In Santa Ana Santa Ana College and Cerritos Beach City College prepare for the consolation final at 7 p.m. as Long Beach and San Mateo vie for a late-season rebound. Rambo with 22 points leads Santa Ana, while West joins the lineup after an ankle issue as the Lakers push for a late-season surge.
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Drake, Cowboys Reach Finals in Long Beach Invite
Drake University overwhelmed Loyola 92 69 in the opener as Hank Ibas Okla State club faced a scare before a 61 55 win over Long Beach State. Drake leads 46 27 at half behind Billy Foster and Ray Quinn as Loyola struggles to slow the attack.
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Drake's 49ers Top Cowboys In Key NCAA Clash
Drake led by Quinn with 16 rebounds as the 49ers dominated the boards, built a 46-36 edge with 10 minutes left, and stretched to a 56-53 lead late. Oklahoma State fought back with Johnson, Montgomery, and Cooper, but Long Beach State closed strong despite turnovers and foul trouble, shooting 56 percent to edge ahead.
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Santa Claus Brings Wallet Gifts to LB State Players
Five Long Beach State basketball players who had wallets stolen during practice at Long Beach Arena received new wallets at a pre game dinner. Fred Kruger coordinated donations from 56 campus staffers to a special fund, and coach Dick Perry presented gift wrapped wallets each containing five dollars at the Lafayette Hotel.
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Blades Host Seattle in IWHL Match at L.A. Arena
The Blades meet the Seattle Totems at the Los Angeles Sports Arena in the last home game before Jan 9. A rematch follows Thursday’s 3-1 Blades win that gave them a season edge over the Northern Division second-place club. A brawl incident led to a five minute penalty for Georgi Konik and heated exchanges with Blades players and coach Jack Bownass.
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Long Beach edges Illinois in six overtimes for water polo win
Trials for the U S water polo squad reached day three with four undefeated Calif ornia entries led by El Segundo Long Beach and the Olympic Club In a six overtime marathon Long Beach beat Illinois 5 4 Chuck Bittick scoring the decisive 10 foot goal with 20 seconds left Bittick added two goals in regulation Inland A toppled Cal Poly Pomona 13 0 Commerce B crushed San Bernardino 32 0 and Commerce fi lost to Olympic Club 7 2 Prior eliminations included Commerce C and Inland B
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Perfect SC Clinches Eighth Straight With Nebraska Win
In Lincoln, Southern California erased a five point halftime deficit to beat Nebraska 58 49 before about 11 500 fans. The Trojans improved to an eighth straight victory while the Cornhuskers faced a 30 25 halftime edge.
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Ill, broke, Machen lives in world of shadows
Eddie Machen once a top heavyweight contender is now 40, confined in Napa State Hospital. The San Francisco based profile notes his mind blank, fear of staff, and riots of anger. his boxing career peaked early, leaving him broke with a wife and three children to support.
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