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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1970
Page
11
Mason's Specials secures a dramatic victory as Best Bey-sfonde wins amid tight competition. In a separate event, Bankroll Specialist Dracer ty vevenin clinches a notable finish, while SCLOSKERS TIP-Gay Turn in and TIVWEEL WORSE-ace provide varied outcomes.
A fragmented local sports page lists teams and players including Brethren, Dowales Jets, Golden Lantern, Browns, Prince, and Hustlers in a chaotic scoreboard. Names like Readers, Stanger, and Neuron Feet appear among varied team mentions with unclear results and locations referenced such as Downtown and Vale Fark.
Star quarterback Larry Lawrence and full back Tom Smith from the University of Iowa announced transfers to the University of Arizona. Arizona coach Bob Weber said transfers would not be paid and Iowa dissension between coach Ray Nadle and athletic director Vorost Ivashevski likely fueled the move after Nagel’s earlier suspension for recruiting rule breach.
Canton announces the 1964 Professional Football Hall of Fame inductees Hugh McElhenny Pete Fears and Jack Christiansen join Herschel Plhos and Tom Fears. McElhenny, a 13 season back for the 49ers Vikings Lions and Lions. Fears and Plhos star pass players for the Rams and Eagles. Christiansen defensive back for the Lions and ex Falcons coach.
City of Long Beach saluted its tennis star Billie Jean Moffitt King with a September event. The fragmented text lists participants from Los Angeles and nearby areas and references women’s doubles and senior women’s events.
Plans: add two courts, resurface, landscape and light the Billie Jean King Tennis Center in Recreation Park. City Council to review final plans by Jess Gilker son’s office. if approved, bidding starts in weeks then a $100,000 contract follows. Also announced two small grandstands and locker facilities to be built next fiscal year.
Ling tips urge precise throws to convert spares. The illustrated booklet Strike and Spares Angies by champions Don Carter and Marion Ladewig offers guidance. Send 2tE and a stamped self addressed envelope to National Newspaper Syndicate, 2 N Wacker Dr Chicago IL 60606, for a copy.
Newport Beach promoter Jim Ewing believes parimutuel bowling could work, likening it to jai alai wagering. He notes limited current PBA activity before matches and envisions betting odds driven by public interest, with operations run similarly to horse racing. He sponsors bowlers like Larry Schoenfelder on the PBA circuit.
Ewing outlines a parimutuel bowling format for PBA pros with monthly head to head events at experimental arenas. Top players by weekly standings would earn odds based on last 40 to 50 games, with high cash rewards and a public betting pool. Computerized betting boards and seat integrated consoles would streamline wagers and ticketing.
Cal State Los Angeles announces Bob Enger from East Los Angeles College as the new head football coach on Monday. The move follows a hiring period with a focus on restoring program leadership and on-field success. The announced appointment names Enger and signals a new era for the Diablos program.
Quotes from Henry Carr Bob Hayes and John Lawson reveal tension between pro and amateur track highlighting doubts about spectator interest and financial viability. Tom Jennings notes lack of recruitment and money, stressing dedication to amateur status and involvement with promoters nationwide.
John Unitas, Baltimore Colts quarterback and all time leading passer, was named Pro Football Athlete of the Decade by The Associated Press in a poll of sportswriters and sportscasters. Bart Starr, Johnny Brown and Joe Namath trailed in votes, with Unitas lauded for his precise passing and leadership.
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