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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1966
Page
11
College basketball highlights six top ten teams playing tonight amid Valentine’s Day hype. Kentucky led with a 19th win and no losses, while UCLA and others face key conference foes as NCAA and NIT bids loom.
All-America candidate Bob Verga and Bob Riedy were held from a Saturday game after curfew. Duke, missing key players, lost late but the Blue Devils still romped past Virginia 81-55 as South Carolina defeated Duke earlier in the season.
Hap Morse 71 a longtime baseball figure died Sunday in a Dallas hospital after a lingering absence. Morse spent 50 years in baseball as player manager and scout and was a former second baseman and manager of Dallas in the Texas League. He was a Philadelphia Phillies scout at the time of his death.
A jumbled recap lists scores across conferences. Davidson leads the Southern Conference at 10-1 after beating NYU 95-59 while Texas A&M suffers a SWC setback but remains atop the standings. Pacific ties for first in the WCAC with San Francisco after a 83-78 win.
Bruins upset Moore Leaguer King Poly in a high scoring clash as Millikan's defense contended for top in district play. Downey rallied late but Wilson dominated on defense, limiting opponents and pressuring opponents with a strong finish.
College standings show Millikan snapping a two game skid and threatening for the second playoff berth behind a 5 2 RamsBruins tie. Rams schedule includes Downey and Lukewood as next opponents with uncertain results amid erratic play and turnover issues affecting the race.
Disjointed notes describe a hockey player ending a long iron man streak of 548 games. The fragmentary text mentions teams, city abbreviations, and police or local officials but lacks coherent details and dates.
Wilson honors Steve Sagehorn and Rick Hubbell as Avees prep players of the year. Sagehorn averaged 20 points and 15 rebounds in a win over Millikan and added 21 points with a key three in a later victory. Hubbell, a senior, posted 17 points against Millikan and 22 in a Bodine win with multiple assists.
Long Beach City College's Metropolitan Conference leaders close out their popular season home basketball stand against Santa Monica Tuesday night and East Los Angeles Friday. The Viking baseball club hosts Compton Tuesday afternoon and Orange Coast on Friday and play at Chapman Weekesday. Joe Lanning's trick sama opens its season Friday, hosting San Diego CC.
Orange County All Stars edged San Francisco Greek-Americans 1-0 at Veterans Stadium to open a five game series for the California title and a place in the U S Open Cup. Fred Cameron scored the decisive goal with Gilbert Zamora sparkling in defense and John Van Noremalen keeping a clean sheet for the visitors.
World champion Pedro Morales defeated El Mongol to defend his world wrestling title before 10,263 fans at Olympic Auditorium. El Mongol won the first fall but suffered a cut eye in the second fall and could not continue.
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