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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1971
Page
13
Generous Portion, winner of last summer’s Del Mar Debutante Stakes over June Darling, heads a trio of 3 year old fillies in Wednesday’s featured $10,000 George Woolf Jackey Award Purse at six furlongs.
Montreal and Vancouver battled to a 3 3 tie with Andre Boudrias scoring twice for the Canucks while Mark Tardiff countered for Montreal late in the third period. Also noted were public Woolf award ceremonies, jockey Jerry Lambert riding Lost Yesterdays, and other racing entries. Lowenstein, renowned Thoroughbred trainer, dies at 82 in Louisville after a long illness.
John Petkevich Harvard pre med student and U.S. champion drew the No. 6 start at the World Figure Skating Championships in Lyon. He will skate early in compulsory figures, aiming to move up from last year’s fifth place as rivals loom.
Disjointed notes from spring training describe Dict Greet promising the first to reach the Mesa fete and the last to leave. Gibberish passages mention pitchers, unsigned players, injuries to Shortston Gu, Ron Cook, and Curt Flood’s arrival, with scattered team references to Pirates Giants Astros and Senators.
UCLA coach John Wooden accepts The Sporting News Sportsman of the Year award and discusses upcoming games with Washington State and Washington. He praises UCLA's recent play, notes improved energy and ball movement, and contrasts this year with last season. USC coach Bob Boyd lauds Ron Riley’s weekend, Dixon tops UC Riverside in college division. no pro nominees.
Combined News Services reports tensions in tennis as World Championship Tennis faces accusations of paying promoters to secure player guarantees. Emissaries of Lamor Hunt travel for clandestine meetings to sign cloak and dagger contracts, contradicting International Tennis Federation rules.
An unidentified Norwegian staked $30 at Bjerke race course Sunday and picked the winners in five races to collect $47,640, the largest prize in Norwegian horse racing history. The previous record, $43,113, was set at Bjerke just three weeks earlier.
Pitching Wedge, a 27 1 shot trained at Hialeah, stayed off the pace to win the $33,250 Florida Breeders Handicap for yearlings at Hialeah Park. The colt paid $16.20 to win, with Landing More second and Brazen Brother third in the field that included Landing More at $12.20 and Brazen Brother at 21.00.
Track meet notes report results from Orange Coast events with names such as Turner Te ra Seay and Shatpul Forrester in relay and field events. Correspondent Richard B. Shulttiem records performances including long jump and vault attempts.
British lightweight champion Ken Buchanan was ordered to rest for three months after a perforated eardrum diagnosed by a specialist. Manager Eddie Thomas said Buchanan will have a warm up fight before defending the title, likely not until July or August, with potential defenses against Pedro Carrasco in Spain or Ismael Laguna or Mando Ramos. Thomas indicated they would chase the best terms and may fight in Britain or Madison Square Garden depending on offers.
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