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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1969
Page
18
Dallas built a 13-0 deficit before Don Meredith rallied the Cowboys to a 19-13 halftime edge. Meredith threw for 243 yards and a TD, earning standout honors as Craig Morton seized the second half duties. The Nets trailed the Hawks, while Minnesota topped Denver and Indiana beat Houston in other NBA action.
City baseball scoreboard details mixed with garbled names. Tigers beat Ly P-Raworth 7 with unclear opposing team scores. Notable mentions include AR-Schwek and Garibbean, room assignments, and Harbateigi players.
The American Basketball Association stars the New Orleans Buccaneers and Jones backcourt led by Jimmy Jones with 34 points and Steve Jones adding 17 to lift the Bucs to an 891 victory over the New York Nets as the game neared the end with an 83 all tie.
Rules committees to meet in Palm Springs later this month to decide whether freshmen may compete for all varsity sports. The College Division chair James H. Witham supports lifting the football and basketball exclusion, amid conference support and financial concerns. Baseball and public relations studies also feature in the discussions, with coaches cautioning about pro agreements and black athlete perceptions.
Jerry Quarry from Bellflower returns to action Friday night in Seattle to face Charlie Reno a 240 pound fast punching contender. Also on the card David Melendez of New York meets Danny McAloan a once beaten New York schoolteacher in a Madison Square Garden Felt For event with several other bouts listed in chaotic notes.
Lakewood High aims to halt a two game slide as the Lancers visit Centennial High for a 3 15 pm game. The Apaches, among CIFs fastest teams, compete with Warren and Dominguez for runner up in the Coast League behind unbeaten Compton. Lakewood sits 10 6, having dropped two straight to West Covina and Garden Grove.
Fragmented OCR notes list various games and matchups with times and venues. Mentions include Eck Alamitos Youth Center, Roseman, Wilson, and multiple teams such as Pennay, Brethren, and Robinsons. The text reads like a sports schedule card with inconsistencies and partial names.
The El Paso golfer, noted for red and black Sunday attire, recalls his 1968 Hawaii moment when an announcer billed him as Horizon City’s Lee Trevino, the U S OPIUM champion, amid a plan to fund a $10,000 scholarship for Ted Makalena’s oldest son through a Hawaii Open victory.
The Long Beach Rockets won the Home Division title of the Winter semipro baseball league at Blair Field Sunday, drubbing the Embree Falcons 13 to 1. Jen y Muser led the Rocket barrage going 3 for 3 with a triple, 2 RBI and 3 runs, while Bob Grich and Buddy Pritchard added three hits each.
The Los Angeles Kings played to a 0-0 tie with the Oakland Seals at the Oakland Coliseum as Eddie Joyal left with a laserated left retina after his contact lens shattered from a boarding hit by Bryan Watson. Jerry Desjardins made a key stop with 1:14 left. The Kings outshot the Seals 25-20.
The Seals stay in second place in the Western Division after a 2-2 tie with the Kings, Desjardins earning shutout status in both games for three on the season. Gordie Howe netted his 18th for Detroit in a 2-1 win over Pittsburgh as Montreal climbed to first in the East with a 4-2 victory over Chicago. Minnesota crushed Detroit 5-1, while Philadelphia and Toronto played to a draw.
Philadelphia and Boston moved closer to first place in the Eastern Division as Billy Cunningham Hal Greer and teammates paced a Sunday rally. The 76ers and Celtics narrowed the gap behind the Baltimore club in the NBA standings.
In a high scoring affair the Celtics dominated the San Francisco Warriors 134 to 86 with John Havlicek scoring 33 and Bill Russell grabbing 20 rebounds. The win narrows Boston's gap to 4 games behind the Bullets in the division race while Wally Jones led Detroit past the Pistons 126 to 119, closing to within 14 games of the leaders.
Cunningham and Greer each scored 30 points while Jones added 21 to spark Philadelphia to victory. Havlicek and Bailey Howell sparked a late-period surge to give Boston a 7-42 halftime lead. Lou Hudson had 33 and Zelma Beaty 24 as the Hawks beat the Suns 97-36. Dick Van Arsdale and Dick Snyder led Phoenix with 22 each. Two games were postponed due to travel issues and hazardous weather.
The APs scattered college results show UCLA, Duke, Oklahoma, and several others posting varied scores. Key games include Duke and Texas A&M contests, with notable finishes like 100-97 and 120-42, reflecting a chaotic midseason landscape.
The American racing yacht Ondine II ran aground on a sandbar amid the Sydney Hobart race on Sunday. The crew stayed below to avoid questions until a high tide freed the 73 foot vessel. Ondine II had sailed from Europe without incident and will be idle about three days while the hull is cleaned.
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