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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1968
Page
11
The column notes the Coliseum track remains crushed brick with a clay base, hindering fast times and record chase. It mentions Pete and Pele as global stars, USC and UCLA sports moves, and scouts eyeing players from Huntington Beach to Oregon. It also covers coach moves, pro drafts, and Olympic bids with a sports page mood.
Dodgers led 5-4 after three innings but faltered in the Fath. Mack Jones hit his third homer, Versalles error, Bench double and Helms single pushed Kokich from the game and brought Grant in. Grant Jagled five innings, two earned runs, and a late double play ended the frame. Attendance reached 20,484 to top a million for the season, though 40,000 behind last year with hope for gains if players follow Grant’s aid.
Salta Pontiac overshadowed La Mesa Callopians as Joe Miller pitched a 24-4 CCBL victory aided by Lee Hansen. Salta was held to a single hit, a questionable infield attempt by Wall Weller in the fourth, while Miller improved to 104 runs.
Zac Zorn of Long Beach edged Olympic champion Don Schallander in the 100 meter freestyle, clocking 53.8 as Schallander finished second in 54.5. Elaine Tanner of Canada defeated South Africa’s Karen Muir in the 200 meter backstroke, while Guillermo Echevarria of Mexico set a world record in the 1500 meters freestyle with 16:28.1. Ann Simmons of Lakewood Aquatic Club won the 1500 freestyle after Debbie Meyer withdrew with tendonitis.
Catholic All Stars favored by seven points over LA City rivals in Thursday’s Big Brothers clash at the Coliseum. Noted stars include Brad Wekall and Eric Patton. Patton, a 6-4, 240 pound Mater Dei alumnus, is hailed as a top Orange County lineman and two-time all CIF first team honoree. Proceeds from tickets support Catholic Big Brothers aiding fatherless boys across denominations.
Bob Allison of Illey town Alabama won the Islip 300 at Islip Speedway New York over David Pearson of Spartanburg South Carolina with Buddy Baker of Charlotte North Carolina third and Dick Petty of Randjeman North Carolina fourth Harper Chandler a former golf star won the world senior championship in 36 holes defeating Max Faulkner England. Mike Hailwood a seven time world motorcycle champion was hospitalized after a spill on Mount Generoso near Ligand Switzerland. Bill Schumacher of Seattle won the Indiana Governor's Cup hydroplane race on the Ohio River for the second year running. Notre Dame driven by Jack Regas San Leandro beat Schumacher in heat but spun out in the final. Miss U.S driven by Bill Muncey Seattle was eliminated after a collision. Wayne Zahn of Atlanta led late but fell short in the Pro Bowlers tournament in El Paso. Pancho Gonzales defeated Pierre Barthes in Paris tennis.
Larry Brown of Yorba Linda wins the Meadowlark Invitational by two strokes at Millston Wisconsin after a steady Sunday round. Richard Diets of Lakewood and Ken Ellsworth trailed with 76 and 74 respectively as Brown maintained the lead from Saturday’s play.
Regatta's fourth day saw light winds and dense mist as the 45th Midsummer Regatta concluded in Santa Barbara. Long Beach yachtsmen took multiple top prizes in Ocean Racing and Enterprise Class, with Cliff Tucket Skippering Papoose winning Ocean Racing C and Kim Hoffman winning the Enterprise title aboard Left Behind.
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