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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1970
Page
20
In the opening inning Maury Wills and Manny Mota ignite a two run surge for the Dodgers. Wes Parker contributes an infield out and a stray wild pitch helps Moeller start off shaky. Grabarkewitz adds two singles and drives in a third run.
Dodger pitcher Moeller earned his first complete game victory in six years against St. Louis, with Crawford being plunked to load the bases in the seventh. Moeller recalled his Milwaukee debut in 1952 as his son Gary was born the next day, while team notes reference lineup rotations and injuries during the weekend.
Raise Sand overcame a nonlead tactic to win the $10,000 Kiwanis Clubs Division 19 Purse at Hollywood Park. Jockey Ismael Valenzuela urged the winner in the stretch to pass the tiring frontrunner Terex's Gesture, while two grass claiming races on the card were taken by Delightful Summer and Wild Ace.
The USS Alfred A. Dunningham won the third au val Cruiser-Destroyer Group Olympiad at Long Beach Naval Station with 102 points. USS Collett scored 96 and USS Norton Sound 92, an official Olympic record broken amid celebrations after nine kegs of beer were consumed by exhausted participants.
Ensenada Mexico veteran driver Parnelli Jones and co driver Bill Stroppe win the Baja 500 in a record four hours fifty five minutes beating last year's time. Jones drove the entire course in a Ford Bronco while fog and rain intermittently plagued the grueling 500 mile race. Bud Elkins of Sherman Oaks finishes as class winner in 12 hours 44 minutes.
Cedar Falls Iowa United Press telegraph report says Chal mers B Elliott named athletic director at the University of Iowa. Elliott previously associate director of athletics at Michigan will earn 27000 dollars annually and take over after formal statement in Iowa City. He replaces Forest Evashevski amid a bitter power struggle within the athletic department that also led to firing and rehiring of head football coach Ray Nagel.
In speculative notes, promoter Charley Finley toys with expanding his sports empire to hockey. He jokes about training seals for an NHL club and outfitting players in green and gold. He also muses on blending teams with his A’s branding and uniforms.
Scribes list race lineups with scratches in several events. Noted horses include Sally Sister Pars Rare Timente and Trevino Ta. Purses, times, and jockeys appear with partial results and odds for multiple races.
In a Texas League game Dallas Fort Worth defeated San Antonio by seven runs and Alouuuicaue contributed nine. The match showed strong innings by the Dallas club while San Antonio struggled to respond.
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