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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1969
Page
15
Palm Springs opens 1969 training as manager Bill Rigney hails Holtville camp as the best yet. Rigney says the advance camp showcased the team's early strength and optimism for the season ahead.
A fragmented list shows numerous college basketball scores and player names across teams including Kentucky Auburn Seton Hall New Hampshire Vermont Norwich LSU Mississippi State Tulsa Valparaiso Fairfield Virginia Creighton Notre Dame Kansas State Missouri Tennessee Vanderbilt Louisville West Virginia Western Kentucky Mentone and Linfield among others with inconsistent OCR details and partial names.
Angles and affiliates prep for Yuma exhibition schedule with Jervis Tatum and Jay Johnstone competing for centerfield while non-roster and rookie contenders vie for first base. Walsh notes a business-like camp as teams eye Frank Howard talks and intrasquad results.
South African rookie Ray Moore aged 22 defeated 40-year-old Gonzales 6-4 6-4 in the first round as fans watched in Hinnd. Tony Roche, hot at seven meets, was edged 6-4 6-3 by Marti Riessen. Rosewall beat Buchholz 6-4 6-2 and Newcombe over Segura 6-2 6-5. Laver set to face Ralston in quarterfinals as a new 3-all scoring test used.
Dixie Walker has boosted Dodgers hitters with his confident talk in the dugout. Willie Davis notes Walker’s steady influence and a positive attitude among the lineup. Alston watched Sundey’s game from the press box, praising Davis, young players, and the team’s renewed bounce after mixed 1968 results.
Stanford and USC enter the Pacific-8 Swimming and Diving Championships at Belmont Plaza in Long Beach with top national marks. The meet runs Thursday through Saturday with trials and finals each day, featuring top swimmers like Andy Strenk Ferris Ludwig and Greg Chatfield.
Inglewood tournament action saw Millikan High defeat Loyola 9 2 to clinch the baseball title after a rain delayed day. Dave Spencer earned the win for the Rams, allowing four hits and contributing an RBI. Mark Keller and Bill Buskirk combined for a two hitter against Warren in a 2 0 Bruins win.
Rambo's seven, known as 007, plays in a benefit game against KGFI all-stars at Franklin Junior High. Joe Ware Dee Andrews Billy Richards Henry Andrews and Rambo form 007 with Mack Calvin Steve Jennings as referees and Earl McCullouch signing autographs. Tipoff at 7. Donations are 1 dollar for adults and 75 cents for youths.
Joe Frazier prepared to defend his heavyweight title against unbeaten Dave Zyglewicz on April 5 in Boston or Houston Texas. Frazier holds the title in five states and is also planned for a July bout with Jim Ellis, World Boxing Association champion.
Dan Issel poured in 34 points as the sixth ranked Kentucky Wildcats clinched their 24th Southeastern Conference title with a 90-86 victory over Auburn. LSU's Pete Maravich scored five to spark a 99-89 win over Mississippi State and snap a seven-game skid.
Magnolias team outpaced Savanna 45 to 6 in non league action as detailed event results show standout performances from Lackey, Mazon, and Pacifica. The meet featured long jump, pole vault, and relay events with Pacifica and Sonora posting notable scores. Reporter Bob Micknak notes strong showings across multiple events and venues including Long Beach area teams.
Fragmented OCR text shows scattered names and numbers from a JC baseball schedule or recap. Readable items include maples, maples stadium mentions, and several proper names such as Mayer, Radi, Rick Hill, and Lori Enrteauendeat, but most players, teams, dates, and outcomes are garbled.
Obscure fragmentary text mentions names like Cathy Levi Betondo and KE Canningham with unclear context. It references a prep tennis item and locations such as Laguna Beach, providing no coherent event or outcome to summarize clearly.
The St Louis Cardinals commit to a payroll of 425000 with six stars agreeing to contracts this week. Bob Gibson leads the signings at 125000, joined by Curt Flood Lew Brock Mike Shannon Nelson Briles and Ray Washburn. The package reportedly costs 7 cents.
A 45 point fourth quarter spurt turned a tight game into a 143 132 visiting Philadelphia win. Jerry Lucas led Cincinnati to a 113 107 victory over Seattle with 34 points including 14 in the final period as Bob Rule topped Seattle with 32. The MLB fragments note Cardinal players Staub and Alou traded to Montreal, Clendenon retirement clouding the deal and league officials mediating.
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