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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1972
Page
11
Veteran Ken Rosewall won the Saga Bay Tennis Classic singles title defeating Cliff Drysdale 8-2 6-4 after a rainout. The report blends tennis notes with baseball chatter and local tourney details, including mentions of Magnets and various players.
Millikan High wins 7 to 3 over Hawthorne to advance in the Palos Verdes baseball tournament. The Rams broke a 3 3 deadlock in the bottom of the sixth by scoring four runs. Bill Simpson and Greg Com meantz hit triples, while Simpson and Steve Fenogno each had two hits.
UCLA coach John Wooden, facing questions on a possible 106-win run, discusses the Bruins' evolving lineup led by Bill Walton as he guards a thin USC squad under Hob Boyd. Analysts note Caste and BYU talent, while California connections and playoff ticket details surface amid Pac-8 chatter and regional hype.
Emacum Wal reports a basketball contest with Abil team achieving 65 points. Sait Inns HP BS team tallies 8 and Rum Rumotra 4. AP sengers score 50, Gearae a117 Bat totals. Jat ie Sarrpe bn notes events. Randonee cones indicate regional results and standings.
Crowning Glory the Las Flores Handicap winner is among eight fillies and mares entered in the $15,000 H.B.O.A. Purse a downhill turf sprint about six and a half furlongs at Santa Anita on Wednesday. Also featured on the nine race program is the remainder of the card.
Kowalski’s boast of pinning Bart Maynard and Dory Dixon ends in a loss at Long Beach Wrestling Club night. Dixon pins, Kowalski forfeits purse plus 500 dollars. Other results: Peace Brother Joseph defeats The Black Flash. Mr Saito defeats Art Mahalik. Goliath takes two of three from El Pantera Negra.
Azusa Pacific defeated Biola 60-48 to advance to the District II NAIA championship against Westmont College. Jim Wilson led with 13 points as AP stalled Biola’s second half surge. Biola ends 22-8 for its best season. The title game is Wednesday at Occidental.
The Long Beach Nitehawks and Lakewood Warner Electric Jets lead the Lakewood Invitational Softball Tournament as top seeds for a six day double elimination event at Mayfair Park. Fourteen teams compete over two weekends, with 10 from the Western Softball Congress. The Jets face West Los Angeles on Friday and the Nitehawks open Saturday against an undetermined opponent.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention Sunday games beginning at 12 noon with unclear references to telcos and herd. No clear person, place, team, or event details are intact to form a full summary.
Wilson High’s Cassy Cox, the lone Ranger on the Texas squad, says he sometimes feels out of place with long hair and the Texas fashion scene. He notes there are no 10 gallon hats or cowboy boots for him.
Long Beach Circle Motors Inc lists a business address at 1919 Lakewood Boulevard with a phone line 97 3663. The ad appears as a brief local business listing from a mid century directory format.
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