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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1969
Page
11
USC under Bob Boyd engineered a methodical 46-44 upset of UCLA by using a five to ten minute daily passing and cutting offense to shorten the game. Boyd stressed basic dribbling passing curling pivoting and shooting to control tempo and confound the Bruins.
Ken Still, in peculiar golf, shot a final round 70 to finish 278 for 72 holes, 10 under, one stroke ahead of Mister Barber in Orlando. The 34-year-old former rug cleaner earned $23,000 first prize for his first tour victory, posting 35-35 with a double bogey included.
Sam Jones scored 44 first quarter points as the Celtics routed the Warriors? No, San Francisco. The retiring guard will end 12 NBA seasons and was honored at Boston Garden with a home model gift. He plans to become athletic director and coach at Federal City College in Washington DC. The night also featured Milwaukee over Detroit and Philadelphia over New York. Golf results noted with Still leading early rounds and Barber, Patt, Yancey, Moody among leaders.
Denver Rockets guard Lary Jones scored 38 points against the Stars, extending his 30-point streak to 19 games. The ABA game ended 118 to 103 in Denver.
The schedule lists New York boxers Al Hew and David Meléndere Nie facing challengers in a March lineup. Proponents include iene He Munoz and New Yorks Midas, with Briscon and Fan Hrakeben among the planned bouts. Lester is noted in a supporting role.
Miss BC won the first All Racers Meet at Long Beach Marine Stadium, setting a 172.24 mph quarter mile elapsed time of 7.79 seconds aboard a Sanger hull with a 448 Chrysler engine. The event honored Jerry Gleason, world record holder, who died at the same course two weeks earlier. no major incidents occurred Sunday after Saturday’s crash.
David Pearson, 34, Ford factory driver, led 310 of 500 laps at North Carolina Motor Speedway to win the Carolina 500 and sweep the South’s major speedways. He earned 15,700 of 82,500 purse as Bobby Allison finished second. The race was slowed by rain and a 25 mph wind, with 32,000 in attendance during over five hours of racing.
Pasadena star George Trapp named MVP and leads JC all tourney selections with Pasadena teammates Steve Rostker, while Imperial Valley and Fullerton place two players each. Finalists Fresno state finals highlighted by Trapp’s team recognition and a mix of players across Pasadena Fullerton and Imperial Valley.
Poland's John Kowalik scored a second half goal on a four yard header to give the California Clippers a 1-0 victory over Kiev Dynamo, USSR champions. It was Cal's first win against the Russians in three meetings, after Kiev won the previous game on a rain soaked field and a late equalizer in the LA rematch.
A detailed recap notes Ernie Padgett's 1923 shortstop triple play for the Boston Braves, Glenn Wright’s 1925 feat for the Pirates, and Cooney’s later triple plays with the Cardinals and Cubs, intersecting with Waner brothers and Hornsby in a historic sequence.
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