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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1971
Page
11
A chaotic recap of college basketball buzz around UCLA and USC including coach Kob Boyd, Wooden, and Pacific-8 title talk. Also covers Frazier-Ali prefight analysis, Santa Anita racing outcomes with Hanalei Bay, and promoter finance notes, naming Shoemaker, Ack Ack, and Jack Kent Cooke among others.
A garbled OCR summary details exhibition baseball games across Florida including matchups in Tampa, Homestead, Orlando and Cocoa Beach. Lineups feature teams such as Cincinnati, New York, Chicago and San Francisco with various players listed and scores partly shown. The text also notes upcoming games between Rodger’s squads and Baltimore and other national teams at Miami, Palm Beach and St. Petersburg venues.
Spencer Haysyand faces a US district court in Los Angeles over a contract dispute with the ABA Puaver Hockets. Keith Magnuson of the Boston Bruins records only two penalties as NHL reach hits 273 tied season. NASCAR’s grand national champion will skip Charlotte Sun day until NASCAR roles reinforced. Henry Goer, boxing great, set to fight Y-year old Joe Buguer Kowight for Britain heavyweight title. Deat Smith named ACC coach of the year by sportswriters. Clyde Barial, 25-game winner for Vernon last in PCL 1923, dead at 7. Jean-Pierre Monsers, world bike champion, killed when car driven by a woman hits him.
In a jumbled chronicle from the Anaheim event, players and reporters such as Tevamanen, Barnes, Thomason, and Richards appear amid scattered team mentions including Canyon and Los Alamitos. The piece references multiple games with odd scores like 0-7 and 12-0, and notes coverage by correspondents from Barlock to Schwenpe, with dates and venues inconsistently recorded.
The article recounts Dave Lewis and Camarul navigating early ambitions, with mentions of potential world record in the 200 meter medley, training in Barcelona, and Jer Comar preparing for Olympic trials. It notes Larsson turning serious in 1962, Swedish titles in 1965, and exposure to Cal State during travels. It also references visits to Indiana, USC and Stanford, and remarks about Long Beach influence on their careers.
Ken Harrelson, nicknamed The Hawk, speaks in Palm Springs about incentives from a New York benefactor tied to 45 home runs this season. He aims to break Al Rosen’s 49 year mark, may play for free if the right pennant team pays, and notes his incentive program starts at 40 homers for substantial earnings. He also discusses golf, injuries, and his desire to stay in baseball with the Indians or another club.
Metropolitan Conference standings show Long Beach City College coach Hicks frowning at a 2-0 start and Santa Monica looming in the cellar. He criticizes defense and pace, notes last two games were disappointing, and questions his preconception of a powerful Vikings squad amid a tight league race.
Commissioner Bowie Kuhn is studying a realignment proposal outlined by Walter O'Malley that would keep 162 games per team, with 22 intra-division games and 12 games against rival divisions. The plan seeks a two-division layout within the existing league structure and envisions altered playoff formats as a possible outcome. A sample NL schedule has been drawn, with O'Malley asserting evaluative review and readiness if adopted.
UCLA and USC figures discuss a December BYU 100 65 win, Jeff Fryd says BYU shows no sign of Trojans, Bryer praised as scorer. Lute Olson notes Long Beach City College players back as season opens, Dave Frost cited as top Metropolitan Conference player. Lakers publicist discusses draft timing and Sid Mayer draft talk.
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