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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1974
Page
10
Bobby Valentine battles a broken leg and recovery as he pushes to reclaim shortstop for the Angels. He insists he can play if the season started tomorrow, tracking six hits in 15 at bats across six games while enduring ongoing pain and doubts about his defensive position.
In Vero Beach Florida Bob Apodaca and catcher Ron Swan highlight a Mets camp session as Cey leads the Dodgers to victory. The article notes Apodaca’s limited role yet emphasizes the Mets’ prospects after a pennant run, with Cerritos College ties mentioned for a former pitcher.
The page details multiple spring exhibition games across Florida and nearby sites. Players such as Morton, Kisen, Hemiricks, and others are listed with line scores, relievers, and managers. Narrative notes cover Mets veteran Rob Apodaca's bullpen chances and Swans’ weight and return to form, with Dodgers and Giants exhibition results and mentions of Garvey and McGraw.
Lakers beat New York 114 106 aided by a late surge and strong defense. DeBusschere led the visitors with 27 points while Gianelli matched a career high with 25. Reed returns Tuesday in Phoenix as Laker starters anchor a 15 turnover night under pressure to sweep the remaining games.
A garbled recap shows Suns 123 Seattle 104 with Calhoun and Walker leading Suns while Seattle’s Haywood and Gibbs pace the offense. Houston beats Omaha Kansas City and Detroit, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Boston, Milwaukee feature in a chaotic box score with fouls, substitutions, and missing details.
Dodger third baseman Ken McMullen flew home to be with his wife Bobbie who is seriously ill in an Oxnard hospital. Mrs. McMullen, cancer patient since May, had their third child Jonathan on November 30 and spent much of the past three months hospitalized. Teammates praised his strength despite a tough spring.
Emile Puttemans of Belgium lowered his indoor world best in the 5,000 meters, running 13:24.06 Sunday to surpass his previous 13:30.8 mark. The event took place in Paris with other results noted from Gainesville and Livonia as part of the day’s meet.
UCLA star Rory Kotinek dominated the meet scoring near a team total, winning the javelin 263 feet with a school record and long jump and high jump bests. Clarence Taylor set a UCLA record in triple jump while Long Beach State l marked standout David Gloud excelled in sprints. Bruins extend dual meet win streak to 21 as Long Beach State prepares for Barbara Relays.
A chaotic OCR fragment mixes a car warning with a UCLA track meet summary. It lists names, events, and scoreboard fragments including pole vault and long jump results, ending with UCLA and Long Beach scores and participant references.
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