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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1968
Page
15
NBA rookie Earl The Pearl Monroe of the Baltimore Bullets is rejected by the Philadelphia draft board due to knee injury and arthritis. He finished his debut season with 1,981 points at 24.2 a game despite the setback.
Cal State Long Beach tops the NCAA college division finals at Emory College in Atlanta leading UC Irvine by 41 points and Texas A&M by 3. Randy Grimm won the 60 yard freestyle in 21.7 seconds and the 800 yard freestyle relay team set an NCAA record 7:07.6. The 49ers led UC Santa Barbara in the relay with Dennis Pulman, Arrango, Saari, and Grimm swimming key legs.
The racing shows UC Irvine and others in a meet with multiple NCAA and CSLB records. Notable times include 4:46.31 in the 500 free and 7:04 in the 6400 free. UC Irvine, UCLA and Cal Tech athletes posted fast splits and relay legs, with Santa Barbara and San Diego also contributing strong performances.
New York UPI Kansas 6-10 Dave Nash and 6-6 Rodger Bohnenstich controlled the boards to neutralize St Peter's fast break and limit the Peacocks to their season-low 46 as the Jayhawks cruised 68-46 and earned a spot in the title game. Dayton edged Notre Dame 76 14 in overtime behind Dan Obrovac and Bob Hooper in the other semifinal.
The piece mocks Adolph Rupp as “saddest coach” after Kentucky’s 82-81 loss to Ohio State in the Mideast Region final, notes Ohio State’s four NCAA finals appearances with stars like Jerry Lucas and John Havlicek, and mentions Cal’s Darrall Imhoff as a big name. It references North Carolina, UCLA, and various national players, plus a Bulmore Hall event, with broad allusions to historic basketball figures and awards.
Ron Perranoski, shaken but upbeat after a line drive nicked him, says the Twins bullpen depth and strong on field personnel give Minnesota hope for a pennant this season. He recalls a rough spring but expects a solid year after a 2.45 ERA in 70 games last season.
Dodgers reserve grandstand seats go on sale for a Long Beach April 6 medical benefit at Blair Field with gates open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets priced 2 dollars for grandstand 1.50 for bleachers 75 cents for youth. Proceeds aid Southern California Baseball Assn medical fund aiding players in its semi pro and amateur leagues.
Raul Rojas and Enrique Higgins announce public sparring Saturday afternoon at Main St Los Angeles as they prep for their 15 round World Boxing Association featherweight title fight Thursday at the Olympic Auditorium. The bout sanctioned by the WBA. Rojas drills at noon, Higgins to lift next, both near 31844 Main St.
The Boston Bruins surged with three quick second period goals and a stellar 21-save performance by Gerry Chevers to claim an 8-0 victory in the NHL East Division. Shack opened the scoring as Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 5-2 in the third, Henderson scoring the winner at 7:45 of the third. Ullman added his 45th in the first, his fifth in eight games since the trade. Conacher and Walton added goals to seal Detroit’s loss.
Fragmented recap shows multiple college teams competing in a Pacific Coast tournament across Santa Barbara and Riverside venues. Teams listed include Cal State Fullerton, UC Riverside, Santa Barbara, UCLA, and Cal Poly among others with varied scores from close games to decisive wins and losses.
In a terse golf recap from a Westminster prep meet, scores and players are reported with unclear OCR errors. Notable mentions include William Winchester and Walter Windle among others, with Westminster finishing in a close, disputed result.
Cal State Long Beach defeated Pepperdine 11-6 as the 49ers posted a season high 16 hits. Burns, Gama, Parks, McKee and Lewelling each had two hits. Burns homered twice in support of starter Paul deMetropolis who earned his first win.
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