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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1973
Page
22
Bill Russell, famed Celtic, made a 25 foot shot from a swivel chair that was filmed for a TV commercial. The shot, intended to miss, became an 80 second ad moment after 12 hours of production and script changes, drawing on Russell's talent and fame.
The test reel shows Russell, ex-Celtics star, attempting a 25 yard shot behind an eight foot desk while urging viewers to call in on long distance trends. After hours of misses he finally sinks the shot, delivering a spontaneous moment that agency staff and Hutchins call the most successful commercial of the campaign. Russell, now an NBA commentator in Los Angeles, recalls the take with disbelief and humor.
Fragmented sports note lists several garbled names and terms including players and teams. The readable items hint at standings or results but clarity is limited. The piece lacks coherent events, dates, or scores to form a solid summary.
In a late evening matchup at Cal State Los Angeles a five man Southern California all star squad joins Dusty Hitter from Long Beach for an 8 p.m. Friday game against a Japanese all star team. Rude Tidwell and other local standouts highlight the roster.
Boston Celtics posted a club record 63rd win by beating the Chicago Bulls 106 105 as Jo Jo White and John Havlicek led late scoring. Cleveland Cavaliers matched a futility record by losing 67 games yet won a sixth straight by edging the Philadelphia 76ers 112 109.
The Kings, aided by a physical turn and two late score chances, beat Toronto 5 4 after Dan Maloney drew a five minute penalty early in the second period. Serge Bernier and Grisdale fought, Bernier rattled Reigle, and Whitey Widlund added assists.
Former Rath linebacker Don Parish ordered to join a one year drug rehabilitation program after his arrest at L A International Airport for possession of cocaine. Reports of a rumored ten million dollar George Foreman Muhammad Ali match spread until Foreman’s manager denied any offer. Masters invitation snubbed by Ler Rlyer who will instead travel to Augusta. Gary Player will not compete in Augusta due to surgery. SAM McDowell optimistic after San Francisco Giants spring practice. Alex Filip, former Bucharest basketball player, seeks political asylum in the U S. An 81 year old Sacramento Highlands High football player sues for 11000 in damages over alleged punishment. Duane Josephson hospitalized for heart condition. Sacramento State students sue NCAA to reinstate 12 athletes’ eligibility. World Cup ski finale includes three days of racing in Heavenly Valley South Lake Tahoe amid fresh snowfall.
A jumble of results from Detroit to Montreal shows Unger and Thomson scoring for the Wings as Detroit pursues a late tie in the West. Chicago and Pittsburgh soar with key wins. Mahovlich nets a milestone as Montreal and Vancouver edge closer to clinching playoff positions amid a mixed set of scores and standout performances.
Intermittent showers hampered Compton-Lakewood and Millikan-Jordan games but strong pitching prevailed. Doug Sle t tver allowed one hit with 11 strikeouts as Lakewood blanked Compton 5-0 to set up a big Friday game against Millikan. Brett Houser and Steve Fenoglio combined for a shutout of Jordan, preserving a 3-0 league record as Millikan fell behind.
Lacey and Cousy criticize officiating as Wilt Chamberlain dominates both ends. Cousy says the NBA has a serious problem. He notes managers and players complain, and warns public complaints could cost teams money while lamenting lack of easy fixes.
Bobby Unser survived a dramatic crash during Ontario tests as his Olsonite Eagle car from Dan Gurney's All-American Racers slid into the pit entrance, rupturing a fuel cell and bursting into flames. He emerged unhurt though the $100,000-plus car was destroyed.
Long Beach City College defense sparkled as second baseman Pat O Sullivan and a ninth inning sacrifice fly by Doug Matter preserved a 7 6 win over Pasadena in a Metro Conference game. LBCC built a 7 0 lead, Pasadena tied it with four runs in the seventh and two in the ninth, but O Sullivan’s stabs in the eighth and ninth ended threats and Matter’s fly ball scored the pinch runner for the decisive tally.
Yoshiaki Takei of Georgia Southern won floor and parallel bars at the Long Beach Invitational Gymnastics Championships at Long Beach State, adding a rings and horizontal bar bronze. Tom Beach of South Torrance HS won the horizontal bar. Dan Wong of CSLA topped the sidehorse and was named top athlete.
Fragmented text lists many track and swimming names and results from an Oakland Minnesota event. It references individuals such as Gary Vanier Mike Diwicl Ricky Carpenter and Gary McCord with various scores and times, plus multiple schools and locations, but OCR conversion is incomplete and hard to interpret.
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