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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1974
Page
12
Smith battled wind and fatigue, clearing 17-8 then 18-4 after glimpses at 18-6 as spectators watched. He aimed for 18-6 in Atlanta, switched poles, and sought support from fans while competing amid a crowded field and cross-town rivalry.
Los Angeles Aztecs beat Seattle Sounders 2-1 in NASL opener at East Los Angeles Stadium. Doug McMillan scored twice on passes from Ad Bonhoffer. Attendance 4,167 as two Autee players left with injuries. Tony Douglas and Richard De Rienso departed after on field incidents. Six fouls and six penalties were recorded.
Pole sitter David Pearson edged Denny Parsons by 0.17 seconds to win the Winston HK stock car race at Talladega amid rain delays and debris. Richard Petty finished third as Grant Adcox and Tony Batten suffered injuries in a pit-area crash. Pearson earned a prize of unspecified amount and averaged 440.22 mph.
Indianapolis AP reports the 53rd Indianapolis 500 speeds into action with a record opening week. The big pace starts today at the Speedway as two qualifying sessions for the 33-car field are set for Saturday ahead of the May 26 Memorial Day Classic.
Dwight Hughes of Selma California wins the top fuel climacter at LA County Fairgrounds Raceway in Pomona during the NARA World championship series for Division 7. After his engine blew, Dwight Salisbury of Van Nuys loaned him a motor enabling a 6.15 second quarter mile at 221.13 mph to defeat James Warren.
Emily Dole of the Lakewood International Track Club set a U.S. age group shot put record with a 48.3 inch throw at the Lakewood Women's Invitational. Martha Watson, also for Lakewood, won the long jump with a 21 feet 0.5 inch leap.
Nitehawks move into a tie for first in the Western Softball Congress after an idle period, with both Nitehawks and San Bernardino at 6-2. Other WSC results include Vista defeating Lakewood 10-4 as Lakewood’s Jets fall to 4-8, and Lakewood Barons edging Mission Viejo 3-2 and 2-1 behind solid pitching from Sparrow and Bowmen.
Denis Fikes of the University of Pennsylvania ran 3 58 3 in a dual track meet victory for the Quakers over Cornell. The Penn senior had previously posted 8 45 9 in the Penn Relays, finishing second to North Carolina’s Tony Waldrop.
Fragmented report lists counts for rock cod cow cod halibut bass and other species by boats and anglers. Mentions about catches including yellowtail barracuda and various reef fish, with numbers per boat and location hints.
Sandra Spuzich outlasted Donna Caponi Young and Kathy Wentworth in a darkness halted playoff at the Lady Tara Golf Classic. Young yielded on the final holes after a four stroke lead, while Betsy Colleen and others are listed in prize table alongside the main event. Ken Willard was traded from the 49ers to the St. Louis Cardinals for future draft picks in a move by the NFL clubs.
Buddy Allin led after 54 holes at the Byron Nelson Golf Classic with a 201 total, one shot ahead of Homero Blancas at 202. Tom Watson stood third at 208, while Lee Trevino and Bruce Crampton were at 204 as heavy rains postponed the final round at Preston Trail Golf Club. Allin, a Vietnam veteran, shrugged off the delay saying nerves were calmer than in battle.
The 49ers travel to UC Santa Barbara to resume Pacific Coast Athletic Association play after dropping all four league games to Long Beach State rivals last week. They aim to climb from last place and challenge UC Santa Barbara in a key road contest.
Emanuel scored with one minute left to lift Maccabee to a 2-1 win over the L A Gauchos. The victory gave Maccabee the Greater Los Angeles Soccer League title by a 3-1 margin on total goals in the two game series. A crowd of 1,855 watched at Daniels Field.
Former Brooklyn Dodger pitcher Vito Tamulis died at 62 from a heart ailment Sunday at a Veterans Administration Hospital in Nashville Tennessee. A native of Cambridge Massachusetts Tamulis pitched for the Dodgers in the 1938 1939 and 1940 seasons.
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