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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1977
Page
14
Riverside Inter national Raceway tragedy claims life of 38 year old W.F. Bogard of Chulz Vista a Navy member who died from a broken neck after a motorcycle crash during a race. His widow Patricia mourns.
Fragmented OCR shows multiple baseball and basketball mentions with scores such as Astros 1, ambling team results, and numerous city teams including St Louis, Houston, Baltimore, New York. Several schedules and upcoming games across leagues appear with uncertain dates and misread names.
Willie Horton hammered three home runs as the Texas Rangers beat the Kansas City Royals 7-3. Horton, who revived his career after a spring trade from Detroit, homered off Doug Bird and Pat Patterson among others, while Jim Fregosi sparked the offense with a first inning homer.
The Los Angeles Aztecs saw a four game NASL home winning streak end 3-2 in overtime to the Minnesota Kicks at the Coliseum. Terry Mancini tied the game in the 90th minute after Roé Mihailovich earlier equalized, with Stan Cummins sealing the victory in the 100th minute assisted by Alan West and Ace Ntsolengoe. The Aztecs drop to third in the Southern Division, two points behind Dallas and Las Vegas, as 7,49 fans watched.
Cincinnati manager Sparky Anderson praisedGary Nolan who delivered his second straight win in a 6 2 victory over the Giants after missing time with an infected foot and illness The veteran right hander survived a shaky start in muggy heat and limited San Francisco to four hits through seven innings Nolan optimistic he will be back in form within a week as Cincinnati climbs to challenge for the NL West lead with Dave Concepcion and Champ Summers contributing on defense and offense
Signal Hill split a Pacific Coast Softball League doubleheader with the Orange Eagles. The Oilers won game one 5-0 behind Earl Haag sma two hit pitching, then dropped game two 1-0 as Signal Hill managed five base hits. The split left Signal Hill 17-5 in league play.
A garbled scoreboard fragment lists numerous entries across venues and items. It mentions cars, taverns, teams, and vendors with scattered figures such as 44 and 6, plus references to Bears, Falcons, Angels, and various shops. The legible parts point to a mixed local sports and commerce scoreboard rather than a single coherent event.
Belmont anglers dominate a chaotic boat event with numerous catches including 43 barracuda, 36 calico bass and other species. Prominent participants include Tyr Ban and Pattersen, with multiple boats and bags of fish noted across divisions and prize categories.
The Independent Press Telegram cites CBS as listing the Colonial Open on CBS at 4 p.m. taped delay, but the event aired live starting at 2 p.m. in Los Angeles. CBS officials blame the mix up on Press Relations in New York, prompting IPT to apologize for subscribers’ confusion.
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