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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1972
Page
11
A garbled listing of horses and jockeys from a Del Mar handicaps event. Mentions include Mison's specials and several horse names like Malabar and Casling, with references to a clocker and wheel horse. Details are incomplete but indicate a catalog of entries or results.
A dense OCR of racing notes lists events from a track meet with bets, horses, and likely odds. It mentions various races including a birth pace and exacta, with numerous horse names and performance cues, plus watchers and outcomes.
Del Mar ends its 434 day meeting with a 10 horse Futurity lineup headed by Lucky Mike and Groshawk as the richest race on the seaside course offers 47195 to the winner. Other contenders include Dusty Traveler Rosarian Princtly Axe and Dagish Harry Balt Balcony. Luck Mike carries 116 pounds and Groshawk seeks upset after Bay area form. Figonero tops earlier San Diego Handi cap and Los Patronas purse with a front running win in 1 41.
Odds and picks for multiple horse bets at Hollywood Park. Mentions Besy Bet Loyar Prants and Parlay Luxor with various wager names. Includes references to Sandra Kar and Rilly Ricnere in a casual betting context.
Armando Muniz of Los Angeles knocked out Per cy Pugh in the second round at the Anaheim Convention Center to defend his North American welterweight crown and inch closer to a title shot versus Jose Napoles. Pugh, from New Orleans, falls to 44-15. Referee Dick Young stopped the 12 round bout on Dr. Jack Aseem's advice after a severe cut under Pugh's nose.
A Romanian volleyball player, a member of the Romanian national team, has defected to West Germany seeking political asylum. A spokesman for the Federal Interior Ministry confirmed the defection, which had been rumored for days. the athlete’s name was not released.
Lee Trevino, a seventh grade dropout who rose to golfing prominence, has donated funds to establish a golf scholarship at the University of Texas at El Paso. The UT board of regents approved the endowment, with a $5,000 initial gift, $2,500 later this year, and a $5,000 annual contribution planned. The move supports Mexican American heritage and education in El Paso.
Lakewood High Lancers eye a rebound after finishing second in the Moore League last fall and missing CIF playoffs following three straight 4 A finals appearances. Head coach John Ford, entering his 10th season, relies on 16 lettermen and a strong junior varsity influx as key starters like Pete Terenschil depart and receivers and backfield compete for roles.
Jockey Rider Valdez, 1g-year old apprentice, remains in satisfactory condition after surgery to remove a ruptured spleen. He faces about three months out, following a ninth-race spill that injured Glen Brogan and Don Fierce. Valdez had also suffered a broken tibia and a lung laceration, and his planned ride in New York was halted.
Western Harness moves into its first full week of the 172 season with seven sulkies led by Flag Time in the $4,900 La Puente Pace at one mile. The week features the National Widing-Off finals Friday and the $10,000 Santa Monica Pace for fillies and mares Saturday. Flag Time, a Right Time four year old, faces Caledonia Lobell, Surf Award, Rebid, Game Time, Nick's Painter and Sea Light in a gate-to-wire effort potentially capped by improved prior marks.
The article portrays tension between Bowerman and Stan Wright, recounting clashes with athletes and staff, including hotel clashes and political power plays. It argues for sweeping out old-line Olympic officials to favor youth and global understanding, warning of fewer medals in future Games.
Lasse Kren and Pekke Vasale of Finland will return to Brigham Young University to compete in distance running events. BYU coach Clarence Robinson, back from the Munich Games, said the former BYU stars will join the Provo campus for the 1973 fall cross country season. Viren and Vasala earned Olympic golds in the 14,000 and 4,040 meter runs and 1,000 meters respectively. both attended BYU in 1961–70. They return home to Finland for glory but would not travel to register for fall classes this year.
The International Amateur Athletic Federation approved Seagren's world pole vault mark of 18 feet 5 3/4 inches using Wegal green catalyst even though the device was not available to others a year before the Games. Relay team declaration rules were clarified as to preannounce members for international competition.
Moscow’s Russian team won the Olympic basketball title in Munich. The IOC allowed Russia to keep the gold while a protest is reviewed at the February meeting in Lausanne Switzerland. An IOC spokesman called a reversal remote but possible.
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