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Independent from Long Beach, California • 26

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wTwrv'ryi'ry VT C4NDtftNDPffm ir-r (PM) iMmammtiim9.n.nm:r "7 '4 our- of-toti: six- gone -fr pm -PC titlists tennis team W.il -J HARRISBURG, Saturday and Sunday Competition Pa.fUPD here-over-toe. By BOB MARTIN Two lHrear-old girls, Lianne Shuemaker, of Grantville, and 'Robin Chapffi a Harrisburg established a standard by playing -Records-were-set 4." Steve 'Simon, a sophomore from TasadefiT 5. Neal alley, a freshman front Newport. who won the Sunset 6. Mark Andrews of weekend for such feats as treading water, balancing on one foot, play- hour.

tag Jacks, and five hour. staying motionless. The. occasion. was a -Record otherevents were' no previous Prices are 64; Thursday and $6, through Sunday.

TSeededrta orderrarrRaul Ramirezr Vitas Jaime Fillol. Roscoe j. where there, records. But there are Evans, of Breaking Weekend sponsored students of. the: Harrisburg Area Tanner, Rod Laver, Alex Mayer, Brian Gottfried and Geoff Masters.

former Jordan High and LBCC player, with one year of eligibility. 7. Geoff Marlines; a freshman from -San Pedro who won his high school league title, II J. 6. Eddy Heath of Wilmington, a senior and former Harbor Junior College star.

Celebrities will take part in doubles starting Friday. NBC. will televise, the' celebrity competition fromJ lla.m to noon Sunday and then the championship Camp Hill, claimed a mark by toss-, tag a quarter 5,122 times ta two-, hours and 25 minutes and Mark Sandnes, 20, of New was equally proud of holding 23 eggs ta one hand.1 -u- And George Fishel and Harold both; of Mecbanicsburg, CommunityCollege to raise money. for the Heart Fund and the schools alumni endowment fund.V --With participants paying $1 per event, the contests' began Friday night and ended Sqnday.with. a.

total of $2, 000 raised COACH CAMPBELL feels that. San Jose State will be the team to beat in the PCAA. Said he: San Jose is tougher wore scuba gear and olayed under; water for two hours and Staff Writer. Long Beach State's tennis team is entering the 1975 season minus four, of the- top -six -players from last -year's league championship outfit, No longer on hand are Tom Smith, Neil Bessent, Mark and Craig Rodgers, who played Nos. 1, 3, 4 and 6, respectively.

Returning are Kiirt Nielsen, No. 2 a year ago, and Curt Condon, who was No. 5 last season. Cqndon is now the No. 1 man on the roster.

Despite the loss of the four playehs who completed their eligibility Dan Campbell believes this years team is lit least nearly as. good as the ones that brought the 49ers the Pacific Coast Athletic Assn, title the past two seasons. It's hard to make a comparison, he have less experience than last years team, but I think we may be close. Our players are young but have good credentials. I suppose our team is totally unpredictable.

It should be a fun year, though. Campbell said Condon has improved a great aeal since last spring. 7 There will probably be some said, but as of the changes, the coach minutes, claiming an unofficial Vicki record for thaL Vicki Burrie, 14, of 7 MIKE PHILLIPS, 22, has returned from Australia to take up fulltime teaching duties at Old Ranch Club. He and Ivo Navratil are now the club's resident pros, and Craig Harter and Craig Rodgers also teach there. 7 Old Ranch will hold adouMes tournament Saturday and Sunday.

One Of file records was set when Mike Hultag, 19, flipped a goldfish in the air for a distance of 41 feet, JO inches -and- his partner. Hank Ettel, also 19, -caiuht it in his mouth and gulped it down. The two claimed a world record since there -was no indication' Anybody "had ever dooe it before. 1 Marsha Hocfcer, 28, of Marys 7 ville, set a record by treadmg water for 36 hours and one minute. And 16-year-old Willie Ketner, Har- risburg, balanced on.

one foot for weight bourse beating the old record by half an hour. Pedro Hershey, lay motionless for Mechanicsburg, claimed one for doing a foot painting while standing on her head for one nour and seven minutes. Jayne Wiggand, a spokeswoman for the schools alumni association, said the students, had contacted officials of Guinness Book of World Records and complied with their instructions. LONG BEACH Recreation Department is taking reservations by mad or in person, but not by phone for daytime and evening tennis classes which will start the week of March 1 777 HUGH STEWARTrfonnerpmatlhr ialboa Bay Club, hasJoincdCers than ever it will tie very hard to beat this year. Everything had to go well for us to win the title the last 'two years, and San Jose is even better now.

The 49ers opened die season with an 8-1 victory over. California Baptist last -Tuesdajn-They-play- the- University-of -San Diego, Division II NCAA champions 7 lairyearrarpTMTTaytxr the49er courts. On Wednesday afternoon they play UC Irvine at Irvine- and on Thursday at 2 they take on the Trojans at Next Monday they play at Pepper-dine. It isnt known how the Guinness peoplenvillwmpljrwhen-allrthese fresh achievements are thrust at four hours and 40 minutes, jelaim-ing a record for that new event them. Palace in Las Vegas as head teaching pro there.

James Doan, a basketball and tennis Star at the University of California in the early 1950s, -has been tennis pro at Sea Bluff Beach Racquet Club in Leucadia. end of last week the players ranked in this order: 1. Curt. Condon, a senior from Pasadena. 2.

Doug Austin, a sophomore from Rolling Hills. Doug attended BYU on NEW BOOK: How to Improve Your (68.95, S. Barnes Cal, by IL-Wilson, offers Jips jjn stroke -A- development for7 beginners, advice On MEN PROS the Blue Group of World Championship Tennis are competing this week in a 660,000 tournament at Crai La Costa: Hie meet got under way Mon-day continues through Sunday. -There a re' afternoon and evening at 1 and through with Tennis strategy players for semester and had to sit out last year's competitionHes thebrother-oT womenspro Pam Austin, ex-UCLA star Jeff Austin ind junior stars John and TracyAustin Kurt Nielsen, a senior from Visalia. r4 1 and tactics for more advanced and methods of player analysis teachers j.

Long Beachs strongest events are the javeliq. fud lump. USC. UC Irvine and' San Diego State at Irvine, 1 p.m. ,.:7 77 'The- outlookin -other By JOHN DIXON Staff Writer States tracksters AFACE-SAyiNG Beach were knocked head over snikes bv some of the Javelin is eur best event.

.7 oil. talented a gfe a tions in the United 77m ore: anxious 'coihr Jj strucf a national contend- -was an WCAA finaost fost say soon fatt-Mr. rwartf-koidtr Jot Oond Child tut nd koyet MdA iwior LJoaH Jomo (Ml Md iMrinvAttoa WUI. Icy (in aid Ed WoodowSy tad hodw DontB. IfortM AO augr year, and a tad conference record of 243 feet.

7 inches. Mike Spool-; stra threw 235 feet. ta an tJT nil-comers meet here the yich. an NCAA college PW Hows NEW YORK CAPT "We are glad that Wim- bledrar har agreed to bearr'- our.side that is encouN Lapca: ErTsMeKF' Radornadur Jeff Jean King said Monday of her planned flight to London to try to avoid; a women's boycott of the All-England Tennis Cham- er than a perfect record, 49er coach Ron Allice has scheduled -the toughies again this semester. USC are early-line favorites to te nd for-the-national: chImpiohsHp7whileSan Jose was ranked among top 10 dual meet teams in 773 and '74, views the season with expectation rather than trepidation.

We've got a tat more depth than last said Allice, who is commencing his second 49er season after championship coaching tours at Wilson and; Poly high schools and Cal "Pomona. ago, has thrown 226.. The high jump also will be a 94 49er sweep in many meets." Well be, very, very-strong, Allice said with a -pointalculating Carl Miles jumped 7-1 ta TonuiRodficanaadlmtCka. T3 and won the National i AAU Junior champion- Mka- ship; BiR Jfeitchew has jumped Darryl Uny Aynaya (V-M aha "TS kmik? CMd aaMtr aad Or aritk radMrt MUMteacr Liny Ak 1 1 a3l (U.M, Miluaaa Janet RoyX OUI; wkna The fivfrtime Wimbledon. winner, president of Jhe Womens Tennis Association, said she and the groups executive' direfc-tor, Jerry Diamond would fly Enand week from today foe.

a conference 7... Maj. David Mills, secre-tary of the All-England Club, said Mrs King and Diamond would lunch with the chairman of the committee; Robinsqn and Rick Moore 6-9. They can go higher, I think two or- 2S? three 7-footers this year." a Kdc ut wa koty kAani Potentially, this is the The polevaultwill be event sent Long' Beach State, for Long Beach. poKauiL JinishDon Bairdcoulibetog third in the Pacific CoastTest in the country, said Athletic-Association Alike.

Hes from Austra-championships behind San Ha and won' the British' 'cJSS? aad Kaa Otorgk Bottkaw UlM Jose and FreshSTWlelook Commonwealth title last Sr Brian Burnett, Feb. 26 at thrM-Engtand iao nai has He vaulted. a. life- year. He vaulted a.

life- -JfWJi! JHS1 time best of 174H Satur day. -Paul Richards is an hai jaaiacd M6 loot like a solid No. 2 this track meets are hot Won on paper. If our sprinters and our distance runners improve, San Ms. King warned Wimbledon officials that Z7tb wpmed player agreed to remain out' of 7 the tournament if-women are not promised parity with the in prize WT poMM up-and-coming lfcfooter.

Long Beach State opens out. 7 1 non-scoring meet against When all else fails, you can always use your Juvenius of Turin during Italian money distribution. Under the 1975 distribution, women will receive only 70 per cent of what 'the men get from the record 6261,300 purse. Wimbledon has insisted thiere.wiine.nochange The women dont-er--pect-equal prize money this year, said Diamond, commenting from the head. Or face.

That's what occuited to Va- League soccer game. Fabris displayed; rese'sgoaltenderidentifiedionlyTas FabriSr-nther shortcomings Andhis tea iaiO5tr3-0-- -he deflects shot by Roberto Bettega of -r whukm. coaster Oil WTA headquarters in San They want some sort compromise. They want a promise that inequities wiu erased ta futureyean. and Marlene Middle-brooks, who posted a L23I.

tion city tournament and the' companion 7th Long Beach. Mixed, city, tourna-. meht tag an entry field of 417 teams, 606 doubTesriJ2i2 jlingles. and. 1,176 all; "events concludes its five2-week run on March 1- Ms.

Maurkk) rolled the high scratch aeriei of the ONE PROPOSAL is that the womens portion of the purse be raised to 80 per cent iifl 976, 90 per. cent ta 1977 and equal ta 1978. By ALLEN WOLFE -r Staff Writer Bowling has its ups and downs like any sport-just look at the scoring pattern of the 29th Long Beach Womans Bowling Assod-- atkm efty tournament for proof. Up.one week, down the next- Two weeks ago, Betty inchez unleished games. to be held March 8 Through 29-at Cove Lanes ta ton, drew a total entry of 134 mens teams, 122 mixed, teams, 536 singles, 268 doubles and about 500 ta the all events.

Wimbledon always has appreciated womens ten-jiis," Billie Jcan saidT weekend, a 617, on games of 215-227-175, but was not listed among the tourna- The tournament leaders: SWCLES EYElff (luilfdl hint's Long Beach Womans -1 luJv VlrllBrniiire IRII toK flu Mtti OL Judy A. 41 SDIwnai jMa Uruft ar KXk- didnt take a sympathetic vkw of our cause Ian Start 417. JehawTuraaje lit. i Hate- Skim sStcm 4, LteJcMMKSIteiyCtalf CL 7, poems EYPfT (Iia4ifl A Dlrtitoa II Cklwi M.hm This compares favora-bly with the 129 menV teams, 143 mixed teams, 264 doubles, -528 singles and .471 all events that competed ta last years tournament at Plaza Lanes. of 223-221-206 for a scratch 650 series while Jay Bend-.

er rolled a 244 single both high water marks for the five-week, 6800 tour nament at CalBowL Saturday and Sunday was a different story. Only two women Chris vny two Bowling Association secretary Mary. Bryant reports a' change ta the winner ol the Division team event, prompted by an error ta total handicap. Hits and the second Lonioria UK Saaaa Bran MS Mai CatMiddlabneki ISM. Mom Chns- Ms.

King, who prefers, that designation, and Diamond will be joined at the luncheon by Ann Haydon Jones, whowas the last British woman to win the Wimbledon title. ate Ma UcterdMa ate baa and Msrst Mamv IIK aw fintn Mantel ate La 1 1271, Paaa Dtrteoto-Mary CottnS ate Laa naa UK Paiitea Mabnrr Stum iktetel24T. Ckris MiBaaf ate -PUce team last week with Maurido and Lil Chivers 2J8I total, tacked up -were. ble to poll handkap and- moves, into. Once again, toe opening ceremonies of the tournament 6:30 p.m.

on March 8-wiQ be highlighted by the. -appearance- of two specialty squadsTbere TAnn Jones will rep re-, sent int said. wome: mond lnadaASaaUk ALi tVtMIS iaaatck) nament moved into the les and doubles phase two' weeb id team event participation. Ms. Chiven utilized her 225-215-161 601 to.

gain ariy leadership ta the A -Until the tavitationjvenLiiPivisioa: d9ub.les7.with out to Ms. King a week partner Irene Longoria. iWedoaau--7bThepairroIled-ahand- -ago, tbe Wimbledon au-irThe pair rolled first place with 2,388. The Lumpy-Lofters are-bow -A wiviia wtete ifrau itn, second with 2,385. will be 14 teams, of wheel- .7 Action in singles and Si -f hr represent- doubles continues this iiS vkkw tag the Paraplegic Veter-, Saturday and Sunday with of America plus 10r squads each day at 10:30 ANvENTRY field ap- teuns composed of ind 3 JO p.m.' the IRJ-People Ctal Boita.4fljane prize fund in the neighbor- America.

Television tv located at2400 Carsurnood of $1100 has been dor add childrens Street ta Lakewood. assured for the 28th Long celebrity Billy Barty Jhe tournament; featinv Beach Bowling Assoda-' beads toe latter group. leap 1,284, moving out to a 53-pin advantage over toe tandem -of Susan Brown thorities had" taken a hard-nosed attitude toward the ladies demands. zhil.

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