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Rosey down to 287 California champ Diver may unusual record VAN BARBIERI SPORTS EDITOB San Pedro Calif Monday July 18 1966 Page 8 By THE ASSOCIAT1D PRESS Given time good health and permitted to remain in California Native Diver could well go down in thoroughbred racing history as one of the richest horses and holder of an unusual record When Mr and Mrs 7-year-old gelding won $162100 Hollywood Gold Cup for the second straight year at Hollywood Park it marked the 31st time the Diver has stepped into the circle in 69 starts And 28 of his victories have been in stakes competition ORANGE Calif (AP) An amaciated crew of veterans has reported to the Los Angeles Rams training camp at Chapman College Consider the case of Roosevelt Grier The hulking defensive tackle checked in Sunday at 287 pounds the lightest in the four years he has been with the Rams Grier an ex-New York Giants star weighed in at 304 each of the past three years Another defensive tackle Merlin Olsen weighed 278 six pounds lighter than last year Defensive end Lamar Lundy dropped 21 pounds to 255 and David Jones also a defensive end shed 10 pounds to 265 "We think it's going to make them more mobile and Coach George Allen said While the vets shed pounds the coaches dropped three rookies from the roster Cut were Jerry Savoy a linebacker from Findlay College in Ohio Craig Christopher a center from Rice and Harris Elliott a linebacker from Syracuse Two drills were scheduled for today although the rookies had a holiday Sunday while the veterans checked into camp Bowling results 'r -v PACIFIC BOWIJVO CENTER KOFFRK KEGI-ER'S HH( Team Knit Wit 19 11 Yo Yo Jn 38 12 Sherry Picke' 17 13 Alley Kftti 17 13 Nip Turk 34 36 Wheeler Dealer 13 17 Marionette 12 18 Rocket tea 10 20 High game: Betty Pederon Knit Wit 182 High aeries: Betty Pederson 473 However the most unusual thing about Native record is that all of his stakes triumphs have been over California tracks He ventured out of his home territory a couple of seasons ago to take on the best in the Chicago area but was found wanting "He never ran said jockey Jerry Lambert after posting a 434-length triumph over Greentree with Travel Orb twice conqueror of Native Diver this year in third place In 10 previous starts this year Native Diver had won only three and there were many who thought he was nearing the end But in the Gold Cup he picked up U6 pounds gave eight to 22 pounds to his rivals and ripped off the miles in two minutes flat while running in front all the way Victory in the Gold Cup worth $102100 moved Native Diver up four notches to 22nd on the money-winning ladder with Dick Harris retires for college job Dick Harris former San Pedro High football and seven-year veteran with the San Diego Chargers has retired from football it has been announced by the Chargers Harris has been with the team since it started as the Los Angeles Chargers He has been an All AFL selection several times during his stay with San Diego Harris plans to go into college coaching GET SKT GO-Left to right: Tony Daiz Jess Ybarra and Miss San Pedro Sharon Marler get ready to begin race to mail in entry blanks for Junior Champ track meet at San Pedro High this Saturday The meet begins in the morning Entry blank is found on News-Pilot Sports Page Blast Russians Yank swimmers star kept score by awarding one point to the winner in each event There were four American double winners Soviet girls set the world records Irina Posdnyakova 13 set a new mark of 2:430 in the 200-meter breaststroke Saturday Galina Prozumenshchikova came back the next day in the 100-meter breaststroke to set a new record of 1: 157 be tough to beat at the 1968 Olympics The American men edged the Russians 6-4 and the US girls coasted by the Soviet women 5-2 according to the unofficial tally The Soviets called the two-day meet at the open-air Lenin Stadium pool a friendly match between swimmers not nations They kept no team score The Americans unofficially MOSCOW "Our kids just had a little more Coach Don Gambril said today after his American swimming team took an 11-6 unofficial victory oer Russia Sunday The strong Soviet squad set two world records in defeat Gambril called the Soviet team much improved over their showing at the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo and predicted they would MOVED TO FINALS PARIS (UPI) Brazil moved into the finals of the Davis Cup inter-zone competition Sunday by splitting its final two singles matches with France to complete a 4-1 victory 49er's set to engage in drills MORAGA Calif (UPI) A total of 24 veterans and 20 rookies were in the San Francisco Forty training camp going into today's drills Mast of the rest of the veterans are expected in by Wednesday In weekend developments running back Gary Lewis checked in at 252 pounds and was told to lose 20 pounds soon or else face fines Rookie Paul Fueheur 220-pound free agent from Southeast Louisiana State flunked the physical because of an injured ankle and was told to go home Rookie Bob Daugherty eighth round draft pick from Tulsa was not cleared for action because of fluid on the knee and quarterback Jim LeClair from CW Polst College also was side-ined by a cyst Coach Jack Christiansen announced that tackle Jim Norton would switch to defense this season The coach also said that the first scrimmage would lake place Wednesday morning so that the rookies can bump heads with each other before they have to face the veterans JUST IN TIME FOR VACATIONI TRUCKLOAD TIRE Brother-sister act romps again Not Seconds 1st Line 100 Level Tires Free Mounting Miss Richey said she was in control of the match most of the way after a start" when Miss de Fina won the opening two games of the first set Both women played back court games CHANGE-OVER TIRES Taken off brand new 1966 automobiles in exchange for famous General Dual-90 Trouble Free Tiresl mm by Van Barbieri In defense of Jerry Quarry All of a sudden taking a beating from everyone including his once-hearty followers Joe Orbillo summed it up when he told Jerry "He's had more fights than both of us put Quarry and Orbillo are still only 20 and 21 respectively You ask much more of each than to go 10 rounds with Eddie Machen at this stage of the game Of course Quarry was badly outclassed much more so than Orbillo He showed plenty of determination and a willingness to fight but was not in the same league It was like a high school pitcher who throws four no-hitters in a row and then being asked to face Willie Mays Mickey Mantle A1 Kaline and so on You learn by meeting the best The top stars of today hang around forever Sooner or later die off and the Orbillos and Quarrys will take over been this way since the beginning They all go Joe Louis Babe Ruth Otto Graham Pancho Gonzales Yes and even Sandy Koufax will see his day Jim 3:513 mile Sunday at Berkeley has to be the greatest track and field feat in history Remember in when Roger Banister broke the four-minute barrier? That was the greatest The world had been waiting for someone to crack the mark for a long time Now we have a time nine seconds faster Where will it end? Don't be surprised if Ryun drops below 3:500 this weekend in the International meet at the Coliseum Sandv Koufax goes for number 17 tonight against the Phillies Then he gets the Mets on Saturday If all goes well have 18 wins by next weekend -There was a local twitch in the Pacific Coast League last week John Werhas hit his seventh homerun of the season to give Spokane a 3-2 win over Tacoma John hit the homer off Ernie Broglio who was Joe roomie while both were with the Cubs early this season Harbor College has lost two first string offensive threats it has been reported Jim Lewis back and John Paavala end are both scholastically unfit for duty this season Both were All-City stars for Gardena years ago and were being counted upon heavily by Scrappy Rhea this season Jon Arnett will play for the Rams this season or he play for anyone He may be a little slower than he used to be and maybe not quite as agile but still someone the Rams coud use to beef up the running games Right now the Rams backfield looks like Roman Gabriel at quarterback Tom Moore at half Dick Bass at full and Tom McDonald at flanker Bass may be half the size of Ben Wilson but he still is 50 times the ball player Wilson ever thought of being If Buckey Pope can come around the Rams will have a fair set of pass receivers with Me-Keever Snow Pope and McDonald Of course it even come close to the days of Elroy Hirsch Tom Fears Bob Boyd Leon Clark Bob Carey and company Dick Enberg will be Bob color man on the Ram broadcasts this season In the near future look for Enberg to take over full time for Kelly Bob though is Dan number one man and only when Kel can no longer talk will he be replaced Enberg is fast becoming the best announcer in the country He can do it all: baseball hockey basketball boxing and football Three local sports figures are thinking of becoming partners in a three-man wrestling team Angelo Moretti Lloyd Watson and Jim Man-tellino Sr are willing to take on all comers 80 and over in the best two out of three falls Native Diver is just like whiskey he improves with age His great win in the Hollywood Gold Cup Saturday 2:000 was one-tenth of a second faster than the time he won the race in last year There still a horse in the country that could touch him when right His next stop may be the Sunset Handicap the last day of the season July 25 The Sunset is at a mile and five-eighths A win here would put the with the immortals of racing MILWAUKEE (UPI) Cliff and Nancy Richey the first brother-sister combo ever to reach the tennis elite parted company today after winning twin singles victories Sunday in the National Clay Courts Tournament Cliff 19 and Nancy 24 both of San Angelo Tex had turned the same trick in the Western MOST VALUABLE ANN ARBOR Mich (UPD-Ron Kramer the All-Star right end of the Detroit Lions was this tournament and coholder of Open at Indianapolis just before this meet Nancy top-ranked woman for WIN TOURNEY KUNGSBACKA Sweden (UPI) Nicola Pietrangeli of Italy whipped Jan Erik Lundquist of Sweden 7-5 6-3 6-3 to capture the men's singles title then teamed with Sven Thorin to win the doubles competition Sunday in the Gottskaers International Tennis Tournament chosen as the University of most valuable player in each of his three varsity seasons (1955-57) the first national seed won her fourth consecutive clay court crown with a 6 2 6-2 derision over second seeded Stephanie CD1TV irre de Fma of Hollywood Fla LKAZY LLCjS feels nice to be the first LOS ANGELES In 1951 1 person ever to win this title Elroy (Craz Legs) Hirsch gained! four times in a row" Miss 1495 yards on pass receptions to Richey said "and I hope to set a National Football League come back next year and try record that still stands 1 for five" FIGHT RESULTS Br TIIE A'HOCIATII) PRESS HALIFAX S- Blair Richatdson 1604 Noa Scotia and Isaac Logart New York die 10 SAN PEDRO JR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PRESENTS JUNIOR CHAMP TRACK AND FIELD MEET JULY 23 SAN PEDRO HIGH OFFICIAL ENTRY BLANK (Please Print) Full Name: Address: City: Date of Birth: Sex: Age: Place of Birth: Parent's Consent for J-unior Champ Participation! 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