YESTERDAY IN L.A. : SANTA ANITA SPELLS IT ALL IN BIG CAPS.Byline: Tom Hoffarth As the year 2000 approaches, here's a look at some of the interesting anniversaries in Los Angeles sports history: Feb. 23, 1935 (x): Considering the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes offered barely half as much, a $100,000 first-place purse for a race at the brand-new Santa Anita Race Track sounded preposterous. Especially deep in the Depression. Heck, the entire place opened just two months earlier, built for $800,000. But that's how Dr. Charles G. Strub, with the help of movie studio head Hal Roach, pulled off the first Santa Anita Handicap The Santa Anita Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in the late winter at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. It is a Grade I race for horses three years old and up, and is considered the most important race for older horses in North America during as the nation's first regularly scheduled $100,000 race. Twenty horses enter the first one and 34,269 watch George Wolff ride Azucar to the winner's circle (and a $108,400 prize) over favored Equipoise equipoise Medical ethics A state of uncertainty regarding the pros or cons of either therapeutic arm in a clinical trial , who finishes seventh. (x) - Voted No. 87 in Los Angeles Sports Council's book ``Unforgettable: The 100 Greatest Moments in Los Angeles Sports History.'') Feb. 24, 1961: The Angels open their first spring training in Palm Springs. Feb. 24, 1966: USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. pitcher Tom Seaver signs a deal with the Atlanta Braves, but the contract is later voided. Feb. 24, 1987: Lakers center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar hits a 3-point shot - the one and only long-range make of his NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= career in 24 tries (18 regular season, six playoffs and one All-Star Game). Feb. 25, 1967: UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX center Lew Alcindor sets a school record that still stands: 61 points against Washington State on a variety of slam dunks and short-range shots. The next season, the NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association outlawed the dunk. Feb. 28, 1985: In what USC basketball coach Stan Morrison calls probably the biggest win for the school's program in 25 years, the Trojans outlast UCLA in four overtimes 80-78. Wayne Carlander plays 59 minutes and scores 38 points with 13 rebounds. USC also beat UCLA in a double-overtime game at the Sports Arena earlier that season. Birthdays: Today: Thousand Oaks resident and former Angels broadcaster Sparky Anderson (65), and former UCLA softball pitcher Lisa Fernandez (28). Wednesday: Former Dodgers first baseman Eddie Murray (43). Thursday: Former USC and Rams player and Taft High grad Jeff Fisher (41). Friday: Former Rams linebacker Jim Youngblood (49). Saturday: Former Lakers great James Worthy (38). CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO no caption (Santa Anita Park Santa Anita Park is a thoroughbred racetrack in Arcadia, California, USA. It is known for offering some of the prominent racing events in the United States during the autumn and in winter. Racing at Santa Anita began in 1934. ) |
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