YESTERDAY IN L.A. : WHAT WAS KRAMER'S FIRST NAME? IN TENNIS, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT JAKE.Byline: - Tom Hoffarth As the year 2000 approaches, here's a look at some of the interesting anniversaries that will occur this week in Los Angeles sports history (followed by the ranking of the event from the book ``Unforgettable: The 100 Greatest Moments in Los Angeles Sports History'' in parenthesis parenthesis: see punctuation. The left parenthesis "(" and right parenthesis ")" are used to delineate one expression from another. For example, in the query list for size="34" and (color = "red" or color ="green") , where applicable): Sept. 14, 1947: L.A.'s Jack Kramer, who goes by Jake, solidifies his place as one of the great amateur tennis players in history by defeating Frank Parker 4-6, 2-6, 6-1, 6-0, 6-3 to win his second straight U.S. Lawn Tennis Association The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) is the governing body of tennis in Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. Its objects are to promote and develop tennis and to advance and safeguard the interests of the sport and the governing body. Championship in Forest Hills, N.Y. (76) Sept. 15, 1978: The Dodgers are the first team in major-league history to pass the three million mark in attendance. Sept. 17, 1984: The Angels' Reggie Jackson connects for his 500th career home run off Kansas City's Bud Black at Anaheim Stadium. On the same date 17 years earlier, Jackson hit his first career home run. Sept. 18, 1971: Cal State Northridge plays its first football game at Matador matador In bullfighting, the principal performer, who works the capes and attempts to dispatch the bull with a sword thrust between the shoulder blades. Most of the techniques used by modern matadors were established in the 1910s by Juan Belmonte (b. 1894–d. Stadium, formerly known as Devonshire Downs. A crowd of 4,500 watches CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge - then known as San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. State College - lose 24-3 to Cal State Hayward. Birthdays: Tuesday: Former 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 and Clippers coach Larry Brown (59). Wednesday: Former L.A. Rams star Merlin Olsen (59). Thursday: Former Lakers star and Clippers GM Elgin Baylor (65), former Dodgers star Orel Hershiser (41) and former Taft High standout and baseball Hall of Famer Robin Yount (44). Saturday: Dodgers Hall of Famer Duke Snider (73). |
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