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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1950
Page
7
East Dublin to San Leandro coverage includes Roller Derby at Oakleuch Auditorium and community hunting tips. The piece invites input from men and women, notes prize cash, and explains track setup and maintenance while urging readers to share stories and feedback for the sports page.
Prizes await the average sportsman or woman in this oxcar. Village Sporting Goods offers a pair of football shoes, a fishing rod, or an equivalent gift. Mel and Rudy's Clothing Store promises a gaudy sport shirt. Don Harder’s Sporting Goods lists a Colo aman lantern and a sport shirt. V & C Sporting Goods features a front rod and a hiking pack for outdoorsmen.
A column describes a lightweight contest offering a grand prize near 75 dollars. Entrants mail a post card with name address and phone, list ten favorite sports in order, and send it to the Sports Desk Daily Region Hayward. Entries are tallied to find the top sport among participants, then compared to all entries to select a closest to average winner.
Stanford end Bill McColl, a 223 pound junior in his first varsity season, is hailed as the likely captain of Stanford’s Rose Bowl bid. A strong defensive ace and top pass catcher, he starred for Michigan State in high school and college. Coaches see him as the pivotal player around whom Coach Marquess will build a winning attack for the Indians.
A pretty blonde youngster from San Diego paced a field of eight as quarter-final play opened in the 23rd Essex Country Club women's invitation tennis tournament in Manchester Massachusetts.
Sugar Ray Robinson, 25, defeated Charley Fusari in a lackluster 15 round decision at Roosevelt Stadium to pursue a fight for La Motta's 160 pound title. NBC officials indicated the National Boxing Association would push Robinson into a middleweight title bid unless he vacates the welterweight crown.
The Seattle Rainiers hit five homers three from Rainiers players but Oakland Oaks won 10 to 5. Bill Salkeld and Frank Colman homered for Seattle with Warren adding another, while Ray Noble and Robbin Hoffman belted key shots for Oakland. The Oaks extended their lead over Hollywood as San Diego also won in extras.
Newport Ten UPI reports eight top amateurs vie for Davis Cup berths as quarter finals are set at the Newport Casino tournament. Jim Brink faces Sam Match, Ted Schroeder meets Vic Seixas, Gardnar Mulloy takes on Diels Savitt, and Herb Flam opposes Art Larsen in the bid for a Davis Cup spot.
Vic Raschi dominated the Red Sox, retiring 20 straight hitters, striking out nine and allowing three hits as the Yankees won 3 1. A misplayed infield single by Billy Goodman ended the bid with two outs in the seventh. The win kept New York three games behind Detroit.
In Jersey City, Sugar Ray Robinson fought through dehydration and weight pressures ahead of a defense against Charley Pug Robinton. The article compares his plight to Joe Gans’s weight battles and tuberculosis fatality, noting Robinson remains the top welterweight despite poor health and fatigue.
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