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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Apr 07, 1961

Page

16

Local Prep State Sky-High Schedule Hits All Major Sports

Downey and Lakewood lead a packed day as baseball track and swimming slam into one afternoon. Downey favored in Moore League swimming with coach Jim Shultz eyeing all three crowns. Lakewood and Downey sit atop track. Blair Field hosts twi-night baseball. Millikan faces Downey in high stakes opener at 7 pm.

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Long Beach City College Seeks Metro Win at East LA

Long Beach City College aims to improve to a 3 1 Metro record by visiting East Los Angeles College for a p m contest today. A win would secure a disputed second place as several teams trail with 2 1 records and San Diego leads the pack. The Vikes rely on Beryl to start on the mound for win No 2 against undefeated East LA while the race tightens across the Metro standings.

Ken Long Beach Vom Beryl Vikings Metra Ae Dass Bei Cane Taare i Vsavrayeie Marbor Corel EL Comins Burpee

Snow's Hit Nets Saints 7 7 Tie

A high school baseball game between Snow and the Saints ended in a 7 7 tie after nine innings. Weather halted action after six frames, with late errors and overthrows shaping the final score.

Snow Nets Saints

Troy Spring Drills With Few Players On Hand

One of the smallest turnouts in years is expected for Troy University spring drills. Coach John McKay will conduct daily workouts Monday through Thursday, with an intra-squad scrimmage set for Saturday. Only a few returning lettermen and varsity football candidates appear to be available.

Als John McKay Npers SC

Millikin High Wins Golf Match Over Batsa Grande

Frank Hollister and Fats Svenningsen lead Millikin High to a 31 to 5 victory over Batsa Grande in a golf match at Recreation Park I. Hollister and Svenningsen top the scoring, delivering a decisive win for the Millikin team.

Frank Hollister Fats Svenningsen Batsa Grande Recreation Park

Majors Host to Lakewood Pan American Invitational

The Lakewood Majors host the Lakewood Pan American Invitational at Mayfair Park opening tonight. They face Oxnard All-Stars in their first game, with Ed Dewey regarded as a top Southern California hitter. Teammates include Paul Paulsen Lou White Bill Ervin Jim Hanson George Renfree Richard Ludders Ken Gosney Don Manette Dave McFadden and Jack Nelson.

Lakewood Majors Mayfair Park Oxnard Alhambra Royals LA Coliseum Ed Dewey Harters California Paul Paulsen Lou Wilhite Bill Ervin Jim Hanson George Renfree Richard Ludders Ken Gosney Don Manette Dave McFadden Jack Nelson Kynington Park

Peppers Hold Tryouts and April to August Games

The Long Beach Peppers girls softball team will hold a tryout practice tonight at Park Ave Field at 8 30 PM. They will play home games Sundays at Park Ave from April 16 through August 6 with the season running through late summer.

Long Beach Peppers Park Ave Peppers

Pimm Named Utah Cage Assistant Coach

SALT LAKE CITY UP The University of Utah named Jerry Pimm as its new assistant basketball coach. The 23 year old former USC guard replaces Bud Jack who announced the hiring and said Pimm will assume duties immediately at the Salt Lake City school.

Salt Lake City University of Utah Jerry Pimm University of Southern California James R Bud) Jack Utah

High School Baseball Scoreboard Figures Listed

Scattered scores show Torrance lead over Neo Torrance 8 to 3 while Huntington Guach edged Marine Lemont Banning 1 to 1. Newport Warner 2 Merton 4 and Arbor Lea 3 Sen Peora 1 appear among multiple league results.

Mt Earjarn Battin Jumrtn Newport Warner Merton Lababrs Angreim Jy Huntington Guach Marine Lemont Banning A Narpanng Sen Peora Lard F. Up Leverner Torrance Neo Torrance Mawhorne St. Paul Minyon Pronger Ti Torrance Aviene Leag Mary Star Bavarinedettersen Aynmond Warren Bormngues Paramount

Fishing Facts From a Scrambled Clip

A fragmented OCR report lists catch items including yellowtail and bonito and other fish names with numbers and prices. The text is garbled with stray punctuation and misspellings, listing counts like 55 Narracuda and 120 earracuna alongside 2 miscellaneous entries and 77 bonito, suggesting a rough tally of fishing catches and values.

Shawsenoers Narracuda

Weekend CCAA Action Thickens With Blair Field Tilt

Long Beach State hosts Los Angeles State for three CCAA games at Blair Field as 49ers sit 6-9 and the Diablos carry a 14-4 mark. Friday and Saturday doubleheaders center on LBSC’s lineup of 300-plus hitters and spotty pitching while injuries and roster moves shape the weekend matchup.

CCAA 49Ers L.A Blair Field Long Beach State Dick Clepe Diablos Los Angeles Long Beach Eball Club T Ccaa Los Angeles State the &Berg Bill Florentine Dallas Moon LBSC Willie Gears Oyama Lévy Beach Lucia San Pernance Los Anowes Long Beachy Fresno St T Peti Heth Myean Geauel Jack Foley Duck Bagsinevich Steve Har

Von Saltza Sets Records At AAU Meet In Florida

Chris Von Saltza added two more wins to her long list of swimming marks at the AAU Senior Women's Championships in Hialeah Florida. She tied the American record in the 100 yard freestyle at 55.8 seconds and won the 200 yard backstroke in 2 19.9. Becky Collins set a new American mark in the 400 yard individual medley with 4 55.5. The Celtics eye St Louis with hopes to clinch the NBA series while Lovellette may return. Black Hawks topple Red Wings 3 2 in open Stanley Cup playoff. Double payoff horses in California and Maryland noted. Phoenix police push for arrests in Giants drunkenness case. Ray Narleski may return to Detroit farm system.

Chris von Saltza Pwnmer AAU Hialeah Fla Miss von Saltza Becky Collins

Nine Bout Program At Municipal Auditorium Tonight

A nine bout card led by champions past and present headlines wrestling at the Municipal Auditorium. Edouard Carpentier and Sandor Szalin meet Classic Biassie and The Mystery Man in the main event with eight 20 minute preliminaries starting at o'clock. Freddie Fraley faces El Mongue Matt Murphy meets Carpentier Mr Moto battles Humberto Blassie takes on Nicky Bockwinkle Sammy Berg meets Great John LQ Mike Sharpe fights Fraley Szabo wrestles Great John L. and Bockwinkit clashes with Humberto.

Municipal Auditorium Edouard Carpentier Sandor Szalin Biassie Mystery Man Freddie Fraley el Mongue Matt Murphy Carpentier Mr. Moto Juan Humberto Blassie Nicky Bockwinkle Sammy Berg John LQ Mike Sharpe Fraley Szabo John L Bockwinkit Humberto

Slaw Exhibition Cage ae wars 2, College AMSISTS Bt

A compact sports brief reports a cage match related to a college team, noting a victory by AMSISTS Bt in an exhibition setting. Details are sparse in the OCR fragment, but the outcome and participating college team are identified.

College Amsists

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