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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1962
Page
10
Louise used her keen sense Saturday to back Alice Agree in the first Del Mar race. The horse paid 177.20 to win, underscoring a bettor’s knack and proving a mystery handicapper stereotype wrong.
The Nitehawks clinched the Western Softball Congress title with an 8 0 victory over Oxnard, San Pedro star Kins driving in four runs. Bomar pitched four innings, Randall fanned 13 in relief, as Hollywood Entertainers were outhit at Park Ave Field.
An incomprehensible OCR fragment hints at a horse or track meet with names like Betz and Preble and mentions race results or specials. The readable bits show scattered event terms and vendor-like phrases without coherent structure or dates.
Lakewood defeated Willowick in the second extra hole of a sudden death playoff during round two of the Southern California Public Links team championships at Whispering Lakes. Lary Griggs Sr. posted a 63 while Keith Lopp shot 70 to lead the victors. Other matches saw Meadows Park rout Skylinks, Rancho beat Willowick No. 2, and Los Serranos overwhelm Recreation Park. Dick Ferry fired a 67 at Griffith Park amid a busy day of golf results.
La Mesa defeats Long Beach 5-2 at Blair Field as Rick Bradbury falters with four walks and three hits in the fifth. Fred Shuey drives in two with a bases loaded single, while Culver City eliminates Compton 4-3 in the opener. Mike Caldarelts hits a 300 foot homer for Long Beach amid fan interest. multiple race and pool notes follow from the Anaheim and Downey regions.
San Pedro reached the Section 4 Pony League playoffs with 7-6 and 8-3 wins over Rolling Hills at Garrett Field in North Tar trance. Lary Erickson doubled twice and singled in game one, while Dean Harris crushed a grand slam and added two singles in game two.
Elmore Warren Haller a 39 year old building contractor in San Pedro lit a midnight cigarette in his 656 A West 3rd Street apartment and caused a gas explosion that burned his face neck hands and forearms. He was taken to Harbor General Hospital in fair condition. Fire units and police investigated finding a cap removed from a gas pipe and that Haller had been drinking when he awakened and lit the cigarette.
Adamson Tee Victor Adamson Tee Victor Bob Adamson of Brea shot 65 to finish 36 holes at 134 and win by two strokes in the $2,000 Los Alamitos iPro Am Tournament. Jimmy Clark posted 63 to tie for second with Smiley Quick and Cecil Harris. BILL Reynolds and amateurs Ken Franklin Jim Holmes and Jay Cordell won the best ball division at 10S.
Vallie Engelauf from Riverside clinched his second CIA super modified main of the year at Western Speedway Gardena by seizing the lead on lap 31. In a heat race Tim Lauri of Long Beach jammed into the north wall after throttle sticking, his car demolished and he was taken to Gardena Community Hospital with back injuries. his condition later reported good.
Albert Mora Jr. 24 battled a bedroom fire at 17302 Delta Ave Torrance with a garden hose Sunday forenoon and was revived by Artscue salvage unit led by Fireman Robert Browning after inhaling heavy smoke. Firefighters extinguished the fire. a pet canary and tropical fish died.
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