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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1958
Page
18
A reader letters page laments Los Angeles Dodgers stadium politics. Citizens argue Burton Chace and local officials blocked OMalley from using the Coliseum, fearing football field damage and power plays. The feud touches Chavez Ravine, Rose Bowl, and Santa Ana Freeway plans, with national media attention and local fan reactions.
Long Beach City College opens the Metropolitan Conference basketball season at El Camino JC as favorite after an 11-4-1 start, with San Diego JC looming Friday in LBCC’s home gym. Coach Church’s Norse consider the title wide open ahead of East LA at Santa Monica and Harbor vs San Diego, with starting five Dick Markowitz Bill Jordan Bob Berry Dave Jones and Dan Ayala.
The West meets the East in the Pro Bowl at the Coliseum Sunday with Ollie Matson and Jim Brown in the same backfield. Matson of USF and Chicago Cardinals and Brown of Syracuse and the Cleveland Browns are quick, powerful runners who led star performances. Brown rushed for four touchdowns and 237 yards in a rookie season acclaim, while Matson is a Pro Bowl regular and former MVP coveted by coaches.
Fragmented OCR text shows several city league basketball results with team names, partial scores, and player mentions. Key details are unclear. readable items include mentions of Gators, Spring, and various unlabeled teams and venues.
Stranahan led with birdies and clutch eagle putts on rugged holes as he surged to victory over Brewer and others. He tied for low honors in the event, sank key putts, and plans to compete in major tours including the Bing Crosby Pro Am and the U S Open.
Sydney reports promoter Yack Kramer of Los Angeles denied he would drop Australia’s Ken Rosewall from his 1958 tours. Kramer said he would exercise a February 13 option guaranteeing Rosewall $25,000 in 358.
Mt Carmel High defeated Compton 40-34 to capture the Compton Invitational crown at Decker Gym. Loyola beat Poly 52-49 for third place, Downey toppled Lynwood 60-53, as Mt Carmel led by 10 in the final quarter and held on after a late Compton rally. Guard Chuck Upton sparked a key play with a leaping hook and free throw.
Wilt Chamberlain will miss Kansas State season opener at Oklahoma due to urinary tract infection, resting under doctor care. The 7-foot star has missed one KU game, with Parsons and Leedom providing scoring for the Tarbabes.
Chicago Bears voices question Ronnie Knox's potential as quarterback while Ed Brown doubts accuracy but sees speed. Brown suggests halfback as a possibility. Broader talk notes coaching tensions and a lingering retirement story from Dutch Van Brocklin amid NCAA pay TV debate.
In Tucson Aragon outweighed Arasta 164 to 146 and delivered a waiting left hook to drop Abasta in six rounds. Aragon pressured Abasta into the ropes in the sixth placing sharp left hooks and a right, prompting referee Jos Vordick to stop the bout.
Roy Sievers of the Washington Senators, the American League home run leader with 42 homers and 124 RBIs, was named the Washington Touchdown Club's Griffith Memorial Trophy winner. He will receive the award at the club's 23rd annual banquet Saturday. Previous winners included Ted Williams and Sal Maglie.
Venturi, 27, from San Francisco, was named pro golf’s rookie of the year by Golf Digest. He turned pro with the U S Open in June and played the season mostly missing two events. Venturi earned $17,377, finishing 14th in the play-for-pay circuit and tying for 11th at the Los Angeles Open.
Fragmentary OCR report shows scattered team names and scores but is largely unintelligible with garbled text and missing details. No clear event date, location, or complete team list can be identified.
Johnnie Tolat, 1852 national midget champion from Norwalk, and Don Horvath of Riverside, were the first entries Monday for the season opening race in J.C. Agajanian's 100 mile mid get auto race at Riverside Sensational Raceway on Sunday January 19.
The AFCA reported 16 players died last year from injuries directly tied to football plus five indirect deaths. The study notes average fatalities of 173 over 26 years, with 17 in 1956 and no college deaths last year. Halfback is the most hazardous position and 75 percent of fatalities come from blows to the head, mostly during practice.
Psychological survey shows men must guard finances as inflation erodes savings. Trust Deed and Mortgage Exchange offers two 2 full secured 10 percent programs with monthly earnings or reinvestment. Read prospectus, contact offices in Los Angeles Pasadena San Diego Santa Barbara for details.
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