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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1957
Page
20
Cincinnati Reds overcome early five run lead as Wally Post hits grand slam and Ernie Banks hits a solo shot. Bailey and Gon Hes deliver clutch hits in 19th inning to seal 6 5 victory, moving Reds one half game up in the National League atop Milwaukee.
The Los Deach Nitehawks seek a ninth straight win Friday night as they face San Diego Seedorf in a softball game at Park Ave Field starting at 8 30. Last week the Nitehawks won 2 1 as San Diego left runners loaded in the ninth. Jack Randall of Long Beach and Bob Wical of San Diego were slated for another pitchers duel.
Frank Stranahan led two four man American qualifiers at the British Open in St Andrews, firing a two under par 70 to top a field of contenders. Cary Middlecoff barely qualified after sleepless days and hay fever, while Gene Andrews and Frank Keck also made the team. Other Americans and international players closed the list in a tight race to reach the 72 hole event. Casey Wise to Beavers on option from Cubs.
The Hollywood Legion Stadium unveiled two 12 round bouts for July. On July 13 Mares Picou, an undefeated French middleweight, faces Charles Tombstone Smith, seventh-ranked welterweight from Los Angeles. On July 20 Ernesto Figueroa of Mexico meets Pate Kawula of China in lightweight action.
WCTU president Mrs. Glenn G. Hays denounces sponsor driven broadcasts calling baseball beerball. She claims major league games are brewer sponsored on air and criticizes ads urging viewers to buy beer between innings, noting risks to public taste and youth.
New York boxing figures IBC and Twin Squares Garden Corp face a stay extension as Judge Sylvester Ryan contemplates a Supreme Court review. Norris and Wirtz push for a longer delay, with a stay until November 2 if the appeal proceeds.
Thirty five yachts and crews prepared for the 2 225 mile biennial Transpacific yacht race from Los Angeles to Honolulu. Weather forecasts were studied as boats expected to depart at noon. Entries ranged from Frank Hookylaes Barlove nto in the 30 foot class to Sea Song 45 foot schooner owned by William B Watlin of Santa Barbara with an official handicap of 3 days 19 hours 22 minutes 48 seconds.
A fragmented report lists names and places including Antonia Okinizoma City and Tulse along with numeric figures. The readable items suggest a local notes column or brief staffing update with stray letters and incomplete phrases.
Cisco Andrade won a unanimous decision over Billy Evans in a 10 round fight before about 1000 spectators at Frontier Sports home in Las Vegas. Andrade, a 5 to 4 favorite, used a sharp left hand while Evans fought well in the clinches. This was Andrade’s first bout since arm surgery and earns him a potential title shot against Wallace Smith in Los Angeles on July 18.
The heavyweight fight between Eddie Machen and Bob Baker scheduled for July 10 at Chicago Stadium was postponed by the International Boxing Club on Tuesday.
Manager Custer D Amato of Floyd Patterson calls the August 28 match senseless to be sanctioned by the NBA, lashing at the rating of Rademacher as a legitimate contender while Washington has approved the fight locally.
Chicago's Doby hit his seventh homer of the season driving in three in the eighth to back Billy Pierce's near victory. Detroit's Frank Lary allowed 25 hits and three unearned runs amid Chicago errors as the Sox won 4 to 2 at Detroit.
City League action features multiple games across venues with notable performances and rosters. Players such as Campbell Rand Bridie and Gc3 Rand are listed among scorers and participants, with schedules at Pan-American and Admiral venues and several matchups noted including Employees versus Page and Crumbleigham.
Sal Maglie pitched a four hitter for his first complete game since May as the Dodgers defeated the Giants 6 to 0. Brooklyn built a three‑run third inning on singles by Neal Gilliam Reese and a double by Furillo, then added three more in the sixth on a Valo triple, Gilliam and Cimoli hits, and West’s scoring sequence. Mays left early with a toe injury, and Valo subbed in the outfield.
Allentown Pennsylvania reports Jim Honochick veteran American League umpire was released from Sacred Heart Hospital Tuesday after kidney ailment treatment.
Verne Burnett of Reeveston Paris carded a 3 over par 33 at Annandale Country Club Thursday to qualify for the Junior Golf Championship to be held at NorvecI, Md., July 17 to 20. Other Tung Bech area youths making the grade included Dennie Murphy of Mead Owletk, Bill Moore of Rin Hondo, and Gerald Zire of Paros. Moore shot a 69 to lead among the 6 percent who competed for places.
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