Black Leather for Flying Flea and Dodgers Digression
A Texas rider nicknamed the Flying Flea Sammy Tanner gains attention for his white then black leather jacket and racing prowess at New Ascot Stadium. The column also lampoons Dodgers training locations amid Palm Springs versus Vero Beach debates, notes a reader letter dispute, and questions athletic commissioner Clayton Frye's absence from a Tuesday race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.C. Agajanian
Texas
Sammy Tanner
Sammy
Aggie
New Ascot Stadium
Nde
Agajanian
Lightly Across the Diamond Tales of Teammates and Trouble
The column recalls ballplayer antics and late night adventures tied to on field moments. Harry’s drinking spurt ends with a late slump then quick rally to a .346 season. Cramer and McNair both drank and played, delivering clutch hits while contending with a risky sobriety test and a tense ninth inning moment.
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Harry
Dee ¢ Cramer
Eric McNair
Ball Park
Cramer
Bill Ged
Doc
McNair
Championship Run at Alamitos Today
Betty Jo Kiser's Vanettal Dee leads a 10 horse field in the $20,000 Los Alamitos Quarter Horse Championship at 440 yards. Notables include Tidy Too First Call Miss Louton and Clabber's Win with 11,000 fans expected as the nine race program starts at 1 15 p m. Defending champ Vanettal Dee seeks back to back titles in a historically open derby hopeful field.
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Vanetia Dee
Pretty Vicki Swafford
Little French Poodle
Betty Jo Kiser
Dee
Los Alamitos Race Course
Los Alamitos
Ricardo Loustaunan
Carl Mercer
Vandy
Flash
Ray Seeley
Donald K. Brokaw
Clabber
E Patterson
Dr. Rand V
Kemper Chatin
Raymond Soto
Hoss Inman
Marion Seward
Miss Loxton
Tidy
Miss Louton
Vanelia Dee
Johnny Dia
Man Go
Los Fields
Los ‘Alamitos
Backsy Bey
Bucy Bull
Wen Ware
Lartety
Seratched
Ion Seratched
Ita Fee Seatches Londshot
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Reed Ty
Han
Jaca Wasi
Levant
Casamanna
Baras
Camecrioa
Sean Waess
Gerial
Bodeseush
Dawn Tarmstrom
Percy
Spooner Lee
Acre
Fes
Charman
Goldest Theta
Wits
Puase
Wess Senhora
Alos
Molcorr
Gartah
BartLe
Chacmes
Chace
Echteigh
Joe
Pat Lone
Bill
Alamitos Charts 49ers Enter 13 in CCAA Track Finals
Alamitos athletes highlight a qualifying Meet as 49ers secure 13 entries for the CCAA track finals. The team showcased strong performances with notable individual efforts and team depth aiding their advance.
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49Ers
Junior Baseball Noles season notes and league chatter
Fragmented OCR text hints at junior baseball activity with mentions of teams players and league notes. It references Devine High Somes Lene Pet ee Sreeomes Bel see ny, Leagues and scorekeepers, and a request for bench personnel. The fragmentary lines suggest a local youth league update with incomplete names and events.
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Miermahon
George Artery
UCLA Cindermen Face SC in Heavyweight Showdown
UCLA and Southern California collide in Westwood for the 27th time, SC riding a four-year meet streak and UCLA seeking its first win since last season. Notables include SC’s Bobby Staten and Charley Dumas, UCLA stars Mil Dahl and Bruce Munn, and field and sprint events shaping a tense dual meet with relays and a freshman feature likely to decide the outcome.
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UCLA
Westwood
Bruce Munn
Dallas Long
Mil Dahl
Bob Goon
Nagalingam Pararajasingam
Ivil
Staten
Bruins Ken Thompson
Billy Wells
Charley Dumas
Upsoees Thompson
Wells
Thompson
Nine Saints in Spike Finals at East LA Stadium
A nine man St. Anthony squad competes for CIF eliminations in the Catholic League meet at East LA stadium. The Saints field a three man varsity group led by Dan Robitaille in the 100, Frank Curti in the 440, and Jim Curren in the 50. Also entered are two Bees and four Cees, with Pius bringing seven competitors.
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St. Anthony
East L. A. J
Saints
Dan Robitaille
Frank Curti
Jim Curren
Cees
Pius
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