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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1961

Page

8

West Coast Relays Today at Fresno Stadium

The West Coast Relays light up Ratcliffe Stadium in Fresno with about 1000 athletes from Southland schools. Olympic medalists and world record holders such as Babka Morns Long Yang Johnson headline events, with Johnson chasing a 9.2 in the 10 yard dash and Oregon’s foursome Burleson Forman Larson Reeve aiming for a 16:22.3 four mile relay.

John Dixon Southland Fresno Ratcliffe Stadium Rink Babka Ron Morns Dallas Long C. K. Yang Dennis Johnson Earl Young Johnson Mel Patton Leamon King Ray Norton Challenging Johnson Jamaica Roscoe Cook Harry Jerome Oregon Doug Smith Occidental Siming Western Michigan Cyrol Burleson Keith Forman George Larson Vic Reeve

Five 49ers at Fresno in rugged West Coast Relays

Gary Patterson Ivory Howard Ernie Gordon Frank Carl and Jim Mac Dougall will carry Long Beach State’s banner to Fresno for the West Coast Relays today. The squad returns from a strong second in last week’s conference track finals and will race into fierce open-event competition.

Gary Patterson Ivory Howard Ernie Gordon Frank Carl Jim Mac Dougall Long Beach State Fresno

Long Beach Regatta Features College Rowing Matches

Rowing crews from SC, Loyola, San Diego State and Long Beach State race twice in the third Long Beach Regatta at Marine Stadium. Eights race at 1:15, big varsity race at 3:00, with freshman SDSU and Long Beach State squaring off. 2000-meter course near the boat house at Colorado and Nieto. admissions 50 cents, free for under 12.

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Monbouquette K’s 17 in Red Sox Win Over Senators

Bill Monbouquette struck out 17 Senators for a 2-1 Red Sox victory, one shy of the modern major league mark. The 50 year old team record of 15 by Smokey Joe Wood stood until broken. The MLB record remains 18, set by Bob Feller and tied by Sandy Koufax in later years.

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Wynn Posts 287th Win With Monbouquette Feat

Veteran pitcher Early Wynn tied a season high with his 287th win as he pitched a four hitter for the Philadelphia White Sox in a 2-1 victory over the Kansas City A's. The game featured Monbouquette and notable lineups including Bunning and Oliva, with Wynn earning his third win of the year and reaching 287 career wins.

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Texas League Victory Sees Rio Grande, Valley San Antonio Five

Rio Grande and Valley San Antonio stake the Texas League clash as a 5 point decision. Aus tna aaa.

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Bues Snap Reds' Win Skein 8-5

Pirates defeat Reds 8-5 to end Cincinnati nine game streak. Rocky Nelson hits a three run homer in third to put Pittsburgh ahead 4-1, Dick Stuart adds a fifth inning homer to break a 5-5 tie and seal the victory.

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Dodgers Lose Late Defense In Mets Clash At Shea

In a slow fourth inning roller, Wills mishaps and key plays helped Detroit edge New York 4-3 as Kon Frank Lary pitched to notch his ninth inning save. Roach and Santo sparked rallies, while Williams and Anderson closed out the game for the Dodgers with Farrell earning the save for the Mets.

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Breakers reach third round with easy wins at Duluth

Long Beach Breakers rolled to a 15-4 15-8 victory over Toronto V Club to move into the third round of the national women’s volleyball championships in Duluth Minnesota. Westside Community Center ousted Stockton 12-15 12-8 14-12 to reach the men’s open semifinals as finals set for today.

Long Beach Breakers Toronto Ontario Duluth Minn Westside Community Center Stockton

Spahn Wins as Braves Beat Giants 5 4 Behind 3 Homers

Milwaukee defeats San Francisco 5 4 with three home runs by Hank Aaron Lee Maye and Ed Mathews aiding Warren Spahn who pitched his fifth complete game. Spahn scattered eight hits and retired key threats as the Giants were shut out in late innings.

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Gentile Muscles Orioles To 4 2 Win Over Indians

Jim Gentile powered the Orioles with his 10th homer driving in two, and Brooks Robinson added three singles as Baltimore beat Cleveland 4-2. Gentile’s fourth inning homer gave him the AL home run lead and boosted his RBI total to 35 as the Orioles improved.

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Cards Deal Phils 10th Loss in Row

The Philadelphia Phillies suffer their 10th straight defeat, 5-1 to the St. Louis Cardinals, tying their longest skid since a prior massacre of 1956. Taylor and Herrera provided the only offense with two runs batted in as miscues and late runs sealed the setback in a rain-delayed game at St. Louis.

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Fishing Facts Report From Plarvaint Section

Seven boats caught 219 bartagnas and 14 Lalibor A hor tan dollars were called. Details include BASS and Sear Modmek, Frock Hah U yellowtail. Data appears fragmentary with several unreadable names and numbers.

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Cal Poly Tops Long Beach State in 10-3 Victory

Cal Poly SLC used a late surge to defeated Long Beach State 10-3 at Blair Field. Pitcher Herb Hyman exited with an ankle injury but Cal Poly pulled away in the seventh to ninth innings scoring seven runs. Dick Guerra held the 49ers largely in check until the eighth inning as LBSC added two runs before Cal Poly added four more in the final frame.

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Long Beach tennis stars advance in Southern Cal section

Billie Jean Moffitt defeated Mandy Mandel 11-8 6-4 and Karen Hantze beat Barbara Browning 6-4 6-0 in Friday's women's quarterfinals at the Los Angeles Tennis Club. Gene Fullmer set for a third title defense in Salt Lake City against Florentino Fernandez in a July 8 fight in Ogden. Jose Gonzalez favored to beat Charley Scott 6-5 in a nationally televised bout in New York. Internal Revenue sue Swedish boxer Ingemar for nearly $1,000,000 over Patterson title fights. John Moore, 22, shot a hole in one at Sunken Gardens golf course in San Jose. Mayor Juba of Winnipeg says city is very interested in hosting the 1963 Pan-American Games. Sao Paulo’s Maia cites cost estimates at $7.5 million.

Long Beach Billie Jean Moffitt Mandy Mandel Karen Hantze San Diego Barbara Browning L.A. Tennis Club Ssde Gene Fullmer Salt Lake City Florentino Fernandez Fullmer Fernandez Ogden Utah Jose Gonzalez Charley Scott New York U. 5 Internal Revenue Dept Ingemar Floyd Patterson John Moore Moore Sunken Gardens Colf San Jose Calif Stephen Juba Winnipeg Carlos Prestes Maia Sao Paulo Brazil

Colonial Lead to Souchak at Colonial National Invitation

Souchak played cautiously in blustery wind for a par 70 round that put him at 139 after 36 holes, grabbing the lead in the Colonial National Invitation. Kel Nagle, who tied a record with a 63 and a hole in one in round one, shot 76.

Fort Worth Mike J Souchak Kel Nagle Nagle

Stanford Upsets SC In Windy Title Drive Stunner

Stanford defeated SC 7 to 5 as wind gusts up to 30 mph disrupted play and delayed Trojans’ hopes of a late surge. Souchak helped Stanford stall SC’s bid for the crown on the 7,041 yard course amid erratic scoring from the wind driven round.

Stanford UPI Souchak Trojans Californa

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