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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1961

Page

9

Seven Home Runs Highlight A's Victory Split doubleheader

In Cleveland, the Athletics and Indians split a doubleheader with seven homers in the nightcap and three in the first game. Norm Buss and Gary Bell pitched complete games for the A’s and Indians respectively. The A’s won 9-1 in the first game, then 8-4 in the nightcap as Dick Howser, Woodie Held, Johnny Romano, Norm Siebern, and Joe Pignatano homered for Oakland and Willie Kirkland’s misplay aided an inside the park run.

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City Golf Handicap Flights Amid Confusing Scores

The page records a complex golf handicap flight event with numerous players, names, and match results across locations. Included are many pairings and outcomes such as Koyich defeating Rick Pickud and Harvey Webb defeating Ben Grimbly, with scattered results and nonstandard annotations.

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Boston Broad Jumper Sees No Limit After 27 Feet

Ralph Boston of Tennessee State shattered the 27 foot barrier in the California Relays exhibition with a best of 27 feet. He noted future jumps may exceed this mark as he echoed the barrier breaking era joining Bannister O'Brien and Dumas. Beatty won the mile in 3 58 8.

Modesto Ralph Boston Tennessee Boston California Roger Bannister Parry O'Brien Charlie Dumas Jim Beatty Beatty North Carolina State Santa Clara Youth Village

Brown shines in women’s shot and discus at Open AAU meet

Earlene Brown representing Spartans Women’s Athletic Club won both shot put and discus at Long Beach State College. She tossed the shot 74 feet 11 inches and the discus 141 feet 2 1/2 inches. Karen Mendyka of Tu junga placed second nationally in javelin with a 143 feet 4 inch throw.

Earlene Brown Amateur Athletic Union Long Beach State College Earlene Spartans Compton Karen Mendyka Tujunga

Angels and Tigers trade blows in early 1960s tilt

Detroit scored off Fowler then Angels answered with two runs against Bunning. Gene Leek Ken Aspromonte and Lee Thomas sparked a rally to put the Angels ahead 3 1. Earl Averill hit his 10th homer to push the lead before Maxwell homered again to pull Detroit within a run as Fowler exited after six innings.

Detroit Fowler Wwo Wallis Charley Maxwell Angels Jim Bunning Gene Leek Ken Aspromonte Lee Thomas The Seraphs Earl Averillo Maxwell Tigers Duren

Rockets Post 7-0 Triumph At Blair Field

The Long Beach Rockets shut out the Los Angeles Angels 7-0 at Blair Field in a final game before September. Casey Cox and Fred Strobel anchored the win on the mound and offense with strong pitching and timely hitting.

Long Beach Rockets Los Angeles Angels Blair Casey Cox Fred Strobel Henn Wibene

Fragmentary Southern Asia Item Teases Noted Event

Brief OCR text fragment references southern Asia with unclear context and a stray 11. The readable portion hints at a geographic note or event but lacks specifics to identify people, places, or dates.

Nats Rally Tops Twins to Sweep Three-Game Set

Washington’s new Senators came from behind with two runs in the fourth and fifth innings to beat the Minnesota Twins 6-4 Sunday, completing a sweep of the series. The Twins extended their losing streak to eight, while Minnesota’s Harmon Killebrew connected his 12th homer to stay tied atop the league with Gentile and Colavita.

Washington Washington Senators Jrun Minnesota Twins Twins Minnesota Senators Harmon Killebrew Jlead Orioles Jam “Gentile Tigers Rocky Colavita

Santa Barbara road races glow with 79.8 mph feat

Bob Drake of Hollywood won the 20 lap feature for big bore cars at Santa Barbara with 19 laps led and an average of 79.8 mph. Jim Dundulette finished second. A broken axle sidelined Bill Krause and an injury struck Long Beach flagman Franklin Fish as a car flipped.

Bob Drake Hollywood Big Bore Santa Barbara Drake Jim Dondulette Bill Krause Long Beach Frankslin Fish Bill Rustad San Diego

State Spike Meet heads prep slate this weekend

The state track and field meet at Fast Los Angeles Junior College on Saturday spotlights Alis Williams of Compton and Forrest Beaty of Glendale Hoover after both set national CIF records last week. CIF finals in golf baseball and tennis follow, with golf today at San Clemente, baseball Wednesday and Friday, and tennis Saturday at Long Beach City College.

Los Angeles Alis Williams Compton Forrest Beaty Glendale Hoover Williams Beaty San Clemente Long Beach City College

Coates Saves Yanks After Sox Nab Opener

New York and Chicago split a doubleheader at Yankee Stadium as Coates held the White Sox in check. The Sox erased an early Yanks lead with homers from Al Smith and Covington while Sievers, Maris, and others contributed. the second game saw Floyd Robinson’s grand slam and late miscues swing the night.

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L B Yacht Classic Captures Long Beach Cross Channel Trophy

Lorenz led about 40 outboard skippers across the channel from Avalon to claim the Unlimited Class fastest overall time and the Cross Channel trophy in the Long Beach Outboard Club ninth annual race. He covered 2515 miles of rough water in 38 minutes 49 seconds, nearly a minute off the club record. All boats completed the crossing with minor incidents.

Robert Lorenz Catalina Perpetual Trephy Long Beach Lorenz Avaton Coast Guard

Spill Knocks Stearns Out of L.B. Ski Meet

Crowds line the downtown beach area from Magnolia Street to Rainier Pier to watch Lang Beach boat and ski clubbers in harbor racing warmups for the national championships. National Champion Chuck Stearns retires after a spill in the opening runs as Mem MeCullah of Torrance leads with top finishes.

Magnolia St Lang BSC Boats Chuck Stearns

Fishing Facts Belmont-1 Foal Report

Belmont-1 foal notes fishing data with Beets and pacsennes near Seal Beach. Weekend Pacific Landing entries include V6 haute and Vownie cos nas. Landing counts show 10 heads and 17 seater noting Wa berrauuna and TAR braile.

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Local City League Night Inked With Mixed Scores

Fragmented OCR details list multiple park dates and matchups including Co. vs Campa and Admirals, with various team mentions and locations such as Houghton Park and Parke Aw. Vague results show guard play and possible wind effects, reflecting a busy schedule slate and cross-town basketball action.

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Pinson's Two Homers Lift Reds Over Phillies 4 2

Vada Pinson hit two home runs as Cincinnati beat Philadelphia 4-2. Bob Purkey weathered rough spots to secure the win. Phils scored on two homers by Bol Malkmus in the sixth and Pancho Herrera in the eighth.

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Red Sox rookie shuts out Orioles in Baltimore

Ren Schwall pitched seven spotless innings and struck out eight as Boston defeated Baltimore 5-0. The rookie allowed two singles and walked five, leaving the Orioles scoreless while the Red Sox offense built a lead with timely hits and a strong bullpen effort.

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