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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1958
Page
26
Long Beach’s Blair Field hosted a charity All-Star game ending in a 4-4 tie between a Los Angeles club and a Long Beach team before 5,000 fans. Dodgers star Ron Fairly and Giant Eddie Bressoud delivered early home runs in the exhibition, with introductions from local officials and baseball dignitaries.
Bannered day at Blair Field in Long Beach featured an all star Los Angeles nine under Charley Dressen and a Long Beach team managed by Bob Lemon. The nine inning exhibition ended in a 4 4 tie before a near capacity crowd with civic and baseball dignitaries.
A crowd of athletic stars gathered at Blair Field Simday highlighting Ron Faily the Dodgers bonus outfielder from Jordan High Greta Andersen famed Catalina channel swimmer and Hans Sauer a veteran New York Giants slugger photographed by Stafé.
Detroit trades veteran Bobby Layne to Pittsburgh for Carl Morrall and two future picks as the Lions rebuild. Morrall shines with two TD passes for Detroit but Layne aims to reassert his form with the Steelers, who win their first game as Morrall settles in for Pittsburgh’s rotation.
Detroit hosted the Rams in a 42 28 NFL contest witnessed by 55 648. Arnett scored three times and Marconi added a late TD as Los Angeles built a 28 21 lead, held off Detroit, and won despite several scares. The game featured key plays including a blocked punt and late rallies.
A continuation of Arnett's Ramblings appears on Cel Page C-2, offering columnist notes and observations. The column preserves the writer's distinctive voice and local focus, sharing snippets of commentary and reflections.
The Long Beach All Stars rallied for two runs in the ninth inning to salvage a 4-4 tie with the Los Angeles All-Stars at Blair Field in Long Beach. The game ended early after nine innings by agreement.
The United States Air Force basketball team received authorization to compete in the world championship in Santiago Chile from January 16 to 21. The announcement appeared in Today s Sports Card Weenies Pasadena Aran at a price of three dollars.
Long Beach driver Phil Hill led early in a heated duel with Daigh before engine trouble forced a pit stop. Dan Gurney, Krause and a field of American sports cars chased the 34-year-old Daigh, who seized the lead and dominated the 200-mile race before over 70,000 spectators.
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