Feistner sparked Long Beach night football in early days
The 83 year old Feistner recalls starting Long Beach night football at the Pike field in the 1930s to aid Long Beach City College. He cleared land, added lights, and hosted the Lifeguards before college games moved to the field. He notes Recreation Park’s origins and his ongoing roles with local sports groups.
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Dizzy Dean
Stan Musial
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Max Highstone
Dutch Miller
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City College
Long Beach State
Bill Lane
Salt Lake Bees
Pacific Coast League
Phil Wrigley
Feistner’s rise from Shell Field to hosting Feller Paige at Wrigley Field
The article recalls Hank Hollingworth and the Cubs stopping in Catalina before plays in Long Beach. Feistner, who founded the semi pro Shell Oilers in 1922 at Signal Hill, describes building stands for 1,000 and the 1946 promotion when Feller and Paige pitched in Los Angeles. Crowds filled Wrigley Field, cars lined streets, ladders hung on fences as fans surged inside.
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Lyall Out For The Year With Knee Surgery
Long Beach State sophomore defensive tackle Jeff Lyall will miss the rest of the season after knee surgery at Long Beach Memorial Hospital following Saturday night’s Pacific Coast Athletic Association loss to San Jose State. Lyall, 6 1, 215, had started every game since mid 1974, replacing Fred Bryant earlier in his career. Bryant, moved to middle guard this season, may return to right tackle backing up Ron Kip.
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Long Beach State
Long Beach Memorial Hospital
49Ers
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San Jose State
San Jose
Fred Bryant
Bryant
Hawaii
Ron Kip
Reds use Riverfront as weapon in World Series
Reds claim Riverfront Stadium boosts them at home as they chase wins in the World Series. Joe Morgan warns the park is not an advantage. centerfield is described as Death Valley while Sparky Anderson notes limitations for Boston. Gary Nolan vs Rick Wise set to pitch as both teams recover from injuries.
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New York Times
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Philadelphia
St. Louis
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Boston
Rick Wise
Loyola hosts Lakers intra squad game at 7 30 p m
Loyola University schedules an intra squad basketball game at 7 30 p m ahead of the main program. Harness racing at Hollywood Park starts with first post at 7 45 p m.
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Loyola University
Hollywood Park
Bartkowski Hurt But Should Play Palo Alto
Falcons quarterback Steve Bartkowski suffered a left elbow injury in Sundays win over the 49ers at Candlestick Park. Listed as questionable for the Rams game, insiders expect him to start if x rays show no major damage. The rookie described a chip in the elbow and plans further tests.
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Rams Win In OT As Dempsey Kicks 81-Yard Drive
Rams beat Chargers 13-10 in sudden death after a coin flip gave Los Angeles the kickoff. Tom Dempsey nailed the game winning field goal following an 81-yard march with key defensive stops. Knox defended strategy while Prothro faced second guessing for not calling time out at end of regulation. McCutcheon bruised knee sat out final plays but ran 112 yards earlier, Cappelletti led late pass play to Jessie.
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Fred Dryer
Rams
Chargers
Joe Scibelli
San Diego
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Tom Dempsey
Ram
Chuck Knox
Charger
Tommy Prothro
John Cappelletti
Seond
James Harris
Ron Jessie
Knox
Prothro
Lawrence McCutcheon
Cappelletti
McCutcheon
Cullen Bryant
Jim Bertelsen
Messenger
Thomas powering Redskins rookies in 27 17 win over Cardinals
Washington rookie Mike Thomas rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns in under three quarters to lift the Redskins past the St Louis Cardinals 27 to 17. A third period fake field goal play set up a 30 yard TD pass from holder Joe Theismann to backup linebacker John Pergine.
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Allen
Cardinals
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John Pergine
Washington
Don Woods Caps Chargers Victory in Super Bowl Showdown
Don Woods scored a third period touchdown to give the San Diego Chargers a 7-3 lead over the Rams at San Diego Stadium. Coach Prothro celebrated on the sidelines as 38,482 fans finally saw a Chargers score at home amid a rough, mistake filled game.
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Don Woods
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