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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Sep 16, 1957

Page

21

Bombs Fail to Halt Angels in San Diego Sweep

San Diego swept a Pacific Coast League doubleheader 9-4 and 5-1 as San Diego ignored two bomb hoaxes at Wrigley Field. Angels star Steve Bilko went out with honors, finishing the season with 56 home runs and the Tony Lazzeri award as PCL homer king, while Angels and Padres faced false alarms and no explosions.

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Vancouver Curfew Forces Tie In Vancouver Seattle Doubleheader

Vancouver Mounties and Seattle Rainiers battled to a 2 2 tie in seven innings before the game was called by a self imposed Vancouver curfew. Seattle previously won 85 in the first game as Buddy Peterson was ejected in the second game amid a wild, error filled affair.

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Gunman gets $95 shock from Lundy

The gunman who invaded Lamar Lundy’s hotel room, rookie end for the Los Angeles Kama, robbed him of $95 early Sunday and fled. Lundy, six feet one inch tall, was ordered into the bathroom as the assailant watched before leaving with the wallet money.

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Bunning Records 19th Win as Tigers Sweep Sox

Detroit Redsox doubleheader affair ends with a 7-1 Detroit win in the opener and a 4-3 nightcap. Jim Bunning pitched five hits allowed and his 19th victory, keeping Detroit close in the American League pennant race. Kaline homered for Detroit in the nightcap, boosting the Tigers to within one game of Boston.

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Seals Bow Out With Comedy In Final Coast League Game

San Francisco sealed a relaxed doubleheader climax with Sacramento as both teams staged vaudeville style plays after clinching positions. The Seals defeated their fate with an 5-4 loss in game one and 14-7 in game two as fans invaded the field and manager Joe Gordon briefly pitched and played. The crowd saw errors, protests, and unusual antics including Gordon’s late home run and array of fielding positions, while Sacramento celebrated the season’s end and the Seals their 1946 title absence.

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Drag Results From A Fractured Yardage Meet

A scrambled report lists dragster contestants, drivers and times including Ot NS DEAG SIrmiP, Hopper, Ballers, George Salt Gel, Smilin, Taormina, and Meute. It mentions race totals, assorted roadsters, and team names across a chaotic ledger of scores, finishes, and penalties with scattered vehicle identifiers and names.

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Australians Win Ner Exhibition From U S 37 27

Australians beat Americans 37 to 27 in the final of an international round robin tennis series at the Los Angeles Tennis Club. Cooper and Mark led the Australians with Cooper dominating, while Anderson and Emerson split eight games with Talbert and Franks. Exhibition matches saw Elam and Green defeat MacKay and Giammalva, and Moore with Anderson beat Hopps and Talbert.

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U S Tops Venezuela in World Series Victory

The United States won its second straight Global World Series game Sunday, blanking Venezuela 3 to 0 behind five hit pitching from right-handers Jamola Campbell and Howard Reed.

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O'Brien Wins European Shot Put in Romania Meet

Parry O'Brien of San Francisco achieved what may be the longest shot put ever recorded in Europe by winning his event at the two day international track and field championships in Romania with a 50 feet 8 1/2 inch mark. He later appeared on Romanian television, believed to be the first American shown there. Jerry Welbourn of Ohio captured the pole vault title at 13 feet 6 inches.

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Archie Moore Tony Anthony title bout in Los Angeles

Lightweight listing shows Archie Moore, 41, vs Tony Anthony, 22, at Olympic Auditorium Friday night with Anthony as slight favorite at 5 to 1, Moore trying to make 175 pounds. Other TV fights include Virgil Akins vs Gil Turner and Hart vs Cotton, with a busy weekly boxing schedule across multiple cities and venues.

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Heinz and Hunt's Products Appear in Grocery Names

Fragmentary OCR lists Heinz dill pickles and Hunt's tomato paste among food items with unclear context. Business or ad-like snippet mentions 14-ounce bottles and kosher style references, lacking coherent narrative or dates.

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