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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1958
Page
20
Pomona notes show a full harness program with Purse $1,008 and $2,200 events. Key contenders include Nelle Crawford, The Great Leaf Hansen, Tass Faherl, Primrose, and Executive in multiple mile and pace races.
Boston defeats Washington 2-0 for the third straight win as Runnels collects three hits in four at bats to lift his AL leading average to .323. He drives in a run in the third inning and Williams adds a run with a double in the sixth.
Betting notes tag Betz Best as probable winner in Arizona Valer event with favored entries including King of Basrah and Zaca. Special-Fast Deal shows potential in fifth, while Voya places twelfth amid uncertain results.
Fragmentary race card text shows Bay Meadows entries with unclear trainers and riders. The garbled OCR lists names like Eadie Gray Wesperinn and Daeven Kern while referencing bets, times, and placements in a vague racing context.
Horse racing results across Caliente and Detroit events show winners and payouts for multiple races with names like Bigast, Ra, Red Sous, and Scenitar. Baseball highlights note Minoso’s three run homer and Cleveland 3 Detroit 1, with stars like Jim Bunning noted.
Willie Mays boosted his batting race lead by doubling and singling in three trips, scoring twice as the San Francisco Giants beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-4. Ray Monzant earned the win after relieving John Antonelli in the second. Larry Judson took the loss. Mays, Kirkland, and Spencer fueled a two-run second inning for the Giants, who trailed early. Andre Rodgers hit his second homer of the season to cap the scoring flurry.
Long Beach City College hosts Thursday night kickoff banquet featuring Clipper Smith, former Santa Clara and Villanova coach, as guest speaker. Alumni and Vikings fans invited. dinner costs ten dollars, benefiting the City College athletic council.
Boston Red Sox announce Mike Higgins signed a one year contract for next season. The move follows a bat throwing incident involving Ted Willems and a fan injury at Joe Cronin's home. Higgins has managed the team for four years, finishing third last season and fourth in 1955 and 1956.
Dick Donovan pitched a 2 to 0 victory over the Kansas City Athletics, moving Chicago closer to second in the American League. Earl Torgeson drove in both runs with a fourth inning homer and a later score on Jim Landis’ double. Donovan earned his 15th win as Chicago produced the decisive runs.
Baltimore wins its third straight over New York 3-2 as two third inning errors by Bill Skowron and one infield hit fuel the Orioles rally. The Yankees record five errors in two games, while Skowron also miscues in the first inning.
Hank Aaron drove in four runs and a late homer sparked the Milwaukee Braves to a 6-3 win over the Cincinnati Redlegs, securing their second straight NL championship as Warren Spahn earned his 21st victory despite a seven run seventh inning by the hosts. Bedlam erupted in Milwaukee after the clinching moment.
All Los Angeles Rams league games will be broadcast by EMPC radio this season. Bob Kelley joins EML Brunddge and Steve Bailey to describe the games starting Sunday September 28 when the Rams face the Cleveland Browns at the Coliseum. The final preseason game airs Sunday at 1:35 pm on KHJ, Rams versus the Steelers at the Coliseum. KABC's Operation Air Watch will provide aerial guidance with routes and parking tips before Rams home games from a special helicopter.
Dick Larson threw three touchdown passes and led Orange County to a 28 21 win over Tucson in a Pacifies Football Conference game. Orange County dominated total offense 338 yards to 132 as Don Duncan added a ground TD and Larson completed eight of 16 passes to spark the victory.
Sail win to Legend recounts Chuck Ullman’s sloop Legend finishing first and sole among 38 starters in the 87.5 mile Santa Barbara Island Sail race. Legend crossed abeam Harbor Light at 5 p.m. amid fading light and gathering fog that caused a casualty the day before.
Local waters produced strong yellowtail totals as Anglers on Pierpoint and Pacific Landing boats reported 5 222 yellows on Sunday and 411 poker eee Ss turday. The day also yielded 128 kelp bass and 488 miscellaneousfish with other unclear species.
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