Boxing's first female duo rise from mail-order ads in L.A.
Jan Haefner and husband Tom train in East Los Angeles under Johnny Dubliss and Freddy Moreno as they build a boxing and wrestling career sparked by Cal Supreme ads. Jan softened critics with hard work, fought nine informal bouts winning eight, and attracted fans nationwide, trading mail for travel and potential Europe trips.
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Tom
Johnny Dubliss
Freddy Moreno
East LA
Robles-Montoya
Buellton
Vandenberg
Arroyo Grande
Righetti
Haefners
L.A
California Supreme
Metro-Goldwyn Mayer
Cal Supreme
Golden Gloves
Cal
Boxing Illustrated
Haefers
Lompoc
Fresno
Bakersfield
Wisconsin
Europe
Pineda
Iving
Dickson Leaves Western Open Lead With Round 1 Showing
Dickson, 32, shot a four under par 67 in drizzle at Butler National to lead the $200,000 Western Open by two strokes over Srampwon and a three stroke edge on Burns and Coody. He aims to play one day at a time and string four solid rounds for the title.
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Jar Bruuk
Ob Dickson
Dickson
Butler National Golf Club
Pon Truce Srampwon
George Burns
Charles Coody
Detroit Tigers
Jason ‘Thompson
Mark “Big Bird
Fidrych
Detroit
Boston Red Sox
Thompson
Red Sox
Carl Yastrzemski
Fred Lynn
Tigers
Ralph Houk
Norm Cash
Rangers
Royals
Roy Howell
Mike Hargrove
Kansas City
Texas
Steve Hargan
Yankees
Indians
Mickey Rivers
Oscar Gamble
Cleveland
Rivers
Sparky Lyle
Yank
Doyle Alexander
Twins
White Sox
Minnesota
Steve Braun
Bill Singer
Chicago
City Softball Report Highlights Peanut Gallery Victory
In a city softball game, Women’s Peanut Gallery defeated Tiffany Stylites 28 to 2. Abby Ralston had 4 hits and Jeannie Montoya earned the win, hitting a homer. Judy Gideon tripled, while Tif’s Polly Schutz went 2 for 2 and Terri Lee tripled.
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Women's Peanut Gallery
Tiffany Stylites
Abby Ralston
Jeannie Montoya
Judy Gideon
Polly Schutz
Terri Lee
Braves host 15-7 June mark after Rowland's 29 game streak ends
The Atlanta Braves, led by Dick Ruthven’s five hitter and Earl Williams’s two run double, snapped Rowland’s 29 game hitting streak as they beat the Expos 21. Ruthven improved to 9-6. Ted Turner had once offered free admission as the team turned around a poor stretch.
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Gunven
Rowland Office
Atlanta Braves
Ted Turner
Atlanta
Braves
Office
Tommy Holmes
Montreal Expos
Dick Ruthven
Earl Williams
Phil Niekro
Ruthven
Williams
Darrel Chaney
Pepe Frias
Phillies
Reds
Ollie Brown
Will McEnaney
Jim Kaat
Ron Reed
Tug McGraw
Gary Nolan
Dick Allen
Garry Maddox
Philadelphia
Dodgers
Astros
Ted Sizemore
Tommy John
Charlie Hough
Mike Marshall
Larry Dierker
Cubs
Pirates
Jerry Morales
Oscar Zamora
Rick Langford
Willie Stargell
Pittsburgh
Giants
Padres
Ken Reitz
Reitz
San Francisco
Filet-O-Fish Origin Story with Cheese Twist
In a playful origin tale the firm recounts crafting the Filet-O-Fish a batch with mild fish breading and secret tartar. The Chairman suggests a half slice of cheese and the story ends noting the change and his rise to Chairman of the Board.
Youth baseball and softball roundup results
Gonzalez went 3-3 with 4 RBI and Jeri Beth Meyer 3 RBI, Kathy Heter earned the win as Rocketts beat Eagles 15 to 7. Cobras edged Chargers 3 to 0 with Vidette Pierre driving in the only run and Lori Klitz 3 hitter. Standings show Cobras 10-2 and Nitehawks 10-3 among others. multiple games noted with varied scorers and brief summaries across divisions.
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Chargers
Cobras
Nitehawks
Rocketts
T-Birds
Falcons
Gems
Eagles
Roadrunners
Sir Forreit Lodge
Ruff-n-Reddie
Vikings
Shelley Ward
Rbs
Elisa Villalobos
Bombers
Foster's
Flyers
Jody Bragg
Kris Wicks
Ronnie Gonzales
Laurie Eager
Bebe Dukes
Monds
Lodge
True Grits
Stingers
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New York
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Montreal
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
San Diego
Houston
Matlack
Burris
Curtis
Christenson
Kison
Carrithers
Hinton
Rondon
Alanta
Moret
Foster
Hooton
St Louis
San Fran
W. L. Pet
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Boston
Milwaukee
Wmna
Oakland
California
Barrios
Forster
Perry
Tnd Bacsik
Brown
Cuellar
Ruble
Jenkins
Travers
Ellis
Ross
Splittorff
Goltz
Torrez
North ‘H’ St. Lompoc
Lompoc LL
Xanomat Mayors Pistons
Mike Howerton
Jeff Hamstad
Rick Travis
Keith Imano
Philip Braun
Howerton
Tony Garife
Pistons
Pico
Elks
Camaros
Aztecs
Red Kids
Truckers
John Bickmore
Fred Langley
Pizza Palace
Jack On
Eddie Duran
Fred Gonzales
Gus Knickrehm
Doug Halliday
Jacks
Central Coast
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Toyotas
Chris Varvel
Davis Barr
Jon Onstad
Ted Grossini
Charles Greenlee
Mario Lopez
Bob Perelka
Barr
Tays
Jeff Roberts
Jimmy Vargas
Steve Risenhoover
Richard Kracke
John Mickadell
Gil Delamara
Archers
Tags
Rich Quinonez
Charles Heinrich
Tag
Matt Hyland
Ray Delgado
Scott Weakeley
Moose
Darryl Hall
Onstad
Bill Schultz
Homer
Chris Hodapp
Rbi
Scott Stiteh
Jim
McIntyre
Jim‘my Koepsell
Rod Sousa
Jay Hague
Jimmy Jakublak
Kenny Burger
Kevin Hughes
George Bonham
Bob Terrones
Todd Wilson
Scott Davis
Firehouse
Mo Braves
Bob Zielinski
Gino Seguro
Nike Metcalf
Cortney
Daryl Simmons
Steven Byrd
Auto Petrante
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