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Newspaper

Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Apr 02, 1955

Page

7

Avila in Form as Indians rout Giants in spring game

Cleveland remains hot in exhibition play as Avila goes 5-for-14 with two doubles and two RBIs in three games, lifting the Tribe to a 25-3 win over the New York Giants. Lemons, Doby, Smith, and Rosen homered. Hearn took the loss. White Sox, Dodgers, and Pirates also won in the day’s exhibitions.

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Saint Spikers Edge Serra In Catholic League Track Meet

Saint Anthony High School's track squad edged Serra High of Garena 17 to 46 on Saint Oval. Brian Shutts clocked 2 45 to set a school record, breaking the 1946 mark by Cappy Higgins. Serra led the meet early but St Anthony pulled away in the middle distances and relays, securing the victory.

St. A Anthony Ciusier Serra High Garena Saint Oval Serra Brian Shutts Cappy Higgins

Saint Nine Seals Third Straight Catholic League Win

Saint Anthony High School baseball team earned a third straight Catholic League victory by edging St Monica High on Friday. The Saints defended a late push as St Monica scored ten runs in a final surge, while St Anthony added three runs to secure the win.

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Johnny Gibson Wins Debut at Gardena Stadium

Johnny Gibson held off Tex to win the lap main event at Gardena Stadium Friday night. A crowd of 3800 watched Gibson seize the lead on lap seven and also capture the trophy dash.

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Meadowlark recreation Park hosts Class championship quarter finals

Local readers are invited to the Pubiinx Class championship quarter finals at Meadowlark and Recreation Park on Sunday. Pairings include Montene vs Thikbitn and Raciiins Ranehoy vs Cuiedersen, with several other matchups listed across Recreation Park and Park Class events.

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Cats Edge Downey in Coast League Baseball Thriller

Wilson High pitcher Gordon Seyfried fans 12 batters in an 8-2 win over Downey, earning his second Coast League decision. Boo Campbell hits a three run homer. Jim Pagniaroni and Sick Hopkins add two hits each. Excelsior beats Poly 5-2 behind errors and key hits. Linwood tops Jordan as the Coast League slate continues.

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Prep Results Show Mixed Tennis and Hockey Outcomes

In a fragmented report, Wilson and Downey feature prominently across a range of prep sports including tennis and hockey results. The note lists numerous athletes and teams such as Carmel, Chaminade, Arcadia, Fullerton, Glendale, and Notre Dame with various placements and scores, though many entries are garbled.

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Golden Gate Race Meet Notes and Entrant List

Readable horse race results and entries from Golden Gate meet show. Includes listed horses riders and times such as 17.20, 30 Pine Street and names like Valenzuela and Ashoemaker with scratched entries and final race references.

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Bowls Star Leads In Fort Wayne Event

Gergine and Milwanee hold singles lead while all-events champion race runs through Fort Wayne Indiana. Doubles pace by Cincinnati duo as St Paul team leads in standings. event features Dee Deep Music Center and local clubs.

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Fort Wayne at Syracuse in Friday playoffs tease

Fort Wayne faces Syracuse in a Friday playoff game with a key matchup noted. Sunday's schedule lists Fort Wayne at another venue as part of the ongoing series and regional coverage.

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Vike Units Reg Net Wins at Pasadena Tennis Meet

Pasadena Nazarene defeated 5 4 at Pasadena tennis complex for their ninth straight victory. LBCC dominated 9 0 in a Wayne Conference match as Eddie Wagner led the unit with strong serves and net play.

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Mt San Antonio halfmiler sets national JC record

Chuck Kirkby of Mt. San Antonio College broke the national junior college 880 record with a 1:53.7, then clocked 4:52.6 for the half mile. His mark ranks fifth in the year, as Orange Coast fans note a tight Eastern Conference meet result.

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Hare Swimmers Rout Poly In Bruin Pool Victory

Wilson High School swimmers toppled Poly 52 to 23 to extend their win streak in the Bruin pool. Stimson set a Coast League 156 medley record at 1 40.3, while Byyny clocked 1 03.9 and 46.1 in medley events. Poly racked up Bee and Dee wins and posted new relay marks as top performers listed including Snelson Bates Johnson and others.

Wilson High School Poly Bruin Jerry Stimson Wilson Dick Byyny John Snelson John Bates Dick Johnson Howell Steahr Convow Vole Lao Maeding Simpson Haney O'Dowd Fanyor Pseley Moorshin DeLong Esoras Stimson Aiport Irelt Ciulwell Moseley Tivo Ell Steen Byany CoAre Geagne Barnett Robeaas I Whison Pete Johnson Johnson svate_Poly

Norse Golf Team Falls as 49ers Win

Long Beach City College tied with El Camino for the Metro Conference lead after an upset loss for the Norse golf team at Riviera. Bob Blowe shot 74, Dan Talbot and Ralph Irwin each carded 75. Long Beach State College defeated El Camino 3-1 at Meadowlark as Fred Whitmore was medalist with 72.

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Wilson Tennis Squad Beats Downey in Coast League Meet

Wilson High netmen defeated Downey 234 to 82 on Friday at Wil json to improve to 2-0 in Coast League play. Results listed include names and scores with several readable fragments.

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California State Cage Meet Results Summary

Scores from the state conference meet show Glendale 40s and Redlands 37 with San Bernardino and Chaffey posting double digit points. USC 75 led by players numbered in the thirties, while rival teams like Bakersfield and San Diego posted mid range totals as Frizell and Nazarene schools claim minor placings.

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Trojan Nine Beats Brigham Young 23-5 on Tour

Brigham Young struggled at Bovard Field as Trojan Nine dominated with a 23 to 5 rout. Troy totaled 16 runs across the fourth and sixth innings, overpowering the BYU defense in a decisive performance.

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Harness Results Tremendous Teletown Race Card

Harness results from a nighttime card feature multiple races and times. Names such as Chelse Grenier Denis Don and Book of Esciland appear with times like 2 03 and 14 20, indicating a chaotic OCR capture of a thoroughbred or standardbred meet with various horses and handlers.

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April Fool Jockeys Accident Then Ticket and Suspension

Albany IUPI Jockey Taylor Powell faced a wreck on the way to work when his 1964 Cadillac rear ended a garbage truck. He received a careless driving ticket and was suspended for five days by stewards for improper siding at the event.

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Florida spring notes shape Yankees and league outlook

Tampa AP reports a cautious Florida training review across the big league camps. Casey Stengel shows a grimmer tone as Reynolds hints at a comeback. Milwaukee, Giants, and Dodgers appear strong, while Detroit eyes youth under Bucky Harris. Indians offer steady pitching and a larger civic welcome awaits Al Lopez in October.

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149er Track Marks Set in Squad Meet

Blevey school records were ground into the cinders at Long Beach State Celiega Friday during an intrasquad meet. John Miler and Dick Batester led with four wins each as Batester posted a 7.8 review of 60 yard dash and Ed Smith showed a high hurdle time.

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Wrestling Results from Pasadena Meet

Readable results list participants and placements include Budde, Geofred, Carley, Sander Skabo, Blanchard, Warren Backeville, Prinzo Martine, Frines Kime, Caelloneer Facey, Grek Graser, Joan Creraria, McDonala, Wet, and Eadin Caro. Team names and exact outcomes unclear but show multiple competitors and event context.

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Veterans named for Grive in 39th Indy 500 lineup

Two more veterans secured spots in the Indianapolis 500 on May 30 raising the field to 34. Gene Hartley of Indianapolis and Duane Carter of Speedway City earned nominations from Karl Hall and J C Agajanian respectively, filling seats after Li Crockett’s fatal crash.

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