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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1955
Page
9
The Sacramento Solons widened their Pacific Coast League lead with Pete Milne delivering a standout batting performance. Milne’s showing highlighted a lineup that keeps the Solons ahead of rivals as next week’s schedule looms.
Ray Douglas seeks a repeat victory at Gardena Stadium in the 139th and Western Ave. event as Ed Van Eyle posts a double in the S0-lep feature. Dee the Hem ing barrier crash day Byrd Terranes and many entries from Tony Beach crowd Sunday's card. The column also notes baseball results with the Solons, Seals, and Angels, including Herb Score’s major league debut hype and Lopez optimistic on the Indians' pennant chances.
A new six school prep league is planned with St Monica West St Monica St Agnes Chaminade Harvard Luther and Bellarmine involved. Former Parochial League members include St Agnes Chaminade and St Monica Jones. Harvard and Lutheran were in other leagues with St John Viant added to the Parochial League.
Troy Nine advances atop the CIBA after a 13 to 7 win over California. Don Nusser hit two home runs and a single driving in five runs, while Jim Gros delivered a bases loaded double and John Gar yen homered. Line score shows California pounded early but could not recover.
Johnny Gibson captured his second 15 lap main victory at Gardena Stadium on Friday night leading from the eighth lap to the finish. Results list Zien Weleh among others.
Disjointed scores show Caltech beating Cotorajo 5 to 3 and San Diego 1 by 25 in a roundup of college baseball results. Other lines mention state teams and unclear matchups with limited readable data.
Conley spearheaded Caltech to a win as teammate Laueram and engineers posted strong scores. Conley achieved a personal best 218 feet 3 inches in the javelin, surpassing his previous 216 feet 34 inch mark, and notched the nation’s third best collegiate throw.
The South Course Women’s Club and Lakewood Women’s Club posted mixed results with notable scores. N Alperson led with rounds of 62 63 and 61 earning a 187 total, while Slocombe won Class A with a 63. Baker tournament action featured Marge Smith as pace-setter and a Lakewood playoff title secured by Lavern Johnson. Rio Hondo suffered a loss as the Recreation Park Women’s Club climbed in Southern Division standings.
Four Long Beach athletes from the senpro club signed with Globe-Miami of the Arizona-Mexico League. Balcom Cronin Quail Nilevy inked contracts as the Globe-Miami roster competes under manager Glen Stancer.
North American flyweight contender Keeny Teran from San Jose faces rugged 26 year old Henry Pappy Gault in a ten round bout. Gault, from Spartanburg South Carolina, has fought top bantamweights and could upset the favorite Teran.
Milwaukee Brave Croane Crone has been ordered by his draft board in Memphis Tennessee to appear for a physical examination on April 20. Crone was previously rejected twice due to a heart condition.
A rundown of top hopefuls for the Kentucky Derby includes Nashua ridden by Eddie Arcero for Bel Air, Summer Tan returning from illness as a key challenger, Blue Ruler among favorites, Swaps with rider in Kentucky, Jean's Joe and Flying Fury among long shots, plus Boston Doge and Saratoga entries with current odds and owners noted.
Milwaukee Braves manager Charlie Grimm settled the backup plan for second base using Danny OConnell against left handed pitchers and Jack Dittmer against right handers. OConnell’s sore back was easing and Dittmer had impressed in spring workouts. Bobby Thomson’s shoulder was not serious and he was set to start in the outfield.
A 4200 strong crowd watches the Los Angeles Braves eclipse Brooklyn's Red Devils 43 31 at Olympic Auditorium. The Braves ride a four game series edge into night, as spectators cheer the fast paced roller derby event.
Charles P. Day and Dr W W Slater announce plans to swim the Salton Sea on April 17, facing rough waters from gusty winds. Day, a salesman, previously conquered Lake Mead and aims for Catalina Channel and other feats this summer with coaches Tom Park and Jim Leishman.
A fragmented OCR page reports racing results and placings across events in California. It lists numerous horses and handlers, times, yards, and track notes, with mentions of riders, jockeys, and stake outcomes. The dense text mixes race cards, results, and commentary with inconsistent punctuation.
Kansas City pitcher Bobby Shantz scattered six hits and one run over seven innings to beat Richmond 10-3 in an exhibition in Richmond Virginia. Wilson and Powers homered for the Athletics while Cloyd Boyer allowed two runs in the eighth and Elmer Vaio closed with a homer in the ninth. Dom Saffell, Sid Gordon, and Preston Ward also homered in other exhibition games.
A scanned section lists multiple sports exhibitions and participants across cities including New York, Chicago, Kansas City, Baltimore, and Pittsburgh. It names teams and players such as Shantz Rover, Picone Jordan, McDermott, Wade, Shepard, and Grissom. The page shows event lines with scores and lineups, reflecting a busy schedule of games and matchups.
The Ship Rock Classic, a 62 mile race off Newport Harbor, features about 20 boats including Escapade, with Balboa line starts and windward legs. JC Sloop Test Event marks a key portion of the Newport Harbor Yacht Club’s 1955 schedule, alongside the Junior Yacht Odyssey and college championships underway.
A chaotic fragment reports multiple fights including mentions of George Jonn Bun, Alonzo, and TeN TYLEN in Wisconsin and Texas, with references to Rice guinsna and 30 as a rough detail. The garbled OCR leaves unclear outcomes or locations beyond these person and place mentions.
Montreal aims to pull even in the Stanley Cup finals against Detroit as key players recover from injuries. Detroit looked set for a sweep after two wins, but Montreal’s 4-2 home win Thursday night revived the series at the Forum. A Detroit victory would nearly seal the Cup for the Motor City.
In Augusta Ga two aging veterans meet for the third time Beau Jack and Ike Williams headline a lightweight bout at Municipal Auditorium Williams has logged 152 fights to Ike Williams 109 Williams 39 wins 120 losses and 24 draws Jack 33 wins 24 losses and 4 draws fight records come from a pre bout tally for the card headlined by the veteran matchups.
Jord Garten defeats Sockepe Jack Mate Donati while Stan Murphy overpowers John Cretoriat Curly Amandé. Johnny Weaver draws Kemil Pasha Taran slaves draws at Icean Tank. Sandor Szaho referees Garteniat Stern defeating Pat Christy. Juan Humberin and Jack Allene defeat Joe Blanchard, Ray Hef, Bulkiy Ler.
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