Class C Net Finals Set This Week End
Semifinals and finals in all Class C divisions of play at Recreation Park Tennis Club championships. Matches begin noon Saturday at Municipal courts with key men’s singles featuring Bob Johnson and Ted Thomey.
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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1951
Page
14
Semifinals and finals in all Class C divisions of play at Recreation Park Tennis Club championships. Matches begin noon Saturday at Municipal courts with key men’s singles featuring Bob Johnson and Ted Thomey.
Bloomingdale High School beat San Pedro High 38 35 at the port city meet led by victories in the 100 and 200 yard freestyles. Bloomingdale posted a 2 04 93 in the 200 free surpassing the LA City High School mark and edged Van Nuys in key relays and dives.
Banning High stunned Narbonne with two big late runs to claim a 2-1 victory as the Narbonne nine fell from the previously unbeaten ranks. In other league action, Bell High climbed into title contention with a 10-2 win over LA Jordan, while San Pedro defeated South Gate 20-0 and Gardena beat Riis 3-0. Key players included Naults, Carter Fentine, Jonsson, Willis, Sfontgamemyi,, Clark, D Ambrosi, and Thompson for Gardena.
Outstanding mainland golfers begin title bids in the 54 hole Bobby Jones Trophy at Avalon today after top Islanders dominated opening round headlines yesterday. Defending champion Ronnie Hughes and 1949 champ A L Clarke headline a strong field with finals Sunday.
Newport Harbor pushed across four runs in the final three innings to overturn St. Anthony's and win 7-5 on the Newport diamond. The Saints led 3-0 after the first, then 4-4 after four, before Newport Harbor tallied twice in the fifth to claim the victory behind key hits from Ross Bacica Bob Mehren and Mike Di Muccio.
Sacramento April 20 Gov Earl Warren named Adm Frederick Carl Sherman retired as regional coordinator of civil defense for San Diego and Imperial Counties And succeeds the late Alfred Campion who died last January Sherman was skipper of the aircraft carrier Lexington at the battle of Coral Sea in 1942
College Circle K sponsors the annual basketball game between faculty and sophomores at E Camino College gym tonight at 7 30 p m Admission is 50 cents with both sides seeking bragging rights in a lively campus event.
Fourteen high schools and four junior highs enter the fourth annual Compton Cup at Ramsaur Stadium with heats at 2:45 pm and field finals at 6:45 pm and races at 7:45 pm. Strong sprinters and jumpers chase meet records as Clyde Wetter eyes the shot put and pole of top CIF marks.
Perry Fergu son, longtime manager of Long Beach Municipal courses at Recreation Park since 1939, retires after a 12 year run that boosted green upgrades, tees, irrigation and income. Neighbors and golfers express regret as he plans to enjoy golf and life, not sit on a pier and fish.
Pinehurst North Carolina April 20 Dick Chapman the home town favorite is favored in one semifinal match and Dyna mite Bill Goodloe in the other as the All Dixie amateur golf tournament reaches the semifinals. Chapman defeated Jack Coyle one up and Goodloe defeated Harvie Ward one up.
Ancheir High downed Bellflower 9-5 on the losers diamond yesterday in a nonscap baseball game. The Colonist JV also won 8-5. The box score lists players Hoberts Herrera Buckley Perry Jacobson Smith and Hellower among others.
Lee Bastanan lists Bay Meadows runners for a Saturday card with several horses named in mixed order. Notable entries include Black Dahlia Bold Rebel Good Myial Meadowvala Boy Printingo and Patrol Judge Fass Count Broera Flash Rise Jade's Pride Contact Grandpedam Miss Patch Holler French. Several misspellings obscure additional entries and outcomes.
Sacramento April 20 A bill to bar persons with criminal records touts and bookies from race tracks was introduced in the State Assembly by Charles Lynn Beyers. Track police would enforce the measure under the proposal.
Loyola University seeks a second win over the San Diego Naval Air Station in a two game series after a five run rally powered a 5 to 1 victory in the opener.
UCLA and Stanford will race over 2000 meters on Ballona Creek in Los Angeles. Stanford is favored after finishing second to California in the Niregatta last week. UCLA trails by a notch, setting a close coastal showdown between the two crews.
Gymnasts from California gather at Eliot Junior High gym in Altadena for the CIF gymnastics championships with Beach Poly listed as a major threat to Pasadena High in the title defense. Excelsior High and Huntington Beach are also entered from the local area.
Race meets at Bay Meadows featured multiple races with horses such as Fighting and Icarus noted in the fourth. Scratches and entries affected results as bettors followed Thoroughbred names like Hidden Mystery, Frosty Jones, and Who Goes Fast amid the day’s betting lines and press ads.
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