Roundup of baseball lore and quirky odds and ends
A collage of sports quips and anecdotes from Hank Hollingworth and readers. Notes touch on Boston vs Yankees bets, old quarter horse name chatter, coachs and players like Eddie Casper George Economides and Ted Bowsfield, plus travel bus tales and odd golf courses abroad.
Two Races Around Catalina Feature Weekend Boating
Two Races around Catalina headline a weekend of sailing and motorboat events. The schedule includes a Saturday cruise from Marine Sports front to Avalon and a Sunday return from Newport, with multiple stock outboard fleets racing in harbor and offshore. The event features the Fred Harris trophy pursuit and the Lake Diego State regatta, with teams from Santrace and Balboa YC competing across venues.
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Bob Ruskauff
Fresno
Lake Collegiate
Balboa
Santrace
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Diego State
National Boxes Reach Busy Baseball Ledger
A dense OCR fragment outlines baseball box scores and player lines across teams including Baltimore and New York. Names such as Labine, Dickson, and Reese appear with innings and runs. The text surveys multiple games, pitching lines, and fielding notes while dropping common OCR glitches.
Wilson Varsity Claims Sixth Coast League Win
Wilson Highs varsity track team dominated Excelsior in a one sided 81 23 dual meet securing their sixth straight Coast League win. Gary Solos sette and Joe Satelo set multiple meet records while the Bruins dominated in the 6 flat races. The squad now needs one more win over Compton to finish undefeated in league duals.
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Excelsior
Gary Los
Sette
Joe Satelo
Bruins
Perry Formances
Wilson
Compton
Freq Sharpe
Ron Boeckler
Curt Elan
500-Miler Vets Set Gardena Records Saturday
Veterans field of 41 races at Gardena Stadium includes 14 Indianapolis veterans led by J C Agajanian. Blaylock unattached clocks 1 23 8 in Bee 660, Hammond wins 1 25 3, while Memorial Day repeaters Bettenhausen and Ruttman vie for top honors in a major program featuring 8 event schedule and ex Indy stars.
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Marshall Hammond
Jand Western Oval
Celsior
Jt Cp
Joannié Easoneet
Bruberies
Indianapolis
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Ruttman
Victor
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City Net Test Opening Sets for Saturday Tennis Tourney
The 19th annual all city novice junior tennis tourney begins Saturday at 10 am at Long Beach City College courts. Events include singles for various age groups, doubles, and mixed doubles with divisions 11 and under through 18. Defaults will be called seven minutes after scheduled match times and players should report to courts if not entering singles. Journey manager Walt Sheek advises.
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Diane Miller
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Beverley
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Barbar MacCammon
Natalie Goldtiatt
Mary Metgper
Greta Falk
Suzanne Kelacepson
Tanck Roundties
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Wareee Moore
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Boeine
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Mins
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Vance Btapnenas
Matty Sloan
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Reed See
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Walt Sheek
Poly Track Team Dominates Coast League Meet
Poly and Jordan tied for dual meet wins as Bee and Cees stayed unbeaten. Three varsity records fell including Emil Gordon 542% in shot put and Jack Bushey 2:00.9 in the 880. The Jackrabbit relay team of Shipp Miller Walker set early fort, while Mickey Snuggs won both Bee hurdles and Errol Taylor cleared 5-11 high jump.
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Cees
Emil ' Gordon
Jack: Bushey
Matthew Shipp
Charles‘ Miller
BJ Walker
Arly Fort
Mickey. Snuggs
Errol Taylor
Long Beach City College Tennis Seeks Revenge After Loss
Long Beach City College tennis, seeking the title, faced a setback with a 54 defeat to Valley on Thursday. The Norse return to action today against Los Angeles, aiming to rebound in singles and doubles as results from the Thursday matches show key players including Weeks Kisbachs and Mage among those affected.
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Monarchs
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Valley
Los ‘Angeles
Norse
Long Beach
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Kisbachs
Avi
Det Ben
Baird
Det Brawn
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Mage
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Bill Maxwells 64 Sets Hot Pace in Open Round
In Hot Springs Ark Billy Maxwell fired a 64 in the first round to seize a one stroke lead over Cary Middlecoff amid a field including Pett Slemitte Buster Capit George Buyer and Dan Whitt as he rebounded from last year's inconsistency.
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Billy
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Middlecotf
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Buyer
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Erle Vogler
Dion Ferrtel
Whitlam Bladett
Brecker
George Dignan
Marty Futrgl
Ted Gwin
Fred Wan Ee
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