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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1953
Page
13
The Pacific Coast League bats have led the early season with strong hitting while cool weather limited pitching work. The Angels aim to continue offense as they host the Seals tonight in a match-up noted by Associated Press.
In the Pacific Coast League race, Sacramento rises from expected cellar status to sixth as Gene De Sautels leads team batting at .281 while the Sacs have 51 runs from 183 hits, compared with Seattle scoring 129 runs from 198 hits. Three makeup games aired Monday night with San Diego beating Portland 4-0 and San Francisco Seals splitting with Oakland.
A Visalia team burned past Bakersfield 10-4 in a decisive match. The game featured contrast in offenses as Visalia leveraged early turnovers to build a commanding lead. Bakersfield struggled to convert chances and faded late.
Los Angeles State College defeated Long Beach State College 7-2 in a tennis meet held in Los Angeles on Monday. Readable results list singles matches with players from both schools and scattered scores, though the text is jumbled with OCR errors.
New York say Boston Red Sox rookie Gene Stephens, 20, remained hitless in 15 at bats this season. He failed to collect a base hit in Monday's twin bill against the Washington Senators as he searches for his first hit.
California bred colt Correspondent, ridden by Eddie Arcaro in the Santa Anita Derby, emerges as a leading Derby candidate for May 2 at Churchill Downs. Owned by Mrs Gordon Gutherson, the bay by Khaled Heathr ime, with Johnny Longden slated to ride, has shown form in Keeneland allowance wins. Calumet Farm injuries and setbacks cloud Derby hopes, including Breeze By’s post accident head wound and uncertain Derby prospects for Bubbles.
Local bowlers organize a dance on May 2 at the Marine Room to support the Long Beach in ’54 bid. Tickets are $1.20 with proceeds aimed at bringing the state bowling tournament to Long Beach next year amid coverage of regional leagues and upcoming Oakland series.
Gaston Reiff, famed miler from Belgium, accepts a spot in the Compton Invitational mile at Ram Saur Stadium on June 5. He has run 4:02.8, holds the world two mile record at 8:40.4, and world 3000 meter standard at 7:87. His only U S appearance this season follows his 1948 Olympic 8000 meter win over Emil Zatopek with strong rivals including Russ Bonham Wes Santer Len Truex and maybe Werner Lueg as eligible times must meet 4/13.
In a Raiders field game Los Alamitos edged San Diego Naval Training Center 2 to 9. Erwin Knorzer drove in both Alamitos runs, one with a single and the other with a double as the rally produced the win.
Tarbabe Tennis Team defeated Wilson 27 to 2 and 41 to 2 in a Coast League round robin. The meet featured singles and doubles matches with several players listed, including Wagner, Spragun, and Hume V, contributing to Tarbabe’s wins.
Hollywood Stars send pitchers George Schultz and Al Osorio back to Denver in the Western League after conditional purchases. Both debuted in five games and posted 0-0 records for the Pacific Coast League champions.
Major box score style recap with players listed by initials and numbers, showing batting lines for Washington hosts and opponents. The muddled OCR preserves many names, scores, and positions, indicating a detailed inning-by-inning scorecard with substitutions and tied totals.
The Hughs brothers Roger and Don set school shot put marks at Excelsior High after a league meet with Long Beach Jordan. Roger, a 3 junior, threw 51 feet 8 inches to break a 19 year old Class B record while Don tied Excelsior's Class C mark the same day.
Long Beach City College drubbed East Los Angeles JC 32 to 0 as Meadowlark Monday highlighted the scoring. John Tate and AL Egge each put up six points for the Vikings, with Chuck Wray adding five and Jerry Rack contributing three. East L A forfeited two bouts.
A forfeit gave Long Beach State College the 18-12 victory over Los Angeles City College golf at Lakeside Golf Club. The teams had been tied at 12-12. Jim Haddy led the 49ers with a 77.
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