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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1956
Page
9
Sophomore Terry DeWitt set a record with a double in the hurdles to pace Wilson High. The Bruins dominated Compton 76 to 28 on Stephens Field, securing their third straight Coast League championship.
The piece recalls Frankie Pytlak, a mischievous Cleveland catcher who moved to Buffalo, with episodes from 1930s seasons and Spring training contract talks. It notes his quirky stunts and habit of quitting the team, plus teammates DeWitt and Sharpe and a story about his hotel antics and a famed Buffalo departure.
Poly and Wilson High Schools led a Coast League swimming meet at Rabbit pool where eight records fell. Dick Gillelin of Wilson set marks in the 50 and 100 yard freestyles and anchored the winning freestyle relay. Wilson medley and 300 yard relays lowered records as the Bees dominated the varsity events.
Softball games at Recreation Park run from 1 to 7 30 PM with teams like T C P versus Persoy and Pom dot Foursquare facing M Hoe Diam. 2 30 PM Presbyterian 8 45 PM. Harbor Employers 843 PM and Acrova versus Apates do Side conclude the lineup.
Long Beach City College led the Southern California Junior College championships at EL Camino at the start of the final round with 41 points, ahead of Fullerton on 37 and Santa Monica on 34. Ron Gilchrist set a pace with a 2:15.3 win in the 220 free and is poised for another title, as LBCC and other contenders vie for relay and individual events across the final day.
Racing card from Tanforan lists multiple events, including a sprint and longer hurdles. Notable entries include Covertt, Sandy's Image, Frozen Asser, and Marie with various odds and race conditions. The document records post times, pari mutuel figures, scratches, and betting pools across races, with comments on contenders and outcomes.
Long Beach State College extended its winning streak to eight by routing Cal Poly of San Dimas 10-2 on the field. Dimas Garcia Phil Baker and Jay Davis pitched three innings each for State. Joe Reed and Bobby Thompson delivered key two-run doubles in the big first inning. regulars Armendariz and Brick were out.
Long Beach City College golfers paced by Bob Terry's 72 led LBCC to the Metropolitan Conference title at Lakewood Country Club. The team beat Santa Monica 22 to 14 to clinch Friday stakes in the league race.
Recreation Park Pro Lady Amateur reminders urge Sunday daylight saving time. Meadow Park Men's Club hosts Lakewood Sunday. Mary Ellen Phelps wins Lakewood Women’s Club Mutt and Jeff event with 42 7 35 results. Ruth Feder 46 94 3615, Verna Hauchin 47 10 27. Jackie Ash wins Recreation Park Women’s Club event. Long Beach athletes among 90 Stanford 1958 varsity football candidates. Allen Dunn Conklin Douglas Eliott Taylor Thomas listed. Dave Melton Kansas City rookie outfielder to miss two months due to wrist injury from spring training. Mike Callan reports catching a 544 pound white seabass misidentified as corbina off 57th Place.
The schedule lists results from Friday with Mexulis New York 4, Boston 2, Cleveland 4, Detroit 3, Chicago 8, Kansas City 7, Washington 8, Baltimore 3. Sunday matchups include Kansas City at Chicago, Baltimore at Washington, New York at Boston, and Cleveland at Detroit.
Partial scores show Alamitos 10 Portland 8 8, Angelas 10 Hollywood 4, Pranciece 2 Vancouver 1 with unclear matches. Several player names appear amid unreadable text and stray team references, including Seattle, San Francisco, Vancouver and Oxy Hi. The fragment mixes results, lineups, and future games with many garbled words and incomplete lines.
Sanavusk New York Isaac Logart edged Joe Miceli by 7-4- for Logart per judges and 6-3-1 AP while fans and Miceli disputed the outcome. Logart improves to 44-5-5, Miceli to 48-25-7 as race and boxing notes mix with scattered race results and schedules from Brooklyn to California.
Lynwood Springs stunned Compton 4-3 in a Coast League baseball game at Compton. The upset leaves Compton with a half game edge over Jordan, while Tarbabes stand 7-1 and Panthers 6-1 in the standings.
Kenny Davis, rated a 10-7 favorite, seeks contention against Jose Luis Cotero of Mexico City in tonight’s main event at Hollywood Legion Stadium. Davis aims to prove his power and edge in the featherweight title race.
The readable text lists several venues and events such as Hollywood Legion Stadium, Eastside Garden, South Gate Arenas, Gatcenm Stadium, and Cuilenie racing with various times. Names like Davis Catero and Juppy Derey appear, but many words are garbled.
Ocean Park hosted a wrestling event featuring Lord and Carilon victory, with Horky, Valentine, and Ries among top performers. Notable bouts included Romero against Dockwi and Daidone facing Murphy, producing a dynamic card for Lakeview fans.
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