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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1954
Page
12
Milwaukee baseball capitalizes on Cholly Grimm's rebound as the Braves surge with Antonelli in left field and a ten game streak lifting fans. Yankees scout Daley draws attention to Sacramento while Villanova adds ex Giants star Ken Kavanaugh to its coaching staff. Ernie Taonsbard returns to managing a youth team in Oakland.
The Los Angeles Rams will not use quarterbacks as onfield messengers this season after a league directive from Commissioner Bert Bell. Coach Hampton Pool must keep players in the game for any onfield communication and a new shuttle system is under review. Rams signal callers Norm Van Brocklin Bil Wade and Rudy Bukich are affected, with Bukich later rejected for induction and Buddy Gillot retiring from football.
Baseball note from early in the season shows Yankees manager Casey Stengel facing potential dismissal if New York fails to win the pennant. Cleveland Indians lead, with the Yankees two and a half games back. both teams idle as Dodgers edge Braves in a long 13-inning NL contest.
Lefty Johnny Antonelli of the New York Giants leads the National League race for the pitching triple crown with the best earned run average, most victories, and highest winning percentage. Acquired from Milwaukee in a winter trade, he has yielded 45 earned runs to date.
Oregon State center Wade Halbrook withdraws from winter practice and may miss preseason games. Last season he led the Pacific Coast Conference Northern Division with 36 points per 16 games and enrolled in summer school to meet scholastic standards. If he clears scholastic requirements he could be eligible for conference action starting in January.
Radio and television listing shows baseball and boxing events. Listings mention teams such as Portland Beavers and Los Angeles Angels with broadcast times for various games. Other items include wrestling and racing schedules with multiple start times and venues.
Dame Lady Luck is favored to attend as 16 of the nation's premier trotters race for 206830 dollars at Goshen on Wednesday. Stenographer driven by Del Miller leads a strong field, with entries including Harlan and Prince Victor.
Long Beach’s Dick Finley meets Esau Ferdinand in a 12 round title bout at Wilmington Bowling tonight as part of a five fight card. A previous decision favored Ferdinand. Finley aims to advance toward Don Grant and possibly Bobo Olson. Odds listed as 6 to 5.
The Long Beach Nitehawks, defending International Softball League champions, defeated the San Pedro All-Stars 3 to 2 at Park Ave Field to clinch a five game series for the mythical crown. Ved Carisgeard allowed three hits and 15 strikeouts in nine innings as Jimmie Jones drove in RU Hull with an infield single to win in the ninth. The Nitehawks advance to a final game next Monday at Paris Ave with an 8 30 p.m. start.
Rocky Macciano and Ez Charles will meet again on September fifteenth at Yankee Stadium with contracts signed. Macciano to receive 40 percent and Charles 20. TV plans undecided but likely a theater TV event. Macciano trains at Grossinger while Charles begins work August fifteenth at Monticello.
Seattle racer Fageol piloted the Slo-Mc-Stun V to a new Gold Cup hydroplane qualifying record with 122.5 mph in one lap and 111.632 mph average over three laps on a 3 1/2 mile course. He surpassed Joe Taggart’s previous mark by 4132 mph, driving the Slor3nia IV sister ship.
Chris Chataway of England makes his British Empire Games debut in Vancouver with attention on the three mile race. He has helped set world records and paced Bannister and Landy to sub four minute miles, chasing another mark as the track program features multiple sports.
Art Larsen walked off the court during the Eastern Grass Courts Championships amid heckling, then resumed play after a pause. The San Leandro, California native, seeded and ranked, defeated Sem Glammalvs of Houston 5-7 6-3 6-2, and was set to play Chauncey Steele Jr. of Cambridge next.
A terse report from a Yonkers venue notes several bouts featuring fighters such as Hart and Hart, with several entrants listed by ring activity and score figures. The piece mentions audiences in Los Angeles and nearby cities, with bouts lasting through the night and a few narrow decisions.
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