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Newspaper

Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Aug 05, 1947

Page

10

Walker and Casey Lead Dodgers Win Over Braves

Brooklyn’s Walker and Casey powered a 4-2 victory over Boston as Walker homered with a man on in the tenth, giving the Dodgers a pivotal win to extend their NL lead over the Cardinals. Casey earned the win with his eighth of the season. Walker’s homer marked his 100th career major league hit. Cardinals beat the Cubs 8-4 in Chicago to end their skid.

Dixie Walker Huaasey Brooklyn Dodger Branch Rickey Walker Casey Dodger Brooks St. Louia Cardinals Walmer Flatbush Chicago Cubs Cincinnati Reds Pirates Pittsburgh Philadelphia Athletics New York Yankees Yanks Yankee Stadium Mernengbyae Matt

Unclear Softball Game Highlights with Mixed Names

Fragmented OCR notes recount a softball game with multiple players and teams unnamed. The text lists innings, scores, pitchers, and attendees, but many names are garbled, making exact lineup or event unclear. Key entities include Musial, Etowah, and Cincinnati references, plus attendance of about twenty thousand.

Del Mar Handicaps for Wednesday Aug 0

Weather clear and track fast as Del Mar posts the program for Wednesday with a 2 30 p.m. first race. The card lists early wagers and familiar race names in a compact daily handicap briefing.

Baseball Standings Amid Confusing OCR Fragments

American league standings appear jumbled with team names like Milwaukee and Cleveland amid scattered figures and city names. The fragment hints at win totals and percentages but is too incomplete to determine precise positions, scores, or dates.

Famous Harness Classic on Air

Harness fans may hear the Hambletonian classic on CBS with three heats broadcast nationwide. Locally KNX will air the heats at 12 noon 1 pm and 2 30 pm Roy Shudt calls the race with Red Barber providing color.

Tommorrow CBS KNX Roy Shudt Red Barber

Move Made for P C L Ball Here

Chamber of Commerce leaders in Long Beach adopt a resolution urging A B Chandler to establish a major league baseball club. The plan notes the Browns may move from Los Angeles and warns the Coast League could lose a team, with Long Beach as a likely home for the coast’s MLB or Angels/Hollywood Stars if transfers occur.

Long Beach Chamber of Commerce A. B Chandler Baseball Los Angeles St. Louis Browns St. Louis Browns Los Angeles Angels Hollywood Stars

Williams Hopes To Defend Title In Ring After Kayo

Philadelphia. Williams of Trenton defeated Montgomerry in the sixth round at Municipal Stadium to reclaim the National Boxing Association lightweight title and avenge a prior loss. Referee stopped the bout as Montgomery slumped, Williams winning 2:37 of the sixth. Crowd 30,500.

Philadelphia Aig ULB Willams Trenton N. J Philadelphia Negra P Heeen Pennsylvania New York Natiohdl Béxitiz Association Mortgomery Monty Trenton Fké Tad Bert Montgomery Williams Frakie Campbell Maxie Baer Charlie Papaert Daggett

Coast Grid Rankings Put U S C Even With S C And Stanford

An early analysis surveys the strength of U S C, S C, and Stanford in coast football. It highlights Notre Dame, Michigan, and Alabama as noted contenders, reviews Yale and Penn schedules, and discusses Oregon State and Oregon’s prospects with Beavers and Trojans looming for conference play and a Rose Bowl berth.

U.S. C. Trojans C.L. A. Bruins Notre Dams Michigan Alabama

Drillers to Meet Elks in Lakewood Night Clash

Long Beach Drillers travel to Lakewood Stadium to face the Santa Ana Elks in a National Nightball League skirmish. Both teams have won their last three games, and a victory could lift Long Beach to fourth place, the last playoff slot, with playoffs beginning Friday August 15.

Sil Joe’ ‘Rodgers Long Beach Drillers Santa Anaa Elks Lakewood Stadium Drillers Shaughnessey

Panthers Bid for Jr. Legion Title

One of Long Beach's three entrants the Samuel Thomas Panthers will open their bid for the Junior Legion title in the second all final tournament tonight in the second game at La Palma Park against Arcadia starting at 9 p.m. In the opener Orange faces American-Latin at 7 p.m. Last night at Anaheim Bud Ross hurled one hit to blank South Los Angeles Post 4-0 while Hollywood champion Post toppled Formoni.

Long Beach Samuel Thomas Panthers Wil American Legion la Palma Fark Arcadia Orange Anaheim Bud Ross Pulierton Los Angeles Post Hollywood Teen Post Fomoni Fullerton Bo Avi Allen

Barnett Blalock 60 Tops And Card Rematch Set

Cliff Harriett Long Beach welterweight champion faces Bakersfield’s Dave Blalock in a four round rematch at Municipal Auditorium following last week’s sensational bout at Strée lich’s Stadiums. Blalock brings five Bakersfield amateurs including Stanell Harress Goree Katz to support.

Cliff Harriett Long Beach Wns Municipal Auditorium Bakersfield Dave Blalock Stréelich Barnett Blalnels Blalock Stone Northar Stanell California Ray Harress

Local Girl Band Given Grid Game Bid

The All-American Conference invites the Long Beach All- Girl Pastel Band to perform at the LMZ season opener in the Los Angeles Coliseum on Sept 12 as the New York Yankees clash with the Los Angeles Dons. A preliminary acceptance is noted by Dr Frank Hartlett, assistant director of the local Recreation Commission, with formal approval expected soon.

Wts Long Beach Los Angeles Coliseum New York Yankees Los Angeles Dons Frank Hartlett Recreation Commission

Dusek Clan Tops Bowl Grappling Show Tonight

Dusek brothers Ernie and Emil, undefeated for over a month, team again to face Vic Holbrook and Vincent Lopez in a four man tag at Wilmington Bowl. Promoter Johnny Doyle and referee controversy frame the event as Becker meets Strongbow in the semi main, with Mojica vs Brother Frank opening the card.

Dusek Clan Dusek Ernie Emil Sessior Vic Holbrook Vincent Lopez Wilmington Bowl Roady Duseks Lopez Holbrook Telan Lopexi Himngelf Lopex Eel Strangler Johnny Doyle Lewis George Becker Nules Carlos Mojica Mexico Frank

Local Youngster Sets Golf Pace

Irving Cooper a wiry 6 year old Jinks wizard from Wisen High played under Recreation Park colors and shot 37 35 72 to win medalist honors in a Los Angeles junior golf tournament at Riviera Country Club. The protege of George Lake he equaled par on the Riviera course during the qualifying round and led by three strokes over two favored rivals Bobby Morefield of Los Angeles Country Club and Roge Dunn of Annese.

Irving Cooper Wisen High Recreation Park Riviera Country Club Los Angeles George Lake Cooper Bobby Morefield Los Angeles Country Club Annanese Roger Dunn

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