Candidate Celler touted as obvious choice for baseball commissioner
The piece argues Emanuel Celler could be the ideal major league commissioner amid antitrust debates over baseball. It mocks other candidates and notes the reserve clause, the league’s exemption fight, and the unsettled race with four generals, two baseball men, and seven industrialists still in contention.
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Red Ryder
Rin Tin Tin
Specifi
Rep
Celler
Washington
Outboards Battle Today at Stadium
Nine sectional outboard titles for 1951 will be decided when some 50 Southland pilots collide this afternoon on Marine Stadium in the annual regatta conducted by the Los Angeles Speedboat Association. Commodore Marvin Boettger said there will be six hydroplane and three runabout championships. Top drivers include Tommy Ingalls Johnny Drake Fred Mulkey Ray Harris Bert Ball George Peake and Johnny Maddox with women racers Kay Murphy Genetta Schuyler and Bette Wilder also entered.
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Southland
Marine Stadium
Los Angeles
Play Area Nines in Friday Finals at Recreation Park
Summer playground softball culminates Friday night with finals in four divisions at Recreation Park starting 7 30 p m. Playoffs begin Tuesday morning at Recreation Park and Park Ave Field, continuing Wednesday and Thursday. The yearly program is sponsored by the Recreation Department and city schools. Senior twilight league playoffs run Tuesday evening at Wilson and end Friday. Junior League teams contest the title. Aug 26: three playoff games slated tomorrow with semifinals Thursday.
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Park Ave
Recreation Department
Wilson
Highstone Hosts Viking Alumni Meeting in Long Beach
Long Beach City College Alumni Athletic Council will hold its monthly meeting tomorrow at Max Highstone's home 2266 Maine Ave starting at 7 30 pm. Discussion will include preparations for the forthcoming City College Alumni football game set for September 14 opening the 1953 football season in Long Beach.
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Long Beach City College Alumni Athletic Council
Max Highstone
Maine Ave
Coming City College
Long Beach
Double-Headers Set at Wilson Park Fields
Semipro baseball action headlines a local schedule at Wilson Park and Park Avenue Field. Recreation Commission league games feature teams such as AN-Blara versus Air Force and Bog Ga Tira, with matchups listed across multiple sites and a 3:00 start at Torrance City Park.
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Realm Ton
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Torrance Picea Aculs
Bear Staters Meet Los Angeles Ebonites In Big Metro women’s game
Bear Staters and Los Angeles Ebonites clash in a Metropolitan Girls League showdown at Recreation Park at 8 43 p m with night events by the Jocal Elks band. Los Angeles seeks a fourth straight Metro crown while Bear State harbors upsets past Ebonites and features Pat Keene Betty Drought and a strong infield duo of Elmore Luckman Hulse.
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Los Angeles Ebonites
Recreation Park
Long Beachiks
Montrovia Elks
Jocal Elks
Los Angeles
Termites
Ebonites
Dorothy Shaw
Georgia Duke
Jack Robinson
Bear State
Pat Keene
Betty Drought
Joan Elmore
Margaret Luckman
Carol Hulse
Sherry Hall
Letty Pollard
Doris Schilling
Doris Doughty
Open Water Swim Set Next Sunday
Long Beach hosts its second annual open water one mile swim next Sunday at noon. Sponsored by Long Beach Amusement Co and sanctioned by SPAAU, the triangular course starts and ends at Pacific Ave bathhouse. Four classes compete with entrants closing Wednesday afternoon. Marge Durant and other top West Coast mariners are expected to participate.
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West Coast Mariners
Jim Marcygs
Tad Devine
Jean Stanger
Lombardo Cops First Heat In National Sweepstakes Regatta
Red Bank New Jersey August 11 Band Leader Guy Lombardo driving Tempo VI won the first heat of the 19th national sweepstakes regatta on the Navesink River. He led after the second lap to outdistance nine boats by about a mile with Al d Eath in a Gate hydroplane and Bob Rowland in You All close behind.
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N. J
Guy Lombardo
Navesink
Freeport
N. Y
al d'Eath
Detroit
Joseph Schoenith
Lombardo
Bob Rowland
Norfolk
Dr Mahannah Wins Sweeps at Virginia Country Club
Dr Mahannah won the weekly Saturday Sweepstakes at Virginia Country Club carded 8 79 1168 to lead. How ard Penrose 80 1169 and Van Hickman 82 13 69 tied for second, while Joe Porter 777 T79 and Jim Craig Jr 7538 70 dead heated for third. Blind bogey winners were Dr Settle Herb Davis Stove Carney and Dr Easley. Qualifying rounds for the Sweetheart Tournament begin at noon today.
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L. D. Makannah
Virginia Country Club
Howard Penrose
van Hickman
Joe Porter
Jim Craig Jr
Frank Settle
Herb Davis
Stove Carney
Cliff Easley
Star Kist Tuna Playoffs Begin in City Softball
Playoffs start this week in the city softball league with games nightly Monday through Saturday. The double-elimination tournament runs about two and a half weeks on Recreation Park diamonds. Star Kist Tuna faces the winner of National Electric versus Atlantic and South Merchants on Thursday at 7:30, with other matches including Fire Dept Red Devils versus Telephone Co and an exhibition between Play Directors and Recreation Maintenance.
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Shore
Ula Ger Wins Taylors Event Mystery
Readable fragments indicate Ula Ger claimed a Taylors event win amid unclear references to Marie Mary Biel a Moblt nec Pan Pacific and a timestamp 8:45 with partial chants. No verifiable details beyond these disjoint items.
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Taylors
Marie Mary
Pan Pacific
Leone Returns to Bowl Mat in Wilmington All Star
Wrestling’s Mr Big Leone headlines an all star program at Wilmington Bowl Tuesday night. Bar on of Abruzzi Italy battles Hans Schnabel while Jesse James faces Great Togo in a mix of judo and catch as catch can. Warren Bockwinkel meets George Lennihan with Hardy against Vic Holbrook in the opener.
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Baron Leone
Wilmington Bowl
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Abruzzi
Italy
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Schnabel
Hans
Ernie Steffen
Jesse James
Dallas
Texas
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Togo
U. S.A
Warren Bockwinkel
St. Louis
Boston
George Lennihan
Hardoolled Hardy
Vic Holbrook
Ayers Huers Bats Oak Win
San Francisco game recap notes Oakland pitcher Bill Ayers dominating five drives, three hits, and two RBIs as his team wins 3 to 1 in San Francisco. Ayers notches his 18th Pacific Coast League win and drives in two Acorn runs while scoring the other.
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UPI
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Bill Ayers
Acorn
Ayers
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ABH O
Wilton
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Darble
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Servell
Michar—Dickey
Merchants Cinch Second Spot Honors
The North Town Merchants secured second place by defeating Norwalk 4 to 2 on Norwalk’s diamond. It was the final game of the season, finishing with an 11 win 3 loss record. Barnett Fy blontenss Youur 3 Beare and VES contributed to the line score in a game that ended a tie earlier in replay.
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Kid Baseball Association
Norwalk
Merchants
Barnett
Fy Blontenss
Youur
Beare Io
Ves
Long Beach Rider Art Anderson Leads Caliente Standings
Del Mar August 11 Arthur Anderson of Long Beach the jockey known as Caliente’s Darling is the leading rider this season with 11 wins, 8 seconds, 6 thirds in 54 mounts. He earns about 600 to 700 dollars weekly in Baja tracks and 200 in a day at Tijuana. He rides seven days a week, rising at 5 a.m. and working horses until 10 a.m., then races. He’s ridden coast tracks widely and only lacks Golden Gate Fields.
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Arthur Anderson
E. C.anderson
Pacific Ave
Long Beach
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Lee
Arthur
Golden Gate Fields
Hollywood Park
Bay Meadows
Fomona
Young Anderson
Young jockey Arthur Anderson rises from Long Beach stables
Arthur Anderson, son of a Long Beach officer, grew up around horses and began racing at Tanforan in 1949. He won his first three races at Hollywood Park after losing his apprenticeship. A mud filled Santa Anita ride tested his nerves, but he plans to ride until weight becomes an issue and dreams of buying and training good horses. His family supports his career as they watch him at Del Mar.
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Long Beach
Sugar Haby
Tanforan
Caliente
Anderson
Hollywood Park
Art Will
Santa Anita
Arthur
Ronald
Poly High
del Mar
Nitehawk Twirler Jack Randall Named July Athlete of Month
Jack Randall of the Long Beach Nitehawks earned July Athlete of the Month honors from the Sports Boosters Club. The 6 ft 3 in right hander, 185 pounds, starred for July with five strong outings, giving up 13 runs, 32 hits, 8 walks and 63 strikeouts in 45 innings while helping the Hawks defend the Southern California title and seek Worlds in Colorado.
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Randall
Jack
Pappy
Jos Rodgers
Long Beach
Hawks
Colorado
California
Marie Joe
San Francisco Seals
Bill McCawley
Utah
Europe
Harney Dyer
Shonor
Yessterday
Wilson
Wilson High and Lbcc
Diamond Star
Fuver
Stingy Pitcher Randall Excels For Hawks In Dual Roles
Randall dominates both mound and field for the Hawks in 105 innings this season. He has allowed 29 runs and 39 hits, walked 23, tallying 146 strikeouts. Off the field he also helms Star Kist Tuna leadership in the City Recreation's Double A League.
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Phib-Pac Alligators
San Diego
Long Beach
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Riverside
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Hawks
Kist Tuna
Recreation
Phelan Arrives at N Y Yanks Camp
Ripon Wis Aug 11 Jim Phelan the new head coach of the New York Yanks of the National Football League arrived at the Yanks training camp today in time to watch the afterloan practice session Phelan hired after Norman Red Strader quit or was fired early this week and said he was pleased by the squad especially by the backfield.
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New York Yanks
National Football League
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Red
Congdon Grips Esmeralda Tourney Lead At Halfway
SPOKANE Aug 11 Tacoma golfer Chuck Congdon shot a par-breaking round to reach 137 total and lead the Esmeralda golf tournament by one stroke at halfway. Seattle’s Joe Tzar is runner up with 138.
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Tacoma
Chuck Congdon
Joe Tzar
Seattle
Beckers Back on Aud. Card Beckers Back on Aud. Card
Long Beach wrestling returns with the Becker Brothers George and Bobby headlining at the Municipal Auditorium in a tag team main event against Wild Red Berry and Brother Frank Jares. Enriqe Torres faces Hans Schrabel in the semi windup. Lord Leslie Carlton meets Oklahoma Kid Pat McGill in a special match. The beat the champ jackpot rises to 1700 with Swe dish Angel aiming to pin Joe Pazandak within 30 minutes.
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Bobby
Municipal Auditorium
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Mexico
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