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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1948
Page
24
Las Vegas edged San Bernardino 6 to 5 in 13 innings with Bill Martin driving in the winning run. Reno swept El Centro 7-6 and 7-4 as Don Collins and Chuck Weyman delivered late-game hits including a triple in the eighth inning of the opener.
Milwaukee August 19 Californians Brownell of Gloversville New York and Packham of Santa Monica held an early percentage lead in the 32 man National Horseshoe Pitchers Tournament with eight victories and no losses. Isais of Los Angeles defending champion and four others had four wins zero losses while Louis Dean of Po p Calif had six wins zero losses.
Donnell Culpepper criticizes the California Wildlife Conservation Board for delaying use of horse racing license funds for fish and game work. The note outlines the fund’s administration, approval process, and recent disbursements, and mentions Seth Gordon’s upcoming statewide survey and recommendations.
Miss Sandra Spence a Paramount starlet will appear at the Santa Ana Police Benevolent Association event on September 3 and 4. She will present the trophy to the 3-lap trophy-dash winner at Huntington Beach Speedway. The 88-lap eight-event speedfest features possible new records as Curly McLean and Carl Brown are among the top qualifiers. Qualifying starts at 7 pm with the trophy-dash at 8:15 pm.
In a reads-rough box score style, Marine Air defeated Antonians 8 to 5 with key hits from Boyd Williams Seam e and others. Batteries listed include Abeserome Otto Cowley Silver Silver Derosa and Cran with Brewer Abdallen. Dept details show Nintilis and Harolds among players with a final tally of runs and hits.
Partial standings show A and B Welding Signal Hill and teams Henderson and Nicholson among listed players. The fragmentary record includes scattered scores and team names, but missing full context, dates, and complete results.
The 18th annual Long Beach Swimming and Diving Championships scheduled for Saturday have been postponed indefinitely, according to Dr Harnett.
Tony “Taco” Contreras returns to headline the amateur card at the Wilmington Bowl facing Willie Crawford in a rematch after a disputed draw. The undercard features Frank Chavez versus Charles Marionneau and a new North Long Beach heavyweight Fred Tomes meeting Jesus Rodrigues.
First international soccer competition since prewar days arrives in Los Angeles on August 29 with the Atlante Club of Mexico set to play three games. The Scots Magyars and Pan-Americans will each face Atlante in the series.
Santa Barbara faces the Bruins in the Junior American Legion baseball quarterfinals at Anaheim on the La Palma field at 7 p.m. Lefty Frank Followell will start for Santa Barbara with a lineup including Gene Painter Clive Luckenbill and Jack Randall. The program also lists Arthur Peterson Post and Santa Monica in the feature matchup at 7 p.m. and Santa Ana vs Maywood Bell at 9 p.m. Tomorrow Redlands meets the Los Angeles Lumbermen.
Tonight at Recreation Park Diamond headings list seven fields with 7:30 and 8:45 game times. Matches include Shop 17 vs Apprentices, Tug Boats vs Planning, Post Office vs Hustlers, and Shop 72 vs Shop 38 at Admiral Kidd Park among others.
Tyler 5 beat Marshall 4 while Gladewater 4 defeated Longview 2 Henderson posted 6 and Bryan 2 Kilgore led Lufkin 12 to 10 in a night of edge games.
Fragmentary note emphasizes good figure and enema as essential to health and correct posture. The snippet mentions Speniine Bass Booths for Men and Women referencing a likely medical or wellness context.
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