Gavilan Faces Tiger Jones in Madison Square Garden Test
Kid Gavilan, boxing’s showman, climbs into the Madison Square Garden ring on Wednesday to decide if he can become a legitimate middleweight challenger or retreat to welterweight status. He meets sixth ranked Ralph Tiger Jones, whose upset over Johnny Bratton in 1952 marks a key test for Gavilan’s ambitions to emulate Ray Robinson’s path to middleweight glory.
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Oscar Fraley
New York
Kid Gavilan
Madison Square Gardens
Ralph
Tiger
Jones
Johnny Bratton
Reed
Ray Robinson
Gil Turner
Billy Graham
Chuck Davey
Gavilan
Turbulent box score garble highlights mixed players and teams
A highly jumbled OCR style box score fragment mentions Oakland and various players with scattered numbers. The readable items include team references, partial player names, and inconsistent stats across innings and positions, but no coherent game result or complete lineup.
Long Beach Hosts Dual Bowling Officer Installations
Long Beach hosts a big bowling event at Wilton's Marine Room with about 400 attendees for the joint installation of officers for the California State Men's Bowling Association and the Long Beach Association. New officers include George McGarvey president Alan Alexander secretary treasurer and John Ireland executive director. Tickets cost 3.40 and the event features plans for next year's state tournament and venue selections.
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Long Beach
California
Wilton’s Marine Room
California State Men's Bowling Association
Long Beach Association
George McGarvey
Alan Alexander
John Ireland
Virginia Recreation
Boulevard ‘Bowl
State Association
Gordon Carey Andi
Fred Milter
Bel Mar Race Meet Results Summary
Race by race results list several horses with times and entries. Secret Plan and On the Move race on furlongs with varied payouts. several scratches noted including Dally Double and Mind. Final odds show Dixie Valori Maeser, Treks, and Shandry among top finishes with times around 1 1/16 to 1 mile.
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Dina Rumerses
Hale Furtones
Speedy Waaso Fio
cEhoomaker
Moreno! San Gres Reiding
Buttes Prove
Moreno
Pienicker
Glisson
Shandry
York
Local Golfer Charles Grant Dies at 43 in San Francisco
Charles Grant a Long Beach golf figure died Wednesday at Letterman Hospital in San Francisco. He played at Recreation Park and Virginia Country Club, caddied there, and served in the Army for 15 years. Survived by wife Thelma and two children Rodney and Diane. Burial at San Francisco national cemetery Monday.
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Charles Grant
Long Beach
Letterman Hospital
San Francisco
Grant
Recreation Park
Virginia Country Club
Frank Grant Sr
Virginia and Recreation
Frank
Recreation
Thelma
Rodney
Diane
National Cemetery
Sanso
Record-Breaking Barber Sets Open Pace in Montreal
Jerry Barber, a 36-year-old from La Canada California, shot a 64 to set a new Open record at the Montreal Teefest after a bold front nine surge. He finished the second round one stroke behind leader Max Evans, who carded a 65 on the par 70 course as the Northwest nation’s event progressed.
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Montreal
Jerry Barber
Parhim
Regu
Jerry
la Canada
Calif
Thurst
Max Evans
de Gay
Treit
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Virginia Tuesday Businessmen's Handicap League
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Los Angeles
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