Frick rules out quick big league moves amid expansion push
Ford Frick, major league baseball commissioner, warned cities against expecting a big league club without following a formal, orderly process. He said the path requires local ownership, territorial consideration, and league approval, and criticized plans to build ballparks in hopes of attracting a franchise. He declined to predict moves by specific teams.
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Ford Frick
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Stanmore
D Frick
Bill Veeck
St. Lois Browns
Wind
Commissiaice
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Pnyane Olee
Local Nine in Softball Final at Mormon Church Championship
Salt Lake City reports Tucson and Long Beach advanced to the finals of the Mormon church softball championship. Pacific Coast defeated Provo 11 to 0 as Frank Maygrew pitched a one hitter. Arizona beat Ogden 2 to 4 and will meet to headline a five game program.
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Salt Lake City
Tucsondo
Long Beach
Pacific Coast
IIM
Provo
Frank Maygrew
Arizonahs
Ogden
Heston
Idaho
Emerson
Utah
Baseball action heats up in Anaheim Legion tourney
Three Long Beach area clubs join the American Legion junior baseball tournament at Anaheim. Huntington Beach faces Wilmington at 4 p.m. and San Pedro meets Compton at 9 p.m. Los Angeles Posts shut out 2-0 and Anaheim beat Santa Ana 7-3 in Friday night action.
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Long Beach Area
American Legion
Anaheim
Huntington Beach
Wilmington
San Pedro
Compton
Los Angeles
Santa Ana
Paaes Sever
Mat
Dawes Villageaur
Leigh
Dorett
Norwalk
Angeles
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North Hollywood
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Rockets, Colored Eagles Clash in Sunday Rubber Game
The Long Beach Rockets host the Golds Colored Eagles Sunday at Recreation Park in Los Angeles for the rubber game of a three game set starting at 2 15 p m. Feistner’s Rockets won game one 7 6 and lost game two 11 10. Bob Castleman and Larry Jones to share pitching duties with Walt Klueznick catching.
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Rocket Nine
Colored Eagles
Long Beach
Playground Scores and Officials Named in Semi Final Round
Fragmentary report lists scores and officials for a local semi final round. Names Alexander Conkle and Conkle appear amid mentions of ministers and a 100 point tally. Details are unclear due to damaged text but indicate a school playground event with administrative figures and a vault signal reference.
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Ceenan
Direotson
Alexander
Conkle
Eeleavadt
Massong
Brad
Unclear baseball game play by play with scattered names
The fragment describes multiple at bats, substitutions, and scoring events including players Bauer Noren Becra Viranda and Robinson, with mentions of Kellner, Stobbs, and Vernon. It references a Philadelphia New York game plus Boston Washington lines, pitchers Kellner Brown and Henry, with LOB counts and ER details amidst jumbled OCR data.
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Ex Ball Player Tabor Dies of Heart Attack
Sacramento obituary notes former major league and Pacific Coast League star Jim Tabor died at 87 in a Sacramento hospital after a congestive heart attack. Known as Old Rawhide, he once held a major league record for bases loaded home runs in a single day and played for the Red Sox, Phillies, Sacramento, Portland, and San Diego clubs.
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Sacramento
Jim Tabor
Tabor
Old Timers Lead Semis In National Doubles Tennis at Longwood
In Brookline Massachusetts the National Doubles tournament reaches the semi finals with veteran pairs Mulroy and Talbert and Brough and Dupont chasing titles. They face tough foes including Fletcher and Rinkel and Hartwig with Seixas and Trabert also in contention as defending champions Hart and Dupont look to repeat.
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Mass
Longwood
Gardnar Mulroy
Bill Talbert
Louise Brough
Margaret Osborne Dupont
Mulloy
Talbert
Miss Brough
Straight Clark
Pasadena
Calif
Hal Burrows
Charlottesville
Du‘pont
Helen Fletcher
Jean Vuertier Rinkel
Doris Hart
Coral Gables
Fla
Shirley Ity
Akron
Ohio
WU. S. Davis
Vic Seixas
Tony Trabert
Mervyn Rose
Rex Hartwig
Seixas
Rose
Big Night Pins Open Here With City Bowling Derbies
Two summer riches bowling derbies light up Virginia Recreation and Boulevard Bowl tonight. Boulevard’s 7th annual Labor Day singles starts at 7 with 20 misc bowlers. prizes total 4860 with 506 for handi, 350 scratch, and 50 for ladies. San Diego, Harbor City, Oceanside, Redondo, and Santa Ana bowlers join three squads across 5,7,9 p.m. Aug 22-7. finals Sept 4-7. Virginia Singles Classic opens with 15 entry, eight games over 16 alleys, $1000 to Derby winner, $2500 guarantee, and a special class for 185-and-under bowlers vying for 250 and a trophy.
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Virginia Recreation
Boulevard Bowl
Boulevard
San Diego
Harbor City
Oceanside
Redondo
Santa Ana
Virginia
Westerners Win Roller Derby 22 20 in Donnybrook
In a Friday night clash at Veterans Memorial Stadium the Westerners edged the Panthers 22 20 to even the series. Sparkling play by the Westerners girls included two points from Joyce Beasley Gloria Mack and Nellie Montague in a seven point seventh period. High scorers with five each were Mack Beasley Montague and Hal Janowitz for the Westerners and Bucky Buckholtz for the Panthers.
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Veterans Memorial Stadium
Panthers
Donnybrook
Joyce Beasley
Gloria Mack
Nellie Montague
Miss Mack
Miss Beasley
Hal Janowitz
Westerners
Bucky Buckholtz
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Bowlers to Install State Brass Tonight in Long Beach
Long Beach bowling groups host a 4:00 p.m. banquet at the Wil ton Hotel Marine Room to install new officers for the California State Bowling Association and the Long Beach Bowling Association. George McGarvey becomes state president with Alan Alexander as secretary treasurer and John Ireland along with Jim Pontins as executive directors.
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Wilton Hotel
Marine Room
California State Bowling Association
Long Beach Bowling Association
George McGarvey
Alan Alexander
John Ireland
Jim Pontins
Long Beach Group
Fred Miller
Gordon Carey
Tony Gustave
Bob McConnell
Don Shields
EE Buissert
Earl Quick
Ray Gise
Judge Miller
Harry Stat
Stat
State Association
McGarvey
Oakland
McGaf~vey
Women's State Bowling Association
Ann O'Malley
Mildred Peachy
Frank Fields
San Jose
Harry Sherwood
ABC
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Bill Franklin
ABC Bowling Magazine
Charles Fleming
National Boxes Battle in Patchy Box Score Report
A fragmentary box score dump shows hits, runs, and player lines for Brooklyn, Pittsburgh, and others. Key figures include O’Connell, Campanella, Thomas, Bernier, and Snider with multiple RBI and home run mentions, plus pitching lines for Podres and Dickson. The page mixes several games with unclear totals, partial line scores, and inconsistent abbreviations.
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Ricett
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Pittsburgh
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Dickson
Padres
Gibson Dominates Carrell Speedway Races In Big Night
Johnny "Crash Wall" Gibson shined with two wins at Carrell Speedway Friday, marking his fifth win in six starts. Novice main went to Brad Andreas as trophy dash and other results showcased a brisk night of laps and names like Gabon, Shitey, Crigwei, Ellsworth, Crandall and Ben.
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Crash Wall
Jim Crandall
Suns
Oxen Ea
Ginsen
Ben
Fishin Facts Reports From Par Gifile Sportfishing Dock
Reports from boats operating from Par gifle Sportfishing Dock Pierpont detail catches including barracuda bluefin halibut and kelp base fish. Seafaring anglers mention landing at Seal Beech Pier and Sportfisherman's Dock with steady action along the coast.
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Par Gifle
Pierpont
Seal Beech Pier
City Tennis Slated Sunday
The Long Beach City tennis championships open today at Recreation Park courts with handicap divisions for men and women singles and doubles. The event runs until late afternoon then resumes Sunday, with final rounds scheduled for August 29-30 under Recreation Commission sponsorship for local residents and club members.
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Long Beach City
Recreation Park
Recreation Commission
Long Beach
Del Mar Race Day Results Highlight Various Races
Race details list entries and odds for first through final events at Del Mar. Horses such as En Busca Carmel Bar and Space Patrol appear with prices and placements amid scratched runners and multiple jockeys like Shoemaker and Pearson noted for performances.
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Spor ts doubles title at Grand American trapshoot
Arnold Riegger of Seattle and M D Clark of Woodbury tied at 96 of 100 for the North American Doubles Championship at the 54th Grand American trapshoot and will shoot off for the title. Mixed and women's doubles championships to be decided today in National Public Parks Tennis Championships. Balloting for three additions to golf hall of fame closes Monday with nominees including Nelson Hogan Mangrum Hutchinson Oliver Demard Gildshi Little Von Eim Turnesa. Eagles vs Bears in Hershey Stadium tonight in NFL exhibition. Underwater spearfishing nationals held today at Catalina Island with three three man teams from LA, Florida, and New York.
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Ohio
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Seattle
Wash
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Woodbury
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St. Louis
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Willie Travis
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Hol (Porky) Oliver
Jimmy Demard
Ralph Gildshi
Lawson Little
George von Eim
Willig Turnesa
Philadelphia Eagles
Chicago Bears
Hershey Stadium
Eagles
Baltimore Colts
Norfolk, Va
Bears
Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh
Catalina Island
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