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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1954
Page
16
Bowman delivers a five hit performance as Hollywood edges San Diego in a high intensity game. Key plays feature Valenzuela driving in runs, strong relief from a tight bullpen, and a milestone solo homer by a veteran hitter in the late innings.
A garbled OCR page yields scattered sports scores and player names across baseball and girls basketball. The clutter references teams such as Buena Park Kittens, LeRiosa Merchantettes, Sawtelle Juniors, and Heakyscod Nitehawks with scattered game details, tournament notes, and partial box scores.
A Long Beach MCA team led Far Weeks Swimming Championship qualifiers in San Francisco with Betsy Wrye Dick Bynyn and Stanton Booth advancing in three junior events though times were not released. The Rainbow Plantings list announced water stocking in Southern California waters with numerous locations named.
In a terse report the race track notes Ernie Mason finishing seventh and a sixth place prospect in the event. The text also hints at rumors around Peave and Udeds.
Sports Unlimited hosts its 7th annual golf tournament at Recreation Park and three area courses in Lakewood Meadowlark and Huntington Beach. An 8200 club set plus bag will go to anyone who makes an ace and Closest to the Pin prizes of 15 and 5 dollars will be awarded. Open to all regardless of sex or handicap.
A fragmented OCR listing shows Elks midget league teams Northtown Giants Uptown and others with player names such as Camatell Tajosevier Saylor Telesia Bowman and coaches. Additional lines reference a Catholic League with Subhas Khal Armani and players including Mariel and Wang in a scattered event rundown.
California Racing Board to hold a special meeting to consider actions after Crevolin remarks and alleged conduct at Del Mar. The board will review statements attributed to Crevolin and the handling of his horses by stewards and jockeys.
A Long Beach parade tonight sets the stage for Sundays Grand Nationals water ski show. About 60 water skiers and boats will navigate a course from near the Wilton Hotel to Catalina Island. The 8:30 am start time and two hour race estimate follow a busy weekend of divisions with trophies to the top finishers.
Seyfried Sharp led the Anaheim junior American Legion tournament effort as his team dominated Huntington Beach 10-0 behind a standout pitching performance. The game featured 17 strikeouts and only four hits, with the lone HB hit coming in the seventh inning. other reported figures and names appear fragmented in the source text.
In a rousing Munispal Auditorium main event, wrestlers Wilbur Spyder and Sandor Szabo defeated Lord James Wlears and Tom Rice after an earlier clash. Blears and Juice had a brief scuffle in the ring before a referee split them. Szabo and Snyder won in 35 minutes. other results included Warren Redwinkle over Kurt Davis, Gene Lederman over Thor Bares, and Hardy Keuskamp over Shoes Dugar.
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