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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1947
Page
7
Schroeder states the Angels will run a Sunset League club locally in 1948. The plan aims to expand professional baseball reach in the area with an affiliated or independent team under local management. Further details on venue and schedule to follow.
Freddie Negrete secured a controversial life as Duke Chronister pressed the pace in the main event while Tony Grich and others won their bouts. The article also details Long Beach’s potential entry into baseball with a Sunset League franchise, park plans, and league expansion to eight teams backed by Bill Schroeder and Los Angeles interests.
Jack McGrath captured the 3 lap roadster main at Huntington Beach Speedway during the weekly haired whire event. Andy Linden set a new three lap trophy dash record of 45.938 seconds. Steve Du Bich led ahead of Leroy Nooks and Roy Prosser in the Slap semifinal.
Right hander Red Lynn earned the win as the Los Angeles Angels beat Portland Beavers 3 0 to reduce the 34 cent lead in the Palo Alto Coast League. Lynn limited Portland to seven hits while his offense struck early with runs in the second and third innings. San Francisco Seals dropped a game as Seattle won 2 2, tied for third with Oakland after pounding Sacramento 4 2. Daii Clay powered San Diego Padres to a 4 0 victory over Hollywood lifting the Padres into a sixth place deadlock with the Stars.
Race results from a period racing card listing multiple horses, riders, mills, times, and several scratched entries. Notable entries include Lovely Chicln and Tid, with times around 1 40 and 1:12. Fox, Muon, and Gold Arc appear among the fields. The page includes other races with names such as Cindomatiy and Gold Fun, plus notes on scratches and times. Nearby lines mention final times and a section titled GAMES TONIGHT with venue and advertisements.
Belshe captured the featured boys 400 meter freestyle at the Fiesta De La Playa swimming carnival at Alamitos Bay. Madeline Sandoval won the Class B 400 meter distance swim for girls, ahead of Avin Barclay and Rosemary Fredericks, with multiple other event results listed for various ages and distances.
Jack Kramer of Los Angeles overwhelmed Australian challenger Dinny Pails 4-2 in the Davis Cup opener at Forest Hills. Kramer displayed peak form, outclassing Pails who twice double faulted and showed little resistance as the U S team took a strong early lead. Ted Schroeder then faced Jack Bromwich in a separate match to defend the internationals trophy.
Dodgers beat Giants 63 as Jackie Robinson stole home for his 21st steal of the season. Brooklyn forged ahead in the National League, widening its lead over idle teams while Giants pitchers struggled at Ebbets Field amid a chaotic box score and name-heavy play-by-play counts.
Mickey Harris, pitching through a sore arm, blanked the Philadelphia A’s for a 2 to 1 Boston win. The Red Sox sit 12 games behind the Yankees, who beat Washington 4 to 3 in 10 innings. Detroit topped St Louis 5 to 4 as Elis Kinder lost his 12th of 13 starts. Chicago’s game at Cleveland postponed by rain.
Chicago fans marked Stan Hack Day for the 37 year old third baseman long a Cub infield staple. Gifts lined the plate including an automobile a television set and a carload of gadgets as appreciation for Stanislaus Hack.
Riverside's Walt Schafer fanned 18 Imperial batters to set a Sunset League record while shutting out WD. The North Hollywood pitcher, in his second start for the Dong, surpassed Jim Mann's 17 strikeouts. Elmer Critch-Tow added a three-run homer in the first. Las Vegas and Ontario split a doubleheader with Maury Encinas’ six-hit shutout powering Ontario’s 5-0 win.
Hittle pitched to a low hit game as Stockton rolled past Santa Barbara for a 3 run edge in the first inning. Stockton clinched the pennant and extended its league lead while Hittle notched his 20th win in the California State League. San Jose swept Maileste 7 to 3, Fresno beat Bakersfield 2 to 1, and Visalia beat Ventura 2 to 1 in 12 innings.
Bil Vanderhoof led the opening two day regatta at Alamitos Bay under Fran cs Dixon. Skippers include Carl Fichen Berry and Walter Gorton Brown with Tomeny Graham and Norman Tyea among others. Snipes race featured Norman Tyea Zeb Storey Bark Jones, with Don Becald and Esme Bune also noted.
Los Angeles August 30 UP Coach Bert LaBrucherie said 37 varsity football players would be on hand Monday when UCLA opens practice to defend its Pacific Coast Conference championship. The 37 returning lettermen include four three year stars Don Paul Cal Rossi Bot Russell and Hert Best. Other returning standouts include Ernie Johnson Skip Rowland Reiges and Carl Benton.
A trio of young players Ed Becker Jay Scott and Jim Moss shot 32s to share low medals in the nine hole Junior Tournament at Recreation Park First flight medalists were led by Jiro Coleman with a 44 in the second flight The girls 15 and under bracket saw M Dalton win with 45 and Maten play begins next Tuesday with duals scheduled across three brackets.
An undefeated Cincinnati team rests before the finals of the American Legion Little World Series in Los Angeles. Manchester and Little Rock clash tonight for the right to meet Cincinnati after Cincinnati defeated Manchester 41 to 1 at Gilmore Field.
Osborne, floor man at Belmont Bowl, smashed out a 3709 series over eight games to take an early lead in the Virginia Recreation Center singles classic. Action resumes tonight with two matches to go, as Boulevard Bowl hosts the $500 vacsition singles event and a long list of players from Los Angeles to Denver compete for top prize.
Ray Sugar Robinson welterweight champion stopped Flashy Sebastian of the Philippines at 1 02 of the first round in front of about 17 000 fans. Robinson landed a sharp left hook to the chin then a punishing flurry to body and head before flooring Sebastian with a final left hook.
California players dominate the 30th annual U S junior girls lawn tennis championship with four of its teens reaching the semifinals at the Philadelphia Cricket Club. Top seed Helen Pastall of Los Angeles and Doris Newcomer of Burbank face one bracket while Beverly Baker of Santa Monica and Nancy Chaffee of Ventura vie in the other. The semifinals and final are scheduled tomorrow.
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