Golfing Army Starts Siege Tomorrow of Los Angeles Open Title
The 22nd Los Angeles Open begins with 400 plus master shotmakers from the U S and abroad. Nine Southern California courses host 36 hole qualifying to trim to 90 plus ties for the Jan 2 start at Riviera. Notables include defending champion Ben Hogan and foreign stars Norman Von Nida Bobby Locke with $2000 to winner and larger prizes for lower scores. Local Long Beach entries feature Alice Bauer among others at Virginia Country Club with early pairings listed.
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Golfing Army
Los Angeles
United States
California
Ben Hogan
Norman von Nida
Australia
New Zealand
Bobby Locke
Johannesburgh
South Africa
Riviera Fairways
Long Beach
Jackson Bradley
Jimmy Hines
North Shore Club
Chicago
Morrow
Virginia Country Club
Joe Robinson
Virginia
Alice Bauer
Babe
Zaharias
Virginia Links
Ray B. Hardin
Louie Miller
Gene Combs
Cliff Vorhees
Dennis Hoagland
A. J. Burke
Carl Dalton
Dick Ewert
Jerry Deen
Jim Clark
Ted Richards
Kenny Griffiths
Jimmy Thompson
John Cain
Lew Carson
Lloyd Porter
Gene Andrews
Lowell Matlock
Bud Oakley
George Lake
Irv Cooper
Chuck Wondersen
Marshal Holt
Howard Knight
Ross Hanson
Bob Tucker
Lou Warobick
Milt Harrington
Merle Lint
Les Hensley
J. Nunnally
Walter Davidson
Bob Judson
Bill Mifflin
Art King
Ens. C. R. Jeffs Jr
Paul Fruchet
Bernie Guenther
Ted Dorius
Frank Morey Jr
John Sparks
Frank Grant
Semipro Nines Resume Action Across Local Diamond Games
A busy semipro independent baseball schedule resumes with multiple 2 p m starts at locations including Highway 101 and Sanford Wilming ton L A Stars versus Wilmington Merchants and South Gate L A Athletics against South Gate Reds. Other matchups feature MacArthur Field San Pedro Hilgren Mig Co versus San Pedro Merchants Placentia El Segunda Legion versus Placentia Merchants Orange Frisco Baking versus Orange Merchants 160th and Normandie Gardena Rodger Rockies against Gardena Compton Cressey Park Double AP 12 noon Clark Ramblers versus Creasey Ark H ton Park Santa Ana Devil Dogs versus North Long Beach Compton J C Giant Juniors versus Compton Merchants Broad Street Wilmington Genea Blue Jays versus Wilmington Athletics Lynwood Crusaders versus Lynwood Torrance City Park Cherubs versus Lomita Fullerton Highland Park Ramblers versus Fullerton Lions Hermosa Beach Burke's Service versus Bunbury Market.
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Highway 101
Sanford
Wilmington
L. A. Stars
Wilmington Merchants
South Gate
L. A. Athletics
South Gate Reds
MacArthur Field
San Pedro
Hilgren Mig. Co
San Pedro Merchants
Placentia
el Segunda Legion
Placentia Merchants
Orange
Frisco Baking
Martinez and Negrete Sign for Wilmington Bowl Card
Southern California Golden Gloves lightweight champion Henry Martinez of Los Angeles will face Freddie Negrete of Wilmington in the main event of Wilmington Bowl’s first 1948 amateur card on Friday January 9. Martinez has two decision wins over Harbor A C’s fighter in whirlwind bouts.
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Henry Martinez
Los Angeles
Freddie Negrete
Wilmington
Wilmington Bowl
Martinez
Harbor A. C
Vandals Face Elks In Saint Gym Double Bill
University of Idaho stars led by Jack Phoenix travel to Long Beach to clash with Cliff Johnsons Elks in the second game of a St Anthony gym doubleheader. Phoenix 6 9 center scored 19 in the opening tourney and is joined by Geisler and Christensen as top P C northern contenders.
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University of Idaho
Long Beach
Cliff Johnson
Elks Hoop Forces
St. Anthony's
Sixth St
Alamitos Ave
Jack Phoenix
Chuck Finley
Phoenix
Dick Geisler
Wendell Christensen
P. C
Stan Joliey
Marty Pelka
George Vulich
Vince King
Hal Michaels
Maryt Pelka
San Diego Navy
Stagg Inspires Young Reporter During Stockton Visit
In Stockton Amos Alonzo Stagg welcomes a long interview in his home, sharing memories of Chicago era teams and Susquehanna University, and discussing coaching with his son at Susquehanna. He recalls past meetings with Connie Mack, Bobby Feller, and Max Baer, and mentions a possible Rose Bowl trip to see Michigan against Southern California.
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Sacramento
San Francisco
Jack London
Clear Lake
Stockton
Amos Alonzo Stagg
Michigan
Caliornia
Alhambra
College of Pacific
Mr. Stagg
Gmme
Mr. Stage
Amos Alonzo Jr
Lttle Susquehanna
Minnesota
Notre Dame
Southern California
California
Stagg
New York
Haverford
Chicago
Crisler
Fritz
Crisler Bumpel
Herbert
Ray Canton
Tag Team Events Highlight Week On Mat Schedule
WICE promotes a three ring circus with a four man tag at Wilmington Tuesday. Thursday at Municipal Auditorium features Becker and Torres in tough heavyweight bouts against the Davis team Wee Willie and Karl the Krippler.
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Pro Wrestling
Wilmington Bowl
Municipal Auditorium
George Becker
Ant
Becker
Bomber Kulkovitch
Chief Little Wolf
Kolo Stasiak
Wilmington
Enrique Torres
Davis
Wee Willie
Karl the Krippler
Little Wolf
Torres
Sorel
West Virginia
Rippler
Karl Davis
Texas
Jim
Black Panther
Lakewood to Add 27 Holes at Lakewood Golf
Lakewood plans show Montana Land Co officials drafting 27 holes for a new golf plant to operate by late summer. famed architect Billy Bell drafted nine new holes north and west of the current course, creating an 18 hole layout north of Carson Blvd. with tees near the pro shop. A South Course will use the current No 3 tee as No 1 on a 32 par layout and add two new holes by reshaping No 3 and No 5.
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Greens Committee
Lakewood
Montana Land Co
Billy Bell
Carson Blvd
Lakewood South
Exhibition Match Promises LA Open Pros Demonstration
An exhibition today at Palos Verdes features four professional golfers. Jimmy Thomson and Ed Oliver team against Harry Brassler and Bud Oakley in a noon start with no gallery fee. The four players will later compete in the Los Angeles Open this week.
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Palos Verdes
Jimmy Thomson
Porky) Oliver
Harry Brassler
Bud Oakley
Earl Prock Leaves Golf Business for Service Station Work
Earl Prock once a Recreation Park assistant pro and familiar golf figure played briefly at Lakewood this week. He has forsaken golf as a business to focus on service station work in Los Angeles and plays only for fun now.
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Earl Procknow
Recreation Park
Lakewood
Earl
Los Angeles
Fairway Echoes Tells Of Golf Comebacks And Club Changes
George Brower plans a golf comeback after council service and major operations. Vic Baker stocks his Lakewood pro shop with PGA pros. Jay Summers and Dr A H Edwards clash with Gaston Alphonse as runoff nears. Mrs Art Burke Mrs Claude Brown and Mrs M Walker win at South Course last week. Jackson Bradley hires Bobby Judson at Glenview Illinois. Frank Newell at Fir Crest CC renews Southern California ties and praises Tacoma scenery.
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Fairway
George Brower
Vic Baker
Lakewood
Jay Summers
A. H. Edwards
Art Burke
Claude Brown
M. Walker
Jackson Bradley
Bobby Judson
Glenview
Ill
Frank Newell
Fir Crest Country Club
California
Tacoma
Tacoma Chamber of Commerce
Mixed foursome at Virginia Country Club noon luncheon draw
Members of the Virginia Country Club meet at noon for the monthly mixed scotch foursomes. Pairings will be drawn on the first tee after lunch.
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Virginia Country Club
Virginia Country Club swing yields low net in sweepstakes
W. W. Schooling shot 75-8-67 for a low net at Virginia Country Club yesterday afternoon. He led G. Shallenberger 78-10-68 and F. A. Knight 86-17-69, with a six way tie producing a blind finish.
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W. W. Schooling
Virginia Country Club
G. Shallenberger
F. A. Knight
City Hoopsters in Split Week
The Long Beach City league schedules a busy split week at Poly High Armory and St. Anthony's gyms with no games Wednesday or Thursday for New Year. Monday to Saturday feature multiple matches including U S Air Force versus Jack Lasley's and Antonians versus Atlantic Orphans.
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Basketeers
Long Beach
Poly High Armory
St. Anthony's High
Poly High
U. S. Air Force
Jack Lasley
Creeden Drugs
Chef's
Fire Dept
Independents
St. Anthony's
Carriere Va
Tigers
Beckiey's
Willow Ave
Antonians
Atlantic Orphans
Dept. No
Va. Dept
Trinity Lutheran
Central Church of Christ
Pacific Values
Dorks No. 1
Proctor & Gamble
Bowman Furniture
the Armory
Hancock Oil
Coon's Cardinals
F. D. Blues
Jr. Exchange Club
North American
Associated Gas
Double Bills Highlight City League Baseball Show
Two noon double headers and a 12 o'clock single game highlight a city league card at Recreation Park and Wilson High. Features include Los Alamitos Naval Air Station facing the Ellbees and Pilots meeting Trembly's with 2:30 follow ups.
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Recreation Park
Los Alamitos Naval Air Station Nine
Ellbees
Panthers
Paris Service
Wilson High
Solons
Ocean View
Associated Radio
Crosby Sexton
Recreation Annex
Pilots
Trembly’s
Los Alamitos Naval Air Station
Archers to Compete in Tourney Today
Members of the Long Beach Archery Association will shoot in a monthly tournament at the club range on Carson Blvd near City College starting at 10 a.m. today. A brief business meeting will follow the potluck lunch at 1 30 p.m.
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Long Beach Archery Association
Carson Blvd
City College
Golf Team Scores Fifty-Six With 77 By Leaders
Ralph Cancer, Joe Hayes, G Rochester, Herb Bear, J Black, and Lester Law son Sr. carded a 77 to top bogey scoring performance.
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Ralph Cancer
Joe Hayes
G. Rochester
Herb Bear
J. Black
Lester Lawson
Major 850 League Action Sparks Tight Standings
Three Clubs in hot Major 850 battle tie for first after 2-1 results as Direct Service and L B Cigaret Service draw with Huntington Beach Speedway, Regal Pale Beer beats the Speeders. Edison Steam Eastside r Chicken of the Sea Mt View Dairies and Smith Dosser win to stay near top. Eastside 922 and Smith Dosser 2719 lead team totals. Virginia Mixed Five notes Buffalo Liquors 1023 scratch game and 2615 high series with Fitzpatrick 234-636 for Esquire Room.
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Direct Service
L. B. Cigaret Service
Huntington Beach Speedway
Speeders
Regal Pale Beer
Smith & Dosser
Regal Pale
Edison Steam
Eastsider
Chicken of the Sea
Mt. View Dairies
W. Petrie
L. Guest
H. Wright
R. Galvin
R. Caplinger
W. Stastny
A. Johnson
S. Botkin
M. Phipps
C. Doolittle
J. Wynkeop
E. Caplinder
W. Swanson
Eastside
Virginia
Buffalo Liquors
B. Yockey
Dottie Layne
BE. Paul
Fitzpatrick
Iil Macs
Mack Trucks
Wilmington Construction
Buffalo
Majer's Beer
Virginia 900: Local racing clubs tally season totals
Virginia 900 meet results show Ideal Radiator Larrys Texaco Olson s Used Cars Reegs Used Cars Gard Service and Andrews Realty winning matchups. Larrys 2771 and Andrews 966 lead totals with top scorers Turner 258 425 McPartin 217 570 Later 204 860 Miller 218 Hitchcock 231 504 Swem 552 Dexheimer 219 585 Lathrom 556 Lewis 256 608.
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Virginia
Ideal Radiator
Larry
Teaxco
Olson
Reeg
Gard Service
Andrews Realty
Andrews
Art Turner
J. McPartin
J. Miller
V. Hitchcock
J. Swem
A. Dexheimer
H. Lathrom
Dick Lewis
Texaco scores high as Cadence team tops field
Cavender Ratkay Korsmeier De Line Worden Coffman Smale Pemberton Cook Riley Ligdard Gregory Neal Dun can led scoring as Works Soeceres Sales and Production Lab win team titles.
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Texaco
K. Cavender
M. Ratkays
L. Korsmeier
B. de Line
W. Worden
H. Coffman
R. Smale
G. Pemberton
T. Cook
J. ‘Riley
H. Ligdard
B. Gregory
H. Neal
W. Duncan
L. A. Works, Soeceres Sales
Production Lab
Kenmar Businessmen Win Duels In Local Meet Scores
Green's Stationery Sharp Building Co. Molded Products Nugent Sign Co. O. C. Locker Club and Howard's Alliances won duels. Scoring leaders included R. Farmer 201 A. Buntrock 508 H. Wright 502 H. Little 239-553 H. Sharp 225 EF. Pontius 545 O. McKnight 514 K. Bradley 515 J. McKnown 201-561 H. L. Brown 211 R. Greig 516 and A. Atkinson 205.
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Kenmar
Green's Stationery
Sharp Building Co
E Molded Products
Nugent Sign Co
O. C. Locker Club
Howard's
R. Farmer
A. Buntrock
H. Wright
H. Little
H. Sharp
EF. Pontius
O. McKnight
K. Bradley
J. McKnown
H. L. Brown
R. Greig
A. Atkinson
Chicken of the Sea Leads High Scorers in Match Wins
Sansome 518 Bachli 235 Robinson 502 MecCart 212 Power 232 Decker 234 Christiansen 566 Jonas 555 Shackleford 548 Burt 516 top the high scorers. Teams No. 3 5 11 and 12 secured match victories.
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Sansome
H. Bachli
V. Robinson
MecCart
L. Power
N. Decker
A. Christiansen
H. Jonas
Shackleford
D. Burt
Dairy and Union Oil contest results and top performers
Dairy section notes winners from Golden State Retail Arden Retail Mt View Wholesale and Arden the Cream and Mt View Ice Cream. Hit Parade scores list A Yard J Maddock Jungo Wade Winand Glass Fenner French Valley Kane Miller. Union Oil Div 1 victors Mercaptains Oper Treat Legal Eagles Pilot Planter Crecking Engine Lab top scorers Overman Mays Sponberg Lammerman Warren. Div 2 Sales process Field Research 7800 Asphalt and Maintenance decisions with Qualls Fryar Hanson Mattson Lewis Murphy Cameron Schielbaum Ascherin.
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Golden State Retail
Arden Retail
Mt. View Wholesale
Arden the
Mt. View
A. Yard
J. Maddock
Jungo
T. Wade
W. Winand
R. Glass
J. Fenner
E. French
P. Valley
M. Kane
N. Miller
Union Oil
Oper
Treat
Legal Eagles
Pilot Planter Crecking
V. Overman &11
A. Mays
RK. Sponberg
Lammerman
J. Warren
J. Qualls
P. Fryar
R. Hanson
R. Mattson
B. Lewis
R. Murphy
H. Cameron
F. Schielbaum
C. Ascherin
Dempsey to Ref Bowl Pro Bout
Arrangements were nearing completion for Jack Dempsey to referee the 10 round main event of the 1948 opening boxing card at the Wilming ton Bowl. Frankie Lieberman and Al Sandoval of Wilmington meet in the feature lightweights bout.
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Jack Dempsey
California
Wilmings Bowl
Long Beach
Frankie Lieberman
al Sandoval
Wilmington
Valencia Polo Squads Meet Long Beach in Exhibition Match
Long Beach and Valencia Polo Clubs prepare for a six chukker exhibition at Harry Marrell Ranch field near Garden Grove on East Seventh Street. The event starts at 1:30 p m today with no admission charge.
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Long Beach
Valencia Polo Club
Orange County
Chukker
Harry Marrell
Garden Grove
East Seventh St
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