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Newspaper

Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Dec 29, 1954

Page

13

PGA and Chamber End Cold War Merger Created Los Angeles Open

Mediation ends a five hour dispute between the National PGA and the Los Angeles Junior Chamber of Commerce. The merged Pan American and PGA Opens will be the Los Angeles Open at Inglewood Country Club. Prize money totals 32500 for men plus 5000 for women and 2300 for men pro am event.

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Vike Five Seizes Semifinal Berth In Glendale Tourney

Stockton College led 11 points early as Long Beach City College rallied to a 71-68 win. Bill McFarland scored 28 as LBCC advanced to face Bakersfield Long Beach, while Glendale awaits after defeating Orange Coast in another semifinal setup.

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College Basketball Tournament Results and Notable Scores

A garbled recap lists multiple college basketball results with teams like Montana State, Oregon State, Washington, Duke, and others. Included are scores such as Montana State 66, Georgetown 9, Washington 77, and Oregon State 68, with references to conferences, all-Americans, and memorials, though many fragments are unreadable.

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Downey High Seeks Semi Final Win Over Riverside

Downey High School faces Riverside tonight in a China 20-30 Basketball Tournament semi final after a 46-28 Tuesday victory over Pomona. Citrus meets Chaffey in the other semi following Riverside’s 74-54 over Lynwood. several box scores list players such as Morsey Pierce Martin Helm and Cummings with varied points.

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Mary Star Back on All-Star Squad

Mary Star of the Sea High School star Mary Star Ambrosi named to a first team position on the North-South SCIF squad released by the Helms Foundation. Co players of the year were Bill Cooper of Hawthorne and Bob Franklin of Chula Vista.

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Ex Olympian says Russ cinch in 56 unless U S sites started

Milwaukee ex Olympian Gehrmann, a retired miler, warned that Russia would win the 1956 Olympics unless the United States created school camps for athletes to train. He argued American youths lack incentive and loyalty without centralized training sites.

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Ferrie Wins 1954 Virginia Golf Title Over Walker 2 and 1

Jim Ferrie defeats Del Walker 2 and 1 to capture the 1954 Virginia Country Club men's golf championship. Ferrie led after morning play with a 73 and 1-under round, then added a 74 in the afternoon to seal the win despite Walker’s late surge. Other players and pro-am results noted from the same event and venue.

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Brown urges Ratterman to throw all winter

Cleveland Browns coach Paul Brown told George Ratterman to keep throwing footballs all winter as a precaution if Otto Graham retires. Ratterman has been viewed as a $10,000 insurance policy against Graham quitting the game in recent years.

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City League Golf and basketball chaos at Rio Hondo event

The Rio Hondo Pro-Am and city league meeting featured a 36-hole golf contest with top scores by John Sattler Downey and a field of professionals tied at 63. Amid mixed results, city league basketball saw Johnson and Hoover among players in a tense match as teams chased halfway leaders and notable finishes across divisions.

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Shriners Complain to Pappy Waldorf Before Shrine Game

West coach Pappy Waldorf expressed dissatisfaction with his team’s readiness for the Shrine charity football game against the East in San Francisco. East coach Eddie Anderson of Holy Cross praised his squad, with East captains Tom Bettis of Purdue and Dan Shannen of Notre Dame elected.

San Francisco Pappy Waldorf Eddie Anderson Holy Cross Waldorf Tom Bettis Purdue Dan Shannen Notre Dame

Huntington Beach Thumbs Down Jordan High In Inglewood Invite

Huntington Beach High overwhelmed Jordan High 71 to 56 after a 32-26 halftime margin. Butch Coopman sparked the Oilers with 27 points as Huntington Beach’s defense controlled the boards and forced many Jordan errors. Other first-round scores included Cathedral 63 Glendale 34 Montebello 52 Inglewood 48 Morning Side 45 Fontana 36.

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Beekman Joins Los Alamitos Staff as PR Director

Beekman, ex editor and handicapper for the defunct Los Angeles Daily News, will join Los Alamitos racecourse as public relations and advertising director. President Frank Wessels Sr. announced the appointment on Tuesday.

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S'Anita Race Card Notes Numerous Scratches and Times

A garbled horse racing page lists multiple races with horses such as Royal Decree Spunky Gal and Florence Jouse, including scratched entries and times. Names like Neves, Valencia, Shoemaker, Longden appear amid unclear results and betting figures.

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Anita Handicap Tuesday clear and fast first post

The report notes a fast pace for the Anita Handicap with clear conditions and the first post set for the afternoon. No further details are provided in the readable text.

Racing Picks Highlight Bets and Placings

Specials list top bets with selections for Khal, Racing Review, Perola, Artilete to Oxberg, Tocsin, and Stepping Jan across seven and six place targets. Excerpt notes BEST BET and BEST CHANCE among contenders.

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