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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1952
Page
24
Fred Delano presents a sport quiz feature claiming theft of Ward material. The piece previews a reader quiz with 30 questions across baseball boxing golf football tennis and hockey, noting answers appear on Page A-25.
Wrestling tag team battles spark the first annual Golden Grip eliminations at Wilmington Bowl. Promoter Ernie Steffen aims to crown California's future champion as top Southern California teams like Guzman and Romero, Ivan the Terrible with Krippler Karl Davis, Golden Terror with Dan Savich, and Freddie and Billy McDaniels vie for opening round wins and future pairings.
Newcastle United advances in the Football Association Cup fifth round by edging Swansea Town 1 0. Arsenal beats Leyton Orient, Portsmouth defeats Doncaster Rovers. Other results include Norwich City, Exeter City, and various league matches across divisions with several 2 1 or 4 0 scorelines.
Long Beach City College leads the Metropolitan Conference with a one game edge as the Viking Five aim to clinch the title with games Friday and Saturday. Charles Chucch’s Vikings host Santa Monica JC Friday night and Harbor JC Saturday on the Srabawl court. Joe Hicks’s baseball squad schedules three games including a Tuesday trip to Fullerton and a Camp Pendleton weekend against the Marines. A recent ineligibility ruling sidelined Ray Steele Bob Kehne and Darrel Jacobsen for the season. Tennis matches bookend the week with Loyola University Tuesday and Riverside JC Friday.
Del Walker and Poly High Jackrabbits open first round of the CIF basketball playoffs against Covina at City College gym Tuesday night with an 8 o clock tip. The winner advances to face Loyola High Friday. Other prep notes include track football and tennis events across local schools and a busy week at Recreation Park and Whittier.Related games feature St Anthony’s Cantwell and Wilson teams in multiple league fixtures across Tuesday and Friday.
Final games in the second round of Winter League action headline semipro baseball competition for local and near by semipro teams of the Recreation Commission Leagues today VW Manny Furr eRe Vs ith ate Wimbestinerate I yeh Galloway Fiowers 223% durin a Sen s Alorees Hodcatchers Le B Merchanta draw A Ds
Rolly Davis head of the Wilson High physical education department underwent an emergency appendectomy at Seaside Hospital Friday night. He was reported to be resting comfortably late yesterday.
After a five month layoff, Bill Feistner's Long Beach Rockets resume in the Southland Triple-A Baseball League at Recreation Park against the Los Angeles Colored Yankees. Eddie Green will start, with Bud Daley and Ev Pearson as reserves. lineup features Whitey Thomson, Red Messrs, Frank Estes, and Dick Cole. The Rockets next schedule includes a game against Star Kist Tuna of San Pedro.
Defending champion Billy Talbert of New York and top challenger Dick Savitt of Orange New Jersey reached the final round of the National Indoor Tennis championships. Talbert defeated Lorne Main 64 64 62, while Savitt beat Budge Patty 62 63 64. In women's play, Nancy Kilner and Pat Todd advanced to the final, with Kilner defeating Althea Gibson 64 64 and Todd earning a walkover after Pat Ward defaulted. Talbert and Savitt to face Dorfman in doubles final. Patty and Talbert reached the doubles final by beating Wood and Burrows 63 6-4 6-4.
Mary Lena Faulk and 17 year old Don Bisplinghoff, a sharpshooting junior and amateur from Thomasville and Orlando High School, upset two major crews before losing on the 18th hole to Edean Anderson of Helena and Dick Chapman of Pinehurst. Mildred Babe Zaharias of Tampa and Al Besselink of Chicago beat Marge Lindsay of Decatur and Emory Thomas of Bloomfield 4 and 2.
Scattered scores show Montreal and Syracuse both scoring once in games against Pittsburg and Cleveland respectively. Cincinnati and Ba danas also posted four goals in their respective matches, reflecting a busy night of hockey action with varied outcomes.
Philadelphia February 23 AP Bob Waterfield of the Los Angeles Rams edged Norman Van Brocklin for the NFL passing title last season. Waterfield completed 88 of 176 for 2866 yards and 13 touchdowns with one interception, earning a 39. average. Van Brocklin posted 100 completions in 191 attempts for 1725 yards and 13 TDs on an 8.8 average. The Rams led team passing with 3296 yards on 1189 completions of 273 attempts.
A substantial field of drivers will compete in the 100 mile AAA National Championship stock car race at the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds in Pomona. Twenty two late model cars valued around 300 dollars each will race on the half mile dirt oval after time trials open at 1 p.m. and the 100 mile event flags at 11:30 p.m.
Summary of multiple Santa Anita races detailing winners such as PILMELIOR in the first race, CARBINE FIRE and CHALON among top finishers, plus second through fifth place horses, jockeys, trainers, and mutuel pools across seven races. Includes notes on widths, pace, and final margins for key contenders like KING'S MOL, ROMAN SECRET, and GLADE HOLLY.
Mattison the 1951 Golden Gloves lightweight champ returns to Wilmington Bowl Monday night for a four round main event against Rudy Gordon on a seven bout card. The card also features two more Golden Gloves entrants from Long Beach and Johnny Smith of the USS Toledo, plus a Bellflower hitter Gus Fernandez and a rematch between Bob Moore and Bobby Harris.
League leaders Kirby's Shoes and second-place Los Alamitos meet in the Far West Major AAA Basketball League finale at LACC tonight with tipoff at 9 p.m. The earlier 6:30 p.m. opener pits Lat hford Marble Glass against No. American Aviation and Kelbe's BBQ faces the Los Angeles Hurricanes at 7:45. Kirby's rides an 11-game league winning streak led by Dick Ridgway and Eddie Sheldrake. Los Alamitos, boosted by Hal Uplinger, sits at 7-2 in the loop.
City Recreation Commission basketball playoffs start tomorrow at Jefferson Jordan and Washington gyms with triple headers at 7 15 p m Elimination action continues all week with finals early next week Monday schedules list Jefferson Jordan and Washington matchups including High 3 Coca Cola Bond s Stove Works Rien field Rounders Grace Merl Ort Bears Continental Marble Beara v B and B Tipe Langle Sparling Goo Vi Harvestera First Baptist Gang Uptown Cleaners Ivory va Boys Club Alumol
Competitive tennis breaks the Spring barrier with two regional events. Recreation Park Tennis Club hosts its annual club championships on municipal courts starting Saturday and running through Sunday March 9. Lakewood Tennis Club plans a membership round robin mixed doubles event on Sunday March.
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