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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1955
Page
7
Bruins Upset Downey In City League Clash 1939
In a startling City League game, the Bruins defeated Downey, once a top five SCIF favorite, early in the first quarter and pulled away. Wilson applied a shifting defense that disrupted Downey as the Bruins seized control and won going away.
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Vike
Downey High
Bob Dye
Wilson
Ted Smith
Bruins
Con
Downey
They Scif
Zane
Rote Signs Two-Year Pact With Packers
Tobin Rote, 26, former Green Bay Packers quarterback star, signed a two year contract with the Wisconsin Packers. The NFL victory over the CFL featured Rote who had been courted by Canada to join the northern leagues. He cited sticking with the Packers as a main reason for his decision and mentioned coach Liz Blackburn.
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Houston
Tex
National Football League
Canadian Football League
Llouston
Tobin Rote
N Bay Packers
Sea
Wisconsin Ballys
Aghd
Green Bay
Canada
Packers
Soach
Liz Blackburn
Wrestling and Football Highlights From Tonight’s Schedule
A scrambled sports calendar lists wrestling at Ide arena and football at LBCC Colseum with events at Horine Hollywood Legion and nearby venues. Details are unclear due to OCR errors but indicate multiple games and matchups, including a 2:40 start time and racing or tennis notes among Mayo-area teams and colleges.
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Winster
Bakersfield & Bone Beag A. State
Saga Barbers
Laresige Rater Tymple
Horine- Hollywood Legion
Mid-Cites Tolemt Noah
Prep Results Across Leagues At Local Catholic Meet
Schools and teams from Santa Monica to Glendale competed in a prep league meet. Scores include Inglewood High 0 and Newport 49, Huntington Beach 43, Anaheim 47, and Mission Bay 30, with standout performances from Santa Ana and San Diego area campuses.
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Cathedral
Bruin Victory Over Downey Squad in Weekend Basketball Duel
The Bruins defeated Downey 73-48 as Wilson led with a strong second half performance, lifting the heavy cruiser squad to a decisive win while Downey struggled with turnovers and discharges in the late stretches. Scoring highlights included Smothers Gurich and Fa making key baskets for the Bruin quintet.
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Vikings
Downey
Smith
Smothers
Roger Gurich
Bruin
Wilson
Tong Beach State College
USS Rochester
Baster
49Ers
Island Navy
Bruins
Qahile
Stutzmac
Dougan
Mitailott
Wits Bees
Mowery Berg
Cole
Merny
Edens
Kelly O Trurbe
Saracino
Hayward
SO Swenzleberg
Tyom
Howner
Herbertson ii
Rane
Jefferson
Riddle
Weber
Thompson
Merman
Sullivan
McCarty
Carl Haymond Wins Desert Links Tourney
Carl Haymond of Long Beach edged Chauncey Needham of San Francisco by two strokes to win the 54 hole Palm Springs Desert Senior Golf event, finishing with a sizzling score.
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Palm Springs
Carl Haymond
Long Beach
Chauncey Needham
San Francisco
Palm Springs Desert
Conerly and Heinrich Sign 1953 Giants Contracts
Quarterbacks Charlie Conerly and Don Heinrich have signed 1953 contracts with the New York Giants. Conerly completed 103 of 210 passes last season while Heinrich played in only two games.
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Conerly
Heinrich
NEW York
Charlie Conerly
Don Heinrich
New York Giants
Sports on Radio and TV Highlights and Wrestling Card
Radio Parade of Sports on KBJ and KABC 7 covers Santa Anita racing replays and a wrestling event featuring Seerticniat Miceli and Mongla. Box scores and broadcast times vary by station with limited readable details on matchups and results.
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Parade of Sports
KBJ
Santa Anita Reetreatiane
Suo
Seerticniat
Miceli
Mongla
KABC
Unbeatable U S Cagers Seen By Fraley Notes
Oscar Fraley cites packed rosters and strong clubs across college and AAU Armed Forces for Pan American and Olympic games. Mentions Walker Cooper Spike Briggs Lew Fonseca and Hobson Yale on future prospects with emphasis on formidable U S teams and Melbourne Olympics competition.
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Flappy
Fontia
Luke Sewell
New York
Dizay Dean
Fraley
Sammy Angott
Walker Cooper
Kethal
Willie Turnesa
Spike Briggs
Aldo Forte
Famies
Lew Fonseca
Blix Dormelly
How
Panthers Share First Place With Easy Win Over Knights
Jordan High remains undefeated with a fourth straight win, dominating the Knights 56 to 37 to move into a share of first place. The Panthers secured the key victory with a strong defensive effort and efficient offense throughout the game.
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Panthers
Knights
Jordan High
Excelsior Exceeds in Coast League. Poly Beaten by 41 32
Excelsior High gains in Coast League after a 32 to 41 win over Poly Friday. Gary Cropper scores 16 and Danny Martinez 14 as Excelsior holds control after an 11-8 Poly lead, with a halftime 25-20 advantage and a third-quarter push to pull away.
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Excelsior High
Joop
Poly
Excelsior
Gary Cropper
Danny Martinez
Cropper
Pilots
Lynwood
Panthers
Larry Webster
Duane Knapp
Knights
Knapp
The
Bees
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Sanaia Palmgren
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Wallace
Ron Uly
Lee Batson
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Shafer
Jordan Dee
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Typed
Sasdonads
Rose Seatesto
Extemiar
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Stevenson CY Payne
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Belgas
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Vallejo
Exrelsior
Arpostrong
Wordan
Eberhart
Tanchart Eyretsine
Pats AV GM Oy
Puckan
Woliley
Nypstra
Starkey ‘Storer Be
Loi Debut a Success in American Boxing Match
Duilio Loi, European champion, impressed in his American debut by defeating Glen Flanagan by unanimous decision in a ten round televised bout. The rough, action filled fight featured frequent roughhousery, close exchanges, and a near knockdown in the ninth. Loi weighed 139 1/4 pounds to Flanagan’s 188, and hinted at a potential world title shot with a likely next foe.
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Fla
Duilio Loi
Glen Flanagan
America
Nex
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Eddie Chavez
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Frides
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Flanagan
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Flanagat
Rogan
Loj
Saints Stun Phantoms In Catholic League Showdown
Saint Anthony's edges Cathedral 48 to 44 at home as Roland Osgood seals victory with three seconds left. Jim Stephens led Saints with 18 points, while Cathedral briefly led 35 25 in the third quarter before Saint rallies. Loyola beat Serra 70 87 and Mt Carmel topped St Monica's 77 42 in Friday Catholic League action.
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St. Anthony'’s High
Cathedral
Saints
Roland Osgood
St. Anthony's Hac
Phantoms
Saint
Bob Sense
Dick McGreevy
Osgood
Swinning
Jim Stephens
Loyola
Serra
Mt. Carmel
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St. Anthons’s
Olympic Audi
Anton
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Olvera
Chiels
Jreatrr
Waves defeat Fresno State 72-59 in second half surge
Pepperdine overcame a narrow first half deficit to beat Fresno State 72 to 59 at the Wave gym. Ron Faulkner and Bill Barnes sparked a late rally as Pepperdine pulled away after halftime.
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Pepperdine College
Ers
Fresno State
Wave
Waves
Ron Faulkner
Bill Barnes
Y Fresan
U.F.P
Penpertiat
Bares
Zappa
Jinet
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Emithe L
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Gresham
Fresno
Murphs
Kinin
Pepe Faulkner
Burns
Favored Hornets and Gades Triumph in Loop Play
Fullerton and Bakersfield captured conference titles with sweeps. Fullerton, Eastern Conference leaders, won its 20th straight league game 69-63 over San Bernardino. Bakersfield defeated El Camino 96-56 as Eddie Holtidas scored 22. Santa Ana beat Riverside 76-61 and Mt. San Antonio edged Chaffey 73-69. In Metropolitan action, Valley beat East Los Angeles 84-37 and San Diego defeated Santa Monica 49-44. Western State game Los Angeles City College fell to Ventura 68-46.
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Ermzas
Oslinss
Yoouns
Trays
Hatsten
Catay
Waller
Los Angeles
Turey
Re. Feney
Cesar
Walford
Raymond
Tayios
B. A. Vallee
rAno
Camino
FE Fie Brown
Jackk
Mazes
Rey
UCLA
USC
Stanfard
Oregon State
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Tace
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Harbor
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el Coming Ae
San Diego
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East L.A
Imperial Valley
Angelopes Valley SA
Pain Palomar
Oceanside
Piter Chast Gaines
Termanual Island
Pepterdine Fresro State
Qoudental
Caltech
San Jose
Stata
Santa’ Clara
Ed Mary's
Humboldt State
Redlands
College Basketball Scores Across West Coast and Nation
A sprawling recaps scattered scores from Pacific Coast and national conferences. UCLA toppled USC, and Oregon State defeated Oregon. Western State, Metropolitan, and various downsized matchups feature Caltech to Santa Barbara, San Diego to Santa Ana, and many other institutions posting notable results.
Ex Rainier Boss Still Jobless in Saturd ay Shorts
Jerry Priddy, former Rainiers manager and longtime major leaguer, seeks a job and may quit baseball if none comes. Torchy Terrence urges a tower league post to gain experience, praising Priddy as a fine gentleman. Byron Nelson and Gene Littler draw small Crosby crowd as others preview Olympic hopes and past missteps.
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Pebsle Beach
Jerry Priddy
Seattle Rainiers
Seal
Jerry
Torchy Terrence
The
Rainiers
Priddy
Torehy
Seattle
Long Beach YMCA Dominates Sal Pedro in Open Meet
Long Beach YMCA swimming squad defeated Sal Pedro in the Southern California YMCA season opener. Long Beach won the midget division 39-17, the junior 37-18, and the intermediate 39-26. Two meet records were set: the 200-yard freestyle relay in 44.2 seconds and the junior 40-yard breaststroke in 2 minutes 48 seconds.
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Long Beach Ymca
Sal Pedro
Southern California Ymca
Long Beach
Mehler
Poe
Holiday
Chew Brake
Butsy Wryen
iDoris Hart to Retire After 55 Campaign
Doris Hart, top ranked U S woman tennis player, announces retirement plans at end of 1935. She defends her Florida West Coast Tourney title, saying she plays this year only to defend the number one rank and honor.
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Doris Hart
United States
Miss Hart
Par mogul? South Course Women’s Club results
In a garbled report, Mrs. S. Dodson and Mrs. R. W. Nelson posted strong scores in the South Course Women’s Club low gross and net events. Class A entries list several players with mixed results, while match play and blind hole events show tied and leading scores amid unclear names and affiliations.
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S.C. Dodson
R. W. Nelson
Dodson
R W. Belson
Ph Gairenber
Byron
Byron Wolfe
Bi Harrower
Ed Drum
Mateh
Virginia Women's Club
Activi Alta
Eiliott
Lules
Drum
Mes
Tester Lawton Jr
Mth
Bra
Burt
Southland Boat Racing Meetings Highlight Weekend Events
Southland hosts two heat racing groups as part of a busy weekend. The United Speedboat Association plans an installation and trophy dinner in Los Angeles. Southern California Speed Boat Club maps three major regattas at Marine Stadium South Gate. Lincoln team wins Mexican road race as Seaman dinghies contest the William Inslee Memorial trophy. Newport Harbor Yacht Club launches its winter series with the Bil Gulick led Dirty Thirty of LAYC defending Inslee award. Southland yachters eye the 26th Midwinter Regatta February 18 to 20 at Outer Harbor with anticipated eastern and midwest entries including Columbia Yacht Club Chicago sailing a chartered yacht captained by Harry G Nye.
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Hough
Southland
United Speedboat Association
Los Angeles
Southern California Speedboat Club
Marine Stadium
South Gate
SCSC
Lincoln
Inslee
Newport Harbor Yacht Club
Bil Gulick
LAYC
Outer Harbor
Midwest
Fred Haiis
Columbia Yacht Club
Chicago
Louis D. Gilbert
Great Lakes Club
Harry G. Nye
Star Boat
Richards Laz Vie Tonight At Boston Indoor Meet
The 29th Knights of Columbus indoor track meet in Boston Garden features top fields from Olympic and European ranks. Rich ards and Laz are favorites as notable rivals clash in multiple events including the 1 mile and 200 meters with stars like Stanfield Remigino and Lundberg among the contenders. Helsinki and European rivals challenge American sprinters as fans anticipate high drama and late breakthroughs.
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Knights of Columbus
Garden
Harrison Dillard
Jack Davis
E Felrage Roes
FBI
Pereni Pan Baer Ieecor Nies
Horace Ashgis Serateas
Jenfelter
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Caney Dish
Granvissina
Starsltead
Marcella Mi
Remigino
Andy Stanfield
Westron
Harmitzer
Sir
Lezrow
Vantle Pele
Jane Somer
Arcaroy
Valenmeld
Fleet Khal
Shoemart
Loy
Threrenmne
Tontony
Col Bob
Affrichted
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