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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1950
Page
23
The report recounts a crowded California horse race card with multiple races, drivers, and outcomes. Winners include horses trained by multiple handlers, such as G. Gibson and J. Morton, with notable performances from riders like Shoemaker. The text notes track conditions as fast and outlines purse details, but many entries are garbled, leaving some horses and results unclear.
Two Californians, Straight Clark of Pasadena and Gil Shea of Los Angeles, advance to the mid Atlantic singles final at Kenwood Country Club. Clark upset Jim Brink of Seattle 7-5 6-4 in the semifinal, while Shea defeated Sid Schwartz of New York 5-7 6-4 6-3. In women's singles, Magda Rurac of Los Angeles meets Baba Lewis of Boston after defeating Virginia Boyer of Washington 6-0 1-0 and Ann Gray of Washington 6-1 respectively.
In St Paul Minnesota on July 15 Minneapolis secured first and second places to win the Northwest International regatta ahead of Fort William Ontario which finished second after Fort William had led the senior heavyweights heading into the final event.
The 1950 college all-star football squad was chosen with 50 players from 33 colleges to face the Philadelphia Eagles in the 17th annual charity game August 11 at Soldier Field. Notre Dame leads with six reps. Oklahoma Minnesota and College of the Pacific send three each. Coached by Dr. Eddie Anderson, training at St John’s Military Academy. Practice starts Friday with Eagles workouts in Grand Rapids Minnesota.
Vic Frank, a 23 year old Yale graduate, cracked the Canadian open discus mark with 164 feet 2 1/2 inches at the two day Canadian senior championships in Hamilton Ontario. He previously threw 50 feet 11 inches in the shot put and outdistanced Sam Felton of New York who held the previous record of 156 feet 4 1/2 inches. Paul Vudsalo of Pasadena placed second in the javelin.
Salinas July 15 UP Gen H C Moncado sponsor of a pro am tournament shot a sizzling 63 at San Benito County Club with seven birdies. He teamed with pro Martin Mitchell and rivals Fred Bethel and Charles Bruntin. Tomorrow’s event will feature national and Olympic decathlon champion Bob Mathias in his first public golf outing, after practicing at Stanford with his brother Gene.
Judy Cornell, 17, of Multnomah Athletic Club Portland, wins the 100-meter breaststroke in 1 24.1 at the Far West AAU championships in San Francisco. She lowers the American long course 50-meter mark and faces Phebe Cramer in tomorrow’s 200-meter butterfly while Greta Anderson wins the 200-meter freestyle. California Swimming Club stars dominate men’s events with Cole Heim and Ross leading wins.
Seattle Colman Pool hosts the AAU championships July 21-23 with director Ray Daughters predicting as many as a dozen records to fall. John Marshall of Yale and Australia is expected to challenge several marks in distance and freestyle events, while Bob Brawner Princeton Yale and Allen Stack also loom for records. Timers and judges will manage a crowded field as the team for Tokyo’s Aug 4 dual with Japan is picked from AAU performances.
Medford wins 40 over the Eugene Larks in a Far West League game. Medford pulled ahead with an eighth inning run after Eugene tied it in the seventh. Jack Cooney hit his second triple of the night and Fred Pasate chased one deep to center.
New York July 15 The Empire City at Jamica summer meeting ended today with slight declines from last year. The 1949 session ran 12 days versus 10 this year, with average wagering at 1,508,814 and average attendance 20,693. Last year’s figures were 1,525,841 and 21,014. Total handle reached 15,088,146 by 206,937 bettors, compared with 18,346,099 by 252,174 fans a year earlier.
Klamath Falls halted a three game skid by defeating the league leading Redding 5 to 3 in KLAMATH FALLS Ore Clyde Dewitt of Reedsport was the winning pitcher marking his second straight win over the Browns Redding catcher Tom Lucido hit the lone homer of the game The series ends with a split doubleheader tomorrow.
Sunday issue of the Long Beach Press Telegram dated July 16, 1950. Front page likely features local civic news, society items, and regional notices with period-appropriate headlines and ads typical of mid-century California newspapers.
In Rio de Janeiro on July 15 police seized control of the sale of tickets for tomorrow's Brazil versus Uruguay match that will decide the world champion. Officials from Brazil Sports Federation were displaced after the first booth sold out 48 seats and a second booth closed with 80 buyers. Ticket limits were cut from 20 to 10 by police as scalpers charged about 15 times face value.
Pacific Coast League all stars prepare for a Monday clash in Sacramento led by Knankall Trophy figure Charle Dressen of Oakland Acorns and Fred Haney of the Hollywood Stars. Lineups feature players from Oakland Portland Sacramento and San Francisco with names like Arita Wilson Jule Biarquer Mickey Races and Ten Fleming among others.
At Atwater California on July 15 the Merced Bears edged the Fresno A F L bombers 21 to 10 in a state semi pro baseball tournament game. Joe Barges delivered an eighth inning single scoring Don Curlee to seal the victory. The Fresno Negro Club was eliminated and Merced advanced to the fourth round with two wins and one loss.
NEW HAVEN Conn July 15 The Colonial League a Class B circuit operating in New York and Connecticut today became the first minor league to fold in 1950. Resethy provided weather and tele vision and radio broadcasts from nearby big league cities. The town has fought for its existence since its inception in 1947.
Manuel Echeverria limited San Bernardino to scattered hits as Mexicali routed the Pioneers 17 to 1. It marked the second consecutive game with Mexicali scoring 17 runs, ending the affair in the fifth with a five run burst fueled by three walks and consecutive singles from Santiago Ayala German Bay and Charlie Marin ez.
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