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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1951
Page
11
Joe Rodgers led Long Beach Nitehawks to a 7 to 1 victory over San Diego. The Hawks stole 13 bases with three by Jimmy Jones and Mike Murdock, two by Dick Rountree and Clint Herron. San Diego, hampered by eight errors, managed four hits as Jack Randall and Lou Novikoff held firm on the mound.
O Hern won the Fox Hills sweepstakes at Slauson Avenue with a 36 35 71 10 capture while Lownet trailed with 35 36 713 68 and Bob Simmers placed.
Local Outboard Boating Club members from Long Beach, about 30 families and 80 members total, will sail Saturday from Golden Ave launching ramp for the third annual fishing darby and Catalina Channel cruise to Avalon. The convoy will sail en masse, fish Sunday, stay overnight on Avalon, and return Monday. The club meets Wednesdays at Machinists Hall and invites all outboard craft owners.
California League baseball teams open a new series with first and second place gaps. Stockton leads after taking two of three from Modesto Reds as Earl Escalante earned his 14th win despite a Jim Warner homer costing a shutout. Santa Barbara lost a four game set to Visalia. San Jose swept Fresno. Ventura edged Bakersfield in a late ninth homer by Pablo Bernard.
Jim Ferrie the Long Beach and Southern California champion opens defense of his Virginia Country Club men’s title facing Cliff Menig in the opening match. Del Walker leads the lower bracket as Ferrie’s main rival remains in contention.
Whittier College coach Wallace J. Newman known as Chief will be honored at a testimonial barbecue July 27 at Hadley Field. Southland friends invite all who rever ed his 22 years guiding Whittier athletics and teams. The event details and surrounding notes appear among scattered program items and local notices.
Hundreds of harbor area wrestling fans and three Leo Garibaldi fan clubs honor the junior heavyweight champion on a five hour card at Wilmington Bowl. Leo faces Tony Morelli in a two out of three hour match as part of the Leo Garibaldi Birthday Anniversary Week.
Norwalk Softball Association game last night featured Rudy Manzo and Hal Turley as pitchers for Bake's U Serve edging Norwalk Sheriffs. Strong hits and fielding kept the score close with both teams showing solid offense and defense.
West Germany defeated Italy three matches to two to reach the European Davis Cup final. Baron Gottfried von Cramm beat Rolando Del Bello in three sets as rain halted play late yesterday. Germany named von Cramm Ernst Buchholz and Rolf Goepfert to the final team. Their opponent will be the Sweden Philippines winner, to begin today at Bastaad, Sweden.
New York July 17 AP Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals remains the NL batting leader with .873, facing a challenge from Richie Ashburn of the Philadelphia Phillies who hit eight for 19 to raise his average to .339 and pass Jackie Robinson for second. Robinson slipped to .355 after six hits in 18 at bats as Johnny Wyrostek boosted to .344 with 10 hits in 16 trips, continuing a stride that lifted his average 20 points the prior week.
Honolulu July 17. L Apache crossed Diamond Head at 7:40 p.m Tuesday eighth to finish from the mainland. It also placed eighth in corrected time with an elapsed 12 days 11 hours 40 minutes 43 seconds. Handicap gives 11 days 6 hours 52 minutes 6 seconds. Chiriqui led early with eight days 21 hours 41 minutes 48 seconds corrected time. Staghound close behind with a handicap over four days. Sea Witch and other yachts in finish standings include Skylark Evening Star Fairweather Ritten Gossip Gossips and Star among finishers with various elapsed and corrected times.
Fragmented scores show teams like Tafaxette and Cabrilie with mixed results. Burns, Burnett, and Barton players appear with varied tallies as early inning action unfolds at the makeshift field.
CHICAGO July 17 AP Gl Coan Washington outfielder tied Boston star Ted Williams for the American League batting lead at 336 after a week of 10 hits in 22 at bats. Ferris Fain and George Kell were two points behind at 334, Vern Stephens and Bob Dillinger moved in, Minnie Minoso was fifth at 331, and Larry Doby trailed at 330.
Proctor's dominated Kin Base ball League action at Truman Tonight, defeating Cyprlan's 40 to 0. Pitching held the losers hitless as Proctor's offense exploded with multiple players contributing in the sweep.
Del Mar opens its twelfth summer season with three apprentice riders in focus Pete Moreno Rogelio Trejos and Johnny Nichols. Moreno from Hollywood Park has shown bright form and could lead the group with 40 days of racing ahead Trejos fresh from Caliente hits the scene in Central America and Las Cruces New Mexico rider Vichors brings quarter horse experience, following his brother Jimmy Nichols into the sport.
Babe Zaharias shot 74 at Wentworth West Course to lead Patty Berg by two strokes in the first round of a private 36 hole medal play tournament in Virginia Water England. The field of six American women professionals competes for 200 pounds in prizes linked to the Daily Graphic British national tournament, which is for amateurs. Berg posted 76, after Berg defeated Zaharias in last month’s Weathervane Cross Country playoff.
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