Stars Open Home Stand Against Beavers
Hollywood hosts a five game set with Pots land Beavers at Gilmore Field. Joe Trimble of the Twinks faces Dick Bradlan of Beavers in the opener. Series marks veteran Sweeney replacing Holmes as Portland manager.
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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1956
Page
14
Hollywood hosts a five game set with Pots land Beavers at Gilmore Field. Joe Trimble of the Twinks faces Dick Bradlan of Beavers in the opener. Series marks veteran Sweeney replacing Holmes as Portland manager.
SACRAMENTO Yolo County hosts a water ski meet where 17 year old Chuck Stearns of Long Beach set a West Coast jumping record by soaring 108 feet. He also won the slalom and tricks events to claim the overall title as Vicki Van Hook and Mickey Amsberry, both from Long Beach, swept slalom and trick in their divisions. Martha Ann Williams placed second in girls trick. The five game set begins a 10 game home stand for the Twinks as they chase up the standings with batting and pitching notes included for the Stars and surrounding teams.
Wednesday forecast for Hollypark features a clear fast track with first post at 1 45 PM. Mason endorses Lipro in eighth as best bet Bossy Baby seventh as best chance Valstone fourth as most probable winner Proselyte in Parlay Fleet Father eighth Syn Hanialt ix Hirsh as Cloche'rs tip.
Swaps leads with 33 nominations for the £100,000 Sunset Handicap on Hollywood meeting closing day July 3 after a Hollywood Gold Cup victory. Weights will be announced Thursday. Rival entries include Mister Gus Portarhouse and Bobby Hro, plus Adam’s Apple Abdon Beau Busher and others. The 1954 Sunset winner Special Outreach and runner-up Rejected are noted in previous results.
Albacore moved closer to Long Beach as signs point to a voyage toward San Clemente Island channel. Long Beach boats could reach the schools in four to five hours, with reported totals of 192 on Saturday, 368 on Sunday, and 180 on Monday. Monday’s schools lay off the east end of San Clemente Island, offshore and Catalina Danks yielded modest barracuda, kelp, and bull bass crowds.
The Pittsburgh Pirates announced they signed veteran pitcher Howie Pollet, 35, as a free agent after he was released by the Chicago White Sox following 11 appearances and a 3-1 record.
Local sports calendar lists a 1:45 game at the Bollywane 4 Fortland venue in Park. Teams and exact matchup not provided in the fragment.
Haddix and Cardinals clash as Musial raises NL leading average to 329 while Haddix holds through third inning. Pirates, Reds, Dodgers, and Indians winners push into late ball game actions with homers by Robinson, Bell, Bailey, and Busby shaping the pennant chase.
Park, Murchie, and Andersen starred in Atlantic City swims as Park led his field in a 23 mile event while Miss Andersen and Mrs Murchie excelled in the women s division. They then plan to race the English Channel after Park placed second last year to Abdel Heif.
A dense OCR fragment lists numerous players, teams, and figures in a box score style. It references names such as Granmas, Mueller, White, Sullivan, Grammnas, and Peters while noting various stats and totals. The text is fragmented with inconsistent punctuation and multiple misread entries.
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