Long Beach City College Seeks Tall Center for 1954 Vikings
Long Beach City College coach Charlie Church calls for a 6'8" center averaging ~23 points per game for the 1954 season. He notes past stars, aims to build a strong starting unit, highlights team shooting 43.5% over 38 games, and urges local players and supporters to join the program.
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Dick Zehms
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Air Force
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Russ Tyter
Wilson High Star
Bill McFarland
Polyventer
Bill Remi
St. Anthony High
Cleveland Still Has Chance Lopez
Cleveland manager Al Lopez said the Indians still have a chance for the AL pennant as the Yankees visit for a three game series. Bob Lemon faces Whitey Ford replaced by Johnny Sain for New York while Cleveland struggles with seven losses in nine games and a cold hitting streak.
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Manual Helps Pro Gridders
HEMSHEY Pa Philadelphia Eagles head into the NFL season with a bright outlook as players receive a Gel Ace Quainted Manual. The booklet answers questions on daily routines, mail, wake times, meals, tipping, and dress code for team travel, emphasizing uniformity and professional conduct.
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Hemshey
Philadelphia Eagles
Chocolate Ave
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Fragmented Sports Roundup and Standings Tidbits
A garbled 1960s era sports column lists multiple baseball matchups and player names, mentions American League and National League teams, standings hints, and upcoming games. It also notes boxing and wrestling events, and a Hollywood Park racing card with times, reflecting a dense, OCR-heavy page segment.
Backside Report on Jockey Rivalry and Promising Riders
New York racing note predicts a tight fight for the national jockey title as Tony DeSpirito recovers from injury while Willie Shoemaker charges ahead with more than 230 wins. Eddie Neloy and Dick McLaughlin emerge as rising figures, Abbe Sting shifts to turf glory, and Imbros shows strong west coast form along with other notable horsemen and horses in New England and Arlington Park circuits.
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Lets Dance
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Big Apple
Eddie Neloy
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Not A Chance Says Veeck On Browns Move To LA
Owner Bill Veeck of the St. Louis Browns declares there is no chance the American League club will move to Los Angeles. He cites lack of a playing venue, P K Wrigley’s local ownership, and eight Pacific coast clubs’ resistance. Veeck spoke after arriving at Los Angeles Airport en route to Pebble Beach for a league meeting conference.
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Bill Veeck
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Los Angeles
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Pacific Coast
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Los Angeles International Airport
Pebble Beach
Fuentes Goes For Sixth Straight In Olympic Bout
Jesse Fuentes, a 27 year old boxing rookie, challenges Billy Lanza in a 10 round middleweight bout at Olympic Auditorium. Fuentes aims for his sixth straight win and enters as a 22 1 favorite after turning pro barely a year ago. Lanza once boxed as Billy Corbett and Ramon Fuentes inspired the entrant after his brother’s recent non title loss to Kid Gavilan.
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Jesse Fuentes
Billy Lanza
Sacramento
Olympic Auditorium
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Kid Gavilan
Lanza
Billy Corbett
Fights Last Night in Brooklyn and New Orleans
In a busy night of boxing across Brooklyn and New Orleans, bouts featured notable matchups with tight scores and several upsets. Les Sale and Al Pellegrisi posted strong showings, while Pat Manzi and Mich Andrews drew crowd attention with decisive rounds.
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Sports on Radio-TV Face results at Hodlypark recreations
Radio TV listings show small sports items including a 6:30 p.m. meet featuring Gernants and Gants, a 8:10 p.m. Angels game on KHU TV, and boxing on HLAC TV at 8:39 p.m.
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Frosts Dominate Weekend Snipe Field at Newport
Three southern sailors earned spots in the National Championships at Ardmore after strong showings in the Pacific Coast Snipe series and the Snowbirds Flight on Newport Day. Tom Broet and crew Fred Schenck led Snowhall with four wins and a sixth, while Leonard Smith and Neal Gohar placed second in a 21-boat Snowbirds fleet. Ted Wells of Wichita defends aboard Good News, with Clark King aboard Snowball, heading east to challenge. Jim Gillespie and Bond Thompson of Alamitos Bay also competed, finishing fourth and seventh respectively. Satan was disqualified once.
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Bob Ruskauff
Southland
Outer Harbor
Ardmore
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Newport Day
Broet Brothers
Newport
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Fred Schenck
Snowhall
Leonard Smith
Alamitos Bay
Neal Gohar
Peter
Tust
Ted Wells
Wichita
Kans
Schenck
Clark King
Long Beach
Jim Tony Gillespie
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Lee
Bond Thompson
Leeway Jr
Satan
No Brown Hurler Has Five Victories
St. Louis Browns lack a pitcher with five wins this season. Bob Cain Duane Pillette Dick Littlefield and Marlin Stuart each have four victories while Virgil Trucks had five wins before being traded to Chicago last month.
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Bob Cain
Duane Pillette
Dick Littlefield
Marlin Stuart
Virgil Trucks
Chicago
Trigo Dominates Johnson in South Gate Arena Main Event
Mario Trigo, 141, secured seven of ten rounds to earn a unanimous decision over Eddie Johnson, 1421s, in a boxing main event at South Gate Arena on Monday night.
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Mario Trigo
Eddie Johnson
South Gate Arena
Burns Hurling Cheers Boss Burns Hurling Cheers Boss
National League pitchers show strong form as Charlie Dressen leads Brooklyn to dominance. Meyer and Hughes combine for a second Dodger shutout, 3-0 over the Cubs, widening the Brooklyn lead to 34 1/2 games over Milwaukee. Pirates beat Cardinals 9-4 after a suspended game, as Steve Bilko hits five homers and adds two singles.
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Russ Meyer
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Jim Hughes
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Steve Bilko
Twinks Open Week at Seals as Pac Coast lead on line
Hollywood aims to widen its 41 game Pacific Coast League lead by opening a week long series with the fifth place Seals in San Francisco. Bobby Bragan rests his mound staff for the opener with Harry Fisher slated to face Elmer Singleton.
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Associated Press
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Harry Fisher
Elmer Singleton
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Hogan arrives to ticker tape parade in New York
Ben Hogan, the British Open champion, lands in New York aboard the United States and is greeted by 75 reporters as a ticker tape parade honors him. He notes British courses and ball differ from U S play and praises British fans while predicting uncertain future Open plans.
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Ben Hogan
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Hogan
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Britain
Bobby Jones
Jones
That Russ Meyer Changed Man
Russ Meyer, once prone to tantrums when star pitchers falter, appears calmer after leaving Monday night’s game in the ninth with the Brook lead intact against the Cubs. He attributed the late exit to tiring gas, noting his fastball was solid but his breaking ball weakened earlier in the year. Meyer’s new approach showed in the showers after the game.
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Long Beach LBCC Hall of Fame Star Tom Amberry's Journey
Long Beach City College 1946 basketball standout Tom Amberry rose from a chance encounter with coach Herm Schwartzkopf to become LBCC's top scorer with 631 points in 31 games. His path ran through Navy service, chiropody studies in San Francisco, and a medical career at the Oddo White Clinic. A 1930 South American tour with West Coast College All-stars and a vivid Chile memory mark a lifetime of athletic and professional pursuit.
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Herm Schwartzkopf
Long Beach City College
Schwartzkopf
Vikings
Tom Amberry
North Dakota
Tom
LBCC
EBCC
Veterans Administration
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Navy
California College of Chiropody
San Francisco
Oddo White
Atlantic
South America
West Coast College All-stars
Bobby’ Bragan
Alient
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