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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1949
Page
27
Race card summary details from Lattenberg feature events. Winners include BEG PAITE, ROS EL ANNE, and DORALY TE with payouts listed. Multiple races note early pace, ground saving, and late advances. key horses include MAGE, HONEY SISTER, and NATURAL with varied outcomes and mutuel pools totals.
In Toledo the Inverness four ball event nears completion with Melvin Harbert and Bob Hamilton leading by 14 over rivals after two rounds. Amateur Frank Stranahan and Jimmy Demaret delivered a standout performance, Stranahan carding seven birdies and an eagle for a 61 in a three up win, while Demaret-Stranahan defeated Haas-Douglas in the afternoon.
Leeds reports Bobby Locke the British Open champion, who has faced U S tour withdrawal threats, insists he may never play in America again. Promoter May says entry could be accepted but PGA says no action planned. Locke cites breach of Inverness contract and plans to quit if barred.
Freddie Steele declares in court that his finances are exhausted and he cannot meet prior obligations. Attorney Clay Nixon asserts Steele has not squandered championship earnings, but has suffered losses and needs support from his wife Evelyn and others.
Seattle Rainiers beat the Portland Beavers 7-4 to move their current series to three games apiece. Pitcher Vince Binias took the loss for Portland as Seattle built an early four-run rally. Major contributors included Neill Sheridan and Hillis Layne with key hits in the decisive inning.
Detroit boat Such Crust powered to a Harmsworth course record on the Detroit River with 97 992 miles per hour on lap two of the first heat. Owned by Jack Schafer, the boat led a field including Stip-A-Long and Such Crust II as the selection committee eyed American team starters for Friday’s challenge race.
HollywoodStars rout Los Angeles 14 to 3 after nine runs in the fourth inning snapping a three game skid. Jim Baxeshit a three run homer with Unser and O Neil adding timely hits as Chuck Stevens later homered. Ramsdell took the loss for the Angels while Woods and Maltzberger earned decisions for the Stars.
Sacramento Solons beat the San Diego Padres 5 to 3 to maintain their 16th Pacific Coast League win in 18 starts. Len Ratto and Raimondi sparked a first inning run and a third inning two run sequence. Padres rallied with two in the ninth before Ken Holcombe closed out the win. Max West went hitless in five nights of the series.
Marvin Ward of Spokane Washington will turn professional at the Oregon Open Golf Championship in The Dalles Oregon. Ward represents Meadowlark Country Club Great Falls Montana in the three day medal play event, joining top Northwest pros including Ed Oliver Herold West Dick Haskell and Johnny Langford.
Skee Riegel of Upper Darby Pennsylvania defeated Hal Stone Jr of Chicago 5 and 3 in the semifinal of the Great Lakes Amateur Golf tournament. Jim Frisina of Taylorville Illinois eliminated Norando Nannini of Chicago 4 and 3 to reach the final.
Luis Rodriguez Olmo emerges as the top prize among nine repieved Mexican Leaguers seeking major league returns. He leads the National League with a .437 average across 13 games, delivering a ninth inning homer and a key pinch hit as Brooklyn eyes sustained revival.
The Indianapolis Indians call up outfielder Dominic Dal lessandro from the New Orleans Pelicans to join Indianapolis at Columbus Ohio as a replacement for injured Frank Kalin.
San Francisco July 23 Frantie Kennedy of Riverside leads the Sunset E batters with a .403 average, top for the 11th straight week. Kennedy holds a narrow margin over Las Vegas outfielder Pete Hughes who is batting .380. Stats cover games through July 18 according to Howe News Bureau.
Former star Bob Nelson, a Detroit Lions hopeful, returns from Navy duty to boost the squad after serving aboard an LST in Guam Saipan Tinian and Okinawa. He helped the team reach second place as he weighs a move from defense to offense amid a heavy practice schedule.
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