One Last Chance for Santee Mark One Last Chance for Santee Mark
A vivid report from the 15th Compton Invitational track meet details seven new meet records across 18 events. Ernie Shelton tops high jump with seven feet, while Wes Santee is highlighted for a 4:20 mile and prospects for future meets amid standout performances by Seaman, Wilt, and Gordien.
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Compton
NME
Ernie Shelton
Herschel Smith
Jack Davis
Dick Attlesey
Bill Miler
Marine Corps
Wes Siitee
Fred Wilt
Newcomb
Parry O'Brien
Fortune Gordien
Dim Lea
Z.W. Mashburn
U. S
Jim
Bobby Seaman
UCLA
Mal Whitefield
Kansas Ace Barthel Faces Santee Next Friday Meet
Wes Santee the Kansas Flyer seeks a sub four minute mile in the upcoming Meet Of Champions at the Los Angeles Coliseum after missing by a razor-thin margin at Compton's Ramsaur Stadium. Barthel of Luxembourg may pace the chase as Santee joins Harvard's Josey and Barry Ericsson in a bid for track immortality amid damp cold conditions and a near record field.
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Bing Crosby
Wes Santee
Kansas Flyer
Wes
Compton
Marine’ Corps
Quantico
Los Angeles Coliseum
Joseph Barthel
Luxembourg
Helsinki
Roger Bannister
England
Dam
Josey
Harvard
Barthel
Bannister
International Athletic Federation
AAU
Ramsaur
IAF
Southern California Track Writers Association
Lwes
Ericsson
Kansas
Russ Bon“ham
Whittier
Walt Boehm
Olympic Club
Santee
In This Corner Dick Zeiss and Sam Fanor Letters
Excerpts from letters by Dick Zeiss and Sam Fanor reveal the spread of sports and football talk. Notes cover Edmonton Eskimos amid a shaky season, ticket revenue, player performances, and a grandstand roof underway. Also discussed are Rudy Bukich, Wisconsin Ivy Williamson, and Les Richter awaiting medical clearance for Rams training.
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Teredith
Bob Sturgeon
Vancouver
Edmonton Eskimos
Edmonton
Conant
John
Long
Leaxuy T
Sam Fanor
Rudy Bukich
Rams
Fort Knox
Kohlnoor
Midwest
Wisconsin
Ivy Williamson
Pasa
Egad
Hedlands
Amis
Apes in One Month Break Four of Five Mile Records
Four of the world’s five fastest miles occurred within a month. Roger Bannister clocked 3:269.4 at Oxford on May 6, Wes Santee set a 4:01.8 mile, John Landy ran 4:01.6 in Switzerland on Memorial Day, and Roger Sates posted 4:20.6 Friday night. Gundy Haegye’s 4:01.4 clocking, held for nine years, is challenged.
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New York
Roger Bannister
Oxford
Eng
Wes Santee
Kansas
Om Work Aga
Dobn Landy
Switzerland
Sates
Gundy Haegye
Aigin Gly
Lausse Eyes Olson Fight in Fall Plans
New York report says Eduardo Lausse 156, the Argentine knockout artist, eyes a fall bout with Olson after defending his title shot against Rocsy Castellani in August. Lausse, 26, stopped Joe Rindone 161 by technical knockout in 1 28 of the second, Rindone unable to rise. Referee Tessier stopped the bout after Lausse hammered him across the ropes. From Chicago comes news Tommy Maddox, 20, a 6 of 22 pro, fights Arthur Persley, 30, a veteran lightweight contender, in a tough undercard bout tonight. Transcripts note Maddox is a notable underdog.
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New York
Eduardo Lausse
Olson
Charlie Johnson
Lausse
Jim Norris
Boba ‘Olson
Rocsy Castellani
Joe Rindone
Madison Square Garden
Rinidone
Rindone
Boston
Harry Tessier
Ressier
Chicago
Utv
Tommy Maddes
Apthue Persley
Persley
Maddox
Raffensberger Leaves Cincinnati for Havana After 18 Major Leagues Years
Cincinnati pitcher Ken Raffensberger, 36, known for a rapid hair loss, leaves the Reds to join Havana marking the end of his long major league career after 18 seasons in baseball.
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Cincinnati
Ken Raffensberger
Havana
Acorns Acquire Slugger Morasco From Brooks
Oakland manager Cherlie Dressen announced he had received outfielder Vic Morasco, 24, on cues from the Brooklyn Dodgers. The deal brings Morasco to the Acorns, adding a right handed slugger to the lineup.
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Acorns
Morasco
Brooks
Oakland
Cherlie Dressen
Vic Morasco
Brooklyn Dodgers
Minor Loop Results From The OSD Meet Reported
The article lists scattered results from minor loop events across several cities including Bakersfield Salinas Fort Worth Dallas Houston and Oklahoma City with scores and placements such as Tulsa 9-4 and Beaurmont 2-1 and mentions Syracuse Toronto and Elite Fock in unclear contexts, highlighting a chaotic results page.
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Bakers Ee
Salinas
Hay Anasto
Pone
Ace
Ana Syracuae
Toronto
Tulsa
Beaurmont
San Amora
Dallas
Houston
Fort Worth
Oklahoma City
Necociaries
Enuminoree
Rleare
Boxing Bribe Charge Rocks New York Ring
Clarence Henry, once a top heavyweight contender, was arraigned on a bribery charge tied to a plot to fix a June 11 Madison Square Garden bout between Bobby Jones and Joey Giardello. Jones denied any payoff offers, while investigators followed a complex trail involving the International Boxing Club and state officials.
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New York
Clarence Henry
Henry
Bobby Jones
Joey Giardello
Madison Square Garden
Bobby
Jones
Rugged Giardello
Frank Hogan
New York Journal-American
Bill Cor Ie
Hagan
Giardello
Hogan
Bobby Melnick
Herry Markson
International Boxing Club
State v Athletic
Bob Christenberry
Christenberry
Y Swim Team Competes In Tucson Pacific Southwest Meet
The Long Beach YMCA swim team faced top Y swimmers from California Arizona Nevada and New Mexico in the Pacific Southwest Championships in Tucson. Coach Jerry LaBonte led the squad with standout Stanton Booth a 12 year old who set a 25 yard backstroke record of 14.9 seconds. YMCA director Glenn Thomas and Mrs. Russell Tipton accompanied the entrants.
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Long Beach
YMCA
California
Aizona
Nevada
New Mexico
Iwest
Tucson
Glenn Thomas
Russell Tipton
Stanton Booth
Jerry LaBonte
Shoemaker Suspended Over Westchester Interference
Hollywood Park stewards ruled that jockey Shoe maker came over sharply aboard Modern World in Thursday's Westchester Stakes, causing interference. The suspension bans him from five days of riding beginning Tuesday, costing him mounts including both Belmont Stakes and Californian entries. He will ride today on Lucky Martin in the Debonaire Stakes for three-year-olds at seven furlongs while Black Hoe and other horses race.
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Hollywood Park
Willie Shovemaker
Shoemaker
Black Hoe
Lucky
Martin J
Vigoreli
Trentonian
Ray York
Les
Ralph, Neves
A. Tiv
Peergeene
Untitled fragment from a local page
Fragmentary OCR text hints at a naval or trades scene with unclear names and events. Reading shows scattered phrases about a Norsemmoe glare and a bim weno with faded ink. The readable pieces offer no clear event, date, or identifiable entities to confirm.
Sports Schedule Clipped By OCR Errors In Calendar Row
A fragmented OCR sports calendar item shows fragmented names and terms such as racing and boxing styled phrases, with unclear team and event details. The readable parts include scattered proper nouns like Rosewall and Hollywe, suggesting a dated or regional listing rather than a clear event.
Track results from Stanfield meet show multiple records
The report catalogs track results with numerous names, times, and distances across events. Notable mentions include American and meet records, new marks by athletes from Stanford, Fresno, Oklahoma, and Navy, along with relay and individual performances and unattached entrants.
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Stanfield
Etreet
Skein Jnulsedy
Grieg
Guteepee Abaacy
Lucas Cho Blanial
Grand Inari
Baker Cuo
Riche Eet
Lucas
San Diego
Rav
Mashburn
Rhodeo
Gracd
Eye Boys
Jaker
Ions
Baag
Ee Yards
Beamon
Usla Trgab
Lespar
Fresno Tate
Santea
Ericsson
Sweden
Aide
Iahon
Pate Wie Teac
Garan Aatapfelter
Nyag
Alvarius Garber Verno
Landquiat
Oklahome
Purdice
Davis
LAAC
Bard Tlaag
Jensen
Alarines
San Si Biege
Railie
Rae
Sane
Oo Navy
Olleke
SBO
Reiny
Yasthermothorn
Obvarbrete
Dania
Same Ang
S Var
Musial Tops NL Home Run Pace Amid Ruth Benchmark Talk
Stan Musial moved into the National League lead with his 16th and 17th homers, matching Babe Ruth’s pace for 60 in a season but denying aims at breaking Ruth’s mark. Sauer and Mays sit close with 16, while Ruth’s 60 remains elusive after 26 seasons of near captures.
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Ascocuitd
Stan Musial
Babe Ruth
Musial
Hank Sauer
Chicago
Willie Mays
New York
Ruth
New York Yankees
Jimmy Foxx
Hank Greenberg
Hack Wilson
Sauer
Mays
St. Louis Cardinal
Stan
Cards
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Yankees
Indians
Boston
Detroit
Washington
Baltimore
Harvey Haddix
Cardinals
Bob Keegan
White Sox
Boxing and Wrestling Magazine Leader Missing Details
The text signals a disrupted page from a boxing and wrestling magazine with scattered names. It references promoter Avon Gaceland and individuals such as George Parassus of Los An- Horie, noting a sale and multiple misread words. The readable bits suggest a weekly issue and an international boxing context.
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Ring Magaz
Water Ski Show At Marine Stadium Promises High Flying Tricks
Long Beach Heat and Ski Club launches a Sunday program at Marine Stadium starting 9:30 a.m. featuring four age classes in races and acrobatic skiing. Competitors include Mickey Amsbry 14 and Vickie Van Hook 9 in the youngsters race, Jun iors under 16, women in a 15 lap event, and men in a 20 or 6?0 lap finale. Notable acts include the human tow line with kids and mixed doubles with Martha Ann Williams and Chuckie Stearns. Bill Morris and Fred DeSilva headline the antic acts for the local club.
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Long Beach
Marine Stadium
Jin
Mickey Amsbry
Vickie van Hook
Chuckie Stearns
Martha
Ann Williams
Bill Morris
Fred DeSilva
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Santee Mark
Davis Nicks Sticks
University of Kansas
Dick Zehms
Mal Whitfield
Ucla Frosh
Bob Seaman
Seaman
Dick Zeiss
Les Richter
Los Angeles Rama Medicos
LA Alwb
Ramavills
Richter
Ram
Fresno
Orkouts
Raffensberger
Belmont Ride
Bosing
Bellywood
Lexi Seat Smith
Atte Racing
Oilver
Arras
Rosewall
Hollywe
Hollywood
Salcramento
Quirignd
San Francisco
Portland & Hrattle
Los Angula
Portland
San_ Franciago
San Angeles
Scotte
Bncramento Plerett
Bilmore Feld
Sacramento
Brattle
Los Angeles
Pokivn
York An Ifweukee Iindelnhis
Loulk
Philadelpha
St. Louis
Jane Sacacon
Washin
Pallagelpht
Ma Pi Igi
Pillette
Li Ree
Ek Testa
Wboaa
Cauvertu
Toriowe
Barton
Kiely
Keee
Pacific Coast
LEAGU
Prt
Zie Ottywood
Ag Franch
Fat Marine Stadium
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