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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1954
Page
6
In a swirling baseball collage, the piece follows the Athletics trading Bill to Quickland, Joost and Edude Joost in center field, noting Richards must produce a pennant for the White Sox. It catalogues wide-ranging chatter on Campanella, Lemon, and interleague rivalry, with Market chatter and opinions from Greenberg to Teague and Lew.
The Chicago Bears filed a second federal suit in Miami against Hamilton Ontario's Tiger-Cats seeking 4500,000 from Dempsey for inducing linebacker Dempsey to join the Bears and a separate 25,000 breach of contract suit. Dempsey, a Florida alumnus, has played for the Bears since 1950.
Brayton Norton of Occidental College won his fourth consecutive National AAU Pentathlon title and shattered the 18 year old American total points record with 3,400 across five events. The effort surpassed Bob Mark's 3,887 set in 1936, while others like Howard Smith and Richards are noted in related field contexts and Olympic history.
Basilio and Ponce meet in the headline bout at Hollywood Legion Stadium with veteran Jesse Mongia of Denver set to clash with young Vic Bonte. Ponce, 21, carries one defeat in 16 starts while Mongia, 21, seeks an upset after recent wins over Osemi Torres and Baby Face Gutierres.
Cleveland manager Al López faced the club’s worst loss of the season after a 34-0 cracking by the Yankees, as 49,808 home fans set a gate record. López insisted his Indians remain in first place and prepare for a crucial stretch against Chicago, with Ed Lopat opposing Early Wynn in a key series.
Percy Bassett defeated Lulu Perez by technical knockout in ten rounds at Madison Square Garden. Bassett, who swarmed Perez with body hooks and solid rights, earned a likely October challenge to featherweight champ Sandy Saddler, despite an eye injury that will sideline him briefly.
Haney criticizes Stanky and Leo Durocher for slow pitching and delaying tactics. He praises certain managers for hustle but warns that deliberate delays drag games and frustrate fans. Pirates game cited as example where wait times drew attention from Haney and drew boos from stands.
The calendar lists events at Hoxlige Hollywood Stadium including Pony wa and Moneinn matches, wrestling, track, and swimming. Highlights feature Cayden’s Fras ihvs in Rioci Bola, a Derby showdown, and a Great Toearer at Mur alutke Field with start times around 8:30 to 9:30.
Martinez faces scrutiny amid rival claims over training and preparations for a looming bout. Promoter Cal Eaton and manager Bill Daly deny rumors while New Jersey fighter Martinez spars in public workouts, a left hook drawing attention as debates over plans and strategy swirl around the arena circuit.
Las Vegas bookies mid season odds favor the New York Yankees to repeat as World Series champions with the Yankees atop money lines. The Giants edge Brooklyn for NL favorite by slim margin while Cleveland is second in the AL and Chicago sits at 3-1.
Furrese Tulane star Ham Richardson and UCLA’s Bob Perry, former U S Davis Cup teammates, meet in the NCAA tennis final. Perry’s Friday win locked UCLA’s third straight team title. Richardson advanced by beating Ron Livingston in four sets. Gristy and Alien Cleveland of USC edged UCLA’s Doss and Read in doubles for a team point.
San Diego lightweight Powell stopped Ab Spaulding of Oakland in 39 seconds of the second round for his eighth straight knockout. Powell countered with a solid hook after a tug to the face, sending Spaulding to the canvas as trainers battled to revive him.
Lois Schrader defeated Shirley McFetters to take the Beach City Women’s Championship on Friday after a dramatic 19th hole. Both players posted 73s for 18, with Schrader sealing victory by a six foot putt and McFetters missing a key approach.
Keegan of the White Sox becomes the first American League pitcher to win 11 games while driving in a key run. Strong hitting contributions from Ted Williams plus a rookie pitching duo help Washington close in on a first division spot. Other scores include Detroit beating Washington leading to a push in the NL and Milwaukee clipping Philadelphia.
New York sports scene notes wind of use Cleveland Indians and a 13 to 0 result. Vanna of Uke sergon appears in the report with June timing and four games mentioned.
Jodo won the fifth race at Loxgacies Race Track on Friday, paying 4.10 for a win, 4.19 for place, and 4.10 for show. Seattle reporters note the payoff reflected the final results and pool distribution for the event.
Solons beat the Los Angeles Angels 10 5 at Wrigley Field as 7 pitchers worked and 23 hits were batted around. Nippy Jones and Joe Buovia hit homers for Sacramento while Milo Candini earned the win. Seattle also dropped Hollyweatt 4 2. San Diego swept San Francisco 12 1 as Dave Melton joined the Seals lineup. Portland topped Oakland 4 2 on a Fletcher Rabbe homer.
In Honolulu Friday night two American records fell at the Kea Nakama swimming meet. Jody Alderson of Chicago swam 100 yards free in 59.5 seconds, breaking Brenda Helser’s mark by a half second. Fifteen-year-old Frank McKinney of Indianapolis won the 100-meter backstroke in 1:09.3, short of the 1:12 American record for 16-year-olds set in 1953 by Darrell Weinrich. Gail Peters of Washington, D C won the women’s 499-meter freestyle in 1:26.7. Phene Cramer of Berkeley took the 200-meter breaststroke in 3:16.2. Patricia McCormick of Long Beach won one-meter springboard diving with 306.3 points, Paula Jean Myers of Los Angeles second with 277, and Jeanne Stangos of Detroit third.
The New York football Giants announced a six game exhibition period. They will train at Williamette University in Salers Oregon and play at various venues including Los Angeles Faire and Portland.
Radio and television listings detail games and broadcasts across networks KMPC KMPS KRED and KABC. Matchups include Whitfox versus Te-Tbs and Sox versus RABE with times around 1 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., along with multiple regional telecasts.
S Public Links champion Ids, a former Long Beach golfer now with Bel-Aio Country Club, advanced to the quarterfinals after two easy wins in San Gabriel. Richards posted rounds of 68 and 66 to eliminate Jer ry Steelsmith Oakront CC and Jim Cluskey Inglewood Parish. Several frontrunners and former champions, including Jerry Douglas Victoria and John Dawson Thunderbird CC, exited after first-day play. Jim Ferrie Virginia Country Club was among those missing as play opened Friday.
Santa Ana sprinter Bill Swisshelm earned a place in the national prep track record book after the NFHS officialized his 180 yard low hurdle time of 18.7 seconds at the Grand Canyon gathering. The action added four other national records including a 28.4 second 38 yard dash.
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