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Newspaper

Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Mar 01, 1955

Page

13

Poly and Wilson clash in Coast League finale showdown

Poly High and Wilson High meet tonight at Long Beach City College gym with first place in the Coast League and a CIF playoffs spot on the line. Poly, led by Jim Hanna and Paul Wipp, faces Wilson’s quick guards Ted Smith and Roger Gurich, with Coach Bob Robbins mixing his lineup as the Bruins seek a final surge.

Poly High Wilson High Long Beach City College Bob Robbins Bruins Poly Wilson Robbins Pt X Ap Ted Smith Roger Gurich Dale Welin John Bensen Barry Hallamore Welin Bensen Hallamore Halla‘mere Wilton Polw Jim Hanna Paul Wipp George Watis Nel Walker Walker Hanna Wipp H-oomba Jimmy Jak Vafis Henry Wallace Paly

City League Cage Playoffs and Pairings Update

City League cage playoffs feature varied schedules with boxing cards and school sports notes. Training results show Poly High tennis wins while Leuzinger falters in golf as teams prepare for midweek contests at Holy Cross Cemetery venue and Milwaukee arena bouts highlight the boxing card with Giardella and Uglesich active in main events.

Milwaukee Giardella Nick Uglesich Jose Cotero Idaho University Gil ‘Velarde Orean Park Arena Teach Uglesich Pittsht Billy Nino Valdes Heanly Rex Rounder Dhara Rocky Marciano

Local Golf Stars Shine in So Cal PGA Events

George Jake of Recreation Park and Souchak gain attention after strong showings at Palm Springs and Houston. Southern California PGA dates set for key events, including Pro-President Tournament April 4 at Whittier Clock CC and SC-PGA Championships July 7-10 at Recreation Park with purse around 4000. Dutra wins the national seniors title earning 1000 and a Europe trip. Hendry Burchfield and Holland Crowell tied for second in senior play.

Recreation Park George Jake Souchik Palm Springs Souchak Houston San Antonio Sammy Snead Las Vegas Holschars Southern California Pga Whittier's Clock CC PGA Ralph Evans Mattie Willachel Bo Dutra Frank Ro Europe Ehampion Ners Hal Joe Hendry Ted Burchfield Jack Holland Duane Crowell

Racing Cards Describe Mixed Results and Bets

Specials list a fourth race asrulline and a first race triumph for ANCE BET-Maore Gtory with Rae's Reward as winner in the fourth. Admiral Peary leads a preferred parlay while Fauroyal taxes third. Silver Glen wins first with Ker’s tit in a terse, shabby report.

Asrulline S Ance Maore Gtory Rae Insinthh Parlay Admiral Peary Kvarima Fauroyal Ker Silver Glen

Avalon Five Tess Santa Barbara at Poly Tonight

Avalon Five Tess Santa Barbara at Poly tonight in initial SCIF basketball play. Teams mentioned include Garden Grove Laguna Beach and Mary Star of the Sea, with games at Mary High gym and Admiral Leigi gym in San Pedro.

Avalon Tess Santa Barbara Poly Avan Mary Grew of the Sea Garden Grove Laguna Beach Nodern Action SCIF Valon Santa Barbarar Catholic Mary High Mary Star of the Sea Harvard Admiral Leigi San Pedro Newman Anaheim Puente San Antonio JC

College Basketball Results From Hidden Sources

A garbled archive of college basketball results lists teams such as Georgia Florida Kentucky and Purdue with scattered scores and player references. The text is fragmented, showing misread names and numbers, offering little coherent context or dates.

CIF Fives Open Play Tonight in 1953 postseason

The CIF fives open play begins with first-round action as Ansheim's Celestiney faces Riverside at Garden Grove High. Hart meets Burbanik while Augustine goes to San Diego Hoover. Wednesday features Cath eral versus Centennial and Mt. SAC hosts Mt. San Antonio.

Poly-Wilson Ansheim Riverside Garden Grove High Hart Burbanik Su Augustine San Diego Hoover Catheral Aneets Centennial Mante Hello High Mark Koppel Covina Mt. San Antonio Tipoli

Soontt MERRY-CO-ROUND sports column fragment

A garbled sports column recounts 1940s college basketball chatter. It mentions UCLA and USC timing mixups, Ken Sears as Santa Clara player of the year, Bill Russell's UP All America nod, and regional playoff talk including Riverside vs Anaheim. It also notes NCAA regionals hopes and Russell’s height sparks fan envy.

Northern California Santa Clara Ken Sears USF Bill Russell Russell United Press Oregon State Halbrook

Wrestling Results At Lolly Legion Meet

Wrestlers from Fantint Azapodm and Blaghened del compete at the Lolly Legion event. The meet features bouts between Johnm and Bill Mebynes with Jonny in preliminary rounds.

Lolly Legion Rot Ortam Johnm Hives Bill Mebynes Jonny

Hazel Bayer Wins Monthly Low At Meadowlark

Hazel Bayer won the monthly low with a 159 score while teams Zelen Sims LoIs Edes and Ratti Wilcox Phoebe Conley tied at 74 in partner’s best ball at Meadowlark Patos Verdes Sunday SCGA event. Rain curtailed most matches and Mission Valley posted a 43 28 victory as one other La Joie team and Arrowhead Bais faced delays.

Hazel Bayer Zelen Sims Lois Edes Ratti Wilcox Phoebe Conley Meadowlark Patos Verdes Mission ‘Valley Imatches Arrowhea Bais

Bowling meet scores and participant names listed

Readable lines show multiple bowlers with scores and partial IDs such as Ray Miccolls 217-49 and Andrsen 227-n0¢. Names include Mabel, Lacie Lee Sane, Dale Rawstern, John Wood, Lou Galassz, and Paul Heim. Mixed event entries hint at regional bowling results and participant references across venues.

Bee Aystrayy Ce Ray Miccolls Jack Smt Odd Waugh Dale Rawstern Tercell Ray Moria Bi McGraw John Wood Mit Lou Galassz Louie Galas Bowery Nin Ketel Paul Heim Ray Reyer Aroree Simmons A! Andrsen

Sears Nets 40 in Rout of St. Mary's

Sears scored 40 points leading a big win for his team in a California Basketball Association game against St. Mary's. The performance highlighted his scoring prowess and the team's offensive dominance.

Sears St. Mary's Moraga Ken Sears California Basketball Association

Fights Last Night and Mixed Boxing Results Report

Fights last night feature bouts across multiple venues with varied results. Names such as Edy Baker Rex Layne and Pat Lowry appear in scattered notes alongside numerous places and scores, though many details are garbled or incomplete in this OCR fragment.

Oy Associatenites Brooklyn Edy Baker Pittse Wirgh Rex Layne Vision Cralt NEMS York Pat Lowry Toledo Alains Newark Aris Haries Humez Pierre Vanglois France Ou Providente IL Rocks Sie Lvan Basta Stepnett Dimry Orrth Wales Dae Toil Attiz Emile Delpinaiy Belzuim Franeisen Sace Mente Atanpad Wes Renole San Preneisen

Chicago Nips Braves In Roller Derby Thriller

Chicago defeated Los Angeles 80 to 31 at Olympic Auditorium on Monday night. The Westerners improved to a 3-3 series edge in a high scoring roller derby showdown.

Chicago Braves Los Angeles Braves Westerners Olympic Auditorium

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