All-City Track Meet Prep At Long Beach City College
Local high schools Poly Wilson and Jordan vie for class trophies at Stephens Field in the 11th annual all city track and field championships. Jordan backs Class B defense while Wilson and Poly highlight Pacific League previews. Other varsity duals and league games fill the week with cross sport action.
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Poly, Wilson and
Jordan
Long Beach City College
Wilson High
Stephens
Panthers
Jordan High
Charley Paddock
Wilson
Poly High
Louie Joseph's
St. Anthony's High
St. Monica's
Saint Stadium
Lakewood Village
Beverly Hills
Whittier
Poly
Excelsior
el Monte
Alhambra High
Burcham Field
Excel
Ed Franklin
Jordan High Nine
Santa Monica
Fullerton
Orange
Fullerton Frias
Wally Detrick
Long Beach
Shawnsbore
St. Anthony's
Chuck Tally
USC Smashes ASU in Tempe Track Meet Records Fall
University of Southern California dominates Arizona State College at Tempe 951 to 3514 in a dual meet. Twelve records fall including eight meet marks and four stadium records. Wackerbarth, Wilson, Frazier lead USC with multiple new marks while ASU takes four first places in a surprise showing.
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Tempe
Ariz
Southern California
Arizona State Callege
Tom Vown Merle Wackerbarth
Wally Wilson
Ron Frazier
U. S.C
Nee Stadium
Arizona State
Wackerbarth
Jack Campbell
Miller
Wilford White
N.C. A. Aye
Henry Aihara
Iat
Van_ Doren
Payne Las
Agvetta Tees
Babe Zaharias Fires Hot 73 at Augusta
Babe Didrikson Zaharias, Chicago ace, shot 73 at Augusta Country Club to take a commanding lead in the Titleholders Championship. Claire Doran posted 74 for 229 total, Peggy Kirk’s 299 mark from 1945 looms as the current standard, while Louise Suggs rose to third with 232. Multiple veterans including Estelle Lawson Page Betty Bush and Alice Bauer also posted 74s for 23x totals.
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Augusta
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
Chicago
Augusta Country Club
Peggy Kirk
Findlay
Ohio
Claire Doran
Miss Doran
Jatin
Cleveland
Louise Suggs
Carrollton
Carol Diringer
Tiffin
Estelle Lawson Page
Chapel Hill
N.C
Betty Bush
Hammond
Ind
Little Alice Bauer
Midland
Tex
Stephens Caps Off Game with Four-Run Homer in Exhibition
In Miami on March 18 Stephens hit a four run homer as the Red Sox were routed by the world champion Yankees 15 to 9 in a wild exhibition. Vern Stephens added a bases loaded shot, Bob Doerr drove in a run, and Williams homered for New York while Ted Williams starred with a fourth inning homer off Porterfield.
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Miami
Fla
Zoston
Red Sox
New York Yankees
Frank Shea
Yankees
Sox
Vern Stephens
Bob Doerr
Yanks
Walt Masterson
Ted Williams
Bob Porterfield
West Palm Beach
Brooklyn Dodgers
Philadelphia Athletics
New York
Boston
Portertirle
C. Page
Bon Home
Dergen
Bropidlyn
Philadelpnia
McGiotnin
Edwards
Kellner
Brisale
Seheit
Kileman
Tipton
Reese
Brown
ST. Petersburg
Fista
St. Louis
Tampa
Cincionati
Washengton
Clearwater
Flt
Hester
Philadelphia
Vero Beach
Fls
Brooklyn
Port Worth
Tex
Posble
Barber Takes Lead in Jax Golf Open
Barber of Overland Missouri shot a seven under par 65 to lead at the halfway point of the Jacksonville Open. Bob Hamilton and Al Besselink tied for second with 137, while Jack Burke Jr. posted 67 and Sam Snead sat in the 142 group as rain threatened future rounds.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Jerry Barber
Overland
Barber
Ben Hogan
Bob Hamilton
Landover
Hogan
Hamilton
al Besselink
Detroit
Gibson
Leland Gibson
Kansas City
Bresselink
Skip Alexander
Knoxville
Fean
Bill Nary
Los Angeles
Jack Burke Jr
White Plains
N. C
Burke
Sam Snead
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Jim Ferrier
San Francisco
Stan Horne
Montreal
Joe Kirkwood Jr
Hollywood
Oxy Tracksters Roll Over Redlands and Santa Barbara
Occidental College track team crushed Redlands 104.5 to 31.5 and Santa Barbara 234 to 104.5 in a dual meet. Bill Parker set a school mark with 48.5 seconds in the 440 yard dash. Santa Barbara’s Willie Dancer cleared 6 feet 6% inches in the high jump.
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Los Angeles
Occidental College
University of Redlands
Santa Barbara College
Oxy
Redlands
Santa Barbara
Bill Parker
Willie Dancer
Dropped Baton Costs Bruins in Aztecs Track Meet
In Los Angeles on March 18, a dropped baton in the mile relay doomed San Diego as UCLA won 69 14 to 61 34. UCLA fish swept the discus, claiming the meet late while San Diego led with two events remaining. Three records fell including Jack Razzetto tying high jump mark and Cy Young’s javelin peak.
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OS Anceles
San Diego Aztecs
U. C. L. A. Bruins
Aztecs
San Diego
Dick Straub
Straub
San Deigo
Jack Razzetto
Cy Young
U. C
Paul van Alstyne
Bruins
Gussie Moran and Todd Reach Third Round in Alexandria
In Alexandria Egypt on March 18 Gussie Moran of Santa Monica and Patricia Todd of Las Jordas Calif won in women’s singles to advance to the third round at the Alexandria international tennis championships Moran defeated Andre Eld 11 6 2 the Todd victory over Georgette Salama 6 1 6 0 with both Californians having byes in the first round. Jaroslav Drobny the Czech player who won the Cairo men’s singles title advanced to the second round by beating Marcel Coen of Egypt 18 6 4
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Alexandria
Egypt
Gertrude (Gussie} Moran
Santa Monica
Calif
Patricia
Canning Todd
Las Jolla
Miss Moran
Andre Eld
Todd
Georgette Salama
Jaroslav Drobny
Cairo
Marcel Coen
No Comprendo Senor Branch in Broward Evening
West Palm Beach March 18 4 Branch Rickey lectured a Brooklyn Dodger pitcher in the morning session focusing on pitching technique. The youth Vincente Lopez from Havana could not understand English as Rickey explained idioms in detail, pausing finally to clarify with a translator.
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West Palm Brach
Fla
Branch Rickey
Brooklyn Dorger
Rickey
Vincente Lopez
Havana
All Favorites Move Upward in Indoor Play
In the National Indoor Championships seedings held in New York in March 1842, top players advanced to the fourth round while sixth seed Irvin Dorfman defaulted due to a cold. Notable results include Talbert defeating Lynch 6-1 6-1, McNeill beating Kerdasha 6-1 6-2, and Borotra edging Devoe 6-4 6-4 as several seeds hold firm with Budge Party trailing by a round.
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New York
Irvin Dorfman
Yale
Billy Talbert
Don McNeill
Bellrose
N. Y
Ed Moylan
Trenton
Fred Kovaleski
Hamtramer
Mich
Tony Trabert
Cincinnati
Sidney Schwarz
University of Miami
Jean Barotta
France
Budge Party
Los Angeles
Talbert
Furmer
Pancho Gonzales
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Trojan Tracksters
Wallop Tempe
Clem Reece
Jordan Gosth
Ern Highfield Wilson Catcher
Gary Rogers
Dondan Miler
Rod Ahies
Jordan Infielder
Dack Laurenson
Frank Grieco
Don Lies
Tom Stewart Wilson
Bill Selsor
Atila
Lise
S J
USC
ASC
Barnaat
Time
Corp. Sere Omnis
Vauhl
Howag
Isi
Zimerman
Er Kelley
Lea Pasc
Helene
Aadevard
Barnard Emsc
Aihara
Nicholson
Mitchell
Payne
Pale
Eran Tasc
URC
Gallagher
Reine Securry
Bevin
Mae Fom
Phasbersy
AsteMecatini
Mittyson
Waderharth
Campbell
Sime
Babe Zaharias
Stephens Clouts
Bob Watanabe
U.cla
Bob Wratanshe
Fom
Berkeley
Gussie
Todd Court
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