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Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1953

Page

17

Saints Vie for Crown in Catholic League Track Showdown

Saint Anthony's and Loyola High duel for the Catholic League title at Saint Stadium Lakewood tonight at 8. Saints qualified 13 men to Loyola's 12 in varsity. Art Schilz is favored in two events, Wiggie Wigfall Roy Stanton Wilson Steveson Denny Stimson and Buddy Belshe figure in key races. CLF swim prelims start tonight at Beverly Hills with Wilson High led by Jim Steveson. Long Beach City College aims at Fresno Helays led by Don Molloy and Frank Graves who clears 13 feet.

St. Anthony’s Loyola Saint Stadium Lakewood Saints Art Schilz Wiggie Wigfall Roy Stanton Wigfall Ray Arroyo CLF Beverly Hills Wilson High School Jim Steveson Steveson Poly Denny Stimson Huntington Beach Buddy Belshe Long Beach City College Fresno Frank Graves

Saints Bow to Cantwell in Catholic League rout

Saint Anthony's Saints lost 18 to 6 to Cantwell in a Catholic League game at Montebello. Starter Jack Griep left after four runs in the second. Marty Gasperra took the mound and was knocked out in the sixth while Pete Cassidy finished. Cantwell broke a 6-6 tie with 12 runs in the sixth.

St. Anthony's Cantwell Cardinals Saints Montebello Jack Griep Marty Gasperra Gasparra Pete Cassidy Anthony Ar Romo Bens

Baron Leone Wins Third Fall in Municipal Auditorium Show

Leone captured the decisive third fall to defeat Joe Pazan in the main event at the Municipal Auditorium wrestling night. Other results included Biassie defeating Bavage, Varga topping Tarzan Hayes, and Novak defeating The Great Bard.

Baron Leone Joe Pazancak Municipal Auditorium Red Biassie Danny Bavage Bir Varga Tarzan Hayes Steve Novak Bard

Downey Nine Edges Past Pilots in Coast League Game

Downey High School surprised Excelsior 2-1 in a coast league match at Viking field. Downey drew a bases loaded walk in the ninth inning for the decisive run as Pilots rallied late. Downey JV won 6-5 in a separate game.

Downey Excelsior R. H. Downey High School Excelsior High Excelsior JV Ith Linelec Swier Nasttay Ena Moreen

Nitehawks Open 1953 Season Tonight at Park Ave Field

Long Beach Nitehawks host Huntress Cafe tonight at 8 15 to launch the 1953 ISL season. The Hawks aim to rebound after consecutive world tournament runner ups, fielding All-Americans Jack Randall Ted Carlsgaard Les Haney with Haney starting, and Stan White behind the plate.

Joe Rodgers Long Beach Nitehawk Larry Silvas Cleo Goyette Clint Herron Jimmy Jones

All-J C Tennis Tourney Draws 125 Coeds

Coeds from 16 Southern California junior colleges will vie in the All-J C Tennis Tournament at City College on Saturday. More than 125 contestants are expected to enter as the event opens at 8 30 a m. City College entrants include Sylvia Becker Lina Plaistead Bobbie Allen Lou Ann Santala Chrystal Searring Laurie Boudreaux Peggy Higgins Glenda Perrin Gwenna Crittenden Ann Allen and Twila Fleischman with Evelyn Conrad a favored competitor from Los Angeles City College.

Southern California City College Sylvia Becker Lina Plaistead Bobbie Allen Lou Ann Santala Chrystal Sear‘ing Laurie Boudreaux Peggy Higins Glenda Perrin Gwenna Critenden Ann Allen Twila Fleischman Evelyn Conrad Los Angeles City College

Raiders Seek No 3 Over Coronado

Las Alamitos Naval Air Station and Coronado Amphibs wrap up their three game series on the Raider diamond. The Air Raiders captured their second straight win by 12 to 2 as Erwin Knotzer collected four hits and three RBIs while pitcher Les Phillips allowed five hits. Line score:

Los Alamitos Naval Air Station Coronado

Betz Olivere 7 and Zuber Involved in Doron Geards

Doron Geards reports involvement of Betz Olivere seven, and Zuber in the incident. Details remain sparse, with names appearing in a fragmentary local notice page. Further context is not available in the readable text.

Doron Geards Betz Olvere 7 Zuber

City Softball Schedule With Numerous Local Teams

A fragmented amateur page lists softball teams and games for a city event. Names include Pearson, Swalla, Ponce, Christie, Duncan, Petton, Collins, Bowling, Rogers, Firestone, Lane, Sweetan, Dugwar, Guy, Manville, and more. The schedule shows times like 7:30 and 7:50 with venues and competing groups including Masonic Lodge and local churches. The dense OCR yields a busy, interwoven listing of teams, venues, and matchups.

Abe Jibaon Pearson le Var ‘Swalla Ponce Earlatot Bee & Christopherson G. Tigley Brodaway Duncan Es Aviety Petton Am sAieteegn Pt. NO Cook Y Collins Bowling Rogers Whit General Telephone Cramer Zintoper Firestone Turia Weaicman & Searsony Robertk Lane King, Enrinting ‘Mienlonary L. B. Methodisia Suggerala Leen Sweetan Dugwar É Tin Wat Guy

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