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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1951
Page
19
Fred Delano notes a directive to cover a Long Beach National horse show at Veterans Memorial Stadium. He jokes about his lack of horse knowledge while praising the event’s scale, pageantry, and $11,500 in premiums, with 490 horses racing through four days of activity.
Seven local swimmers earned CIF semifinals berths at Wilson High with finals set for Friday at 7:30 pm in the Bruin pool. Wilson’s Dick Miller advanced in backstroke and Poly’s Don Dishon in breaststroke, while El Segundo led with 13 finalists across events. Benje Farrell of Wilson led Class B with a pair of relay appearances and a sixth in the 200 free. Jordan’s Joe Comiskere stood as the best local bet for finals after a Class B diving third.
The Loyola High selections honor four Loyolans with four Cubs on the first team and three on the second team. Cathedral ranks second with multiple first team picks and two on the second. Netze Ghuntes and Catener are named among others.
Panthers defeated Excelsior 41 0 on the Feline’s courts yesterday afternoon, clinching second place behind Poly. Bob Weeks remained undefeated through the rounds, extending his streak to 40 straight wins in coast to coast competition.
Lynwood Little Giants defeated Brown's Sporting Goods 2 to 1 at Trwaan Boyd field in a Kid Baseball tournament game. Legion Braves won by forfeit over Lakewood.
Poly High School’s golf team defeated Huntington Beach High by 19 to 16 in a practice match on the Oilers’ course. Huntington Beach’s Don Molica shot medalist with a 70 while Don Cobble led the Jackrabbits with a strong showing amid a fragmentary report of scores and players.
Calumet trainer Jimmy Jones questions Citation readiness at six, comparing him to a 35-year-old athlete. With the $1,000,000 goal in mind, Citation may run in Hollywood Park's premiere six furlong feature on Friday, while observers note his two Bay Meadows comebacks and weigh the handicaps for the race.
Jordan High baseball finished tied for fourth in Coast League after a 5-2 victory over Excelsior. Don Neal opened the decisive fourth with a single and a balked run, followed by walks by Carl Evans and Rusty Fairly, with Neal scoring and Wally Land driving in Evans and Fairly to push the margin to 4 1. Ron Downing closed his prep career amid a .31 average for the year.
In San Francisco on May 9, Babe Didrikson Zaharias partnered with Alice Bauer to defeat Patty Berg and Marlene Bauer 2 up at California Golf Club. Zaharias and Berg are tied after two rounds of the four city cross country open Weathervane tournament as Bauer posted 41-39-80 and Berg 38-39-77 while Marlene Bauer finished 40-40-80.
The San Jose Red Sox shut out Bakersfield 14 to 0 while the Stockton Ports beat Ventura 7 to 1 in California League action. Santa Barbara defeated Modesto 7 to 3 and Visalia beat Fresno 35 to 0 as four game series opened.
SAN MATEO May 9 Nearly 500 top trotting and pacing horses will start a three day harness race meeting at Bay Meadows beginning tomorrow. The Pacific Coast Trotting Association expects 42 trials with purses totaling more than 125 900. Overnight races offer 500 to 1000 dollars.
Baron Michele Leone headlines the main event at the Municipal Auditorium meeting Belmont Honorary Mayor Ignore in a roughhouse bout. The Continental Nobleman aims to extend his winning streak, while Guzman brothers team with Tyan the Terrible and Honest John in tag action. Annre Crapp returns to face Bud Curtis in a special, and Paul Matty seeks another pinning record against Mr. Sxa AH Bey in the opener.
The Long Beach Open Seniors at Lakewood and Recreation Park drew strong support and pledges of future participation. TriState Senior Association leader George Ausbach notes the growing base of nearly 500 paid members across Oklahoma Texas and New Mexico since 1935. The 1935 reunion gathers 200 plus golfers from varied professions for a July 10 to 14 event at Amarillo Country Club, with 18 hole matches for championships and first sight rounds and nine holes elsewhere, entry fee ten dollars.
In a compact Eastern Marine League meet coverage, standout players and teams are listed with notable performances. The report highlights Pedra Tramqustoa and Sepries Naulta as key names, with preliminary results across several events and positions, reflecting a busy schedule and emerging season momentum.
Fragmented OCR text lists numerous batter names, teams, and scores in a chaotic table. The readable portions mention Batteries and players like Anthony, Alexander, Burke, and Campbelly, with partial score figures and venue hints. No coherent game result or full context is recoverable from the readable lines.
Los Altos Jayvee nine scored in the bottom of the eighth to edge Compton High 3 2 in a Coast League game at Stephens Field Ed MotCrecken's squeeze bunt plated Joe Cochran after a walk and passed ball Cochran had singled and moved to second and third on a passed ball Further text notes boys ages 9 to 14 seek signups for a Los Altos baseball league at the hardware store with six teams planned and little time left to find housing in the Want Ads section
The St. Louis Cardinals faced a flu outbreak with 22 players listed as ill and six too sick to play as they lost to the New York Giants. Manager Marty Marion and coach Mike Ryba were also affected, complicating lineup decisions as temperatures were awaited to determine who would be available for today’s game.
Compton high school clinched the Coast League baseball title by beating Wilson 5-2 at Cressey Park. Tarbabes swept four major sports this year, with football, cross country, basketball, and track already in the bag. Wilson pushed two runs in the second as Jim Ritchie failed to handle a ball with runners aboard, but Compton answered with five in the second off Dan Hinz. Tom Sutherland broke up Daniels' no hit bid with a line-drive single in the seventh for an insurance tally. Wilson now faces Poly Friday to attempt a tie for second place in the Coast League.
Eli Klikofsky arrived from Miami to face arraignment on bribery charges linked to the New York College basketball program. District Attorney Hogan said he acted through Norman Mager to bribe four players during the 1949 1950 season. Klikofsky waived extradition.
Jordan Jayvees edged Excelsior 7 3 on the Pilots diamond to clinch the Coast League baseball crown. Bob Cook and Ron Goodrich led off with hits, Jim Johnson drove in two, Fred Baxter added two more, while Roger Hull and others contributed as the Jayvees completed the season undefeated against key rivals.
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