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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1951
Page
22
Horses and riders battled through a crowded Meadowlands card with a three year olds claiming race featuring top contenders. Winners included notable names such as Prince Chabal and Silver Gh, while bettors watched tight finish calls and shifting odds across multiple events.
The Australian style tag match headlines Thursday at Municipal Auditorium as Leo Garibaldi and Roger Mackay face Dangerous Danny McShain and Joe Pazanduk The main event pairs the Garibaldi duo with McShain and Pazanduk while McShain teams with his champ choice. Other bouts feature Tony Martinez versus AW Bey and Billy McDaniels against Papa Gino Garibaldi. Jesse James returns against Wildman Chester Hayes in the opener.
Wrestlers challenge local sports writers to a bowling tournament at Boulevard Bowl in a 9 p.m. scratch singles event. Baron Michele Leone leads the wrestlers with multiple college notables among bowlers. sports writers include Ben Zinser and several Press-Telegram reporters. Trophies reward high series and high single game, with prizes from Howard Amos Mens Apparel.
The 25 year history Long Beach City Golf Championships sees 18 hole qualifying at Recreation Park with 64 advancing to Wednesday’s match play. Notables include Jim Fercie, Bob Reed, Burl Holseher, Irving Cooper and past winner Oliver Steppy who is not defending.
Raiders face Browns in a key semifinal of the Wid Baseball Association spring tourney at Yewman Bord Field. The winner advances to meet undefeated Reynolds Rascals for the title at Park Ave Field on June 3 at 7:30 p.m. A loss triggers a possible second final under double elimination rules. Exhibition games are noted for Monday through Thursday this week per Tex Newberry and KBA officials.
Radio station KFOX 1280 will air a full week of baseball games with Gordon McLendon narrating. Scheduled: Yankees vs Red Sox in Boston, Dodgers vs Giants, Phillies vs Phillies, and World Series games, plus Mets? schedule details varied by time and city.
Washington Generals defeated San Pedro 33 to 2 in the title game after advancing with a 4-1 win over Garfield High. San Pedro Pirates had reached the final by beating North Hollywood High 2.0 in the semifinals.
A reader laments golfers leaving divots at Recreation Park's South Course MHS remodel. The 32 par layout yields tough holes, and the piece notes divots on tees as well as fairways. Also previews the Southern California Golf Association championship at Virginia Country Club June 18 to 23 and a Hackers outing on Memorial Day with Virginia women’s nine-hole event results.
Four local high schools compete in the fourth Long Beach Decathlon at Jordan High starting Tuesday afternoon. Clem Reece serves as grand marshal. Events run Tuesday through Friday with a rest day Wednesday for Memorial Day. Notable athletes include Hob Carter of Jordan and past champions Dave Sommers and Russ Mannex.
The London Supremes of Ontario Canada meet Buena Park Lynx in an exhibition women’s softball game at Recreation Park starting at 1:30. Preceding it is a men’s contest Huntington Park Elks versus Long Beach. Supremes bring ace Marion Knowles and a 12 player roster led by slugger Gloria Lake at first base.
Entries are being accepted for the Long Beach district qualifying tennis championships with a May 31 deadline. Trials occur June 1 at Recreation Park for juniors and seniors, with finalists and winners advancing to Santa Monica and Arcadia national and regional events in July. A June meeting at Recreation Park features Perry T. Jones tennis moves, ahead of the Long Beach Open at City College Sports in Lakewood.
Kenny Ween and Dr. Ciiff Easley tied for first in the weekly Saturday Sweepstakes at Virginia Country Club. Elferidge Combs and Jim Ferrie deadlocked for second. Don Berry, Fred Yeager, and Roy Brown tied for third. Blind bogey honors went to Dr. Kyle Shaw, Lester Lawson, and George Rochester.
The 12th Compton Invitational at Compton College Friday night showcases Olympic 800m champ Mal Whitfield and John Barnes in a star studded field. Notables include Bob McMillen, Gary Green, Andy Stanfield, Jim Fuchs, Parry O'Brien, and Dick Attlesey among others with tickets sold at the college and chamber of commerce.
CIA California racing group brings 78 lap show to Tatbert Stadium Huntington Beach with 12 30 qualifying, 2 13 Trophy Dash, 30 lap main event. Notables include Lenart Lambert Ramos Schendley Clegg Stancliff Ross Norman Scott Hreithaupt. last week’s corker caused two crashes in semimain. repairs completed for today’s competition.
Huntington Park seeks a fifth straight win as it hosts Long Beach in a Southern California softball showdown at Park Ave Field tomorrow night at 2 30 p m. Davis and Avyazion pace the Hawks strong pitching corps as Jack Randall eyes a third win for the Nitehawks after top NL wins last season.
Semipro and independent baseball teams of Long Beach and vicinity play the following schedule today with games starting at 2 p.m. unless noted. Fort MacArthur San Pedro North to Beach Merchants, 48 Fort Mac Archor, at Highway 102 Sanford Wilmington Tewdle-header, 1 p.m. Pasadena Challengers and Harbor Giants vs Wilmington Merchants. Yankees vs Indians at Pasadena, Dodgers vs Platentia Merchants at May 160th and Normandie Gardena Burbank Pilots vs Gardena Yankees. Arcadia-Campton Facesmokers vs Weedman’s Arcadians.
The Pittsburgh Steelers signed two more players for the 1951 NFL season and announced a preseason game against the Philadelphia Eagles at Hershey on August 18. Dale Goodhill of Colorado A&M and Paul O'Brien of Harvard joined seven other Steelers in agreeing to terms.
Davis and Wee Willie Davis square off with Vic Holbrook and Enrique Torres in a California state tag team tournament clash. The audience expects a grudge battle as Torres and Holbrook bring strength and science to counter the Davis duo, while Karl Krippler and other top contenders watch from the ringside area.
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