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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1951
Page
15
Thoroughbred racing card at Hollywood Park lists entries for Thursday with first post at 1 30 p m. Purses and fields include California breds and miscellaneous allowances as reported in early entries.
Oregon State faces USC in a Pacific Coast Conference title bid with a two out of three game series opener at Los Angeles. Bailey Brem vs Tom Lovrich as starters, Don White and Have Cesca in Saturday’s doubleheader. The winner advances to the national tournament in Omaha. Also tonight Carrell Speedway hosts the 500 lap Poor Man's Indianapolis with Fred Steindroner among top bets, and a field of drivers from various regions competing in eight-lap rides around the Nile oval.
SAN FRANCISCO May 30 A Pacific Coast Conference move may bar California from the Rose Bowl next season as the PCC considers a rule aligning with the Big Ten. The Big Ten recently made its bowl rule two years between invitations. PCC planned to vote in Spokane June 12 14 to match. Washington ranked No 2 for the conference title with USC Stanford Oregon UCLA Idaho noted for weakness. Oregon State and Washington State seen as potential North entrants with improving rosters. Johnny Olszewski of California highlighted as a top back.
The Municipal Auditorium hosts a wrestling card headlined by Roger M BY and Leo Garibaldi. Wid Red Berry debuts as partner to The Champ in a tag bout against Bobby So xville and the twin rulers. Berry replaces injured Dangerous Danny McShain. All Bey theTurkish Invader eyes a title shot versus Baron Leone while Tony Martinez challenges Bey in the semi windup.
More than 250 top amateur golfers compete at Wilshire Country Club in the second Norman Macbeth amateur tournament qualifying rounds for a two ball foursome event over three holes. Macbeth, a prominent winner in England India and the United States, helped lay out the Wilshire course and died in 1940 after notable leadership in Southern California golf. Last year’s thriller was won on the fourth extra hole by Harry Beaver and Ross Schuck.
Fragmented OCR text details softball scores and player names. mentions teams, batteries, and officials in a garbled seriatim style. The readable items include Howard, Zinkwei, Bear State, Marines, Merchants, and Duncan among others with scattered scores and equipment notes.
ALTADENA May 30 Maureen Connolly from San Diego and Anita Kanter of Santa Monica clash in the Southern California junior tennis girls final for the third straight year Connolly aims for a third crown after beating Mery Ann Eilenberger of Los Angeles 2 6 4 Kanter reached the final by defeating Patsy Zellmer of Los Angeles 6 2 6 4 Clif Mayne of San Francisco faces Bob Perry of Los Angeles in the junior boys final
Race results list multiple races with horses and jockeys, times, and scratches. First race shows Beene and others, with numerous incomplete names and notes. sixth and seventh races record mile or half mile times and scratches. inconsistent OCR yields many mangled names and terms.
The Hollywood Stars win their seventh straight, beating the San Diego Padres 7 to 4 as Jack Salveson earns his seventh win. Ken Gables notches his eighth for Sacramento in a 9 to 6 win over San Francisco. Portland slips to Sacramento, with Seattle’s position in the Pacific Coast League race fluctuating amid doubleheaders and shifting leads.
Bowing data shows Brown's 864 high single series with games 231 248 210 in the Major Recreation league. George Murray led with an 832 total aided by several 700 plus team performances across Boulevard and other leagues.
In Boston New York and Joe Rindone fought a bout with Beater at 163. Cincinnati Charney Bley and Burgin at 12 faced Eddin Burgin. Syracuse Yi Leater Felton defeated Detroit Carmen Basilio 149 to 10. Be
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