Mais Named Athlete of the Month by Boosters
Long Beach supporters hailed Billy Mais as the October Athlete of the Month after his standout play for the California Bears. The former St. Anthony’s star, nicknamed Bee-eye, earned the honor amid praise for guiding the Bears to key wins and excelling in the 85-14 defeat of Minnesota.
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Bee-eye
Billy Mais
U. of
California Bears
Lynn (Pappy) Waldorf
Long Beach
Ers
St. Anthony's High
Mass
Bears
Mais
Saints
Ramblers
Pappy
Beeeye
Santa Clara
Penn
Minnesota
Gophers
Billy
Merchants Clash With Coast Area Teams In Local Matches
Fragmented OCR lists scoreless lines and team names including Torrance Lomita Stare San Pedro athletics and Merchants vs Cressey Park Houghton Park Peterson with several venue references. The readable items show a teensy glimpse of local league play with teams like San Pedro and South Gate facing nearby rivals in a sequence of scattered fixtures.
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Steere
Star
Arthur
Sanford
Wilmi
Sonateide
Ke” Cressey
Peengiers Vandhaketividy
Cressey Park
Houghton Park
Peterson
South’ Gate
St. Mary's
South Galte Eds
Placentia — Azusa
Stare Va Piacens
Rockets Glendale Nines Clash Today at Recreation Park
The Long Beach Rockets host the Glendale Thunderbirds in a Triple A League clash at Recreation Park. Eddie Green will start on the mound for the Rockets, with Al Zigelman and Vern Highfield handling catching duties. Local players including Red Meais Ted Herder Morley Beckman Whitey Thomson Dave Rush Ev Pearson Ron Tatti Joe Duhem Frank Estes and George Selfridge are slated to appear.
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Recreation Park
Glendale Thunderbirds
Long Beach
al Zigelman
Vern Highfield
Red Meais
Ted Herder
Morley Beckman
Whitey Thomson
Dave Rush
Ev Pearson
Ron Tatti
Joe Duhem
Frank Estes
George Selfridge
Isbell Paces Baylor Rout
Baylor cruised to a 42 0 victory over Wake Forest as Isbell threw two touchdown passes and scored once. Stanley Williams made a key catch and blocks, Cosimo Brocato intercepted two passes and added all extra points. Baylor’s defense shut out Wake Forest, the opponent’s lone scoring plays listed include Riley, Mame, Carpenter, Parma, Isbell, Braents.
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Waco
Texas
Larry’ Isbell
Wake Forest
Baylor
Isbell
Stanley Williams
Cosimo Brocato
Baylor Bears
Forest
Riley
Mame
Carpenter
Parma
Hell
Braents
Virginia Rallies to Nip Gamecocks in Tight Finish
Virginia Cavaliers overcome a late deficit to defeat South Carolina 28 to 27. Star performer Steve Wadiak and teammates sparked a dramatic fourth quarter rally in a tense Atlantic region game in Schahlu...
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Virginia
Gamecocks
Schahlucy Tesville
Steve Wadiak
South Carolina
Cavaliers
Big Game Contests Feature Grid Slate Across Nation
A wide slate of high profile college football clashes dominates the final weeks of the 1951 season as traditional rivals face off coast to coast. Key matchups include California against Stanford, USC versus UCLA, Yale against Harvard, Cornell versus Penn, Illinois versus Northwestern, Missouri against Kansas, Tennessee versus Kentucky, and major showdowns in the East and Midwest with bowl bids likely for winners.
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California-Stanford
Scucla
Yale
Harvard
Cornell
Penn
Illinois
Northwestern
Missouri
Kansas
Tennessee
Kentucky
T Uyan
Cor
Ban ‘Osie
Santa Clara
San Francisco
Loyola
East Mo
Syracuse
Boston
Universit Nia
Cornelet
Princeton
Fordham
NYU
West Virginia
Vasburgh
Penn State
Colgate
Bute
Midwest
Northwester
Polo Exhibition at Grove Field Today
The Long Beach and Valencia polo teams resume action today at Harry Marrell Field Garden Grove at 2 p.m. Lineups include Long Beach Vale Gus Walker Salius piken Walkec Barey and Sarus with Sviniam Al Lernens Mog Lig among players.
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Long Beach
Valencia
Harry Marrell
Garden Grove
Long Beach ‘Vale
Gus Walker
Salius
Piken Walkec
Barey
Lar Sarus
Sviniam
al Lernens
Carrell Stages Grand Prix Today
The 1951 Gilmore Grand Prix moves to Carrell Speedway Gardena with 48 cars. Top coast drivers Billy Cantrell Allen Heath and Don Cameron pursue the SL driving crown as qualifying tightens for 25 spots in the main event and semi main added feature.
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Carrell Speedway
Gardena
Old Gilmore Stadium
Billy Cantrell
Allen Heath
Don Cameron
Harbor JC Opens 25-Game Casaba Schedule
Harbor JC announces a 25 game hoops schedule starting with the annual Alumni game on Monday. The slate includes league matches and tests against Navy as part of a busy week and upcoming opponents.
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Selwy
Harbor
Wilmington
Navy Tallie
Navy
Junior Grid Teams Clash for Class A Title
In Long Beach the Junior Football League action features Belmont Bears and Uptown Atlantic Tigers in a Class A showdown. Bears hold 2-4-0, Tigers 1-1-1, kicking off at 2 p.m. at City College practice field amid a near season finale.
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Long Beach
Iptown
Atlantic ‘Tigers
Belmont Bears
Bears
Tigers
City College
Atlantis
Fens Weld
Ada
North
Long Beath Bees
Siena
Marquette Beats Detroit 26-13 In Hilltoppers Home Win
In Milwaukee on November 17, senior quarterback Don Leahy and two freshmen sparked Marquette to a 26-13 victory over Detroit before about 8000 at Hilltop Stadium. Leahy threw three TDs, two to Addie Mixon and one to Billy Butz, with freshman R Drzewiecki returning a kickoff 86 yards for a late score as Marquette built a two TD lead early and held on.
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Milwaukee
Don Leahy
Marquette
Detroit
Hilltop Stadium
Leahy
Hilltoppers
Addie Mixon
Billy Butz
R. Drzewiecki
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