Melbourne Olympics Banter and Betting Sparks
A Melbourne Olympic preview mixes gossip from Russia to Long Beach with notes on athletes such as Ning Ponomareva and Pat McCormick. It mocks overhyped interviews, tall tales, and zany betting chatter, while joking about Billy Wade’s controversial TD and a Missouri gamble against Oklahoma.
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Melbourne
Australia
Russia
Ning Ponomareva
Nina
John Landy
Pac
Los Angeles
Long Beach
Bob Richards
Bob Gutowski
Pat McCormick
Glenn
Diz Dean
Me and
Paul
Compton
Charles Dumas
Charlie
Elroy Hirsch
Rocky Marciana
Earlene Brown
L. A
Bil Russell
South Pole
Janis Keymwinsk
Reds
Melbourne Athletic Club
Rams
Billy Wade
Chicago
Willie
Chicago Bear
Bears
Moore
Olson
Jack Ellwanger
Able Press-Telegram
University of Missouri
Don Faurot
Ellwanger
Oklahoma
Sooners
Ellywanger
Jack
Missouri
Downey Faces San Diego in CIF Tilt Amid Playoff Race
Downey seeks path to the CIF football playoffs as it travels to San Diego to meet Hoover and Lincoln in key league clashes. The region’s top teams, including unbeaten Anaheim and Long Beach foes, vie for playoff seeding with Downey’s Friday night test shaping a pivotal Central Group showdown.
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CIF
Wiil Racejord
Long Beach
Mission Bay
Feenee
CIF King
Millikan
Downey
San Diego
Brawley
Central Groue
Eaagel
Veteran's Memorial Stadium
Tetve
Anafelm
Iooms
Twol Wilson
Las Vegas
Sen Asee Eee
Fabulous Prep
Phoenix
Loma
Sage Beach Oval
Compton
Conehelia
Laguna Ace Tops Saint Five Faces CIF Scoring Race
A CIF basketball doubleheader opens the season with Laguna Beach leading Laguna Ace and Saint Anthony facing long lists of returning players. Veterans from past Norse squads join the strong alumni here as the local scene kicks off in a packed CIF slate.
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Vic Gausepohl
Dick Romo
Long Beach City
Gausepohl
Tedi
Iostern
Potala
Boureenie Isles Dermay
Pochiman
Tomasic
SteCivnnelh
Roy Sihalin
Mies Kenavereid
Mal- Telty
Dubete
Tomie
Darst
Shale
McCurdy
Mal
Sthalla
Bualen
Laguna
Saint Five
Rancho
Long Beach City College
Charlie Church
Vike
Vikes
Jimmy Ralph Smith
Smith
Jim Krei
Krei
Omaha
Favi Hipp
Poly
Wilson
Rusty Tyler
Don Miller
Norse
Ed Nichols
Duane Baptiste
Wayne Koipren
Bill Barnes
Bob Blake
James Smith
Bill O'Brien
Laguna Beach
Ater
Anthony
Whittier
Elshore
O'Brien
Rancho High
Jover Oxnard
Bill Monk
Downey
Letterman Jim Lenske
Randy Meadows
Saints
Fred Simeon
Mickey Flynn
Ans Fiay
Mike Kibitraheim
Hernia
Dave Schilling
St. Anthony
Bob
Bob McKenna
Pitards
Bettenhausen Leads 235 Entries for Gardena Grand Prix
Tony Bettenhausen the 1951 national driving champion from Tinley Park heads four new entries for the Thanksgiving night 150 lap midget auto race at Gardena Stadium. Entry list grows to 235 with Riverside’s Bud Clemons Frisco veteran Edgar Elder and Norm Rapp of San Francisco among notable names. Other Indianapolis veterans include Parsons Davies Crawford Tolan Ward Oakes Veith Boyd and Garrett.
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Tony Bettenhausen
Tinley Fark
Gardena Stadium
Bud Clemons
Riverside
San Bernardino
Edgar Elder
Miget
Frisco
Norm Rapp
San Francisco
Bettenhausen
Indianapolis
Johnnie Parsons
Jimmy Davies
Ray Crawford
Johnnie Tolan
Rodger Ward
Danny Oakes
Bob Veith
Johnny Boyd
Billy Garrett
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Gausephol
Butler Brothers
Radio Kwiz
Adam and Eve Johnson
Lakewood, California
KWIZ
California
Tank Hollingworth
Franc Wessels
John Beekman
Snoops Hoodat
Little Raffles
Doe
Tinky
Old Forestey
Raymond Loawy
Beatucky
Main Distillers Corporation
Louisville
Kentucky
Gardena
SEN
The
BIG Gift Buyer's Guide
Ron
Sonal
Gavin
Palley
Hienterg & Brambie
Ream
Tee Peete
Aes Ee
Seagram
Seagram-Distiliers Company
New York City
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