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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1954
Page
16
Soontt MERRY-CO-ROUND laments 1960s bowl chaos as top teams skip bowls amid rules and schedules. He surveys Rose, Sugar, Cotton, Orange matchups with Ohio State alone from top six likely bowl participants. Letters urge reform and highlight St Anthony High, UCLA, Oklahoma.
Tarbabes meet San Diego Hoover High in the first round of SCIF playoffs at Balboa Stadium in San Diego on Wednesday night. Other schedule notes list Wilson High at Balboa Stadium Saturday for a 2 oclock meeting with San Diego, with coin toss determines sites.
The report lists boxing results from New York Brooklyn Milwaukee Los Angeles and other cities with multiple contenders and knockouts or decisions. Notable bouts include Billy Smith defeating Archie McBride in Trenton and Elan Ferdinand edging John Grant in Los Angeles.
A long time sports executive predicts the majors will expand to ten clubs within two or three years, with Los Angeles joining the national loop on the Pacific Coast. He cites ownership links, park funding, and league plans in Toronto, Minneapolis, St. Paul, and San Francisco as factors shaping a westward shift.
In a junior college era story Tarters at East Los Angeles College travel for a Wednesday night pre Thanksgiving game against a strong ELA unit. A 14-14 tie with Stoeton Imats marks an otherwise near perfect season for the Tartars, who have Pasadena as their sole common foe this year.
Andrade undefeated in 30 professional fights meets Jorge Macias of San Jose in a 10 round lightweight bout tonight at the San Jose venue. Macias challenges the veteran as both men aim for momentum in the division.
The Fullerton College Hornets water polo team defeated Coast College with a 13 to 4 score on Monday. The win showcased the Hornets’ strong offense and solid defense as they dominated the matchup at the college pool.
City League basketball tonight at Boxing Ocean Park Arena features Ly Weratiing South Gate Arena. Wednesday lists Water Felg at Poly, Compton, with many players and subs named including Barrett, Brown, Morgan, Ward, Hammer, Reubins, and Garfied among others. multiple teams and substitutes are noted for a busy evening of league play.
Whit tier's Gary Campbell led SCIF scoring with 121 points in 1954. Rex Johnston of Compton and Dick Romo of St. Anthony top Long Beach and city totals, respectively, with Wasnick of St. Anthony close behind. The list names multiple players and schools across the league.
The piece laments falling public interest in college football bowls as the season ends. It criticizes no-repeat clauses preventing UCLA and Oklahoma from key bowls, argues for rule changes, and notes Arkansas’s late-season tumble affecting the Cotton Bowl picture. The column urges bowls to avoid empty seats and seeks renewal of interest.
President Phil K Wrigley of the Chicago Cubs said major league baseball would expand to the west coast and could arrive much faster than two years He could not specify which league American or National would move to Los Angeles or San Francisco noting the two top outside cities cannot be ignored and the shift was coming awful fast.
Results from Unelexs show numerous events with tight finishes and varying purses. Notable placings include First Race winner unknown, Second Race daily double consolation numbers, Third Race entries Apache and Rovny Bride, Fourth Race Forionen Aman Dore and Pacific Mines, and Eight Race Spee Sumion with Qui Claude Puymon among the top bets.
Golden Gate entries listed for Wednesday with post time 1:15. detailed are horses racing, their affiliations, and numbers, including many names and odds. stable entries from Golden Gate Stable and partners, with multiple horses and prices showing across the card.
The list lists numerous horse or dog names and partners across two specials rounds, including Royal Saint Mercenary Juee's Ro ver Sharm Fairys Gem and Copacetic. It notes winners, parlay preferences, clocker details, and related betting references with various entity titles and abbreviations. The fragmentary OCR reads like a betting card or race program from a sports or betting page.
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