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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1955
Page
7
Jordan High opened its football season with a dominant 25 to 0 win against Fontana High on the Panthers' field. Quarterback Mike Magee led a potent offense with two first quarter touchdowns and additional scores in the second and third periods.
St. Anthony High School rolled to a 19-0 league win over Bell Gardens on their home turf. Ray Blanchard connected on a 43-yard pass to Jerry Fletcher for an early score, and Marc Wheeler sparked a 287-yard ground game as the Saints ran over Fontana’s defense. Gausepohl and Wasnick added scoring drives and Wasnick’s extra point capped St. Anthony’s offense in a dominant performance.
Hamilton Richardson of Baton Rouge, a 22 year old Davis Cup star, sails for England with 25 Rhodes Scholars to study economics at Oxford University. The group departs Friday for the prestigious program targeting advanced study abroad.
Spieser, a former NCAA light heavyweight at Michigan State, defeated Willie Troy by technical knockout at 2:32 of the fifth round in a 10 round televised bout. The win pushes Spieser to 16-3 as he eyes Archie Moore's title, despite Troy cutting Spieser's left eye earlier in the fight.
Georgia Tech will stop selling soft drinks in bottles at all home games starting with today’s Southern Methodist match. Athletic business manager Howard Estm cited safety and will have only paper cups. President Col. Blake R. Van Leer was head struck by a bottle after the Sept. 17 incident, though no link to the ban was claimed.
California featherweights Cadilili Choice and Kenny Davis meet in a 10 round main event at Legion Stadium. Cadilili has four losses in 31 bouts and is rated a 10-6 favorite to stop Davis, who has five losses in 25 fights and attends Los Angeles State College. Matchmaker Jackie Leonard hopes the winner faces Willie Pep Sadler or Davey Gallardo.
Southland boat officials led by Kent Hitchcock prepare for the Campbell trials at outer harbor as Donald Campbell races his jet hydro Bluebird. Weathering delays, reassembly in New York and a possible 250 mph mark are on observers’ minds amid the eighth Colorado River marathon and Santa Maria trophy races.
A noisy Bay Meadows results page lists multiple races with horse names such as Time Finally Broke, Double Salt, and The Most Chaose. Notable finishes include Max Minded and Wing Bam in varied events, plus detailed horse and jockey pairings like Pauls Diamond and Pat's Couac Local Changden.
Pomona harriers narrowly edged Mt San Antonio in a daylong Mt Sac meet held near Long Beach. Leo Ward led the victors with a 2.7 mile time of 14 03.1, just off the course record by ten seconds. Ray Hampton and Jon Eeles of Mt Sac took second and third with 14 42 times.
Poly High School erased an early 12-0 deficit at Veterans Memorial Stadium to defeat Ventura 14-12 Friday night. Terry Barnett scored Poly’s first TD on a five yard run after a 72 yard, 13 play march. Jim Hanna and Ernie Gordon handled key receptions and points, as Poly blocked a punt, recovered fumbles, and sealed the win with a 14 yard pass to Hanna in the final seconds.
Wilson High sprinted to a 27-6 victory over Torrance High on Friday night. Key plays featured McMillan scoring on a 22-yard opening drive and a spectacular all‑yard second-half run. Dave Floyd contributed a one-yard plunge, with Ron Tucker converting after a fumble setup. Torrance threatened briefly but Wilson held firm to seal the win.
Report from Fullerton JC where LACC coach intervened amid a slugfest in a Friday night game. A scuffle led to a 10 minute halt as Steve Pritko stepped in to stop a pursuing player, action resuming after the halt amid chaotic onfield exchanges and updated scores.
The Islander Eleven travel to San Diego Junior College for a junior college football game. Halfback Art Powell and quarterback Turn Tomiko lead the Knights as Tomiko threw three TD passes last week against Phoenix, but Islander Eleven opened with a 28-0 loss to Comptoir College.
Bol Hughes led Water Club to a 1-4 victory over Long Beach College on Friday powered by a 72 goal performance. Gersy Zingg set up the Norse score while Dickinson Beare anchored the defense as the lineup shuffled with Beach and ACL entries amid a chaotic page of OCR errors.
A crowded prep grid roundup lists scores and results from Wilson and numerous opponents. Notable results include Notre Dam Corona 24 over Grange 14, Pasadena 7 over Amambra 7, Riverside 43 over firvasmont 0, and Hollywood 3 in a low scoring matchup. Several minor rows show mixed outcomes across districts with many teams like Valencia 20, Beaumont 0 and Laguna Reach ss.
Motorcycle results from Gardena Stadium Trophy Dash are listed with riders Gibson Zach Shireyy and Jack Kerzman in a novice class. Included are times around 2:17 to 2:47 and other names such as Gunter and Frank Hrondyge.
Washington report notes unclear fighting outcomes with fragmented names and locations. The text includes scattered references to fighters like Spierer and Reederietan, plus terms suggesting a boxing or wrestling event, but specifics are obscured.
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