Long Beach Fans Split on Angel Backed Class C Baseball
Readers respond to a city request on whether Long Beach should host Angel backed Class C baseball. Most letters oppose a low tier in a growing city, urging Long Beach to pursue a higher level or build its own ballpark without Wrigley control.
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Long Beach Fans Push for Modern Baseball Park Plan
Local baseball enthusiasts urge Long Beach to build a modern park to attract high quality teams and leagues. LEIGHTON C SHUSTER and Carl J Weigel advocate spring training sites and a pro team, arguing a strong park would revive support and draw new money to the city.
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Heduffing
Harry Danning
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Alvo
Will Larry Stay Retired The Short Circuit
News fragment notes Larry MacPhail plans to retire as Yankees boss amid ongoing turmoil. Also mentions Pop Stephens Sr. breaking an arm, Vern Stephens and Dizzy Trott gift, and other scattered baseball and sports items including Pat Briiges moving to a Spokane league team and Jack Graham with 34 drunk bows and 81 home runs.
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Vernon Stephens Jr
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Tormec Poly High
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Santa Barbara
Spokans
Dack Graham
Long Beach Rockets
New Jersey City
Montres
Homer Mack
Dodgers
Little Rose Bowl Game Set For December 13 In Aca d ema
A Little Rose Bowl featuring top junior colleges will be held in Academa on December 13 with or without a Western States Conference rep. Rick Reynolds of the Basadena Junior Chamber of Commerce said the event was initiated last year and noted the Western Conference had considered withdrawing over sponsorship subsidies.
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Academa
Rick Reynolds
Basadena Junior Chamber of Commerce
Ole Miss and Texas Hailed By National Grid Standings
Mississippi and Texas top the nation as the season nears its end of month. California, the Pacific Coast and Southwest squads impress. San Francisco leads in the West after wins over San Jose and Nevada. Rose Bowl champs Minnesota face Army in New York as Vanderbilt Mississippi clash with Alabama looms.
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Oregon
Carolina
Florida
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Sveck
Rebels
Vandérbilt
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Duquesne
Pittsburgh
Michigan
Indk
Minnesota
Southern’ Methodist
Yale
Teaders
Georgia
North Carolina
Louisiana
Dartmouth
Holy Cross
Madison
Sooners
New
Pasadena
Vanderblit
Commodores
Northwestern
Alabama
Charley Conerly
Barney’ Poole
Dixie
Georgia Tech
Pacific Coast grid rankings show USC lead in passing yards
The Pacific Coast Conference stats place USC, Los Angeles, at or near the top in total yards gained with a 353-yard average while Stanford, Montana, and Oregon trail in passing and rushing. Quarterback John Graves leads in rushing and passing yardage among listed players, with Willard Jess and Jake Leicht also posting notable yard totals for their teams.
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Pacific Coast
Pacific “Coast
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L. A. Bruins
Stanford
Montana
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Billy
Williams
Saturda
John Graves
Nla
Brocklin
Ams
Dean Eggers
W. S.C
Graves
Willard Jess Adaho
Jake Leicht
Local boxing lineup names and matchups teased
Fragmentary notes list boxers Rita Bare and others with unclear pairings and venues. Mentions Johnny Turner and Barry Dine among billed names. Readable details are sparse, leaving event specifics and outcomes uncertain.
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Bare
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Dine
Burne
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Johnny’ Turner
MacPhail Sells Yank Interests To New York Yankees
Lawrence MacPhail sells his share of the Yankees for 2 million dollars and exits to his Maryland farm. Dan Topping and Del Webb take control under GM George Weiss. Bucky Harris remains manager on a two year deal through 1943 as the club plans a strong season after record 1946 47 attendance and World Series success.
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Maryland
New York Yankees
George Weiss
Yankee Stadium
Dan Topping
Yankee
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del Webb
MacPhail
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Topping
Associated Press
MacPhath
John McDonald
Brooklyn
Weiss
New Haven
Conn
Baltimore
Bucky Harris
Moguin Scores Bowl Mat Win in Heavyweight Grappling
Moguin and Fran Davis battled in Wilmington for a bowl mat event last night. Davis pinned Moguin briefly, then Moguin rallied to reach the final two falls. Kasaboski attempted an iron-man feat wrestling twice, drawing the first 0-minute bout with Vic Christy before losing to Bare C. Mazurki, subbing Cantonside, faced Lopez in a 30-minute clash.
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Moguin
Fia
Franl Davis
Wilmington
Davis
Iboue
Jex Kasaboski
Vic Clhristy
Bare C Sady
Mike “Mazurki
Roward Cantonside
Vineet Lopez
Turn Pro Victory Report Confused by OCR Noise
A garbled OCR text references a net tennis champion turning pro and mentions names like Kramer Geoffrey Brown and Badd but lacks coherent details or dates. The fragment hints at an exhibition match and amateur status but provides no verifiable facts to solidly identify events or outcomes.
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Bro’ Wich
Geoffrey Brown
Roth
Texas Coach Named U P Man of Hour
Texas coach J Blair Cherry earns United Press Coach of the Week after steering the Longhorns to a 34 to win over North Carolina. The former single wing enthusiast moved to the T formation under Dana Bible and impressed with Bobby Layne guiding the attack.
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Fle
Clark Shaugh
Yiessy
Stanford
United Press
University of Texas Longhorns
J. Blair Cherry
Cherry
Dana
Bible
North Carolina
Bobby
Layne
Charley (Choo Choo
Lewis to Ref and Wrestle in Municipal Auditorium Card
Famed former heavyweight kingpin Lewis appears as wrestler and referee at Municipal Auditorium tomorrow night. He wrestles Karl Davis and then referees the three fall rematch between Maquin Schnabel, with McCready and Mitchell in supporting bouts.
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Lewis
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Municipal Auditorium
Karl Davis
Larry ‘Maquir
Hans Schnabe
Maquin
Schnabel
Rae Earl McCready
Jim Mitchell
Joe Louis
McCready
Mike Mazurki
Mitchell
Rene
Thompson Beats Godoy in Easy 10 Round Decision
Thompson, the Los Angeles heavyweight contender, defeated Chilean Arturo Godoy by a unanimous 10 round decision at the Olympic Stadium. The 216 pound fighter dominated the bout and expressed hope for a title shot against Joe Louis.
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Turkey Thompson
Los Angeles Negra
Joe Louis
Arturo Godoy
Thompson
Olympic Stadium
Angels Rally Past Oaks In 4-2 Victory At Wrigley
The Angels beat Oakland 4 to 2 at Wrigley Field in front of over 5,000 fans. Key moments included Sabol's injury in the seventh, Maddern and Sauer driving in runs, and a late Angels rally capped by a double from Schuster and a triple from Sauer. Kelly shuffled pitchers as McCall allowed six innings while Dobernic worked the ninth seeking a save.
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Pacific Coast
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Garriott
Billy Schuster
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Stringer
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Angustain Hutchins Tangle in Bowl Fight
Angustain of Mexico City faces Max Hutchins of Los Angeles in a 10 round main event at the Wilmington Bowl in a 32 round show. Promoters Ernie Steffen and Lee Craig report near capacity crowds and a rematch possible after a San Diego draw. Other bouts include Swede Lind vs John Hunt in six rounds and prelims at 8:30 pm with Alvano vs Sousa and Hughes vs Lewis among the matchups.
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Wilmington
Frankie Angustain
Mexico
Max Hutchine
Los Angeles
Ernie Steffen
Lee Craig
Poink
Hutching
San Diego
Anena
Craft
Art
Wilmington Lightheavy
Irv
Hughes
Connie Smith
Ray Lewis
Lynn- Marcus
Archie Cooper
Troy Heads East for Columbus Clash
The Trojans depart by special streamlined train from Los Angeles to Columbus Ohio to face Ohio State on Saturday in their second intersectional game of the season. The squad will practice in El Tejas Thursday and Friday with team physician Dr. Willis Jace reporting guards Don Clara and possibly halfback Ted ready if needed.
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U.S. C
Trojans
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio’ State
el Tenas
Willis
Jace
Don Clara
Ted
Huskies warned not to be overconfident for St Mary's game
Seattle October 8 University of Washington players were cautioned not to feel secure after a lopsided loss by California. The Huskies prepare for this week’s game against St Mary's, focusing on avoiding complacency and improving defense.
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Seattle
University of Washington
Husies
St. Mary's
Gaels
California
Highland Park and Rockets Paired in Exhibition Battle
Long Beach Rockets return to action at Recreation Park Sunday to face Highland Park in an exhibition base ball game. Bill Caplinger and Johnny Brusch likely will share pitching duties while Jerry Gardner catches Chuck Stevens. Local players Graham Cale Ted Herder Marley Beckman Walter Thomson and others will line up for the Rockets.
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Kansas
Negro Royals
Recreation Park
Highland Park Nine
Bill Capilnger
Johnny Brusch
Jerry Gardner
Chuck Stevene
Jack “Graham
Dick Cale
Ted Herder
Marley Beckman
Waltey Thomson
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