Bowling Along the LEDWER Officers and Lakewood All Stars
The article honors LEDWER officers led by Rae Gabelich who recruits scorekeepers for city and other tournaments, notes unpaid service, and reports results from Lakewood All Stars Mixed foursome and Harbor Cleaners matches. It lists high games and series, most improved bowler Troy Fay, and LP.C. trophy awards with divisions and individual scores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakewood All Stars
Harbor Cleaners
Leibman Furniture
Shirley
Lloyd Silveira
Holly
el Emmons
Del
Ann Lovett
Jack Nelson
Gayle Nelson
Short Yarbrough
Troy Fay
Lp.c
Helen Buettner
Fat Willmore
Wanda Sabourin
Annama
John Relies
Peterson Post Triumphs In Anaheim Legion Baseball Tourney
Peterson Post of Long Beach scored nine runs in the first three innings and then coasted to a 10-4 victory over Temple City in the 12th annual Anaheim American Legion baseball tournament. Nelson King earned the win, allowing six hits as Peterson rapped 10 hits off Temple City pitching. Shua Post of Long Beach was eliminated from the tourney by Ontario, 3-0.
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Arthur L. Peterson Post
Long Beach
Pley
Temple City
Anaheim American Legion
Nelson King
Peterson Post
Shua’ Post
Long Beath
Ontario
Arthur Telers
Tidoont and
Webber
Ukrow
Burbank
Hawks Defend World Crown at New Bedford tournament
The Long Beach Nitehawks arrive with a strong lineup led by Bill Hull and Rodgers to defend their world softball title. Key players include Goyette Silvas and Jimmy Jones, with manager Jock Rodgers planning pitching options as 16 teams compete for the crown.
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New Bedford
Long Beach
Bill Hull
Pious
Rodgers
Lucky Hamiston
Ted Herd
Larry Silvas
Bremen
Indiana
Goyette
Jimmy Jones
Herron
Jock Rodgers
Jie White
Leroy
Zinnerman
Jack Raundall
Ilcfpating
Stan Ritchie Stephen
Tuan Oklaway White
Cleo Gayette
Hawks
Esis Ste Ag Bremar
Clint Herron
Hous Davesniter Ory “A
Privicense
Rathmann wins Rathmann Cups No 2 at Wisconsin State Fair
Jim Rathmann a nine year veteran led 124 laps of the 200 mile big car race at the Wisconsin State Fair to claim the second major victory of his career. The Miami, Florida driver posted a record pace of 981 miles per hour average and finished in 2 hours 2 minutes 16.9 seconds earning 8572 first prize. A crowd of 22 465 watched as Rathmann beat Jim Reece of Indianapolis by 33 seconds and three quarters of a mile. Pat OConnor North Vernon Indiana and John Thomson Bogerstown Pa were third and fourth with George Jamick Venice California fifth.
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Milwaukee
Jim Rathmann
Rauto Racing
Miami
Fla
Rathmann
Jim Reece
Indianapolis
Pat O'Connor
North Vernon
Ind
John Thomson
Bogerstown
George Jamick
Venice
Calif
Hoot Song Dominates DuQuoin Trot Favorites
At DuQuoin Illinois the big trotting stake draws 21 entries with Hoot Song favored by observers. Hoot Song, a black filly owned by Two Gaits Farm Carmel Indiana and driven by Ralph Baldwin, showed fast form this year and recently trotted 2013 5 at Sedalia Missouri, aiming to challenge the Hambletonian pace.
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Hoot
Mion
Hambletonian
Goshen
Hickory Smoke
Buckeye Demon
Hoot Song
Cooperman Ranked No 1 in 1956 57 California Table Tennis
Len Cooperman of Fairfeld High in Los Angeles tops the 1956 57 California State Table Tennis ratings among men. Long Beach area players Gene Roseman John Fann Paull Schacter Don Enis Olin Albertson rank, with Sharon Acton and Mary Ellig highlighted among women.
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Len Cooperman
Fairfeal High
Los Angeles
California
Long Beach Area
Gene Roseman
Lakewood
John Fann
Long’ Beach
Paull Schacter
Long Beach
Don Enis
Norwalk
Olin Albertson
Sharon Acton
Wilmington
Mary Ellig
Virginia Country Club Invites Nineteen Teams for Trials
Nineteen teams will test the par 71 layout as qualifying opens for the ninth VCC Invitational. The event runs Tuesday through Friday with morning and afternoon draws and listed players including Frederic John Guaitn San Reynosa and Jim Sirk Iverston among others.
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Virginia Country Club
VCC
Bradbury & Grantes
Piscal Wildty
Roy Trown
Cnncn
de Coudrea
W. W
Vrginian
Paul Brine
Jers
Saico
Bernie Shapira
Ed Caballers
Maetio
Richard Jonn
Virginia
Finals Postponed By Rain In National Doubles
The national doubles tennis finals at Chestnut Hill Massachusetts were postponed again due to rain. Play is set to begin at 1 30 p m EDT Tuesday.
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Chestnut Hill
Mass
Diamond Cup Stockto nto Redding Race Winners Named
River race results name Jack Ward of Long Beach as Diamond Cup winner in the unlimited Class 5 race at Redding. John H. Wolf of Redding, O E Clark of Palo Alto, and Dan Felover of Colusa also place. Woll earns best overall trophy by longest Sacramento River lead, winning class 3 in 9 hours 32 minutes. Robert Kiple of Los Angeles and Gene Poole of Folsom follow.
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Robert Kiple
Los Angeles
Gene Poole
Fulsom
Patterson May Surpass Louis in Model Behavior
Floyd Patterson, 22, soft spoken and married, tours the world as heavyweight champion. He reflects on his bout with Pete Rademacher, explains how he kept from dirty fighting by lifting rather than pushing, and notes he may become one of boxing’s greats though he lacks certain punch power and killer instinct.
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Patterson
Louis
Hal Wood
Seattle
Wash
Tiger
Mr. Rade
Macher
Floyd
Tae Lenis
Joe
Dempsey
Floyd Patterson
Champ
Owith
Pete Rademacher
Easy Win for Suggs at Heart of America Open
Louise Suggs of Sea Island won the Heart of America Open in Kansas City with a five under par total of 220 and an 880-dollar ahead margin. Sue Suggs posted rounds of 74 72 74 for a 54-hole tally while Jackie Pung faltered to 225 total for second place.
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Kansas City
Georgia
Louise Suggs
Sea Island
Sue
Jackie Pung
San Francisco
Cro Beles
Sanaa Bey Bicker
Marlene Warne
Wilty Lena
Endy Gomnelin
Rendatya Igyee Iske
Mantle Trails Williams by Narrow Margin in AL Batting
In Detroit Mantle trails Ted Williams by two points as he faces Frank Lary. Mantle collected two hits against Detroit lefty Billy Hoeft to raise his average to .1376 while Williams went hitless against Tom Gorman and slipped to .378. Williams also meets Ralph Terry in Boston today.
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Detroit
Mickey Mante
Ted Willams
Mantle
Frank Lary
Tigers
Williams
Yankee
Billy Hoeft
Tom Gorman
Kansas City
Red’ Sox
Ralph Terry
Athletics Today
Sixth Area Autstars Rout Fourth Area in Exhibition
The Sixth Area Autstars from the Hollywood region defeated the Fourth Area stars from Long Beach in a Junior Legion exhibition in Anaheim Sunday night 20-4. The Fourth Area team committed 10 errors.
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Hollywood
Long Beach
Anaheim
Unclear softball schedule with stray team names and times
Fragmented OCR text lists softball matchups and times at Park Ave and Metallian Bowl with numerous garbled names and stray phrases. Key details are unreadable, making teams, dates, and venues uncertain.
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Wanes A
Park Ave
Diam
Apates
Gia
New Star
Dobbs Ride
Din
Genera Petroleuma
NLE
Fearaquace
Polce Dept
Truett Baptista
Metallian Bowl
Ning
Fonzabe
Lutheran
Diem Tae Bera
UAWA
Gaol
Sponsorness
Willington Merchants
Bam
RG Dee
Harpor Merchants
Decision Today on Sugar Ray IBC Feud
The New York State Athletic Commission met in special session to decide if Sugar Ray Robinson will proceed with the million-dollar Carmen Basilio title bout at Yankee Stadium. Robinson postponed the defense over a dispute about television rights, threatening suspension if the theater network would not televise the fight.
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New York
N. Xy State Athletic Commission
Sugar Ray Robin
Carmen Basilio
Sugar Ray
Welter
Basilio
Yankee Stadium
Robinson
Theater Network
International Boxing Club
Teleprompter Corporation
Otter
Weekend angling yields large barracuda and sea bass haul
Thousands of barracuda and white sea bass dominated weekend catches from local landings. Most barracuda came from Horseshoe Kelp and adjacent beds with some from Catalin and San Clemente islands. Boats from Pierpoint and Paris landing, Seal Beach, and Belmont piers reported totals including 2497 barracuda and 98 sea bass on Saturday and 2204 barracuda and 278 sea bass on Sunday along with broader bycatch of yellowtail dolphins skipjack and kelp bass.
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Oceanside
Cataling
San Clemente Islands
Parisie Landings
Seal Beach
Bellmont
Doctor Ed Updegraff Captures Western Amateur Trophy
Dr Ed Updegraff a 35 year old surgeon from Tucson Arizona won the Western Amateur Championship by defeating Joe Campbell in a grueling 36 hole final Campbell, 21, former National Intercollegiate champion, was contesting Walker Cup practice in Minneapolis after the event Updegraff said he would return to his patients describing the win as a long rest before resuming practice.
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ST. Louis
Ed Updegraff
Tucson
Ariz
Updegraff
Joe Campbell
Campbell
Minneapolis
Minn
Lakewood Gathers in Pub Lic Finals at Montebello
Lakewood Country Club class A golf team reached the So. Calif. Public Links finals by defeating Brookside at Montebello on Sunday. Class B saw Griffin Park beat Lakewood 24-7 at Recreation Park, while Santa Anita 25-5. Class C Meadowlark defeated Los Serranos 19-41 and Class D Brookside beat Meadowlark 16-14.
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Lakewood Country Club
So. Calif
Brookside
Montebello
Criffith Park
Lakewood
Recreation Park
Deck Santa Anita
Meadowlark
Los Serranos
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