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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1959
Page
4
In a crowded Los Angeles Open field, Bulla holds a two stroke lead after a 64 eight Birdies and a lone bogey. Teeing off with 69s from Mangrum Souchak and others, McMullin and Venturi chase as Palmer Ford Burke and Geiberger struggle. The event airs on KTTV with Bob Kelley and Bil Welsh broadcasting, Sunday rounds telecast portions.
Australian newspapers coolly dissected the Davis Cup defeat to Peru and the Olmedo controversy. Leading editorials mock the failure and debate whether Olmedo, 22, should have played, with caustic references to Kramer and Gonzales amid calls that the incident exposed wider flaws in the U S Davis Cup program.
A 22 year old Peru born player Alex Olmedo helped the United States reclaim the Davis Cup, after joining the team under controversy over his nationality. The piece notes Olmedo’s immigration in 1953 and rise to prominence, with comment on governance and nationality rules affecting his selection.
The article argues the Davis Cup opens to distant recruitments, forecasting expeditions to Kala Hari Desert Tibet and the Amazon. suggests new era in international relations with teams possibly including a Zulu, an Armenian, an Afridi and a New Zealander under a bold captain.
UCLA beat Idaho 62 53 in Moscow while Southern California crushed Oregon 56 5 in Eugene. Kim Hanna led SC with 18 points and 13 rebounds, as the Trojans dominated the boards and moved to 8 3. Rafer Johnson directed Bruin scoring with 14 points.
An unclear sports calendar item lists locations and times with alleged names and places. The readable fragments mention Legion Bixaium and a 230 pm time, but details are fragmented and not clearly attributed to teams or events.
A lively LA Open round featured notable names like Sanders McMullin and Tommy Jacobs. Sanders shot 66 after a strong front nine but finished with a 7-foot clutch putt on 18 for a 66. Maxwell carded 67 with big putts on 12 and 17. Eddie Joseph launched a 350-yard 3-wood to a double eagle on the 8th, a possible first in LA Open lore. Joseph finished 78. Jacobs, near the lead after early bogeys, rallied with five birdies for 73. Richardson Lakewood club champ posted several birdies and bogeys with two two-putt greens.
A garbled recap lists numerous players and scores from round one at the L A Open. The fragmentary text includes names such as Arnold Palmer and Susie Fea Venturi with assorted 30s to 40s point tallies, interspersed with incomplete phrases and stray numbers.
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