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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1959
Page
5
Olympic and world champions will attend the Pacific Coast Club annual open house. Highlights include Gary Toblan the outdoor and tower three meter champion, Molly Botkin the current national -meter free style champion, and Lance Larson, SC’s ace butterfly swimmer.
The report lists multiple horse races with names, times, and scratches, noting winners in several events. It also covers a Cal Poly Pomona basketball game and a Pacific Coast Club open house showcasing swimming, diving, weight training, and handball, with participants from LAAC and local clubs.
Friday brought a flood of basketball results across state and regional matchups. Notable scores include State 56 over Ashizatos 1, Cal Poly (SLO) 85 over Diego NTO 6, and Brigham Young 70 over Denver Wyoming 45, with many other colleges posting final tallies across conferences. Local and national teams appear with varied outcomes as the season progresses.
Navy shells Palomar 75 to 61 on Friday night to run its season mark to 9 7. Key Navy players include Valocuar 81 Wembals and Moratii with solid scoring while Palomar’s Springer Wandweal Smith and H Smith contributed for the visitors in a hard fought conference clash.
Oregon State guard Harman set a Pacific Coast Conference field goal accuracy record by hitting 12 of 14 attempts for 83.7 percent as the Beavers defeated Washington State 76 to 66. The mark surpassed Doug Smart of Washington’s previous 81.3 percent league high.
Century Club held its third annual Sports Night Banquet at the Lafayette Hotel with near capacity attendance. Greta Andersen was the night’s star as ex umpire Beans Reardon and Rocky Bridges staged a Pat and Mike routine amid jokes about trades and language barriers.
Dodgers general manager E J Bavasi announced Don Zimmer has returned his 1959 contract. Bavasi also disclosed rookies Bart Robinson and Gene Wallace were signed, with Robinson coming from California and having played in Montreal Green Bay and Dodgers affiliates. Wallace, a tall shortstop, showed a strong year at Green Bay and was runner up to Frank Howard as MVP in the Three I League.
The text notes that under rules echoing the Ancient Games, the Modern Games must occur in the scheduled year or be cancelled. Postponement or advancement is not allowed, so each Olympiad a four year period is numbered regardless of whether the Games take place.
Henry Armstrong, famed as the only man to hold three world boxing titles simultaneously, was divorced from wife Willa Mae in Los Angeles on Friday. Cruelty was cited as the grounds, with Mrs. Armstrong alleging he no longer loved her. Armstrong, 46, now an evangelist and youth worker, was 44 at the time.
The piece profiles Gussie Moran, once a world famous tennis figure, now visiting Santa Monica with family. It notes her career shift to broadcasting with the Yankees, a $10,400 season, and a Los Angeles tennis club scene. It mentions her past marriage to Eddie Hand, her column work, a Channel 4 TV show, and a joking reference to Harvey Knox.
Sarasota residents Alice Bauer Flagge and Jarry F. Hovey Jr were married on Friday. The bride is 31 and the groom 42, with Hovey listed as an Investor. The couple noted Bauer will continue her golf career as a professional and as a Tinkwoman.
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