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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1961
Page
11
Arizona OF and Arizona Bf clash in a college score line filled with garbled details. No clear final score or participants identifiable. article appears to mix team names and stray letters with a reference to Canisius fouls and a notice fragment.
The FRAT SATURDAY event features a 144 mile classic with an estimated $170,000 prize. Four year olds compete as horses pointed toward the Santa Anita Maturity, a unique American Thoroughbred race.
The Santa Anita venue invites guests to enjoy racing with post time at 1:00 PM and gates opening at 11:00 AM. Auto access via Tanner or MIA bus and ample parking are noted for attendees.
Thousands of reserved seats become available for every racing day at the track through March 1. Mail orders are accepted with a four day return window for tickets. No phone reservations are allowed and entry requires admission charges at gates.
Disjointed game recap lists multiple teams and times including AY Setlerion V15 Ayil Goods Stan and 3AY Balmont Heights AC and more. Mentions parks taxaco Coast Guard Diss and Mighty Atoms with assorted abbreviations and irregular entries.
Bob Kelley compares profits and risks in horse ownership and boxing management. He notes 90 percent of horse owners lose money, with costs around 600 monthly per horse and potential losses from 2 500 to 10 000, while boxing managers can start with about 1 000 and aim for purses around 2 500 in major races, but profits shrink after trainer and jockey shares and advances to the fighter. He cites Mickey Davies stating only about 10 percent of local managers make money, concluding boxing has a lower upfront cost but limited big gains, versus the high risk, high cost track of horse ownership.
Jordan Panthers beat Downey 50 to 2 at home to move into a second place tie in the Moore League. Jordan’s Gail Hopkins led all scorers with 20 points while Jerry Pittman added 11. Downey remains 0-3 in league play.
Poly High built a 40-37 lead and finished strong to beat Iares 65-53 on Wednesday night. Millikan led with 15 points while Rams matched Poly in shooting and outscored in the third quarter, aided by Leddy Baker’s 13 points and 14 rebounds.
Twin leaders in swimming and diving shown by Janqies Grenier with harness racing, while Laker coach Fred Schaus and Ray Felix join UCLA figures Bill Ellis and Bob Berry in a basketball contingent. Pat I McConnick, Bob Lemon, Greta Andersen, and Paul Daley named Long Beach athlete of the year. Agajanian shines in AFI title run. Century Club to honor 1960 achievers across six categories with four Long Beach athletes profiled. Paul Salata to emcee from a center-stage stand for optimum guest view.
In a breezy column, More Merry-Go-Round notes boxer Cisco Andrade in training and unavailable for this year’s soiree. Charlie jokes Cisco is upset over a past dispute involving Bob Kelley’s prize gloves. Anne Fickes signs letters with a motto about republic versus democracy, and a reader requests an explainer on touch football and its rules.
Dennis Putnam led Wilson High as they overwhelmed Lakewood 64 39 on Wednesday afternoon. Lakewood’s top scorer Bob Lowesy was limited to under ten shots while Wilson built a double digit lead in a strong second half.
Long Beach State hosts top league leaders UC Santa Barbara and Los Angeles State as it attempts a conference sweep to defend title chances. Ray Bosch leads UCSB with 16.6 points per game while LB State eyes a strong home stretch amid a tight CCAA race.
Mrs Ruth Miller of Long Beach advances to the semifinals at Bel Air Country Club by defeating Mrs A Georgen 2-1 in the 6K Southern California Women’s Golf Assn championship on Wednesday.
Fragmented OCR reads like a local prep basketball roundup with scattered team names and partial scores. Mentions Moore League and Valley League teams such as Excelsior and Salifornia amid garbled proper nouns and inconsistent abbreviations. lacks clear results or dates to confirm outcome.
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