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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1957
Page
7
ERNIE MASON highlights runners in the Hollypark Handicap with top picks and outcomes. Best bet Hark in fifth, Bermuda Peach leads Best Chance bets, Biz Prank placed third, Foxtrento fourth, Nahon on track first. Seasant Boy in Flight History noted as preferred parlay, clocker’s tip cited.
Army private Bil Quillian, ranked 20th nationally, meets No. 1 seed Herb Flam in a semifinal at the National Clay Courts. Quillian, 23, defeated Australia’s Sam Giammalva and Neale Fueser, and beat Giammalva again in earlier rounds. Althea Gibson dominates Donna Floyd as the tournament progresses.
Figueroa, a 21 year old Mexico City featherweight with 26 wins in 30 fights and 17 knockouts, is a 10 to 7 favorite in tonight's 10 round main event against rugged Pate Kawula at Hollywood Legion Stadium. He seeks his third straight Legion win this year and eyes a future title shot. Figueroa is a stablemate of Raton Marias, NBA bantamweight King.
Fragmentary sports schedule lists races and games across cities like Vancouver and Los Angeles, with venues such as Weseing Field and Long Beach. It mentions NASCAR convertibles and Belmont era venues, but most details are garbled, offering a partial glance at a calendar page.
Duke Snider speaks to himself at the plate and powers a hitting stretch for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Manager Walter Alston notes confidence will return as Snider maintains focus and rhythm, saying self-encouragement steadies his swing.
The Long Beach Nitehawks visit Culver City to face the Comets for their 53rd straight win attempt. Culver City edged the Hawks 1-0 in extra innings at Fork Ave Field as Jonas drove in the winning run. Dobbs threatened early but could not score. Ed Waymire allowed eight hits for Dobbs while Jack Randall yielded nine. Burke delivered pep talks after the all star game. he has seven home runs in nine games and a .282 average as the Dodgers surge near the NL lead. Snider starred in a doubleheader sweep, with the Dodgers winning the opener 6-3 in 10 innings and a late homer sealing the night in the rematch.
The Phillies protested a call during the game claiming Hamner was tagged before reaching third, but National League president Warren Giles rejected the protest Friday night. Mayo Smith indicated he believed the call was not timely and Hamner was tagged.
Washington hearing shifts from baseball to professional football as the House sub committee probes antitrust issues. Brooklyn Dodgers exec Fresco Thompson defends farm systems while Baseball hearings wrap. upcoming testimony will include NFL figures and former players and league representatives.
A fragment advises that trousers can aid survival if forced to swim to shore. It mentions tying knots in legs and waistband, holding the pants, treading water, and remaining air above water to avoid traps and danger.
Hollywood crushed San Diego 5 3 to climb into second place while San Francisco fell 4 2 to Portland. Paul Pettit homered in the 11th to seal Hollywood’s win. Gale Wade homered in the seventh and Hale Jenkins added an eighth inning tie. Seattle defeated Sacramento 4 1 as Charley Rabe earned his fourth win with one run allowed in the eighth.
Two torn belt potters, neither pro tourney favorite, met in the 36 hole final round at Omaha Country Club. Casey Johnstone of Mason City Iowa defeated Bailey of Palatine Illinois 4 and 3 after eagle by Bailey on 15. Anne Richardson of Columbus Ohio also listed in results.
Moss, a 26 year old British driver, won the European Grand Prix at Aintree driving a borrowed Vanwall. He set four lap records on the three mile circuit, beating rivals including world champion Juan Manuel Fangio who retired. Eight starters finished the race.
A dense OCR of city league softball results lists scores, player names, and team affiliations with numerous unreadable fragments. The readable items show matchups, partial scores, and roster mentions across multiple teams, with references to players such as Lopes and Freene, and to locations and venues echoed in the garbled text.
The Braves defeated the Westerners 24 to 21 led by Ralph Valladares with 10 points. In the opening game of the eight week local stand, Sid fMagnesk Tech led a 32 to 30 Westerners win. The third game of the series is set for 8:30 p.m.
International League Central 429 Toronto 3 11 Richmond columnus 2. Havana 3 Mikell 0. Buttaiy 7 Rochester 1. Result summaries show multiple game scores including Toronto and Havana losses and Rochester defeat.
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