Frank Wessels fails bid for spring meet at Alamitos
Los Alamitos official Frank Wessels sought a 14 day spring race meet to give two year olds race experience but the State Racing Board denied the request. The column notes Hollywood Park and Santa Anita influence, with side remarks on racing and local sports figures. It also mentions Spider Webb Holly Mims fight, Milwaukee Braves pennant odds, and KMPC radio program.
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Braves
Will Cookie Go Nuts With Nuts Pick Senators for Last
In Florida training, the Washington Senators face a hopeful outlook as Cookie Law rumbles over roster shifts. Sievers led with 603 runs, 42 homers, 134 RBIs, while shifts bring in Pete Runnels and others. pitching stabilizes with 808 runs against, a solid core in a reworked lineup.
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George Lederer
Yankees
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Cookie Law
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Agetto
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Pete Runnels
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Invitational Dominated by Hares at Long Beach Prep Meet
Poly swimmers led preliminaries with six of eight top times for varsity, breaking records in the 100 free and 50 free. Brute Moseley set 100 free and 50 free marks, Stan Booth lowered the 180 IM record, while Jordan’s Butsy Wrye posted a 55.0 in the 100 free. Finals slated Friday at Poly pool with strong Poly, Downey, and Jordan showings.
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Dodgers Top A's In Extra Inning Showdown
Dodgers beat the Athletics 6 4 in overtime as Ralph Terry conceded six of eight hits while Koufax limited the A’s to seven. Don Miles drove in two and scored, but left with leg trouble. Hodges added two more hits. The game featured strong Dodger hitting in the third and steady pitching, extending Los Angeles’ record to six wins in ten games and dropping Oakland to 4 4.
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Don Miles
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Homer
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Potile Army
Ilipinie
California
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Brookwn
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Burley Rivas
Hoy Gami
Radio TV Paneer Ve Redlegs Broadcast Notes
KMPC and M126 carry sports paneer style chatter about the Redlegs with Bauer and Beecham as commentators. Incomplete names, but the broadcast highlights a lively rundown of players and early season action.
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Vaughn and Beecham Set for Third Meeting in High Stakes Clash
In Washington, Willie Vaughn of Los Angeles and Jimmy Beecham of Miami Beach are rated even money for a nationally televised middleweight bout at New Capitol Arena. The rivals meet for the third time in six weeks after Beecham's upset win over Vaughn on Feb 4 and a reversal on March 4. Vaughn holds more big fight experience, while Beecham vows to press the action and crack the top 10.
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Willie Vaughn
Los Angeles
Jimmy Beecham
Miami Beach
Fla
Capitol Arena
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Carmen Basillo
Beecham
National Record by Bruin at CIF Freelance Invitational
Wilson High’s Dennis Rounsavelle led performances at the CIF Freelance Invitational in the Bruin pool, qualifying 25 for Friday finals. Rounsavelle clocked 4:18.9 in the 400-yard freestyle, a new Wilson school record and described by coach Pete Archer as a potential national prep record, with nine varsity, 17 Bees, and 10 Cops qualifiers overall.
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Dennis Rounsavelle
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Bruin
el Segundo High
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Pete Archer
Rounsevelle
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UCLA Triumphant in Triangle Meet Over San Diego State and Redlands
Rafer Johnson led UCLA with three firsts and a second as the Bruins swept 15 events and totaled 119 points in a triangle meet at Westwood. San Diego State scored 28 and Redlands 15 while Rodge Roubanisi set a personal record vault of 14 feet 10⅝ inches and Ratelle won the 440 in 50.1.
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Musketeers Upset Bradley as Dayton Reaches NIT Semis
Xavier, once mocked for effigy protests, stunned Bradley 72 62 to reach the NIT semi finals. Dayton beat Fordham 74 70 to join them, setting up a Dayton St Bona and St Johns semifinals clash.
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Pagliaroni Ends Army Duty Rejoins Bosox
Pagliaroni returns from overseas Army duty and joins the Boston Red Sox in spring training. He informed GM Joe Cronin by phone that he would report immediately, boosting the catcher group to four along with Sammy White Pete Daley and Haywood Sullivan.
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