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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1961
Page
4
Long Beach Flying Wheels beat St. Louis 34 34 in semifinals of the National Wheelchair Basketball Championships led by Jet Cheves with 15 points and 20 rebounds. In finals Tony Beach meets NusteyUle Lenn after Brooklyn’s 28-19 win Friday as Wheels shot 50 percent.
All Southern California winter resorts are closed to skiers due to lack of snow. Sierra-Nevada facilities will operate with limited tobogganing at ML Lines in Ventura County. Mammoth Mountain and China Peak offer the best skiing in the Sierra Nevadas.
Race results from Caliente list numerous participants such as J Valinuuela Irene Cort uN Space and Stride with various places and prize mentions. The report notes races including Mile 770 and 4B Lanter with times and award references, alongside entries for War Marshall Drake and Merced.
Racing results list includes drivers and times for a mile race. Notable competitors include Banes, O’Brien, and Wheeler with performances under 2 minutes. The fragment shows finish order notes and place markers amid scattered names and times.
Fragmented OCR notes recount multiple races and athletic events with numerous names, times, and places. The legible items mention college gyms, tennis, and track venues, plus scattered scores and participant names, reflecting a busy mid century newspaper page full of listings and results.
Former Olympic track champion Bil Nieder, cooling on promoters, plans a 12 round debut in Reno on April 7. He has shed 22 pounds from his 242 pound Olympic frame and says he will decide his own opponent, not a promoter, after the Nevada Boxing Commission denied him a previous Reno bout.
Manila heavyweight champion Arch Moore scored an easy one round decision over Buddy Turman of Tyler Texas. Moore weighed about 200 pounds versus Turman roughly 137 pounds. No knockdowns occurred in the bout.
Former Poly high pitching star Tom Sisk was sent to the Jacksonville Beach minor league training camp for reassignment Friday by the parent Pittsburgh Pirates.
A brief rundown of radio and television sports features covers major colleges like UCLA and Purdue, with matchups including Pac-12 action and late-week paybacks. Notes emphasize upcoming broadcasts, team names, and times, though several details remain unclear due to OCR garble.
Long Beach State opened its 18 game CGAA schedule with a doubleheader at San Fernando Valley State. Jack Foley pitched one game and Neal Nancock also starred as Brigham Young’s team, the Vougas, beat the opposition 11 to 8. Jim Piersdo and Bul Wright homered for the Utah squad, while Bob Mastelier earned the win in relief. Long Beach State’s only victory came in the fifth inning when Jack Bogdanovich sparked an offense with a double, Neal Smith singled, and Willie Oyama scored on a groundout.
Jay Hebert, PGA champion from Lafayette, La, shot a four under 68 to complement an opening 66 and build a 36 hole total of 134. He holds a one stroke lead over Julius Boras of North Carolina and Gay Brewer Jr of Crystal River, Florida, at the Sunshine Open.
Peterson and Saints hand Pins Blair Field a 6 0 defeat as Peterson throws a two hit shutout backed by Saint hitting. Ramirez leads with three hits while Vaughn adds two including a double. Saints steal eight bases and stay atop Catholic League standings.
Fragmented OCR summary references multiple players and teams with scattered names such as Glenati es, Callison, Burgess, Shorey, and Shore, mentioning Florida and Pennsylvania locations, various dates, and financial figures. Content appears to be a garbled sports roundup with incomplete event details and uncertain outcomes.
Long Beach City College routed Harbor 8694 to 1544 to seize the Metropolitan Conference track lead. Kelton Reese returned to form with a 9.9 100 and Wynn set a shot put meet record at 61-7.5 while Dee Andrews won the broad jump and 120 hurdles and helped the winning mile relay. Harbor’s Hill Sprague strained a leg and is out indefinitely. Bob Richardson and Ron Clarke added late wins for LBCC as the Vikings prep for the Southern California Relays at Cerritos College.
Fuzz battles Compton McAlpine and Redfern tonight at 4 pm for the championship of the Southern California Municipal Basketball Tournament. Fuzz previously beat NASCO of San Diego 8 4 Friday to reach this final stage.
Moran Moran sparked St Anthony's track and field to a 59 43 home win over Mr Garmel lifting the Saints to a Catholic League 1 1 mark. Moran swept the 440 and 220 dashes while Ray Hamby claimed a win and two seconds in a strong team performance written by Mike Mangoian.
Lakewood Lancers beat Downey 3 2 in a twin bill opener as Bradey Parks and Bruce Lovell hit home runs and Lawers homer sparked the offense. Parks pitched six innings, allowing one run while Downey's bats managed five hits, keeping the game tight through seven frames. The win keeps Lakewood in a first place tie with Millikan at 3 1 in Moore League play.
Milliken High keeps a share of the Moore League baseball lead behind a booming batting display by Miles Calderella and a six hit pitching effort from Mike Linck.
Bruins lose 4-2 as CFN Ivics racks up five runs. Errol Wileson (0-8-1) and Chris Tate combine with Millikan to limit scoring. Rants improve to 3-1. players like Simonse and Peele contribute limited hits in a rough outing.
Long Beach City College increased its Metropolitan Conferenca swim mark to a perfect 2-0 with a 72-20 win over El Camino Friday in the Viking pool. Paul Zack swept the 100 and 220 free events as the Vikings rolled.
Edourd Carpenter earned a successful defense of his heavyweight title with a one night victory over Mike Sharpe at the Municipal Auditorium. Other bouts saw Santis Berg beat KO Murphy and Lane defeated in eight minutes, with several other results noted in the night’s card.
Southern California baseball suffered its first loss of the season as USC fell 3-1 to the University of California at Santa Barbara. The Trojans faced a strong pitching effort by UCSB and confirmation of a early-season setback.
Fragmentary OCR text describes a gymnastics prep event with names and terms like bars, vault, and routines. Numerous unreadable fragments hinder full clarity, but mentions of opponents, equipment, and possible scores appear amid stray letters.
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