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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1957
Page
21
Zadie Arcaro criticizes Bold Ruler after two withdrawals and a fine workout. Iron Siege emerges as likely favorite for Saturday's Preakness. The page notes Maryland, My Maryland signals the start of the biggest foes.
A long article centers on Vernon Lavagetto and manager speculation with Washington and other majors. It notes Yost’s standing, Dressen’s position, and the ongoing debate over the Nationals leadership as spring moves toward the season. Also covered is Iron Liege’s Derby prep and Preakness potential entrants and workouts at Pimlico.
Jerome Walters, 26, former Melbourne Olympic 1500m entrant, aims for sub four in upcoming Coliseum Relays May 24 and Compton Invitational May 31. Coaches Smith and Mangan predict 4:00 potential, with Walters juggling studies at J. Al State and probation-work while training, hoping Bowden and Elliott yield.
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway may see new record speeds as 1950s lighter engines reach the turns faster. Pat Finnerty set last year’s marks at 146.056 mph single lap and 145.596 mph four lap distance. Agabashian predicts a pole time around 1470 mph. Qualifications, beginning Saturday, include practice mishap with Dempsey Wilson, who escaped unharmed after his Martin Brothers car slid 642 feet.
A garbled OCR style sports and schedule snippet lists cities like Los Angeles San Francisco Seattle and Detroit along with teams and times. It mentions baseball and college or professional venues, several mismatched names and unclear matchups, creating a partial, disjointed calendar of night games and broadcasts without a clear single event.
In New Orleans Herbie Rodrimaer topped rivals as Gordon and Arahen fought for top honors. The event drew wide attendance near Lake rt and showcased regional competitors from Michigan and Maine.
San Francisco sends John Henry Johnson to Detroit in exchange for Bill Stits and Bill Bowman. Johnson, 27, is a versatile back and defensive back ex St Marys College and Arizona State. Stits a UCLA product and Bowman from William Mary join as backfield depth for Frankie Albert.
Mike DeLotto, head football coach at Long Beach State College, is shown in midseason form shouting at a group of players during the 49ers opening spring drill. The photo captures the intensity of practice as the team prepares for the season.
Major league clubs hurried roster cuts to 25 players by midnight Wednesday with several teams already trimming. Giants Pirates and Phillies moved to limit ahead of time while Cardinals Braves Dodgers and Redlegs edged toward the cap. American League teams Senators Indians White Sox Yankees Red Sox Orioles faced cuts as only Tigers and Athletics not yet affected. One game Monday saw the Senators defeat the Red Sox 5-3 in Boston as clubs jockeyed for roster space.
Milwaukee Braves struggle with four weak hitting leftfielders who average .163 as of a midseason stretch. Tanner leads at .192 while Thomson, Covington, and Pafko hover in the .143 to .156 range. Manager Quin reignites trade talk with June 15 deadline looming, but he says no deals are brewing yet.
Long Beach State College opened spring drills under coach Mike DeLotto planning a multiple offense from unbalanced lines. DeLotto said the change aims to fit the system to talent as 32 players attended, with expected roster over 40 by week’s end and an intra-squad game closing the three week camp.
The University of New Mexico Lobos baseball team, rainouts since Friday, planned a four game day starting with two seven inning games against Denver University at 9 a.m. The Lobos then travel 55 miles to Greeley for an afternoon twin bill with Colorado State.
The fragmentary text provides few readable facts with unclear names and events. It mentions possible entities Thkars and Aalbers, and numbers, but the meaning is mostly obscured. No coherent event, date, or location can be determined from the readable portion.
Washington (United States) DRESSEN, recently fired as Senators manager, signs a three year contract as assistant to the president and prepares to meet with the Yankees. Senator president Calvin Griffith says Dressen will scout major and minor league players, negotiating trades and purchases. His pay is reported at 35000 dollars yearly.
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