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Newspaper

Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Nov 02, 1957

Page

6

Rams Favored Over Bears In L.A. Tilt At Memorial Coliseum

Los Angeles Rams are favorites to beat the Chicago Bears in Memorial Coliseum with about 90,000 expected. The teams meet after a rough season start as Zeke Bratko and Ed Brown pilot the Bears and Norman Van Brocklin leads the Rams. Key Rams contributors include Tank Younger Jon Arnett and Crazy Legs Hirsch while Calimore, the Florida A&M rookie, seeks to rebound after a 54-26 defeat two weeks earlier.

Los Angeles Los Ageles Rams Chicago Bears Tank Younger Jon Arnett Ron Walylee Leon Clarke Elroy Crazy Legs Los Angeles Rams Green Bay Chicago Cards Albert

Sports on Radio TV Pann

Local radio and television listings show UCLA facing California and Michigan vs. Brash Rangers broadcast at set times. Station KBIG and KRCA (4) carry select games with 4 pm early afternoon blocks and 7 pm prime time slots.

Pann Waghladon Kbig UCLA Californa Michigan KRCA Horxey Ueut Bottabe ABC Sontine Wees

Gambler as QB Albert Now Playing It Straight

San Francisco coach Frankie Albert defends cautious play as the 49ers rise to 4-1 in the NFL Western Division. He cites unity, timely bounces, and a mix of onside kicks with solid straight football as keys to beating strong opponents like the Bears and Lions. Albert notes he faced casino myths about gambling during his era and reflects on past gambles vs today’s steadier approach.

San Francisco Frankie Albert Kesar Stadium Detroit Lions Lion Bears

Webb Will Wait for Shot at Title Bout

Spider Webb, after a disputed 1 round win over Vaughn at Madison Square Garden, says he will chase the title and accepts eliminations or a tournament. Manager Hee Knowles names possible challengers including Giardello Fullmer Homer Homer and notes Basilio and Ray Robinson as possible route to the champion. Webb edged Vaughn 6-3 according to Ref Barney Felix with two judges at 7-3 and 4-7-3 and AP scoring Webb 7-3. Vaughn praised Webb but felt rounds should have gone to him.

New York Spider Webb Carmen Basilio Ray Robinson Wei Joey Giardello Gene Fullmer Charles Homer Webb Hee Knowles Vaughn Madison Square Garden Chicago Basilin Barney Felix Bert Grant Artie Aldala Associated Press Spider Los Angeles

College Grid Scores From Ups and Downs Across Regions

Scrambled lines show multiple college frosh and varsity results across conferences. Notable scores include Cal Frosh 4, UCLA Frosh 0, Stanford Frosh 28 to Barstow Marines 15, Wash Frosh 20, WSC Frosh 7, Tennessee Tech 58, Colorado State 14, New Mexico 4, Oklahoma 21, Paclandie 7, Santa Rosa 37, and West Contra Costa 6, among others. The text lists teams, opponents, and scattered point totals with many OCR glitches.

Sy Ee Sss Ve. Anom Villanave Beaton Gro Washington Cal Frosh Ucla’ Frosh SC Fresh Stanford Frosh & Barstow Marines Aghillier Cal ‘Teen Wash. Frosh WSC Frosh Chattanoven Tenn Tech Maciete Fiest Treasure Colorado Biate New Mexia Elghami Estchester ‘Tehrs Tulerstorstan

Escobar Favored In Featherweight Showdown At Hollywood Stadium

Unbeaten featherweight Alfredo Escobar, 21, from Los Angeles, seeks an upset win over 23-year-old Vince Delgado at Hollywood Legion Stadium in a scheduled main event. Escobar brings 15 straight pro wins and two KO streaks. Delgado returns after a seven month layoff facing a replacement opponent.

Alfredo Escobar Vince Delgado Hollywood Legion Stadium Escobar Golden Glovers Los Angeles Tommy Sain Jimmy Lassiter Delgado Zsenbar

Palmer Leads San Diego Open In Pro Am Round

Arnold Palmer of Bat Pa leads the San Diego Open pro am at Mission Valley golf course with a 33 36 for a third straight sub par round. Thirty eight professionals join celebrities and amateurs in the event as Palmer aims for the title over the weekend.

San Diego Arnold Palmer Robe Accasion Palmer Mission Valley

Long Beach Bid Gains Interest in Pacific Coast League

Pacific Coast League directors and major league officials reopen talks on franchise relocation and damages after Long Beach and Salt Lake City bids. Long Beach Councilman D Patrick Ahern presented a stadium offer, with Dodgers and Angels officials noting proximity to Los Angeles would not hinder a Long Beach club. Population figures and regional reach cited to support Long Beach viability as a PCL site.

Sacramento Pacific Coast League San Francisco Giants Los Angeles Dodgers Long Beach Salt Lake City D. Patrick Ahern Los Angeles Hollywood San Francisco Spokane Phoenix Tacoma Fort Worth Dallas Dodger Giant O'Connor O'Conner Ahern Fred David Sacramento Solon Dodgers Angels Blair Field

State routs 49ers 38 23 in Friday night clash

San Francisco State opened with a 10-6 halftime lead and exploded in the second half scoring three more touchdowns to beat Long Beach State 38-23 at Veterans Stadium. Key players included Gil Rodriguez and Jim Sochor for SF State and Jimmie Coon and Dick Varn Voorhis for Long Beach. A crowd of about 1,500 witnessed the late surge as SF State erased a slim interlude deficit.

S.F. State S. F. State College Long Beach State Veteran’s Stadium John Neagle Jimmie Coon S. F. State Press-Telegram Long Beach State College Veterans Stadium 49Ers San Francisco State Golder Gators Disneyland Rue Berry Farm Long Beach San Francisco Slas Gators Gil Rodriguez John Sochor Hank Marshall Jim Sochor John Sochor Rodriguez Bob van Voorhis van Voochis Join Sochor Don Johnson John Suchor Jonn Permbrook Dick Varn Voorhis Gator van Voorhis

Vikes Welcome Huskies In Homecoming Showdown

Long Beach City College hosts East Los Angeles J. C. in a Metropolitan Conference clash at Veterans Stadium tonight for the Vikes 10th annual homecoming. Both teams seek a crucial win as Long Beach aims to rebound from a 2-2-1 season and LAJC from a 2-1 league start in a rowdy, must-win atmosphere.

Long Beach City College East Los Angeles J. C Veterans Stadium Vikes State Rndal Metro San Diego Imust Valley Elans Camino el Camino L. A Long Beach Danny Wasnick Bob Ontko Gary Frederick Viking Poly High Henry Andrews Veteran's Stadium

Unclear game summary with disjointed plays and stats

The article fragment lists second half notes with runs by Johnson and Sochor, and conversions by Rodriguez, Van Voorhis, and Valacek. It mentions touchdowns and a 19 yard field goal, plus yardage totals and penalties, but the text is fragmented and unreadable in places.

Tan Sfhen State Mg Bench State Suring Stmaut Bob Vin Sooth Tnd van Foorbla Earda Toute Penaitlea

Campbell Tries New Speedboat Assault at Coniston

Campbell plans a fresh speed trial on Coniston Water aiming for 230 mph after confirming Bluebird is ready. He targets breaking the 36 year old record of 223.63 mph within 48 hours if weather allows.

Coniston England Donald Campbell

Pro Cage Scores Suracuse 11d

Suracuse minor league cage scores show Lacie leading Cincinnati BA with 140 points on the board. Wennehaptits schedule lists Cincinnati at Rt arena as the venue for a high scoring tilt.

Suracuse Wenneapnits Cincinnati Lacie

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