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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1957
Page
7
Wilson High roared back to beat Jordan 12 to 7 on Friday to clinch the CIF playoff berth. The triumph capped a four game league sweep before about 4700 fans at Wilton Dad's Night. Wilson finished the season with one more league game at Downey before the postseason.
Wilson dominated Jordan with strong ground work led by Larry Sather and Jim Burchfield. Esparza connected for a touchdown and Petersen caught a scoring pass as Wilson built a 42–0 lead by midgame, then added a late Jordan score on a 67 yard drive before halftime.
Mel Steuber for Steuber High crashes into the end zone for Jordan High's lone TD in a 12 7 loss to Wilson Friday night. Wilson's Ira Rosenstein and Chris Rove are pictured with Jordan's Jerry Harvey as the photo captures the late score and defensive effort.
Two Jong touchdown plays and a key pass defense lift St Anthony High past Loyola 12 6 Friday night. Walt Osgood intercepted a Dave Hart pass near the nine and returned to the 17 setting up Al Roman’s 78 yard TD run to seal the win and keep the Saints title hopes alive.
Willie Mays touring all stars beat Lemon's Southern California 6-1 at Wrigley Field before 2,823. Frank Haines allowed seven hits with 10 strikeouts. Al Smith and Wes Covington homered to break a 1-1 tie in the sixth. Teams had met in Bakersfield earlier and to play again Sunday.
Fragmented racing results from Golden Gate include multiple races with inconsistent horse names and times. The text lists event lines such as FIRST BACK-6, SECRET DISTY, and SIXTH RACE furlongs with odd spellings, out-of-context numbers, and garbled horse and wagering details.
BEST BET Ensign Lad in seventh. BEST CHANCE Hy Tom in third. MOST PROBABLE WINNER Jeann Laing in eighth. PREFERRED PARLAY Toby Barry to Stabilizer. BANKBOLL SPECIAL Ronald in sixth. CLOCKER'S TIP Dickie Front in ninth.
Poly Batters Compton for a fifth straight victory after a slow start. Compton High built a 6-0 lead in the third quarter then pulled away with a late surge, led by Dee Andrews and Jakehdown drives. The Jackrabbits added 13 points in the final period to seal a 20-6 league win at Jordan.
Millikan High overwhelmed Lakewood 33 7 in a homecoming game as Jerauld Spark rushed for 284 yards and four touchdowns on 14 carries. Spark’s 16 and 84 yard scoring runs paced the Rams, who led 13 7 at halftime and expanded the advantage after three quarters while Lakewood struggled to finish drives.
Battered OCR lists prep scores across multiple leagues including MUKHee LEAGA and BAY LEAGUE. Notable results: Fullerton 33 Newton 0. Huntington Beach at En Mabra 16. Brethren 32 Pasadena Academy 24. Culver City 13. Notre Dame 50 in a priority note. Names include Anthony, Dorian, Hoover, Jansen, Yambrane.
A fragmentary OCR note lists scores and participants including Saweadi 5.70 and 3.38 times, Matelia and Yorien Bornie, with references to HACE Fox and Danis Gila. It mentions York and timing marks, indicating a small meet or relay context with incomplete details.
A garbled sports note lists team abbreviations and scores including Computing 74 and piping 22. Other entries reference Bhulrs Cleaners 42 and Garboula Moblea supply 43 with unclear context and names.
In a noisy harness meet summary several horses including Colby Skoue McDurr and Primrose posted times in the mile events. Scratched entries and duplicated notes appear throughout with multiple riders and hands giving results across races from 680 to 1280 distances.
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