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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1949
Page
8
Shafter High racket wielders plan a comeback in county tennis this afternoon as they face Taft on home courts. The Wildcat appearance marks the last home performance of the General team before league playoffs later this month. Robert Gates coaches the Shafter net squad.
Taft Wildcats visit Shafter High School Generals for a Kern County League doubleheader on the high school diamond at 3:30 p.m. The Generals seek their first league win as coach Dick Heber reshuffles the batting order and Shafter hopes for improved pitching while prepping for Delano.
Shafter High announces meets from April 9 Tulare Relays at Tulare through April 21 Sierra League meet at Shafter. Events include E. B. S. Shafter Wasco McFarland Tehachapi and Maricopa with top five in each event advancing to county. Valley Sierra League meets at Lemoore and Visalia with Fresno Relays on May 14.
The S. A. Camp harness string trains at Del Mar Racetrack this month under Charlie Witt. Seventeen horses including Dazzleway Mighty Son and White Hanover head the lineup. Other Camp entries include Red Streak Hal Chief McCain Miss Bovee Prince J and Adios Hal. The group is entered in the Fairmont Park Meet near St. Louis with rivals from Robert Neuman Stable and Wm. Lachenmaier.
The Shafter softball season begins with a sponsor drive. Roy Farrell, recreation director, mailed questionnaires for immediate replies to form leagues or assign managers. Brown & Bryant will sponsor a Peewee League nine, while Curley Tanksley plans a Kern Academy girls team in the feminine league and a Kern boys team in the junior circuit.
April 8 Taft travels to Shafter for a tennis match. April 22 marks the league playoffs.
Bowling enthusiasts in the Mixed Foursome League met at Shafter Bowl last Monday. After scores, Shafter Bowl fell from fourth to sixth place while Gunnarson five remained on top, likely clinching the title. The circuit wraps up on April 25 with standings compiled through March 25.
The Shafter Bowl hosts a weekend opening with a Sunday kickoff and team matches. Wasco Lions Club pin crashers lead entries with others expected. singles and doubles align for Tuesday and Thursday play next week. Entry fees apply across all three divisions, with a full entrants list due next week.
Two Richland Elementary School students were eliminated from the Kern County Marble Tournament at Standard School Bakersfield last Saturday. Sunset School boys won honors in A and B divisions. James Womack substituted for Lon Vester and was eliminated after a playoff with Donald Barker Wasco. Jack Hiler won the 1-B district title but fell to Jimmy Faugh Taft in the second round.
Staging of the recent track meet at Richland Elementary School in Shafter saw several records fall. In Class A and four Class B events new marks were set including a Class A discus record after Jerry Hicks hurled 128 feet. Other events saw new records in the under 100 pound Class B division with pole vault, discus, shot put and high jump led by Bruce Muir Horace Womack Bob Brewer James Broom.
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