Shafter Baseball Dominates Missions In 10-3 Victory
Shafter hammers Bakersfield Missions 10 to 3 in Bakersfield. The team racked 17 hits including two homers by Riley and Carmen. Scales led with three hits in six at bats. Missions tallied seven hits, Mendoza homering. Game described as a practice affair with both squads set for Kern County Baseball League play.
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Shafter
Bakersfield Missions
Bakersfield
Riley
Carmen
Jack Thompson
Ferguson
Hoyd
Bob Scales
Mendoza
Kern County Baseball League
Pedestrian blamed for two thirds of California traffic deaths
The Automobile Club of Southern California identifies pedestrians as the major factor in 1947 traffic fatalities. A 55 year old foreign born, working man, a habitual jaywalker, dies mid block near signals between 6 and 8 p.m. in a business district, reflecting belief that signals favor motorists and children.
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The
Automobile Club of
Southern California
California
Wasco Tracksters Sweep Shafter In Dual Meet
Wasco high school dominated the Shafter athletes across all three classes in a midweek dual meet on Wasco track. In varsity, Wasco won 86 to 25 led by Ran dall Byrd in hurdles and Garner in sprints while Shafter posted 69 to 35. Beuchler led the C division with multiple wins, and Bechtler Beuchler, Borton, and Hardoin posted key marks.
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Wasco
Wasco High School
Shafter
Randall Byrd
Garner
Carley Hardoin
Bobby Baze
Borton
Beuchler
Hardoin
Brown
Jerry Johns
Dick Fletcher
Johns
Fletcher
Byrd
Haynes
Neufeld
Crabb
Harrington
Wedel
Rogers
Counts
Isaac
Robinson
Packard
Kroeker
Hanes
McGinnis
Glenn
Craw
Byrdford
Melcher
Elbrock
Iist
Hutching
Miller
Craig
Beese
Local Track Men Entered in Tulare Relays
Coach Lowell Todds teams prepare for the Tulare 20-30 Relays with 2 varsity relay entries and 1–2 open events planned. Shafter contributes B and C class athletes, led by a strong C 4x440 team, as heats begin at 10 a.m. and finals follow after 1:30 p.m. Over 450 athletes expected.
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Tulare
Todd
Shafter
Maricopa Hosts Shafter In Baseball And Tennis
Maricopa varsity Baseball and Tennis teams host Shafter today starting at 3 p.m. on the high school diamond. No junior varsity baseball as Maricopa has no JV squad while the local JV team rests this weekend preparing for Wasco on Wednesday. The tennis match runs concurrently on the adjacent courts with the Shafter players favored.
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Maricopa
Shafter
J.v
Bakersfield
Wasco
Shafter J V Beats Bakersfield In Pitchers Duel
Shafter junior varsity edged Bakersfield 1 to 0 in a tight pitching duel Friday afternoon. Houston pitched a shutout for Shafter, allowing only two scratch singles while Thompson scored the deciding run in the final frame.
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Shafter
Bakersfield High School
Thompson
Houston
Eagles Ball Team versus Y.M.I. Sunday at 2:30 p.m.
The Shafter Eagles from Mexican Colony host a strong Y.M.I. team from Bakersfield this Sunday at 2 30 p m. Admission is free though a bat is passed for contributions to the bat ball and umpire fund. Donated funds buy bats balls and other equipment. Several choice prizes will be awarded.
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Shafter Eagles
Bakersfield
Eagle
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