Shafter Eagles trounce Buttonwillow in baseball duel
The Shafter Eagle baseball team overwhelmed Buttonwillow 13 hits to 2 as pitcher Dave Flores and Art Palomo held Buttonwillow to two hits while Shafter batters pounded the visitors. J Is and Ward relieved in the fourth inning after the starter was shelled. Eagles totaled 13 base hits and hit .300 as a team. Lineups list Lopez, Lucio Lopez, Rudy Pal, Trini Rodriguez, Nieves Carrasco, Castillo and Escal as infielders with Palomo, Jaenz, Flores on the mound. Catchers Pacheco and Rodriguez. Manager Ralph Aguilar.
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Shafter
Buttonwillow
Shafter Eagle
Dave Flores
Art Palomo
Eagle
J. Is
Ward
Tng
Trofilo Lopez
Lucio Lopez
Rudy Pal
Trini Rodriguez
Robert Nieves Carrasco
Joe
Freddie Palomo
Anselmo Rubio
Apol Castillo
Daniel Escal
Arthur Palomo
Mike Jaenz
Steve Rodriguez
Frankie Pacheco
Ralph Aguilar
Southern California welcomed 72 895 out of state tourists in February
A report from the All-Year Club shows 72 895 out of state visitors arrived by motor in February, down slightly from January. Average tourist party spent 583, totaling about 15.75 million dollars, with rail bus and air visitors adding more. Over nine carloads of culled dairy cows were sent to Merced County markets last month.
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Southern
California
Southland
Willard W. Keith
Community Travel Advertising
Keith
Merced County
Drillers Triumph 6 1 Over Shafter Varsity Baseball
Bakersfield Drillers overwhelmed Shafter High 6 to 1 in a well played contest here last Friday. Ronald Rees limited the locals to five hits while two doubles and multiple errors fueled the Drillers’ offense. Burns Eyraud Nikkel and Bender provided Shafter’s lone score as Rees silenced the rally potential and led Bakersfield to the win.
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Bakersfield’ High School
Bakersfield
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Eyraud
Nikkel
Bender
Ronald Rees
Rees
Generals
Battlers
Sarver
Harbour
Fuller
Richland School Play Day Yields Wide-Ranging Junior Track Results
The annual Richland grammar school Play Day drew over 400 sixth to eighth graders in boys and girls divisions. Top finishers include Keeney in discus, Self in broad jump, and Wells in several events with ties at pole vault and high jump, plus multiple winners across A and B groups in sprints, relays, and obstacle races.
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Self
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Howell
Neufeld
Horn
Lytle
Day
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George
Howel
Clemente
Bender
Prender
Wright
Edwards
Neufelt
Walker
Foster
Hinsley
Ellis
Wilson
Brazier
Cox
Sharp
Marshall
Colvard
Rodriguez
Beagh
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Jacobsen
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Carr
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Powell
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Carter
Baker
Amos
Mouser
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Mahan
Westbrook
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Contreras
Lacy
Petry
Peddie
Trout
Rained Out Delays Hit Shafter East Bakersfield Game
Rain canceled Shafter's baseball meeting with East Bakersfield and washed out the six team high school track meet at Wasco field last Saturday afternoon.
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East Bakersfield
Wasco Field
Ask Observance of Wildlife Laws During Drought
The executive officer of the Division of Fish and Game urged California sportsmen to strictly follow conservation laws during 1948 as drought magnifies wildlife vulnerability. Emil J. Ott Jr noted deer quail and fish concentrations raise temptation for hunters and anglers amid water shortages and added threats include water pollution fires and lack of forage. Rescue of fish from drying streams has begun earlier in some areas.
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Division of Fish and Game
Emil J.N. Ott, Jr
California
Ott
Generals Upset Bakersfield in Shafter Tennis Meet
Shafter high school Generals edge Bakersfield 3-2 as Bakersfield doubles team fails to appear for decisive match. Winners include Mel Wallace over Troy Smart 6-0 6-0 in boys singles and Fifi Weber over Dorene Farr 6-1 6-0 in girls singles, with doubles and mixed doubles deciding points.
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Shafter High School
Generals
Bakersfield High School
Shafter
Driller
Charles Davis
Ross Gilbreth
Mel Wallace
Troy Smart
Fifi Weber
D. Dorene Farr
Lorraine Rice
Marilyn Stewart
Marjorie Stadt
Hazel. Turkett
Bob Albright
Frances Rose
D. John Karsten
Betty Monroe
City Horsehide Team Plays at Arvin Sunday
The All-Shafter baseball team travels to Arvin on Sunday afternoon for a practice game against a strong lineup. Shafter senior prospects are hopeful after last week's win and will host Bakersfield Panthers on the local Primary diamond at 2 30 next Sunday. Manager Mark Scales leads the Merchants as they prep for Kern County Baseball League debut.
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Kern County Baseball League
Mark Scales
Nadine Conner Returns in Wasco Concert Finale
Nadine Conner, soprano star of the Metropolitan Opera, completes a four program Wasco Community Concerts series. Born in Los Angeles and USC graduate, she has been re engaged after a Bach St Matthew Passion with the New York Philharmonic under Bruno Walter.
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