Corcoran Nips Hanford For Ball Title In Ten Inning Finish
In a pitchers duel at Hanford Corcoran edged Hanford 1 to 0 in ten innings to win the state softball title. Wesley Priest struck out 18 for Corcoran while Ralph Hobbs fanned 23 for Hanford. The final was witnessed by several thousand fans. The teams are highly regarded and will contend in Stockton next week.
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Wesley Priest
Corcoran
Ralph Hobbs
Hanford
Priest
Hobbs
Stockton
Rainbow Trout Run Strong on Merced River
Fishing remains good along the Merced River in Mariposa County. Rainbow trout dominate catches, with most fish around 15 inches in length as reported by the National Automobile Club.
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Merced River
Mariposa County
National Automobile Club
Hitchcock Auto Parts Wins Men's League Softball Title
Hitchcock Auto Parts clinched the men's league softball crown after eight straight wins. Top pitching was provided by Harold Schnaidt and Jack Dial as the club dominated league play.
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Hitchcock Auto Parts
Shafter
Hitchcock Auto Parts Club
Harold Schnaidt
Jack Dial
Midgets Race At Murphy Thunderbowl Near Tulare
The Murphy Thunderbowl hosts the eighteenth midget race of the season drawing about 7,000 fans as Billy Vukovich aims to end his win drought. Frankie Armi rumored back soon. Visalia Night promo sets 80 laps after trials at 7:15 p.m. Main feature starts 8:30 p.m. Also covered is Shafter 20-30 league action with Kelly & Ohanneson, Food Town, McClure Drug, North Government Camp, and standout players and hitters.
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Murphy Thunderbowl
Tulare
Highway 99
Hanford
Armi
Vukovich
Raisin City
Bob Murphy
Visalia
Shafter
Hitchcock Auto Parts
Kelly & Ohanneson
Food Town
McClure Drug
North Gov't. Camp
California-Bred Horses Dominate Hollywood Park Purses
California bred horses at Hollywood Park earned 979075 in purses in the first eight weeks of the summer meet with 615525 to first money. Louis B Mayer led breeders with 14555. Beau Pere sired two stakes winners and leads sires along with Alibhai. California winners total 185 of 320 races for a 57 percent average.
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Hollywood Park
Hollywood Turf Club
California
Louis B. Mayer
Honeymoon
Beau Pere
Mayer Farm
Perris
Alibhai
Inglewood
Loma Rica Rancho
C. S. Howard
Seabiscuit
Lake fishing improves in Mono and Inyo counties
Anglers report better fishing in the high lakes of Mono and Inyo Counties with several limits recently taken from back country areas, according to the National Automobile Club.
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Mono
Inyo
National Automobile Club
Black Cod Run Entered Monterey Bay Last Week
A large run of black cod entered Monterey Bay in Monterey County last week, with anglers along the wharves catching many of these fish on hook and line, according to the National Automobile Club report.
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Monterey Bay
Monterey County
National Automobile Club
Cal-Bred Stars Shine At Inglewood Track Finale
California breds dominated Hollywood Park's final meet finishing 234 wins from 400 races for a 58.5 percent success rate a track record. They secured 13 of 16 stakes led by Cover Up winner of the Hollywood Gold Cup and Sunset Handicap. Breeder awards totaled 84151.50 with earnings surpassing 1.28 million dollars.
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Hollywood Park
Inglewood
Rex C. Ellsworth
A. T. Jergin
California
W-L Ranch
Honeymoon
E. O. Stice
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