Inter Class Track Meet Opens Season at Shafter High
The Shafter High School opens its track season this afternoon with the annual inter class meet. Four classes compete for team and individual events in shot put, hurdles, pole vault, high jump, broad jump, and sprints. Faculty judge the events while track coach Lowell Todd observes potential team members.
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Waldorf Sees Golden Era Rise At Cal Banquet
Lynn Waldorf head coach at California spoke to a Bakersfield banquet of Kern County Alumni Association. He forecast a new Golden Era of sports in the coming decade, echoing postwar interest increases. Shafter attendees included Ed DeMello, Jean Waffle, Phil Horwith, Dick Heber, and Roy Farrell.
Kiwanis Grade School Basketball Tourney Crowns Stanford A Champs
About 125 local boys competed in Shafter's first Kiwanis Grammar School Basketball Tournament. The A group final saw Stanford defeat Army 16 to 12 for the title. Don Bozarth, Lawrence Keeney, Cav ing Rodriguez, Henry Estavillo and James Broom starred. B group was won by Rio Bravo from Richland, with Robbie Peterson leading the squad.
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James Broom
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Dale Scales
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Indians
Red Sox
Giants
Bums
Braves
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Lowell Todd
Dan Bledsoe
Ed Schacht
Jack Hill
Follies of 1948 Benefit Planned at Fox Theatre Bakersfield
A Bakersfield benefit for Kern County Society for Crippled Children will be staged by the Woman's Club at the Fox Theatre on Wednesday March 17 at 8 30 p m. Jerome Cargill presents the show with Peter West directing. Costumes are supplied by Cargill's for a cast of 125.
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New York
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West's Service Leads Minors in Local Bowling Standings
West's Service maintained the lead in the local Minor bowling league by trouncing West's Motel 3 to 1. Navy Oil and Shafter Rotary split their brace of games, with Navy Oil and Rotary Club close behind in second and third. Firemen defeated Richland Chevrolet, and Neuman & Sons tied Shafter Kiwanis for sixth. Best team game was 844 by Shafter Rotarians. Rotary also posted a 2358 series. Individual leaders include Boots Perry and Frank Barker with high averages, while Joe Cosgrove posted the season's high game at 247.
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Wasco
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Neuman & Sons
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Rotary Club
Shafter Rotarians
Rotary Boys
West’s Motel
Joe Cosgrove
Bill Bender
Ben Stoller
Sam Mettler
Jim Hahn
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Service
Navy Oil Co Rotary Club
West’s Hotel
Wasco Firemen
Kiwanis Club
Richland Chevrolet
Boots’ Perry
Frank Barker
John Adams
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Harry Koening Hie
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Kern County League Cage Champs Crowned
Bakersfield High School Drillers won the Kern County League Class C title while East Bakersfield High Daggers and Taft High Bobcats battled for Class B honors. Daggers defeated Bobcats twice but relied on late results as East Bakersfield dropped games to Bakersfield and Wasco, leaving both finalists at six wins and two losses.
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Varsity Drillers
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Bakersfield
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