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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1955
Page
6
Shafter eyes revenge on Wasco after a 12 11 loss earlier this season as they host the out of town game Friday afternoon. Shafter sits 5 2 in second place after last Friday's 10 4 win over Lemoore while league leader currently has 6 1. Shafter must win to stay in contention for the pennant as Wasco visits the diamond.
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The Shafter High scene lists games across May from May 10 to May 27. Teams include Carolina Farms Rotary Dutch Boy Shafco S. A. Camp Coberly West Shafter Press Grace Bible Arrow Furniture Stringham Frank Russell Congregational Church Becker Insurance Shares Kern Acid Maple Leaf Rio Bravo American Legion Eagles Central Hardware Em Mettler Sons Fuller Gin and more with multiple dates and venues noted.
A large crowd at Minter Field witnessed an eight race program by Kern County Sports Car club. One driver died, two were injured as rain and wind shortened the event. Notable results included Sterling Edwards winning the 2.9 liter Monza class feature race at 82 mph, and John Von Neumann claiming a prior semifinal win.
The Kern County Sheriff's Mounted Posse plans its first annual rodeo at the Old Fairgrounds in Isfield, featuring headline acts as Saturday and Sunday attractions. Tommy Pember and H R Peters and their brothers Stan and Cliff from Fresno and Bakersfield joined a Kern River fishing trip over the weekend.
The article lists softball meeting details and signups for multiple leagues as well as a tennis clinic hosted by the Shafter recreation commission. It notes a May planning session to assign umpires and scorekeepers and lists teams in Pee Wee Junior and Men’s divisions. It also mentions a tennis clinic at Shafter High School and a trip for Richland elementary pupils to the Junior Olympics in Bakersfield.
Two Shafterites were elected to California Teachers Association posts with Grant W. Jensen named state representative and Hal Williams chosen as central section representative. The notes praised Shafter High for the honors.
Smitty Callahan of Wasco High and Bruce Muir of host Shafter High starred as both schools dominated the South Sequoia League meet. Callahan won sprints and broad jump, led his relay to league record times. Muir matched in class B and contributed to multiple league marks. Wasco won class A and C, Shafter captured class B, with numerous league records set across events and teams Le Moor, Exeter, Coalinga, Corcoran, and others scoring in the meet.
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