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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1948
Page
4
After the final game of 1948, Shafter High’s Everett Eyraud topped the team batting with a .346 average. John Nikkel followed at .327, the only two players above .300 for the Generals. Totals
Trout fishing was good this week in the Upper Santa Ana River area in Riverside County with anglers reporting active catches and favorable conditions along the river corridor.
Salinas proclaims Big Hat Day to launch events leading to the 32nd California Rodeo set for June 17–20. Residents face a playful streetside Kangaroo Court if not in Western attire. High School Girls hostesses will welcome guests and a Sweetheart winner earns a $500 university scholarship.
The timetable lists daily matchups from Monday May 31 to Friday June 4 including 7:15 and 8:30 games. Teams include Dial Hitchcock Kiwanis A Legion N Camp Food Town Rio Bravo American Legion Shafter Wasco Gin Brown and Bryant Modern Market Jacobsen Post Office Market Neuman and others. Several lines repeat across sections with mix of venues at Rio Bravo and other sites.
Kern County Semi-Pro league starts Sunday with twelve teams in two halves running through mid September. Wasco Merchants have won the pennant for two straight seasons and are favored again. Shafter faces Bakersfield Junior Cubs in the season opener as teams include Shafter Wasco East Bakersfield Bakersfield Cubs Junior Cubs Panthers Arvin Fairfax Bakersfield All-Stars Green Acres Bakersfield Chicks Missions.
The Shafter Merchants, managed by Mark Scales, begin their league season this Sunday with a 2 15 p m game against the Bakersfield union Cubs in Shafter. The team comes off eight wins in eleven practice games with pitcher Boyd drawing favorable notice and high hopes for the Kern County campaign.
Record numbers of youngsters joined Shafter's Summer Recreation Program in its opening week at County Park. Morning sessions from 10:00 to noon drew nearly 100 daily, with 75 to 90 at North Shafter Farm Labor camp. Afternoon 2:00 to 9:00 p.m. offerings, arts and crafts by Miss Burnis Morris with Dana Baughman, and clay modeling, painting, rug weaving. Ninety children attended the first day. softball practice and four leagues Pee-Wee Junior Girls and Men's continue toward Monday night season start. Trophy displayed at McClure Drug Store.
A young robin with a broken leg receives treatment at Trailside museum's bird hospital in a Chicago forest preserve. The splint is crafted from a split section of an owl's quill, highlighting care for wildlife.
In a Wednesday night practice at the Primary diamond the American Legion softball team rallied to beat Rio Bravo 5 to 3. Walter Rodgers drove in the winning runs with a bases loaded double late in the game amid a hot pitching duel. Rio Bravo, largely recent high school graduates, is expected to be a top contender in the upcoming Men’s league.
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