Shafter Colonels Set For Exeter Opener Next Friday
Shafter High announces a season slate with scrimmages this week as the Colonels gear up for the 1947 opener against Exeter. Team speeds feature Beach at right half and Hall of other speedy linemen, with Mansfield and Kelly sharing quarterback duties and Weyand anchoring center.
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Shafter High School
Ed Schacht
John
Tom Kelly
Dick Heber
Tom
Pat” Kelly
Shafter High Colonels
Exeter
Henry W. Beach
Beach
Paul
Cato
Schacht
Jesse Crane
Jim Wroten
Louis Rice
Larry. Royal
Jerry Johns
Stanley Buller
Robert Lamas
Phil Weyand
Cooper
Colonels
Tony Mansfield
Sy Pierce
Kelly
Mansfield
Speedy Beach
Alfred Paloma
Ray Smith
John Kelly
Rice
Tommy Walker
Luther Bagby
Royal
Johns
Weyand
Lack of Moisture Perils Game Sport
Local sportsmen urge rain as Southern California game areas face closures by the National Forest Service. Fire danger forces bans on hunting fishing picnicking and hiking across most areas until rainfall reduces the risk. Regional fire wardens may lift bans when conditions improve.
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California
National Forest Service
Shafter Generals Enter Final Exeter Contingent Scrimmage
Coach Dan Bledsoe and assistant Dusty Rhoads drill the Shafter High Generals in final practice sessions ahead of their Exeter contest. The team to open game week shows tentative first string with Scales at quarterback and Fletcher at halfback, while guards Glen and Rodriguez and center Beese anchor the line. Defense emphasized versatile position changes to fit tactical needs.
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Dan Bledsoe
Dusty Rhoads
Shafter High Generals
Bledsoe
Fletcher
Bob Scales
Shafter
Exeter
Sharp
Duke
Kirschenmann
Fuller
Glen
Steve Rodriguez
Beese
Hill
Palomo
Wasco Wins Kern County Baseball League Title
Wasco’s crackerjack team clinched the Kern County Baseball League title by sweeping the playoff series against Oildale V F W and Di Giorgio. Star pitcher Art Demery dominated with 18 strikeouts in a 6 1 win and 10 strikeouts in an 8 2 victory as Wasco secured the crown with decisive performances and strong defense.
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Wasco
Kern County
Oildale - V. F. W
DiGiorgio
Bakersfield Cubs
Oildale V. F. W
Oildale
Art Demery
Demery
Bill Brown
Lou Bailey
J. Brown
Bus Peyton
Elmer Zeilman
Peyton
Shafter
Dick Lynch
Committee
Kern County Baseball League
Hunters Bag Noted Ducks in Monterey County Regions
Hunters report good duck harvests in low Monterey County altitudes with doves near Marina and ducks along the Salinas River near Blanco showing well, indicating fair-to-strong migration and hunting success.
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Monterey County
Marina
Salinas
Blanco
Trout Fishing Fair in Inyo County High Streams
Inyo County anglers report steady fishing with fair conditions in higher streams and lakes. Notably good catches of golden trout are reported from the Cottonwood Lakes region as the season remains productive for local anglers.
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Inyo County
Cottonwood Lakes
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Gene Autry
JOHN _MOVITA
Prentiss
Paul Kelly
Adrian Booth
Eve
East Side
Y Charles. Stark
Aig
Faye Fraerson
Eighth
Chester
Crow’s Cafe
Bakersfield
Herb King
Varsity
18Th St
Childs
Murphy Thunderbowl
Aceae Peote
Fancy Sandaes
Wayne’s Drive - IN
Chester Avenue
Chester Bakersfield
Cawelo
Hotel Padre
Karl and
Helene Halbach
Harter Kiwanis
Wasco Lions
Wasco Ball Park
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