Pro Wrestling Opens 1957 58 Season At Carl Purdy Hall
Hightly kicks off the VEW season with a one hour two out of three falls main event pitting giants Bobo Brazil and Tex McKenzie against Iron Mike Sharpe and Ben Sharpe. Opening prelim features Hans Schnabel vs Tio Di Paolo. semi windup pairs Ramon Yores with Stan Kowalski. Tickets sold at Maple Cafe Joe's Park n Tak and Redwood Tree service.
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Sheikiah Vfw
Highty
Carl Purdy
District Fair- Provius
Sal
VEW
Louis Zaina
Giants
Bobo Brazil
Tex Mc-Kenzie
Carl Purdy Hall
Zala ‘Hag
Ramon Ayorres
Stan Kowalski
Maple Cafe
Joe's Park 'N Tak’ Tt
Zatopek calls for protests against nuclear tests
Champion Czech distance runner Emil Zatopek urged world athletes to protest nuclear tests. In a Prague Radio broadcast, the Czech army officer asked athletes to join campaigns in their countries for immediate cessation of atomic and hydrogen weapons tests.
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London
Emil Zatopek
Prague Radio
Zatopek
Stadio
Local Deer Problems Divide Hunters and Scientists
A meeting discussed deer nutrition range limits and population estimates. Scientists suggested fenced control areas and selective culls while hunters contested counts and opposed wholesale doe killings. Supervisors will appoint a seven member advisory committee representing hunting timber agriculture and public interests.
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Fish and Game
Mendocino County
Hopland
Bears Lose Administrative Scrimmage to PCC on State
In San Francisco California lost nine of ten games and the PCC voted 7 2 to keep a watered down round robin while denying stricter athletic-eligibility rules 6-3. UCLA California and USC opposed key measures as Texas? The PCC set next steps on restoring eligibility for 1957 seniors with petitions to drop PCC games and possible secession talk looms over the conference.
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Bears
PCC
San Francisco
California
UCLA
Board of Regents
Southern California
Trojans
Stanford
Trojan
College of Pacific relays set two-man 10 mile record
Stockton UP report says College of Pacific runners Jack Martin and Charley Curtis set a new national mark for the two man 10 mile relay in 44 minutes 47 seconds flat.
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Stockton
College of Pacific
Jack Martin
Charley Curtis
Joe Brown Defends World Title Against Joey Lopes
In Chicago on ABC Brown 31 defends his world light weight crown for the third time against 27 year old Joey Lopes a Portuguese born challenger from Sacramento Lopes earned the title shot with a Aug 21 10 round draw in the same arena Lopes seeks first major upset as Brown carrying 66 28 knockouts in 91 pro bouts while Lopes has 41 wins 17 knockouts in 57 fights
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Chicago
Wily Joe Brown
Joey Lopes
Sacramento
Calif
Brown
ABC
Lopes
New Orleans
Bryant Gets Raise to 17500 As Alabama Coach Director
Paul Bear Bryant will earn 17500 dollars annually under a new 10-year contract as coach and athletic director at the University of Alabama. Dr Frank A Rose announced the terms Tuesday night from Lexington Kentucky where he is hospitalized with a slipped disc. Bryant previously made 15000 dollars at Texas A&M.
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Houston
Tex
Paul (Bear) Bryant
University of Alabama
Frank A. Rose
Alabama
Bryant
Lexington
Texas A&m
Five Seniors and Six Juniors Make 1957 All PCC Team
The PCC named five seniors and six juniors to its 1957 All Pacific Coast Conference squad selected by nine coaches. UCLA, Oregon, Oregon State, and Washington State each placed two players on the first team with other schools earning one. Key members include Bob Newman and Joe Francis on the backfield, Don Ellingsen and Dick Wallen at ends, Bil Leeka and Troy Barbee at tackles, Gerry Kramer and Harry Mondale as guards, and Buzz Randall as center.
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Los Angeles
UCLA
Oregon
Oregon State
Washington State
Idaho
Stanford
Washington
Bob Newman
Joe Francis
Oregon State College
Jim Shanley
Jim Jones
Don Ellingsen
PCC
Dick Wallen
Bil Leeka
Troy Barbee
Gerry Kramer
Harry Mondale
Francis
Buzz) Randall
Jones
Shanley
Mondale
Barbee
Kramer
Ron Wheatcroft
California
Bob Degrant
Ron Stover
Gary van Galder
Whatever Happened To Luke Appling
Luke Appling once a longtime Chicago White Sox shortstop earned fame as old aches and pains hitter. He led the AL in batting in 1936 with .388 and set a major league record by playing 2 218 games at short from 1930 to 1950. Now he runs an appliance store in Atlanta and helps a kiddie ball program.
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Luke Appling
Chicago White Sox
Luke
Atlanta
Durable Five dominates league opener in Ukiah Valley
Durable Five led by Brad Shear and Charles Hale overwhelmed Masonite 69 to 30 as Anton Propane Service beat Boonville 49 to 29 in the second game. Nelson Redding and Dick Smythe paced Durable's balanced attack with eight and seven points respectively.
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Calpella
W.A. Realty
Ukiah Valley Recreation
Masonite
Anton Propane
Boonville
Bob Watts
al Caten
Watts
Brad Shear
Ucpland
Charles Hale
Carpella
Anton
Nelson Redding
Dick Smythe
del Slack
John Val-lier
Jack Daves
Craig Tolman
Emil Rossi
Pac Coast Season Opens With Early Wins In Cager Action
The Stanford Indians beat St Marys 64 60 as John Arrillaga scored 22. Gonzaga rolled Whitman 79 55 behind 10 points from 7 3 Lefebvre. Oregon State opened with a 60 0 55 win over Oregon. Other results include Seattle U loss and Buchan Bakers edging Elgin Baylor to 70 67.
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United Press
Stanford Indians
Gonzaga University
Rush
St. Mary's Gaels
John Arrillaga
St. Mary’s
LaRoy Doss
Gonzaga
Whitman
Jean Claude Lefebvre
Keith Green
Seattle University
Buchan
Bakers
Elgin Baylor
Chieftains
Baylor
Washington State
Larry Beck
Beck
Pullman
Montana State Grizzlies
University of California
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Tio di Paolo
Schamber-Buxton
William Longhurst
Hopland Station
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Royail
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Royal Opal
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Jim Beam
James B. Beam Distilling CO
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Joe Brown
Paul Bryant
Wayne Walker
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Jack Morries
Charles Shea
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Nub) Beamer
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Joe Kapp
Larry Aldrich
Bruce Claridge
Jack Fanning
WSC
Mike White
Cal
Tony Andersen
Gene Baker
Dick Day
Don McCumby
Proverb Jacobs
Jim Linden
Angelo Brovelli
John Clark
Don Manoukian
Frank Fiorentino
USC
Bob Brottkau
Clint Whitfiel
Marv Bargmann
Dave Leland
Norm Chapman
Bob Chiappone
Russ Steele
Barry Billington
Charles Kendall
Kirk Wilson
Jack Crabtree
Ken Hall
al Barrington
Carl Ketchie
Don Millich
Mike McCluskey
Jack Hart
Tony Ortega
Durable
Oregon State Beavers
University of Oregon
Dave Gumbee
Chuck Rask
Brookwoods
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Ness
Grace
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Fomvhiveel Chevrolet
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