Ukiah wrestling card opens fall season with three top matches
Veterans of Foreign Wars benefit show at Carl Purdy Hall features Bud Curtis vs Pete Peters in a fast opener to set the pace for the night. Brown faces Godoy in a 45 minute main semi windup, while Enrique Torres and Rey Storm team up against the Miller Brothers in the one hour tag main event. Ringside seats cost 1.75 dollars with reserved grandstand, 1.50 dollars, and general admission for children at a reduced rate.
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Eaders
Carl Purdy Hall
Bud Curtis
Pete Peters
Grapplers
St ‘Brown
Pedro Godoy
Willits High Varsity Opens Season With Win Over Ferndale
The Willits High varsity basketball teams opened the 1956 season with a 51 39 victory over Ferndale led by Mike Toris and Bill Harrah with 12 points each. Johnny Wilburn and Nes Ross starred as Willits built a 41 13 third period lead while Lynn Mauney was held to 8 points. Rick Peterson scored 16 of his 60 points in the game. The Wolverines also defeated the Cubs 59 26 in another league clash as Baker led Fern with 6 points. The Willits lightweights split a weekend pair, and Laytonville dominated Bertains 36 26 in city league action. Cross country practice was cancelled to focus on basketball. Next game at Ferndale Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
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Wilits High
Ferndale
Mike Toriscoll
Bill Harrah
Johnny Wilburn
Nes
Ross
Willits A
Gies
Lynn Mauney
Adhe
Cata
Eedlie
Wolverines
Rick Peterson
Cats
Bauth Park
Willits A's
Cubs
Baker
Aone
Wyatt
Laytonville
Bertain
Druids
MacEntires
Reed
WRP
McEntires
Logiers
Bertains
Flywood
Mckintires U
Bull O'Bayley
Running Deer Event Upstages American Marksmen at Olympics
A wartime style column notes Vitalli Romanenko won gold in the running deer shooting event, with Swedish engineer Olof Skoldberg taking silver. It contrasts American snipers with international rivals and speculates on Davey Crockett era skills versus modern Olympic targets.
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Melbourne
Davey Crockett
Tennessee
Cis
Sons of Crockett
Boone
Carson
Vitalli Romanenko
Olof Skoldberg
Coney Island
Fring
Rudolph
Poland
Olof
Davey
Redskins
Reds
Betsy
West Team Set for Shrine Tilt
The West roster for the 32nd Shrine game on December 24 in San Francisco includes Oklahoma full back Bill Priver and tackle Tom Emerson. Stanford supplies three players John Brodie Carl Isaacs and Paul Wiggin with other selections from USC UCLA and Washington among the 24-man squad.
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San Francisco
Bill Priver
Tom Emerson
Oklahoma Sooners
Stanford Indians
Stanford
John Brodie
Carl Isaacs
Paul Wiggin
Southern Californian
Trojans
Jon Arnett
Frank Hall
William M. Coffman
Phil McHugh
Oregon
Tom Gentry
Southern Methodist
Jerry Liston
Utah
Pete O’garri
UCLA
George Strugar
Washington
John Nisby
College of Pacific
Oklahoma
Smith Keller
Don Gilkey
California
Galen Laack
Foster
Idaho
Paul Hatcher
Arizona
Galen Wahmeier
Kansas
Southern California
Jim Crawford
Wyoming
Jack Hill
Utah State
Bill Pricer
Don Shinnick
Déan Derby
American swimmers win medals as Moscow games unfold
United States stars like Miss Mann lead a strong night for the Americans with a new Olympic butterfly record and multiple medals. George Breen sparks American swimming as Russia posts pressure in gymnastics and diving, while a British ship tops the star class.
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Lao HW. Petersen
United Press
Melbourne A. Sheiles Mann
Arlington
America
United States
Heayvy
Georsee Breen
Buffalo
Noy
Miss Mann
Halder
Nancy Raving
Mercer Island
Wash
Mary Jane Sears
Chevy Chase
Ale
DFTA
Jady Grinham
Reat
Britain
Carin Core
Hiitswood
Nil
Potter Valley Squeaks to Win in Tight Valley Collision
Potter Valley high school varsity basketball edged Hopland 48 to 46 after a 31-19 first half run, with Don Clark scoring 13 and Mike Morton 22 to lead PV. Hopland took the class B game 30-25 behind Calvin LeDelle, Jerry McCain, and Bob Simmons each with seven.
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Potter Valley High School
Hopland
Calvin LeDelle
Jerry McCain
Bob Simmons
Don Clark
Potter Valley
Mike Foster
Mike Morton
Scotty Nelson
Herb Tappin
Bill McCain
Jack Rosetti
Potter Quintets
Anderson Valley
Machen Fights Tonight on Video
Eddie Machen, undefeated heavyweight favorite at 13-0, defends his streak in a 10 round TV bout against Johny Saupmmeriining a TV. Machen trains with oversized gloves to protect sparring partners. The bout marks Machen Eastern debut as Johnny hopes to derail his rival’s run toward title contention amid Patterson era talk.
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Syracuse
N.Y
Eddie Machen
Johny Saupmmeriining
Machen
Redding
Calif
Mkes
Detroit
Johnny
Booth
Toman Guawricane Jackson
Floyd Patterson
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Wilfits City League
Plywood
Willits Bled
Pat McCormick
Lakewood
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Gary
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Australia
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Sy Scare
Espeat
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mHreer
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ILIVE
Hull
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National Distillers Products Corp
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Shrine Tilt
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Pasadena
Abe
Conner
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Mexico
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DI Farrell
Evanston
Breen
Rose
Theobert Williams
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Marblehead
Mass
U.S
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Thuneary
Helsinki
Gotld Crie
Latynina
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New York
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Fordenne
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Thunwary
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Hungary
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Marley Shriver
Glendale
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Berkeley
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Braintree
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Sweden
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Turkey
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Sioux City
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Germany
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Dursun Exriba
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Mich
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Bulgaria
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