Eye in the Sky finds Ukiah pilots inspired by Fort Bragg open house
Ukiah aviation enthusiasts praised the Fort Bragg Fliers open house and urged a similar project for Ukiah led by aircraft owners, flying clubs, and Mendocino county airmen. The event drew twelve visiting aircraft and about 200 guests for a dinner and dance, with many planes en route to Pillsbury Lake over the weekend bolstering local aviation interest.
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Dorothy Thompson
Ukiah
Fort Bragg
Mendocino County
Airmen Association
Pillsbury Lake
John Fuller
Bay Area
Ryan Navion
Fuller
Honolulu
John
Islands
Bob Coleman
Southwest Airways
Rita Hart
Pillsbury
Elmer Harmon
Rita
Redwood Empire
International
Marion Barnick
Bay Cities
Hayward
Palm Springs
Louie Giumelli
Branscom
Bob Phillips
Meta Pool
Phillips
Hal Brunner
Sheriff's Aero Squadron
Stinson
Don Stanwood
Palo Alto
Aero Club
Bob King
Klamath Falls
Bob
Dorothy
U S Golf Association Sets Amateur Championship Qualifiers
The U S Golf Association announced 38 sites for amateur qualifiers for the national championship. Qualifying rounds run July 26 to 28 at specified cities with 200 players advancing to the 1954 title event at the Country Club of Detroit August 23 to 28.
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New York
U.S. Golf Association
Goston
Milwaukee
Honolulu
Salt Lake City
Seattle
Detroit
U S Open Qualifiers Produce Many Low Rounds
A surge of sub par rounds across 32 centers sent 105 pros and 24 amateurs to U S Open sectional play with Bantam Ben Hogan favored to defend at Springfield New Jersey June 17 19. Notables including Bob Duden Tommy Bolt Wally Ulrich Peter Thomson and Harvie Ward qualified amid tight Cincinnati and national fields.
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United Press
New York
Ben Hogan
Springfield
N. J
Bob Duden
Portland
Ore
Boston
Honolulu
Duden
Cincinnati
Loggers Rally to Beat Vallejo All Stars at Loggers Park
Fort Bragg logs a 10 3 victory over Vallejo All Stars at Loggers Park in their fourth game. Chuck Balossi hit two homers and Del Re and Piver also contributed long balls, while Bill Ware homered in the seventh. Vallejo’s Petit and Wiley homered as well. Next week features a doubleheader with the Junior Loggers and a Day Areca team.
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Fort Bragg
Vallejo
del Re
Bill Ware
Petit
Wiley
Vallejo All Stars
Danny Murray
Armed Services
Areca
Carl Lundquist
United Press
Yankees
West
Dodgers
Roy Campanella
Brooklyn
Campy
Cardinals
del Rice
Mapes Invitational To Be Unique Tourney
Reno Nevada June 25 27 thirty eight man teams from 15 cities in the West compete in the Mapes Invitational golf tournament a unique event in the annals. Frank Chester Tournament Director says the event features a 54 hole inter city partnership best ball tourney with four two man teams a 36 hole individual match play against par to handicap and a best ball tournament all played simultaneously.
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Reno
Nev
Frank Chester
Branscomb Beats F B Junior Loggers At Branscomb
Branscomb Loggers defeated the Fort Bragg Junior Loggers nine to six at Branscomb last Sunday. Bartolini and Alfaro pitched against Oberstrom with two base hits by Hablutzel Campbell Babcock Lat fon Bartolini Alfaro and Tord wood. Fort Bragg seeks a return game at Loggers Park next Sunday in a seven inning preliminary match. visiting team name not announced.
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Betty Ford
Fort Bragg
Branscomb
Bartolini
Oberstrom
Alfaro
Hablutzel
Campbell
Babcock
Latfon
Tordwood
Loggers Park
Pavioni
Sports Calendar Highlights From Local Week
Today features Women’s Golf at noon at the clubhouse. Wednesday lists Little and Pony League baseball at 6 30 pm at the Little League field and Ellis versus Willits at Anton stadium 8 15 pm. Thursday includes Men’s Twilight Golf at 5 pm. Friday and Saturday add Life Pony League baseball 6 30 pm and Pony League baseball 2 pm at Little League field plus Elks versus San Francisco Fire Department at Anton stadium 8 15 pm. Sunday shows Elks versus San Francisco Fire Department 1 30 pm at Talmage field. Monday repeats Little and Pony League baseball 6 30 pm at Little League field.
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Little and Pony League
Little League Field
Ellis
Willits
Anton Stadium
Life and Pony League Baseball
Little League
Elks
San Francisco Fire Department
Talmage Field
San Diegan Leads Coast Batting Queen Top Hurler
Pacific Coast League leaders shifted daily last week with Harry Elliott of San Diego atop batting at .358 and 86 hits. Dale Long and Fred Richards tied for home runs at 12. Jim Marshall leads RBI with 49. MclQueen swims 11-1 as Hollywood pitcher. Stan Musial tops majors with 19th homer, 387 average, pursuing no homer title, cites 1949 swing lessons and record five homers in a double header.
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San Francisco
Harry Elliott
San Diego
Liott
Nippy Jones
Sacramento
Eliott
Dale Long
Hollywood
Fred Richards
Los Angeles
Jim Marshal
Oakland
MclQueen
Tommy Byrne
Seattle
Don Ferrarese
Musial
Brooklyn Dodgers
Hank Sauer
Cubs
Stan
Giants
Westerners Win U S Open Berths at Del Paso
Harvie Ward Jr of San Francisco and Jim Blair HI claimed the two Western berths for the U S Gulf Open in New Jersey after Ward posted 68 66 134 for a record 36 holes at Del Paso. Blair finished second in the 13 player field, with Minch Jr and Chuck French as alternates. Blair also held the Del Paso club championship with a 63 besting the previous mark of 66 set by Tommy Armour.
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Sacramento
Harvie Ward Jr
San Francisco
Jim T. Blair HI
Army
New Jersey
Ward
del Paso
Blair
Leutenant Provernor
Missouri
Tommy Armour
Vaughn Defeats Mays In Nine Round Non Title Bout
California middleweight champion Willie Vaughn fought Rainy Mays at the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles. Vaughn controlled the action from start to finish, earning a unanimous 10 round decision to hand Mays his first loss after a 12 fight winning streak. No knockdowns were recorded.
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Los Angeles
California
Willie Vaughn
Rainey Mays
Olympic Auditorium
Vaughn
Mays
VFW Wins Pony League Game 6-3 and Jets Edge Chefs
In cold wind the VFW beat Ukiah Giants 6-3 in Pony league as Ralph Maize and Lynn Mantooth yielded eight walks. Walton won on five hits and one walk with seven strikeouts. Jets defeated the Palace Chefs 8-7 in Little league with Woody White pitching.
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VFW
Jets Edge Chefs
Ukiah Giants
Anton Jets
Palace Chess
Ralph Maize
Lynn Mantooth
Walton
Jets
Woody White
Rickey Wismuth
Chefs
VFEW
Triotte
Bowman
Hooker
Purcell
Giants
Joe Myers
Dick White
Don Small
White
Jerry Tadaean
Dave Maxwell
Charlie Tollini
Clay Reece
L. F. Myers
Wally Kemp
Jerry Ber
Conference-Wide Basketball Plan Tops PCC Agenda
In Spokane PCC officials from nine schools met to discuss combining northern and southern divisions for basketball. Travel time and class conflicts were cited as obstacles to a conference wide schedule. The issue of spring football practice, banned beginning 1956, remains on the agenda for potential discussion though likely to be tabled.
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Spokane
Wash
PCC
Dodgers Extend Winning Streak With 12th-Inning Rally
Dodgers defeat St Louis 7-5 in 12th after Campanella returns to lineup and Snider homers. Giants beat Braves 4-2 as Maglie wins. Boston sweeps Detroit in twin bill 3-2 and 5-4. Red Sox and Tigers also split, Hatfield and Brewer contributing.
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Joe Presko
Dodgers
Gil Hodges
Campanella
Carl Furillo
Billy Cox
Alpha Brazle
Presko
Campy
Rice
Snider
Duke Snider
Brooklyn
Stay Musial
St. Louis
Wally Moon
Giants
Braves
Milwaukee
Sal Maglie
Marv Grissom
Whitey Lockman
Hank Thompson
Monte Irvin
Wes Westrum
Lockman
Ed Mathews
Red Sox
Tigers
Frank Sullivan
Boston
Sammy White
Agganis
White
Milt Bolling
Don Lenhardt
Ted Lepcio
Karl Olson
Fred Hatfield
Detroit
Tom Brewer
Maxim Triumph Sparks Protest as Patterson Loses
In Brooklyn, Joey Maxim retains the light heavy title with a controversial eight round decision over Floyd Patterson, prompting a protest from Patterson and a challenge by Archie Moore to the heavyweight crown. Moore, weighing 189¼ pounds, knocked out Bert Whitehurst in six rounds and plans a title bid after defending 175 pounds later in July.
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United Press
NEW York
Joey Maxim
Archie Moore
Maxim
Moore
Floyd Patterson
Brooklyn
New York State Athletic Commission
Eastern Parkway Arena
Floyd
Bert Whitehurst
St. Nicholas Arena
Harold Johnson
San Francisco
Archie
Whitehurst
Cleveland
Joey
Patterson
Baltimore
Bert
Ruby Goldstein
Joe Eppy
Arthur Susskind
Maxin
National League Gate Better Than Last Year
Cincinnati reporters note that through the eighth Sunday of the season on June 6 this year 2,436,962 fans attended 188 NL games, versus 2,128,485 for 179 games at the same point last year, an increase of 307,577 spectators.
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Cincinnati
League
Fight Results By UNITED PRESS: Moore and Maxim Wins
New York St. Nicks Archie Moore stopped Bert Whitehurst in a non title bout in Miami. Brooklyn Eastern Parkway Joey Maxim outpointed Floyd Patterson in a ten rounder. Berlin Vern Stephen son knocked out Smitty Hicks in Ottawa. It Pays to Trade in Ukiah.
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New York
St. Nicks
Archie Moore
Miami
Fla
Bert Whitehurst
Baltimore
Brooklyn
Eastern Parkway
Joey Maxim
Cleveland
Floyd Patterson
Berlin
N. H
Vern Stephenson
Ottawa
Ont
Smitty Hicks
Portland
Maine
Rough Seas Delay Noyo Harbor Fishing Season
Rough seas and unseasonable wind and rain keep sportsmen ashore this season at Noyo Harbor. Commercial fishermen had a better day Monday, but overall catch trails last year. Several northern boats stay in port awaiting tuna season while drag boats operate with some success and a strong run of salmon is reported offshore.
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Novo Harbor
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