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Newspaper
Ukiah News
Location
Ukiah, California, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1956
Page
9
All Coast League baseball players and managers are requested to attend a meeting at Anton Stadium Monday May 21 at 6 p.m. Teams will be selected at the session and managers will assign player positions and practice schedules. Attendance is important for all players and managers.
Fort Bragg's Timberwolves fell 5 to 4 at Ukiah last Friday losing control of the Northwest League crown. Ukiah rises to four wins against one loss, with Willits at three and two. Ted Maud delivered a tying triple before Bob Nickerson hit in the winning run in the seventh.
Warnings and tips from wardens for weekend anglers as trout season opens Saturday May 19 across Plumas Sierra Yuba Placer El Dorado Calaveras Nevada and Buttes counties. Top spots include Sly Park reservoir Webber Camp Creeks Lake Tahoe South Fork American Fallen Leaf Echo Lakes and more across counties with checks on road conditions and vehicle suitability.
Local amateurs rush to enter the second annual pro-am golf event at the municipal course Sunday and Monday. Twenty five pros from northern California are expected, with about 75 amateurs signing up. Prizes total 1100 dollars with 600 dollars for pros and 500 dollars in merchandize for amateurs. The 36 hole medal event ends with an awards dinner Monday night. Sponsored by the Ukiah club with help from the Ukiah Women’s Golf club. Read list of local entrants including Propst Toyly Manning Cole Bones Anton Schilder Falk Strick- Tey Clarke Brie Armstrong Druliner Foster Johnson Schumacher Bassler Neal Van Esten White Noah Maher Eitsem Myers Cohen Courtright Fahr ney Cochran Wedemeyer Boobar Reid Mangano Johns Pierson Trentanelli Wildberger.
Rotary and Lions competed in a golf tournament with Rotary posting a 74.4 average versus the Lions 75. The No. 4 wood trophy was awarded at a joint Presbyterian church recreation hall meeting hosted by Bob Whitaker. Low gross prizes went to Horace Fahrney and James Massengill. low nets to Frenchy Sanchez and Leonard Nix. Other prize winners included Joe Weber and Lee White among Rotary and Lions members.
Club Calpella and the California State Employees Association hold 3 0 records as they prepare for a big Monday game. CSEA beat Masonite 4 0 and Calpella defeated Bartolomei Texaco 4 1 behind Ken Davis two hit pitching. Upcoming games include Bartolomei Texaco vs Masonite and 101 Car Market vs Army Reserve on Wednesday. Friday features 101 Car vs CSEA and Calpella vs Army Reserve at Giorno Park Small Diamond beginning 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. respectively. Standings show Club Calpella 3 0 CSEA 3 0 Bardomes Texaco 1 2 Masonite 1 2 101 Used Car Market 0 2 Army Reserve 0 2.
Ukiah city recreation department seeks applicants for a playground leader two senior lifeguards tots pool guard and pool cashier. Playground leader candidates should know arts and crafts group games and lead a program for children ages 4 to 12. Senior lifeguards require a senior life saving certificate knowledge of swimming strokes and ability to teach swimming. Diving knowledge favored. Tots pool guard needs a junior life saving certificate.
The notice seeks helpers able to work with children eight years old and younger. Preference given to applicants with prior experience in teaching swimming, water ballet, and staging swimming meets. Special effort to make the program successful. Want ads bring results.
1955 pro golf champion Johnny Geertsen of San Francisco will defend his title Sunday and Monday in the Ukiah pro am tournament. Malcolm Brown, last year’s runnerup, enters and his team won the pro am division. Other pros entering include Bill Rosse Oakland Bill Hadger Healdsburg Virgil Shreeve San Francisco Mel Babica Eureka Fred Blanchard Woodland Ed Loustalot Redding Ed Lewis Sacramento. Lewis brings amateur champion Frank Tor from Sacramento. Toronto and Joe Player from Redding were co champions last year and favored in the amateur category. Gordon Ferris from Vallejo enters with his father as amateur partner from Healdsburg. Fifteen other pros plan to enter.
In Spokane for the Lilac Festival this weekend are Mrs. J. Q. White and Mrs. Annie Burnham, of Ukiah. Mrs. White has the finest collection of lilacs in the county.
A free demonstration of skin diving will be held at the Mira Vista Motel pool on South Highway 101 this Saturday May 19. Sponsored by Ukiah Liquor and Sporting Goods Store, experts Don Fiikeid and an assistant will teach diving and other underwater activity using Voit equipment. The event runs all day.
Willits dominated the County Track Meet at Ukiha led by Dick Siebert with two wins including a 1 57.1 half mile record. Ukiah finished second with 71 14 points, Fort Bragg 61, Lower Lake 10, Laytonville 8, Lakeport 6 42, Kelseyville 5, Point Arena 5. Fort Bragg star Alvin Hautala added a near record mile win in 4.39.1 and Ron Wackford led the B meet with 54 4 feet.
An expert demonstration of shotgun and rifle shell reloading will be given May 18 and 19 at the Palace Sport and Hobby Shop. Don Alley will demonstrate and answer questions. Sportsmen are asked to bring their own cases for sample loading. Demonstrations start at 9 am Friday. Ukiah placed runner up in the County Meet. first place winners advance to the Sectional Meet at Santa Rosa next Saturday.
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