anaheim-gazette 1952-07-23

All City Track Meet Tonight Features Three Mile Run Through City Streets A marathon race of more than three miles through the downtown streets of Anaheim will highlight the 2nd annual all-city track and field meet to be held tonight at La Palma park. Twenty-one leather lungers, ranging in age from 42 to 16 will follow a police escort down Los Angeles street to Broadway, east to Olive, up Olive to Center, west on Center to Lemon and Urijee back to park. Spectators lingering at the corner of Los Angeles and Center, accordingly will catch a double look at the runners. Race starts at 8 p.m. Favorite in the unique race will, oddly enough, be the oldest entrant, Golden Kunez, a nationally known distance runner of the late 20s and early 30's. Hot Competition Hottest competition should come from AUHS miler Dick Reed, PJC runner Jim Ball, and Eriand Eberhard and Robert Calvo of the high school's cross-country team. More than 150 athletes in three divisions are competing in other track and field events. Contestants are grouped in three classifications: 18 to 15 years, 16 to 18 years and older. Field events include broad jump, high jump and shot put. Track events all to be run on straight courses in front of the park grandstand, include 30 yard dashes, walking contests, 20 yard dashes, low hurdles and 20 yard dashes. OLYMPIC BROAD JUMP WINNER—Jerome Biffle of the U.S. Army and formerly from Denver, takes off during the broad jump event in the Olympic Games at Helsinki. Biffle took the event for the United States with a jump of 24 feet 10.03 inches. Fishing Lore By AL BACORE No one took his hat off, but a lot of flags went passing by. In Newport harbor last week Albacore flags. Over 5000 of the long-fins were brought in by Deep Sea Derby boats from the 11th through the 20th. Although we didn’t hear of many half albacorers being caught there were some. Wherever you find albacore, you’ll find sharks and sharks like white meat tuna, too. Incidentally, here are a couple of notes you might keep for the next time you go long finin. If you’re reeling in a nice albie and you see a shark on his tail, loosen your drag and let the long fin take off. He can outrun a shark in a matter of seconds. "Gone fishin'." If You Drink! Don’t Drive. 8:10—A Relay 9:02—Open 100 yard dash finals 9:10—Finals of 12-15 100 yard dash 9:15—Finals of 16-15 100 yard dash 9:20—Finals of open high hurdles. Kwikset Hornets Drop Robertshaw, 7-4 in Playoff In the first of the Industrial League playoffs held last night at La Palma park, Robertshaw-Fulton dropped the league champion Kwikset Hornets, 7 to 4. Cliff Horton and Barney Swearingen furnished the power... for a GOOD HAIRCUT or SHAVE See Pete Hernandez at PETE'S BARBER SHOP 398 E. Center Street — Anaheim NEXT TO GRAND (SPANISH) THEATRE New Open Every Day 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. SUNDAYS TIL 12 NOON SLICE OF HAM DON'T LOOK NOW, BUT I THINK WE'RE BEING FOLLOWED. Drop Robertshaw, 7-4 in Playoff In the first of the Industrial League playoffs held last night at La Palma park, Robertshaw-Fulton dropped the league champion Kwikset Hornets, 7 to 4. Cliff Horton and Barney Swearingen furnished the power as they each connected for two hits to drive in five of the seven Robertshaw runs. Larry Noggles, scored twice for the loosers, once on Chuck Meachum's triple to left field. Bullets Pin First Basketball Loss On Capital Five The Capitals lost their first game last night in the high school basketball league at the hands of the Bullets. If was a close game all the way, with the Capitals getting the lead early in the fourth quarter, only to lose it as the Bullets overook them again in the last minute to win, 46 to 43. Bill Ames scored 27 points to lead the Warriors to victory in the second game, 60 to 45, over the Knickerbockers. In the first game the Lakers defeated the Royals, 41 to 18. Sufficient parking space to accommodate 12,000 automobiles is available at Delaware Park race track. The parking areas total more than 65 acres. Anaheim’s Young Netters Solidly In LA City Tourney After Upsets Legion Baseball Tourney Banquet Set for Aug. 4 Sports figures, fans and Legionnaires will gather at the pre-tournament banquet Aug. 4 to prepare for the coming American Legion junior baseball tournament to be held at Anaheim’s La Palma park stadium which opens Friday, Aug. 8. Guest speaker, Pat O’Brien, famous movie star, “Beans” Reardon, famous major league umpire for many years, Fred Haney, manager of Hollywood Stars, Stan Hack, manager of Los Angeles Angels and “Chuck” Connors, Angels’ first bseman, whose recitation of the famous “Casey at the Bat” is a masterpiece. Dinner will be served in the ball park beginning at 7 p.m. Lou Mascolo, chef. Funds from this event are used to pay the expenses of the tournament. Tickets are $2.00 with public invited. The local netter who was unseeded in her age group, allowed her favored opponent only two games during the match to win by a one sided 6-0, 6-2 score. Miss Williams will again be the underdog in her quarter-final round when she faces second seeded Juliann Freitag of Inglewood, who holds a sixth ranking in this division in Southern California, but local fans are hoping that one upset may lead to another. Another opening day winner was ‘the boys’ doubles team of Barry Ryan and Merle Meyer, which defeated Jay Brown and Joe Schwartz of West Los Angeles, 6-2, 7-5, in the boys’ 15-year-old and under doubles. Ryan and Meyer also have a tough job cut out for them in their next match when they tackle Roger Werksman, a ranking Southern AP WIREPHOTO — Jerome Biffle of the haver, takes off during epic Games at Helsinki. States with a jump of Orange Lionettes Pup Lynx, 4-0 Buena Park Lynx tacMonterey Park Majors home diamond at 8 p.m. Enter game than the score s, the encounter saw Lynx Bev Meissen hold the Lihitless until the fifth inchen the winning rally up the four runs on 3 2 errors. Bertha Ragan, nemesis of the BP girls, for the Lionettes. Lynx, who outhit their county rivals, 6-5, despite left seven runners on timely fielding regularly scoring threats. Many of today's major league stars are former Legion junior players and fans may be assured of seeing some of the future stars in action in the tournament. Most of southland Legion junior baseball teams will be represented in this tournament. EUB, Templemen Pick Up Wins in Church League In a Church League doubleheader last night at City park, EUB trounced Grace Lutheran 14-4 and in the nightcap, White Temple blasted Stanton Community, 14-8. In the first game, EUB won behind the hitting of Gayle Herbel (four hits) and Gary Ratzlaff, Howard Mush, Chuck Vining and Maylon Hamann, each with two hits. Home runs by Herbel and Vining highlighted the hit parade. In the second slugfest of the evening, White Temple blasted Stanton Community 14-8. The hitting in the game was supplied by Jack Paulus, Duane Duncan and Del Monteque, who each collected two hits. Paulus smashed one home run, as did Rel Schmitt, who also pitched a good ball game. Big man on the Temple team was "Red" Duncan with two homers. OLYMPIC ROWING HELSINKI UP—Czechoslovakia won the four oars with coxswain race today as the final event in the Olympic rowing championships. Another opening day winner was the boys' doubles team of Barry Ryan and Merle Meyer, which defeated Jay Brown and Joe Schwartz of West Los Angeles, 6-2, 7-5, in the boys' 15-year-old and under doubles. Ryan and Meyer also have a tough job cut out for them in their next match when they tackle Roger Werksman, a ranking Southern California player, who is teaming with Bill Klapper, 15-year-old champion of the state of Colorado. In the boys' 15 and under singles, Barry Ryan didn't fare as well, although he lost only after a long struggle to Pat Florentine of west Los Angeles, 5-7, 6-2, 6-4. Karen Lenain, competing in 'the girls' division of the same age group dropped an 8-6, 6-3, match to Pat Petru of Pacific Palisades. Not seeing action in the first day of play were Anne Williams and Mary Flynn who both drew first round byes. Miss Williams plays Sheila Boehm of Santa Monica in the second round, with Miss Flynn matching strokes with Nolie Suman of Sierra Madre. 31 Albacore Put Aboard by Six Local Fishermen A bonanza in long fins was boated yesterday by six Anaheim fishermen as they brought home 31 albacore. Fishing out of Newport off the 14 mile bank the local pod and reelmen brought in albacore up to 27 pounds, with the majority only a few pounds less. In the group were Sam Prentice, Walter Henning, Lloyd Trapp, Bill Trapp, Dick Henning, Glen Kunz. Their catch came hot on the end of a torrid weekend of albacore fishing that saw 2043 caught off Newport harbor derby landing boats. Top weight fish for the week was weighed in at 37 pounds. Detroit Shad Solons; Yank Take Two N NEW YORK — Base looked back to last night packed action and cracked a no-hitter? The Detroit Tiger ripped up just one hit, by Eddie Yost, in hurling Tigers to a 1-0 victory Washington Senators. Meanwhile, New York kees swept a double heart the vanishing Indians boo 666 crushed Cleveland and 8-1, to increase the place margin over Boston Sox to five games. Vi won his 11th game and straight in the opener Reynolds captured his tory in the nightcap. Ller and Steve Gromek losers. Bobby Shantz continued way to his 30-victory goin g the Philadelphia Athletics a 3-2 win over the S Brownns. Shantz yielded blows for his 17th triumph. Anaheim Junior Racketeers Drop Combined Squad by 19-9 Count Despite the fact that Santa Ana and Orange combined forces to oppose the local forces, Anaheim's Junior Tennis players still defeated them handily by a 19 to 9 score in an afternoon and evening series of matches played on the Santa Ana high school courts. In the afternoon the 15 and under boys and girls won their part of the program by an 11 to 5 count, with the 18 and under boys and girls doing just as well in the evening, when they were victorious by a 10 to 5 tally. Matches were set up on a friendly, practice basis, with the idea of arousing interest in the Orange County Tennis championships to be played on the Santa Ana courts next Saturday and Sunday, in which many of the Anaheim players will be favored to take the titles in the six age group events on the agenda. Results of the matches in the practice rounds, with Anaheim players listed first were: Girls' singles 15 and under—Karen Leonain defeated Caroline Johnson 6-1, 6-0; Dorothy Thomas lost to Pat Rice 6-1, 6-1; Anne Williams defeated Toni Benton, default and Rita Flynn defeated Brenda White 6-4, 6-1. Boys' singles 15 and under—Barry Ryan defeated Dick Blair 6-1, 6-1; Jay Lillywhite defeated Brooks Colburn 8-6, 6-1; Mike Bouck defeated Bernard Knoll 6-3, 6-4; Gary Wiechorn lost to Hugh Walker 7-5, 6-1; Steve Morris defeated Norman Matthews 6-2, 6-0; Warren Ashworth lost to Larry Moone, 6-4, 6-2; Click Pickens lost to Guy Archambault 6-1, 6-0; George Legg lost to Bob Downen 6-3, 6-2 and Vincent Plynn defeated Douglas Matthewg 7-5, 6-1. Boys' 15 and under doubles—Ryan and Wythorn defeated Leon Lowe and Wayne Romprey 4-6, 6-1; Morris and Bouck defeated Tom Morris and Dennis Alewson 6-2, 6-2 and Lillywhite and Pickens defeated Gordon Sherrill and Joey Langford 6-4, 6-3. Girls' 18 and under singles—Mary Plyn defeated Aurora Valles, default; Joanne Kellogg lost to Louise Watson 2-6, 9-7; Judy Dehwee defeated Toni Benton, default and Jess Williams lost to Pat Rice 4-6, 6-4. Boys' singles 18 and under—Dick Hanson defeated Bill Mounce 7-5, 6-2; Floyd Baker lost to Herman Ahlers 5-7, 6-2; Dean Stokes defeated Gill Ramsey 5-7, 7-5, 6-2; Ronnie Leeg defeated Neil McChandler 8-4, default; Dan Debaroe defeated Bill Barber 6-4, 6-4; Larry Harvill defeated Ed West 6-1, 6-0; Dan Holden lost to Les Blair 10-2, 5-6, 5-4 and Phil Wright won from Dick Lamb 6-2, 6-6. ORTS STANDINGS By The Associated Press Pacific Coast League W L Pet GBL Hollywood 68 45 .002 Oakland 67 44 .393 1 San Diego 62 31 .549 5 Seattle 54 52 .505 11 Los Angeles 50 58 .497 13 Portland 53 58 .397 16 San Francisco (Barkelew 4-2) at Hollywood (Lindell 15-6). San Francisco (Boamer 8-9) at Oakland (Gettel 12-7). Los Angeles (Molson 11-3) at Seattle (Davis 4-6). American League W L Pet GBL New York 56 34 .422 Boston 50 28 .568 8 Washington 49 40 .551 4% Cleveland 49 42 .528 7% Chicago 48 44 .522 9 Philadelphia 49 42 .488 12 St. Louis 35 57 .580 22 Detroit 29 59 .330 26 Yesterday's Results New York 7-8, Cleveland 3-1. Philadelphia 3, St. Louis 2. Detroit 1, Washington 0. Boston 4, Chicago 2 (13 innings). Games Today New York (Gorman 2-0 or Lopat 5-5) at Cleveland (Garcia 13-7) night. Boston (Hudson 7-8 or Brodowski 4-2) at Chicago (Brown 1-4). Washington (Sheen 9-2) at Detroit (Newhouser 3-6). Philadelphia (Kellner 6-5) at St. Louis (Garver 5-9) night. National League W L Pet GBL Brooklyn 60 22 .733 New York 64 31 .635 7½ St. Louis 61 40 .560 13¼ Chicago 45 42 .511 18 Philadelphia 45 45 .500 19 Boston 38 50 .432 25 Cincinnati 36 64 .400 28 Pittsburgh 25 69 .266 41 Yesterday Results Brooklyn 7, Cincinnati 6. New York 3, St. Louis 2. Boston 6, Chicago Russia-US Gold Medal Duel Spotlights Olympic Games HELSINKI (UP)—A duel between the United States and Russia for the victors' gold medals developed today as the fourth day of competition in the 15th Olympic Games produced a series of record-smashing performances even greater than those of the first three days. Russia took two gold medals in wrestling and another in rowing as Turij Tjukalov dethroned Australia's defending champion. And the United States scored its first victory in Olympic history. RUSSIA LEADS HELSINKI (UP)—Russia is leading the unofficial Olympic scoring parade with the United States in second place after three days of competition. Due to strength in the gymnastic competition, Soviet athletes have piled up 136.5 points. The United States with eight firsts in track and field has scored 115. Switzerland, also strong in gymnastics, vaulted into third place with 49 points, followed by Japan with 28.5 and Sweden with 21.5. In the pair without coxswain rowing when Chuck Logg, Jr., son of the Rutgers University coach, and Tom Price came home in the final ahead of Belgium's pair. Navy's great eight-oared crew won by a length-and-a-half with Russia a surprising second and Australia third. It was the seventh straight Olympic eight-oared title for the U.S. PCL Shaping Up as Race Between Oaks and Stars By The Associated Press At long last, the Pacific Coast league pennant race seems to be shaping into a two-team fight between Hollywood and Oakland. The championship may be determined in a four game series between these teams starting in Hollywood, Sept. 12. So far, Oakland has had the upper hand against Hollywood, just as it did in 1951. The Oaks chipped a half game off the Hollywood hold on first place last night by defeating San Francisco in a doubleheader. Lloyd Hittle twirled the Mel Ott-crew to a 3 to 1 victory in the opener; while Tookie Gilbert's three run homer paced the 8 to 5 win in the second contest. Detroit Shade's Solons; Yankees Take Two More NEW YORK — Baseball fans looked back to last night's thrill-packed action and cracked "what, a no-hitter?" The Detroit Tiger righthander gave up just one hit, a single by Eddie Yost, in hurling the Tigers to a 1-0 victory over the Washington Senators. Meanwhile, New York's Yankees swept a double header from the vanishing Indians before 57.-66 crushed Cleveland fans, 7-3 and 8-1, to increase their first place margin over Boston's Red Sox to five games. Vic Raschi won his 11th game and ninth straight in the opener and Allie Reynolds captured his 12th victory in the nightcap. Bob Feller and Steve Gromek were the losers. Bobby Shantz continued on his way to his 30-victory goal, pitching the Philadelphia Athletics to 3-2 win over the St. Louis Browns. Shantz yielded eight runs for his 17th triumph against Switzerland, also strong in gymnastics; vaulted into third place with 49 points, followed by Japan with 28.5 and Sweden with 21.5. In the pair without coxswain rowing when Chuck Logg, Jr., son of the Rutgers University coach, and Tom Price came home in the final ahead of Belgium's pair. Two Americans participated in the track record breaking and two others equalled the Olympic standard. Horace Ashenfelter, the Glen Ridge, NJ., FBI man, won his trial heat in the 3000-meter steeplechase in eight minutes, 51 seconds. Cy Young of Modesto, Calif., dismayed a capacity crowd of 70,000 Finns when he threw the javelin 242 feet, 0.79 inches on his second attempt in the final round to smash the Olympic record of 239 feet, seven inches held by Finland's Matti Jarvinen. Young was first, followed by Bill Miller of Phoenix, Ariz., 237 feet, 8.832 inches. Harrison (Bones) Dillard of Cleveland, 1948 Olympic 100 meter champion, equalled the Olympic record of 13.9 seconds in winning his first heat in his specialty, the 110-meter high hurdles. The U.S. ran 1-2-3 in the 200-meter dash with Andy Stanfield of New York winning in Olympic-equalling record time of 20.7, followed by Thane Baker and Jim Gathers. three losses. Dave Koslo registered his fifth straight success over the St. Louis Cardinals this season, his 12th in a row over them in three years as the New York Giants earned a 3-2 triumph on Hank Thompson's two run homer in the sixth. The Oaks chipped a half game off the Hollywood hold on first place last night by defeating San Francisco in a doubleheader. Lloyd Hittle twirled the Mel Ott crew to a 3 to 1 victory in the opener, while Tookie Gilbert's three run homer paced the 8 to 5 win in the second contest. NOW OLD Sunny Brook BRAND COSTS LESS! NEW LOW PRICE NOW $4.30 4/5 QT. 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