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The Sacramento Bee from Sacramento, California • 25

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WH 1 Sacramento California SPORTS SPORTS THE SACRAMENTO BEE SATURDAY AUGUST SO 1958 Page D-3 200 Laps Of Racing Will BePgfdjfigjj yyil On Tap A Hughes 'onighfn One hundred cars will DarticiDate in the Cavalcade ofilQI I CVl rl IQLiiJ In SF Tomorrow One hundred cars will participate in the Cavalcade of Auto Racing which will conclude the speedway season tonight at Hughes Stadium The major racing associations of the state have combined to bring fans in this area a four Public School Gridders Await Monday Start State Fair Car Race Field Climbs To 24 Ruben Thrash of Los Angeles and Mel Redwine another Southern California NASCAR driver today pushed the entry list for the way racing program: In dianapolis type big cars NASCAR semi modified hard- State 100 mile stock car race to an even two dozen Thrash became No 23 and Redwine No 24 for the late Rose of Hawthorne locked wheels and went over the turn at the south end of the track during the 55th lap The NASCAR Grand National classic will be repeated one week from tomorrow Last 100 mile stock car race at the State Fair was run without serious accident but it had its thrills This one ocurred when cars driven by Danny Letner of Downie and Bobbie McClatchy Newspapers Service SAN FRANCISCO The Chicago Cardinals with a new coach in Frank (Pop) Ivy and a radical version of the formation will meet the-San Francisco Forty Niners- in a pre season game tomor- row at Kezar Stadium crowd of 20000 is expected for the 1:30 PM kickoff Ivy most successful in the Canadian League in re- 1 cent years has come up with a combination of the and double wing with his half- backs placed outside the' tackles Off this formation the Cardinals are taking ad--vantage of the speed of Ollie Matson on reverse plays Unfamiliar System Unfamiliarity with the system played a major part in the loss to the Chicago Bears two weeks ago But last Saturday the Chicagoans Hot Rods Set 19 Records At National Drag Races Beauty Contest Will Name Miss NASCAR A queen contest will be conducted to see which beauty will be Miss NASCAR at the auto race at the State Fair a week from tomorrow Each contestant will be paraded past the stands The winner will be crowned and given a bond by the race promoters She in turn will present the trophy to the driver getting the checkered flag 4 A tops midget cars and 1949 to1 1954 stock sedans and convertibles A $2500 guaranteed purse has attracted an array of racing talent which will compete in the 12 event show 12 Races The program consists of eight 10 lap heat races and four 30 lap main events a total of 200 laps of action Top name driving stars signed in for the action include Johnny Baldwin Mike McGreevy Charley and Manuel Sanchez Dee Hileman Chet Richards Bill Sullivan Joe Giusti Jack Meyers Joe Randone Chuck Booth Norman Rapp Jerry Hill Tommy A 1 Buck Wenzel Johnny Brazil Jack Olden-hage Frank Elliott Stan Mu-lock Dick Carter NASCAR state hardtop point leader Harold Culver Stockton and some 75 others from Fresno to Eureka The Indianapolis type sprint cars and the midgets will start a maximum of 18 cars in their main events However the NASCAR stock cars and the semi modified hard-tops will permit all cars signed in at the gate to run in their main events which could result in a starting field of more than 30 cars in each Qualified Last Week The midgets qualified during last program at Hughes Stadium The others will omit time trials and instead will start their events 100 degree heat Drivers and crewmen worked into the early morning hours today making changes and adjustments on their vehicles There will be daily trial runs None of the speeds will be listed as official until Monday final day of the event Defending drag champion Buddy Sampson of Phoenix Ariz turned in a relatively slow time of 13024 MPH in a trial run but his pit crew immediately jumped on the dragster to comb out the bugs In sports car dragging Don Simmons of Tucson Ariz boosted his class car to 11749 MPH beating his official mark of 10895 OKLAHOMA CITY Hot rodders unofficially burned up 19 American records yesterday in six hours of competition opening the national championship drag races Almost before the crowd of 10000 settled Lee Christian 32 year old Lubbock Tex automotive shop owner pushed his class A dragster to a speed of 15517 MPH over the quarter mile strip speed made from a standing start exceeded by 263 MPH the mark set at the meet last year by the Afrons Brothers of Akron Ohio Only a portion of the 500 entrants made trial runs in The Sacramento public high schools will begin football practice Labor Day Bishop Armstrong the prep team which is a of the "Northern Interstate Conference and has an early season game with Marysville September 12th at Edmonds Field began drilling under net coach Frank Cal-len this week Open Following Week Each of the seven Metropolitan League clubs and three Golden Empire League elevens have openers set for the following weekend Hiram Johnson of the city school system and Highlands of the Grant Union district are new schools which trill be entered in the Metropolitan circuit Johnson is coached by Burt Delavan and Highlands by Ernie Johnson Elsewhere in the Metro the coaching assignments are as follows: McClatchy High School George Bican Sacramento Gordon Leavitt Grant Union Jim Natali Norte Del Rio Ron Siegrist and El Camino Don Robards Woodland also is a member of the league and is coached by Palmer Muhl Other Coaches Dick Pierucci will return as head coach of San Juan Stan LeProtti will be at La Sierra and Jack Bryne at James Marshall The latter schools are members of the Golden Empire League Armstrong was a cochampion of the NIC the McClatchy High School won the Metro title in 1957 and San Juan nailed the Golden Empire crown a year ago Dragon Football Signups Are Listed The signups for the Sacramento High School football team are as follows: Pro Grid Roundup Browns Break Pre Season Jinx Beat LA Rams By United Press International After five years of futility the Cleveland Browns finally won an exhibition game in California Old pro Lou (The Toe) Groza kicked a 50 yard field goal with 15 seconds remaining to give the Browns a 13 to 10 triumph over the Los Angeles Rams last night in a battle witnessed by 41387 fans in Los Angeles It was the Brown first exhibition victory on the west coast since 1953 when they downed the San Francisco Forty Niners 20 to 7 They lost 10 straight pre season games in California winning boot last night was set up by defensive back Ken Konz who intercepted a pass by Los Angeles rookie Frank Ryan Groza also kicked a 15 yard field goal earlier in the fourth period to tie the score at 10 Harold Culver with the drivers inverted on their point standings This means the leading drivers will start in the rear of each race The program will start at 8:30 PM Troy Deal Carmichael and Frank Caparelli Sacramento will settle a long standing grudge with a five lap special match race in their stock cars The winner will get the other car as the prize Racing Director John Gliebe has doubled the number of ticket sellers and will have booths open on both sides of the stadium Gates will be opened at 7 PM and box offices at 6:45 PM General admission has been set at $2 Juniors 12 through 15 will be admitted for 90c and children 6 to 12 are 50c Under 6 are free model stock test closing day feature September 7th Jack McCoy of Medford Ore entered yesterday McCoy is not the only out of state entry Earlier Bob Keefe of Yakima Wash filed Roy Deary promoter said demand for tickets has been brisk from out of town points He received an order today from Seattle and also has ticket requests from Los Angeles Salt Lake City and Boise Idaho The Sacramento race will be the only NASCAR Grand National on the coast this year and as such is an unusual attraction to race fans Tickets for the race are available at a booth nearfthe grandstand and at 1006 Street 1620 Broadway and 1901 21st Street The prices are $475 for box seats and $375 for reserved seats The general admission price is $275 Elliott Cracks 4 Minute Mile 9th Straight Race MALMOE Sweden UPIi time for the 1500 came from behind in the last quarter to tie the Baltimore Colts 31 to 31 in Austin Texas Hero of the tie with the Colts was Bobby Joe Conrad 180 pound defensive halfback from Texas Fans long will remember his four field goals which sparked the Col-' lege All Stars to a victory over the Detroit Lions Biggest Test Conrad plus such defensive -standouts in the secondary Jim Hill and Bert Rechichar will give John Brodie Forty- Niner quarterback his biggest test of the 1958 pre season: campaign Brodie had his greatest night in Portland last Satur- day when the Forty Niners edged Washington 20 to 19 The Forty Niners have something of a score to set- tie with the Cardinals The Chicagoans came into Kezar for the opening league game last September and despite' their role as 7 point under-' dogs upset the Forty Niners -20 to 10 The loss cost the Forty Niners the Western Conference title San Francisco Clyde Conner John Thomas Ted Connolly Karl Rubke John Wittenborn Bob St Clair Billy Wilson John Brodie Hugh McElhenn1 Owens Joe Perry Boys Winter Loop Has Team Openings Ice Hockey Loop Sets Workouts meter event was the equivalent of a 3:53 flat mile He said he was not tired after that effort He proved it last night by turning the mile race at Malmoe Stadium into a one man affair although he faced some of the finest middle distance runners Elliott lowered the world mile standard to 3:545 August 6th in Dublin He was well off that clocking last night' but had no competition in the final stages He defeated Dan Waern a Swede who has run the mile in less than four minutes by about 30 yards Herb Elliott the Australian who trains on oats and runs like a thoroughbread cracked the 4 minute mile for the ninth time in as many races this year when he won last night in 3:58 flat Elliott 20 ran his latest sub 4 minute mile just 24 hours after lowering the world 1500 meter record to 3:36 flat in Gothenburg Sweden The meet was staged in chilly weather and on a soggy track but presence attracted a local attendance record of 21496 more than 7000 above the former mark 8 Capital Boats Enter River Race to 10 In other exhibition games the Washington Redskins whipped the Baltimore Colts 27 to 7 and the Detroit Lions downed the New York Giants 26 to 7 Two touchdowns by halfback Sid Watson paced the Redskins to their first triumph of the exhibition season Lennie Moore scored lone TD on a 42 yard scamper Yale Lary and Jim David scored on intercepted passes in the second half to set up easy victory over the Giants Lary picked off a pass by Charley Conerly in the third period and dashed 34 yards to score David Grabbed another errant throw by Conerly on the Detroit 46 Team rosters still are available in the city recreation department for the Boys Winter Baseball League which will Sacramento first ice start September 20th hockey league which com- The entry deadline is 5 PM pleted a highly successful September 12th Boys who series last spring will open have no team contact may practice for its second season participate in Uie league by September 9th reporting to William Land A meeting of players of-Park baseball diamonds ficials and newcomers inter- September 13th between est inthegame will be held AM and 12 noon for weigh- ce-eta 3 'ns- Organized teams also will 10th Street Officials of the be weighted at that time Sacramento Ice Hockey As- The league win consist of sociation Inc reported sev- tbe f00wjng geven divisions: eral referees are needed 90 pounds or under for No age limit has been boys 13 years of age or placed on prospective players younger 100 pounds or under Bowling Results Peter Del Ponte Ken Ogren Arthur Robinson Larry Ghilardi Mel Thomas Frank Renzl Leroy Ware Orlie Pane Lester Rossi Johnnie Clark Jerald Monroe Paul Maltbv Charles Sulli Walt Cardwell Peter Bush BUI Amick John Wells Maurice Fix Jim Breeland Ken Maekawa Russ Hanson Larry Reah Cal Mock Tony Mynsted Aaron O'Rullian John Franc! Lonnie Carlson Donald Poole John Flrenga John Paulson Richard Saeber Terry Bltterman Jerry Richardson Don Smith Albert Lemus Karl Davila Lawrence Marine Harold Biggs Dan Collins John Hawke Robert Arruda Donetha Sanders Charles Dorland Nick Matranga Bobby Mural Charles Blakely Robert Vierra George Antonopulos Cloyd Carana Jim Bryant John McKinnon Bill Sears Larry Almeda Roy Mosk Bob Williams David Tennant Daniel Broadway Tom Har- pa prised mainly of amateurs let with a sprinkling of former froV edkawr carl 8 MarLytsnd joe professionals from teenagers sPiS' W8lker' Tom to men near 40 Burton Posts 14th Jalopy Win At Roseville Larry Burton last night won I McCullough TOWN a COUNTRY Mixed Foursome League Won2 siiaw lndmd no BOWL 28 in the final period and raced into the end zone 438l 537 Block Annual Dinner Is Planned A group of prominent Sac-' ramento High School past" winners of the Block plan' to promote an annual dinner' for members of the organiza-' tion Those comprising a steer-1 ing committee which met for the first time this week: Frank Bottaro Ted Forbes7 Lourence Jansen A1 Sessare-: his 14th mam event of the Awards year in jalopy races at the Fban X0LuurgS Roseville Speedway and to-L trophy 1 mT a CTS TOr night he is expected to join pS'eMic fleieid -WM a big field at the Sacramento vsraLvucky' waters Pesko Derricks 2Dietler 375 vs Two Timers 1 Kellogg 417 Lucky Strikes 3 Crosier 455 vs Unwanted OiVail 345 Speedway Time trials this evening will Three Boat Anglers soon will ready access to the for boys 13 years of age or younger 100 pounds or under for boys 13 years of age or younger 125 pounds or under for boys 15 years of age or under 125 pounds or under for boys 15 years of age or older unlimited for boys 15 years of age or younger and unlimited for boys 18 years of age or younger Ramps 50SedSpots Southern 500 Race have Sacramento River at three more Regular league games are scheduled to begin October 18th The tilts are to be played at 5:45 PM Saturday and Sundays in North Iceland arena The Sunday night matches televised Negotia- may be start at 7:30 with the first locations ALHAMBRA BOWL National League heat scheduled for 8:15 Team Won'HIgh Individ Series Thunderblrds 3 Erme Guillen 607 nVlock 1 vs Alhambra Jrs T' Bill Oates 635 isacto Pps'o'fice van Gundy 554 board awarded constracts for Burton last night showed sand'tas' er Doreen Lowery 564jfjie WOrk totaling $48131 vs Bill David I Normmgton 567 v- where boat launching ramps are being constructed The wildlife conservation go Tony Beard Bill Sim Sr' Boys who have reached 'rr'm)r their ninth birthday anniver- JJ Culps Otto Reemts and sary or who will not have George Relies celebrated their 18th birthday II Dl anniversary prior to Septem- Midget Softbdll Play Eight boats from the Sacramento Yacht Club fleet will be on the starting line tomorrow for the annual State Fair Race from Steamboat Slough to Sacramento Officials of the Northern California Power Cruiser Association have assigned starting times for the 62 valley and bay area entries from 11 AM through 3 PM The finish line for the race will be adjacent to the Table barge south of Sacramento off Riverside Boulevard Skippers from the hostSYC will include Bart Carrick two time winner of the All Clubs Regatta on San Francisco Bay Barlu finished a close second in last fair race with an estimated time error only three seconds off the winning total of A Jones St Francis Yacht Club entry Jones who pilots the Misty-Too is not entered in this race According to Wood-house rear commodore of the Sacramento club the overall and A and class trophies will be awarded 10:30 PM following dinner service aboard the SYC barge from 5:30 to 8 PM The Sacramento entries and starting times assigned by the NCPCA follow: 11:42 AM Ed Engle Marlion 12:30 PM Stanfield Lollypop II 12 32 Dr A Potts Potholder M4 Charles Frost HI T30 Dr Thomas McAnally Roque 1:42 Christopher Pela Carrick Barlu 2:32 Dr Nathan Hale Medic DARLINGTON SC Speedy Thompson the still unqualified defending cham- tions toward the possibility pion matched speeds with two are under way score other drivers in a Virtually every game last final bid for starting posts in 'season attracted an overflow Southern 500 stock crowd in Iceland car race his wheels to Walt Ross Len Tacm Filkill Mike Wasina and Keith Snwdf Rles lvs Palominos The projects are part of the WCB program to meet the increasing popularity of water by providing more public ac- 4 Larrv Fortado O' J- Booth 3 George Hazlet Ronnie Parker (Sleepy) Stevens in the main Lstn9S show Burton also took the ft vs Pets obfV Mov a ha 5141 592 567 526 537 562 515 543 Pes I ber 20th and leside within the county or the Washington or Georgianna Townships are eligible MfidS Lee to lakes and streams Moose Loaue 4 Lee Enters Semifinals The Sioux will meet the Orioles at 7 and the Emeralds will play the Tigers at 8:15 tonight in semifinal games in the North' Sacramento Recreation Midg-' et League softball play at Redwood Park Losers will collide at 7 PM tomorrow and winners at 8:15 PM for the city title City Night Softball American Division Ellis 4 Postoffice 3 championship Oregon Division 16 Luopen Hawley 4 First Mthobaptist 3 YMI 1 Native Sons 7 Knights of Columbus 2 lDS Church Division Third Ward 7 Fourth Ward 0 forfeit Divisional Playoff Double Play 6 Eds 2- About 50 cars are ready to make the four lap qualifying runs and only 35 positions are available The 500 mile race is limited to 50 cars and 15 qualified previously Thompson from Charlotte NC waited until the last day to make his qualifying attempt Race fans are pouring into Darlington for the ninth annual Labor Day test which carries a $60000 purse Two of the ramps are under construction on the Sacramento River in Shasta County one at Anderson costing $15477 and the other at Balls Ferry for $19077 The other is being built at Bend Bridge Tehama County at a cost of $13577 Another access point on the river this month was opened at Suisun City Solano County where another WCB financed boat launching ramp was placed in operation It cost $1100" Meanwhile WCB will open bids Thursday to build a dam 21 feet high and 200 feet long in Letts Valley Colusa Coun ty to back up spring water for a new fishing hole The 33 surface acres of water will Salt Flats Speed Trials Continue BONNEVILLE SALT FLATS Utah AP Speed runs continue today in the national speed trials Winds cut short the attempts to set marks yesterday Some 20 cars were expected to make two way runs for new American land speed records along with several motorcycles Suspension Holds NEW YORK UP The New York State Harness Racing Commission has sustained the 15 day suspension of driver Delvin Miller The commission set Miller dowh for his handling of Meadow Lands in the eighth race at Roosevelt Raceway on June 27 HOY MUCH DO YOU WEIGH? i nal sprint to narrow Wasina Sivs 5 Hits miss 0 ai Lonetti 528 Parkway Mixad Leagu lead in the Central State Racing point standings Larry McKee bested Cliff Ramos and Chet Jones in the first heat Caesar Lewis won over Les Henley and Bud Griggs in the second Gene Corey topped Bruno Romani and Duane McGlothin in the third and Walt Ross shaded Filkill and Burton in the fourth McKee grabbed the trophy with Ross Corey and Lewis the also rans in that order Ramon took the semimain lapping the other cars John Romani was second and Lewis third Next week a powder puff race featuring some of the outstanding women drivers is set for West Sacramento A Destruction Derby is billed for September 13th instead of the main event Team Won High Individ Series 4 Of A Kind 2 Bev Currey 557 vs Sierra Sluggers I1 Don Culy Uncalled Four 2M Koltun 512 vs Spudnlcks VJ Hironimous 463 4 Lucky Strikes 21 Eddie Soitzer 467 vs Pin Ups TiJ Kapitan 534 2'Art Weaver 501 vs 4 Gs 1 i Jim Garbarln! 474 Friday Mixed 4 League Team Won'HIgh Individ Series Rockets 2'Elsie McCarthy 545 vs Pinheads IIMerline Moran 489 Pin Spinners 31 Jerry Pratt 496 vs B-Bees 01 (Forfeit) Alley Smashers 21 Jack Webb 533 vs Flippers T'Larry Reischling 488 Outcasts 2 Frank Plnola 535 vs 1 1 Jean Fehr 381 DMV League Team WonlHigh Individ Series Savaqes 3iBob Ichimura 51 vs Maseratl I1 Ed Canavero 47 Bonneville 4lLvnn 550 vs Phaetons Stan Havashl 486 Lancers 3 Tom Okabayashl 461 vs Testa Rosa IS Okuba 464 Roily Pollvs 3Premo 494 vs O-We-Go SPORTSMAN'S JIULw Double Play Nine Wins Softball Tilt The Double Play team yes terday defeated Eds 6 to 2 in a Night Softball League playoff game Bob Speraw pitched the win and struck out nine Dale Dyckman tripled for the winners I Provide a public fishing lake in the Mendocino the more you weigh the less you pay! National Forest A bonus of lc per pound on your weixht toward the purchase of a pair of Red Wini boots or shoes for men women or boys during September Erdelatz Suffers Fracture Of Toe ANNAPOLIS Md Coach Eddie Erdelatz became the first casualty of 1958 football season He suffered a fracture of the toe when a fleet of backs stormed past him at workout Non Pro Oregon Nine Is Unbeaten WICHITA Kan AP The Drain Ore Black Sox held the distinction today of being the 1 only undefeated team in the National Non Pro Baseball Tournament That does not mean they are going to win It is a double elimination tournament and some team that has been beaten once could come back to take the title But certainly the unblemished record projects the Black Sox a real surprise team into the role of favorite The Oregonians whipped leap the Alpine Tex Cowboys 8 The miie fixture on Arling-to 6 last night handing the Uon main course will Texans their first defeat wu end major In other games: The San thoroughbred racing season Diego Marine? eliminated and gives the 4 year old EXAMPLE If You Weigh 180 Lbs your dining pleasure i RANCH WAGON $1595 $1745 180 180 $2245 180 $2645 180 Shoe Price $1395 Your Weight 180 AUTOMOTIVE $1215 $1415 $1565 $2065 $2465 The more you weigh the less you pay! This applies to Red Wing only BOTTOM Metal line sinks without EXTRA IN PACT A SINKER ON THE END OF SUCH LINE MAY SNAG AND CAUSE LOSS OF THE ENTIRE NOR SHOULD LURE BE FIXED TO METAL LINE INSTEAD TIE AN ADJUSTABLE PLASTIC-BALL FLOAT TO LINE TO LIFT END Above bottom add or FEET OF LEADER THEN A SHALLOW-RUNNIN6 PLUG THE LINE'S SAG WILL GLIDE OVER SNAGS (SEE ABOVE DIAGRAM) TROLLING LURE SAFELY BE-HIND-IN FULL VIEW OF FISH Without HEAVY SINKERS TO HINDER HIM FISH MAKES A BETTER FIGHT Sizes i to 1 3 A to EE Sizes 4 to A to Shoes Tone-Cp EIrtricl RrKk Lining And All Onnrrnl Repair All Work Guaranteed Will Start Serving It's FAMOUS DINNERS Including US Choice PRIME RIB 12 NOON ON LABOR DAY RANCH WAGON 2 1 19th and Broadway a IS SB SB 88 IES BB S8 SB SI 6B IS BB Round Table a chance to be come the top money winner of all time With dll 10 at the post the race will gross $140650 and net the winner $95175 If Na' dir a $7500 supplementary nominee wins his take wib be $87900 HamptonVa 9 to 4 and the Bellingham Wash Bells ousted the Casa Grande Ariz Cotton Kings 13 to 11 in a 10 inning affair Three games will be played tonight the semifinals tomorrow night and the finals Monday night 525 Street Phone Gl 2-6465 OPEN MONDAY FRIDAY NITES TILL 8:30 ED WILLIAMS GARAGE CL 1-8(531 I Aid inth Street TKimt 4.

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