Torrance Trounces Banker Boys * To Add To Long Winning Streak

Art Swartz' Torrance baseball'-three for four off the combined

club Sunday afternoon brought their win record to 62 of their last 68 games, by trouncing the Bank of America lads from Los Angeles by a score of 6-3.

The ten hit attack of the local squad was started off In the opening chapter by young Rudy Fredericks, center-fielder, who Is proving himself a streak on the base paths. The peppy little left­ hander slapped a single into cen­ ter field, stole second and scored on big Ed HarrlBon'3 bingle. In the course of the game, Freder­ icks grabbed two more base-hits, scored another run and stole two more bases.

Two of the Torrance markers wer* accounted for when Bob Wtitte slammed a long one out of the park In the third frame with Harrlson coming across ahead of him.

Joe Stein, popular third-Backer, got a pair of two-baggers in two official trips to the plate, getting free passes his other two times at the platter.

The fast moving second base .man, Ray Vlers, went hitless, but made up for it by turning in the sparkling fielding Job of the afternoon at the keystone spot.

Fred Harris hurled a tight ball game for six Innings, when he was relieved by Arch Campbell. Harris was credited with the win.

Nick tlraboielll, diminutive second-Backer of the Banker's nine was the outstanding bats­ man for the Invaders, getting

slants of Harris and Campbnll.Next Sunday afternoon, local

fans are In for a thrilling after­ noon when the Los Angeles Po-

The lawmen froth downtown are rated right up at the top in semi- pro circles and should turn in a rough game for the high-flying Swarti-men.

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Two Rematches On Wilmington Fight Card

Rematches of two sensationa Pier A brawls of several weeks (o, both of which had near- capacity crowds standing in the aislea and both of which ended in kayoes in the third, will head­ line the amateur fight show at the Wllmtngton Bowl tomorrow night.

Tony Contreras, popular south- 'paw lightweight of the Harbor A.C., and Paul Valdez of River­ side will square off in a return engagement as the headline fight Of the night, while heavyweights Dutch Howlett Of Long Beach

Indian Chee Choa, who wowed the fan* with a whale of a brawl two weeks ago, clash

B. rematch in the first half of the double main.

Contreras and Valdex were battling tooth and nail In their first bout, until midway in the third frame the Wilmington tighter found an opening for hislethal left to the midsection

Drix Leads First Round Play; Second Half Starts Monday

"ompton Takes National Track Drown At Phoenix

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Q-alg has another all-star sup­ porting show, featuring the fast coming young Wilmington middleweight utrlngbcan, B11 Winlnger, Ernest Sandoval and others.

GOOD MEWS!Every

SUNDAYAFTERNOON

JAM SESSION

BASEBALL FAMILY . . . The grinning group above are members

of the Viere family. Ray Viers, popular second baseman of the

Torrance baseball team, is pictured with his three youngsters,

Ray Jr., and the twins, Randy and Denny (you tell me which).

This is mere rumor, but, it is said that in a few years, Ray will

have -a regular family baseball team. Tomm Heraui photo

iauchos Capture larine League Track LaurelsNarbonne high school's varsi-

y track squad grabbed off the 947 Marine league champion- ihlp last Friday afternoon, when hey managed to finish, second in he finals which were run off at he Lomita oval.

Galloping Jack Moffitt, Nar- >on«e sprinter, grabbed off both ho 100 and 220 yard dashes, but

>vas nosed out in the finish of Lhe 880 relay by San Pedro's Agulla, who put on a breath­ taking rush to take the Gaucho ace at the wire by a scant half pace.

Francisco Pacheco, the Ban­ ning distance artist, who last week set a new 1320 mark of 3:20.9, brushed that mark aside in the finals by turning in a 3:18.2 niark, only 8/10 off the city mark.

The Gardena Bee harriers car­ ried away the honors in that classification, with Torrance tak­ ing second followed by Banning, 3an Pedro and Narbonne.

Banning was awarded the Cee bunting, although Torrance and Banning finished In a tie, by vir­ tue of the Pilots' early season victory over the Tartars. Foliong the Pilots and Tartars

(his loop were San Pedro, Gar­ dena and Narbonne.

Final standings in the varsity:Narbonne, Banning, Gardena,San Pedro and Torrance.

Roaring down the homo-' itreach of the first round of the Torrance Industrial softball

: Monday night's oponrd marked the third straight triumph for the Shell team as thny jumped on

league play, the Drix Soap Pro- j jol . tn,ducts team have all the ear­ marks of a sure winner.

With seven wins and IM losses to their credit up tolfne last evening, the Drix lads remained on top of the heap with the only clean slate in the competition.

hits and batsmen.

The Drix lads took a hold on thpir first pl tion in the first rou

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West doing mound duty for th suds men, marking up the se\

. .v, .1 i enth win aga'niit no losses fo at the time the leaders.

were available

the first half of; thwith Dow meet- j s'0 win over the Dow club. Lyle

t 8 P.m. lonightj^^losing pitcher, gavebe playedthe tournament,ing the Bearsand two games, cancelled earlierbecause of wet grounds, pittingShell against Drix and Columbiaat National.

As a preliminary for tonight's contest, the Drix midgets tangle with the St. Joseph Midgets at 6:30 p. m. These teams consist of boys 11 years old and under md will play in the Torrance lecreation boy's league this

summer.The second round of play will

ipen Monday, and fans are in- ited to come on out and enjoy

some really good softball. Ad­ mission is free.

Next week's games: Monday Bears vs Drix; National vs Shell; Tuesday Dow vs Goodyear, Ra­ vens vs Columbia; Wednesday-

Two WAA Sales Set May 26-27 For Torrance

Compton College's track squad, \ Two spot-bid sales will be held

21 strong, will take its newly acquired National Champion title .o the Fresno Relays this week­ end. Thj" Tartars will compete

i the Two year college division? At Phoenix last weekend Her-

schel Smith's clndermen dlsre- r role as distinct un-

dflfdog to LOB Angeles City Col-ege and. amassed 91110 poitiU

to easJljr annex the national title. It

Shell Bears, Ken's

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1 (N). 2:03.6.* run Halpln (B). Poll

120-yard high hurdle

in Torrance on May 28 and 27,le War Assets Administrationmounced this week.The May 26 sale, WAA off!~~ said, win be held at the

Alcoa warehouse, 190th st. and Normandie ave., and the May 27 sale will be at the naval supply depot, 2201 Washington ave.

Thr two sales are part of eight being held throughout Southern California to dispose of

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naS achieved national acclaim- j terial.football and basketball champion­ ships preceding track scoring system. Bob Crowe

The Tartars were thwarted in! breezed to a four yard win In compiling even more points by ( the quarter mile; Hank Springer the loss of several key men., won the shot put and Al Zlm- After winning his heat of the low : merman turned In the top perhurdles on Friday night and; rating a strong chance In that event and the high hurdles, Dick Cady was confined to bed with the flu Saturday and was unable

i the finals. Quarter Ray sustained a

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21922 S. MAIN ST.ONE HOCK SOUTH OF CARSON

to compete mller Jackpralned ankle In a Friday after- won woikout for the meet, whilehe Injuries that have consistent-y plagued the Batiste brothers, Frank and Fred, kept them fromrylng to dent the scoring col­

umn. All four are doubtful par-iclpanta in next Saturday nlte'sCresno Relays.

Running over a mud-cakedrack that slowed all times,

Compton's triumph was achievedhrough strength In the firstihree spots of the six place

formance of the meet by soaring 1S'3" to take the first place med­ al in the pole vault, to account for the three first places that were won by the Tartars.

Both Springer and Zlmmerman will be out to repeat their national wins this weekend at Fresno while Crowe will anchor the four man 880 and four man mile relay teams. Sprinters Dewey Vioom, Sam Jackson and Richard Davls will run with Crowe In the half mile relay while Lloyd Warthan, Don Mes­ senger and Jack Ray are ex

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Moose;Thursday Ravens vs National, Drix vs Goodyear; Friday- Ken's vs Dow, Moose vs Bears.

Last Wednesday night's games saw Shell take Ken's by a score of 6-2, with Joe Miller hurling for the winners and having a perfect night at the plate get­ ting three hits and a free pass in his four tries.

In the night-cap, the Dri suds-men went to "'work on the National Supply lads to the tune 7f 19-3, for their sixth win against no losses to take a firm ?rip on the first round lead.

The National squad had a bad light in the field, turning in errors to help the Drix caus<

Of the four hits the Nationals made off Ross, two were hornets and one a three-bagger.

Thursday night the surprising Columbia Steclers Jumped DOW Chemical and handed them (heir second defeat by the coun of 6-2. Dick Leech was on the mound for the victors, allowing Seven hits.

In the second game, the Moose club nosed out the Goodyea squad 7-5, with the rubber-men getting all their markers in the , first frame. Only two other Good- vear men reached base in thr last six innings off Dick Bow man, one of them being piclted off in a double play.

In Friday night's opener, Ken's handed National Supply their fourth straight loss, 7-2. The win­ ners scored all their runs in a wild sixth inning scramble. Up to that point, NIcK Papas, Na tional hutler, had pitched two- hit ball.

One of the outstanding hurlim jobs of the entire tourney to date was witnessed in the finale Friday evening. Joe Kirkled hurled the Bears to a 1-0 wi over the Ravens, without giving up a single hit. Only one free pass was given out by Kirkled, and three other Raven batsme reached base via Bear errors t mar an otherwise perfect garni

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There will be no meetings of the Torrance Townsend club No. 1 until after July I. according to Ethelyn Vorhis, secretary. All members will be notified by m*llas to meeting times and place.

the Bears 6-2. Joe Miller hurled

of custom Is on are not content

nightcap Monday, by taking the

In Tuesday's first game John Trainotti pitched five hit ball for

:lub as they scored the Dow club. Ly

Shockley, who pitched Ooodyto last years championship, made his first start for the rub bermen this year an impressive one, getting 11 strikeouts, allow­ ing four hits, taking a 7-0 win at the expense of the Ken's NOH&ELMORE

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TRINIDAD PICNICThe annual Trinidad. Colorado

association picnic will be held on Sunday. May 18, 1947, 10:30 a.m to 2:30 p.m. at Sycamore Grove Los Angeles. All former resi dents of Trinidad and Las Anl mas County are invited to at tend.

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(N). 1:93.1.IW-rard low hurdUs Polly (B). Dot

(SP). Cooper <O>. Goddard (T). Crab-

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ionf Blatun (Bl. Bill.

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High Jum . (T). 8'4-: HlHlns (T). 6'2- fourth between Toy (B) and Ancellch (N). V.

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W»bb (Tl. 4S'«" Yaruada , Whllln* (T) 43'6" Dun-

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M: lan f«lro. 32: Oarilena., 17; Kar- Mnna. II

V«ty ftw people are good «co nomliU of their fortune, and still fewer of their time.--Chmtor- ftoW.

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