looking back: the palos verdes surf club - surfing into history

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Palos Verdessurfing Club

Surfing into HiStory

after a contest in long beach. from left to right: gene reynolds, Jack humpreys, fenton scholes, adolf huber, hal pierson,

Johnnie gates, art alsten, e.J. osher, adie bayer, gene dupre, chuck allen, lewis hoppy swartz, leroy granny grannis,

bill pierce, hal landis and calvin tulie clark.


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pvsc facts:

tulie clark began surfing at the cove in 1927 -- using

his moms wooden ironing board.

the clubs creed was displayed between a set of shark

Jaws in doc balls dental office.

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enthusiastic female followers, including mary dixie

scholes and mary boice.

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iconic sports filmmaker, and fenton scholes, original pvsc member.

sitting: mo meine, also original pvsc member.

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