CALIFORNIA IN BRIEF : ANGELS CAMP : U.S. Frogs Jumping in Calaveras County

American-grown bullfrogs hopped and leaped in qualifying competition Friday at the 64th annual Calaveras County Fair and Jumping Frog Jubilee, challenging a 5-year-old distance record. The contest in the tiny, historic Gold Rush town made famous by Mark Twain lacked the controversy sparked by last year’s entry of giant African frogs. “We expect about 65 or 70 frogs will compete in the grand finals Sunday,” jubilee spokeswoman Debbie Rocco said. “Altogether we expect to jump 3,000 to 5,000 frogs over the four days. All of them are from California except one, Mikey, who is from Baltimore.”