Sports Official and Innovator. Founded the Santa Anita Racetrack, Arcadia, California, he instituted for all races finish line cameras to verify race results (photo finish), electronic timing, and magnetic controlled starting gates, which improvements were later adopted by the entire racing industry. Mr. Strub was first educated as a dentist, he practiced in San Francisco being a first to advertise "painless extractions". He had a chain of dentistry offices which also got him involved in the real estate market and he was responsible for financially rebuilding much of downtown business area after the 1906 earthquake. Having played baseball at Santa Clara University and Cal Berkeley, he became a partner in the San Francisco Seals Pacific Coast baseball league and was President of the team for 20 years. As President of the league he sold minor league ball players to the majors that included such greats as the DiMaggio brothers, Lefty Gomez, Frank Crosetti, Lefty O'Doul and Willie Kamm. But when California passed a paramutuel wagering bill in the 1930's, legalizing racing, he sought to establish a race track in the Bay Area. Finding no place to his liking, he connected with a group from Los Angeles who informed him of the Santa Anita ranch of Lucky Baldwin. In 1934 with a partnership that included film producer Hal Roach, the Los Angeles Turf Club was formed. Santa Anita Racetrack, the first race track in California opened on Christmas Day 1934. He served as vice president and general manager from opening day until 1945, and held the VP title until death. His family were the major shareholders. In 1946 he ranked #4 on the list of highest paid executies in America. He was also involved in revitalizing Lake Arrowhead into the recreational haven it is today, and also involved with the formation of the Ocean Park Amusement Park in Santa Monica. He was a member of the board of the Los Angeles Opera Assn., and the Metropolitan Opera of New York. The Charles H. Strub Memorial Theater at Loyola Marymount University and Strub Hall at Santa Clara University are named in his honor. He was inducted into the California Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame and he was portrayed by Ed Lauter in the movie 'Seabiscuit'.