Rod and Gun With the Old Salt
Salmon fishing has improved with near limits daily and fish up to twenty pounds. the harbor reports 114 boats launched and 408 fish tallied the week ending Friday. Port San Luis and San Simeon operations expand as reservations urge anglers to plan ahead. Lopez and Nacimiento lakes show strong trout and white bass success amid busy shore and troller activity.
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Prudence
Port San Luis
San Simeon Sports
Virg Moores Landing
Morro Bay
San Simeon
Jack Reynolds
Cambria
Bonita
Lopez
Cottowood
Art Price
Nacimiento Lake
Price
Margarita Lake
Cachuma Lake
State Fish and Game Commission
DFG
Casitas Lake
Ventura County
Sisquoe River
Fish and Game Commission
San Luis Obispo
Point Bennet San Miguel Island
Salton Sea
National Park Service
Point Bennet
Powers That Be
San Miguel Island
Carl Mays, former MLB pitcher, dies at 79 in California
Carl Mays, the major league pitcher with 207 wins, died at 79 in El Cajon California after several weeks of hospitalization for pneumonia. He sparked controversy by striking Ray Chapman with a submarine fastball in 1920, the sport's only hit-by-pitch fatality, a claim he maintained Chapman lunged into the pitch.
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EL Cajon
Calif
UPI
Carl Mays
Ray Chapman
el Cajon Valley Hospital
Mays
Chapman
Flood and Harrah Spark Senators in 8-0 Opening Day Win
Curt Flood returned to action with two runs in Washington as the Senators beat Oakland 8-0 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium. Rookie Toby Harrah also drove in a run and collected key hits while Dick Bosman pitched six solid innings for the victory in the season opener.
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Washington
UPI
Curt Flood
Toby Harrah
Flood
Harrah
Washington Senators
Oakland Athletics
Robert F. Kennedy
Senators
St. Louis
Denny McLain
Dick Bosman
Sissonville
W. Va
Ed Brinkman
Detroit
McLain
Ted Williams
Williams
Oakland
Bert Campaneris
Bosman
Frank Howard
Joe Foy
Pro Sports Drafts and the Freedom of Choice
A New York analysis argues the NBA NFL and ABA draft rules limit young players freedom to choose college or pro careers The piece highlights Spencer Haywood and other star prospects while noting colleges benefit from stable programs and alumni support Pro leagues contend rules protect balance and guard against talent drain
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NEW York
NEA
Spencer Haywood
Haywood
American Basketball Association
National Basketball Association
National Football League
NBA
NFL
ABA
Walter Kennedy
Pete Rozelle
University of Mississippi
Robert Jarvis
Johnny Neumann
Memphis
Jarvis
Alcindors
Maraviches
Gilmores
Neumanns
Alcindor
Ralph Simpson
One Club Practice Advice From Golf Expert Tony Jacklin
The piece urges golfers to use one club to build a repeating groove, preferably a 7 iron, citing Tony Jacklin’s method of limiting practice to a single club to avoid distance strain and improve a smooth, consistent swing. It cautions gradual year‑start easing to prevent injuries and mentions a book offer for further tips.
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Tony Jacklin
Port Angeles Marathon Basketball Game Sets Scoring Mark
Port Angeles High School players in a 126 hour marathon game scored the equivalent of 1 829 points in a split into White and Green teams. The White team won 10 269 to 10 037 as spectators and volunteers kept score. The event raised over 500 for the Lettermen's Club with 1 admission. Four ankle injuries were reported.
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Port Angeles
Wash
UPI
Lew Alcindor
Steve Johansen
Girls Athletic Association
Lettermen’s Club
Vandenberg runners set records at Hancock Relays
Vandenberg Junior High sent 22 athletes to the Hancock Relays. Cliff Biddleman won the mile in 5:04.1 a school mark while Marshall Frasher took second in 5:06.8 and Greg Axline third in 5:08.9. Steve Mosby placed fifth in 5:19.7. The sprint medley team Mastella Taylor Roch Johnson won in 1:18.0. B team finished fourth at 1:20.2. Both A and B teams dropped the baton in the 440 relay.
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Vandenberg Junior High
Cliff Biddleman
Marshall Frasher
Greg Axline
Steve Mosby
Vandenberg
Ave Mastella
David Taylor
Sam Roch
Richard Johnson
Pacific-8 track meet adds notable showdowns this weekend
UCLA Bruin Jim McAlister and USC Henry Hines headline a dual weekend as both have cleared 26 feet in the long jump. Freshman McAlister set UCLA and stadium marks last weekend while Mt San Antonio Relays looms for Olympic discus great Al Oerter amid top challengers Jay Silvester and Al Feuerbach. Richard Petty earns top driver honor in phase one of the American Driver of the Year voting with four further sessions remaining and a $7,500 prize.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Ucla Bruins
Stanford Indians
USC Trojans
California Bears
Bruin
Jim McAlister
Trojan
Henry Hines
McAlister
UCLA
Tennessee
Tom Jennings
Pacific Coast Club
Southern California
al Oerter
New York
Richard Petty
Daytona Beach
Rockingham
N.C
Rossi
Hilton International Crown Goes to Stan Smith
Stan Smith of Pasadena won the men's singles title at the Hilton International in San Juan, defeating Cliff Richey in straight sets 6-3 6-3. The event also listed ABA standings with Virginia leading East and Kentucky atop West divisions.
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ABA
United Press International
W. L. Pet
Virginia
New York
Kentucky
W. L
Indiana
Memphis
Utah
Texas
San Juan
P.R
UPI
Stan Smith
Pasadena
Calif
Cliff Richey
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Rod & Gun
M. C. Cockshot
Muhammad Ali
Joe Frazier
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Frank Beard
C-O Lompoc Record
P.O
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Radio City
N.Y
Indianapolis
Ind
Denis Hulme
New Zealand
Hulme
E. E. Meyer
McLaren Cars Ltd
Will
Mt. San Antonio
Oerter
Melbourne
Rome
Tokyo
Mexico City
Jay Silvester
al Feuerbach
Petty
Smith
Richey
Hugh Davies
Lompoc
College
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