Cabrillo Congs Crush Righetti in Northern League Meet
Cabrillo led by Buck Crosby hammered Righetti 89 to 24 as the Congs swept four events and posted multiple personal bests. Notable winners included Bob Zorich in the 880 and two-mile, Kevin Wilson in the 440, Jimmie Collins in the long jump, and David Taylor in the 100. The victory keeps Cabrillo and Santa Maria tied at 3-0 in league standings with next week’s Cabrillo meet looming.
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Kevin Wilson
Jimmie Collins
David Taylor
Bruce Maple
Bill Barnstead
Newbury Park
Lompoc Braves
San Luis Obispo Tigers
San Luis Obispo
Tigers
San Luis
Cliff Morris
Jim Moore
Robert Mintz
Lompoc
Bob Caouette
CONQS
Lompoc Girls Open Season with 1-0 Softball Win
The Lompoc Braves beat Buena 1-0 in a night game at Thompson Park to start the season. Jan Jeffers pitched four innings of one hit shutout relief and combined with Addi Florez for a one run victory, while coach Dave Benchoff noted hitting struggles despite solid defense.
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Dave Benchoff
Jan Jeffers
Addi Florez
Jeffers
Jan
Addie
American Swimmers Set Records at AAU Short Course Meet
In Cincinnati yesterday three American records fell at the National AAU Short Course Championships. Jenni Frank of Wilmington broke her own mark with a 4:24.5 in the 400 yard individual medley after a prelims record. Andras Hargitay of Hungary and Santa Clara Swimming Club set an American 400 IM record with 3:54.9, surpassing Steve Furniss's 3:55.1 from 1973. Santa Clara's 400 medley relay team Jezek Mirch Gerken Rowell posted 3:53.7.
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Wilmington
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Hungary
Santa Clara Swimming Club
Steve Furniss
Linda Jezek
Mary Mirch
Meg Gerken
Kelly Rowell
Santa Clara
Orioles and A’s Tame Yankees Hunter Critics on Opening Day
Jim Palmer pitched a shutout against the Detroit Tigers as the Orioles opened the 1975 season with a 10-0 win. Oakland A’s rookie Mike Norris threw a three hit shutout in his first major league start after Catfish Hunter left to join New York.
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Oakland A’s
New York Yankees
Catfish Hunter
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Yankees
Hunter
Jim Palmer
Detroit Tigers
A's
Hander
Mike Norris
Palmer
Tigers
Baltimore
Norris
Oakland
A’s
Chicago White Sox
McAdoo Stars Braves Surge In Playoff Opener
Buffalo Braves forward Bob McAdoo piled 35 points 14 rebounds and five blocks to lead a 113 102 road win over the Washington Bullets in game one of the best of seven. Detroit Pistons beat Seattle 122 106 and New York Knicks topped Houston 106 96. Mets sign Jesus Alou to bolster bench in New York.
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National Basketball Association
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Earl Monroe
Walt Frazier
Rudy Tomjanovich
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Sonics
George Trapp
UPI
New York Mets
Jesus Alou
Alou
Oakland Athletics
Reds edge Dodgers as Carroll stars in opener win
Cincinnati's Clay Carroll, the Reds bullpen ace, pitched the final three innings allowing one hit as Cincinnati beat Los Angeles 7-6 to take the series lead. Tony Perez delivered a go-ahead RBI in the eighth, and Pete Rose scored the winning run on a Perez double.
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Marshall
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Ala
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George Foster
Perez
Charlie Hough
Bill Buckner
Cardinals
Expos
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St. Louis
Montreal
Keith Hernandez
Ken Reitz
Bake McBride
Giants
Padres
Gary Matthews
Bobby Murcer
Steve Ontivero
San Francisco
Jim Barr
San Diego
Murcer
Trivia bar chat stirs college sports talk
A chatterbox column covers 1974-75 NCAA champs per UPI as Indiana. It blasts the NCAA playoff scrimmage label, praises UCLA, and cites Nixon era politics, race in baseball, opening day in Cleveland, and local sports anecdotes from Arizona to Oregon.
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United Press International
Indiana
UPI Board of Coaches
Ucla Bruins
United States
Richard M. Nixon
Cleveland
Bowser Named Junior National Freestyle Wrestler of the Year
Southern California Wrestling Association honors Mark Bowser of Cabrillo as the Junior National Freestyle Wrestler of the Year for the 1974 75 season after his Greco Roman title in Long Beach and gold at Lima Peru. Benje Williams earns Outstanding Freestyle Wrestler while Vaughn Hitchcock and Mike Hart receive coach of the year honors for Cal Poly and Dos Pueblos.
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Southern California Wrestling Association
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Peru
SCWA
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Benje
Missouri
United States
Mongolia
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Cal Poly
Hitchcock
Mustangs
Dos Pueblos
Mike Hart
Chargers
Nichols Leads After First Round at Masters
Bobby Nichols shot 67 to hold a one stroke lead in Augusta with Jack Nicklaus one back after rain halted play. Arnold Palmer and J. C. Snead sit two behind as Lee Elder becomes first black player in the Masters amid wet conditions.
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Arnold Palmer
J. C. Snead
Tom Weiskopf
Coral
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Snead
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Weiskopf
Greensboro
Elder
Palmer
Billy Casper
Tom Watson
Bob Murphy
Lee Trevino
Sam Snead
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