Counts Leads Lakers Past Hawks in Series Opener
Lakers edge Hawks 95-93 as Mel Counts supplies tying and winning points in the playoff opener. West scores 25, Chamberlain 15 with 29 rebounds for Los Angeles, Beaty 29 for Atlanta, Hazzard 18. Series resumes Sunday in Los Angeles.
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Inglewood
Calif
UPI
Mel Counts
Bill Hewitt
Los Angeles Lakers
Oregon State
Atlanta Hawks
Richie Guerin
Atlanta
Jerry West
Lakers
Johnny Egan
Wilt Chamberlain
Zelmo Beaty
Walt Hazzard
Hawks
Long Beach records fall at AAU Short Course meet
Gary Hall a 17 year old from Garden Grove and the Santa Clara Swim Club set American marks at the National AAU Short Course Championships. Hall won the 400 yard individual medley in 4 00 8 breaking Hans Fassnacht 4 07 7. The Santa Clara A relay team Swaggerty Jenne Vidali Gustavson swam 4 00 6 to break 4 02 4.
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Long Beach
Calif
UPI
Gary Hall
Garden Grove
Santa Clara
Hall
Hans Fassnacht
Long Beach State
Jane Swaggerty
Jan Jenne
Lynn Vidali
Linda Gustavson
Porsche Favored to Lead World Manufacturers Championship at Brands Hatch
Brands Hatch reports a factory-entered Porsche quartet expected to capture the World Sports Car Championship lead in the six hour race. Ferrari Gulf Mirage and Alan Mann Ford prototypes challenge as Porsche seeks nine points to move ahead of Lola, after Daytona and Sebring tests prioritizing reliability.
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England
UPI
Germany
Daytona
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Porsche
Lola
Cabrillo and Lompoc win Hancock Relay trophies
Cabrillo and Lompoc track teams captured multiple trophies at the Hancock Relays held at Santa Maria High School. New records were set by Lompoc in class C pole vault and Cabrillo in class B distance medley, with Righetti strong in class A and B events and Kinny Kring of Santa Maria setting a relays mark in the pole vault. The Conquistadores upset Righetti in the 880 yd relay, and both teams prepare for a dual meet next Thursday at Cabrillo.
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Jim Higgins
Lions
Cabrillo
Lompoc
Santa Maria
Rely Garife
Paynor
Santa Ynez
Medla
Don Ramirez
Walter Norton
Gene Stokes
Nordoff
Righetti
Kinny Kring
Kring
Barry Karsokas
Karsokas
Hayes
Conquistadores
Jim Warren
Steve Haacke
Steve Skeleton
Duke Felde
Warriors
Mike Marzio
Devlin and Casper Lead Masters Open With Bold and Cool Play
Bruce Devlin and Billy Casper share the Masters Open lead at 7 under par after two rounds. Devlin used a bold 9 iron for a birdie at No. 7 and Casper relied on steady up and down play. George Archer, Dan Sikes, and a pack at 142 contend as the field narrows to 48.
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Casper Cool
John G. Griffin
UPI
Augusta
Bruce Devlin
Billy Casper
Australia
Casper
California
Augusta National
George Archer
Dan Sikes
Jack Nicklaus
Bruce
Speedway schedule to begin at Santa Maria track
Speed events spark in Santa Maria with a 12-entry ja lopy race program set for Sunday at 2 15 p m. Notables include Steve Stanley Darrel Walker Bobby Randolph plus Santa Barbara pair Al Morris Steve Dodge and Lompoc entrants Charlie Paxson Roger Pritchard. Dan Stovall Don Cornijo drive wives cars under maiden names as spectators expect waves. The 12 event program leads to May 4 stocker opener under unique equal chance rules for amateur racers.
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Tekaat
Steve Stanley
Darrel Walker
Bobby Randolph
Santa Barbara
al Morris
Steve Dodge
Lompoc
Charlie Paxson
Roger Pritchard
Santa Maria
Dan Stovall
Don Cornijo
Dan
Don Simkins
Sportsman
Namath lookalike Fleisher shocks Masters field
Bruce Fleisher, a 20-year-old U S amateur from Hialeah Florida, plays under the alias Bruce Fleisher and posts a 69 opening round at Augusta. He befriends golf luminaries, outplays veterans like Goalby Boros January and Snead, and even outgolfed idol Arnold Palmer, while keeping his true identity closely guarded.
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UPI
Augusta
Joe Namath
Joe Willie Namath
Billy Joe Patton
Bruce Fleisher
U S
Hialeah
Fla
Joe Willie
New York
Fleisher
Columbus
Ohio
Billy Casper
Bob Goalby
Julius Boros
Don January
Gary Player
Righetti Rally Tops Cabrillo in Santa Barbara League Fight
The Righetti Warriors erased a 2-2 tie with a seventh inning double by Ray Smith to defeat Cabrillo 6-2 in SBCL play. Dos Pueblos and Cabrillo scuffled to a 4-4 ten inning tie that went unfinished due to darkness with standings implications.
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Cabrillo Conquistadores
Santa Barbara
Warriors
Lompoc
Dos Pueblos Chargers
Braves
Goleta
Righetti
Ray Smith
Cabrillo
Smith
Mac Fisher
Ken Koski
Phil Amido
Dos Pueblos
Roy Thomas
Chargers
Tom Harmon
Thomas
Carlos Gonzales
Roy Howell
Harmon
Gonzales
Howell
Monte Bolinger
Bobby Howell
Bolinger
Steve Froehlich
Terry Torres
Charger
al Orosco
Orosco
John Greensides
Frank Reyes
Rich Martinich
Mark Ervin
Reyes
Tony Mason
Ted Williams Guides Senators to 4-0 Shutout of Orioles
Ted Williams, hailed as a .750 manager, pulls two pitchers in a four run lead to help the Washington Senators blank the Baltimore Orioles 4-0. The win gives Washington the best American League record at the time, despite Williams pulling starter Barry Moore early and Casey Cox finishing on the mound. Dennis Higgins closed out the eighth and ninth to preserve the six hit shutout.
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Jim Sweeney
Vito Stelling
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Williams
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Senators
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Dave Johnson
Casey Cox
Moore
Johnson
Box Cox
Frank Robinson
Brooks Robinson
Dennis Higgins
Cox
Clay Dalrymple
Orioles
Vancouver catcher Merritt Ranen stars in PCL opener
Merritt Ranen returned from a long layoff to post a four hit night and three RBIs as the Vancouver Mounties beat Phoenix 5 to 1 to open the Pacific Coast League season. Dick Bates earned the win with relief from Bill Edgerton after six. Hawaii defeated Tacoma 6 to 2 behind six shutout innings from Jim Coates who also homered.
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Vancouver
Mounties
Phoenix
Hawaii
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Seattle Pilot Club
Dick Bates
Bill Edgerton
Giants
Jim Coates
Manny Jiminez
Cubs
Islanders
Richey King set for all American final in South Africa Open
Billie Jean King and Nancy Richey were to meet in the women’s final of the South Africa Open. King, from Long Beach, defeated Ann Haydon-Jones in the semifinals, while Richey of San Angelo topped Virginia Wade to reach the final. The day also featured various MLB results and early season baseball action across leagues.
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Cepeda lifts Braves past Reds with first homer of season
Orlando Cepeda hit his first homer of the year to break a 4-4 tie as the Atlanta Braves defeated the Cincinnati Reds 6-4. Cepeda, who joined Atlanta from St. Louis, said ballpark conditions help hitters. Torre led St Louis with three hits in a 6-5 win over New York.
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Cincinnati Reds
St. Louis
Joe Torre
Atlanta
Pirates
Bob Moose
Jerry May
Matty Alou
Jerry Johnson
Johnny Callison
Phillies
Mike Shannon
Cards
Torre
Mets
Leon Jones
Don Kessinger
Billy Williams
Cubs
Baseball Standings and Weekends Schedule Summary
The National League East shows Chicago leading with 4 wins and 1 loss, followed by New York Montreal St. Louis Philadelphia and Pittsburgh with varied records. In the West San Francisco leads San Diego while Los Angeles and Houston trail. Friday results include St. Louis beating New York and Pittsburgh routing Philadelphia. Sunday's games list multiple city matchups across the league and the American circuit with key pitchers and times noted.
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Bob Allison
Jim Hunter
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Dobson
Bowell
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McLain
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