Responses on racial barriers and NBA draft insights
Readers ask about 1930s racial barriers in football and golf and the modern draft. The column notes no formal ban in 1938 NFL, cites Fritz Pollard and Duke Slater in the 1920s, and tracks 1946 Browns and Kenny Washington. It also covers Calvin Searles, Joe Louis in golf, John Shippen's 1896 Open record, and NBA draft prospects Scott May and Leon Douglas.
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Brad Holland
Cornell
U.S
Sweden
NFL
G.S
Jamestown
N.Y
Fritz Pollard
Duke Slater
Bill Willis
Marion Motley
Cleveland Browns
Kenny Washington
Los Angeles Rams
Holland
Ozzie Simmons
Iowa
Charlie Sifford
Calvin Searles
Chicago
AE. Phillips
Sacramento
Calif
George May
Joe Louis
PGA
Fred Corcoran
Louis
Harold
Jug) McSpaden
Jug
John Shippen
Shinnecock Hills
Shippen
Scott May
Indiana
G.T
Peru
Ind. A
Robert Parrish
Little Centenary
Atlanta
May
Chet Walker
Leon Douglas
Alabama
Parting shot on MLB coaches underpaid in major leagues
Opinion notes MLB baseball coaches are the sport’s most underpaid group earning between 16 000 and 21 000 dollars annually. The piece labels them as unsung workers in the coolie class of major league sports.
Stock cars open season at Santa Maria Speedway
The Santa Maria Speedway starts its 1976 stock car season Saturday under new management claiming improvements to the one third mile clay oval and surrounds. Improvements include spectator area cleanup expanded concession services and track maintenance. Opening night features super stocks super modifieds and super minis with gates at 6 pm time trials at 7 and racing at 8. Admission 3 adults 2 students and servicemen 1 for ages 8 to 12 and free for younger children.
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Santa Maria Speedway
Village CC women golfers claim top score in draw day
Village CC Women's Golf Association held a best ball foursome competition this week. The winning team of Elinor Gray Verl Bargeron Dottie Adamson and Helen Schuyler posted 56. Second place tied at 57 by two teams led by Jean Martin Betty Anderson Jeanette Bales Loretta Davenport and Liz Waugh Muriel Sander Doreen Kotowski Mabel Mc Clendon. Pris Heflin Jeanette Lombardi Ruth Klitz Rita Dulligan finished fourth at 58. Fern McLeod Rose Eck won first flight and Jean Burns Lela Stewart won second flight.
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Village Country Club
Elinor Gray
Verl Bargeron
Dottie Adamson
Helen Schuyler
Jean Martin
Betty Anderson
Jeanette Bales
Loretta Davenport
Liz Waugh
Muriel Sander
Doreen Kotowski
Mabel McClendon
Lottery Fever Grows as Robber Wins Big Prize
In Montreal a bank robbery netted $1300 and unsold Olympic Lottery tickets, including a $500,000 win that the thief tried to claim. The lottery has raised funds for the Summer Olympics with top prize at $1 million tax free and millions more in smaller payouts. The incident boosts talk of continuing the lottery post Olympics and reflects broad public support. The $500,000 unclaimed by the robber was donated by the Royal Bank to the Olympic Trust Fund.
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Montreal
Royal Bank of Canada
Canada
Olympic Organizing Committee
COJC
Cote
Royal Bank
Olympic Trust Fund
Short spring hurts Reds pitchers says Sparky Anderson
Cincinnati manager Sparky Anderson laments shortened spring training hurting pitchers on the Reds staff. He notes 10 pitchers feel the impact as the team struggles at 3-3 after 10 games and cites Dave Kingman and Mike Schmidt home run binges as added pressure. Don Gullett missed Florida drills, leaving Gary Nolan to start and Steve Renko slated to pitch Sunday.
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Cincinnati
UPI
Sparky Anderson
Anderson
Reds
Montreal
Expos
New York Mets
Dave Kingman
Philadelphia
Mike Schmidt
Don Gullett
Gullett
Florida
Gary Nolan Anderson
Steve Renko
Baseball Night Schedule and Results From The West
Friday games feature Cincinnati at Montreal Pittsburgh at San Francisco Chicago at Los Angeles St Louis at San Diego with night matches. Wednesday results include New York 10 Chicago 7 and Detroit 7 Oakland 3 while Kansas City and Milwaukee lead pitchers bills with several postponed contests due to rain.
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Los Angeles
Ray
Houston
Cosgrove
Cincinnati
Montreal
Pittsburgh
San Fran
Chicago
St. Louis
San Diego
New York
Texas
Kan City
Baltimore
California
Detroit
Oakland
Milw
Cleve
Boston
Kansas City
Philadelphia
Atlanta
San Francisco
Chi
Los Ang
Renko
Kirby
Stone
W. L. Pet
Milwaukee
Cleveland
West
Minnesota
Lompoc Braves Gymnasts Rout Santa Maria Saints 38 26
Donna Grossi leads Lompoc with three first places vault uneven bars and all around while Cheryl Williams of Santa Maria wins two events. Lompoc improves to 8 0 on the season as Grossi posts all around 21 95 and wins beam and floor. Williams and Ledgerwood also factor for Lompoc and Santa Maria.
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Donna Grossi
Lompoc Braves
Santa Maria Saints
Lompoc
Donna
Cheryl Williams
Santa Maria
D. Grossi
Linda Grossi
Williams
Cheri Bettencourt
Denise Davis
L. Grossi
Koga
Laura Ledgerwood
Ledgerwood
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Holtzman
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Speedway
Village CC
Pris Heflin
Jeanette Lombardi
Ruth Klitz
Rita Dulligan
Fern McLeod
Rose Eck
Jean Burns
Lela Stewart
Lenore van
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O’keefe
Keefe Furniture
N. Broadway
OF Motor Homes
Ittasca
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Chevrolet
Winnebago
Insurance Department Bank and Credit Union
H’ Street
Julien Cote
Lottery
National League East
Fitzmorris
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Mini Motor Home
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Lompoc Record
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