Rod and Gun With The Old Salt
Weather keeps ocean fishing quiet with winds and few bottom fish around Avila Harbor. San Luis Obispo anglers report 119 salmon checked in from 75 boats, while trout and deer hunt hearings proceed nearby.
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Port San Luis
San Luis Obispo
Santa Barbara
San Luis Obispo County
Santa Barbara County
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Nacimiento River
Camp Roberts
Margarita Lake
Santa Ynez
Lompoc
California
Hat Creek
Lake Britton
Trout Unlimited
Wildlife Conser
Aaron Tops Ruth In Season Slugging Chase
Hank Aaron homered for the third time this season and moved to 513 lifetime, passing Eddie Matthews and placing him sixth all time behind Babe Ruth who increased to 715. A committee may later credit Ruth with another homer boosting his total. In NL action Chicago beat Philadelphia 2 1 in 10, St Louis won 6 2 over Pittsburgh, Los Angeles edged San Diego 4 3, and San Francisco beat Cincinnati 4 3.
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Vito Stellino
UPI
Hank Aaron
Babe Ruth
Babe
Aaron
Atlanta
Houston Astros
Eddie Mathews
Ruth
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
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San Francisco
Cincinnati
Larry Dierker
Dodgers Rally With Ninth Inning Triple Off Ball Boy
Wes Parker delivered a ninth inning triple after a ball boy dropped the ball, allowing Ken Boyer to score the tying run and Parker to reach base on the misplayed ball as the Dodgers beat the Padres 4 3 in San Diego. The win ties the Dodgers with the Giants for first in the NL West. Claude Osteen earned the win with Brewer aiding in relief. Kelley took the loss. Bill Singer meets the Padres next.
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UPI
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Los Angeles Dodgers
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Andy Kosco
Tom Haller
Bill Ludakis
Claude Osteen
Jim Brewer
Dick Kelley
Bill Singer
Los Angeles
Yankee luck returns in 1 0 win over Red Sox
Fritz Peterson and a three hitter shut out Boston 1 0 as Murcer scores on White's RBI double after a failed steal attempt. Other AL games saw Minnesota 4 0 KC and Washington 6 1 Detroit with rain postponements.
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UPI
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Murcer
Joe Azcue
Azcue
Roy White
White
Fritz Peterson
Minnesota
Kansas City
Washington
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Baltimore
Cleveland
California
Seattle
Peterson
Mike Andrews
Arcue
George Scott
Ken Jarves
Rick Reese
Jim Perry
Twins
Reese
Mike Hedlund
Harmon Killebrew
Graig Nettles
Hank Allen
Camilo Pascual
Dick McAuliffe
Allen
Mother of eight takes kegler lead in WIBC tourney
Priscilla Mauricio a 37 year old mother of eight took the lead in the open division singles and all events at the 50th WIBC tournament in San Diego She posted 244 211 231 686 in singles the highest mark to date and 1791 all events after nine games Her team score was 542 and doubles 563 as she led the field in San Diego.
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San Diego
Cabrillo Four Swim Stars Qualify for CIF Meet
Cabrillo conquers Santa Barbara League swim meet as Jerome Betts Walter Heidmans Don Wyckoff and John Ritter earn CIF spots. Betts and Wyckoff win two events each and Cabrillo seals Class B by sweeping relays and top placers. Bee squad tops San Marcos 85 62. Cee team 63 56 over Lompoe for team honors.
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Santa Barbara
Dos Pueblos High School
Jerome Betts
Walter Heidmans
Don Wyckoff
John Ritter
Cabrillo
Betts
Wyckoff
Wykoff
Ritter
Heidmans
Bee
San Marcos
Cee
Lompoe
Ack Ack Favored In Derby Trial At Churchill Downs
Cain Hoy Stable's Ack Ack is the strong favorite in the $15,000 Derby Trial Stakes at Churchill Downs with seven rivals. The race decides Derby contenders for Saturday's Triple Crown opener as Majestic Prince Top Knight Arts And Letters and Dike loom. Hank Moreno rides Indian Emerald, a possible Derby starter, while Rae Jet faces uncertain fate.
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Ray Ayres
UPI
Louisville, Ky
Cain Hoy
Ack Ack
Churchill Downs
Harry F. Guggenheim
Majestic Prince
Top Knight
Arts and Letters
Dike
Richard Nixon
Fleet Allied
Jim’s Gold C
Indian Emerald
Shiek
Bagdad
Rae Jet
Polar Traffic
Never Bow
Will
Cosmo Cosdon
Cosdon
Guggenheim
Dark Star
Hank Moreno
Moreno
Lou Goldfine
Esposito Named NHL MVP in Hart Trophy Honor
Phil Esposito of the Boston Bruins won the Hart Trophy for the 1968-69 season as the league's most outstanding player. Teammate Bobby Orr received the James Norris Trophy, Danny Grant earned Rookie of the Year, and Alex Delvecchio won the Lady Byng Trophy. The awards were decided by the NHL Writers Association in a single end-of-season poll.
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Montreal
UPI
Phil Esposito
Boston Bruins
National Hockey League
Esposito
Bobby Hull
Bruins
Bobby Orr
James Norris
Canadiens poised to continue unbeaten streak vs Blues in Cup series
Montreal has 15 straight wins against St. Louis since the Blues formed, and the teams meet in game 16 of their best-of-seven Stanley Cup series. Montreal swept last year’s playoffs and leads 8-2-2 in 10 regular-season meetings over the past two seasons.
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UPI
Canadiens
St. Louis
Blues
Local driver Bob Taylor aims for track opener
Local racer Bob Taylor of Mission Hills starts his sixth season as Santa Maria Speedway opens stock car action Sunday. The 41 year old drives a 1955 black Chevrolet 327 cubic inch engine rated up to 440 horsepower and serves on the speedway rules committee. He has raced at Bakersfield Saugus and Ascot, finished second to Jim Insolo at Ascot this spring, and hopes to also race at Saugus Bakersfield and Riverside next year.
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Mission Hills
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Bakersfield
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Ascot Speedway
Gardena
Jim Insolo
San Fernando Valley
Speedway
Santa Maria
Santa Barbara
Doug
Dick Lauer
John Galley
Riverside Raceway
Enco
Lennie
Krista
Lisa
Susie
Lato
Newcombe tops Roche to win Italian women's singles and caps double
Julie Heldman of New York defeats Kerry Melville 7 5 6 3 6 3 to win the Italian women’s singles title, while John Newcombe defeats Tony Roche 6 3 4 6 2 7 6 3 to claim the men’s crown. Newcombe’s victory earns 3000 dollars. Roche receives 2500.
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UPI
Julie Heldman
New York
U.S
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John Newcombe
Tony Roche
Miss Heldman
Nancy Richey
San Angelo
Tex
Miss Melville
Billie Jean King
Ann Haydon Jones
Newcombe
Roche
Celtics Can Tie NBA Finals In Boston Game Four
The Celtics seek a 2-2 series split after beating the Lakers 111 105 in Boston. Los Angeles holds home court advantage with games set for Los Angeles and Boston as the best of seven continues.
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UPI
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Los Angeles
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the Garden
OSU Track Trio Affected by Washington BSU Pressure
Willie Turner and Ernie Smith of Oregon State quit a weekend meet at the University of Washington after the Washington BSU warned them not to run. Leon Johnson did compete, aiming to support his teammates, while OSU coach Benny Wagner was involved in the decision.
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Corvallis, Ore
UPI
Oregon
University of Washington
Willie Turner
Ernie Smith
Washington Black Students Union
Benny Wagner
OSU
Leon Johnson
BSU
Hancock Bulldogs Pace at Northern California Relays
Hancock freshman athletes Bob Phelps and Tom Learned helped the team finish second at the Northern California Relays in Cupertino. Phelps tied for second in high jump at 6-4 and was fourth in the 120 yard hurdles. Learned was fourth in pole vault at 13-0. Hancock won the distance medley relay in 10:22.6 and placed third in sprint medley and two mile relays as the Bulldogs totaled 53 points, while Porterville won with 63.
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Tom Learned
Hancock
California
Cupertino
Phelps
Learned
Bulldogs
Porterville
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