Lompoc Babe Ruth Team Leaves for Western Regionals
Lompoc 14-15 year old All-Stars head to Salt Lake City for the Western Regional tournament at Derks Field. They face Mexico Saturday at 2:30 pm, with games aired live on KNEZ. The winner advances to the Babe Ruth World Series in New Hampshire. Teams from Nevada Utah Salt Lake Arizona Hawaii and Southern California compete in the eight-team double elimination event.
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Chargers and 'Skins unveil new stars in pre season opener
John Unitas will start for the Chargers against the Giants after a record Baltimore career. Giants test new players as Norm Snead and Randy Johnson share quarterback duties. Saturday slate includes Jets at Texans and Cowboys at Rams among three games.
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Drama Flares As Yankees Fall To Red Sox In Ninth
Yankees surrender Eastern Division lead after a 3-2 loss to Boston fueled by Mario Guerrero’s ninth inning RBI single. Boston catcher Carlton Fisk and Thurman Munson sparked a benches-clearing incident in a tight pennant chase as Baltimore moved ahead in the division race.
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National League East Standings and Wednesday Results
The standings show St Louis leading the NL East with 58 wins andChicago second at 55. Montreal and New York trail, while Los Angeles tops the West and San Francisco remains in play. Wednesday results include St Louis beating Montreal 9 3 and 2 0, New York sweeping Pittsburgh, and Atlanta beating Cincinnati 14 6.
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Seaver Dominates Pirates as Mets Sweep Doubleheader
Tom Seaver pitched a four hitter to beat Pittsburgh 3-0 in the opener and John Milner homered twice as the Mets completed a 5-2 win in the second game. Milner's power and George Stone's eight-hitter fueled the Mets after Seaver's 11 strikeouts. Pirates drop further out of first, now six games back.
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Padres draw interest from Japanese buyers but no deal
San Diego Padres president Buzzie Bavasi said he met with a group of Japanese businessmen who expressed interest in buying the club but nothing materialized. Bavasi declined to provide details as a May letter of intent to sell was previously announced by majority owner C Arnolt Smith to a Washington group.
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PGA eyes 15 championship golf events with big purses
The PGA proposed a reform to the pro tour featuring 15 championship tournaments each with at least 250000 dollars in prize money. The plan would require top players to compete and could not start before 1975. Commissioner Joe Dey noted favorable early reactions and a survey of players and sponsors planned before November board talks.
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Lunny KOs Robertson in eighth round at Cow Palace
Ray Lunny III, 22, remained unbeaten by stopping Jimmy Robertson in the eighth round at the Cow Palace before 3,440 fans. Lunny led on all scorecards when Robertson’s corner stopped the bout after the seventh round due to cuts and swelling.
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Riggs King Set for 100000 Prize Match at Houston Dome
Bobby Riggs and Billie Jean King will meet September 20 at the Houston Astrodome in a five set winner take all tennis match for 100000. The event will air nationally between 8 and 10 p.m. EDT. King, Wimbledon champion, had previously rejected Riggs challenges while Margaret Court defeated the 55 year old former Wimbledon champion 6 2 6 1 on May 13.
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