Lompoc 13-year-olds win Central Section title in Babe Ruth
Lompoc’s 13-year-old Babe Ruth all star team swept Lemore 9-4 and Modesto 8-2 to claim the Central Section championship in San Luis Obispo. The squad riding an eightgame win streak heads to the Pacific Southwest Regionals in Madera, facing Nevada Oregon Utah Arizona and a California Northern champ with host Madera.
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Lompoc
Lemore
Modesto
San Luis Obispo
Madera
Southern California
Nevada
Oregon
Utah
Arizona
California
Jerry Hartley
North All-Stars Fall Short in Santa Barbara Showdown
North All-Stars lose 10 7 to the South in the Santa Barbara County All Star Football Game at LaPlaya Stadium. Ricky Johnson rushes for 144 yards on 23 carries while the North offense struggles with turnovers and a lone incomplete pass. Cappon connects on eight of 15 passes for 129 yards and a 14 yard TD to Rich Escalera as the South edges ahead.
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Henry Oliveira
Santa Barbara
Scott Ostler
Santa Barbara County
Ricky Johnson
Johnson
Woody Hayes
Pat
Rick Walker
Oliveira
Mike Warren
Walker
Warren
North
South
Jim Cappon
Bob Weirum
San Marcos
Cappon
Rich Escalera
Cabrillo
Mark Hall
Canada Lets Soviet Defector Stay As Olympics Defections Rise
Two more requests for permanent residence in Canada by people “connected with the Olympics” were filed in Montreal within 90 minutes, raising total defectors at the Summer Games to five. Sergei Nemtsanov, a 17 year old Soviet diver, was granted a minister’s permit to remain after a meeting with Soviet officials and Canadian immigration officials.
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Montreal
UPI
Canada
Sergei Nemtsanov
Ottawa Immigration Department
Nemtsanov
Sergei
Toronto
Alex K. Paterson
David E. Matheson
Mentsanov
Matheson
Soviet Union
International Olympic Committee
Lompoc All Stars Clinch District 50 Title
The Lompoc American Little League All Stars defeated Santa Maria North 9-3 at Limas Park to capture the District 50 championship for the second straight year and advance to Sectionals in Tulare. John Bickmore threw a six hitter with 12 strikeouts as Brigham led with twohits.
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Lompoc
Knickrehm
Steve Terrones
Freddie Langley
Danny Brigham
Jeff Hahn
Brigham
Eddie Duran
John Bickmore
Santa Maria
Bickmore
Santa Marians
Rex Caldwell earns sixth place at Pleasant Valley Classic
Rex Caldwell tied for sixth at the Pleasant Valley Country Club Classic in Sutton Massachusetts, earning $5,529 to lift his year total to $24,850 and total winnings in the hot streak to $19,235. He shot 67 70 71 72 280 and trailed winner Buddy Allin by three strokes.
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Rex Caldwell
Sutton
Mass
Caldwell
Lompoc
Rex
Buddy Allin
Santa Barbara
Santa Maria
Allin
Ben Crenshaw
Crenshaw
80 Olympiads: Montreal a Successful Games Tribute
Veteran observer Milton Richman lauds the Montreal Games as the best ever despite politics. He notes standouts like Lasse Viren, Alberto Juantorena, Nadia Comaneci, and John Naber while highlighting Yugoslavia’s upset over the USSR and the U S team’s strong amateur performance.
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Juantorena
John Naber
Menlo Park
Calif
East Germany
Kornelia Ender
Yugoslavia
U.S.S
United States
Nino Benvenuti
Italy
U.S
Spinks Brothers
Michael and
Leon
St. Louis
Sugar Ray
Montreal Games End Amid Political Shadow and Music
The Montreal Olympics faced deep political strain as 30 nations withdrew and the Soviet Union warned of a possible team pullout over a 17 year old defector. IOC president Lord Killanin urged unity as the games closed and called for youth to assemble in Moscow four years later.
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Montreal
UPI
Piad
Fie
Soviet Union
Munich
Lord Killanin
International Olympic Committee
Moscow
Jenner’s high school coach recalls early gift for athletics
Newtown High School coach Roger Streeter, who taught Bruce Jenner in 1967-68, says Jenner was a natural athlete who would excel at any sport. Jenner, 26, won the decathlon gold medal Friday night and set a world record, fulfilling his promise to become an Olympic champion.
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Newtown, Conn
UPI
Bruce Jenner
Jenner
Roger Streeter
Newtown High School
Streeter
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Reyes Cabrera
Denny Marable
RBI
Dan Juenke
Marable
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Tulare
Lompoc Record
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Paavo Nurmi
Jesse Owens
Fanny Blankers-Koen
Emil Zatopek
Mark Spitz
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