Lompoc Babe Ruth All Stars Enjoy Douglas Day Off
The 15 man Lompoc Babe Ruth All Stars used a Douglas pause during the Pacific Southwest Regional Tournament for a Tombstone tour and a poolside barbecue. Coach Meyer emphasized teamwork, rotation, and bench morale as keys to victory.
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Douglas
Lompoc
Babe Ruth
Tombstone
Wyatt Earp
Weston Boot Hill
California
el Coronado
Jules Hain
Sporting News
Tuffy Grossi
Bucky Brockett
Kit Hubbard
Brockett
Hubbard
Scooter Henderson
George Meyer
Tom Harmon
Meyer
Bill Rule
Anaheim
Bolinger An All Star In Pro Baseball Progress
Monte Bolinger, ex Lompoc High star, rising through the Gulf Coast and Northwest leagues, earns starting first base on an all star roster and hits 1 for 3. Roy Thomas battles back from a muscle tear with Walla Walla, works out in Philadelphia, and accepts a Clearwater instructional league invite as he pursues a big league future.
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Monte Bolinger
Lompoc High
Roy Thomas
Phillies
Walla Walla Phillies
Florida
Monte
Saraston Cardinals
Rbi
Lompoc Record Sports Dept
Howard Porter
Villanova
Chicago Bulls
Walla Walla
Roy
Philadelphia
Philly
Clearwater Florida
Golf legends drift as new names fill Army fleas void
In Sutton Massachusetts the event lost Arnie’s Army and Lee’s Fleas when both groups dispersed. Weiskopf’s Walkers and Hawk’s Herd formed to fill the gap while Palmer Trevino Nicklaus and other big money winners skipped the $165000 classic. Ken Harrelson was invited under sponsor exemption and later kept as scorer to reach a full field.
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Sutton, Mass
UPI
Arnie
Lee
Weiskopf
Hawk
Lompoc Tops Yuma to Approach World Series Bid
Lompoc beat Yuma 3 1 at the Pacific Southwest Babe Ruth Regionals aided by Rick Fridrich two clutch singles and Ralph Ochoa’s five strikeouts in relief. Lompoc moves to 3-0 and faces the Day off then faces the winner of Saturday’s Yuma vs Westchester clash with a championship berth on the line. The regional champ advances to Albuquerque for the Babe Ruth World Series Aug 21 28.
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Bob Pellerin Douglas
Ariz
Rick Fridrich
Ralph Ochoa
Fridrich
Ochoa
Lompoc
Yuma
Arizona
Westchester
Rams lose three key players in exhibition, still win
Los Angeles Rams beat the Browns 17 to 5 but suffer injuries as Joe Scibelli breaks a thumb, Phil Olsen needs knee surgery, and Jim Ferguson fractures a leg. Rams' defense shined with four interceptions at the Coliseum before 52,503 fans.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Los Angeles Rams
Joe Scibelli
Cleveland Browns
Phil Olsen
Merlin
Jim Ferguson
Ferguson
University of Southern California
Ken Iman
Browns
Pat Studstill
Rams
Coliseum
Mike Phipps
Roman Gabriel
Dennis Dummit
Gabriel
Dave Elmendorf
Larry Zelina
Cleveland
Bob Klein
KNEZ Girls Softball Preview and Local Results
The KNEZ girls fast pitch team faces a Burbank squad in a 10 30 morning practice at Thompson Park ahead of the District 8 Channel City League Tournament in Lompoc August 20 22. Airwaves beat Picos Ponys 5 0 as Janet Jeffers fanned 13. Domingos drove in two with a double. Shurells edged Duffy s 11 9 with Johnson homering and Howell doubling for the winning runs. Pizza Palance defeated Cable TV 12 4 as Abbey Torres and Mary Zucker struck out five baserunners and Zucker clouted a triple.
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KNEZ
Burbank
Thompson Park
Lompoc
Airwaves
Lompoc Colt
Picos Ponys
Janet Jeffers
Mary Zucker
Zucker
Pizzner
Hillcrest Open Golf Tournament Set for August 28
Hillcrest golf course announces an August 28 open 18 hole best ball doubles event with Calloway Handicap. entry is 3 dollars, closest-to-hole and putting contests, trophies for top two teams and prizes for top seven, plus a steak barbeque afterward. Tournament director Jimmy Huyck is hospitalized but improving. Those wishing to assist the barbeque should call 6-2800.
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Hillcrest
Jimmy Huyck
Northern County Junior Tennis Tournament Entries Open
Entry forms for the 1971 Northern County Junior Tennis Tournament are available at the Lompoc Parks and Recreation Department. The event runs August 26 to 28 at Atkinson Park in Santa Maria with boys and girls singles and doubles, age divisions 12 and under to 18 and under, and out of town players given favorable starting times.
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Northern County
Santa Maria
Lompoc
Gymkhana Rescheduled At Vandenberg Air Force Base Saddle Club
The Trophy Open Gymkhana at Vandenberg AFB Saddle Club is moved to August 29 due to Equine Encephalomyelitis vaccinations and quarantine. Entry blanks for the Aug. 15 show remain valid for the Aug. 29 date.
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
Saddle Club
Amateur champ defends title at California State Open
Amateur standout S McNickle from Dry Creek Sacramento will defend his title at the 1971 California State Open Golf Tournament staged at Santa Maria Country Club and Rancho Maria. Ray Arinno, Kim Porter, and Stewart Morgan return as challengers as the field includes over 350 pros and amateurs with pro am events preceding the Open. Jerry Heard, a former amateur champion now turned pro, recently won $30,000 in Akron Ohio.
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Santa Maria
Art McNickle
Dry Creek
Sacramento
McNickle
Sacramento State
Ray Arinno
Santa Maria Country Club
Rancho Maria
Kim Porter
Stewart Morgan
Sherman Oaks
Arinno
Porter
Jerry Heard
Visalia
Akron
Ohio
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Thomas
Phils
Lompoc Record
Picos
Lompoc Downs
Rip City
USA
Bratz
Hawaii
Kevin Drake
Mike Clements
Reggie Keller
Hain
Joey Kramer
Roy Ramirez
Mike Bedoyal
Jim Williamson
Yuman
Grafton
Johnny Rodriguez
Southern California
Teddy
Rodriguez
So. Cal
Mexicalli
Utah
Solomon
Harper
Silva
Clements
Feller
Kramer
Rameriz
Bedoyal
Williamson
Drake of
Hall
Henderson
Ramirez
Les Josephson
David Ray
Elmendorf
Texas A and M
Eddie Meador
Phipps
al Jenkins
Ray
Don Cockcroft
Dummit
Billy Hayes
del Mar
Calif
Ladislao
Buster Millerick
Elwood Johnston
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