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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1977
Page
8
Terry Day lauds Lompoc for stellar community support of youth athletics after a fire destroyed equipment. A recovery fund, telethon and charity games show a proud town rallying for the Mini Sports Festival this weekend to sustain football and baseball programs.
Lompoc Babe Ruth 16 to 18 All Stars exit the tournament after a 6-1 Friday loss to Brawley. Paul Terna provided the big bat with a three run homer off Dan Petry, the lone homer of the week. Alan Folk pitched a four hit gem for Brawley as Lom poc’s run came in the sixth.
In Thompson Park, the Lompoc A's defeated the Lompoc Braves 4-3 in 10 innings to clinch the seventh and eighth grade invitational. Tanya Lara earned the win with seven strikeouts while Carolyn Cole drove in two first-inning runs and belted a 10th inning single.
Debbie Austin, a decade veteran, won the Long Island Charity Classic with a 9 under total of 279 at Hauppauge. She beat Kathy Whitworth and Nancy Lopez by two strokes, with Judy Rankin three back, marking her fourth win of the year and pushing season earnings past 65,000.
Bobby Isaac 43, the 1970 NASCAR Winston Cup Grand National champion, died from a heart attack after collapsing during a race in Hickory North Carolina. Funeral set for Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church Sherrills Ford. Isaac had suffered heat exhaustion before the fatal seizure.
Lanny Wadkins defeats Gene Littler in sudden death at Pebble Beach to claim the PGA Championship and earn 10 years of tour exemption. Littler led early, but a late run by Wadkins forced a playoff with Jack Nicklaus, who finished one shot back. Wadkins collects 45,000 dollars and major status with Masters and U.S. Open exemptions.
Andres Mora delivered a three run homer in the sixth as the Orioles beat the Athletics 5-4. Mora, 22, has 20 RBIs and seven homers this year while filling in for injured teammates. Pitcher Ross Grimsley improved to 11-5 with 8 1 3 innings.
OJ Simpson rushed for 55 yards and scored twice as the Bills beat the Lions 17 10 in Buffalo. Simpson played only the first half due to eye tests and praised the performance after missing practice and exhibitions.
The Phillies rout the Cubs 10-2 and 4-2 to push their record to 71-44 and claim a club-record 12 consecutive victories. Mike Schmidt homered twice with six RBIs in the opener as Larry Christenson won his 11th, and Ted Sizemore edged a tie with a sixth-inning RBI single in the nightcap to lift Jim Lonborg to his seventh win.
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