Monterey pro Laxson leads after first Pro-Am round
Monterey pro Jack Laxson fired a six under par 66 at Santa Maria Country Club to take a one stroke first round lead in the California State Pro-Am. Several pros carded 67s at the Village yesterday as play shifts to Santa Maria for the second round.
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Bill Cockshott
Santa Maria
Monterey
Jack Laxson
Laxson
Village Country Club
Jimmy Powell
Ralph Coker
Dennis Meyer
Coker
Clancy Johnson
Ed Johnson
Soboda Srpings
Santa Maria Country Club
Terry Larrabee
Coker-Meyer
California
Pat Martin
John Sanderson
Terry Small
Nils Semeling
Ron Reis
Mahoney
Tom Hubble
Joe Kruss
Bill Hunter
John Schamp
Robert Norwood
Jules Kievits
Ray Guymon
Jim Greer
Len Kennett
John Mills
Bill Elkin
Hubble
Melvin Curci
Bob Boldt
Evertt Johnson
Santa Maria Links
Village
Istro Dennis Meyer
San Jacinto Country Club
Soboda
Holtzman Delivers Fifth No-Hitter Of Season For Cubs
Ken Holtzman pitched a 3-0 no hitter at Wrigley Field shielding the Braves from 12 balls in the air helped by an 16 mph wind in left to preserve a Cubs win. Hank Aaron’s seventh inning drive was pulled back by the wind for the center fielder Billy Williams. Marichal’s control era ended with a Mets 1 0 win as Tommie Agee homered in the 14th at Shea Stadium. Other NL results included Los Angeles 2 Philadelphia 0 Cincinnati 4 Saint Louis 1 Pittsburgh 1 Houston 0 San Diego 4 Montreal 3.
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Michael P
Quane
Billy Williams
Marichal
New York Mets
Tommie Agee
Shea Stadium
Mets
Giants
Los Angeles
Phildelphia
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Houston
San Diego
Montreal
Jim Bunning
Dodgers
Jim Brewer
Phils
McDowell tosses one hit to beat Oakland in 3-0 win
Sam McDowell pitched a one hitter, with Bert Campaneris’ fourth inning infield single the only baserunner for Oakland. The Indians defeated the Athletics 3-0 as Holtzman threw a no hitter earlier in Chicago. Other scores included Minnesota 8-6 Boston, New York 5-1 Kansas City, Washington 3-1 Chicago, Detroit 5-3 Seattle, Baltimore 10-0 California.
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Vitostellino
UPI
Sam McDowell
Ken Holtzman
McDowell
Holtzman
Chicago
Bert Campaneris
Cleveland Indians
Oakland
Sal Bando
Marty Sprinstead
Minnesota
Boston
New York
Kansas City
Washington
Detroit
Seattle
Baltimore
California
Harmon Killebrew
Carl Yastrzemski
Red Sox
Yastrzemski
Babe Ruth
Baltimore Orioles
California Angels
Curt Morton
Orioles
Mike Cuellar
Ken McMullen
Frank Howard
Senators
El Segundo Wins BBL Showdown In World Series Play
El Segundo Calif beat Indianola Iowa 1-0 to remain undefeated as Babe Ruth World Series double elimination action continued. North Seattle Wash down Springfield Ohio 2-1 with Bob Campbell throwing five and two thirds no hit innings and Ed Carroll fanning 14 in a shutout. Wednesday’s schedule features North Columbus Ga vs Indianola and Springfield vs Levittown Pa as two teams are eliminated.
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Mattoon
Ill
UPI
Seattle
Wash
Springfield
Ohio
el Segundo
Calif
Indianola
Iowa
North Seattle
Bob Campbell
Campbell
Ed Carroll
Jeff Tidwell
North Columbus
Levittown
Weekend golfer Nixon finds rank has privileges on White House greens
President Nixon enjoys golf during a vacation at the Western White House driving 175 to 200 yards with middling irons. He plays Camp Pendleton, Annenberg’s Rancho Mirage, and Pauma Valley courses, improving as wife Julie and son in law David Eisenhower join in.
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White House
Merriman Smith
UPI
San Clemente, Calif
Nixon
Camp Pendleton
U.S Marine Corps
Walter Annenberg
U.S
London
Rancho Mirage
Palm Springs
Pauma Valley
San Clemente
California
Washington
David Eisenhower
David
Julie Eisenhower
Ronald Ziegler
Rain Delays First Little League World Series Games
Four games were scheduled to open the Little League World Series in Williamsport Pennsylvania in rain delays. Eastern U S champion Newberry Pa was to meet Santa Clara Calif Western champions while Southern West Tampa Fla faced Wiesbaden West Germany. Two games were cancelled and the Republic of China faced Valleyfield Quebec and Elyria Ohio met Mayaguez Puerto Rico in the other matchups delayed by rain.
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Williamsport
UPI
U.S
Newberry
Santa Clara
Calif
Tampa
Fla
Wiesbaden
West Germany
Republic of China
Valley Field
Quebec
Elyria
Ohio
Mayaguez
Puerto Rico
Lew proves self equal with Wilt in charity game
In the Maurice Stokes All-Star benefit in Monticello New York rookie Lew Alcindor matched Wilt Chamberlain for 25 minutes. Alcindor totaled 14 points 10 rebounds and four blocks while Chamberlain had 12 points 16 rebounds and six blocks. Willis Reed sealed an 80 79 win for Red Auerbach's team with two late free throws.
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Monticello
N.Y
UPI
Lew Alcindor
Wilt Chamberlain
Alcindor
Chamberlain
Maurice Stokes
Kutcher’s
Red Auerbach
Gene Shue
Willis Reed
New York Knicks
Auerbach
UCLA
Milwaukee Bucks
Los Angeles Laker
Walt Frazier
New York
Kostelnik Leaves Packers for Baltimore Colts Trade
Ron Kostelnik, eight years with the Green Bay Packers and three time NFL champion, joins the Baltimore Colts after being traded for a future high draft choice. The article also notes other top draft actions including Leroy Keyes’ negotiations with Philadelphia and Calvin Hill’s move to Dallas. Hill’s strong camp debut followed by a return to running back after a 106 yard game against San Francisco.
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Martin Lader
UPI
Green Bay Packers
Ron Kostelnik
Vince Lombardi
Phil Bengtson
Kostelnik
Baltimore Colts
Green Bay
Philadelphia Eagles
Dallas Cowboys
Philadelphia
Leroy Keyes
Cowboys
Calvin Hill
Hill
Dallas
San Francisco
Yale
Forty Niners
Court rules Barry tied to San Francisco Warriors
The California Court of Appeals affirmed that Rick Barry could not play for any team other than the San Francisco Warriors during the 1967-68 season. The ruling, upholding a 1967 Superior Court decision, denied monetary damages to the Warriors and confirmed Barry’s restricted participation after moving to the Oakland Oaks.
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San Francisco
UPI
California Court of Appeals
Rick Barry
San Francisco Warriors
Barry
National Basketball Association
Warriors
Oaks sale talks still underway
James Gardner of the American Basketball Association and DC attorney Earl Foreman meet again to negotiate the Oakland Oaks purchase for 2.6 million dollars. Foreman has ties to pro football and the Baltimore Bullets and Philadelphia Eagles, with investment banker Tom Shaheen as associate. A merger with the NBA looms over the deal.
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New York
UPI
James Gardner
American Basketball Association
Earl Foreman
Washington, DC
Oakland Oaks
Baltimore Bullets
National Basketball Association
Philadelphia Eagles
ABA
Oaks
Tom Shaheen
Foreman
Gardner
Oakland
NBA
Lompoc and Cabrillo Set Saturday Sports Exam Sessions
Lompoc and Cabrillo high schools will hold athletic physicals this Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Lompoc Senior High gym, with a second session on September 6. Local physicians donate services for CIF eligibility and insurance purposes. Football pre-conditioning runs five days before official practice starting September 2, with attendance required for fall, winter, and spring sport hopefuls.
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Lompoc
Cabrillo
Lompoc Valley
Lom
CIF
Kenneth Fagans
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