Orioles defeat A’s as Buford powers 5-1 victory
Orioles beat the Oakland Athletics 5-1 as Buford homered and added a seventh inning RBI. Jim Palmer earned his 18th win with a complete game on six hits. Palmer, McNally, Cuellar, and sports peers tout Buford as the underrated star. Elsewhere in the league, Minnesota routed Boston 7-0 and New York blanked Kansas City 3-0.
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Baltimore Orioles
Dor Buford
Orioles
Oakland Athletics
Jim Palmer
Dave McNally
Mike Cuellar
Cy Young
Palmer
Buford
Cuellar
Oakland
Felipe Alou
Minnesota
Boston
New York
Kansas City
California
Detroit
Roy Foster
Steve Hargan
Cleveland
Milwaukee
Ted Uhlaender
Indians
Yankees
Stan Bahnsen
Cesar Tovar
Bert Blyleven
Red Sox
Syd O'Brien
Carlos May
Jerry Janeski
Chicago
Washington
Aurelio Rodriguez
Senators
USC poised to repeat Pac-8 title with strong backfield
USC coach John McKay previews a powerful return of their backfield led by Clarence Davis Bobby Chandler Charlie Evans and Jimmy Jones as the Trojans eye another Pac-8 crown after last season 10 0 1 with a Rose Bowl win. Del Mar notes spotlight Shoemaker rides five as he nears the all time riding mark with Swingster entering turf action.
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Los Angeles
UPI
University of Southern California
Trojans
John McKay
USC
Alabama
Birmingham
Southern California
Michigan
McKay
Clarence Davis
Bobby Chandler
Charlie Evans
Jimmy Jones
Jones
del Mar
Bill Shoemaker
Swingster
Shoemaker
Pinjara
John Longden
California
New York
Penguins May Sell For About Five Million
Pittsburgh NHL club could be sold for around 5 million dollars while staying in the city. NHL Board of Governors in Toronto planned to hear a report from majority owner Donald Parsons on financial troubles. Mellon Bank fixed September 30 as deadline to amend a loan on over 3 million dollars.
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UPI
Pittsburgh Penguins
National Hockey League
NHL Board of Governors
Toronto
Donald Parsons
Birmingham
Mich
Mellon Bank
Cougars Hold First Contact Drill As QB Battle Begins
Washington State drills open after three days of workouts. Coach Jim Sweeney says the quarterbacks look sharp and a strong aerial game is possible if the line protects. He has not named a starter with Sophiey Paine Mike Mickas Jack Wigmore and Gary Gergan contending.
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Pullman
Wash
UPN
Washington State Cougars
Jim Sweeney
Sweeney
Sophiey Paine
Mike Mickas
Jack Wigmore
Gary Gergan
Bears hit practice as two quarterbacks return
Berkeley UPI reports UC players Dave Penhall and Tim Todd resume drills while fullback Steve Munson remains benched after a head injury, limiting the Bears at today’s contact session.
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Dave Penhall
Tim Todd
Steve Munson
Stanford punter tryouts after Reinhard departure
The Stanford Indians held punter tryouts on Wednesday with candidates Jack Lasater, Steve Murray and Ted Bleymaier competing to fill the vacant role left by Bob Reinhard.
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Stanford Upi
Stanford Indians
Bob Reinhard
Jack Lasater
Steve Murray
Ted Bleymaier
OSU makes player position shifts after drills
Corvallis UPI reports Oregon State football coach Dee Andros rearranges several players after three days of padded drills for the fall season. Fred Jarvis moves from defensive guard to offensive center while Jim Burris shifts from defensive tackle to defensive guard and Scott Woods goes from defensive end to defensive tackle.
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UPI
Dee Andros
Oregon State
Fred Jarvis
Army
Jim Burris
Sacramento
Calif
Scott Woods
Willie Mays Joins 1900 Run Club With 23rd Homer
San Francisco star Willie Mays became the fourth player to reach 1,900 runs, flashing a 23rd homer in the first inning to push past 1,901 later in the 8-7 Giants victory over St. Louis. Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, and Stan Musial were ahead in career runs.
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San Francisco
UPI
Willie Mays
Mays
Ty Cobb
Babe Ruth
Stan Musial
San Francisco Giant
St. Louis
Merritt earns NL leading 20th win with Reds comeback
Jim Merritt pitched 6 2 3 innings for Cincinnati as Bernie Carbo parked a three run homer in the sixth to lift the Reds 6 5 over the Philadelphia Phillies. Granger finished the win after a late Phillies rally. Other NL results included Atlanta 9 New York 7 and San Francisco 8 St Louis 7. Hank Aaron Highlighted Braves comeback with his 35th homer.
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Bernie Carbo
Reds
Philadelphia Phillies
Merritt
Wayne Granger
Phillies
Don Money
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Granger
Atlanta
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Houston
Montreal
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Oakland
Minnesota
Boston
Kansas City
California
Detroit
Cleveland
Milwaukee
Washington
Hank Aaron
Braves
Aaron
Mets
Gary Gentry
Ed Spiezio
Padres
Pirates
Pat Dobson
Tom Dukes
Dukes
Roberto Clemente
Jim Hart
Jim Lefebvre
Wes Parker
Andy Kosco
Lefebvre
Claude Osteen
Denis Menke
Astros
Brown Signings Resin Carter and Davis Deepen QB Puzzle
Cincinnati Bengals add Virgil Carter and Bob Davis to bolster a quarterback corps muddied by Greg Cook’s reinjury and surgery. Carter came from Buffalo for an undisclosed 1971 draft choice. Davis joined after being waived by the New York Giants. Other preseason moves included Chuck Hughes to Detroit, Bobby Thompson to Dallas, Gene Moore to Baltimore, and Butch Riley’s retirement.
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Virgil Carter
Bob Davis
Carter
Buffalo” Bills
Davis
New York Giants
Giants
Houston Oilers
Willie Richardson
Philadephia Eagles
Chuck Hughes
Detroit Lions
Bob Parker
Dallas Cowboys
Bobby Thompson
New Orleans Saints
Baltimore Colts
Gene Moore
San Francisco Forty Niners
Butch Riley
Richardson
Hancock graduates Gridders earn scholarships
Hancock College football under coach Barney Eames built a 7-2 season and CC C second place. Seven former Hancock players from Lompoc and Cabrillo earned scholarships to four-year schools including Roger Pacheco Dan Ritter Norm Carlin Ray Moore Tom Von Ins Bobby Freeman Steve Lopez.
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Barney Eames
Hancock
Bulldogs
Central California
Reedley Tigers
Lompoc
Cabrillo
Roger Pacheco
Dan Ritter
Norm Carlin
Ray Moore
Tom von Ins
Bobby Freeman
Steve Lopez
Pacheco
San Fernando Valley State
Ritter
Open tennis draw begins
Five Australian men top the seed list of twenty with a sixth in the group and four Australian girls among the entrants. Election of 1971 Lompoc Little League board met at the annual general membership meeting with Joe Valencia elected resident of the league and others named to officer and representative posts across American and National Leagues.
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UPI
Lompoc Little League
Joe Valencia
American League
del van Allen
National League
Art Fridrich
Edie Hooker
Ken Holt
Rudy Montoya
Charles Walker
John Arnold
George McMillan
Jerry Craighead
Don Edge
Roy Murphy
Ways & Means
David Ellison
Rod Laver
Forest Hills
John Newcombe
Ken Rosewall
Tony Roche
Roy Emerson
Margaret Smith Court
Australia
Mc Connolly
Court
Rosemary Casals
San Francisco
Nancy, Richey
San Angelo
Tex
Franoise Durr
France
Virginia Wade
England
U.S
Miss Wade
Karen Krantzcke
Kerry Melville
Judy Tegart Dalton
Arthur Ashe
Gum Spring
Ashe
Andres Gimeno
Spain
Arthur
Lth
Cliff Richey
Stan Smith
Pasadena
Calit Roger Taylor
Laver
Wimbledon
Tom Okker
Netherlands
Briscoe Wins Low Net at Village Club Medallion Day
Elsie Briscoe captures overall low net at Village Country Club Medallion Day with 25 women golfers. Briscoe tied for low putts with Harriet Adam. multiple flight winners listed including Virgie Burger, Alice Watts, and Shirley Johnson. Also notes tennis seedings and Lanie Vercher hole in one at Hillcrest club.
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Elsie Briscoe
Harriet Adam
Low Gross
Virgie Burger
Alice Watts
Jean Garland
Edna Stanley
Jean Martin
Gross
Shirley Johnson
Carol Bratz
Wanda Anderson
Marjorie Hearne
Viv Irvine
Sacramento racer dies in Bonneville desert speed event
Noel Black, 34, of Sacramento, died after his car flipped during world land speed record attempts at the Bonneville salt flats in Utah. Mel Chastain, 42, and Melvin Hoy, 30, were involved in separate crashes. Chastain was flown to a Salt Lake City hospital with injuries, Hoy walked away unhurt as speeds reached 235 to 352 mph.
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Utah
UPN
Desert Speedway
Noel Black
Sacramento
Calif
Salt Lake City
Mel Chastain
Ontario
Melvin Hoy
Anaheim
Intrepid beats Valiant in ninth final U S trials race
Intrepid skippered by Bill Ficker defeated Valiant skippered by Bob McCullough by 2 08 at Newport Beach California. Gretel II of Australia beat France for the third straight time by 2 24. Intrepid leads the trials with seven wins in eight races as the two finalists reduce the field to head to head matchups.
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R.S
Intrepid
Valiant
U.S
Gretel II
Australia
France
Bill Ficker
Newport Beach
Calif
Bob McCullough
Riverside
Conn
Gretel
New York Yacht Club
Romero leads Linde's Bar past Doctors 8 2 in Slo-Pitch
Frank Romero threw a one hitter as Linde's Bar beat the Doctors 8 to 2. Tim McGee and Tex Roeder each had a triple and a single while Owens added two singles. Also Johns Manville routed Phillips 66 11 1 and Tom's Toys defeated Boys' Club 7 1.
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Linde
Doctors
Romero
Doctor
Tim McGee
Tex Roeder
Speedy Walton
Bill Carson
Johns Manville
Phillips 66
Tom's Toys
Boys
John Hannah
J-M
Dave Olson
Jerry Hartley
Horace Owens
Frank McManus
Wink Whelan
Matt Goodrich
Junior Pascua
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