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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1977
Page
8
The article recalls football players posing for Picture Day with focus on keeping faces straight as photographers prepare to shoot. It highlights David Aragon at 24 and features an unconventional team picture with a Conquistador theme, noting coaches savor the annual event.
Lou Brock, aged 33, overcame taunts about a wheelchair to set a new career 893 steals as the Cardinals lost 4-3 to the San Diego Padres. He equaled Ty Cobb with 892 then surpassed it by stealing second in the seventh. Teammates helped retrieve the bag and Padres pitcher Randy Jones gave it to him.
Giants rookie Joe Pisarcik directs OT drive to set up Joe Danelo 30 yard field goal lifting New York to a 24 21 win over the Bills. Pisarcik 15 of 21 for 178 yards and a TD relieved starter Golsteyn. Ken Johnson led Bills to 28 21 tie late regulation with 11 yard run for a score. OJ Simpson 88 yards in first half. Also Oilers beat 49ers. Finley court ruling on MLB pact.
Johnny Rutherford, two time Indy 500 winner, posted the fastest California 500 practice lap at Ontario Motor Speedway, 193.440 mph, after a near collision with Chuck Gurney who spun into the wall. Gurney suffered a concussion but walked away. 33 drivers competed as Tom Sneva, Gordon Johncock, and Bobby Unser posted top speeds behind Rutherford.
Physical examinations for dependents will be given Thursday and September 7. Bas eathletic participants should call the base hospital appointment desk. Officials meetings for football water polo and volleyball are at Hancock College gym tonight and tomorrow. Season tickets for Lompoc High football are on sale with 1976 buyers eligible to retain seats. unclaimed seats sold Thursday and Friday and September 6 on a first come basis.
Boston slugger Jim Rice blasted three homers and a single in Fenway in a standout performance spoiled by Oakland rookie Mitchell Page who hit his second homer in the ninth to lift the A’s 8 7. Page went 4 for 5 and tied the game in the eighth before his late blast.
Tania Lara pitched a no-hitter lifting the Lompoc All-Stars to a 2-0 victory over Granada Hills in the SCMAF girls softball semifinals in San Bernardino. Lori Lara drove in both runs with a double as the team totaled six hits. Tania earned 15 strikeouts for 25 in two games. Francis Carpio hurled a four-hitter to pace the Triads past Granada Hills 4-3, with Cathy Moreno and Carpio each collecting two hits and Moreno driving in two runs.
UCLA coach Terry Donahue, under pressure after a disappointing 1976 season, says the defense must lead the Bruins early. He notes eight offensive starters departed and quarterbacks are unsettled as UCLA opens at Houston and hosts Kansas.
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