Harlem Clowns Player Coach Reflects on Touring Basketball Life
Charlie Smith, player coach of the Harlem Clowns Western unit, discusses the touring show life with 170 games a season, travel fatigue, and the appeal of entertainment value. He notes players sometimes clash, but fans come for the show, not NBA drama.
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Charlie Smith
NBA
Charlie
Harlem Clowns
Harlem Globetrotters
Harlem Nationals
Harlem Travelers
Harlem Stars
Clowns
Bakersfield
Lompoc
Philadelphia
Tennessee State College
Lompoc High
Uncle Tommin
Mike Douglass
Golden State
Viren Faces Shorter Prefontaine Liquori in Sunkist Invite
Lasse Viren mothered by Olympic golds in Munich bids in the Sunkist Indoor Invitational with Frank Shorter Steve Prefontaine and Marty Liquori. Viren set world marks in 10 000 and two mile attempts ahead of a field including Kip Keino Wattle Milburn Williams Komar Beamon.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Finland
Lasse Viren
America
Frank Shorter
Steve Prefontaine
Marty Liquori
Helsinki
Germany
Kerry O’brien
Shorter
Munich
Prefontaine
University of Oregon
Viren
Liquori
Kenya
Kip Keino
Dave Wattle
Williams tops prep two mile at Sunkist Indoor Invitational
Lompoc High star Terry Williams leads the high school two mile at Los Angeles, defending meet titlist with a 9 04.8 record last year. Davis High’s Steve Martin and Redwood’s Juan Garcia join Northern California rivals as foreshadowed by other entrants. Williams hopes to beat Martin with a sub nine minute time while Jim Warrick Alvin Gilmore and Tim Costa also race in open events.
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Sunkist
Los Angeles
Lompoc High
Terry Williams
Lompoc
California
Cal
Terry
Williams
Steve Martin
Davis High
Juan Garcia
Redwood High
Jim Schankel
Aviation
Harold Ketting
Foothill
Larry Gerich
Martin
Braves
Jim Warrick
Two Mile
Alvin Gilmore
Tim Costa
Bob Caouette
Bruins Face Dons in Pauley Pavilion Showdown
No. 1 UCLA hosts No. 13 San Francisco at Pauley Pavilion aiming to extend the Bruins 57 game win streak toward USF’s 60 straight wins. USF carries a 12-1 record while Providence sits 10-1. Notre Dame beat UCLA last in 3 seasons.
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LOS Angeles
UPI
University of San Francisco
Ucla Bruins
Dons
Pauley Pavilion
John Wooden
Providence
Bruins
USF
Loyola of Illinois
Notre Dame
UCLA
West Coast Athletic Association
Bill Russell
Lompoc Tribe Triumphs 27-25 In Comeback Over Saints
Kevin King’s 175 pound fall at 3:20 caps Lompoc comeback as the Tribe erase a 21-12 deficit to beat Saint reps 27-25 in a Northern League wrestling duel. Jules Hain and Joe Miliate contribute key wins while Roy Patterson seals the finish with a 17-4 heavyweight effort. Lompoc extends unbeaten streak with junior and frosh wins also noted.
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Lompoc
Kevin King
Phil Bachrowitz
King
Braves
Santa Maria
Steve la Rue
Lompocmat
Saints
Lompocans
Jules Hain
Jack Squires
Joe Miliate
Tim Azavedo
Andy Huyck
Eric Wahl
Roy Patterson
Jeff Muro
Danny Terrones
Jerry Dixon
Howard Harrison
Letterman Everett Ybarra
Redmen
Danny Cardiel
Keith Landrum
Movn
Hain
Saint
Tuffy Grossi
Skein
Richard Herrera
Donnie Scruggs
Darioelasquez
Valley
Steve Rodriguez
Waldo Galvez
Rodriguez
Galvez
Bachrowitz
Azavedo
Miliate
Roy Paterson
Patterson
Jo’s
Santa Maria Juniors
Tim Boatwright
Mike Mosby
Lou Fisher
Tribe Frosh
Larry Huyck
Bobby Coe
Pat Daleno
Frank Hain
Lompoc Teams Hit Local Sports Sked Tonight and Tomorrow
Tonight at 8 p.m. the Lanieee basketball team visits Cabrillo. Tomorrow Cabrillo and Lompoc wrestle at the Cal Poly Invitational starting 10 a.m. Lompoc runners compete in the Sunkist Invitational. The Lompoc Marlins swim at San Marcos High at 8 30 a.m. facing Santa Barbara Aquatics Assn and San Marcos RAC.
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Cabrillo
Lompoc
Lompoc Marlins
San Marcos High
Santa Barbara Aquatics Assn
San Marcos Rac
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Scott Ostler
Hancock
Mike Kluge
Kluge
Rugged Compton College
Gary D. Smith
Worttle
Keino
Mile
Clyde
Rod Milburn
Randy Williams
Wladyslaw Komar
Poland
University of Southern California
Bob Beamon
Mexico City
Bob Gile
Gile
Greg Charboneau
Ski Report
Mt. Abel
YMCA
Tribe Trims
Letterman Mark Gullikson
Ruben Arriola
Mike Draper
Rick Rider
Lanieee
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