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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1974
Page
6
Johnny Miller claimed the $30,000 first prize at the Tucson Open with a 272 total, 16 under par, becoming the first to win three straight early-year events. Ben Crenshaw finished three strokes back at 275 as Miller battled fatigue from a head cold.
Lompoc High star Jim Schankel defeats a strong field to win the seeded 2 mile at the Sunkist Indoor Invitational at the LA Sports Arena in 9 07.4. Mitch Kingrey of San Carlos takes second in a tight finish. Cabrillo's Roland Solomon places poorly in the 60 yard hurdles amid controversy.
Ray Gil, a 49 year old distance ace from Lompoc, dominated the 40 and over division of the 16th Long Beach Ocean Run, finishing the 10K in 37 minutes 22 seconds. He plans to run a 26 mile marathon next Sunday at Chapman College in Orange.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar dominated late scoring 39 points and pulling down 22 rebounds to lift the Milwaukee Bucks over the Los Angeles Lakers 94-90. Connie Hawkins sparked a late Lakers surge before Abdul-Jabbar's decisive tip-in and jumper sealed the win as Milwaukee methodically countered every Lakers rally. Gail Goodrich led L A with 29 points. Other scores included Golden State over Boston 123-102 and Detroit over Kansas City Omaha 105-79.
Cabrillo and Lompoc both lost late Friday night in the Northern League. Cabrillo erased an 11 point first half deficit to lead briefly but fell 60 59 as Arroyo Grande held on. Darryl Stinnett scored 18 and Dan Ellertson made a key steal in the final seconds.
Tomorrow features San Luis at Lompoc and Cabrillo at Righetti at 7 30 p m. Also Icthyoids Dive Club meets at Knights of Columbus Hall. Wednesday brings Harlem Clowns vs Vandenberg All-Stars at Lompoc High and UCSB hosts Long Beach State at 7 30 p m followed by San Jose State at UCSB at 8 05 p m.
The piece profiles basketball center Jim McDaniels, once an ABA All-Star and high earner, now unemployed after a disappointing Seattle tenure. It argues greed and mismanagement shaped his career, citing Adolph Rupp and others who profited less from his talents.
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