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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1970
Page
8
Sidelines discusses Curt Flood's lawsuit and the reserve clause, weighing impact on players and teams, noting potential shifts toward free agency and calls for modernizing baseball rules. Also lists former local players now at colleges and pro teams and hints at seasonal sport priorities.
Bobby Lunn shows early form on the Monterey Peninsula as the Bing Crosby National Pro-Am opens with a practice round 63 at Cypress Point and a 63 at Spyglass Hill. Eager field includes Beard Hill Nicklaus Palmer Casper and Moody among 168 pros and 168 amateurs. 25 000 prize to winner with rounds over Cypress Spyglass and Pebble Beach.
Pacific Eight action features non-conference games with Washington State at Washington and Oregon at Oregon State. UCLA hosts Santa Barbara while USC travels to Arizona State. Cal Western defeats Redlands and Occidental tops Cal Tech in midweek play.
Willie Davenport, defending indoor hurdles champ with 18 straight wins, is favored to win a fourth Millrose Games title in the 63rd annual event on January 30. He headlines eight Olympic gold medalists entering the New York meet kicking off the winter track season.
Former Cleveland Browns all pro running back Jim Brown will go on trial in Santa Monica Superior Court on February 2 on a felony assault charge filed by a roommate after an incident at a penthouse.
Seattle Mayor Wes Uhlman warned the American League and Pacific Northwest Sports Inc that Seattle will sue for damages and anti trust violations if the Pilots are moved. He urged lawmakers to shield taxpayers and to consider anti trust action against major league baseball.
Green Bay trades three veterans to Chicago for the Bears second overall draft pick. The Packers may select Notre Dame defensive lineman Mike McCoy. Bears send Rufus Mayes to Cincinnati for Bill Staley and Harry Gunner, with Staley being Cincinnati’s 1968 second pick.
Bob Lanier of St Bonaventure scored 28 points and grabbed 22 rebounds as the 11th straight victory for unbeaten Bonnies beat DePaul 83 59. Lanier fueled a 42 19 halftime margin with 16 points and 14 rebounds.
The NCAA Football Rules Committee recommended eliminating below the waist blocking to reduce knee and ankle injuries. Committee Chair John Waldorf noted 36 percent of last season injuries were to knees and ankles, prioritizing player safety at the next season’s play.
Rod Laver, performer of the grand slam last year, won over $123,000 and gained wide acclaim as a professional athlete candidate for the Hickok Award. Murray Goodman notes debates on amateur versus pro status clouding tennis’ eligibility as the award decision approaches.
Pancho Gonzalez and Rod Laver will play a $10,000 winner take all match at Madison Square Garden under a new sudden death tiebreaker for sets reaching 5-5. A 12 point game with alternating serves decides the set, with seven points needed to win. If tied at 6-6 after 12 points, sides switch and another 12 point run begins.
Cabrillo wins eight of 11 varsity events at home, taking diving, 100 yd butterfly, and 100 yd breaststroke. The Conquistadors sweep medley and freestyle relays, plus Class B and Class C events, defeating the Righetti Warriors 67 to 30 in a Santa Barbara County League meet. The Bees and Cees also post clear victories in the day’s events.
Vice President Agnew tentatively agrees to play in the Bob Hope Desert Classic next month with amateur partners including U.S. Sen. George Murphy. Hope may discuss Nixon involvement and a drawing selects pros, with Agnew missing days 1 and 2 of the pro am. The event raises funds for Eisenhower Medical Center and local charities.
Houston coach Wally Lemm says Charley Johnson may help the wobbling Oilers after they swap starting QB Pete Beathard and cornerback Miller Farr to St. Louis for Johnson and defensive back Robert Atkins. The move follows a 56-7 AFL playoff defeat to Oakland and marks the first major trade since the leagues merged earlier this month.
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