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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1971
Page
5
Lompoc defeats Arroyo Grande 22 to 19 in Santa Barbara County League wrestling to share the lead. The match stayed undecided until senior 191 pounds secured the final point, keeping the Braves level atop the standings.
UCLA routed Loyola of Illinois 87 62 in a Chicago double bill as Sidney Wicks and Steve Patterson powered the Bruins with 47 of the winning team's points. The top ranked Bruins prepared for a televised showdown with Notre Dame after the victory.
Gene Littler, 40, of La Jolla California shot a 63 eight under par at the Arizona Country Club to post the lowest 18-hole score of the 1971 pro tour. He and rivals Paul Harney and Miller Barber both totaled 129 after two rounds, tying for the lead as the field was cut to 70 players.
Cabrillo High School Conquistadores erased a stubborn San Luis Obispo zone, turning a 36 31 deficit into a 55 49 victory at home. Matt O’Brien and Kent Endsley sparked late fourth quarter runs while Mel Grayhem and Ernie Martin contributed key plays. The win leaves Cabrillo 1-6 in league. SLU remains winless in county play. Sophomore Mike Kluge led Cabrillo with 18 points. Endsley 16. O’Brien 9.
Arroyo Grande defeated Lompoc 62 51 as Dan Lintner led the Eagles with 21 points. Roy Thomas hit 18 and Joe Brooks 1b added double figures for Arroyo Grande while Lompoc trailed 38 26 at halftime before a late rally stalled by the visitors. The win tightens the league race with Arroyo Grande and Lompoc moving from fifth to sixth place.
Al Feuerbach, a 23 year old from Iowa now weighing 246 pounds, shattered the indoor shot put record at 68 feet 11 inches during the All American Games in San Francisco. He eclipsed the previous 67 feet 10 inch mark, as Randy Matson and Jim Ryan also starred in a star filled night at the Cow Palace before a crowd of 13,815.
The 82 NFL All Stars split 41 41 from the American and National conferences meet in the 21st Pro Bowl at the Coliseum. NFC captain John Brodie throws against an AFC defense led by Kansas City with five starters. Offensive starters include MacArthur Lane Larry Brown Gene Washington plus Otto Schuh and Chester.
In Greensboro the ABA held a secret first round on the eve of its All Star Game. Notable absentees include Sidney Wicks Notre Dame’s Austin Carr and Rich Yankus Georgia Tech. Utah Stars pick Jim McDaniel and Kentucky State’s Elmore Smith go early in the second round amid speculation Artis Gilmore will sign with the Colonels.
Fog and rough Moroccan roads forced organizers to relax the average speed limit for the African leg of the Monte Carlo Rally. Forty crews faced the change while 190 European crews started toward Monte Carlo. Snow and Alps passes affected Oslo starters, and Sweden’s Friday stage passed with no reported troubles.
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