Foreman Lyle clash looms as champ eyes early KO
In Las Vegas George Foreman, 27, prepares for a 12 round title bout with Ron Lyle, 33, at Caesars Palace. Foreman, now a 5 to 2 favorite, seeks an early knockout to shake a 15 month layoff since losing the title to Muhammad Ali. Lyle, 31-3-1 with 22 KOs, vows to push Foreman hard.
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Sports Sked Mix of Local Meets and Special Event
TONIGHT Lompoc Valley Youth Soccer Association meeting for coaches managers and parents at Lompoc Public Library Multi purpose Room 7 30 p m. ARROYO Grande at Cabrillo Lompoc at Santa Maria 8 p m. SATURDAY Lompoc CIF Relay Prelims East L A Junior College swimming Basketball tape replay Cabrillo Arroyo Grande 10 30 a m Channel 7. Track final all comers Hancock College field events 10 a m track 11. Special Leo Durocher barbecue Santa Maria Elks Lodge with John Montefusco Willie McCovey Juan Marichal Bobby Bonds Dusty Baker Rick Burleson others. No host cocktails 6 30 p m barbecue 7 30 p m Tickets 7 50. SUNDAY Drag racing Golden State Raceway Santa Maria brackets and grudge racing Gates 8 30 a m Admission 1.
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Santa Maria Elks Lodge
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Dusty Baker
Rick Burleson
Golden State Raceway
Santa Maria
Players unhappy but no boycott in NFL talks
In New Orleans NFL Pro Bowl stars say they remain dissatisfied with league union negotiations. After a 90 minute closed door meeting with Ed Garvey and Kermit Alexander the players chose against a strike vote, arguing both fans and players would be hurt more than owners.
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Cronin admits he campaigned to boost Seattle bond vote
Former American League President Joe Cronin testified in a multimillion dollar Seattle Pilots suit that he visited Seattle to generate baseball interest and to promote the Forward Thrust bonds for a domed stadium. He called himself an old broken down shortstop and said he aimed to boost the bond issue.
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King County
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Bulldogs aim for WSC lead with Moorpark clash
Hancock College Bulldogs host Moorpark at 7 30 p m for a possible share of first in the Western State Athletic Conference. Hancock sits 4-1 in WSC play and 13-6 overall while Moorpark is 5-0 and 10-6. Compton is also 5-0 in WSC action.
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Cabrillo Hosts Arroyo Grande in Key Northern League Showdown
Cabrillo, leading the Northern League at 15-2, hosts Arroyo Grande (10-5) as the league’s fastest teams meet. Arroyo Grande relies on hustling defense and balanced scoring led by Jim Mathews and Hubert Rivera, while Cabrillo counters with Mandy Simmons and Carlton Roberts. Lompoc visits Santa Maria aiming to rebound from a tough loss as Santa Maria seeks its first league win behind double figure scorers Tom Shiffrar Larry Salazar Neil Cunningham and Vern Ramey.
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Vern Ramey
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Eddie Taylor
Bartow warns Bruins veterans as freshmen loom
UCLA coach Gene Bartow criticizes starting unit after a 64 50 win over UC Santa Barbara. He vows freshmen may start if starters do not improve, as UCLA extends home win streak to 94 and ends Gaucho six game run.
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Bruins
Lompoc dominates Righetti in Northern League clash
Lompoc Braves overwhelmed Righetti Warriors 51-9 as Lompoc rises to 4-1 in the Northern League, tying Cabrillo atop the standings. Kevin Katsuda, John Rupa, and David Holmes earned pins, while Tony Rider and Katsuda kept perfect league records. Cabrillo also topped Santa Maria 41-15 with Bowser, Kinman, Hall and Breshears contributing wins.
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Cong
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Congs
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Jan Kirchhof
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Kevin Breshears
Dave Mosby
Bowser
Breshears
Nicklaus and Morley share Crosby lead after round one
Jack Nicklaus and Mike Morley share the Crosby National Pro-Am lead at Pebble Beach after opening with 67s. Nicklaus, returning to action since October, birdied seven times with two bogies, while Morley had five birdies, no bogies, and expressed optimism for 1976.
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Ex-Cong Martin Invited to Idaho Indoor Invite
Ex-Cong Martin from Allan Hancock College and former Cabrillo High standout Mike Martin will run the 880 in the University of Idaho Invitational Saturday. He owns a 1 55 1 career best and was a top Western State Conference performer last season despite a foot injury. He closed a strong cross country season as Most Improved Runner.
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