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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1969
Page
6
Basebal standings update with Thursday matches listed. Washington vs Cleveland, Boston vs Detroit, Minnesota vs Chicago, California vs Kansas City, Seattle vs Oakland. Only games scheduled for the day.
Joe Mullaney takes over the Los Angeles Lakers amid questions on how he will handle Wilt Chamberlain. The prior coach Bill Van Breda Kolff failed to build rapport with Chamberlain, contributing to his resignation. Mullaney anticipated the topic but was surprised by the intensity of the questioning.
Tickets for the Santa Barbara County All-Star game go on sale at Pico's Lompoc Shopping Center Beattie Motors Lompoc Savings and Loan Village Realty Village Shopping Center Lompoc Boys' Club and more. Reserved seats 3 dollars general admission 2 dollars and 1 dollar for children under 12 with adult. Proceeds go to the county six Boys' Clubs. Eight Lompoc Valley players named to the North team with Fred Jackson an alternate. Cabrillo players Skip Clary Ellis Drake Steve Haacke Joe Stanley. Lompoc Braves players Mike Guerra Dave Robichaud Bobby Howell Fred Tabin.
Pat Harmon, sports editor of the Cincinnati Post and Times-Star, was named the 1969 Fred Hutchinson Award recipient for service to sports and the community.
Jeannie Lahman captured overall high point honors at the Lompc Valley Riders Flower Festival show held Sunday. Riding Mustard's Folly, she won the 18 and over division in pole bending, keyhole race, bareback equitation, and stock horse, placed second in western pleasure and equitation, and with Tom McDonald took fifth in team rescue.
Yankees pitcher Mel Stottlemyre defends a modest image while facing modern athlete fame. He emphasizes responsibility to kids and maintaining organizational representation, contrasting past stars with current flashy personalities.
United Press International lists top National and American League batters by average hits and at bats with players from New York Chicago San Francisco and Cincinnati across teams including the Mets Pirates Cubs Giants and others. It also notes top home run leaders and runs batted in with names such as McCovey Aaron May Santo Killebrew and Powell along with pitching leaders headed by Niekro Seaver Carroll and Sutton.
Joe Terrones scored 30 points to lift the Oaks to a 48 44 win over the Celtics in Lompoc High School action. Kelly Candaele added 11 as Oaks moved to first place with a 3 0 record after a 21 21 halftime tie. Roy Howell had 23 for the Celtics.
Gary Ellison drilled a triple to pace the Pythians to a 6-4 upset over the league champion Scorpions as Cup League ends season. Wally Grossi earned the win, leaving the Scorpions at 14-2, while the Pythians finish 12-4 and runner-up.
Duffy's Villagettes won 8 1 over Pho Detts as Debbie Whitmore Barbara Gibbons and Sandra Hobbs led with multiple hits. Eilene Pochalonis took the loss for Pho Detts while Mike Scott umpired amid a bloody nose incident. Other Ponytail results included Mrs Hains 18 over Mustangs and Blue Angels 11 over Rusty's Gulf.
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