Lompoc Edges SLO 4-3 In Narrow Baseball Win
Lompoc High hosts a 4-3 win over San Luis Obispo Realtors as Little Rod Townes fuels the offense with a homer, a single, and two steals. Townes and Knickrehm drive in two key runs, Eastman takes the loss amid six Lompoc errors, Ted Grafton earns the win, Bob Aguilar notches the save, and Lompoc improves to 4-1 ahead of upcoming games in San Luis and Atascadero.
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Rod Townes
Lompoc
San Luis Obispo Realtors
Townes
Matt Knickrem
Mike Eastman
Tom Grafton
Dave Stegmen
Knickrem
Grafton
Don Landry
San Luis
Eastman
Ted Grafton
Bob Aguilar
Dan Lower
Lower
Knickrehm
Dennis Hall
Lompoc Legion
American Legion
Atascadero
Vose Wins Cracker 100 At Santa Maria Speedway
Cliff Vose beat Bobby Randolph in a tight finish on lap 85 to win the Firecracker 100 at Santa Maria Speedway. Steve Stanley led most of the race before engine trouble and flames sidelined him. Ronnie Souza also escaped injury as his engine exploded. Four yellow flags slowed the field. 11 of 21 starters finished, four on the same lap.
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Cliff Vose
Santa Maria Speedway
Santa Maria
Bobby Randolph
Ford
Steve Stanley
Stanley
Ronnie Souza
Vose
Randolph
Bill Bellefleur
Jim Claborn
Berning Wins Gal’s Open After Final Round Rally
Susan Maxwell Berning, wife of Dale Berning, captured the USGA Women’s Open at Winged Foot by shooting 71 in the final round to overcome a four stroke deficit. She finished 1 over 299, ahead of Pam Barnett Judy Rankin and Kathy Ahern, as Barnett struggled with a 76.
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Mamaroneck
N. Y
UPI
Susan Maxwell Berning
Berning
Benning
Miss Barnett
Judy Rankin
Kathy Ahern
Miss Rankin
Miss Ahern
Betty Burfevndt
Gloria Ehret
Micke Wright
Jane Boo
Dale Benning
Susie Maxwell
Fleetwood
Robin
Blue Triumphs Over Wright as A’s Win 3 1
Vida Blue pitched seven innings to beat Clyde Wright 3 1 for Oakland in Anaheim. Blue walked five and left loaded bases twice but secured his first career win over Wright. McCovey later tied NL grand slam record with 14th in Giants Dodgers 9 3 at Candlestick.
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Anaheim
UPI
Vida_ Blue
Clyde Wright
Angels
Blue
Wright
Oakland A’s
SAN Francisco
Willie McCovey
San Francisco Giants
Don Sutton
Los Angeles Dodgers
Sutton
McCovey
Giants
Dodgers
Candlestick Park
Hank Aaron
Atlanta Braves
Gil Hodges
Dave Kingman
Kingman
Charlie Fox
Juan Marichal
Marichal
Don McMahon
LA track women sweep AAU division crown
Los Angeles Track Club took first in the women's division of the 1971 AAU National Women's and Girls' Track and Field Championships in Canton Ohio with 64 points. Alice Annum led the meet for the Washington DC Sports International Club, winning the 100 and 200 meters and helping two relays set records. Four meet records fell including high jump by Audrey Reid and 1500 meters by Francie Larrieu. Next targets include the Olympic trials in Frederick Md. with Jesse Owens as keynote at the closing banquet.
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Canton
Mayor Daley
Chicago
Ucla
Miss Annum
Audrey Reid
Jamaica
Texas Women’s University At
Denton
Francie Larrieu
San Jose
Calif
Cindergars
Kathy Hammond
Sacramento
Maren Seidler
Willye White
Martha Watson
Los Angeles
Frederick
Jesse Owens
Wadkins and Hinson Lead Cleveland Open in Rainy Round
Lanny Wadkins, 22, Richmond Virginia, ties Larry Hinson for the 54 hole lead at seven under par 206 in the $150 000 Cleveland Open at Tanglewood. Wadkins shot 67 with six birdies and one bogey amid rain illuminated by pick, clean and place rules as Hinson finished with 69 despite weakness late in the rain.
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Chagrin Falls
Ohio
UPI
Lanny Wadkins
Larry Hinson
Wadkins
Richmond
Tanglewood Country Club
Fairway Woods
Hinson
Riva Ridge Wins Hollywood Derby Denies Challenge At Hollywood Park
Riva Ridge, the Kentucky Derby and Belmont winner, held off Bicker by a half-length to win the $109,900 Hollywood Derby at Hollywood Park. The victory boosted his lifetime earnings to $862,150, the most for any active thoroughbred. Finalista finished third as Droll Rose, Sydney's Nurse, Inca Queen, Floor Show and other runners posted notable results across major tracks.
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United Press International
Riva Ridge
Hollywood Park
Bicker
Finalista
Helen Tweedy
Meadow Stable
First Landing
Kentucky
Count of Honor
Droll Rose
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Mac Fisher
Babe Ruth
Lompoc High School
American Legion Baseball
Jim Clabhorn
Jack Ledbetter
Gene Preast
J.T. Simkins
Ma” Berning
Susie
W.P. Ted Grafton
L.P. Slaves
Matt Knickrehm
RHE
Blueborn
Southland
Scott Ostler
Douglas
Miller Barber
Riva
Hollypark
Rush
Massachusetts
Suffolk Downs
Hitchcock
Droll Role
Whirlaway
J. M. Schiff
Sydney
Nurse
Aqueduct
Jacinto Vasquez
Ziba Blue
Flor de Sombra
Inca Queen
Garth Patterson
Kittiwake
Society
Floor Show
Monmouth Park
King’s Bishop
Hale
Mill River Stable
Arlington Park
Barros Bay
Hazel Park
Save
Schuylkill
Liberty Bell
Loke Island
Thurloe Square
Delaware Park
Thistledown
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