State Tourney Next For Lompoc Ruthers Champs
Lompoc Ruthers punch ticket to state tournament as local sports scene picks up pace. Ostler notes excitement for regional showdown and potential title bid.
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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1974
Page
6
Lompoc Ruthers punch ticket to state tournament as local sports scene picks up pace. Ostler notes excitement for regional showdown and potential title bid.
Dodgers gain two wins over Montreal as Mike Marshall collects his 12th and 13th saves of the season. Tommy John improves to 13-2 in the opener, while Doug Ray wins the nightcap with Don Carruthers charged with the loss amid a bench clearing incident between the teams.
The Lompoc Vandenberg Mets, largely led by Lompoc Senior Babe Ruth All-Star players, advanced to the Santa Maria semipro tournament final but lost 6 to 4 to Bakersfield. They beat Hanford 2 to 0 on Saturday behind Ted Grafton’s complete game. Bruce Duncan collected a triple and two singles for Bakersfield, while Steve MacNamee had two hits for Lompoc. The Senior Babe Ruthers begin tournament play July 20 in Mountain View.
Cabrillo Congs defeated Lompoc Braves 51 to 33 as Mandy Simmons led Cabrillo with 15 points and Ed Martin added 10. Ed Taylor topped Lompoc with 11 points and Chuck Van Allen scored for the Braves. Arroyo Grande beat Bishop Diego 39 to 30 with Roger Ormonde scoring 20 for the victors.
Kevin Drake went 1-for-4 in his professional baseball debut for Cedar Rapids in the Midwest League A. The Cedar Rapids team fell to Appleton 6-2 after the debut.
About 15 striking NFL players including Dave Elmendorf Rich Saul and Jack Youngblood gathered a picket line at the Dallas Cowboys training camp in Thousand Oaks California A NFLPA spokesman said Cowboys moved rookies and free agents into camp early to avoid crossing the line and allowed a rookies meeting Saturday night Attendees also included Bob Thomas Prentis Norman Ben Davidson Gene Upshaw Calvin Hill and Rayfield Wright from other teams.
West Germany edged the Netherlands 2 1 in Munich as Gerd Muller scored the decisive goal. The match drew 75 000 fans at the Olympic Stadium with Henry Kissinger watching, while Cruyff called the Dutch display schoolboyish.
Wimbledon champions Jimmy Connors and Chris Evert depart for the United States after winning titles. Evert, 19, defeated Olga Morozova 6-0 6-4 to claim the women's crown and $16,800, while Connors, 21, beat Ken Rosewall 6-1 6-1 6-4 for the men's title and $24,000. They plan to marry in November and hope to become the first married couple to hold both titles.
Ed Sneed dominated the GMC in Milwaukee by leading from start to finish. He carded a 12 under par 276 to capture $26,000 first prize as Grier Jones challenged and finished runner up in the $130,000 event.
U S men defeated Russia 117 102 in Durham North Carolina extending their series lead to nine wins in 12 meetings. Reggie Jones won three events while Wohlhuter and Buerkle set meet records in the 800 and 5000 meters.
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