Babe Ruth Baseball Ball Signed by Ruth Gehrig Cobb Heads Lompoc Trip
Lompoc Babe Ruth players head to Monterey for district playoffs carrying gear and hopes of a World Series run. The team now owns a Babe Ruth autographed baseball with Lou Gehrig and Ty Cobb signatures, loaned by Danny Duffy, passed down through the Duffy family. Village Country Club pro am honors went to John Crips and team, as Cal State Amateur set for August at Village and Santa Maria courses.
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Babe Ruth
Dan Duffy, Jr
Lompoc
Monterey
New York Yankee
Lou Gehrig
Ty Cobb
Brawley
Klamath Falls
Bambino
Danny Duffy
Dan Duffy
Duffy
States
Ireland
Yankee Stadium
Cobb
Gehrig
Mantle
Danny
Mickey Mantle
Santa Maria Country Club
Santa Maria
Night of the Squeaky Shoes hits pro camps
The article details rookies and free agents at NFL camps with players from the Eagles Falcons Forty Niners Chargers Rams Cowboys Jets Dolphins. Notable names include Paul Waite Steve Spurrier Karl Sweetan Joe Namath and Weeb Ewbank. Veterans begin reporting while rookies focus on conditioning.
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John Jeansone
UPI
Philadelphia Eagles
Atlanta Falcons
West Coast
San Francisco
San Diego Chargers
Los Angeles Rams
Dallas Cowboys
Paul Waite
Weber State
Jim Thomas
Arlington State
Waite
Steve Spurrier
Florida
Dick Nolan
Cards spur late-season surge into three team NL East race
Mets beat Cubs 9-5 as Cal Koonce notches his fourth win in Chicago. Steve Carlton fans 12 to lift St Louis to an 11th win in 13 games. San Francisco edge San Diego 4-3. Dodgers top Houston 3-2. Cincinnati 10-7 over Atlanta. Pittsburgh 8-7 over Montreal. Agee collects two hits for New York in a 14-hit attack at Wrigley.
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Gary Kale Upi
Mets
Cubs
Cardinals
Cal Koonce
Chicago
New York
Steve Carlton
Philadelphia Phillies
St. Louis
Red Schoendienst
San Francisco
San Diego
Los Angeles
Houston
Cincinnati
Atlanta
Pittsburgh
Montreal
Tommie Agee
Wrigley Field
Koonce
Bobby Bonds
Gaylord Perry
Perry
van Kelly
Dave Roberts
Willie Davis
Dodgers
Claude Osteen
Jim Wynn
Larry Dierker
Roberto Clemente
Willie Stargell
Pirates
Expos
Bob Bailey
Coco Laboy
Rusty Staub
Adolfo Phillips
Jimmy Stewart
Bobby Tolan
Reds
Tony Cloninger
Clete Boyer
Braves
Vandenberg Babe Ruth All Stars Ready for Lompoc Showdown
The 1969 Vandenberg Babe Ruth all star team opens District Three playoffs tonight at Mission Field San Luis Obispo against Lompoc. Hetzer and Babcock share pitching duties with Gilizean Gilizean at catcher Strasser at first Thompson at second Tise at third Loranzo at short and eight outfielders led by White Butt Blount. Manager Sgt Phil Nelson and coaches Appleton McIntyre Jennings promise a fast moving team despite limited infield depth.
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Vandenberg
Lompoc
Gilizean
Jim Strasser
Phillip Thompson
Victor Tise
Cudando Loranzo
Chris White
Steven Butt
Antony Blount
Roger Coats
Ramah Renegar
Otto Layman
Stephen Jacobs
Thomas Hutton
John Tapp
Sgt
Phil Nelson
Bob Appleton
Duane McIntyre
Jay Jennings
Hillmen
Sgt. Nelson
Lompoc Nationals no-hits Beach Cities 20-2 in playoffs
Lompoc pitcher David Barthel struck out 14 and threw a no hitter as the Lompoc Nationals rout Beach Cities 20-2 at Johns Manville Park. Heath, Bobbitt and Leonard Perez led the offense with two hits each, while Barthel walked three and delivered a run-scoring double. The win sends Lompoc to the district second round against Santa Maria with Morro Bay-Nipomo looming next.
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Eric Jackson
Lompoc
Beach Cities
All-stars
Johns Manville Park
David Barthel
Barthel
Ted Heath
Steve Bobbitt
Leonard Perez
Heath
Roger Martinson
Bobbitt
Perez
Brian Overman
Martinson
Mitch Gullikson
Santa Maria
Santa Maria West
Santa Maria South
Lompoc American League All-stars
Santa Maria Northside
Johns- Manville
Ron Melson
Owen Etheridge
John Rodriguez
Danny Townsend
Eric Grinstead
Frank Hain
Dodgers Renew Bitter Rivalry At Candlestick Park
The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants open a four game weekend series at windy Candlestick Park with Bill Singer facing Ron Herbel. Dodgers lead NL West but recent mistakes and errors fuel the showdown as Perry spins for the Giants.
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San Francisco
UPI
Los Angeles Dodgers
San Francisco Giants
New York
Los Angeles
Giants
Bodger Hill Climb Fifth Run Slated By Lompoc Club
The Lompoc Sports Car Club will hold the Bodger Hill Climb on Lookout Point road west of Lompoc. Registration runs 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. with two timed runs per contestant. Entry fees are 4 dollars for club members and military personnel, 4.50 for nonmembers. Trophies awarded to winners. Contact Jim Slam at RE 6-1724 or Beattie Motors for details. Refreshment stand on site.
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Lompoc
Lookout Point
Jim Slama
Beattie Motors
Babe Ruth to play Monterey in district baseball series
Lompoc's Babe Ruth 14 and 15 year old all star team travels to Monterey for a best of three district series after Monterey won the northern sectional in Salinas. The first game is Saturday at 1 pm, with a Sunday 11 am finale at El Estero Park. If needed, a Carmel game follows. Lompoc travels back Sunday and could reach the state tournament in Vallejo.
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Lompoc
Monterey
Salinas
Hollister
el Estero Park
Carmel
California
Vallejo
Arroyo Gramde
Ervin
Les McIntosh
Bob McDaniel
Atascadero
Alumni fives tie for first in Tuesday night league
Lompoc and Cabrillo Alumni teams won to reach 50 win loss records tying for first. Angel Torres led Lompoc with 31 points in a 95 52 win over Cabrillo I while Cabrillo Alumni beat Lompoc II 91 58 with 28 points from Tim O'Brien and 24 from Calvin Simmons. Cabrillo II beat Lompoc I 59 54 as Mike Kluge scored 34 for Cabrillo I. Alumni III defeated the Coaches 79 76 with 30 by Rick Trenner. Masters champions Archer and Rudolph withdraw from Philadelphia Golf Classic due to illness and personal reasons.
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Lompoc
Cabrillo
Angel Torres
Cabrillo I
Tim O’brien
Lompoc II
Roger Cowell
Mike Strong
Matt O’brien
Ernie Martin
Calvin Simmons
Kim Vivian
Roy Thomas
Monte Bolinger
John Fridrich
Cabrillo II
Lompoc I
Mike Kluge
Kent Endsley
Nelson Carter
Bob Williams
Alumni III
Carew Aims to Steal Western Loop Crown This Season
Twins star Rod Carew tied a major league record by stealing home for the seventh time this season as Minnesota swept the Chicago White Sox 9-8 and 6-3. Harmon Killebrew added a fifth steal, while Rich Reese hit two homers and five RBIs in the opener and Ted Uhlaender collected three hits in the nightcap. Baltimore beat Cleveland 6-5, Detroit blanked Washington 3-0, Boston defeated New York 6-2, Oakland topped Seattle 6-1, and California beat Kansas City 4-?.
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Joe Carnicelli
UPI
Rod Carew
Minnesota Twins
Carew
Twins
Chicago White Sox
Pete Reiser
Brooklyn Dodgers
Harmon Killebrew
Killebrew
Baltimore
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Boston
New York
Oakland
Seattle
California
Kansas City
Rich Reese
al Worthington
Ted Uhlaender
Martin starts on mound in Village Junior Legion clash
Vandenberg Village pitcher Ernie Martin goes to the mound as Village Post 211 begins season ending games at Cabrillo High. Paso Robles and Arroyo Grande games set for 11 a.m. and 10 a.m. with playoff implications looming for Lompoc and northern district.
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Vandenberg
Ernie Martin
Cabrillo High School
Village
Junior Legion
Martin
John Ervin
Paso Robles
Tony Mason
Mac Fisher
Arroyo Grande
Lompoc
Ervin
Arroyo Grande High School
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Ram
Karl Sweetan
New Orleans
Sweetan
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Pat Curran
Lakeland College
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Richmond Flowers
Halvor Hagen
Tom Landry
New York Jets
Joe Namath
Weeb Ewbank
Pete Rozelle
Miami Dolphins
Gary Grady
Jim Hetzer
Joe Bendele
Bob Edie
Larry Salazar
Salazar
Les Nottbohm
Rusty Harbid
Steve Langenfeld
Dennis Pacheco
George Ren
RAE
Barthel & Martinson
Hubbard
Overson
Peralta
Devine
Bill Singer
Ron Herbel
Singer
Herbel
Frank Linzy
Don Mason
Candlestick
Tito Fuentes
Ollie Brown
YMCA
Gene Doud
Jack Drees
Ron Santo
Willie McCovey
Rick Trenner
Lee Williams
Don McIntrye
Dick Wilson
Philadelphia
George Archer
Mason Rudolph
Archer
Rudolph
OI Lompoc I
Roblans
San Luis Obispo
Bob Fields
Don Novak
Ray Moore
Mark Ervin
Mason
Fisher
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