Morgan's timely single seals 4-3 All Star win
In Atlanta, Joe Morgan, the smallest man on the field, delivered the game winning line drive to right in the 10th inning, scoring Nate Colbert as the National League defeated the American League 4-3. Hank Aaron also homered, earning MVP honors.
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UPI
Hank Aaron
Little Joe Morgan
Cincinnati
Morgan
Baltimore
Dave McNally
Nate Colbert
San Diego
All Star Game Sees National League Victory Edge
The National League beat the American League 24 18 1 in Detroit as Cookie Rojas and Lee May delivered key hits. Bob Gibson and Mickey Lolich combined for scoreless innings while Tug McGraw earned the win for the NL in the late innings as the ASG shifted in favor of the senior circuit.
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Chicago White Sox
Lee May
Houston
Morgan
Williams
Pittsburgh
Manny Sanguillen
May
New York Mets
Tug McGraw
McNally
Baltimore
Earl Weaver
Oriole
Colbert
San Francisco
Chris Speier
Bob Gibson
St. Louis
Steve Blass
Detroit
Bill Freehan
Rod Carew
Minnesota
Cincinnati
Johnny Bench
McCafferty tightens line as Smith looms over holdout
Baltimore Colts coach Don McCafferty remains hopeful Bubba Smith will report amid a holdout over renegotiation. GM Joe Thomas fines Smith $300 daily while McCafferty shifts 11 year veteran Dan Sullivan to guard to cover John Williams absence.
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Baltimore Colts
Don McCafferty
Bubba Smith
John Williams
McCafferty
Smith
Colts
Joe Thomas
Baltimore
Williams
Thomas
Dan Sullivan
Destruction Derby to Fire Up Santa Maria Fairgrounds
Santa Maria Fair people plan a Destruction Derby on Sunday July 30 at 7 p m at the Minetti Arena with about 25 cars entered. Winners advance to the main event while losers go to consolation finals or the junkyard. Fire and medical crews will be on hand and a fireworks show will follow the wreckage.
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Santa Maria Fair
Minetti Arena
Jerry Martin
Mighty Motors
Cadillac
Richard Canada
Gary Bresher
Jim Garceau
Santa Maria
Stewart Oldsmobile
Village Hills Stars Face Orcutt In District Playoffs
Village Hills all-stars defend District 50 crown as they meet Orcutt National in a 5 p.m. game at Florence Nightingale School Orcutt. Nipomo and Santa Maria South play for the lower bracket entry with the District final set for Saturday at 2 p.m. The winner advances to the Sectional in Santa Maria August 3-5.
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Orcutt
Nipomo
Santa Maria South
Village Hills Stars
Nick Berry
Orcutt American
Lompoc National
Lompoc American
Santa Maria
Unser Sets Pocono Track Record in Schaefer 500 Prep
Bobby Unser of Albuquerque New Mexico qualified fastest for all six USAC national events this year and shattered Pocono International Raceway track records with a four lap average of 189.473 mph and a 190.210 mph best lap. Rain darkness and mechanical woes nearly halted qualifications as Dan Gurney's crew repaired the Olsonite Eagle before the run.
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UPI
Bobby Unser
U.S. Auto Club
USAC
Pocono International Raceway
Unser
Albuquerque
N.M
Dan Gurney
Wayne Leary
Pathetic fall of Joe Louis why
A New York review of Barney Nagler’s Brown Bomber chronicles Joe Louis 1950s–60s decline. It details cocaine use paranoia and hospitalization, his massive debts, and a life of excess, leaving questions about cause and responsibility in late fame. Louis’s fight record and a troubled family past frame a悲you can run but you can t hide ending.
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NEA
Brown Bomber
Joe Louis
Barney Nagler
Louis
Joseph Louis Barrow Jr
Colorado Psychiatric Hospital
Arthur Miller
Willy Loman
Willy
Internal Revenue Service
Las Vegas
Los Angeles
Joe
Nagler
Benje Williams and Chris Andrews to National Greco Roman Tourney
Cabrillo High wrestlers Benje Williams and Chris Andrews will compete at the National Jr. Olympic Greco Roman championships in Albuquerque August 4 and 5 representing the Lompoc YMCA team. Funds for travel totaled about 250 dollars from a community car wash.
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Benje Williams
Chris Andrews
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Benje
Chris
Cabrillo High
Lompoc
Mike Knoell
Beattie Ford
Williams
Andrews
Dave
Bolinger Helps Modesto Reds Toward First in California League
Monte Bolinger starred for Modesto from July 11 to 20 going 5-for-19 as the Reds won four of five to improve to 20-11 in the league’s second half. He homered and doubled for three RBIs on July 16 and started a decisive rally with a key hit on July 19.
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Bolinger
Modesto Reds
Modesto
Roy Thomas
Spartanburg
South Carolina
Phillies
Roy
Anderson
Thomas
Phils
Roy Howell
Pittsfield
Mass
Pittsfield Rangers
All-Star grid Ducati on sale for Santa Barbara Ventura game
Tickets for the second annual Santa Barbara and Ventura County high school all-star football game are now on sale. The game is set for Saturday August 5 at UCSB Campus Stadium with an 8 p.m. kickoff. Reserved tickets are 3 dollars general admission 2 dollars and children 12 and under 1 dollar. Local Boys Club benefit depends on Lompoc sales. Tickets available at Perozzi's Hardware Poloni's Liquor Pico's Sporting Goods and the Lompoc Boys Club.
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la Playa
Lompoc
Perozzi's Hardware
Poloni's Liquor
Village
Pico's ‘Sporting Goods
Boys Club
Valley of Flowers Invitational Women’s Golf Tourney Set
The Fifth annual Valley of Flowers Invitational will be held August 2 and 3 at the Village Country Club. Sixty-six two-woman teams compete in three flights using best-ball format. Practice is August 1 and an awards luncheon closes the event.
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Valley of Flowers
The
Village Country Club Women’s Golf Assn
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