Gilmore wins state mile at California meet
Alvin Gilmore of Lompoc High captured the mile in 4 11.4 at the 55th California High School Track and Field championships in Woodland. Mike Crowley of Gunn High finished second in 4 11.9 with Bellflower’s Bob O’Brien third also at 4 11.9. Williams won the two mile Friday, lifting Lompoc Braves to second place as Wilson High of San Francisco led.
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Gilmore Wins Close Cal Meet Mile Chase
Gilmore of the Braves surged away late to win the Cal meet with a 63.5 second third lap and 61.0 fourth lap. O'Brien Barrie Williams and Crowley closed but fell short. Williams and O'Brien will join Gilmore in a national Florida meet on June 23. Ronald Whitaker and Randy Turner led Wilson High with wins in the 440 and high jump.
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Weiskopf Wins Kemper Open With Record 271
Tom Weiskopf, 30, of Ohio, roared to a 17 under par 271 to win the Kemper Open at Charlotte. He beat Lanny Wadkins by three strokes, set a 72 hole tournament scoring record, and moved into Open contention after claiming his second title of the year. Wadkins finished 274 after a 69 final round.
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Giants Surge Past Phillies as Maddox Rader Spark NL Win
San Francisco Knights back from brink as Dave Rader and Garry Maddox homer in ninth to beat Philadelphia 9 4 and extend the Giants run to four. Billy Wilson’s misplay nearly sealed it before Tito Fuentes and Maddox delivered decisive blows. Mets Dodgers Pirates and others also won in NL action.
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Legion opens with weekend split in baseball action
Lompoc Post 211 baseball split weekend league play. Lost to Ventura 7 4 despite 9 hits and five errors. Then beat Goleta 9 4 behind strong pitching and timely hitting. Lompoc improved to zero errors in Goleta game and rolled to an 8 1 advantage before securing 9 0 final.
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Foreman to Defend Title Against Roman in Tokyo
NET announces world heavyweight champion George Foreman will defend his title against Joe King Roman of Puerto Rico on September 1 in Tokyo. Roman ranks No 10 in the WBC, and the bout is sanctioned as a world title match at Nippon Budokan with 13,000 capacity.
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Feuerbach Aims for World Shot Put Record in Moscow Trip
World record holder Al Feuerbach heads to Moscow for a Tuesday meet with the aim of sending the shot put world record to 73 feet. He warned that his peak form and aggressive six-throw approach could yield a bomb throw, following a 71-1 1/2 at the Kennedy Games.
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