Bailey Delivers Pinch Hit Homer For Expos In 8 4 Win
Montreal clinches series vs Cincinnati as Bob Bailey belts a two run homer in the sixth inning. Claude Raymond preserves the lead with three shutout innings. Orlando Cepeda leads Atlanta past Philadelphia and Rico Carty adds to the day’s hits. Jim Nash improves to 8 2 with help from Hoyt Wilhelm and Bob Priddy.
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Stu Camen
UPI
Bob Bailey
Bailey
Montreal
Expos
Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati
Reds
Tony Perez
John Boccabella
Claude Raymond
Raymond
Carl Morton
Washington
Kansas City
Orlando Cepeda
Atlanta
Braves
Rico Carty
Rick Wise
Jim Nash
Hoyt Wilhelm
Bob Priddy
Jim Hickman
Bill Hands
Chicago
San Diego
Cubs
Fisher to pitch for Village as Lompoc meets Santa Ynez
Lompoc hosts Santa Maria Saturday while Village travels to Santa Ynez with Mac Fisher on the mound for the Village opener. Sunday features Village at home against Santa Maria and Lompoc visiting Santa Ynez as Mason Hetzler and Doyle Williams also get starts.
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Lompoc
Vandenberg Village Junior Legion
Santa Maria
Santa Ynez
Mac Fisher
Village
Mason
Bob Dunn
Fisher
Doyle Williams
Mike Hetzler
Roy Thomas
Ted Torres
Lou Domingos
Dunn
Scott Stuart
Bill Hunt
Monte Wise
Pat Dampier
David Dunn
Ken Murphy
Bruce Atkins
Future of Olympic skiing at stake in Sapporo
Avery Brundage warned at the UPI report that amateurism must be fostered for skiing to remain in the Olympics and that the sport may be dropped if the purity of competition is not restored. He cited Grenoble as proof of paid athletes and urged a clean up before the 1972 Sapporo Games.
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Sapporo
San Francisco
UPI
Avery Brundage
Brundage
Grenoble
France
Japan
Ski Association
Ontario Motor Speedway ready for California 500 inaugural race
Ontario Motor Speedway Neary completion 95 percent with 60 000 tickets sold for the California 500 on Sept 6. Publicist Bob Shater reports daily ticket sales 1500 to 2000 with optimistic hope for 200 000 attendance. Goodyear airship Columbia tours the 2.5 mile oval and track lines are being painted as drivers including Unser Andretti Gurney Walkup Leonard Foyt and Donohue visit for testing and inspection.
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Calif
UPI
Ontario Motor Speedway
California
Bob Shater
Goodyear
Columbia
Shafer
Ontarios
Indianapolis
al Unser
Mario Andretti
Dan Gurney
Bruce Walkup
Joe Leonard
Ontario
A J Foyt
Mark Donohue
Shater
OMS
Upland
Riverside
Avila Beach Course Promises Major Golf Scene Impact
Avila Beach on California’s Central Coast unveils a new 6100 yard par 71 championship course at the San Luis Bay Inn and Golf Club with claims of Pebble Beach and Cypress Point comparisons. The course design aims to attract both pros and amateurs and reshapes regional golf prestige. The piece notes Lompoc Little League’s decal drive and a concurrent candy sale supporting equipment needs.
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Avila Beach
California
America
Pebble Pebble Beach
Cypress Point
San Luis Bay Inn and Golf Club
PGA
San Luis Obispo
Lompoc
Little League
San Luis Bay Inn
San Luis Bay Club
Marre Ranch
Late-inning pitching miscues cost A's and Brewers games
Oakland lost 6-5 to Cleveland in 10 innings as McNamara and backfired bullpen moves led to a ninth inning collapse and a 10th inning loss. Milwaukee fell 6-2 to Detroit after Bristol used a lefty‑heavy approach that failed to stem a late rally.
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John McNamara
Oakland A's
Dave Bristol
Milwaukee Brewers
Oakland
Cleveland
Milwaukee
Detroit
Chuck Dobson
McNamara
Ray Fosse
Marcel Lachemann
Chuck Hinton
Roy Foster
Do-it-yourself Reid leads Western Open after strong start
Chicago reports Reid, a 23 year old making an improvised comeback, shot a five under 66 to lead the Western Open at Beverly Country Club. His late round misfires on the second hole nearly cost him, but he maintains a one stroke edge over a group including Palmer Finsterwald and Nichols.
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Chicago
UPI
Steve Reid
Reid
St. Louis
Beverly Country Club
Arnold Palmer
Don Finsterwald
Bob Charles
Johnny Pott
Dick Lotz
Bobby Nichols
Tommy Jacobs
Hugh Roger Palmer
Lotz
Finsterwald
Dodgers top Cardinals in 12 inning relief win
Don Sutton dominated with nine strikeouts and no walks over ten innings. Jim Brewer earned the win with two scoreless frames after Sutton, as the Dodgers beat St Louis 2 to 1 in 12 innings. Manny Mota hit a go ahead homer in the fourth to tie the game at 1.
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Willie Davis
Maury Wills
Los Angeles
St. Louis
Joe Hague
Cardinals
Dodgers
Manny Mota
Jim Brewer
Frank Linzy
UPI
Don Sutton
Los Angeles Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
Sutton
Brewer
Dodger
Cardinal
Steve Carlton
Richie Allen
Joe Torre
Beatties edge Aztecs on Nix no hitter in arrival week
Bruce Nix pitched a nine strikeout no hitter leading Beatties to a 2 0 win over the Aztecs in a National major Little League game. Steven Mitchell earned a three run triple after an appeal call, with Gary White Mark Morgan Anthony Guest and Michael Velasco adding singles. Bobby Coe struck out eight for the Aztecs. Pico s defeated the Pistons 3 2 Richard Beltram the winning pitcher allowed three hits for Pico s with White Bobo Hopkins and Schuyler collecting hits for Pico s Bradley Yates led the Pistons with a two for three day.
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Bruce Nix
Beatties
Aztecs
Steven Mitchell
Gary White
Mark Morgan
Anthony Guest
Michael Velasco
Bobby Coe
Pico
Pistons
Irvine netmen seize NCAA lead in tennis championships
Irvine dominates the NCAA college division tennis meet with 22 points to top rival Cal Poly San Luis Obispo's 13. No. 1 Earl O Neill edged UC Riverside's Al Baum stark 7 5 4 6 7 5 as Irvine secured three of four remaining singles berths, with Gregg Jablonski and Craig Nessage winning and Dan Bohannon the lone non Irvine winner.
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Gregg Jablonski
Craig Nessage
Dan Bohannon
Irvine
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