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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1977
Page
13
A reader from Oklahoma expresses that horse owners protect and support racing animals given the investment in a horse. He argues horses are treated well, dislike for training but run from training, and opposes drugging to speed up racing.
Gene Bartow calls resigning UCLA coach to lead Alabama Birmingham a great challenge. He will serve as athletic director and head basketball coach at UAB, which plans teams in 1978 79. Bartow expects an immediate win and aims to schedule top opponents in a new 17000 seat coliseum while targeting SEC rivals for future games.
California Angels shortstop Bobby Grich was placed on the 15 day disabled list for a back problem. Rance Mulliniks was called up from Salt Lake City to join the team in Minnesota where Grich will be hospitalized for several more days. Mulliniks batted .315 with 11 homers and 50 RBI in the minors this season.
Montreal Canadiens drafted a league high 25 players in the NHL draft while Philadelphia Flyers added enough prospects for a new farm team. Across 18 teams 185 amateurs were selected in 17 rounds, a record rise from last year. Dale McCourt led as No 1 selection by Detroit, with Barry Beck going to Colorado and Robert Picard to Washington.
Arizona State beat Minnesota 8-4 and California State Los Angeles shut out Clemson 1-0 to advance to the fourth round of the College World Series. Minnesota and Clemson were eliminated from the double elimination tournament.
NFL owners chose Miami's Orange Bowl for Super Bowl XIII in 1979 and Pasadena's Rose Bowl for Super Bowl XIV in 1980 after considering eight bid cities. They also set tie breaking rules for drafts and scheduled the 1978 season to start times and pre season changes.
In Lompoc American Majors action Ken Burger tripled for the Pistons while David White earned the win. Beattie's erased a four run deficit, fueled by Anthony Miranda who went 3-3 with two doubles and four runs, and Randy Dodson plus Jerry Robbins shared the mound win as the Beatties rallied to beat Aztecs 8 to 7.
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