Salmon fishing outlook near Port San Luis and area lakes
Spotty salmon fishing last week near Port San Luis as larger fish show signs of spawning and roe condition. Rock fishing remains strong around Point Sal while Lopez Lake and Margarita Lake offer fair-to-good angling amid windy, cooler weather. Oil deposits on beaches may affect fish taste and surf fishing until conditions improve.
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Point Sal
San Luis Creek
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Water Control Board
Laguna Lake
Margarita Lake
Nacimiento Lake
California Fishing Report Highlights Lake and River Angling
Crappie are plentiful with feath er jigs and pork rind and live minnows fished near the bottom yielding strong results. Bass fishing improves at rocky points despite boat traffic. Cachuma yields trout to three pounds in deeper water. Crowley Lake will close to trout fishing July 31 and reopen for fly fishing Sept 15 to Oct 31. Laguna Lake receives an $8,000 payment toward a $50,000 state grant for recreation facilities.
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Merced River
Porterville
Success Reservoir
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Laguna Lake
Padres rookie Van Kelly delivers historic game winner over Dodgers
In a 13th inning thriller, rookie Van Kelly hits a two-out double to left center driving in Jose Arcia for San Diego. It marks the Padres first ever win over Los Angeles in this matchup, with Ollie Brown and Ed Spiezio adding homers as San Diego snaps a four-game skid. Kelly, new to the majors after a trade for Tony Gonzalez, also notches his first major league hit.
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San Diego Padres
Los Angeles Dodgers
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Padres
Tony Gonzalez
Dodgers
Jose Arcia
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Richmond
Atlanta Braves
Ollie Brown
Ed Spiezio
Jack Baldschun
Alvin McBean
Dodger
Claude Osteen
Ivan Murerell
Arcia
Roberto Pena
Wes Parker
Jim Lefebvre
Spiezio
Gary Ross
Bill Singer
Alan Foster
Mets Trade Southpaw Al Jackson To Reds
Southpaw Al Jackson was sold by the New York Mets to the Cincinnati Reds for an undisclosed amount. Jackson appeared in nine games for the Mets this season and had no decisions.
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al Jackson
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NYU and Tulsa Lead NCAA College World Series Play
In Omaha the 23rd NCAA College World Series entered its fourth day with NYU and Tulsa undefeated. NYU routed Massachusetts 92 while Tulsa defeated Texas 42. Mississippi and Arizona State chased records as UCLA was eliminated. Buddy Bowen struck out 14 for Mississippi and Whitey Adams drove in four runs.
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Southern Illinois
Buddy Bowen
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Howell's 4-0 no hitter leads Chemical Kids to win
Roy Howell struck out 15 and tossed a near perfect game as the Chemical Kids defeated the Miners 4-0 in Babe Ruth League action. Howell allowed only two baserunners on errors while Kim Walton Kent Endsley and Howell had two hits each in a nine-hit team effort.
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Miners
Howell
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Kent Endsley
Curt Wade
P.D. Pals
Mike McDougal
Nick Berry
Robert Aguilar
Mike Bratz
Fred Mitchell
Pace
Elks
Kevin Drake
Eddie Marshall
American Legion
Gusto
Mike Kluge
Mike Woodfin
Kluge
Trevino backs Moody as Open frontrunner pick
Open champion Lee Trevino predicts Orville Moody can win the 1969 U S Open after practice rounds in Japan and Houston. Trevino cites Moody's irons, consistency, and calm under pressure while noting other top players struggle on the Bermuda course as Moody shines.
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Orville Moody
Lee Trevino
Moody
Japan
Houston
Trevino
Billy Casper
McLain taunts experts after 32 win over Yankees
Denny McLain the Tigers ace praises his 10-5 season while mocking pundits who doubted him as he led Detroit to a 3-2 victory over the New York Yankees. Al Kaline delivered the decisive two-run homer in the fourth. Carew steals home again for the Twins as part of an 8-2 win over the Angels and other AL results unfold.
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UPI
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Orville Moody
Japan
Moody
Houston
Fred Down
Denny McLain
Detroit
McLain
Detroit Tigers
New York Yankees
Roy White
Gene Michael
Tigers
Fritz Peterson
al Kaline
Minnesota Twins
California Angels
Rod Carew
Chicago White Sox
Seattle Pilots
Boston Red Sox
Cleveland Indians
Kansas City Royals
Oakland Athletics
Carew
Billy Martin
Tony Oliva
Twins
Ty Cobb
Bob Roth
Cleveland
Shift fails to bother McCovey
San Francisco's Willie McCovey faces Ted Williams style shifts from Cincinnati as Dave Bristol moves Darrell Chaney to centerfield and Tony Perez to short. McCovey hits .353 with 21 homers and walks twice as Giants coach Clyde King stays unfazed.
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UPI
Willie McCovey
Ted Williams
San Francisco Giants
Cincinnati
Dave Bristol
Darrell Chaney
Tony Perez
Willie
Alex Johnson
McCovey
Lee May
Bobby Tolan
Perez
Giant
Clyde King
Giants
Giants and Red Sox win in Lompoc Little League action
The Giants and Red Sox posted two wins each in the Lompoc Little League week. David Welsh hit a homer in a 9-8 win over the Twins while Frederick Atmore pitched a 12-7 victory against the Yankees. Art Vargas spun a two hitter in the Red Sox 3-1 win over the Angels. Wayne Kudirna and Jimmy Chandler aided the Red Sox in a 15-4 win over the Twins. The Angels recovered 20-9 over the Optimistics, with David Helm and Frank Condenduren doubling. The Optimistics earlier beat the Moose 7, Pat Keogh driving in three RBIs. The Moose fell 12-4 to the Yankees as Mark Perez doubled home two runs.
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Red Sox
Lompoc
David Welsh
Twins
Frederick Atmore
Yankees
Art Vargas
Angels
Wayne Kudirna
Jimmy Chandler
Optimistics
David Helm
Frank Condenduren
Moose
Pat Keogh
Mark Perez
Yanks
Giants Sign Five Players From Last Week Draft
The Giants announced signing five players from last week's free agent draft. Notable names include outfielder Jack Woolsey, 21, Kansas City Kansas, and first baseman Mike Murphy, 21, Dayton Ohio.
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San Francisco Giants
Jack Woolsey
Kansas City
Kans
Mike Murphy
Dayton
Ohio
Moore Paces Tigers to 12-5 Win Over Orioles
Matt Moore and Justin Boyd fueled a Tigers victory as Moore collected two hits and Boyd struck out six while allowing seven hits. Gil Paulson led Orioles with two hits including a double.
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Tiger
Gil Paulson
Ralph Cummins
Red Sox
Angels
Mike LaRiva
Andre Roberts
Indians
Ricky Niedruegge
Chiefs
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Joe Meneley
Dave Ernberg
Biff Johnson
Jeff Foran
John Garrison
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Jeff Dalton
Mets nip Giants in Village Hills clash
Mets beat Giants 2 to 1 in a Village Hills major Little League game last week. Darrel Garner and Scott Pryor combined on the mound for the Mets as Pryor earned the win. Charles Denson struck out 13 in an 8 to 0 Cardinal victory over the Dodgers. In Senior League Expos beat Royals 13 to 9 and Padres defeated Expos 25 to 9.
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Terry Staffel
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George Hervey
Friend
Scott Pryor
Darrel Garner
Pryor
Charles Denson
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Dodgers
Charles Simmons
James Trennor
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Expos
Padres
Rick Ludholtz
George Viltrakis
Royals
John Meneley
Pirates use home run medicine against Cubs
Pirates beat the Cubs 8 to 6 as Al Oliver hit a two run homer in the eighth inning, tying and winning the game after Roberto Clemente started the rally with a triple. Steve Blass closed out the Cubs with a strikeout to end the game.
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Phil Regan
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Stargell
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Pete Rose
Bobby Tolan
Alex Johnson
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Rico Carty
Tommie Aaron
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