Pro Stock Drag Racing Weekend at Golden State Raceway
Eight car open Pro Stock drag show at Santa Maria with gates at 8 a.m. Saturday and Sunday features pre entered racers like Dandy Dick Landy and Ole Blue Jacobsen. An ET bracket with over 1200 in cash and awards, plus a Saturday bar B Q and Miss Golden State Raceway.
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Golden State Raceway
Santa Maria
Dandy Dick’ Landy
Tom “Ole Blue’ Jacobsen
Bill Bagshaw
Veterans Memorial Building
Golden State
Rick Williams
Foursomes Tie for First and Second in Best Ball Event
Women’s golf at Village Country Club sees Marguerite Bledsoe Wanda Pendley Ruth Klitz Betty Dillard and Cal Stokes Joyce Campbell Dorothy MacClure R Neta Fritz top with 57s in Best Ball Foursome on Ladies Day. Pris Heflin Lorraine Dutra Betty Lechner Edna Stanley Genie DuFranc Jean Fuller Ann Lewis share second with 58s.
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Marguerite Bledsoe
Wanda Pendley
Ruth Klitz
Betty Dillard
Cal Stokes
Joyce Campbell
Dorothy MacClure
R’neta Fritz
Village Country Club
Pris Heflin
Lorraine Dutra
Betty Lechner
Edna Stanley
Genie DuFranc
Jean Fuller
Ann Lewis
Bench Dominates NL All Star Balloting With Big Lead
New York AUPN reports Johnny Bench of the Cincinnati Reds leads the National League catcher vote tally by about 250000 votes over Manny Sanguillen of Pittsburgh. Sanguillen 52708, Dietz third 44242. Willie McCovey leads first base race over Orlando Cepeda while Bud Harrelson and Maury Wills vie for second base. Joe Torre holds base edge over Tony Perez as Mays, Aaron, Stargell lead outfield selections.
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New York
UPN
Johnny Bench
Baseball Commissioner's Office
Bench
Cincinnati Reds
Pittsburgh
Manny Sanguillen
Sanguillen
Dick Dietz
San Francisco
Willie McCovey
Atlanta
Orlando Cepeda
Glenn Beckett
Chicago
Julian Javier
St. Louis
Bud Harrelson
Maury Wills
Dodgers
Don Kessinger
Wills
Harris tops U S Open field with one stroke lead
Labron Harris fired a 67 at Merion Golf Club to hold a one stroke edge over a trio of challengers including Doug Sanders Bob Goalby and Lanny Wadkins Jr as the U S Open opened. Nicklaus Nichols and Jim Colbert stood two back in a crowded early leaderboard at Merion.
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Ardmore
UPI
UCC
Harris
Stillwater
Okla
Doug Sanders
Bob
Goalby
Lanny Wadkins Jr
U.S
Jack Nicklaus
Bobby Nichols
Jim Colbert
Merion Golf Club
Merion
Lady Luck
Roberto de Vicenzo
Villanova forfeits NCAA honors over Porter pro pact
The university will forfeit honors from its 1971 season after evidence showed Howard Porter signed a $15,000 pro contract with the ABA in 1970. Porter later disputed the pact, while Villanova defended its records until the matter was brought to court.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Villanova University
Howard Porter
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Porter
U.S. District Court
New York
American Basketball Association
Jack Dolph
ABA
Pittsburgh Condors
Chicago Bulls
National Basketball Association
Windy City
Condors
Dolph
Villanova
Wildcats
Pennsylvania
Western Kentucky
UCLA
Bulls
Richard G. Phillips
Robert J. Welsh
NCAA
Cal Poly stars target NCAA titles in Seattle meet
Mohinder Gill and Reynaldo Brown of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo seek fifth and fourth national titles at the NCAA University Track and Field meet in Seattle Washington. Gill carries a heel bruise but aims to defend his College Division triple jump crown and Brown enters as a top high jump contender after a College Division record. coach Steve Simmons notes their strong pasts and pursuit of national team spots. Senior Bobby Turner competes in sprints and anchors the 440 yard relay.
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San Luis Obispo
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Mohinder Gill
Reynaldo Brown
Seattle
Wash
Gill
India
Steve Simmons
Simmons
Brown
Sacramento
Ray
Eric Howard
Morgan State
Cal Poly
Toronto
Eugene
Ore
Reynaldo
Bobby Turner
Kent Agler
Kansas City Royals
Royals
Billings
Mont
Agler
San Jose
California Collegiate Athletic Association
Augie Garrido
Major league style youth baseball roundup with steady scoring
The Red Kids fall twice as Jeffers cruises 4-1 behind John Poloni, while Frank Haines Jr. dominates for Trucks 18-0. Muted by a flurry of 3 RBI games, multiple teams battle atop the standings with Twins, Giants, Wildcats, and Angels posting wins in a bustling amateur league round-up.
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Jeffers
John Poloni
Thomas Miller
Dion King
Truckers
Frank Haines Jr
Ronnie Garcia
Rbi
Billy Surch
Cranes
Red Kids
Grange Sprouts
Pizza Palace
All-Stars to train at Vandenberg for charity game
Santa Barbara County All-Stars will practice at Vandenberg Air Force Base ahead of their Boys' Club benefit classic against Ventura County on August 7. Major General Garland approved facility use. Col. Robert Ray and Captain Robert Appleton lead base involvement for a two week encampment starting July 23.
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Vandenberg Afb
Becky Jordan
Space and Missile Test Center
Samtec
Air Force
Ent Afb
Colorado
Kegler
Ent
WAF
Jordan
WAC
WAVE
Terry Rupp
Clark AB
Philippines
Upp
Santa Barbara
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Ventura County
Garland
Curtis
Vandenberg
Santa Barbara County
Santa Barbara County All-Stars
Col
Robert J. Ray
Air Force Base
Robert Appleton
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Steve Braun
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Adolph Garza
Mark Barnard
Bill Barker
Mitchell McPeek
Rodney Bailey
Twin
Edward Munoz
Michael Hamer
Clyde Winsbury
Kenneth Westhoorn
Kenny Walker
Darren Brown
Russ Alverson
Jeff de Salle
Mike Medina
Ed Munoz
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Ment
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