Four squads named for Babe Ruth tourney play
Four all star teams chosen for Babe Ruth summer tournaments. Lompoc will host both age divisions with two teams each. The 14 15 year old sectional playoffs start July 7 with six nearby teams. Traveling coach Bill Rule and host coach Dennis Ray lead the Lompoc squads.
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Lompoc
Bill Rule
Dennis Ray
George Meyer
Paul Ortiz
Steve Bobbit
John Cottin
Garry Cox
Robert Farrell
Mike Guerra
John Knickrehm
USC Wins Fifth College World Series Title in 15th Inning
Southern California defeats Florida State 2-1 in 15 innings to claim its fifth College World Series crown. Pitcher Jim Barr shines, overcoming a tough outing by Scarce as Cal Meyer walks leading to the deciding run.
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Omaha
Neb
UPI
Southern California
Rod Dedeaux
Trojans
Florida State
Seminoles
Southern Cal
Jim Barr
Greg Widman
Mac Scarce
Scare
Barr
Dedeaux
Seminole
Jack Stallings
Scarce
Three Trojan stars named to 1970 CWS all tournament team
Southern California and Texas each placed three players on the 1970 College World Series all tournament team announced Thursday night. USC selections were pitcher Jim Barr second baseman Frank Alfano and third baseman Dan Stollgrosz with Texas picks catcher Tommy Harmon first baseman John Langerhans and outfielder Mike Mark. Also named were Florida State pitcher Gene Ammann and outfielder John Grubb and Ohio University outfielder Gary Shade. Ammann was named the series MVP.
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Omaha
Neb
UPI
Southern California
Texas
Jim Barr
Frank Alfano
Dan Stollgrosz
Tommy Harmon
John Langerhans
Mike Mark
Gene Ammann
John Grubb
Florida State
Gary Shade
Ohio University
Ammann
Purcell Named Coach of the Year for Cal Poly
Cal Poly coach Dick Purcell earns National College Division Coach of the Year honors for the third straight year as the Mustangs clinch a third consecutive NCAA College Division title at St Paul Minnesota. He announces retirement from his four year post after the NCAA championships at Drake University Des Moines Iowa. Purcell's team scored 49 points to edge C W Post and Mohinder Gill and Mathyas Michael delivered key wins.
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San Luis Obispo
Dick Purcell
National College Division
Track Coaches Association
Purcell
Mustang
St. Paul. Minn
Drake University
Des Moines
Iowa
Mustangs
Edge C. W. Post
Greenvale
N.Y
Mohinder Gill
Victor Mathyas Michael
Poly
Bruins Clinch Tie For NCAA Tennis Title At Salt Lake City
UCLA shares the team championship as Haroon Rahim and Pat Cramer are eliminated in quarterfinals while UCLA leads with 24 points. Rice Trinity and others vie for top spot as Mincek upsets Rahim and Borowiak defeats Cramer in straight sets to reach semis.
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UPI
UCLA
Haroon Rahim
Miami
Pat Cramer
Rahim
Zdrazko Mincek
Brigham Young
Cramer
Jeff Borowiak
Bruins
Rice
Trinity
Mincek
Salt Lake
Roscoe Tanner
Stanford
Jett Borowiak
Mike Estep
Tanner
Borowiak
Estep
Rangy
Steve Faulk
Louisiana State
Ochoa's double lifts Elks in Babe Ruth action
Ralph Ochoa powered the Elks to a 6-4 comeback win over the Chemical Kids after a 4-2 deficit, adding a single and driving in John Arnold with a double in the late inning. Roger Martinson and Rick Friderick added extra base hits as Tom Gratton had two runs for the Kids. In other games, the Diatoms beat the Miners 9-6 with John Hudson getting the win and 10 strikeouts. the V & J blanked the PD Pals 10-0 and later beat the KC Kids 8-6, with Aguilar going 4-for-4 and Terry Williams leading the PD Pals with three hits.
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Elks
Chemical Kids
Ochoa
John Arnold
Roger Martinson
Rick Friderick
Tom Gratton
Diatoms
Miners
PD. Pals
V&j
K.C
John Hudson
Joe Barthel
Paul Lewis
Dave Barthel
Rod Townes
Rick Moser
Robert Aguilar
V&js
P.D
Lompoc Hosts Vandenberg in Legion Baseball Showdown
Lompoc American Legion aims to rebound against league leading Vandenberg Village with 11 am game on Lompoc High diamond. Lompoc’s Teddy Torres and Mike Bratz threw a 3-0 no hitter over Santa Ynez last week as Vandenberg seeks to extend a 2-0 league mark behind Tony Mason or Mac Fisher on the mound. Rich Martinich leads Vandenberg hitters while Lompoc counters with Torres, named to the All Santa Barbara County League first team, and Monte BolingerHeading the Lompoc offense is Monte Bolinger.
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Lompoc American Legion
Vandenberg Village
Lompoc High School
Vandenberg
Ouf
Lompoc
Teddy Torres
Mike Bratz
Santa Ynez
Lompoc Legion
Village
Santa Maria
Bob Dunn
Tony Mason
Mac Fisher
Mason
Fisher
Santa
Riverside Leads NCAA Golf Tournament After First Round
The University of California at Riverside posted a 285 team total over the first 18 holes at Avalon and Avalon Lakes to hold the early lead among 31 teams in the 72 hole NCAA college division event. Defending champion San Fernando Valley State opened with 301 for eighth place.
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Warren
Ohio
UPI
University of California At Riverside
Riverside
Avalon
Avalon Lakes
San Fernando Valley State
NBA ABA merger set as Congress to authorize
Atlanta reports that the NBA and ABA agreed to seek Congressional approval to merge into a 28 team league. High profile signings by Maravich Lanier and Issel helped end the two league talent war. Walter Kennedy will head the merged operation after votes by both leagues.
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UPI
Pete Maravich
Bob Lanier
Dan Issel
Congress
Maravich
Atlanta Hawks
Detroit Pistons
Lanier
Kentucky Covons
Issel
NBA
Walter Kennedy
ABA
Denver
Jacklin Leads Open in Windy U S Open Round One
Tony Jacklin opened the U S Open with a one under par 71 in 41 mph winds at Chaska Minnesota, taking a two stroke lead over Mason Rudolph Julius Boros and Chi Chi Rodriguez. Wind reshaped scores as 69 players failed to break 80 and top contenders battled the gusts.
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Minn
UPI
England
Tony Jacklin
Jacklin
Mason Rudolph
Julius Boros
Juan “Chi Chi” Rodriguez
Bobby Mitchell
Ray Crawford
Tony Evans
Gary Palmer
Jack Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer
Slugging resumes as Horton Blefary key homers on night
Tony Horton lifts the Indians 6-3 over the Senators with a three-run blast in the eighth. Curt Blefary belts a solo shot to power the Yankees 3-2 past the Red Sox. Other sluggers include Fairlys grand slam for the Expos and Williams Santo homers fueling the Cubs 6-0.
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Curt Blefary
Horton
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Washington Senators
Bletary
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
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Ron Santo
Chicago Cubs
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Dick Such
Indians
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Cleveland
Aurelio Rodriguez
Washington
Tsure
Pretary
Ray Culp
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