U.S. track team reshapes as oldsters mix with stars
At Eugene trials, veterans like Moses and Wilkins mix with rising talents such as Morehead and Ashford. Moses clocks 48.30 in the 400 hurdles while Morehead blasts 11.08 in the 100 meters, signaling a changing guard for Montreal Olympic selection.
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Eugene, Ore
UPI
Ralph Mann
Munich
Mann
Jim Bolding
U.S
America
Harvey Glance
Houston McTear
Edwin Moses
Kathy McMillan
Sherron Walker
Chandra Cheesborough
Evelyn Ashford
Mac Wilkins
John Powell
Jay Silvester
Silvester
Moses
Brenda Morehead
Montreal
Morehead
Tennessee State
Renate Stecher
East Germany
Lindgren to referee Flower Festival Distance Carnival
Gerry Lindgren, once a national running hero, will be honorary referee for the Lompoc Flower Festival Distance Carnival. The meet features a 6 mile USTF National Invitational Junior race at 7 p.m. and other events at Huyck Stadium with an 8:30 a.m. registration and a $1 admission Friday night.
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Gerry Lindgren
Lompoc
Joe Sciame
Lindgren
U.S. Track and Field Federation
Huyck Stadium
Tag's Sporting Goods
Debbie Heald
Fullerton
Tara Hobbs
Santa Barbara
Southland
Martha Diaz
San Dimas
Ann Trason
Monterey
Kelly Wells
Quartz Hills
Connors Wins In Second Round At Wimbledon
Jim Connors defeated Stephen Warboys 6 3 6 2 6 3 to reach another milestone on his Wimbledon title quest. Nastase and Borg also won, while Evert and Goolagong advanced in the ladies' draw. Warboys' father spent heavily on coaching and tutoring, yet his son lacks the champion's spark.
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Jimmy Connors
Britain
Stephen Warboys
Ilie Nastase
Bjorn Borg
Neastase
Zeljko Franulovic
Yugoslavia
Borg
Marty Riessen
Chris Evert
Evonne Goolagong
Evert
Linda Thomas
Orlando
Fla
Goolagong
Holland
Elly Vessies Appel
Warboys
Valley Riders host Flower Festival Gymkhana
The Lompoc Valley Riders plan their annual Flower Festival Gymkhana at LaSalle Canyon Arena Sunday at 9 a.m. Entry closes Friday at 9 p.m. Entry blanks available at western stores or by calling Sandie Daeges or Yvonne Wynne. Fees are 3 dollars for members and 3.50 for non members. Admission is free with a cook shack open. Awards include silver for high points and trophies for top five, ribbons for sixth to eighth. Events include keyhole polebending speed barrels single stake cloverleaf barrels hurry scurry novice polebending and novice cloverleaf barrels.
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Lompoc Valley
LaSalle Canyon
Sandie Daeges
Yvonne Wynne
LVR
Cook Shack
Local golfer Kunkel 3rd in regional Big I tourney
Lompoc golfer John Kunkel earned a spot in the Big I Insurance Youth Golf Classic by finishing third among 26 at Rancho Maria regional. He shot 73 tying for second with Derrick Tartaglia, who won a playoff for second. Winner was Mike O’Keefe with 71. State event July 22–23 at Ford Ord CC. low qualifiers go to national in August. Other valley players included Gregg Rowland, Ron Brock, Paul Carter, Rod Walter, and Rick Kodama.
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Moses
John Akii-Bua
Munich
David Hemery
Mexico City
Cheeseborough
Morehead
Ashford
Quentin Wheeler
Michael Shine
Wilkins
Powell
Silvester
Rick Wohlhuter
James Robinson
Mark Enyeart
Wohlhuter
Glance
Jane Frederick
Lompoc
John Kunkel
Rancho Maria
Kunkel
Rancho
Derrick Tartaglia
Morro Bay
Tartaglia
Mike O'Keefe
Santa Maria
Ford Ord Country Club
Gregg Rowland
Ron Brock
Paul Carter
Rod Walter
Rick Kodama
YMCA Offers New Summer Classes in Lompoc
The Lompoc YMCA announces summer programs with tennis and tumbling. Beginning tennis starts at Lompoc High and Cabrillo High from July 19, with separate courses for children and adults. Tumbling runs eight weeks starting next Tuesday, taught by Tammy Boe. Children ages 3 to 6 meet at 2 p.m. and ages 6 and up at 3 p.m., class sizes limited. Call the YMCA office at 222 North I Street or visit in person.
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Lompoc
Finley and Kuhn clash over baseball sales policy
Richman argues that commissioner Bowie Kuhn acted inconsistently by blocking Joe Rudi Rollie Fingers and Vida Blue deals while allowing other high profile transfers. He cites Hunter Messersmith and Epstein Knowles as contrasting cases and questions a double standard in baseballs best interest doctrine. Tom Yawkey is noted as agreeing with Finley in this Lompoc Record piece dated Tuesday June 22 1976.
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New York
UPI
Bowie Kuhn
Charlie Finley
Kuhn
Finley
Joe Rudi
Rollie Fingers
Red Sox
Vida Blue
Yankees
Catfish Hunter
Hunter
Yanks
Baseball
Andy Messersmith
Braves
Bob Short
Washington Senators
Mike Epstein
Darold Knowles
Tom Yawkey
US swimmers Babashoff Goodell set world records at trials
Shirley Babashoff and Brian Goodell boosted US hopes by setting world records on the final night of the trials in Long Beach California. Babashoff won five events including the 800 free and helped lead a dominant performance as Goodell, at 17, shattered the 1500 free mark. The meet featured multiple world and American records and heightened expectations for Montreal.
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Long Beach
Calif
UPI
America
Shirley Babashoff
Brian Goodell
U.S
Babashoff
Goodell
Petra Thurmer
Mission Viejo
Nadadores
Steve Holland
Bobby Hackett
Yonkers
N.Y
Holland
Shirley
Golden West College
Canada
Mark Spitz
Tim Shaw
Montreal
John Naber
Menlo Park
Ray Dahlmann named all CIF on-CIF Southern Section team
Cabrillo star Ray Dahlmann, hitting .406 with 23 games, earns second-team all CIF Southern Section 3-A honors. Bishop Righetti third baseman Mike Bishop secures first team. Player of the Year honors go to Bill Bordley of Bishop Montgomery. Dahlmann set Cabrillo single-season marks in average, hits, and runs, and was drafted by the Pirates. He and fellow honorees will attend the Angels awards July 25.
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Ray Dahlmann
Cabrillo Congs
Mike Bishop
Righetti
Bishop Montgomery
Bill Bordley
Dahlmann
Cabrillo
Pittsburgh Pirates
Glen Neal
Lompoc
Ray
Bishop
California Angels
Citizens Savings Athletic Foundation
Citizens Savings Baseball Board
Bordley
Jarvis Redwine
Inglewood
Steve Hunt
Glendora
Walt Heffner
San Bernardino
Robert Williams
Colton
Steve
Local Wrestler Wins 170-Pound Title in San Francisco
Keaton Breshears of the Vandenberg Wrestling Club captured the 170 pound Greco-Roman title at the Western Zone Nationals in San Francisco in the 14 year old division. Don Wilcox was runner-up at 170 and Clay Robbins took third at 140. The trio qualified at Gilroy to go to the Grand Nationals in Nebraska but face high travel costs.
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Keaton Breshears
Vandenberg
San Francisco
Breshears
Don Wilcox
Clay Robbins
Gilroy
Nebraska
Finley Faces $10 Million Suit Over Restraint of Trade
In a bold stance Charlie Finley defends his shunning of sales and trades while suing Bowie Kuhn for restraint of trade. He notes he never aimed to dump players, citing a past deal with Baltimore and ongoing efforts to trade when beneficial to his team. He questions Kuhn’s potential consistency on free agents.
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San Francisco
UPI
Charlie Finley
Bowie Kuhn
Oakland
Finley
Rudi
Fingers
Blue
Baltimore
Reggie) Jackson
Ken
Baseball
Kuhn
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Russ Bolinger
Lompoc High
Long Beach State
Lubbock
Texas
Katherine Louise Anderson
Bolinger
Detroit Lions
Chris Troffer
Crescenta Valley
Arcadia
Lynn Martinsky
Southern Section
Connors
Valley Riders
YMCA
Finley, Richman
Milton Richman
Lompoc, Calif
Lompoc Record
Finley Suit
Bolsa Grande
Fritz Brown
Whittier
Andy Center
W. Torrance
Bill Meza
San Gabriel
Utis
Tom Copeland
Ramona
Wayne Vanderbest
S. Torrance
Luis Villavicencia
Jim Wixom
Eon Kuhn
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