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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1973
Page
8
Lompoc Valleys Conquistadores battle field uncertainty with coach Dick Wilson reshaping a mostly unproven lineup. Key returnees Drake and Boyer anchor the team as they pursue a winning rotation and lineup amid injuries and position shuffles.
In Inglewood Jose Napoles decked Ernie Lopez at 1 36 of the seventh round to keep the welterweight crown. Napoles, two months shy of 33, fought through a cut eye while improving to 69 5. Lopez fell to 47 8 1. The card drew 16178 spectators and a $185 817 gross gate.
The article describes a new free substitution rule labeled 3-1-3 affecting nine starting players who may be withdrawn and re entered while keeping batting positions. Substitutes or pitcher replacements must pitch to the first opponent to bat until that batter reaches first base is out or a third out occurs.
Cabrillo won 2 0 in a rescheduled Buena game while Dos Pueblos was rained out. The day’s slate includes X Service at 11 a m in San Luis Obispo and Arroyo Grande Righetti with all games starting at 3 15 p m in Santa Barbara area.
Sign-up times are 6 30 to 8 30 p m tonight and tomorrow night and 9 a m to 3 p m Saturday at the Ryan Park concession stand. Each boy must bring a parent or guardian proof of age and a 4 dollar fee 8 dollars per family for more than one boy. For information contact Marge Taylor at 6 0226.
Today’s sports agenda includes Swimming Cabrillo at San Luis and Track Cabrillo at Ventura plus San Marcos at Lompoc. Golf features Lompoc at San Marcos. Baseball Cabrillo at Santa Barbara while Hancock hosts a tourney. Wrestling State championships run at Cal State Hayward.
William Averitt nicknamed Bird, a 6 foot 1 junior at Pepperdine, pursues the NCAA scoring crown with a 33.8 point average. He faces Santa Clara and recalls a tough loss at Santa Clara as the Waves seek revenge and a league title next season. He cites Nate Archibald as a model and plans to stay in school while eyeing pro ball.
Benje Williams of Cabrillo at 98 pounds and Tuffy Grossi of Lompoc at 130 pounds advance to the first CIF state wrestling championships in Hayward after success at the Southern Section finals in Fountain Valley. They are among 24 top California grapplers in seeded brackets with preliminary rounds Friday and finals Saturday. Williams receives a bye in the opening round while Grossi faces the San Joaquin section runner-up. both teams travel with local coaches amid discussion of support and logistics for the new statewide meet.
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