Cardinals reach record one-day pay total in signings
The St Louis Cardinals and GM Bing Musial settled key salaries to calm the roster with a record 424000 in one day. Bob Gibson agreed to 125000 becoming the club's highest paid. Flood Brock Shannon Briles Washburn also set pay totals while Javier and Maxvill remained unsigned. Tiger Horton negotiations and Dodgers contract talks continued amid spring camp updates. Roberto Clemente practiced with Pittsburgh as Matty Alou prepared to join Bradenton camp.
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Flood
Brock
Shannon
Briles
Washburn
Javier
Maxvill
Detroit
Washington Senators
Roberto Clemente
Pittsburgh Pirates
Matty Alou
Bradenton
Fla
Kentucky Clinches 24th SEC Title Against Auburn
Adolph Rupp led Kentucky to the Southeastern Conference crown with a 90-86 win over Auburn. The seventh ranked Wildcats improved to 21-4 and earned a trip to the NCAA tournament regional in Madison, Wisconsin on March 13. Tennessee finished second after beating Vanderbilt 70-60.
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Greg Gallo
UPI
Adolph Rupp
Naion
Rupp
Kentucky Wildcats
Auburn
Kentucky
Madison
Wis
Wildcats
Vanderbilt
Tennessee
Don Johnson
Lew Alcindor Leads UPI All America Team
Lew Alcindor and Spencer Haywood headlined the United Press International All-America basketball selections. The first team also included Pete Maravich, Rick Mount, and Calvin Murphy. Jo Jo White and Charlie Scott made the second team. Dan Issel and Neal Walk were on the third.
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New York
UPI
Lew Alcindor
UCLA
Spencer Haywood
Detroit
United Press International
Alcindor
Haywood
United States
Pete Maravich
Louisiana State
Rick Mount
Purdue
Calvin Murphy
Niagara
Maravich
Murphy
Mount
Charlie Scott
North Carolina
Jo Jo White
Kansas
Bob Lanier
St. Bonaventure
Mike Maloy
Davidson
Bud Ogden
Santa Clara
Dan Issel
Kentucky
Neal Walk
Florida
Howard Porter
Villanova
Butch Beard
Louisville
Jim McMillian
Columbia
Lompoc Cabrillo diamond nines launch delayed tourney
In wind blessed by northwest skies the 1969 Cabrillo Lom poc tournament opens with San Luis Obispo facing Cabrillo at the Cabrillo diamond, Santa Maria meeting Arroyo Grande at the jay vee field, and Lompoc hosting Righetti.
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Lompoc
Cabrillo
Cabrillo - Lompoc
San Luis Obispo
Santa Maria
Arroyo Grande
Righetti
Cabril
Lompoc Braves
Bobby Howell
Braves
Old Salt reports fishing trips from Salton City to Palm Springs
The Old Salt details cold wind and rain blocking Salton City fishing then describes new Cali patria Red Hill Marina near Palm Springs under construction with mullet baiting. It notes sea fishing quiet at Avila and a poor steelhead season, plus catfish at Margarita Lake and reports on oil spill impacts and DFG efforts in 1969 openings and hatchery disease shortages.
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Salton City
Palm Springs
Niland
Calipatria Red Hill Marina
J. Charles Davis
Avila
Margarita Lake
Santa Ynez
California Department of Fish and Game
Santa Barbara
DFG
Ray Arnett
High Sierras
Lake Crowley
California
Sacramento
UCLA Maintains No 1 Ranking After OT Win Over Cal
UCLA remains the top team in the UPI major college basketball ratings for the 13th straight week after an overtime 84 77 win over California. At 24 0 the Bruins can seal the regular season and ranking with two wins over cross town rival Southern California. South Carolina Notre Dame New Mexico and West Virginia will join the Sugar Bowl basketball tournament next season with South Carolina appearing for the first time and Notre Dame a two time winner.
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Steve Smilanich
UPI
New York
UCLA
Bruins
United Press International
California
Bears
John Wooden
Cal
Southern California
North Carolina
Kentucky
NEW Orleans
South Carolina
Notre Dame
New Mexico
West Virginia
Los Angeles
Lew Alcindor
Golden Bears
Alcindor
Stanford
Wooden
Basketball Writers
Lew
Ortiz Guerra Pedersen win winter sports honors at Lompoc banquet
Lompoc high school honors winners include Jess Ortiz and Mike Guerra as top wrestlers and Scott Pedersen as basketball MVP at the Braves winter banquet. Ortiz and Guerra reached CIF finals with Ortiz second in 120 pound class and Guerra third in 175 pound class. Pedersen led Lompoe with 294 points and 268 rebounds while posting 51 percent FG.
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Eric Jackson
Lompoc High
Braves
Jess Ortiz
Mike Guerra
Scott Pedersen
Cal State Fullerton
Ortiz
Guerra
Inglewood
Pedersen
Lompoe
Lompoc
Sixers Top Bucks as Walker Sets Career High in 143-132 Win
Philadelphia defeats Milwaukee 143-132 to close within 2 1/2 games of Baltimore in the race for the division title. Hal Greer and Chet Walker provide the late-firepower, Walker finishing with 37 points while Greer adds 33. Floyd Robinson leads Milwaukee with 34. Jerry Lucas scores 34 for Cincinnati in a 113-107 win over Seattle. Bob Rule leads Seattle with 32.
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United Press International
Louis Dampier
Darel Carrier
Kentucky
American Basketball Association
Colonels
Houston Mavericks
Minnesota
Miami
Dampier
Carrier
Stew Johnson
Houston
Philadelphia 76Ers
Wilt Chamberlain
National Basketball Association
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Milwaukee Bucks
76Ers
Hal Greer
Chet Walker
Walker
Greer
Floyd Robinson
Milwaukee
Len Chappell
Cincinnati
Jerry Lucas
Seattle
Bob Rule
SuperSonics
Roche suffers letdown at Forum in Los Angeles tennis
Tony Roche, the second seed, loses to Marty Riessen 6 4 6 3 at the Los Angeles Invitational. Pancho Gonzalez exits after a 6 4 6 4 defeat to Ray Moore. Other results include Newcombe beating Segura, Stolle over Okker, and Rosewall over Buchholz as Forum hosts pro basketball tonight.
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Inglewood
UPI
Tony Roche
America
Marty Riessen
Marty
Roche
Riessen
Pancho Gonzalez
Ray Moore
South Africa
Gonzalez
Los Angeles
Australia
Rod Laver
the Forum
Laver
John Newcombe
Pancho Segura
Fred Stolle
Tom Okker
Netherlands
Ken Rose
Teams seek NIT bids as field narrows to 16
In New York the NIT narrows its field to 16 with hopefuls including Tennessee Baylor Fordham Long Island University and St Peter's. After Monday's selections Southern Illinois Temple Rutgers and West Texas State joined Boston College, narrowing openings to eleven.
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NEW York
UPI
Tennessee
Baylor
Fordham
Long Island University
St. Peter’s
Madison Square Garden
Southern Illinois
Temple
Rutgers
West Texas State
Boston College
LSU
Saints open CIF playoff action at Hancock gym
Santa Maria enters CIF AAA playoffs with a 10-0 Santa Barbara County League title run and a fourth seed. Aviation High School visits Hancock College gym for the first round as San Marcos earned a later matchup at El Camino College in Los Angeles after a 84-74 win over Serra led by Doug Little's 22 points.
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CIF
AAA
Santa Maria Saints
Aviation High School
Hancock College
Santa Maria
Santa Barbara
San Marcos Royals
San Marcos
Beverly Hills High School
el Camino College
Los Angeles
Serra
Doug Little
Royals
Aviation
Palmdale
Central Coast
San Luis Obispo
Verbum Dei
Cal Poly
Atascadero
Valley Christian
Biola College
la Mirada
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