Umpire Clinic Aims To Boost Local Little League Games
Lompoc Little League urges adults to volunteer as umpires. The Sunday clinic at J-M Park trains new officials for youth leagues across Santa Barbara County, with league president Jim Howard emphasizing community involvement and ongoing need. The piece notes tight county league standings and recurring all league selections returning for another season.
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Timp
Lompoc
Little League
J-M
Chestnut Streets
Lompoc League
Jim Howard
Jet Park
Drake's Midgets Face Bruin Goliath In Bid To Break Urgency
Drake's coach Maurice John prepares a squad nicknamed the Midgets to challenge UCLA Bruin size on the road. The article frames the showdown as a David versus Goliath contest with Louisville as a backdrop.
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Bruin
Goliath
Casper’s allergy over boosts Jacksonville Open hopes
Billy Casper says Florida grass allergies are cleared up and he tied for second at the Greater Jacksonville Open Pro-Am after a 4 under 68 at Deerwood. Nearby, Harold Henning and Dave Stockton also contended while R H Sikes won with a 67 as Palmer and Nicklaus returned to tour action.
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UPI
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Billy Casper
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Jacksonville
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Dave Stockton
R.H. Sikes
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Palmer
Jack Nicklaus
Pensacola
Knicks Rally Past Bullets In Key Playoff Clash
New York tops Baltimore 104-100 as the Knicks erase a 10 point deficit delaying Baltimore's Eastern Division title celebration. Philadelphia stays in the chase with a 136-115 win over Seattle. Oscar Robertson leads Cincinnati 136-128 over Los Angeles. Bailey Howell leads Boston past Chicago 104-92. Milwaukee defeats Phoenix 117-110 after drafting Lew Alcindor.
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Lew Alcindor wins first Naismith Trophy as top college player
UCLA star Lew Alcindor becomes the inaugural James A. Naismith Trophy recipient chosen by UPI writers on 212 of 308 ballots. The article notes his three time UPI all-America honors and highlights recent exhibition results and pennant implications for MLB teams, including Orioles slugfest win and Tigers injuries.
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Claude Osteen
Len Gabrielson
Bill Russell
Gaylord Perry
San Francisco Giants
Seattle Pilots
Willie McCovey
Bobby Bonds
Perry
Bucs win coin flip for Lew Alcindor bid
Milwaukee Bucks chairman Wes Pavalon vows to use fans if needed to land UCLA star Lew Alcindor. The piece notes other MLB and NBA results and regional all-league basketball honors, including Santa Barbara County League selections with Doug Little leading the pack.
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UPI
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UCLA
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Super Bowl Move Sets New Orleans as 1970 Host
The NFL owners chose New Orleans over Miami to host the 1970 Super Bowl, citing Saints home crowds averaging 75,000. The decision ends Miami’s two-year run, with the vote needing a majority from both leagues and amid realignment debates. The five-day meeting continues with talks on interleague play and TV negotiations stalled until a resolution on league structure.
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Los Angeles
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Tulane University Stadium
NFL
Paul Brown
Cincinnati
Gerald Phipps
Denver
Joseph Robbie
New York
Eagles Face Army as NIT Semis Showdown Starts
Boston College rides an 18 game win streak into the 32nd NIT semifinals facing Army, the top defensive club, as Temple meets Tennessee in the other semifinal. BC plans to mix run and slowdown while Army relies on man to man defense and a 1-3-1 trap zone.
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City Loop Pee Wee Cage All-Star Players Named
Four teams each field two players for the Lompoc recreation department Pee Wee division all star squad. Bob's U Haul lists Jesse Martinez and Mike Nelson. the Jaycees have Charlie Simmons and Tim Davis. Jeff's Mufflers includes John Love and Dale Skidmore. Magic Wand Car Wash presents Larry Tatum and Dennis Pacheco. The postseason tournament is set for April 5, 1969 at Sims. Regular-season players named to the squad include Kirk Dalton El Rancho Fence Ron Melson Pico's Sporting Goods Tom Sazani Lompoc Motors and David Barthel Al Tosti's Union. League play concludes next week ahead of a double elimination for the top four teams, March 26-28.
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Tom Sazani
Lompoc Motors
David Barthel
al Tosti
Union
Santa Ynez Pirates trounce Lompoc in season opener
Santa Ynez topped Lompoc 56 to 30 as Tish Lunsford and Cabral led the Braves with standout wins. Lunsford captured the 220 length and high jump, while Cabral led the shot put sweep with a season best 36 feet 6 inches. Santa Ynez’s Tibbetts swept the 50 yard hurdles and long jump, with Rouda, Bacciarini, Mitchell, Jorgenson also winning events.
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Andy Cabral
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Bonnie Martinez
Santa Ynez
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Jani Rouda
Anna Bacciarini
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Nuernburg
Citrus Panel Rejects Simpson Orange Juice Promotion Plan
The Florida Citrus Commission refused a CFL proposal to recruit Heisman winner O J Simpson as a CFL player promoter. Elmer Cook of the Orlando Panthers said Simpson sought a 600000 price to join his CFL team, but the commission cited budget limits after renewing an Anita Bryant orange juice contract. Cook said Simpson’s agent had initial talks with CFL Commissioner James Dunn two weeks earlier.
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