Clemente Seeks Hall of Fame Honor in Surprise Election
Roberto Clemente is elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame in a surprise vote, becoming the second player inducted without the five-year waiting period. The ceremony will include the formal induction of Spahn, Irvin, Welch, Kelly, and Evans on August 6 at Cooperstown. Clemente, who died in a 1972 plane crash, is remembered for four batting titles, a .317 career average, and the 1966 MVP award. His wife Vera and Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn attended the announcement in St. Petersburg.
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Bowie Kuhn
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Baseball Shrine
Lou Gehrig
Kuhn
Willie Mays
Brooks Robinson
Warren Spahn
Monte Irvin
Mickey Welch
George
Kelly
Billy Evans
Cooperstown
N.Y
Top stocker on display in Lompoc
Winston No. 1 a fully prepared Chevrolet stock car built by Junior Johnson Associates will be on display at Williams Bros Market in Lompoc. The race car features a 427 cubic inch V eight engine, 600 horsepower, NASCAR reinforced suspension, a 22 gallon fuel cell, Goodyear racing tires and safety upgrades meeting Grand National standards.
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Ronda
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Walton to stay at UCLA for senior year says Wooden
UCLA coach John Wooden says Bill Walton plans to return for his senior season. He notes Walton has shown unusual character and may prioritize basketball over money. UCLA rides a 58 0 two year record as it eyes a seventh straight NCAA title and ninth in 10 years.
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UPI
John Wooden
UCLA
Bill Walton
Bruins
Bill
Wooden
Southern California Basketball Writers
Walton
St. Louis
Bobby
University of San Francisco
Southern California
Mickey Lolich
Lolich
Joe Coleman
Woody Fryman
Strong field for SB Relays at La Playa Stadium
The 35th Santa Barbara Relays run Friday and Saturday at La Playa Stadium feature top university and college entrants. USC Don Quarrie and Randy Williams headline high jump, with Arizona, Arizona State, Stanford, Cal State Long Beach, UCSB and Cal State San Diego in the field. 24 junior colleges and 19 high schools plus 4 junior high schools compete.
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la Playa Stadium
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Stanford
Southern
California
Cal State Long Beach
UCSB
Cal State San Diego
Cal Poly
SLC
Reynaldo Brown
Cal State Northridge
Doug Jones
Matadors
Lompoc
Cabrillo
USC
Don Quarrie
Randy Williams
Arizona
Cus Brisco
Vic Moore
Bernard Brown
Gary Lewis
Brian Mittelstaedt
Wayne Snyder
Braves and Congs Swim Down To The Wire In NL
Cabrillo and Santa Maria clash as Cabrillo 68 Santa Maria 28 and Lompoc 54 Arroyo Grande 41 edge toward a possible three way league finish. Anderson wins 50 free and 100 back. Lompoc and Cabrillo set Thursday showdown after a weekend slate.
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Cabrillo
Mesa
Anta Maria
Hill School
Lompoc
Gary Anderson
Cong
Bob Boyer
Boyer
Santa Maria
Fioti
Weaver
Wassmund
Cardone
H. Heidmans
Peterson
Cooper
IM — Brischetsreider
Rich
Stanek
Anderson
Shoults
Tucker
Frasher
Lynn
Ancel
Fly
Brischetsreider
Free — Webster
P. Heidmans
Free — Cooper
Back — Anderson
Lompoc Braves
Arroyo Grande
San Luis Obispo
Tom Andersen
Mike Kowalik
Mitch Gullikson
George Fenn
Tom Denton
Lompoc Jv’s
Braves Frosh
Boyce
Love
Knotts
Ames
Andersen
Denton
Gullikson
Waye
Fenn
deBlauw
Larson
Vida Blue demands more money as trade rumors swirl
Vida Blue, still holding out for a better contract, debuted in the A’s 5-4 loss to Milwaukee. He faced rapid questions about a 1973 deal and possible Rangers trade, saying he would play wherever money is offered. Manager Dick Williams praised his impact.
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Blue
Oakland
Milaukee
Texas Rangers
Dick Williams
Local sports schedule shows rainouts and reformatted matchups
Baseball Lompoc at San Luis and Atascadero at Cabrillo are on the schedule with rainouts for Righetti at Cabrillo and Tennis San Luis at Lompoc. Cabrillo plays Righetti tomorrow and girls track features San Marcos at Lompoc.
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Cabrillo
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San Marcos
Tigers aging lineup in AL East prospects
The Tigers under Billy Martin are seen as aging with infield veterans Cash, Kaline, Howard, Taylor, and McAuliffe. McAuliffe and Taylor would platoon at second while Brinkman and Rodriguez anchor the left side. Predicted finish: fourth in the East.
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Tigers
Norm Cash
al Kaline
Frank Howard
Tony Taylor
Dick McAuliffe
Howard
Cash
McAuliffe
Taylor
Infield
Eddie Brinkman
Aurelio Rodriguez
Brinkman
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Bobby Knight
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R. J. Daley
Walnut
Ralph Gould
David Mintz
Sixth St
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Oakland A’s
Dorian Gray
Ponce de Leon
Kaline
Jim Northrup
Mickey Stanley
Willie Horton
Gates Brown
Bill Freehan
Duke Sims
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