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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1970
Page
9
Lompoc Braves add a second night game in the Santa Maria Easter tournament as coaches eye more night play. The piece discusses benefits and costs, including field availability and community funding, and notes Bruce Thomas’s win for Cal Lutheran against Washington.
Wilt Chamberlain and John Egan teamed to lift the Los Angeles Lakers to a 128-112 victory over the Phoenix Suns in the Western division semifinal opener. Chamberlain scored 29 points with 19 rebounds, while Egan provided quick breaks and passing to set up scorers like Elgin Baylor and Jerry West.
Barrelling Buddy Baker seeks the pole for Sunday's Atlanta 50 stock car race after a world speed record run. He faces rival Charlie Glotzbach and Cale Yarborough as rain delays push qualifying and the event back. Joe Williams departs Greenville amid offers after Jacksonville success.
Morro Bay High School shot 229 to win the Village Invitational as Otto Crass led with a 74 to claim overall medalist, while Mark Sipes of Ventura tied 72 for medalist honors. Righetti and Cabrillo figures rounded out top team and individual results with notable drives.
Lew Alcindor scored 36 points and grabbed 20 rebounds as Milwaukee defeated Philadelphia 125 to 118. Len Chappell fueled a late run, while Milwaukee dominated boards 57 to 38 after a 57 55 halftime edge. Atlanta and Los Angeles won other openers.
Lompoc Braves dominated Santa Maria Easter baseball with a 5-1 win over the Saints at Ellis Field. Mon te Bolinger earned MVP while Teddy Torres pitched a no hitter for six innings to seal the victory and a second tournament crown this season. Roy Thomas, Bobby Grossini, and other Braves joined Bolinger and Torres on the all tournament team as Santa Maria’s David Cumberland led with six hits in 11 trips.
Oakland outfielder Reggie Jackson agreed to Finley's $45,000 offer plus free rent for the regular season. Jackson called from Gary Indiana after a holdout, stating he would join the A's lineup in Mesa Arizona. Bolinger and Brooks led Lompoe’s offense as they won 11 straight, with Santa Maria and other tournament results noted.
Dos Pueblos pitcher Dennis Mastagni hurled six innings of four hit ball and blasted a two run triple to spark a 3-2 win over Cabrillo Conquistadores in Carpinteria. Mastagni earned the win as DP improved to 4-7-1 while Cabrillo dropped to 8-5. The game ended after six innings under a tournament time limit with DP scoring all runs in the fifth.
Bob Lanier Sr. announces his son Bob Lanier Jr. signed a five year cash contract with the Detroit Pistons believed to be the largest in pro basketball history. Reports say the deal runs cash for about 1.5 million with tax considerations noted. Concurrently Spencer Haywood reportedly inked a 1.9 million six year contract with Denver Rockets.
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