Braves beat Lompoc 4 2 to stay atop league standings
Lompoc tops Santa Maria 4 2 as Teddy Torres held Santa Maria to four hits over six innings. Rick Davis hit a key two RBI double for Santa Maria, while Bobby Howell added a two run double for Lompoc. Schutz earned relief with five strikeouts in three innings. Trujillo started for Santa Maria.
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Bill Cockshott
Santa Maria
Bobby Trujillo
Saints
Battery
Santa Barbara
Lompoc
Trujillo
Bill Yanez
Braves
Bobby Howell
Bruce Vandever
Teddy Torres
Torres
Rick Davis
Tony Schutz
Schutz
Roy Thomas
Royals topple Cabrillo 5-3 in league opener
San Marcos Royals score four runs in the fourth inning to beat Cabrillo Conquistadors 5-3 in Santa Barbara. John Raute drives in three via a single and key hits from Mike Moore, Gary Cripe, and Jed Anderson amid a four-run fourth. Cabrillo strands runners late as Rick Martinich and Mark Ervin plate two in the sixth, then Cabrillo falls into a tie for last with 1-4 league mark. Righetti later defeats Dos Pueblos 10-6 in Santa Maria.
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San Marcos Royals
Cabrillo Conquistadores
Santa Barbara
Royals
Cabrillo
San Marcos
Ernie Martin
Rio Mesa High School
Carpinteria
Mike Moore
Gary Cripe
John Curtis
Martin
Moore
John Raute
Cripe
Curtis
Joe Salas
Salas
Jed Anderson
Rick Martinich
Mark Ervin
Bill Hunt
Mac Fisher
Ellis Drake
Raute
Fisher
Martinich
Santa Maria
Righetti Warriors
Dos Pueblos
Bill Wilson
Celtics and Warriors hold playoff edges in tight series
Celtics routed the 76ers 134 103 while the Warriors beat the Lakers 107 101 as both leading teams hold 2 0 series edges. Wilt Chamberlain managed 10 points in the loss and Los Angeles faced a tough outside shot contest. The 76ers return home to face Boston and the Warriors host the Lakers next.
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United Press International
Boston Celtics
San Francisco Warriors
National Basketball Association
Philadelphia 76Ers
Los Angeles Lakers
Celtics
76Ers
Lakers
San Francisco
Wilt Chamberlain
Warriors
Los Angeles
Boston
Murphy leads Miami Open day two as Nicklaus misses cut
Bob Murphy, 26, surged to nine under par 135 to take a lead in the National Airlines Open after birdying eight holes. Dale Douglass matched the course record with 66 to sit one behind, while Jack Nicklaus missed the 146 cutoff with 148 as winds up to 35 mph cooled scoring. Arnold Palmer learned of Eisenhower’s death during play and expressed sorrow.
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David L. Langford
Miami
UPI
Bob Murphy
University of Florida
Murphy
Denver
Dale Douglass
Lionel Hebert
Butch Baird
Jack Nicklaus
Tom Weiskopf
Bob Goalby
Arnold Palmer
Eisenhower
Palmer
Gofer
Hebert
Bruce Crampton
Crampton
Cyclones tighten grip on NCAA wrestling team title
Iowa State clinched the team crown at the NCAA wrestling championships on the BYU campus with an 84 point lead after semifinals. Oregon State, Michigan State, California Poly and Oklahoma State follow as finalists focus shifts to heavyweight and other weight classes.
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James Bapis
UPI
Provo
Utah
Iowa State University
Cyclones
Ames
Iowa
Brigham Young University
Oklahoma
Oregon State
Michigan State
Calif. Poly
San Luis Obispo
Oklahoma State
Jess Lewis
Jeff Smith
Smith
John Ward
Lewis
Kent Osboe
Iowa State
Dan Gable
Marty Willigan
Hofstra
Gable
Ron Russo
Bloomsburg College
Dave Martin
Oregon
John Miller
Steve Lampe
Stan Keeley
Wayne Boyd
Temple
Keeley
Mike Schmauss
Boyd
Wes Caine
Northern Illinois
Dave McGuire
Len Groom
Colorado State College
Groom
UCLA
John Hahn
McGuire
Reid Lamphere
Minnesota
Mike Grant
Ray Murphy
Okla
State
Richard Michal
Gobel Kline
Maryland
Jason Smith
John Woods
Cal Poly
Chuck Jean
Peter Cornell
Michigan
Tom Kline
Bob Grimes
San Diego State
Padres Prospectus Varies in Debut NL Season
San Diego begins NL play with thin talent across pitching and fielding. Manager Preston Gomer faces a tough first year as he shapes a lineup led by Roberto Pena and Tony Gonzalez. Pitching notes highlight Al McBean, Dick Selma, Billy McCool and others with limited big league history. Rookies to watch include Knuckles, Roberts, and Bill Davis. Predicted finish: 6th in the West.
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Penn
al McBean
Dick Selma
Billy McCool
McBean
Pittsburgh
Selma
Mets
McCool
Cincinnati
Tom Dukes
Houston
Dick Kelley
Atlanta
Fred Kendall
Asheville
Donny Breeden
Tulsa
Ron Slocum
Salem
Ore
Dinfield
Roberto Pena
Phils
Jose Arcia
Cubs
Nate Colbert
Astros
Ed Spezio
Cards
Bobby Klaus
Tony Gonzalez
al Ferrara
Dodgers
Ollie Brown
Giants
Ferrara
Brown
Phoenix
Larry Stahl
Phil Knuckles
Arkansas
Dave Roberts
Columbus
Bill Davis
Portland
West
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Alcindor to Sign with Bucks End ABA Rivalry Threat
Lew Alcindor announced he would join the Milwaukee Bucks of the NBA over the New York Nets of the ABA. The move prompted the ABA to file a multi million antitrust suit claiming NBA monopoly. Alcindor cited stronger NBA organization and better finances as key factors. He has not signed but verbal talks outline a five year 1 million dollar package. In other notes, Giants running back Bobby Dunon will lead a charity football clinic at LSU Deaf School in Baton Rouge with sign language interpreters as part of Owens Corning Youth Drop-Ins.
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UPI
Lew Alcindor
National Basketball Association
American Basketball Association
Ucla
Milwaukee Bucks
NBA
New York Nets
ABA
Alcindor
Sam Gilbert
Ralph Shapiro
Beverly Hills
Calif
The
Bucks
NEW York
Bobby Dunon
New York Giants
Louisiana State School For the Deaf
Baton Rouge
Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corporations
Mets Count On Seaver Koosman To Carry 1969 Push
The Mets rely on Tom Seaver and Jerry Koosman as their core, with Hodges promising improvement. Seaver won 16 games in each of the past two seasons and Koosman finished strong in 1968. Manager Hodges cited holes at first base shortstop center and right field but stressed Otis and Jones solidify the lineup alongside Agee Swoboda and Grode.
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John G. Griffin
UPI
St. Petersburg
Fla
New York Mets
Mets
Tom Seaver
Jerry Koosman
Southpaw
Koosman
Carl Yastrzemski
Johnny Murphy
Seaver
Montreal Expos
Phillies
Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
Gil Hodges
Hodges
Jerry Grote
J.C. Martin
Ed Kranepool
Ken Boswell
Wayne Garrett
Shreveport
Bud Harrelson
al Weis
Kevin Collins
Amos Otis
Jacksonville
Otis
Atlanta
Joe Torre
Cleon Jones
Tommie Agee
Ron Swoboda
Jones
Jaycees Clinch 15th Win In Pee Wee Playoff
The Jaycees beat U Haul 16 16 in a Lompoc Junior High playoff as Charie Simmons led all scorers with seven. Pico's topped Jeff's Mufflers 19 18 with Steve Bobbitt scoring eight to lead Pico's. Games resume at 2 PM with finals at 8 PM. Awards picnic at Ryan Park Saturday April 12, free for players, sponsors and coaches. parents pay 50 cent tickets at the recreation department.
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Jaycees
T’s U Haul
Lompoc
Pee Wee League
Ryan Park
Recreation Department
South C St
Grooved swing debate and golf scrambles linger in spring
Golf talk centers on how pros show grooved swings yet vary with day to day practice. Scramble as solution spotlighted along with short putts and pro-am schedule news. Local matches note Jim Longtin Ed Sperber and others posting strong scores while amateur events and gin game banter color the scene.
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Doc
Arnie Palmer
Cary Middlecoff
Palmer
Nicklaus
Mama
C.D. Barthuli
Ed Ganster
Don Chatterton
Bill Graybill
Ken Adam
Lompoe
Wilma Lilly
Pris Heflin
Lee Irvine
John Drips
Donne Parozzo
Lois Merritt
Lois Thompson
Alisal
WVCC
Jim Longtin
Ed Sperber
Bill Johnson
Don Jenkins
Lou Diaz
C.D
Thad Scott
Mike
Alex Mahon
San Marcos blanks Hillmen in 7-0 tennis victory
The San Marcos tennis team defeated Cabrillo 7-0 on the Royals courts. In doubles, Steve Payne and Steve Moore won a set 6-3 after dropping the first, but Cabrillo failed to win any match. The Hillmen have a spring vacation break and resume league play on April 11 at Righetti.
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Cabrillo Net
San Marcos Royals
Royals
Steve Payne
Steve Moore
Moore
Payne
Hill
Righetti
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