Mays Returns as Met with Giant-Killing Homer
Willie Mays homered in his first game for the New York Mets against the Giants, his 647th career blast and 1,860th RBI, sparking a 5-4 win at Shea Stadium. The crowd gave a standing ovation as the former Giant star joined his new team in a dramatic early-season matchup.
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Slumping Orioles face shakeup as White Sox win on five hits
Orioles fall 4-1 to the White Sox, dropping to 22 games in the season as Earl Weaver signals possible changes. Tom Bradley pitched six innings of one loss for Chicago, Rich Morales starred with a run and a homer, while Dave McNally took the loss. Indians topple Rangers in 10, Twins beat Brewers, Athletics defeat Red Sox, Angels win over Yankees, Royals rout Tigers. Mays delivers Mets win, Perry notches Indians six-hitter.
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Wooden raps new spirit of Olympics
UCLA coach John Wooden says he will not pressure Bill Walton and Keith Wilkes to try out for the U.S. Olympic team. He questions whether the Games are about competing against one country or against all nations and stresses a broader spirit beyond facing the Russians.
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Braves 2nd seed in CIF play
The Lompoc Braves earned the No. 2 seed in the CIF 3-A baseball playoffs and open Friday at Lompoc against Sierra High, as El Segundo holds top seed and Santa Maria faces Camarillo in the upper bracket.
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Lompoc spikers lead area to CIF semifinals at Redondo
Lompoc and Dos Pueblos each qualified eight athletes for the CIF Southern Section track and field semifinals at Cerritos College after the Redondo Beach prelims. Distance runners led Lompoc with Williams and Hansen finishing second and fifth in the two mile. Cabrillo's Cecil Gordon and Mike Drouin added event wins, with Santa Maria and San Luis Obispo qualifying relay teams. The top six in each event advance to the final at Cerritos on May 26.
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Williams wins California Greco Roman 98 pound title at El Dorado
Cabrillo sophomore Benje Williams secures the 98 pound state Greco Roman crown at the YMCA sponsored finals, going seven matches with six wins. The victory advances him to the Junior Olympic wrestling finals in Albuquerque and earns him an Olympic national qualifying invite. Williams also becomes the area's alternate cultural exchange wrestler to travel to Japan.
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Cool Heard Moves Up On Golf Money Ladder
Fort Worth report notes Jerry Heard climbs the money list at the Colonial National Invitational. He remains calm and focused as he gains positions on the leaderboard amid an evolving PGA tour scene with leaders and challengers vying for prize money in Texas.
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Unser wins Indy pole position in blustery conditions
Bobby Unser sets a record average speed of 195.940 mph to lead qualifying for the Indianapolis 500 amid weather disruptions. Twelve cars qualified. Peter Revson, Mark Donohue, and A J Foyt were among hoped challengers. Jim Malloy sustained serious injuries in a practice crash as the field filled for next weekend’s pole shootout.
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