Connolly 40 eyes fifth Olympic trip in hammer mark
Harold Connolly, soon to be 40, eyes a fifth Olympic team berth after a 221-10 hammer throw at the Long Beach Track Classic. The former world record holder aims near his 230-foot peak to qualify for Munich. John Mason won the 3,000 m steeplechase at Cal State Long Beach.
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UPI
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Munich
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Southern California
Fred Kuller
al Rude
Occidental
Army
Tim Vollmer
Larry LeMaster
Reynaldo Brown
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Stan Whitley
California Track Club
Brussels
Cliff Drysdale
South Africa
the Nastase
Romania
Blue and Siebert shine as AL pace heats up
In a tight AL race, Vida Blue improves to 10-1 with a 3-1 A's win over the Twins, while Sonny Siebert adds a 2-1 Red Sox victory over the Orioles. Other AL results include Detroit double shutouts, Cleveland and California victories, and Milwaukee a five-hitter win.
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Washington
Cleveland
New York
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Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Jim Perry
UCLA Clinches Third Pac 8 Track Title In Row
UCLA surprises Oregon and wins the Pacific-8 meet in Seattle led by Wayne Collett 45.3 in the 440 and strong showings from James Butts in the triple jump and Kirk Bryde in the pole vault 17-4. Oregon follows with Steve Prefontaine wins and USC, California and Washington also score high.
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Jim Bush
Bruins
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Collett
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USC
Edesel Garrison
Smith
Garrison
Southern California
California
Washington
Stanford
Oregon State
Washington State
Steve Prefontaine
Ducks
Prefontaine
Don Kardong
Kardong
Willie Deckard
Deckard
Kirk Bryde
Bryde
Canada
British Commonwealth
Abbotsford
B.C
James Butts
Bob Reader
Reader
Larry Hollins
Trojan
Joe Antunovich
Rick Brown
Lance Babb
Jim Seymour
Azusa Aztecs Ready To Face Lompoc Braves In CIF Clash
Azusa High Aztecs coach Dan Meyer says his team will challenge the Lompoc Braves in the CIF quarterfinal at the Lompoc diamond. Game time is 3:00 p.m. Azusa features strong hitters led by Mike Booze and Mark Knoll with several players batting over .300 in league play. Pitcher Rick Lysander starts for Azusa against Lompoc, in a breakthrough CIF bid. The winner advances to the Savannah-Chino semifinal with the final at Anaheim Stadium next Friday.
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Lompoc
Dan Meyer
Azusa High Aztecs
Lompoc Braves
Aztecs
Azusa
Mike Booze
Mark Knoll
Mike Falls
Randy Wuriega
Claremont
Garden Grove
Meyer
John Littlefield
Rick Lysander
Lysander
Anaheim Stadium
Angels Won 10-5 Over White Sox After Johnson Benched
California Angels held a team meeting before facing the Chicago White Sox and Alex Johnson was not invited. Sandy Alomar exploded with four hits including a homer, and John Stephenson boosted his average to .410 in a 10-5 win. Messersmith earned his fourth win while Bart Johnson took the loss.
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John Stephenson
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White Sox
Anaheim
UPI
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Chicago White Sox
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Chicago
Dick Walsh
Johnson
Lefty Phillips
Angel
Walsh
Alex
Oakland
Angels
Johnny Bench
Ken McMullen
Alomar
Andy Messersmith
Bart Johnson
Lefebvre Back Leads Dodgers Past Cubs in Ninth Inning
Jim Lefebvre returned to regular play for the Dodgers and hit a ninth inning homer with Duke Sims on third base to beat Ferguson Jenkins and the Cubs 4-3. Lefebvre raised his average to .307 with four singles in the game, driving in 17 runs this season. Willie Davis extended a 16 game hitting streak as Los Angeles closed a road trip 4-5 and prepared to host the Giants. Jenkins absorbed the loss as Pete Mikkelsen earned the relief win for the Dodgers.
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McDowell
Gene Michael
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UPI
Jim Lefebvre
Los Angeles Dodgers
Frenchy
Duke Sims
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Ferguson Jenkins
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Lefebvre
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Jim Hickman
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Willie Davis
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al Downing
Controversy Over Kayak Practice On Lake Cachuma
The Cachuma Advisory Committee weighs allowing Santa Barbara Aquatic Assn paddlers to practice daily on Lake Cachuma for nearly two hours to help Olympic team hopes. Some members fear broader recreational access while water districts stress protecting domestic supply and avoiding contamination. The panel reconvenes at 3 p.m. with key representatives absent previously.
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Cachuma
Cachuma Advisory Committee
Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara City
Goleta County
Henry
County Park Commission
Board of Supervisors
Park Commission
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