7 3 newlywed to lead NBA stars in Dame
Lew Alcindor, 7 3 Bucks center, plans to marry in Washington then fly to Houston for an All Star game between NBA and ABA stars. The event aims to bolster pension funds and aid the Whitney Young Foundation while testing league strengths. Oscar Robertson disclosed Alcindor's secret plan.
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Revson on pole for fast '500' tomorrow
Indianapolis previews a high speed 500 mile race with Peter Revson on the pole and McLaren teammates Donohue Hulme challenging Al Unser Bobby Unser and A J Foyt. Forecast calls for calm weather with a possible rain holdoff and a potential record pace above 160 mph.
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CIF rain forces reschedule and cancelations in track and baseball
The Lompoc Sartor game was moved to tomorrow at 2:30 PM at La Palma Park Anaheim due to rain, replacing the 4:00 PM start today. CIF track finals at Cerritos College tonight are canceled with no rescheduled date announced.
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Breedlove Eyes $500000 Duel For Salt Flat Speed Crown
Craig Breedlove promises to chase Gary Gabelich on the Bonneville Salt Flats in a winner take all super drag race for a $500,000 purse. Gabelich claims the Blue Flame after setting 622.401 mph last October to beat Breedlove's 600.601 mph record, with a two-run format across five miles per leg and refueling turnaround. Breedlove seeks sponsor Cinegraphics of Salt Lake City to back the project and notes the car would cost at least $300,000 to build.
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Do Not Call It Indy The 500 Stands Alone
The Indianapolis 500 is defended as a dignified classic beyond the nickname Indy. May 29 race day returns to tradition with a $1,003,610 purse, 76 entries, 33 starting spots, and intense international attention.
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Andretti
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Baseball Stars Slip Up as Orioles and Twins Fall
Frank Robinson misplayed a routine fly ball allowing two runs in a 10-5 Baltimore defeat to Cleveland. Tony Oliva misplayed a line drive allowing a bases clearing triple in Kansas City’s 5-3 win over Milwaukee. Uhlaender drove in four for Cleveland. Boog Powell homered for Baltimore as Detroit and Boston won elsewhere.
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Sutton defeats Mays as Dodgers top Giants 5 1
Don Sutton pitched a strong game for Los Angeles in a 5-1 victory over San Francisco, striking out Willie Mays three times and reaching 1,000 career strikeouts. Mays, aiming for a NL record, went 0-for-4 as Dick Dietz homered for the Giants.
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Sophs Lead Hancock Baseball to Notable Season
Hancock’s 28 9 squad, guided by coach John Osborne, captured the league title and stretched to a strong second-place finish in two tournaments. Canada JC outlasted them in Northern California playoffs as twelve sophomores and thirteen freshmen formed a deep roster led by Leeavis Bautista, Bobby Howell, and Ray Smith with eight sophomores likely to pitch at four year schools next year.
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Hathaway
Reyes
Cook to wrestle in Japan on cultural exchange tour
Lompoc High wrestler Marvin Cook will join 11 other Southern California athletes on a six week Japan wrestling tour starting July 15. The CIF 106 pound champion with a 28-2-1 record was picked for the trip for his high school record scholastic performance and AAU results. He recently won first in the 115 pound class at an AAU event at Pierce College with eight straight wins.
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