Lynn becomes first rookie MVP in major league history
Fred Lynn of the Boston Red Sox is named American League MVP, winning by a record 326 points. The 23-year-old Chicago native hit 21 homers with 105 RBIs and was Rookie of the Year, receiving 22 of 24 first place votes. Rollie Fingers is runner up.
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NEW York
UPI
Fred Lynn
Boston Red Sox
Chicago
Baseball Writers Association of America
BWA
Lynn
Ace Rollie Fingers
Oakland A's
John Mayberry
Kansas City Royals
Jim Rice
Red Sox
Joe Morgan
Cincinnati Reds
Rollie Fingers
Reggie Jackson
Jim Palmer
Baltimore Orioles
Thurman Munson
New York Yankees
George Scott
Milwaukee Brewers
Rod Carew
Minnesota Twins
Ken Singleton
Orioles
Carl Yastrzemski
Boston
Turkey Bowl lineup pits Lompoc teams at Huyck Stadium
Tomorrow at Huyck Stadium the top youth football squads from Lompoc Vandenberg AFB and Santa Maria will clash in the annual Turkey Bowl. The 9 a.m Pee Wee match is Lompoc Archers vs Vandenberg Jets followed by a Junior Division Lompoc Pistons against Lompoc Panthers. The 1 p.m. Senior Division features Vandenberg Rockets vs Santa Maria Raiders. Halftime ceremonies crown the division queens. Gene Lynch will MC and Reverend Andrew McGrath will give the invocation. Door prizes tickets and gate prizes will be sold.
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Lompoc
Vandenberg Afb
Santa Maria
Huyck Stadium
Lompoc Archers
Vandenberg Jets
Lompoc Pistons
Lompoc Panthers
Vandenberg Rockets
Santa Maria Raiders
Gene Lynch
Andrew McGrath
Mike Bratz
Lompoc High
Stanford Cardinals
Nevada-Reno
Bratz
Hancock
Stanford
Tim Patterson
David Madison
Valley and Cabrillo ready for CIF 3-A water polo quarterfinals
Cabrillo and Lompoc reach the CIF 3-A quarterfinals after second-round wins. Cabrillo beat Brea Olinda 11 7 in overtime in Santa Barbara, while Lompoc downed Santa Ynez 20 8 at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. The pair face Riverside Poly and Santa Fe High, with a possible semifinal rematch set if both win.
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Cabrillo
Lompoc
Brea Olinda
Los Banos
Santa Barbara
Santa Ynez
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Cal Poly
Brea
Walton and Jabbar Set for Heated Trail Blazers Clash
Portland hosts Los Angeles as Bill Walton seeks revenge on Kareem Abdul Jabbar in the first meeting since Jabbar elbowed Walton in Hawaii. Walton nurses a sore ankle but plans to play as Portland eyes a 12-6 Lakers mark after an improved Laker style.
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Portland
Ore
Lakers
Walton
Seattle
Tom Meschery
Blazer
Houston
Los Angeles
Bruins Rally Shortened by Bruins Stadium Hijinks
LA reports that a planned 4000 to 5000 strong UCLA rally for the big game drew only about 500. A forged notice claimed a one day postponement, blamed on USC students, while Dick Vermeil addressed the tiny turnout and warned of further actions.
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LOS Angeles
UPI
Wits
University of Southern California
UCLA
Tommy Trojan
USC
Trojans
Bruin
Dick Vermeil
Byron H. Atkinson
Dean Atkinson
Squires and Knights
Atkinson
Vermeil
Dryden earns another shutout as Canadiens blank Flames
Ken Dryden stopped 35 shots in a 4-0 Montreal win over the Atlanta Flames. It was his fourth shutout in 16 games this season and dropped Montreal’s goal against average below 1.7 per game, putting them six points ahead of Los Angeles in the Norris Division standings.
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United Press International
Ken Dryden
Montreal Canadiens
Dryden
Canadiens
Los Angeles Kings
Atlanta Flames
Los Angeles
Boston
Atlanta
Philly
SuperSonics
Knicks
Tom Burleson
Sonics
New York
Seattle
Burleson
Bruce Seals
Rockets
Bullets
Calvin Murphy
Mike Newlin
Houston
Washington
Elvin Hayes
Wes Unseld
Phil Chenier
Cavaliers
Bulls
Jim Chones
Cleveland
Chicago
Norm van Lier
Colonels
Stars
Artis Gilmore
Kentucky
Utah
Carter’s buzzer basket shocks 76ers at home
Fred Carter drilled a 25‑foot shot at the buzzer to lift the Philadelphia 76ers to a 109‑108 win over the Golden State Warriors. The victory moved Philadelphia to 10‑5 atop the Atlantic, snapping Golden State’s season-long Philadelphia streak.
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United Press International
Fred Carter
Philadelphia 76Ers
Carter
Philadelphia
Golden State Warriors
Freddie
Gene Shue
76Ers
Golden State
Warriors
Charles Dudley
Sixers
Cabrillo Basketball Free Throw Marathon Set for Monday
Seventy Cabrillo players from varsity to freshman will shoot 17 500 free throws over about three hours starting at 6 p.m. One penny per free throw pledged by sponsors will fund the basketball banquet and yearbook. The Cabriettes will record all shots as the gym opens to the public.
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Cabrillo High
Cabriettes
Barnes loses, pays $10,000 to former teammate
Marvin Barnes, star forward of the Spirits of St. Louis, was ordered in U.S. District Court to pay $10,000 in compensatory damages to Lawrence Ketvirtis for an October 1972 assault outside a Providence cafeteria. The jury found no punitive damages.
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Providence, R.I
UPI
Marvin Barnes
Providence College
Spirits of St. Louis
U.S
Barnes
American Basketball Association
Spirits
Lawrence Ketvirtis
Milton
Mass
Ketvirtis
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Brooklyn Dodgers
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Ted Williams
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Congs
Garden Grove
Sunny Hills High
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Craig
Boyer
Nunn
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Phil Heidmans
Art Courville
Lloyd Cardone
Mike Fioti
Randy Bray
Fred Schiessl
Jaenicke
Tom Hicks
Tom Denton
Mike Kowalik
Roy Schorsch
Jerome Okun
Kevin Hicks
Gary McComb
Eric Jamison
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Jabbar
John Wooden
Blazers
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