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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1969
Page
6
Joe Namath sits out words on national TV and prepares Jets for Houston clash. Namath substitutes for Carson and introduces teammate Bake Turner as a singing guitarist. Jets seek to quiet the Oilers on Saturday afternoon.
Gov. Shafer urged President Nixon to withhold awarding the national championship plaque after the Texas Arkansas game, citing Penn State as top in polls and a tough schedule. Penn State players and students reacted with mixed feelings after the Orange Bowl invitation, while NFL odds and other college notes filled the sports slate.
San Diego State aims for 11-0 season as quarterback Dennis Shaw leads total offense with 3174 yards and 39 touchdowns. Boston University criticized as opponent as SDSU argues to face stronger competition and move away from college division status.
In first round action of the Lompoc Basketball Tournament the Lompoc Braves beat the Santa Barbara Cardinals 62-33 as Joe Brooks scored 21 and Brav es held Santa Barbara to single figure scores in the final period. Hart topped Cabrillo 57-55, Dos Pueblos beat Santa Paula 57-56, and Quartz Hill downed the Lompoc junior varsity 49-46 with late scoring runs shaping the results.
Lompoc Braves varsity wrestlers travel with 13 competitors to Montebello for the 1969-70 opener while Rich MacFarland sits out for college entrance testing. Ortiz, Grijalva return as placing veterans from last year, with a large class ranged across 95 to 191 pounds. Coach Gerry Hamstad notes 24 teams are entered and each grappler may wrestle five or six times to reach top four.
Steve Owens of Oklahoma, 1969 Heisman guard, captains the West squad for the Shrine East West game on December 27 in Stanford Stadium. The roster features Bob Anderson, Greg Jones, Art Malone, Ron Gardin, George Farmer, and elite passers Dennis Shaw and Steve Ramsey, with Stanford’s John Ralston coaching.
Charles Feeney, longtime Giants vice president, is elected NL president and moves league headquarters to San Francisco. He signals possible restructuring but pledges continuity. Former NL chief Warren Giles retires after a record tenure as Seattle keeps AL franchise decisions in limbo.
Connie Hawkins scored 28 points as Phoenix beat the Los Angeles Lakers 119 to 109 to claim a third straight win. Los Angeles has dropped six in a row amid a wave of injuries, with the Suns pulling away after reaching 100 points late in the third period.
Pete Maravich scored 43, lifting LSU over Oregon State as he climbed to No. 9 on the all time college scoring list with 2,329 points. Danny Hester added 25 points and 16 rebounds. Also: St John’s beat Harvard 73-62, Florida State beat Oregon 100-84, Holy Cross beat St Michael’s 103-81, and Iowa State defeated Sacramento State 77-61.
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