Valley clash looms as Cabrillo Lompoc duel nears
One month from tonight two Valley of the Flowers powerhouses meet at Huyck Stadium in a key County League showdown. Cabrillo and Lompoc both undefeated, with Cabrillo routing Righetti 30 6 and Lompoc upsetting Santa Maria 13 0. Weaver and Gordon starred for Santa Maria style notes, while Spruill and Jones stress steady improvement and balanced backs ahead of a San Luis Obispo visit.
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Valley of the Flowers
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Jim Spruill
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Spruill
Cabrillo
Righetti
Lompoc
Santa Maria
Dos Pueblos
Rolly Garife
Keith Weaver
Forty Niners prepare for Saints after upset of Rams
San Francisco tops Los Angeles 20 6 to move to a share of first in the NFC West. Ken Willard and Stan Hindman suffer minor leg injuries but are expected to play. Dick Witcher may return from a shoulder separation as Preston Riley shines in Witcher’s absence. John Brodie throws 13 of 20 with no picks. The defense earns the game ball for limiting 205 total yards. Boston Celtics waive John McKinney and place Rex Morgan on injured list as roster tightens to 12.
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Redwood City
UPI
San Francisco
Forty Niners
Niners
Los Angeles
Kezar Stadium
New Orleans Saints
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Stan Hindman
Rams
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Saints
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New Orleans
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Ram
Boston
Boston Celtics
NBA
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Rex Morgan
Celts
Morgan
Los Angeles Rams
Ray Prochaska
San Francisco Forty Niners
McKay
Trojans
Stanford
Prothro
Oregon
Prochaska
George Allen
Southern California Football Writers
Sabourin lifts Blues past Canucks 4-1 on road trip
In St. Louis Gary Sabourin scored twice to break a 1-1 tie 49 seconds into the third period. Bob Wall added the final Blues goal with 70 seconds left as St. Louis beat Vancouver 4-1 on the Canucks first road game. Red Berenson opened the scoring for the Blues.
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Red Berenson
Christian Bordeleau
Danc Wilson
Pat Quinn
Orland Kurtenbach
Wayne Maki
Murray Hall
Canucks and Leafs net goals seven seconds apart
In a 5-3 Vancouver victory over Toronto, Andre Boudrias scored for the Canucks and seven seconds later Norm Ullman answered for the Maple Leafs, tying a league record set in 1948 and tied again in 1964 for goals scored seven seconds apart.
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NEW York
UPI
National Hockey League
Vancouver Canucks
Toronto Maple Leafs
Canucks
Andre Boudrias
Norm Ullman
Leafs
Toronto
Fund formed to aid Wichita State athletics program
Athletic directors and groups across the United States pledge support for Wichita State to sustain its athletics after a deadly plane crash killed fourteen football players en route to Logan Utah. Perry Moore of Colorado State is named to head the Wichita Fund as the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics acts to prevent program collapse.
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Wichita State
Kansas
National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics
Perry Moore
Colorado State
Wichita Fund
Logan
Utah
Raiders seek veteran cornerback after Brown injury
Oakland plans an acquisition to bolster the secondary as all pro Willie Brown suffers a shoulder tear and could miss four to five weeks. Nemiah Wilson shifts to Brown's spot with Kent McCloughan taking Wilson’s role. Alvin Wyatt serves as key backup. Coach Madden may add a veteran before Monday night vs Washington.
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Oakland Raiders
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Brown
Los Angeles
Denver
Washington Redskins
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Conners
Rod Sherman
Baltimore
Joe Schultz
Kansas City Royals
Seattle Pilots
Detroit Tigers
Blue Flame brakes fail at 500 mph on salt flats
At Bonneville Utah the Blue Flame rocket car nearly hit 500 mph when brake parachutes failed to deploy. Fire from liquefied natural gas burned cords and the car veered off course into a boggy area as Gary Gabelich fought to slow the craft.
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Utah
UPI
Gary Gabelich
Gabelich
Jim Diest
Reaction Dynamics, Inc
Pete Farnsworth
Black Monday hits USC UCLA and Rams after tough losses
USC coach John McKay blamed poor offense in a loss to Stanford while UCLA's Tom Prothro shared blame for a late collapse against Oregon. Rams offensive coach Ray Prochaska described a winless day after a 49ers defeat, marking a trio of LA teams losing in a single weekend for the first time since 1963.
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Stanford
Tom Prothro
Oregon
Interception sets up Packer win in San Diego
A dramatic late interception by Willie Wood set up a 14 yard field goal by Dale Livingston to give the Green Bay Packers a 22 20 victory over the San Diego Chargers. Marty Domres replaced the ineffective John Hadl and threw three picks while Bart Starr’s late drives fell short.
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UPI
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Domres
Willie Wood
Dale Livingston
Bart Starr
Green Bay
Phil Bengtson
Don Horn
San Diego State
Horn
Pete Barnes
Chargers
John Hadl
Hadl
Stanford Rolls USC in a Complete Effort
Stanford coach John Ralston lauded his 2-0 Pac-8 team after a 1- touchdown victory over USC, praising quarterback Jim Plunkett and the defense as the Indians avenged 12 straight losses and ended USC’s 25-game conference win streak. USC’s Jimmy Jones, and Cal’s Dave Penhall earned major honors alongside Stanford’s Jeff Siemon. UC Davis Ron Van DePol led in the college division with 256 passing yards.
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Long Beach State
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Jimmy Jones
Washington State
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Dave Penhall
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Washington
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Siemon
Ron van DePol
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Aggies
Humboldt State
Mike Wolfgram
University of San Francisco
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