Colt Gals Southland Champions Claim SoCal Title
Sengennye of the Lompoc Colt Allstars delivered a run scoring single from third base in the seventh inning as Lompoc beat City of Hon Allstars to win the Southern California championship at La Sierra Field Riverside. Tania Lara pitched four hits eight strikeouts in a victory that marked Lompoc’s first title since 1972.
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Lompoc Colt Allstars
Teresa Smith
Lompoc
City of Hon Allstars
Southern California
la Sierra Field
Riverside
Southern California Municipal Athletic Foundation
SCMAF
Tania Lara
Michell Tatum
Lompocan
Bonnie Hartley
Lydia Garcia
Stars
Gail Lara
Cardinals
Reds
Willie Davis
Harry Rasmussen
John Curtis
Padres
Expos
Brent Strom
Dave Roberts
Roberts
Willie McCovey
San Diego
Braves
Cubs
Phil Niekro
Connie Ryan
Jose Cardenal
Jerry Morales
Darrell Evans
Atlanta
Rocket's Magic Aims For All American Futurity Title
Jockey Randy Romero rides Rocket's Magic in the All American Futurity at Ruidoso Downs, a $1 million race for two year old quarter horses. Rocket's Magic seeks a seventh straight win this year, with top rivals Bugs Alive In 75 and Chick Called Sue among the field of nine. The race offers a $330,000 purse to the winner and runs 440 yards in under 22 seconds.
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Ruidoso Downs
N.M
UPI
Randy Romero
Romero
West Indies
Canada
Bugs
Chick
Sue
Mr. Breakthru
Rocket
Bugs Alive
Kansas
Rams Ground Chiefs in Exhibition Clash
Kansas City coach Paul Wiggin faced QB uncertainty as Los Angeles built a 387 yard total offense in a 14 6 win. Tony Adams and Len Dawson split signals while Mike Livingston and rookie Mike Nott sat out. The Chiefs blocker unit struggled with a blocked extra point and a missed field goal. The defense held firm against the Rams’ ground attack, with Cullen Bryant scoring once. Chiefs must trim four players to 49 by Tuesday as they prep for more preseason action.
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UPI
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Los Angeles Rams
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Los Angeles
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Len Dawson
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Mike Nott
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Dawson
Cullen Bryant
Ed Podolak
Jan Stenerud
Stenerud
Podolak
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Lawrence McCutcheon
Jim Bertelsen
Bertelsen
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Arrowhead
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New Orleans
Baltimore
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Chicago
Dallas
Houston
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Minnesota
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Oakland
Ken Stabler
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David Hamm
Kent Gaydos
San Francisco
Steve Spurrier
49Ers
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al Woodall
Jerome Barkum
Pat Leahy
Jets
Atlanta
Steve Bartkowski
NFL
Alfred Jenkins
Jim Otis
St. Louis
San Diego
Culen Bryant
Mike Strachan
Steve Rogers
Archie Manning
Joel Parker
Steve Ramsey
Billy van Heusen
Calvin Jones
Roger Staubach
Drew Pearson
Jean Fugett
Dan Pastorini
Oilers
John Smith
Russians open eight city volleyball tour at Westmont
The Soviet men’s volleyball team begins an eight city exhibition tour starting tonight at Westmont College in Santa Barbara. They travel next to Long Beach San Diego El Paso Detroit Dayton Baltimore and New York City through mid January. The U S squad of mostly under twenty four players recently failed to qualify for Montreal and faces another chance in Rome in January.
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UPI
U.S
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Long Beach
San Diego
el Paso
Tex
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Dayton
Baltimore
New York City
Cuba
Rome
Tokyo
Mexico City
Japan
East Germany
Merrill tops Pan Am trials 1500 in 4 10.6
Jan Merrill of Waterford Connecticut won the U S Pan American trials 1500 meters in 4 10 6 the second fastest ever by an American woman. Only Francie Larrieu has run faster. Merrill said she followed her coachs instruction to run under 4 11.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Jan Merrill
Waterford
Conn
Miss Merrill
Francie Larrieu
Long Beach
Pac Eight and Big Ten Allow Postseason Football Winners
The Pac Eight and Big Ten announce that conference runners up may play in bowl games, ending a prior one-bowl limit. Rose Bowl remains exclusive for conference champions, with strict bid timing and NBC ties noted.
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United Press International
Pacific Eight
Big Ten
Wayne Duke
Duke
Pac 8
Wiles Hallock
Purdue University
Lafayette
Ind
Halleck
University of Oregon
Eugene
Big 10
Michigan
Ohio State
Unser credits tires for split second Road Atlanta win
In rain at Flowery Branch Georgia Al Unser edged Brian Redman by one tenth of a second in the 100 mile Formula 5000 race. Trotz weather a mid race spin, Unser saved tires for late surge and victory as Oliver posted fastest lap and Andretti led qualifying.
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Flowery Branch
UPI
al Unser
Brian Redman
England
Unser
Dff Redman
Jackie Oliver
Redman
Local woman rides 1000 miles solo on a five week coast trip
Barbara Clarke 43 of Vandenberg Village completed a 1000 mile five week bicycle journey from July 26 to August 25 traveling 75 to 85 miles daily. She biked alone with light meals and host accommodations across California from the coast to Lancaster and back toward the Central Coast. She plans to join the Bike Bicentennial ride from Oregon to Virginia next summer.
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Barbara Clarke
Vandenberg Village
Barbara
San Diego
Anaheim
Riverside
Lancaster
Colan Pass
California
Lompoc
Oregon
Virginia
Women Lift To No 5 In Top Fuel At NHRA Nationals
The 21st annual U S Nationals at Indianapolis Raceway Park opened with a 32 car top fuel field headed by Dick LaHaie who was injured in a Sunday crash tearing his car in two after sliding along the guard rails. Shirley Muldowney rose to No 5 in top fuel, following a 5 98 second run at Martin and a second place at Columbus last June.
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Dick LaHaie
DeWitt, Mich
Indianapolis Raceway Park
Gainesville
Fla
LaHaie
Shirley Muldowney
Mt. Clemens
Mich
Columbus
Ohio
Martin
Penguin's Cey Fires Dodgers Past Mets in Weekend Set
Ron Cey the Penguin powered the Dodgers with four homers and six RBIs in two games, lifting Los Angeles to a 7-0 win and a 5-2 victory while Mets fall further behind Pirates in the NL East. Cey's 21st and 22nd homers boosted the rally as Charlie Hough closed out the Sunday win.
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United Press International
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Los Angeles Dodgers
New York Mets
Pittsburgh Pirates
Cey
Dodgers
Mets
Pirates
Cincinnati
Steve Yeager
Charlie Hough
Pittsburgh
Houston
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Chicago
Oakland
Boston
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New York
Milwaukee
Texas
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California
Detroit
Minnesota
Cleveland
Astros
Dave Parker
Bob Robertson
Parker
Rennie Stennett
Robertson
Jose Cruz
Giants stun Steelers 24 7 in preseason clash at Princeton
Giants improve to 4 0 in exhibition play beating the defending world champions Pittsburgh 24 7. Morton connected with Rhodes for 33 yards and Summerell scored twice as Mendenhall fueled defense with a fourth quarter interception.
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Giants
Bill Arnsparger
New York
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Princeton
N.J
Craig Morton
Ray Rhodes
Ron Johnson
Carl Summerell
John Mendenhall
Steelers
Mendenhall
Arnsparger
Franco Harris
Pittsburgh
Morton
Rhodes
Johnson
George Hunt
Summerell
Oakland
San Francisco
New York Jets
Atlanta
St. Louis
San Diego
Los
29 Woman Spikers Qualify for Pan American Games
Twenty nine United States women track specialists qualified for the Pan American Games in Mexico City. Head coach Ed Temple of Tennessee State will lead a staff including Ken Foreman and Dave Rodda as the team trains in Los Alamos New Mexico before departing September 29 for the October 12 to 26 competition. The roster features Jan Merrill and Cindy Brenser for 1500 meters, Sharon Dabney and Pat Helms for 400 meters, Pamela Jiles for 100 meters, Brenda Morehead for 100 meter dash, and Deby LaPlante for 100 meter hurdles.
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UPI
United States
Mexico City
Ed Temple
Tennessee State
Ken Foreman
Falcon Track Club
Seattle
Wash
Dave Rodda
Lakewood International
Calif
Los Alamos
N.M
Mexico
U.S
Jan Merrill
Waterford
Conn
Cindy Brenser
Wisconsin Track Club
Sharon Dabney
Philadelphia Clippers
Pat Helms
Klub Keystone
Pamela Jiles
New Orleans
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Chris Speier
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