Dove season opens with favorable weather across Nipomo and Santa Maria
Warm weather over the weekend boosts expectations for opening day with plentiful doves on the Nipomo Mesa and Santa Maria River bottom. California fish and game splits the state into two zones for waterfowl with diverse dates and limits. northern hunters get an 86 day season through January 11 while the south earns a 77 day split.
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Nipomo Mesa
Santa Maria
State Fish and Game Commissions
Bakersfield
Owens Valley
Tule Lake
Colorado River
DFG
California
Arizona
Mexico
Imperial
Riverside
San Bernardino
Kern County
Lars
Department of Fish and Game
Bob
Beth Erwin
Arroyo Grande
Morro Bay
Lopez Lake
San Luis Obispo County
Nacimiento
Camp Roberts
Nacimiento Lake
Margarita Lake
Margarita
Cachuma Lake
Cachuma
Bill Brooks
Sprinter Tommie Smith Fails in Bengals Tryout
Speed star Tommie Smith did not win a spot with the Cincinnati Bengals this season as coach Paul Brown released seven players including Smith. Also cut were John Guillory Mike Clemons Bill Kindricks Barry Brown Jeff Richardson Bruce Coslet and added Talburt and Parks. Jets Eagles Redskins Steelers action follows with other roster moves and injuries noted.
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United Press International
Swift
Tommie Smith
Bob Hayes
Cincinnati Bengals
Smith
Paul Brown
Bengals
John Guillory
Mike Clemons
Bill Kindricks
Barry Brown
Jeff Richardson
Bruce Coslet
Pat Talburt
Kansas City
Ernie Parks
Oakland
New York Jets
Mike D’amato
Weeb Ewbank
Ray Hayes
Karl Henke
Gary Roberts
George Nock
Mike Hall
Vince Lombardi
Washington Redskins
Tim Norton
Detroit
Don Bandy
Aaron Martin
Bob Shannon
Dennis Hale
Philadelphia Eagles
Notre Dame
John Huarte
Larry Conjar
Eagles
Bob Kuechenberg
Dan Berry
Donny Shanklin
al Lavan
Bob Tucker
Wade Key
Pittsburgh Steelers
Marv Woodson
Sam Davis
Prep grid drills underway today at Lompoc and Cabrillo
High school football in the fall season began with first official workouts at Lompoc and Cabrillo high schools. Coaches Jim Spruill and Evert Jones reported strong turnout expectations, with 81 and 54 varsity players respectively plus sizable freshman groups. Both squads emphasized conditioning, attitude, and readiness, as Lompoc hosts Hueneme and Cabrillo travels to Santa Ynez on opening night.
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Lompoc
Cabrillo
Jim Spruill
Evert Jones
Spruill
Jones
Santa Barbara
Lompoe
Hueneme High School
Huyck Stadium
Santa Ynez
Allison sparks Twins win with bunt and triple
Bob Allison delivers a bases loaded triple for three RBIs and bunts home a run as the Twins beat Cleveland 7-5. Other AL results see Boston, Baltimore, Washington, New York and Detroit winning. NL leaders include Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, San Francisco, St. Louis and San Diego. Also notes on a harness track exacta payout and a youth football clinic set for September.
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Mike Quane
UPI
Minnesota
Bob Allison
Allison
Twins
Cleveland
Boston
Oakland
Baltimore
Chicago
Milwaukee
Washington
California
New York
Seattle
Detroit
Kansas City
Royals
Pittsburgh
Atlanta
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Montreal
St. Louis
Houston
San Diego
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Dean Chance
McDowell
Rick Renick
Rico Petrocelli
Davis extends Dodgers streak in win over Mets
Willlie Davis extended his hitting streak to 29 as the Dodgers beat the Mets 10 6. The win kept Los Angeles a half game behind San Francisco in the Western Division while Chicago and other rivals won. Davis drove in two runs and scored twice as LA pounced on Koosman and Koonce for seven early runs.
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Oakland
Lee Stange
Sal Bando
Boog Powell
Baltimore
Jim Palmer
White Sox
Palmer
Mike Hegan
Seattle
Yankees
Mel Stottlemyre
Pilots
Bobby Murcer
Washington
California
Mike Epstein
Sandy Alomar
Angels
Detroit
Kansas City
Ike Brown
Willie Horton
Brown
Jim Price
Luis Alcaraz
Moe Drabowsky
Royals
Drabowsky
Davis
Dodger
Zack Wheat
Los Angeles
New York Mets
San Francisco
Mets
Chicago
Montreal
Pittsburgh
Atlanta
St. Louis
Houston
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Jerry Koosman
Cal Koonce
Ken Henderson
Jim Davenport
Don Mason
Bobby
Lunn wins Hartford Open in four hole playoff
Bob Lunn the 24 year old Sacramento golfer won the Greater Hartford Open after a four hole sudden death playoff over Dave Hill. Lunn clinched with a 15 foot birdie at the 15th hole while Hill missed from 25 feet. Hill had birdied 17 and 18 to force the playoff.
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Sacramento
Calif
Lunn
Dave Hill
Wethersfield Country Club
Hill
Pepitone Reinstated by Yankees After Public Apology
Joe Pepitone, 28, returns to the New York Yankees after a three day suspension for abandoning the club. He explains low spirits due to false financial stories, apologizes to teammates, the press, and the public, and denies Mafia loan shark involvement. He was fined 500 dollars and reinstated following a meeting with Michael Burke and Ralph Houk.
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NEW York
UPI
Joe Pepitone
New York Yankees
Michael Burke
Ralph Houk
Seattle Pilots
Pepitone
Burke
Houk
Yankee
Welcome Teachers golf tourney honors teachers from Lompoc area
Tate and Olson tied for low gross with 80s at the sixth annual Welcome Teachers golf tournament at Village Country Club. They led a six stroke win over Inglee and Samson, with Bickford fifth, Porter low net, and a 64-player field.
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Lompoc
Village Country Club
Myron Boe
Glen Abrahamson
Dale Olson
Olson
Bob Tate
Dan Johnson
Vandenberg Junior High School
Welcome Teachers
Clint Inglee
Lompoc Senior High
Ray Simonson
Lompoc Junior High
Cabrillo Senior High
Bob Bickford
John Porter
Cabrillo
Vandenberg Junior High
Ann Gowdey
Alice Milligan
Carol Burke
Sue Justis
Ruth Hadley
Aussies Dominate U S Open Tennis Quarterfinal Lineup
Australians Roy Emerson Rod Laver Ken Rosewall Tony Roche Fred Stolle John Newcombe advance toward the men’s quarterfinals as Arthur Ashe drives a U S Open defense with a bruising schedule. Pancho Gonzalez and Marty Riessen push through for potential American late momentum while Nancy Richey and Virginia Wade headline the women’s semifinals.
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Steve Snider
UPI
Forest Hills
N.Y
Australia
United States
Arthur Ashe
Gum Spring
Arthur
Manuel Santana
Spain
Rod Laver
Ken Rosewall
Roy Emerson
Rosewall
John Newcombe
Marty Riessen
Evanstown
Tony Roche
Pancho Gonzalez
Malibu
Calif
Fred Stolle
Roger Taylor
England
Earl
Butch’’ Buchholz
St. Louis
Andres Gimeno
Dennis Ralston
Bakersfield
Ashe
Santana
Gel
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Red & Gun
Particu
Washington, Pa
the Meadows
Princess Strong
Chessie Wick
Noble van
Little Augie
Youth Grid League States Clinic
Pioneer Park
Dodgers
Gary Kale
Willie Davis
Joe DiMaggio
DiMaggio
al Smith
Jim Bagby
Bonds
Ray Sadecki
Bill Stoneman
Gene Alley
Willie Stargell
Bob Moose
Gary Kolb
Pirates
Steve Carlton
Wethersfield, Conn
Big Bob Lunn
Gary
Tate, Olson
Emerson
Roy Barth
Ilie Nastase
Nancy Richey
San Angelo
Tex
Billie Jean King
Long Beach
Britain
Virginia Wade
Julie Heldman
Miss Wade
Margaret Smith Court
Karen Krantzcke
Miss Richey
Rosemary Casals
Peaches Bartkowicz
Hamtramck
Mich
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