Scrimms Open Locals With Weekend Football Scrimmage
Lompoc High and Santa Clara High staged a scoring-free scrimmage at Huyck Stadium as fans packed the stands. Santa Clara used a larger squad, while Lompoc’s Jim Spruill emphasized learning from mistakes and noted Jimmy Huyck’s solid showing under pressure ahead of the season opener with Hueneme.
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Dodgers Improve in Double Shutout of Braves
Los Angeles shaded San Francisco by half a game as the Dodgers swept Atlanta 12 0 and 4 0. Willie Crawford led with three hits and four runs while Downing and Sutton each earned a shutout and added 19 Dodger hits.
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Rookie QBs shine as NFL opener bursts with upsets
No 1 draft pick Jim Plunkett led New England past Oakland 20 6 and No 2 Archie Manning ran in a late TD to lift New Orleans 24 20. Upsets included Washington over St Louis 24 17 Giants over Green Bay 42 40 and Atlanta over San Francisco 20 17.
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Orioles surge to six game AL East lead after 8-1 win
Baltimore regained a six game margin in the AL East with an 8-1 victory over Detroit as Mike Cuellar pitched a four hitter and Frank Robinson collected three RBIs. The win follows a late Tigers rally and secures strong division position with eight games left for Detroit.
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