Dave Freeborn Signs Bonus Contract With Dodgers
Dave Freeborn former Shafter High School star from Buttonwillow has signed a bonus contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The freshman at Bakersfield signed last week five days after his 19th birthday at his uncle Chuck Lawson’s home in Bakersfield. A standout in football and baseball he hit .408 with 43 steals in his SHS senior year and previously played for the Renegades junior college team. He is a right handed hitter and shortstop and will report to spring training with the Dodgers before likely joining a Florida farm club.
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Kern Athletic Association sets Feb 8 cage tourney deadline
The Kern County Parks and Recreation Dept. announces an entry deadline of 5 p.m. on Monday February 8 for the Kern Athletic Association basketball tournament. Only teams with rosters from organized leagues may join, 40 teams max across three divisions, with awards for winners and runners up and consolation trophies. Games begin February 23 in Bakersfield area high school gyms.
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Three To Be Inducted Into Hall of Fame
The Bob Elias Hall of Fame will add three Kern County sports figures at the Fifth Installation dinner on February 4 at Ellis Hall corner 30th and H Streets. USC All American and Heisman winner Mike Garrett will join the class along with two others as the shrine reaches 21 inductees. A 6:30 social hour and 7:30 dinner follow, with annual dues set at 10 dollars and tickets available at the door.
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Kern County
Ellis Hall
Mike Garrett
San Diego Chargers
Don Johnson
Russ Letlow
Burel Bulkey
Hall of Fame
Herman Riese
Talk of the Town national pattern debate on holidays
A columnist criticizes shifting holiday observances tied to long weekends. The piece notes George Washington's Feb 22 birthday, questions observing on Mondays, and cites Shafter officials arguing school programs teach significance better than street celebrations. The author jokes about Groundhog Day and mentions varied dates for Admission Day and Groundhog Day across states.
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Carl Moyer
Bill Banks
California
Shafter Cagers Beat Highland Amid Valley Fog Disruptions
Shafter High's Ed Janzen's General team defeated Highland High 67 to 49 in a Tuesday clash, led by Ken Williams 21 points and 11 rebounds and Ken Carrasco with strong inside scoring. Wrestling and basketball schedules were delayed across Kern County as dense fog forced cancellations and rescheduled league games.
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Highland High School
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Ken Williams
Ken Carrasco
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Shafter
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Bill Calhoun
Sid Unruh
Rod Creekbaum
Lords
Dave Thompson
David Gaeta
Mike Dobrenen
Billy Sharp
Glen Berkshire
Mike Anderson
Richard Froehlich
Robert Pino
Hime
Tony Pino
Frank Torrigiani
Domingo Lopez
Anthony Taffera
Kern County
South Sequoia
Fog Shattered Highway Crash Baffles Kern County
A massive early morning pileup on Freeway 99 near Lerdo left 25 injured and prompted a four mile debris removal scene. CHP labeled it Kern County's worst crash as fog and high speeds collided, with eight tractor trailers involved and a $750000 damage estimate. Congress bill aims to align fiscal year with calendar year to improve oversight and budgeting timelines.
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Paul Groves
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Washington
Bob Mathias
Congress
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Dodgers to Meet USC in Exhibition Game
The Dodgers and University of Southern California will play an open to the public exhibition at Dodger Stadium on Sunday February 14. Dodgers will also hold a public workout at 11 30 a m that day. Newcomers Rich Allen and Duke Sims join a 40 man roster workout group including Willie Crawford Bob Darwin Willie Davis and Claude Osteen among others.
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Trojan
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Sims
St. Louis
Cleveland
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Willie Davis
Bill Grabarkewitz
Tom Hutton
Tim Johnson
Jim Lefebvre
Joe Moeller
Claude Osteen
Wes Parker
Bill Russell
Bill Singer
Jerry Stephenson
Bill Sudais
Don Sutton
Sandy Vance
Record Antelope Census Tallies 3800 in California
The 1971 aerial census on winter ranges in Modoc Lassen Siskiyou and Shasta counties counted 3800 pronghorns the highest since 1951 Ideal conditions helped. Last year tallies stood at 2983. The survey uses a single engine plane with a pilot and two observers and covers known winter ranges.
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Department of Fish and Game
Modoc
Lassen
Siskiyou
Shasta
Fish and Game Commission
Five Percent Drop Noted In State's Waterfowl Bag
California's 1970 71 waterfowl bag fell about five percent from the prior year. A record 108,143 hunters used 15 DFG managed areas ending January 17, bagging 183,617 ducks 17035 geese and 5794 coots totaling 206446 birds averaging 1.9 per hunter.
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Frank Kozlik
San Luis Wasteway State Area
Kesterson Nwr
San Luis Nwr
Sportsmen Invited to Present 1971 72 Regulation Recommendations
The Fish and Game Commission invites sportsmen to submit written recommendations for the 1971 72 hunting seasons and regulations by April 2 or present them in person at the Los Angeles meeting. The panel will hold three meetings starting April 2 in Los Angeles, April 30 in Redding, and a final May 21 session in Sacramento to announce and adopt regulations.
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Department of Fish and Game
Redding
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