Vida Blue A's star nears 20 win mark after 5-1 win
Vida Blue, the Oakland A's left hander, won his 14th game of a dazzling season by defeating the Washington Senators 5-1. At 21, he has six starts left before July 13 and could reach 20 wins before the All-Star break. Epilogue: Mike Epstein hit two homers off McLain, tying a two game major league record with four straight at bats.
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Solon
Mike Epstein
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NCAA track title race opens wide after ineligible rulings
UCLA and Oregon miss key scorers as NCAA track championships loom. James McAlister and Knut Kvalheim face scholastic ineligibility, while California loses Isaac Curtis under similar rules. With such stars sidelined, the field narrows to a wide open chase across West Coast powerhouses and others.
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UPI
UCLA
Oregon
California
National Collegiate Athletic Association
NCAA
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Bruins
University of Oregon Ducks
Kansas
Brigham Young
University of California
Knut Kvalheim
Finland
Bill Bowerman
Kvalheim
Soph
Isaac Curtis
The
Bears
Auto Dealers Lead South Ukiah Little League Race
Auto Dealers hold 12-2 lead as top three teams clash in pivotal 1971 South Ukiah Little League games. Palace Sport and Hobby Shop and Prescription Center battle for position with key matchups at Lions and Talmage, plus Saturday makeup games and recent wins shaping the title race.
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Prescription Center
Palace Sport and Hobby Shop
Palace
Talmage
Palace Sport and Hobby
Lions Little League Park
Masonite
Kiwanis
Pargas
Palace Sport
North Ukiah Little League Cameras Day and Candy Prize
North Ukiah Little League announces Saturday as Camera Day. All North Little League and North Coast League players report at 9 a.m. at Ukiah Jaycees North Little League diamond for uniform photos. At 10 a.m. prizes are awarded for top candy sellers. Mothers join in at 11 a.m. to demonstrate baseball skills and support their sons.
Giants pounded on road trip ends with loss in Philly
The San Francisco Giants, losers of 11 of 14 in June, fell 6-3 to the Philadelphia Phillies as Steve Stone lasted 4 2 3 innings. An unearned four runs scored after a third inning error by Alan Gallagher.
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West Coast
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Jim Bunning
Joe Hoerner
Philadelphia Phillies
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San Francisco
Stone
Alan Gallagher
USC seeks title as finals loom at College World Series
In Omaha, USC defends its 1970 crown against Southern Illinois after beating Tulsa 3 2 to reach the final. The Salukis earned a bye into the finals after a 3 1 round-robin showing with USC and Tulsa. Mark Sogge edged Tulsa ace Cliff Butcher in a ninth inning rally that produced Port’s game winning run.
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Neb
UPI
Southern California
Southern Illinois Salukis
Trojans
Southern Illinois
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
Salukis
Tulsa
Cliff Butcher
Jeff Port
Port
Phil Honeycutt
Honeycutt
Roger Adams
Jerry Tabb
Rollins Leads NCAA Golf Championship Halfway
Rollins College, returning with its 1970 title-winning lineup, tops the 72-hole NCAA college division golf championships after 36 holes at Bidwell Park. Rollins carded 590, six strokes ahead of Houston Baptist and San Fernando Valley State, with Mike Ford matching even par to stay in the individual chase alongside Daigle and Edwards. Seligman and Christensen boosted Houston Baptist and San Fernando Valley, while LSU New Orleans slipped to fourth and Chico State sat fifth at 607.
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Ord
Robert Seligman
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Bill Daigle
Southwestern Louisiana
Greg Edwards
Cal Poly
San Luis Obispo
Seligman
Dave Christensen
San Fernando Valley
New Orleans
Chico State
Coast tennis teams topple Deerwood visitors 12 7
Mendocino and Fort Bragg players from the Mendo Royal Racquet Society hosted Deerwood Swim-Tennis Club opponents. Results span men’s and women’s singles and doubles, with venues at the Baileys home and barbecued salmon by Hal Irish.
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Mendo Royal Racquet Society
Deerwood
Gordon Chism
George Hunter
Steve Miller
Carl Shrager
Russ Asbill
Rich Davis
Don Heller
John Bailey
Doug Ayres
Mack Brown
Joe Payne
Win Shumaker
Miller
Hunter
Chism
Paul Berger
Shrager-Rich
Brown-Asbill
Heller-Payne
Venna Stumpf
Aldine Miller
Bonnie Kirwan
Sybil Hinkle
Caroline Bailey
Marilyn Taubold
Rose Waring
Kim Kraft
Lottie Moise
Mary Casey
Elaine Kraft
John
Hal Irish
Races Return to Ukiah Friday Night All Ukiah racers seek repeats at home
Northern California Racing Association autos race Friday at 8 p.m. in Ukiah. Arnold Lyly of Ukiah and Dewey Johnson of Calpella defended wins from Lakeport last week in super modifieds and super stocks. Campbell, Perry, and local drivers contend for main-event and heat trophies as Lakeport’s results echo in Ukiah prep. Italy invited, Babe Ruth tourney team to Stamford in Aug. 12-19.
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Rich Perry
Campbell
Johnson
Armand Cataregli
Cloverdale
Carl Moore
Healdsburg
Armand
Gene Stacey
Rich Petty
Willits
Lee Stophler
Trenton
N.J
UPI
Italy
Stamford
Conn
Ukiah DiMaggio season opener rolls to 12 6 win
Ukiah DiMaggio opens 1971 with a 12 to 6 victory over Forestville El Molino in the DiMaggio season debut. Four first inning runs and six more in the second through sixth help Ukiah build a commanding lead. Jeff Haskell and Ron Carlton contributed key hits while Ken Kinewaft and Mike Deering added offense. Coach Al Snarski prepares for Sunday’s Anton Stadium doubleheader with Sebastopol starting at 1 p.m. and a 6 p.m. road game in Rohnert Park next week versus Rancho Cotate.
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Dave Johnson
Terry Hayes
Nathan Garrard
Prescription Center
Masonite
Eddie Dunsing
Chuck Anderson
Stu Miller
Dave Benson
Ukiah
Joe DiMaggio
DiMaggio
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Forestville
Anton Stadium
Sebastopol
Rohnert Park
Rancho Cotate
Jeff Haskell
Ken Kinewaft
Tommy Walker
John Kullman
Kullman
State Division of Forestry
Lee Rodrigue
al Snarski
Mike Tate
Santa Rosa J.C
Rod Christensen
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Gether
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Don Tacla
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