Rotary Pony League unbeaten with 9 0 record leads before games
Ukiah Rotary Club Pony League tops the standings at 9 0 as Bob Spagnola and assistants guide a powerful lineup. Key performances include Randy Spagnola and Jeff Burrell driving in multiple runs, Jay Bell delivering timely hits and a no hitter earlier by Bell against VFW, with Rotary defeating Kennedy Homes and Arctic Circle in tight contests. The squad features depth from Mike Sanders, Gary Crosby, Rick Stacy, and Ken Kyle as they chase a first league title in years.
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Bob,Spagnola
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Rotary Club
Bob Spagnola Jr
Doug Wooten
Bob Wattenburger
Anton Stadium
Rotary
Casey Stengel
Casey
Spagnola
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Yankees
Kennedy
Randy Spagnola
Jeff Burrell
Jay Bell
Burrell
Bell
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RBI
Joe Davis
Duane Nix
Vic. Eddens
Jeff Pearson
Bill Hill
Pat Halliday
Mike Sanders
Gary Crosby
Rick Stacy
Ken Kyle
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North
Little League
Pony- Colt
Pony-Colt
Bob
Rick
Randy
Georgia Pacific
Pacific
Don Schwank
Zimmie Potter
Tony Lopez
Tod Wildberger
Lopez
Potter
Arctic Circle
Dave Brooks
Mike’ Crudo
WEFW
VFW
Pargas
Chuck Anderson
Bill Norbury
Burell
Terry Wattenburger
Jim Staumbaugh
Bill “Hill
Gary Bozart
Mike Crudo
David Brooks
Matt Howard
Jeff Williamson
Williamson
Eddie Dunsing
the Circle
Ray McCain
Rich Kucz
Gere Firman
Gary Bozarth
Hill
Wade Boyman
Kurt Deering
Bob Kennedy
Volkswagen and Rotary lead busy score day across leagues
Volkswagen edged Thrasher 6 4 with Paul Hamilton scoring and Art Reid Frank Rhoades adding two hits each. Rotary outslugged Kennedy Homes 11 7 on 17 hits as Duane Nix Randy Spagnola and Jay Bell sparked the attack. Pargas edged VFW 7 6 in a tight battle while FW toppled Pargas 10 3 behind Wade Boyman and Chris Wren.
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Paul Hamilton
Thrasher
Art Reid
Frank Rhoades
Rotary
Kennedy
Duane Nix
Randy Spagnola
Jay Bell
Jeff
Burrell
Bell
Vick Eddens
Spagnola
VFW
Pargas
Wade’ Boyman
Chuck Anderson
Anderson
Chris Wren
Rich Kucz
Mark Christenson
Gerrard Christenson
Mark
Bill Norbury
Stone Delivers 1-0 Victory for Giants Over Dodgers
Steve Stone won his first decision of the season with a 1-0 shutout of the Dodgers. He allowed eight hits but got key defensive support as San Francisco offense produced a run in the second inning. Claude Osteen took the loss despite eight innings of work and solid pitching.
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Los Angeles Dodgers
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Charlie Fox
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Vida Blue wild in brief debut for Oakland
Vida Blue pitched one inning in his first 1972 action for the A's against the Chicago White Sox, walking four, giving up two hits and a wild pitch as Oakland lost 6-5 to snap a five-game skid. Manager Dick Williams called Blue nervous and said he did not need reporters piling on. Don Rose homered on the first pitch he saw in the big leagues.
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Dick Williams
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Angels
Art Klinger
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Don Rose
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Sandy Alomar
Giants Call Up Williams and Blanco Amid Trade Moves
San Francisco promotes Charlie Williams from Phoenix after the Willie Mays trade and adds Damasco Blanco, while sending Jim Ray Hart to the PCL club. Blanco hits .267 in Phoenix and Hart slumps to .190 with one homer. Also signs free agents Kevin Darke Ken Roberts and Reg Walton.
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UPI
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Phoenix
Charlie Williams
New York
Willie Mays
Giants
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Jim Ray Hart
Blanco
Hart
Kevin Darke
Norco
Calif
Ken Roberts
Lawndale
Reg .Walton
Compton
NCRA race schedule resumes after rain cancellations
Ukiah and Lakeport reopen tracks for Northern California Racing Association events featuring small super modified, super stocker and claimer divisions. Friday and Saturday night point races were postponed last weekend due to rain, delaying summer racing for drivers and farmers awaiting the events.
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Ukiah Fairgrounds
Lake County, Fairgrounds
Northern California Racing Association
Ukiah
Lakeport
Bobby Campbell
Bill Deschamps
Toward Munich Trials Linda Metheny and Cathy Rigby Tie
Linda Metheny of Champaign Illinois and Cathy Rigby of Long Beach battle for top honors as 1968 U S Olympic team members in the gymnastic trials at Long Beach. Both scored 19 points with 9 4 on vault and 9 6 on uneven bars tying for first. Joan Moore and Roxanne Pierce tied for third.
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Linday Metheny
Champaign
Ill
Cathy Rigby
Miss Metheny
Miss Rigby
Joan Moore
Philadelphia
Roxanne Pierce
Rockville
Miss Moore
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