This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1982
Page
9
Dan Bacot of Houndslake, famed for an epilepsy mimicking golf swing, drives straight up with a waggle knee turn. He hones an 18 handicap despite erratic shots ranging from 82 to 100 as pros marvel at his unique Bacot original.
Braves pitcher Bob Walk allowed three runs in eight innings but earned the win as Atlanta snapped a four-game skid by defeating the San Francisco Giants 7-3. Bob Horner Chris Chambliss Biff Pocoroba Royster and Walk each delivered two-out run-scoring hits in a five-run third inning. Steve Bedrosian closed with his seventh save as Atlanta trimmed its NL West deficit to six.
Houndslake Country Club hosts one day South Carolina Women's Golf Association event next Tuesday with a 120-player field and a 10 a.m. shotgun start. The Augusta-August schedule includes top amateurs from across the state and an awards luncheon after play on the Dogwood and Azalea courses.
Union American beat Aiken American 5 to 3 in the opening round as five Union runs were unearned due to Aiken errors. Marvin Smith limited Aiken to three batters in the sixth while Gene McCutcheon and Jerry Foster drove in key runs. Aiken’s Mazone and Cope each had two hits. Aiken drops to 0-1 and faces Midland next at 6 p.m. Union meets Hartsville National at 8 p.m. in the winners bracket.
Aiken All Stars fell to Boynton Georgia 6 to 2 in the opening round of the Dizzy Dean World Series. Georgia used a two run homer in the first and a third inning rally aided by a single double walk and error to pull ahead. Dawsey led Aiken with two hits while Darrell Tutt and David Young scored on miscues. Aiken to play West Bank Louisiana next at 3 p.m. EDT in double elimination.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.