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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1987
Page
6
A 4 p.m. TV slot features Major League Baseball with the Atlanta Braves visiting the San Diego Padres on WTBS.
Nineteen scholarship freshmen and about 25 walk-ons joined the South Carolina Gamecocks as freshman drills began under Coach Joe Morrison. Morrison called the initial session good, noting the favorable weather. He said the next days will serve as an evaluation period before varsity practices start Friday and Monday.
Brad Woodall allowed 12 strikeouts to lift Dentsville to a 6-5 victory over Hartsville in the South Carolina American Legion baseball championship opener. Woodall improved to 11-0, while Hartsville’s Lewis Daniels took the loss at 8-3 despite fanning 10. Dentsville moved to 1-0 in the series and 25-6 on the season.
Ales sandro Andrei of Italy broke the world record with a 75 feet 2 inch throw at an international meet in Viareggio. The Olympic gold medalist in 1984 surpassed Udo Bayer's 74 3 fourth inch mark set in East Berlin on August 20 1986.
Portland reports say contract talks between the NBA Players Association and the league have unofficially broken off following a July 15 New York meeting over the right of first refusal. The stance leaves unresolved the key issue of free agent matching power for teams.
Jack Nicklaus, playing the Castle Pines course he designed, fired a 5 under par 67 to lead the Wednesday first round of the International. He earned 12 points under the modified Stableford system, with five birdies on the back nine and is among 39 players advancing to Friday. Greg Norman, Tom Watson, Craig Stadler, Peter Jacobsen, Ken Green, and Scott Simpson also moved on. Mark O’Meara won a playoff for the last spot.
World welterweight champion Mark Breland, 18-0 pro with 12 KOs, defends his title against Marlon Starling in a 15 round bout at The Township Auditorium Columbia. The fight marks Breland’s first title defense and first world championship bout in South Carolina.
Brazil defeated the United States 3 2 in volleyball as the U S suffered its first Pan Am Games team loss. The day featured broad U S success in basketball softball baseball and track with Ella Wilde's 15 strikeout no hitter and Judi Brown King breaking 400 meter hurdles records.
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