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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1986
Page
9
Padres visit Braves for a televised baseball game on WTBS at 7 40 p m. Braves host in Atlanta as San Diego bats tour the National League.
Cincinnati confirms Tony Perez retirement ending a 23 year major league career. Perez says the plan to honor him at an Oct. 4 game came as a surprise and he would have announced later. He plans to finish with about 50 games remaining this season.
SUWANEE Ga AP Tim Green the first round draft choice ended his contract dispute with the Atlanta Falcons and signed a four year deal reportedly worth 1.425 million with equal drought relief donations to Georgia farmers. Green a Syracuse linebacker called it a total relief and a best day of his life. The Falcons also acquired quarterback Ed Luther from the Chargers in a trade for Ronnie Washington and signed cornerback Dennis Woodbury formerly of the Birmingham Stallions USFL.
College Park officials say cancelations and rescheduling of seven Maryland fall games will cost at least 75000. The changes aim to boost academics and help players cope with the death of Len Bias and indictments of two teammates. Bias died of cocaine intoxication June 19.
Former Georgia Tech running back Robert Lavette comments on Herschel Walker joining the Dallas Cowboys backfield. Lavette says he plans to make the team and is not worried about competition, though Walker's presence could limit his running back playing time.
Dallas reaches a five year 5 million contract with Herschel Walker making him the NFLs top earning running back. signing bonus exceeds 1.4 million with annual salaries around 700 thousand. Walker joins Tony Dorsett in a dream backfield debated by Tony Dorsett and others.
Ken Griffey's single set up Chris Chambliss who belted a three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth as Atlanta rallied from a 7-4 deficit to beat San Diego 8-7. Omar Moreno added five hits for the Braves while Goose Gossage faltered in relief.
Dallas Cowboys reportedly agreed to a five year five million deal for Herschel Walker. Tony Dorsett said he would be unhappy if true and indicated he expects to be traded or compensated, criticizing the club’s salary structure and publicity stance. He sought talks with team executives to verify the Walker figures.
Greg Norman misses the Castle Pines event cut after a 79 under the Stableford scoring format used for the tournament. He laments limited practice time and a late-arriving field due to rain delays and hotel disruption while Bob Tway overtakes him in the year’s money standings.
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