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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1996
Page
9
In the spotlight with the Padres, a player hit two homers and drove in the team's first four runs in an 8 0 victory over the Mets.
Houston is finalizing a deal to acquire Charles Barkley from Phoenix as contractors Watt: Sam Cassell and forwards Robert Horry Mark Bryant and Chucky Brown head to the Suns. Barkley confirmed Houston was his first choice and Phoenix plans a 7 p.m. news conference to announce the trade. Barkley, 33, has two years left on a 4.6 million-dollar-per-season contract.
Aiken Post 70 competes in the American Legion Baseball Southeast Regionals in Salisbury, North Carolina, aiming for regional supremacy and a berth in the national tournament. Strong teams and local talent vie for top honors as the event unfolds.
Sports on TV lists events for the day including the Fred Meyer Challenge on ESPN at 4 30 p m and a Vikings at Dolphins football game on ESPN at 8 p m plus Little League World Series on WJBF and ESPN2 with baseball action.
Aiken Post 26 outlasted Memphis 9 7 in 15 innings to stay alive in the Southeast Regionals at Catawba College. Brandon Kelly earned the win as Post 26 improved to 33 7 and zero losses in the double elimination, with Ernie Bennett homering and Tito Holloway catching all 15 innings.
In the 21st annual Aiken Golf Classic at the 104 year old Palmetto Golf Club, Joe Hendrick shot 74 to edge Kenny Wiland and Al Fortney by two strokes. Wiland faltered with six bogeys in the final stretch as Hendrick rallied after early trouble to secure the title in his first appearance.
Chipper Jones delivered the game winning run as Atlanta beat Pittsburgh 2-1. Mike Mordecai made a spectacular sliding catch in foul territory to preserve the lead, prompting praise from Jones and Mordecai. Maddux worked seven innings. Borowski earned the win.
Dale Jarrett clawed from 11th to win the GM Goodwrench 400 at Michigan International Speedway. He passed Mark Martin on lap 193, beating him by 0.168 seconds as Terry Labonte finished third. Jarrett’s Ford Thunderbirds turned 139.792 mph with tire strategy key to victory.
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