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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1985
Page
6
The schedule lists a Pirates versus Braves exhibition game at 7:35 with TBS. Also shown is an NFL exhibition between the Bears and Cowboys at 8 p.m. on ABC.
Clemson coach Danny Ford supervised two morning workouts and a large afternoon scrimmage as the Tigers ready for the season opener on Sept. 14 against Virginia Tech. Ford praised the team's effort and discipline, noting the early session followed rain that washed out a practice.
The No. 17 Gamecocks held a 60 minute scrimmage at Williams-Brice before 6000 fans. Raynard Brown and Mike Hold connected for scoring plays as the offense showed signs while the defense produced key stops led by Shed Diggs and Kenneth Robinson. Coach Joe Morrison called it a solid tuneup ahead of next weekend's opener against The Citadel.
The annual high school football jamboree was halted after three quarters as heavy rain and lightning threatened safety. South Aiken coach John Wagoner and Aiken coach Eddie Buck praised the decision, noting fan and player safety as the priority. North Augusta and Midland Valley had produced a 7-7 tie in the third as the weather ended play.
West German teen Boris Becker, fresh off his Wimbledon win, eyes his second consecutive Grand Slam as he heads into the U S Open at the National Tennis Center. He predicted he ranks No 3 behind McEnroe and Lendl and faces Peter Doohan in the opening round while McEnroe meets Shlomo Glickstein.
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