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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1987
Page
7
At 7:35 p.m. the Atlanta Braves visit the Pittsburgh Pirates on WTBS. At 8:00 p.m. the St Louis Cardinals play the Chicago Bears on WJBF.
Atlanta sends reliever Gene Garber to Kansas City for a player to be named later after a 4-3 defeat to St Louis. Garber, who has pitched for the Braves since 1978, expressed wish for more impact as Atlanta sits 12 games behind first in the NL West and had previously traded Doyle Alexander to Detroit.
Boxing history made as Lloyd Honeyghan stops Gene Hatcher in 40 seconds in Marbella to defend the WBC IBF welterweight titles. He eyes a unification bout with Marlon Starling, the top WBC IBF contender who recently dethroned Mark Breland. Starling leads in the WBA rankings as of August.
Mario Andretti, despite a separated shoulder, led from start to finish to win the Living Well-Provimi 50 lap 200 mile Indy car race at Road America. A record 65 000 spectators watched as he beat Geoff Brabham by 41.08 seconds in a Lola Chevy with Brabham driving a March Honda.
Jimmy Burgess of Kingstree captured his third Southern 500 Golf Tournament in a three way playoff at Darlington Country Club. He finished 212 after rounds of 68 72 72, tying with Rick Beasley of Hartsville and Joe Hendrick of Chesterfield. Burgess birdied the par 5 10th in the playoff while the others parred. The event drew 180 players and serves as the penultimate countdown to the Southern 500 NASCAR race at Darlington Raceway on Sept. 6.
Jamaican sprinter Ben Johnson clocked 9.83 seconds to break Calvin Smith’s 9.93 record at the World Track and Field Championships. Johnson’s feat, at sea level, drew praise from rival Carl Lewis and positions him as world No. 1 ahead of Lewis. Johnson traces a path from Toronto club beginnings to Olympic gold and a string of international titles.
Tennessee edged Iowa 23-22 at the Kickoff Classic as Phil Reich kicked three late field goals and Jeff Francis directed late scoring drives. Regg ie Cobb rushed 102 yards, earning MVP honors in his collegiate debut for the Volunteers.
Billy Mayfair defeated Eric Rebmann 4 and 3 to win the 87th U S Amateur at Jupiter Hills Club in Jupiter Florida. The Arizona State senior and 1986 Public Links champion finished 2 over par in the 36 hole final and earned an automatic berth in next year’s U S Open.
Akron Ohio report notes Curtis Strange after winning the World Series of Golf weighs his future as he leads money list and Nabisco Grand Prix points. He may skip Nabisco Championship in San Antonio due to Japanese contracts, risking official earnings and Player of the Year race. He plans a week off to decide and remains open to changing course.
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