Braves Draft Seitz Top Pick in Amateur Draft
Atlanta selects 6-foot-6 lefty David Seitz from Texas as first pick in regular phase with 13th overall. secondary phase yields John Alva of Pima JC. Seitz, 20, left Texas to return home and pursue baseball after basketball at Texas. Braves also pick Lionel Gaston, James Rockey, and additional pitchers and position players in regular and secondary phases.
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Atlanta
Atlanta Braves
David Seitz
University of Texas
Braves
John Alva
Pima Junior College
Tucson
Ariz
Alva
Seitz
Texas
Birmingham
Ala
Shades Valley High
Longhorns
Lionel Gaston
Chicago
Triton Junior College
James Rockey
Sunnyvale
Calif
Kenneth Sebree
Rockledge
Fla
David Shotkoski
Hoffman Estates
Kendrick Bourne
Ontario
Canada
Chris Hawkins
Seneca
S.C
Adrian Willis
Mosheim
Tenn
Thomas Cantrell
Jonesboro
Michael Sander
Palmerton
Penn
Stanley Cook
Knoxville
Paul
Marak
Alamodorado
N.M
Barry Pearman
Tarrant
Thomas Brock
Garden City
Mich
Duane Crow
Vincennes
Ind
Douglas Wiley
Bridgeville
Del
Navratilova Dispatches Local Favorite in Washington Debut
Martina Navratilova opened her 1985 Washington campaign with a 6-3 6-1 win over Eleni Rossides, the high school senior local hero. The crowd roared as Rossides fought hard, while Navratilova avoided nerves and moved to the second round to face Carling Bassett. Other results included Manuela Maleeva defeating Kim Schaefer and Kathy Jordan beating Sharon Walsh. Camille Benjamin toppled Gabriela Sabatini.
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Washington
Martina Navratilova
Navratilova
Eleni Rossides
Rossides
Rassides
Eugene
U.S
Canada
Carling Bassett
Mima Jansovec
Carling
Martina
Bassett
Manuela Maleeva
Bulgaria
Kim Schaefer
Kathy Jordan
Sharon Walsh
Camille Benjamin
Gabriela Sabatini
Argentina
Lewis Named AP Male Athlete of the Year
Carl Lewis won the Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year after sweeping four events at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. He repeated the feat of Jesse Owens and led a fields of Dan Marino Doug Flutie Edwin Moses and Eric Dickerson in voting. He will receive the award February 21 in Tampa with Mary Lou Retton.
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New York
Carl Lewis
Lewis
Jesse Owens
Associated Press
Byron Nelson
Don Budge
Dan Marino
Miami Dolphins
Doug Flutie
Boston College
Edwin Moses
Eric Dickerson
Los Angeles Rams
Tampa
Fla
Mary Lou Retton
United States
Owens
U.S
Joe Douglas
Michael Jackson
Los Angeles Coliseum
Jackson
Retton
Mahaffey Leads Desert Classic After First Round
John Mahaffey, defending champion, shoots 6 under 66 to share the first round lead at the Bob Hope Desert Classic in Palm Springs. He ties with Craig Stadler Doug Tewell and Gil Morgan as a late surge and strong finishing holes set the pace at Bermuda Dunes.
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Mahaffey
Hope
Palm Springs
Calif
John Mahaffey
Gerald Ford
Bermuda Dunes
Craig Stadler
Doug Tewell
Gil Morgan
Stadler
Tewell
la Quinta
Morgan
Tamarisk
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