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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1986
Page
9
Morning to midnight list of NBC WTBS ESPN and WMTC programs. Includes Wimbledon coverage at 9 a.m. on NBC and Goodwill Games at noon on WTBS plus key MLB games Detroit at Texas or Seattle at Boston and Expos at Braves on WTBS.
Dixie Youth Minor League for ages 8-9 begins Monday July 7 and runs all week at Riverview Park in North Augusta. Dixie Major League ages 17-18 starts Saturday July 12 and ends Thursday July 17 at Riverview Park. State Pre Majors ages 15-16 starts July 19 and runs through July 24 at Riverview Park. Also Bamberg at Aiken July 7 Barnwell at Aiken July 9 and Aiken at Orangeburg July 11 at Riverview.
Crazy Moon from Dogwood Farms Stables captures the one and one sixteenth mile Cozzene Stakes at Monmouth Park earning $20,000 of the $35,000 purse. It marks Dogwood Farms 51st winner. Rob Stevens notes the horse has two stakes wins, five placings and over $270,000 in career earnings.
The South Aiken girls team calls a 10 a.m. July 8 meeting in the school gym for girls interested in varsity or junior varsity play. The boys team holds a July 10 meeting at 6 p.m. in the gym for boys seeking varsity or junior varsity sign up.
The article notes Roger Clemens was dominating the 1986 season before an unexpected setback hit the Boston Sox ace. Ted Turner organized the Goodwill Games continuing promotion with mixed reactions as the event began.
Martina Navratilova defeated Hana Mandlikova 7 6 6 3 to win her fifth straight Wimbledon title. Mandlikova led late in the first set but Navratilova served superbly and prevailed in a tiebreak, with Mandlikova citing heavy balls from rain as a factor.
Becker faces Lendl in today’s men’s final aired by NBC. Mandlikova slips on grass and later changes shoes amid a tense set, as Navratilova dominates with power serves and all court play.
Boris Becker meets Ivan Lendl in the Wimbledon final for a grass power test. Becker seeks to extend his 13 match Wimbledon run and defend his youthful champion status while Lendl, aiming for a Wimbledon title to add to his French and US titles, showcases peak form and speed.
Bryn Smith snapped a 29 at bat drought with a fourth inning two run blast as the Montreal Expos beat Atlanta 12 to 5. Tim Wallach and Wayne Krenchicki each drove in three runs while Wallach added four hits in the victory.
Pete Rose, 45, admits a rough season as Reds star and player manager. Once cheered at Riverfront, he now faces boos as Cincinnati struggles toward last in the NL West. He recalls hitting 4192 for Ty Cobb and notes fan backlash grows with losses and no wins.
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