Champs for Now but Not Forever in Wimbledon Final
The piece notes Bjorn Borg after beating Roscoe Tanner in a five set Wimbledon final and discusses his four straight titles and 28-match run. Martina Navratilova, age 22, is praised as powerful and graceful as she defends her Wimbledon title and eyes further records alongside rivals like Lenglen Wills King and Evert.
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Bjorn Borg
Martina Navratilova
Borg
Roscoe Tanner
Martina
Suzanne Lenglen
Helen Wills
Margaret Court
Billie Jean King
Lenglen
Wills
King
Tanner
Jimmy Connors
Ken Rosewall
Connors
Pancho Segura
Arthur Ashe
Firebrand
Manuel Orantes
Guillermo Vilas
Vijay Amritraj
Brian Teacher
John McEnroe
Chris Evert Lloyd
Tracy Austin
Pam Shriver
Czechoslovakia
Hana Mandlikova
Bjorn
Stacy Wins Sixth LPGA Title in Three Way Open Playoff
Hollis Stacy, 25, Georgia, edged Judy Rankin and Laura Baugh in a three way sudden death playoff at Harbour Trees Golf Club. Carding 74 67 72 to finish 3 under par 213, she earned her sixth pro victory and her bid for a third consecutive U.S. Women's Open crown. Stacy announced her decision to play after initially skipping the event.
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Noblesville, Ind
Hollis Stacy
Stacy
Judy Rankin
Laura Baugh
LPGA
Harbour Trees Golf Club
Comebacks Spark Dixie Youth Sub-District Openers
In Graniteville Gregg Park defeated North Augusta American 24-10 as Scotty Koon had four hits including two doubles and Joey Sanders added two. Scott Pate took the loss. Langley-Bath-Clearwater beat Aiken American 21-9 capitalizing on 30 walks as the defending champions raced to a 13-0 lead.
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Graniteville
Gregg Park
Langley-Bath-Clearwater
Dixie
William C. Lott
Scotty Koon
North Augusta
Joey Sanders
Scott Pate
L-B-C
Aiken
North Augusta National
Edgefield
Quinn Talbert
Lyle Usry
Aiken American
North Augusta American
Aiken National
LBC
Belvedere
Belvedere rallies to defeat Aiken National 12 to 11
Belvedere erased a 12-11 win after trailing 9 6 late, with John Bryant delivering a bases loaded two run double in the sixth and Frank Ferrando driving in the final run. LB C beat Aiken while Edgefield edged North Augusta National in a pair of late scoring finishes.
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Raymond Batchelor
LBC
Spence Beard
Jeremy Jimmies
Belvedere
Aiken
John Bryant
Frank Ferrando
Brad Kauffman
Pat Henson
Trent Terry
Keith Murray
Edgefield
Carew Tops All Star Voting But Will Miss Game
Rod Carew led the American League in All Star votes with 3,997,081 but will not play in Seattle on June 17 due to ligament damage in his right thumb. Cecil Cooper will start at first base for the AL, joining Roy Smalley Darrell Porter Frank White George Brett Jim Rice Fred Lynn Carl Yastrzemski in the AL lineup. Smalley led NL shortstops with a .362 average and 2,572,331 votes, their first All Star appearance. White and Porter also earned starting spots. Major league voting crowned NL starters Steve Garvey Davey Lopes Larry Bowa Mike Schmidt Ted Simmons Dave Parker George Foster Dave Winfield. Schmidt topped NL with 3,165,546 votes. Simmons will miss the game with a broken left wrist. Johnny Bench will start.
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NEW York
Rod Carew
Bowie Kuhn
California Angels
Bob Lemon
Seattle
Kingdome
Carew
Cecil Cooper
Milwaukee
Roy Smalley
Minnesota Twins
Darrell Porter
Frank White
George Brett
Kansas City Royals
Jim Rice
Fred Lynn
Carl Yartrzemski
Boston Red Sox
Smalley
Bucky Dent
White and Porter
Thurman Munson
Boston
Carlton Fisk
White
Willie Randolph
Yankees
Rice
Lynn
Reggie Jackson
Yastrzemski
Steve Garvey
Davey Lopes
Los Angeles Dodgers
Larry Bowa
Mike Schmidt
Philadelphia Phillies
Ted Simmons
St. Louis Cardinals
Dave Parker
Pittsburgh Pirates
George Foster
Cincinnati Reds
Dave Winfield
San Diego Padres
Schmidt
Garvey
Pete Rose
Phils
Simmons
Johnny Bench
Nelson wins Western Open in playoff drama
Larry Nelson captures the Western Open title at Butler National after a final round 76 and a 2 under par tally 286. Nelson defeats Ben Crenshaw in a playoff and earns $54,000, moving to second on the money list behind Tom Watson. Crenshaw salvages the playoff bid with a late birdie to force extra holes.
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Oak Brook
Ill
Larry Nelson
Gil Morgan
Tom Watson
Nelson
Dan Pohl
Pohl
Ben Crenshaw
Bruce Devlin
Crenshaw
Butler National Golf Club
Watson
Schmidt's bat heats up as Phillies beat Giants 5 3
Mike Schmidt slugged his 28th homer as Philadelphia tied San Francisco 3 3 in the sixth before Pete Rose drove in the decisive run with a seventh inning single. Schmidt also powered five homers in three games, nearing the era of six hit by six players.
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Mike Schmidt
Philadelphia
Chicago
Dave Kingman
Kingman
Phillies
San Francisco
Pete Rose
Giants
Schmidt
Tony Lazzeri
Gus Zernial
Lee May
Frank Thomas
Ralph Kiner
Cubs
Astros
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
Yankees
Rickey Henderson
Oakland
Tiant
Indians
Washington Senators
Rangers
Blue Jays
John Ellis
Texas
White Sox
Royals
Greg Pryor
Kansas City
Twins
Cleveland
Dave Rosello
Minnesota
Mike Marshall
Dave Goltz
Location decides night as Red Sox pound McLaughlin at Kingdome
Boston hitters clout four homers including two by Carlton Fisk to beat Seattle 8-2 marking another loss for Byron McLaughlin. Seattle manager Darrell Johnson blamed poor fastball location as the Red Sox tighten their gap on the Orioles.
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Boston
Steve Renko
Seattle
Mariners
Byron McLaughlin
Red Sox
Kingdome
McLaughlin
Byron
Darrell Johnson
Carlton Fisk
Baltimore Orioles
California Angels
Orioles
Angels
John Lowenstein
Billy Smith
Baltimore
California
Scott McGregor
Sammy Stewart
Don Stanhouse
Brewers
Tigers
Ben Oglivie
RBI
Recreation Results From Aiken Church League Standings
Last week results show Memorial Baptist 8 First Presbyterian Youth 4 and Montmorenci Baptist 9 Second Baptist 6. Upcoming schedule lists Monday through Thursday games among Memorial Warrenville First Baptist groups St Pauls Montmorenci and First Presbyterian teams.
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Aiken Recreation
Memorial Baptist
First Presbyterian
Montmorenci Baptist
Second Baptist
Montmorenci
First Baptist
Davis Welding
Adkinson
Beecham
Aiken
Dupont
Memorial
City Slickers
Omega Omelettes
Parkettes
Salley
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Grimsley
Will Grimsley
Champs
Jason Corley
Rob Matwick
By Bruce Lowitt
Dodgers
Expos
Rick Sutcliffe
Montreal
Braves
Cardinals
Jerry Royster
Atlanta
St. Louis
Reds
Pirates
Dan Driessen
Fred Norman
Willie Stargell
Pittsburgh
Padres
Mets
Doug Flynn
Andy Hassler
Tom Hausman
AP Sports Writer
Hornet Booster Club
Aiken Hornet
Aiken High
Dan Ratchford
Toronto
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