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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 2004
Page
13
Lance Armstrong rides into history on the Champs Elysées to claim a record sixth Tour de France title. He glances back at his past cancer battle and soaks in champagne and praise from rivals and President Bush as the Arc de Triomphe overlooks his victory.
The Dixie Junior Boys World Series begins Thursday at Citizens Park in Aiken with opening ceremonies at 5 p.m. and six pool games at 6 p.m. The 13 year old tournament features 24 All Star teams from the Southeast and runs through August 5. Tickets are 5 dollars for adults and 3 for ages 7 to 17, with a 25 dollar six day pass. North Augusta and Aiken host the opening games at Citizens Park II and fans will see 24 games across six pools of four teams each.
Holly Hill rallied from behind with four fifth inning runs to beat Aiken American 5-4 in the Dixie Youth 11-12 year old state tournament. Rod Sims 2-for-3 with an RBI helped Aiken, while Carl Elliot belted a three run homer for the losers as Dr. Coppinger pitched two shutout innings.
Atlanta scores three runs off New York fielding errors to finish the series with a 4-3 victory. HAL BOCK reports from Associated Press.
The Braves improved to 32-38 but then won 20 of 27 to rise to first in the NL East. J D Drew hit his 24th homer as Mike Hampton pitched six strong innings in a 4-3 victory over the Mets. Wright and Matsui errors aided Braves’ scoring.
Kurt Busch won the Siemens 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway to move closer to the Nextel Cup title with seven races left in the Chase. Dale Earnhardt Jr. rode out injuries to finish in the points and remains second, as Jimmie Johnson widened his series lead.
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