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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1987
Page
6
Pittsburg Pirates face the Atlanta Braves at 7:35 p.m. on WTBS and the Boston Celtics play the Los Angeles Lakers at 9 p.m. on WRDW and WLTX.
Defending champion Rob Hrubala of Aiken and 1976 medalist Chris Patton of Fountain Inn paced eight players into the quarterfinals of the 15th annual South Carolina Match Play Championship in Columbia. Hrubala edged Heyward Sullivan after a 18-foot par putt on the 18th.
Ken Griffey Jr. could become the first son of a major league player to be the No. 1 pick in the nation as the Seattle Mariners opened the amateur baseball draft. Griffey is an outfielder from Moeller High School in Cincinnati, son of Braves outfielder Ken Griffey.
Dwight Gooden struck out 10 and walked three over six scoreless innings for the Tidewater Tides in a final tuneup before his first Mets start of the year against Pittsburgh. The performance reinforced the verdict of peers that he is ready for Shea Stadium action.
Derrick Fenner, UNC tailback, reportedly drove home to Maryland as authorities issued a first degree murder warrant in a drug related shooting. Hyattsville detectives say they kept in touch with him via a phone in his car. Sugar Ray Leonard aided police in locating a missing 18 month old child in Washington DC after a daytime abduction report.
Phil Niekro pitched for Cleveland to a 9-6 win over Detroit as he and brother Joe set a major league record with 530 combined victories. Joe joined him after a later Yankees loss to California, tying the mark once held by Gaylord and Jim Perry at 529.
LA rides a strong home turnout and star Magic Johnson to open the Finals at the Forum as heavy bettors back the Lakers to beat Boston. Pat Riley warns against overconfidence while noting Boston’s resilience after two seven game series. Bird’s late stanzas struggle in the final quarters of regular season meetings.
Defending champion Chris Evert defeated Italy’s Raffaella Reggi 6-2 6-2 to advance to the women’s semifinals for the ninth consecutive year. Evert, the No. 3 seed, eyes an eighth title as she prepares to meet the Navratilova-Kohde-Kirsch winner.
A reporter compares cricket to baseball in London, noting batsmen, bowlers, wickets and overs. The piece explains field setup and scoring while implying confusion at the unfamiliar sport as the narrator tries to grasp the rules.
The writer contrasts British cricket with American sports noting mood and rules. Paul of Lloyds explains cricket's method while an American narrator reflects on “out” and “inning” concepts. He compares chase for victory to British gentility and McEnroe headlines, then imagines a three day World Series of cricket.
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