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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1987
Page
6
ESPN airs the LPGA McDonald’s Classic at 3 p.m. and Kemper Open at 4 p.m. College Baseball Game 12 of the College World Series on ESPN at 5 p.m. San Diego Padres visit the Atlanta Braves at 7:35 p.m. on WTBS with College World Series Game 13 at 8 p.m.
Edwin Moses saw his 122 race win streak end as Danny Harris defeated him in the 400 meter hurdles at an international meet in Madrid. Harris clocked 47.56, Moses 47.69, with Nate Page taking 50.12. Moses last lost in 1977 in West Berlin to Harald Schmid.
USC Aiken first baseman Greg Ehmig and pitcher Pat Tilmon earned NAIA All-American honors. Ehmig, a junior, became the third USC Aiken player to make first team, joining Danny Frangoes and Wayne Slocum. Tilmon, an Atlanta Braves 18th round pick, was placed on the second team.
Matt Harbin shot 73 to lift USC Aiken from 15th to 10th as final round approached at Angola. Doug Walker and Vernon Ball added 75s for the Pacers while Rusty Austin posted 76 and Kevin Ratcliffe 79. Huntingdon College of Alabama led the tournament.
Dick Howser, former Kansas City Royals manager, is in serious condition at St. Luke’s Hospital after a hospital admission on Wednesday. Doctors say the 51 year old has endured three brain tumor operations since last July 22 and hope the hospital stay will help him regain strength.
Oklahoma State ace Pat Hope, 13-2, tossed his second complete game of the NCAA Division I baseball championships. He struck out 11 without a walk, scattered seven hits, and led the Cowboys past No. 2 Stanford 6-2 in the winners bracket finals, aided by a six-run sixth inning.
Omaha AP Robin Ventura voiced acceptance of an official scoring error that ended his NCAA record 58 game hitting streak. Ventura, Oklahoma State and two outs in the ninth, stood 0-for-4 before Ray Ortiz's two out single off Stanford reliever Al Osuna produced the final at bat.
Lakers rout Celtics 141 122 as Cooper scores 21 in 26 minutes hitting six three pointers to set finals marks. Worthy 23 Johnson 22 Abdul Jabbar 23 Scott 24 lead balanced offense for Los Angeles as Boston’s Bird 23 points and 10 rebounds struggle to slow them.
USC Aiken closes the men’s tennis program and preserves existing coaches as cost pressures force cuts from an expanded athletic department. The cross country and softball teams survive while tennis, once planned, is dropped amid budget constraints and staff changes.
Ivan Lendl defeats Miloslav Mecir 6-3 6-3 7-6 to reach a fourth straight French final and set up a potential title clash with Becker Wilander. Navratilova stormed past Evert 6-2 6-2 to meet Graf, who edged Sabatini 7-5 4-6 6-3, becoming the youngest Roland Garros finalist.
Alysheba enters the 119th Belmont Stakes as the son of Alydar looking to complete a Triple Crown bid and claim a $5 million prize. The Blood Horse notes Alydar as the leading 1987 sire with over $2.1 million in earnings, with Alysheba contributing over $1.1 million. Bet Twice looms as the rival aiming to spoil the dream.
Sports figures praise Alydar and Affirmed while noting Alysheba could make history as the 12th Triple Crown winner. Sadler and Stephens weigh in on horse psychology and past showdowns as trainer Ron Stevens recalls the famed duels. Chris McCarron overcomes injury for a final Belmont preview.
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