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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1987
Page
6
A prime time baseball matchup features the Toronto Blue Jays visiting the New York Yankees with WJBF and WOLO providing the telecast. The broadcast highlights a key 8 p.m. slot in tonight’s sports lineup.
Aiken Post 26 faces Walterboro at 7 30 p m on Thursday June 11 and travels to Orangeburg for a 7 30 p m game Friday June 12 in American Legion Baseball action.
Chi Chi Rodriguez surged from three back to win at Bent Tree Country Club in Dallas securing a tournament record 15 under par 201 and $30,093. Bruce Crampton finished close behind after Sunday's final round. It marked Rodriguez fifth Senior Tour title of the year.
Dicky Thompson birdied the second playoff hole to defeat Lance Ten Broeck and win $10,000 in the $60,000 Prairie Lands Classic. The two finished 54 holes at 12 under par, each shooting 67 in the final round, Thompson also having won last year's Mid-America Open in a playoff.
South African Mark McNulty captured his second straight title and 11th in 19 starts by firing a final round to win the British Masters in Woburn England. He finished 274 with Ian Woosnam carding 275 after a 68 Sunday. McNulty's $53,333 first prize boosted eight month earnings to $640,000.
Dick Schultz was named the NCAA executive director designate while Walter Byers remains in charge for about a year. Schultz will work with Byers after the announcement at a news conference. He is a 58 year old native of Iowa and has been University of Virginia athletic director since 1981.
Former Alabama coach and athletic director Ray Perkins defends the program's debt, saying expenditures were necessary to keep Alabama athletics among the nation's best. He highlights $17 million for Bryant-Denny Stadium expansion, $2 million for a new football facility, $4 million for an indoor practice facility, and $1 million to refinance a jet used for recruiting.
Boston stifled Los Angeles with a strong halfcourt defense and 109-103 victory. Magic Johnson had 32 points, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 27 as the Lakers trailed by 13 at halftime and struggled to sustain fast breaks at Boston Garden.
In a high scoring NBA matchup the Boston Celtics beat the Los Angeles Lakers 109 to 103. Key performances include Bird with 30 points and McHale 21 for Boston while Abdul-Jabbar nets 27 for Los Angeles and E Johnson adds 32. Rebounds favor Boston 56 to 41 and Boston racks up 24 assists to L A’s 18. The game draws 14,890 in attendance.
Ivan Lendl defeats Mats Wilander 7-5 6-2 3-6 7-4 after rain delay and near four hour match to claim his third French Open title in Paris. Steffi Graf wins women's crown with a 6-4 4-6 8-6 victory over Martina Navratilova, becoming youngest Roland Garros champion. Graf extends unbeaten streak to 39 matches through seven tournaments.
Stanford wins the College World Series title 9-5 over Oklahoma State in Omaha Nebraska behind standout double plays. Stanford turned four double plays in the final and twelve in the tournament. Paul Carey named the tournament’s outstanding player.
Woody Stephens the famed Belmont trainer saw his five straight Belmonts run end when Gene West failed to hold Bet Twice, who surged to the lead and won by 14 lengths. Stephens, 73, conceded he could not repeat history yet remains confident in his stable with 18 two-year-olds backing him.
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