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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1987
Page
6
Television Today lists 7 35 p m baseball Dodgers at Braves on WTBS 9 p m basketball Lakers at Celtics on WRDW and WLTX and 9 p m boxing Top Rank on ESPN with network names and times.
USC Aiken's Matt Harbin earned All-America honors with an eighth place finish at the NAIA Golf Championship held at Zollner Golf Course in Angola Indiana. The Pacers totaled 1219 to finish 10th, while Huntingdon College won with 1132. Other USCA scores included Vernon Ball Doug Walker Kevin Ratcliffe and Rusty Austin.
Richard D. Schultz the athletic director at Virginia is appointed executive director of the NCAA on a five year contract succeeding Walter Byers who led the organization for 36 years. Schultz, 58, has been Virginia AD since 1981 and previously coached at Iowa and led Cornell athletics.
California pitcher Mike Witt earned American League Player of the Week honors after two complete game victories and 19 innings pitched. He posted a 0.95 ERA, allowed two earned runs, held opponents to a .176 average, struck out 19 and walked three over 12 hits.
Boston aims to even the NBA championship series at 2-2 after a 109-103 win over the Lakers. Celtics stars Parish McHale Ainge endured season and playoff injuries, while Magic Johnson notes Boston proved they are not as banged up as feared.
New York report notes long time Aiken trainer MacKenzie Miller and the late Jim Maloney nominated for the Racing Hall of Fame. Miller trained Rokeby Stable head trainer from 1977 and produced turf champions Assagai Hawaii and Snow Knight. Maloney trained in Aiken for over 30 years with champions Lamb Chop Gamely and others. Five horses five trainers and five jockeys are nominated for election.
Brent Woodward fired a 69 helping Aiken High and the Hornets tie Camden High for the first round lead at Bay Tree Golf Club in the Class AAA Cham pionship. Lee Sjostrom led Newberry High with 75 as the field totals show Newberry third and South Aiken and T L Hanna tied for fourth midway through the 36 hole event.
Dodgers pitcher Orel Hershiser adds offense with a run and a waited bunt single to drive in two as Los Angeles beats Atlanta 6-3. He stars on the mound with six plus innings three hits allowed and earns his 50th win. Mariano Duncan exits with back injury and Nettles hits a two run homer in the ninth for Atlanta.
A golfer recalls his partner’s loud coaching on the sand trap and argues silence aids concentration. He compares quiet on greens and courts to the noisier atmospheres in baseball, football, hockey, and basketball.
The piece contrasts the quiet conduct in golf and tennis with raucous crowds at events like baseball and basketball. It cites Arnold Palmer Chris Evert and Wayne Gretzky as examples and critiques University of Georgia fans for disrespect during the 1987 NCAA tennis championship, arguing decorum affects athletes' performances.
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