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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1985
Page
13
The schedule lists baseball at 8 p.m. featuring the Toronto Blue Jays vs New York Yankees and football at 7 p.m. with the Jacksonville Bulls at the New Jersey Generals broadcast on ABC and ESPN respectively.
USC Aiken standouts Wayne Slocum and Anthony Hardwick sign professional deals. Slocum lands a free agent contract with the Kansas City Royals and will play for the Class A Eugene team in Oregon. Hardwick signs with the Los Angeles Dodgers after being drafted in the 24th round to the Great Falls Pioneer League team in Montana.
The seventh annual Aiken Budweiser Volleyball Classic will be held Saturday June 15 at Banks Mill Road Extension. Up to 45 teams from six states are expected in five divisions with co ed teams allowed in women's and three player teams. Registration is $6 per person with prizes for top finishers and early registrants receive free prizes.
Roger Maltbie closed with back to back birdies to force a sudden death playoff and then won on the fourth playoff hole over Raymond Floyd and George Burns at the Manufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic in Harrison New York. Alice Miller dominates LPGA McDonald's Championship at White Manor, finishing eight strokes ahead with 16 under par 272.
A Belgian state police report cited by La Libre Belgique condemns errors in the Heysel Stadium riot response on May 29. It says too few officers were inside, slow reaction and delayed reinforcements, and that some radio calls were not heard due to the stadium noise, as per Lieut. Gen. Robert Bernaert.
Los Angeles defeated Boston 111 100 to capture the NBA title, their third in a decade, avenging last year’s seven game defeat and cementing their 1980s dynasty. Kareem Abdul Jabar led with 29 points, Magic Johnson added 14 points 14 assists and 10 rebounds, while Boston star Larry Bird struggled in the series.
The Belmon t Stakes win by Creme Fraiche heightens Spend a Buck s claim as the division leader though many doubt his staying power after a four race run. Dillon Lukas and trainer Cam Gambolati defend his pace and note his four straight wins and over 3 million earnings this year. Stakes loom this fall with Travers and Breeders Cup ambitions as owners plan a July 27 start in the Haskell and others eye the Travers for Stephan s Odyssey and Proud Truth in a bid to prove supremacy in the 3 year old division.
Mats Wilander of Sweden defeated Ivan Lendl 3 6 6 2 6 2 to reach the French Open final, using a patient plan and net rushes on clay in a 3 hour 13 minute match. Chris Evert Lloyd beat Martina Navratilova 6 3 6 7 7 5 in a thrilling women’s final.
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