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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1981
Page
11
Larry Sizemore of Aiken earned third place and a five foot gold trophy after a loss in open division to Weyjo Shin of Arkansas. He also took the sportsmanship award and was hospitalized briefly for concussion and rib injuries.
About 60 top junior golfers compete in the 16th North Augusta Junior Golf Tournament at North Augusta Country Club. The event runs three days with a practice round today and a long drive contest, leading to a late Thursday finish. Notables include Augustans Bill Price Jr Scott Hermann David Usry and Jeff Warne. Price is seen as a strong contender after finishing second last year.
Aiken's Post 26 baseball team aims to rebound after an 8-7 13 inning defeat at Bamberg Friday. Neal Richardson took the loss despite 10 strikeouts in 7 1 3 innings. Bamberg built the lead with solid hitting led by Phillip Wilson and Jimmie Lee Robinson. Aiken outhit Bamberg 16-11 and faces Irmo and Orangeburg next week at Citizens Field.
Federal mediator Kenneth Moffett proposed resuming talks on Tuesday to resolve the free agent compensation dispute fueling the players strike. Players association officials and club owners officials weighed schedules and potential attendance for the next session as top NL and AL representatives prepared to join.
The dispute over compensation for losing a free agent has dragged since May 1980 despite a panel. Owners sought a quality major league player as payoff, while players objected. The stalemate led to unilateral owner action and a costly lost weekend with Twins Yankees and Phillies Braves, each reporting six and three quarter million in gate losses.
A three man outdoor volleyball tournament at Alibi Farm in Cayton drew 33 teams from North and South Carolina Georgia and Alabama. The event featured four divisions and round robin play leading to best of three playoffs. Participants praised the mix of competition and socializing under hot 90 degree conditions with players like the Sojourners from Birmingham and Atlanta who have yet to lose a match this summer.
Irmo High golf coach Larry Boswell shot a 71 in the final round to finish 143 total, four strokes ahead of Mike Carlisle who lost in a playoff for the overall title. Carlisle, a former Clemson golfer, tied with Ron Schroder at 147 after 36 holes, then fell in the playoff on hole 16.
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