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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1996
Page
6
A player hit a two run homer to lift the Yankees to a 2 0 victory over the Twins. It was the hitter s 12th homer of the season and 6th of his career. See story on page 7A.
Herschel Walker, the former Georgia Heisman winner, is cut by the New York Giants after one season. He split nine prior NFL seasons among the Cowboys Vikings and Eagles. Giants GM George Young cited an inability to define a role and depth at running back as the reason.
Donovan Daniels of Aiken finished second in the Independent Insurance Agents Junior Golf Classic at Columbia Country Club. He earned a trip to the national tournament in Columbus in August on the strength of his 143 total. George Benjamin won with 140.
ESPN airs a 7 p.m. base ball game on Wednesday, June 19, followed by U S Olympic Trials track and field coverage. ESPN2 shows a 7:30 p.m. Marlins at Giants game.
Chipper Jones homered for the first time in nearly two weeks as the Atlanta Braves beat the San Diego Padres 5 3. Jones lined a two run shot in the seventh after Mark Lemke’s two out single. Padres dropped to 14th loss in 16 games. Brad Clontz earned the win, Mark Wohlers notched his 13th save. Tom Glavine allowed two unearned runs over six innings.
Belvedere beats WRA Blue 18 12 in bottom of sixth to claim win and seize control of the Dixie Youth 9 year old tournament. Redd lauds brave effort as Belvedere earns nickname Cardiac Kids and advances with key walks, hits, and a decisive late rally. Gregg Park also wins to stay alive while North Augusta American, Batesburg, and Aiken clubs drop earlier games.
At Olympic Stadium a sign blocks a stairwell as empty blue seats haunt the eight day U S track and field trials. Edwin Moses notes Atlanta is not a track town and compares to Los Angeles where crowds would fill 1960s trials. Attendance through half the sessions trails 1960s mark, prompting doubt about local Olympic zeal.
Post 26 defeated St Matthews 12 to 5 on Wednesday, improves to nine straight American Legion wins. Josh Moyer earned the win to go 2-0, while Kirby Langley homered and had three hits in the 15-hit Post 26 attack. Herndon Holloway and Bennett doubled, with Langley driving in two runs. Aiken hosts Orangeburg Thursday at USC Aiken Satcher Field to resume a suspended game before the regularly scheduled contest.
At the U S track and field trials Butch Reynolds advances to the final of the men's 400. He previously faced a drug suspension dispute four years ago in New Orleans that delayed the 400 events. Reynolds seeks to improve on a fifth place finish and Olympic qualification.
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