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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1984
Page
11
The Junior Invitational golf event is scheduled at North Augusta Country Club. Also listed is Baseball action by American Legion Post 26 at Richland with an 8 p.m. start.
North Augusta rookie Rhett Baker shot a two under par 70 to lead the three day junior event at North Augusta Country Club. Jeff Pope and Tommy Saul sit two strokes back after rounds of 72 as women join the field and flight groupings set the stage for a tight chase to the three day total.
Houston general manager Ray Patterson compares Akeem Olajuwon to Ralph Sampson calling Olajuwon an uncut diamond with raw talent. Olajuwon praised the draft pick as dream material while Sampson had already won Rookie of the Year and remains a polished earlier selection.
Paul Cummings, once laid off from a Provo steel mill, won the 10,000 meters at the U S Olympic Trials to earn a spot on the Olympic team. The Orem, Utah runner ran a final lap 56.1 seconds and finished in 27 minutes 59.08 seconds, saying road racing prize money helped his career move.
Nevada district judge Paul Goldman blasted NCAA investigator David Berst during cross examination of basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian's case. The judge condemned Berst for unresponsive answers and for calling Tarkanian a rug merchant while questioning his conduct and the case’s facts.
The NASL fined and suspended Chicago Sting coach Willy Roy for two games for abusing a linesman after a June 1 match at Tampa Bay. The suspension, reduced from five games after a hearing, covers Friday's home game vs the Cosmos and Sunday's match in Toronto vs the Blizzard. The fine amount was not disclosed.
The National League Most Valuable Player for 1982 was announced, naming the outstanding player across the league for that season. The award highlighted core contributions in hitting, fielding, and leadership that propelled his team to success.
Bamberg Post 39 defeated Aiken Post 26 8-5 at J.H. Satcher Field after a decisive four-run eighth. Tracey Wise delivered a two-run triple off Curtis Thompson as Post 26 walked 12 and failed to hold the late rally. Hitt, Batchelor, Charpin and Hearn led Post 26 with multi hit games.
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