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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1987
Page
7
Box show at 9 p.m. features Top Rank Boxing on ESPN followed by baseball at 10:35 p.m. with the Atlanta Braves visiting the Los Angeles Dodgers on WTBS.
The schedule lists Aiken at Bamberg on Wednesday June 24 at 7 30 p m then Barnwell at Aiken on Friday June 26 at 7 30 p m and Aiken at Barnwell at 7 30 p m on a third date.
Hana Mandlikova the defending finalist withdraws from Wimbledon with a right foot injury not yet healed. Seeded fourth, her absence shifts all lower seeds up one spot and elevates Sylvia Hanika to the final seed at 16 from West Germany.
New York AP reports Cincinnati’s Eric Davis holds a strong lead among NL outfielders with 718,737 votes, ahead of Darryl Strawberry. Andre Dawson is third with 451,114 as St Louis shortstop Ozzie Smith and Philadelphia’s Mike Schmidt top the overall ballot. Gary Carter leads catchers and Keith Hernandez sits close at first. Ryne Sandberg, sidelined by a severe ankle injury, leads at second base. The All Star game is set for July 14 at Oakland Coliseum.
Wade Boggs of the Red Sox earned American League Player of the Week after a .615 average over six games, extending a 22 game hitting streak with 16 hits in 26 at bats and four walks with two RBIs. Mike Scott of the Astros took NL Player of the Week after two wins, a 1.06 ERA in 17 innings, and 14 strikeouts.
New York USFL attorney Harvey Myerson urged the U S Court of Appeals to reverse a federal jury verdict in the USFL antitrust suit against the NFL The USFL sought 169 billion dollars in damages alleging TV blackouts and conspiracy to crush the league but the jury awarded 3 dollars in damages
Boston forward Kevin McHale had surgery on his broken right foot and ankle. Celtics GM Jan Volk said center Bill Walton likely needs an operation that would sideline him for the next season.
Orangeburg Post 4 pitcher Rich ard Shirer takes a two hit, 2 1 loss after a seventh inning single by Scotty Pate ends a potential no hitter. Aiken Post 26 edges Orangeburg 4 1 as Batchelor adds late run support and Shirer puzzles the lineup with off speed pitching.
Horace Grant, Clemson star and ACC Player of the Year, goes 10th to Chicago in the first round. Tyrone Bogues, Michael Tait, and Michael Foster also heard their names called, with Grant praising his readiness to compete and help younger Bulls players.
San Antonio selects David Robinson from Navy at number one and Dallas picks Jim Farmer of Alabama at 20. The round features future stars such as Scottie Pippen from Central Arkansas at five, Reggie Miller from UCLA at eleven, and Reggie Lewis from Northeastern at twenty two.
Rain greeted the Wimbledon championships delaying the start on outdoor courts at the All England Club. Tarpaulins were reinstalled as spectators braced for further postponements and rescheduling of key matches including Boris Becker against Karel Novacek and Ivan Lendl against Christian Saceanu on Court 1.
Braves surge into contention as division rivals falter. Atlanta sits over .500 and ranks among the NL’s top offenses, supported by Doyle Alexander and Rick Mahler on the mound. The Reds Astros Giants and Dodgers contend with varied pitching form.
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