Wimbledon Persists Amid Rain Strikes and World Cup Clash
Wimbledon endures despite top players missing and a rain plagued week. Fans face subway and rail strikes while World Cup buzz competes with tennis. John McEnroe recalls Bjorn Borg as absent, and Chip Hooper marks his upset over Peter McNamara as the tournament clings to its storied mystique.
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Wimbledon
England
Chip Hooper
Hooper
Peter McNamara
Bjorn Borg
Guillermo Vilas
Jose Luis Clerc
Falkland Islands
Eliot Teltscher
All- England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
John McEnroe
Borg
McEnroe
Britain
London
British Rail
Ted Tinling
Northern Ireland
Maj
Walter Wingfield
All-England Croquet Club
Spencer Gore
Christmas Past Dominates Coaching Club Oaks At Belmont
Christmas Past trained by Angel Penna Jr. and owned by Cynthia Phipps won the Coaching Club American Oaks at Belmont Park in 2 28 3/5 over Cupecoy's Joy. Jacinto Vasquez rode the winner as Cupecoy's Joy, carrying three stitches in a knee, finished second with Jorge Velasquez aboard. Aiken fillies Flying Partner and Middle Stage placed third and fourth.
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Elmont
N.Y
Belmont Park
Aiken
Christmas Past
Buckland Farm
Flying Partner
Middle Stage
Angel Penna Jr
Cynthia Phipps
Cupecoy Joy
Cupecoy
Joy
Jacinto Vasquez
Jorge Velasquez
Jack Willis
Ross R. Pearce
Braves edge Reds 2-0 in 14th as double plays doom Reds
The Atlanta Braves beat the Cincinnati Reds 2-0 in 14 innings. Chris Chambliss and Bob Horner delivered the only runs off Tom Hume after a day of record-tying double plays by Cincinnati and 11 stranded runners.
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Cincinnati Reds
John McNamara
McNamara
Reds
Atlanta Braves
Chris Chambliss
Bob Horner
Cincinnati
Tom Hume
Braves
San Diego
Chambliss
Claudell Washington
Horner
Mario
Jim Kern
Atlanta
Joe Torre
Hume
Washington
Rafael Ramirez
Brewers Roll Over Red Sox In Key Series
Gorman Thomas sparked Milwaukee with two homers in a 7-5 win over Boston as Ben Oglivie powered the surge with 19th homer of the season. The Brewers extended their win streak to three over their AL East rivals, maintaining momentum.
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Boston Red Sox
Milwaukee Brewers
Gorman Thomas
Red Sox
Ben Oglivie
Brewers
Thomas
Indians
Yankees
Andre Thornton
Rick Manning
Jerry Dybzinski
Cleveland
New York
Rangers
A’s
Dave Hostetler
Texas
Oakland
Mariners
White Sox
Chicago
Tony Bernazard
Manny Castillo
Lakers Eye Worthy Wilkins or Cummings For No 1 Pick
The Lakers consider Worthy Cummings or Wilkins as their top draft choice with three underclassmen widely billed as first-round prospects. Jerry West touted Worthy as a versatile forward with Magic-like potential and praised Cummings as a strong rebounder and scorer while Wilkins drew hype for elite leaping ability.
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Wilkins
Worthy
Cummings
New York
Los Angeles Lakers
National Basketball Association
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Magic” Johnson
Michigan State Spartans
James Worthy
North Carolina
Felt Forum
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DePaul
Dominique Wilkins
Georgia
San Diego
Utah
Dallas
Jerry West
West
America
Dean Smith
James
Magic Johnson
Julius Erving
Paul Silas
The
Clippers
Los Angeles
Frank Layden
Texas
LaSalle Thompson
Bill Garnett
Wyoming
Trent Tucker
Minnesota
Thompson
Clark Kellogg
Ohio State
Cliff Levingston
Wichita State
Quintin Dailey
San Francisco
Rob Williams
Houston
John Bagley
Boston College
Cleveland
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Milwaukee
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Philadelphia
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Cardinals
Leon Durham
St. Louis
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Oglivie
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Royals
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Doug DeCinces
Don Baylor
Brian Downing
California
Kansas City
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Cal Ripken Jr
Eddie Murray
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Damaso Garcia
Homer
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