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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1985
Page
7
Major League Baseball playoff game set between the Los Angeles Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals. Game details mention times and sequence numbers but lack full context in readable form. Football also listed shows Dolphins at Jets with multiple numeric tags, indicating schedule entries.
D Wayne Lukas adds another stakes win as Lady's Secret captures the 223200 Beldame for fillies and mares. It marks her eighth straight stakes victory this year, while Chief's Crown shines in prep for Breeders Cup with Battlefield Handicap win. Al Unser Sr. dominates Dana 150 at Phoenix International Raceway to take the season lead.
Azumah Nelson from Ghana now living in Cleveland knocked out Pat Cowdell at 2 24 of the opening round to defend the WBC featherweight title. Cowdell, 32, fell and was counted out by referee Octavio Meyran. Tim Witherspoon of Philadelphia stopped Sammy Scaff in the fourth round of a 10 rounder.
Kenyan Olympian Joseph Nzau triumphs the Columbus Marathon in 2 15 23 finishing ahead of Atlanta’s John Tuttle by three seconds to claim a $25 000 prize while Tuttle earns $14 000. Nzau now resides in Laramie Wyoming.
Lanny Wadkins shot 9 under par to erase a five stroke deficit and win the Walt Disney World Oldsmobile Classic by two strokes. He finished 72 holes at 21 under par 267 to take $72,000 first prize, matching the Magnolia course record set by Hubert Green in 1973.
The Irmo Sockers defeated the Aiken Express 5 to 2 Sunday at H. Odell Weeks Activities Center. Aiken scorers were Bill Mitrick and Jason Brinkley. The Express travel to North Augusta for their next game Saturday.
Danny Jackson outshines Bret Saberhagen like a one man show for Kansas City striking out six and walking none to beat Toronto 2-0 at Royals Stadium. The lefty endured pressure in the fifth and sixth but finished strong as KC trims Toronto’s series lead to 3-2 with exhibition stadium next in line.
Vince Coleman, fastest base stealer for the St. Louis Cardinals, was injured when a 1,200-pound automatic tarpaulin on Busch Stadium opened and moved across the field striking his left ankle. Doctors diagnosed a severe bruise from ankle to mid-thigh. Coleman expected to miss a few games but could be ready by Wednesday.
Tito Landrum tied a playoff record with four hits as the St Louis Cardinals crushed the Los Angeles Dodgers 12 2 in Game 4. He drove in three runs and, after Vince Coleman was injured by a rolling tarpaulin, filled the lineup in left field with key hits including an RBI single to start a nine run second inning. John Clark added three hits and Terry Pendleton three RBIs as St Louis finished with 15 total hits in the comeback victory to level the series at two games each.
Chicago Bears dominate San Francisco 49ers 26 10 as Joe Montana is sacked seven times and Walter Payton scores twice. Bears 6 0 move atop NFC. Ditka credits both lines. Rams beat Buccaneers 31 27 in other NFL action.
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