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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1985
Page
13
Primetime sports listing shows Astros at Braves at 7:35 p.m. on WTBS and Steelers at Browns at 9 p.m. on WJFB and WOLO.
Vivian Egan finished second and Betty Webster third in the Low Putts tournament at Midland Valley Country Club last week. No play this week for the Midland Valley Women's Golf Association due to the South Carolina Women's State Golf Tournament at MWCC Tuesday through Thursday. Chief's Crown won the Marlboro Cup at Belmont, leading a strong three-year-old field. Ogygian and Gundery showed high potential in earlier stakes.
Jack Ingram edged Larry Pearson by two feet to take the Late Model Sportsman feature in the Coca-Cola 300 NASCAR tripleheader at North Wilkesboro Speedway. Ingram led from the 39th lap of 150 as Pearson collided with him near the finish, their fenders clashing at the line.
Top seed Ivan Lendl defeated Brad Gilbert 6-4 6-0 to win the Mercedes Cup Tennis Tournament in Stuttgart, earning $117,000 and adding another title to his Open era dominance.
Mark Curp of Lee's Summit Missouri ran 1 hour 55 seconds to win the Philadelphia Distance Run beating 6500 competitors. He finished 10 yards ahead of Mike Musyoki of El Paso Texas as the old 13.11 mile record of 1 01 32 by Paul Cummings of Provo Utah at Dayton Ohio on Sept 25 1983 stood previous.
Spend a Buck, the Kentucky Derby winner and $2 million bonus recipient, is retired from racing per co owner Dennis Diaz. Diaz praised the colt, saying he proved himself a three year old champion at Belmont Park during the Marlboro Cup. The horse was set to race in the Pennsylvania Derby but a right front ankle filling discovered after a Thursday workout led to retirement.
Jim Thorpe fired a 2-under-par 70 to finish at 14-under 274 and beat Jack Nicklaus by three strokes for the Greater Milwaukee Open title. He credited steady play under Nicklaus and a supportive crowd as key to his victory and the $54 000 first prize.
In Week 2 NFL action the Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions both improved to 2-0. Minnesota upsetSan Francisco 31-16 despite trailing in total yards 489 to 268, while Detroit defeated Dallas 26-21 despite Dallas amassing 554 yards to 200 for the Lions. Coach Bud Grant and newcomer Darryl Rogers praised the varied paths to victory as Miami, New York Jets, St. Louis, Washington, the Rams, Chicago, Denver, Green Bay, San Francisco, and Seattle also won.
Seattle gets balanced win behind Dave Krieg 22 of 32 for 307 yards and five TDs plus Curt Warner 28 carries for 169 yards. Dan Fouts leads Chargers with 29 completions for 440 yards and four TDs in a losing effort.
Phil Berley, 23, becomes athletic director at the H. Odell Weeks Activities Center. He aims to involve more youths, keep programs organized, and expand activities while learning the job. Colleagues note his honesty, work ethic, and quick adaptation to a busy indoor schedule.
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