Mets Fall Short As NL East Reach Slips Away
Mets melt under pressure as their loss keeps them from clinching a tie for the National League East pennant. Page 8A.
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1986
Page
7
Mets melt under pressure as their loss keeps them from clinching a tie for the National League East pennant. Page 8A.
Schedule notes a 5 p.m. tennis match between South Aiken and North Augusta. An additional 5 p.m. volleyball lineup pits A.C. Flora and Columbia against Aiken.
Television listing shows the Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Braves at 7 35 p m on WTBS.
Pasadena runner Peter Kanfer faces suspicion of cheating in the Boston Marathon after allegedly bypassing checkpoints from five to twenty miles and entering near the 25 mile mark. Officials had planned disqualification, but his 2 22 42 time in 24th place stood.
Joe Bugner ends a 22 year ring absence with a unanimous decision over James Quick Tillis in a 10 round bout at the Sydney Entertainment Center. Bugner, 36, former European and Commonwealth heavyweight champion, showed strength and activity against Tillis.
Mets struggles spark big crowds and debt for opponents as Philadelphia nets an estimated 320000 extra from a potential pennant clinching series. Giles expects hotels and restaurants to gain from the late season drive while Pittsburgh draws only 14089 in the next match.
Denver improved to 2-0 by beating Pittsburgh 21-10 as a late third quarter play sparked by a roaring crowd helped Steve Sewell score. Elway threw for 243 yards and three TDs, while Malone led Pittsburgh with 216 passing yards as the Steelers' offense struggled.
No. 2 Miami tightens gap on top ranked Oklahoma after a 61 11 win over Texas Tech as the Sooners idle while Miami gains ground toward September 27 meeting. Michigan climbs to No. 3 after beating Notre Dame. several shifts follow in the Top Twenty.
Silver Bluff quarterback James Ingram accounted for three touchdowns and six first downs on eight possessions as the Bulldogs defeated Butler High School of Augusta 30 to 0. Ingram connected with Carl Smith twice for 63 yards and ran for another score.
Ingram engineered a 23-0 halftime lead with two first half TD passes to Smith and a third quarter run, finishing with 44 rushing yards on seven carries. He praised the line while noting room for improvement after a dominant performance against Butler.
Daytona Beach AP report says Jack Ingram the Busch Grand National points leader was suspended indefinitely from NASCAR competition and fined 5000 dollars after an incident at New Asheville Speedway NC that sent driver Ronnie Pressley to the hospital for conduct deemed detrimental to auto racing.
Quotable remark from Frank Layden about staying briefly, noting he is fed again in three hours. The line captures Layden's humor and self deprecation in a sports context.
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