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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 21, 1981

Page

9

Baseball Solves Problem Late Runners-Up Plan

Major League Baseball unveiled a revised split-season playoff structure to prevent teams from manipulating games to gain playoff spots. The new design uses division winners in each half meeting in a best-of-five division series, with runners-up advancing only if the same team wins both halves.

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MLB Clears Division Series Change To Preserve Integrity

Major League Baseball announced a revised Division Series format to ensure integrity. The plan keeps the split-season concept while moving the second half runner-up to host the first game and the next four games to the field of the two-time division champion.

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Golden Wave Beats Devils In Bristol Preseason Clash

Grundy Golden Wave powered past Gate City Blue Devils 30 to 6 at Malcolm Stadium. Ricky Blankenship led with 108 rushing yards of Grundy’s 229 on the ground as Larry Bradley praised the team’s stronger passing and stout defense in the Bristol Pre-Season Football Festival opener.

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Lebanon Stars Fight Wave In Bristol Preseason Showdown

In Bristol, Lebanon Pioneers upset Virginia High Bearcats 24 21 as VHS nearly tied on the final play. David Gilmer returned a kickoff 80 yards for a Lebanon TD, Joe Taylor rushed 60 yards for WHS, and Taylor totaled 136 yards on seven carries while Oakley Clay added 91 yards.

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Burns lifts Johnson City past Bluefield in 7-4 win

Chris Burns slugged two homers and a double driving in four as Johnson City defeated Bluefield 7-4 in Appalachian League action. Tom Arnold took the loss after a complete game, while Paul Cherry improved to 8-2 for the Cardinals. Falcone fueled Bluefield with a homer and three RBIs. The clubs meet again tonight at 7:30.

Johnson City Tenn Chris Burns Bluefield Tom Arnold Paul Cherry Cardinals Dave Falcone Duane Johnson

Braves Acquire Butler From Richmond Farm Club

The Atlanta Braves obtained outfielder Brett Butler from their Richmond International League farm team. Braves spokesman Wayne Minshew announced that outfielder Terry Harper would be cut and sent to Richmond.

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Irwin and Aoki tied for first in Buick Open lead

Hale Irwin and Isao Aoki shot 7-under 65 to share the first round lead at Warwick Hills in Grand Blanc Michigan. Aoki, 38, earned his PGA Tour card this March and seeks his first U.S. victory, delivering a 32 on the front and 33 back with a notable par-5 13th birdie after a tricky drive off the fairway.

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Upsets Mark Canadian Women’s Tennis Open Round Three

At Toronto seed results stirred controversy and predictability. Wendy Turnbull fell to Rosalyn Fairbank 6-4 6-1 while Andrea Jaeger defeated Mima Jansovec 6-4 6-3. Pam Shriver led Bettina Bunge 5-0 when Bunge retired after two disputed calls. Chris Evert Lloyd, Martina Navratilova, and Sylvia Hanika also advanced to the quarterfinals.

Toronto Wendy Turnbull Australia Rosalyn Fairbank Andrea Jaeger United States Mima Jansovec Yugoslavia Pam Shriver U.S Bettina Bunge West Germany Bunge Shriver Chris Evert Lloyd Kate Latham Martina Navratilova Duk Hee Lee South Korea

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