Americans Flach And Turnbull Earn Wimbledon Wild Cards
Ken Flach of Sebring Florida and Wendy Turnbull of Australia, both three time Wimbledon doubles champions, gained singles wild cards for the grass court Grand Slam. They were the only two non British players to receive one of 16 berths, eight in each singles draw. The British government criticized tennis authorities for rejecting help to test players for doping at Wimbledon, calling the attitude disappointing and puzzling given tennis Olympic status.
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Ken Flach
Sebring
Fla
Wendy Turnbull
Australia
Depe
Sports Ministre
Toby Sergeant
McEnroe Reaches Semis After Comfortable Win at Wimbledon Warmup
John McEnroe breezed into the semifinals of a pre Wimbledon grass event by defeating Horacio De La Pena 6 3 6 3. He referenced a disappointing loss to the Argentine in the 1987 French Open as a low point in his career and said he gave effort in the match even if his form was not outstanding.
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John McEnroe
Argentina
Horacio de la Pena
McEnroe
NEL committee trims candidate list for commissioner
The panel led by Wellington Mara and Lamar Hunt narrowed the field to replace Pete Rozelle after a four hour meeting but did not reveal how many candidates remain or identify potential names. The Toronto Maple Leafs traded for defenseman Rob Ramage, sending a second round pick in Saturday’s amateur draft to the Calgary Flames.
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Pete Rozelle
New York Giants
Wellington Mara
Kansas City Chiefs
Lamar Hunt
Toronto Maple Leafs
Calgary Flames
Torofft
Rob Ramage
Maple Leafs
Ramage
Arrival Birds ready for Appalachian season
Twenty two members of the 1989 Bluefield Orioles arrived in town Friday afternoon for the Appalachian League season. The Orioles meet Bluefield fans tonight at Bowen Field to kick off the 50th anniversary celebration with a 4 50 p.m. cookout and 6 50 gates. An autograph session precedes a practice session. Opening night starter candidates include Tommy Taylor and Tom Martin. Taylor, selected 33rd overall in last week’s draft, posted a 9 2 mark.
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Bluefield Orioles
Orioles
Bluefield
Bowen Field
Gates
Young
Pacs
Chet Nichols
Jose Soto
Tommy Taylor
Tom Martin
Taylor
Four golfers ace same hole at U S Open on Oak Hill
At Oak Hill East, four players Doug Weaver Mark Wiebe Jo Pat e and Nick Price aced the 167 yard sixth hole in one round. Odds of four pros making holes in one on a single hole are 332000 to 1. The feat set a U S Open record for most aces in a round.
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Doug Weaver
Jerry Pate
Nick Price
Mark
Wiebe
Rochester
N.Y
Oak Hill Country Club
Mark Wiebe
Jo Pate
Golf Digest
Price
P.J. Boatwright Jr
U.S. Golf Association
Dave Turek
Pirates Road Points to Three Rivers Stadium Prospect Link
Former Princeton Pirates now thread paths to Pittsburgh organization after joining Appalachian League and Gulf Coast League. Twenty seven alumni spread across Welland Ontario Augusta Georgia and Salem Virginia with ten in Bradenton extended spring training and set to join Welland for summer play.
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Bradenton
Fla
Pittsburgh
Three Rivers Stadium
Princeton Pirates
Strange Day Shocks Open Fields at Oak Hill midway lead
Curtis Strange shot 64 to lead the U S Open at the halfway mark, matching Ben Hogan’s Open single round and threaten a defense for the first time since Hogan in 1951. Tom Kite trailed one behind, while Jack Nicklaus faded after a 74 as wind and rain interrupted play on the rain soaked East Course.
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Rochester
N.Y
Curtis Strange
Strange
Ben Hogan
Oak Hill
Hogan
Tom Kite
Jack Nicklaus
Nicklaus
Scott Simpson
Jay Don Blake
Blake
Ian Woosnam
Little Woosie
Mark McCumber
Bernhard Langer
West Germany
Payne Stewart
Stewart
Langer
Greg Norman
Nick Faldo
England
Norman
Faldo
Tom Watson
Seve Ballesteros
Spain
Ballesteros
Watson
1988 Bluefield Orioles Endure Rough Season Run
The 1988 Bluefield Orioles, like Baltimore, opened 0-21 and endured long losing stretches. They finished 24-47, paced by Carey Metts with a .302 average in 48 games and Luis Mercedes at .274. pitching was led by Steve Williams at 5-5 with a 3.40 ERA as the team split series with Kingsport and rode a late August surge before concluding a season of dispersed outcomes.
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Bluefield Orioles
Baltimore
Bluefield
Baltite
Eer
Baby Birds
Johnson City
Pulaski
Bristol
Bowen Field
Wytheville
Carey Metts
Luis Mercedes
Steve Williams
Chuck Ricci
Orioles
Wallace wins Pocono 500 pole in rain-threatened session
Rusty Wallace clocks a 157.489 mph qualifying lap to lead the Pocono International Raceway field for Sundays Miller 500. Darrell Waltrip is second at 157.249 mph as Mark Martin, Lake Speed and Morgan-McClure’s Rick Wilson also crack the top five. Wallace seeks Unocal bonus. Earnhardt sits seventh as Bodine crashes backing up.
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Darrell Waltrip
Pocono International Raceway
Wallace
Waltrip
Mark Martin
Martin
Ford
Lake Speed
Rick Wilson
Abingdon
Morgan-McClure
Sterling Marlin
Dale Earnhardt
Bill Elliott
Neil Bennett
Ken Schrader
Harry Gant
Michael Waltrip
Ricky Rudd
Dale Jarrett
Alan Kulwicki
Kulwicki
Derrike Cope
Richard Petty
Phil Parsons
Lader
Unocal
Rockingham
Earnhardt
Geoff Bodine
Bodine
Checkers
Levi Garrett
Dawsonville
Peters Gets Light Sentence For Cooperating
Ronald Peters, 32, received a two year jail term after cooperating with federal investigators in a case linked to Pete Rose. The judge gave 30 days before reporting and denied parole. The case ties into Rose taxes and gambling probes surrounding the Cincinnati Reds manager.
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Cincinnati
Pete Rose
Ronald Peters
U.S
S. Arthur Spiegel
Peters
Rose
Baseball Commissioner
Cincinnati Reds
New York
A. Bartlett Giamati
James
Baseball Special
John Dowd
Giamatti
Ruppert
Rich Levin
Levin
Spiegel
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