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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 10, 1981

Page

7

Kriek Upsets McEnroe In Melbourne Tennis Showdown

Johan Kriek defies odds by beating John McEnroe 3-6 6-3 6-3 in a Mazda Superchallenge fourth round in Melbourne. Kriek storms out of postmatch press conference after reporters focus on McEnroe. Dent rallies to beat Alexander 6-3 5-7 7-6 in Brisbane quarterfinals. Lewis and Ball fall as Vilas and Noah reach semis in Barcelona. Phillies boss Dallas Green denies reports of joining a top executive post.

Johan Kriek John McEnroe United States Melbourne Australia Kriek McEnroe Ees Oe Phil Dent John Alexander Milton Courts Brisbane Dent Chris Lewis New Zealand Lewis Sid Ball Ivan Lewis Czechoslovakia Guillermo Vilas Argentina Barcelona Spain Yannick Noah France Eddie Dibbs

Stewart Takes Lead In Southern Open Golf Tourney

Rookie Payne Stewart surged to a three stroke lead at 132 after the second round of the rain delayed Southern Open at Green Island Country Club. Players such as Jerry Pate, George Burns, Bob Gilder, J.C. Sneed and Calvin Peete trailed, while Arnold Palmer and others faced potential cuts as weather shifted play to Saturday.

Columbus Payne Stewart Stewart Southern Methodist Green Island Country Club Jerry Pate George Burns Bob Gilder J.C. Sneed Calvin Peete Pate Burns Gilder Sneed Peete Greg Powers Mike Sullivan George Johnson Johnny Miller Lee Elder Bob Murphy Miller Elder Murphy Arnold Palmer Hubert Green Ed Fiori

Dodgers Triumph 6 1 as Garvey Clears Bases in NL West Clash

Dodgers beat the Astros 6-1 to stave off elimination in the NL West series. Burt Hooton held Houston to three hits through seven innings while Steve Garvey belted a two run homer to cap a three run first. Davey Lopes drew a walk and Dusty Baker doubled to spark the early scoring at Dodger Stadium.

Philadelphia Larry Christenson Philadelphia Phillies Montreal Expos Expos Scott Sanderson Dickie Noles Steve Rogers Montreal Steve Carlton Gary Carter Chris Speier Phillies Los Angeles Steve Garvey Burt Hooton Houston Los Angeles Dodgers Astros Dodger Stadium Garvey Dodgers Nolan Ryan Bob Knepper Davey Lopes

Henderson Sparks A’s in Playoff Sweep of Royals

Rickey Henderson reached base four times and scored three Oakland runs to spark the A’s 4-1 win and complete a three game sweep of Kansas City in the AL West playoffs. Billy Martin’s club claimed the division crown and advanced to face either the Yankees or Brewers in the league championship series opener.

Oakland Calif Rickey Henderson A’s Kansas City Royals Billy Martin New York Yankees Milwaukee Brewers Royals Rick Langford Langford Tom Underwood Dave Beard Kansas City Beard Henderson

Big Creek football and baseball summaries from regional games

Big Creek beat Hinton 20 14 with Tom Howell to David Mann scoring twice in the final period and Abercrombie adding the clincher from 32 yards. Earlier Joe Wilson connected 15 yards to Abercrombie for BC’s first points. In baseball, Tony Armas extended his hitting streak for the A’s, driving in the first run as Henderson scored on a fielder’s choice. Henderson stole second in the third and later Scott be credited with an unearned run. West Virginia scores include Beckley 20 Bluefield 3, Peterstown 47 Union 12, and Rural Retreat at Honaker rescheduled tonight.

Joe Wilson Aercrombie Muncey Abercrombie Tom Howell David Mann Hinton Henderson Larry Gura Cliff Johnson Tony Armas Armas Frank White Gura A’s Mickey Klutts Mike Heath Murphy West Virginia Beckley Bluefield Man Princeton Big Creek Mies Matewan Marsh Fork Baileysville Sherman Seth Oceana Peterstown Union Shortridge Keith Miller Eddie Brown Miller Rodney McNulty Gary Bailey Morgan Clifton Hurley McNulty Bailey Worley Blankenship Justus Garden Bermuda

Playoff Scores and upcoming games in baseball divisions

East Division Montreal 3 Philadelphia 1. West Division Oakland leads series 40. New York 5 Milwaukee 3. Thursday results New York 3 Milwaukee 0 and Montreal 3 Philadelphia 1. Friday Milwaukee 5 New York 3 Oakland 4 Kansas City 1 Los Angeles 6 Houston 1 Philadelphia 6 Montreal 2. Saturday Kansas City at Oakland 4 10 p.m. Milwaukee at New York 4 10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs Baseball Writers Wilmington News Journal Philadelphia Daily News Green Carl Yastrzemski Boston Red Sox Red Sox Yastrzemski Kansas City Royals Oakland Dan Quisenberry Royals Houston Astros Don Sutton Centinela Hospital Astros Sutton Los Angeles Jerry Reuss Montreal Philadelphia Houston New York Milwaukee Kansas City Ossary Winfie ReJcksn Thoms Gamble Nettles Cmoore Watson E—Watson Rma LO Milwaukee New If York Winfield Simmons Molitor Eae Jerry Pate John L Bob Gilder John Thhied Howard Twitty George Johnson Mark Lye Jeff Thomson Grier Jones Fred Couples John Schroeder Bob Byman Richard Crawford Pat Lindsey Jelsen Bot

Brewers Top Yanks surge to 5 3 win in playoff game

Paul Molitor hit a tie breaking leadoff homer in the eighth and Ted Simmons drove in three with a homer and a double as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the New York Yankees 5 3 to trim the series deficit to 2 1. Simmons snapped a 19 inning drought with a seventh inning two run blast.

NEW York Paul Molitor Ted Simmons Milwaukee Brewers New York Yankees Simmons Brewers Yankees Yankee Stadium Rick Reuschel Milwaukee Pete Vuckovich Rollie Fingers Molitor Dave Winfield Tommy John Robin Yount Graig Nettles Ko’d John Rudy May You

Roth To Defend Bowling Crown In Regional Classic

Mark Roth of Spring Lake Heights New Jersey will defend his title at the Regional Champions Classic in Berks Lanes Reading area Pennsylvania. An 86 bowler field competes for an $8 000 top prize in a $65 000 event with three rounds trimming to 24 and a stepladder finals Tuesday.

Spring Mark Roth Professional Bowlers Association Berks Lanes Reading

Giles Triumphs Over George Wythe 36 15 in Narrow Win

Giles led 15 14 at halftime then pulled away in the second half scoring 22 points in the fourth quarter. Tim Wilson sparked the rally with multiple scoring runs while Leon King added two TDs on strong rushing as Giles improved to 3 2 1 while GW dropped to 2 4 on the year. Richie Johnson and Mark Moquin led GW with early scores before Giles offense pulled clear.

Giles George Wythe Tim Wilson Steve Ragsdale Spartans Wilson Leon King King Richie Johnson Mark Moquin Johnson Moquinn

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