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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1990
Page
15
Williamsburg Virginia Lanny Wadkins dominated the Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic, winning by a wide margin and declaring he prefers a large victory over a narrow one.
Curtis Strange faltered as Lanny Wadkins pulled away to win by five over Larry Mize at Kingsmill Golf Club. Wadkins finished 18 under 266 after 72 holes, a tournament record-tying total, earning 180000 dollars. Mize ended at 271 with Verplank and Walcott at 272.
In a dramatic Cleveland Grand Prix at Burke Lakefront Airport Danny Sullivan won as Al Unser Jr dominated until a pit fire engulfed his car. The incident sprayed methanol causing facial burns to Unser and lightly injuring several crew members while safety crews contained the flames.
Unser was airlifted to University Hospital for a precautionary chest X ray and observation and was expected to be released soon. Harcus and Arnold were flown to Cleveland General Hospital with first and third degree burns to face and groin and released after treatment. Sullivan inherited the lead after Unser's incident and returned to track with the lead.
Tonya Harding failed to land the triple Axel in the ladies championship, finishing second to Nancy Kerrigan at the U S Olympic Festival. Kerrigan followed her short program win with the long program victory as Harding collapsed three times during her routine.
Stefan Edberg defeated Boris Becker to claim his second Wimbledon crown. Edberg broke Becker in the third and fifth games of each of the first two sets and withstood Becker’s late surge to seal the victory in the fifth. Becker battled fatigue after a long run to final, showing flashes of form before Edberg finished strong.
Olaf Ludwig becomes the first East German to win a Tour de France stage leading a 13 rider breakaway in a sprint into Besancon. Steve Bauer keeps the overall lead while Raul Alcala gains in the time trial standings and Greg LeMond finishes fifth. Ludwig, a first-year Tour rider, rose after signing with Panasonic after German reunification.
Jorge Paez and Troy Dorsey battled 12 rounds in Las Vegas with Paez bloodied Dorsey and tearing a right eye, yet all three ringside judges awarded a draw. Paez retains the IBF featherweight title after eight defenses in 23 months as Dorsey presses for a rematch.
Aaron Davis stopped Mark Breland in the ninth round to capture the WBA welterweight title in Reno. Davis, 30-0 with 18 knockouts, battled a swollen eye and a cut but landed the decisive lefts and finished with a right that sent Breland to the canvas for a precautionary hospital check. Judges had Davis ahead before the stoppage with scores of 77-74, 76-75, and 77-74 in Breland’s favor on one card.
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