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Newspaper
Dixon Telegraph
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1989
Page
11
Phil Rizzo, a Chicago White Sox scout, positioned behind home plate at Sterling High School on Tuesday. The gray, portly observer used a Juggs radar gun to assess potential major league players, doing the job he is paid to perform.
Connie Mack game scenes unfold as Danny Matznick rises in a Midwest prospect sweep. Rizzo, veteran Sox scout, discusses his duties across Illinois Indiana Iowa while signing Matznick to a pro contract. He mentions three more signees and contemplates future top picks and signing bonuses amid a demanding life in baseball.
Dixon High School standout Matt Hess, drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 34th round, rejects a Cubs offer to pursue college baseball. The 18-year-old batted .378 with 13 home runs and 56 RBIs as a senior, and posted a 10-0 pitching mark. He plans to attend junior college and may visit Parkland, Indian Hills, or Kankakee in coming weeks before the 1990 draft.
Detroit guards Dumars Thomas and Johnson combined for 72 points in a 108-105 NBA finals victory in Auburn Hills. Magic Johnson left with a pulled hamstring and Byron Scott sidelined. Lakers struggle as Detroit clamps down late and seizes control heading toward a potential title.
Chicago rookie catcher Rick Wrona delivered a bases loaded squeeze bunt in the 10th inning off Don Aase, scoring Lloyd McClendon to give the Cubs a 5-4 win over the New York Mets. Manager Don Zimmer trusted Wrona after a late call up, marking another hero from Chicago's bench.
Michael Chang 6-1 5-7 7-6 7-5 over Andrei Chesnokov to reach Roland Garros final. seeks first American men’s title since Tony Trabert in 1955. Becker and Edberg face off in the other semifinal on Paris clay as they chase major clay success.
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