Phillies Break Losing Streak With Christenson Power
Larry Christenson homered twice helping the Philadelphia Phillies end an eight game slide with a 3-1 win over the New York Mets. The victory tightened the NL East race as Pittsburgh lost and Cincinnati, Los Angeles, St. Louis, and San Francisco won elsewhere. Christenson went 2 for 2 with two homers and five innings of solid pitching before Ron Reed sealed the finale.
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Radford Wins Bowman Gray at Winston-Salem
Paul Radford of Ferriari Virginia won the Sun-drop 200 at Bowman Gray Stadium after leading from the first lap amid four cautions totaling 23 laps. Melvin Swisher finished second to clinch the track points title, with John Bryant third and Swisher fourth. Bill Wilder won the Limited Sportsman 20 lap, Jimmy Johnson second, Alfred Hall 14th after wrecking. Ken Cheek captured the Street Division 15 lap title, with Tony Hulin second and Danny Slack third. Sherman Dalton won the Blunderbust 15 lap race.
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Baseball Standings and Schedule Highlights
Baseball standings show New York leading with 81 wins, Baltimore 71, Cleveland 69, and Boston 65. Weekly results include Milwaukee 6 Detroit 6, Cleveland 6 Boston 3, Minnesota 18 Chicago 1. Tonight’s games feature Chicago at Minnesota and Oakland at California with multiple cross conference duels.
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Team USA Loses but Shows Pride in Canada Test
Canada beat the United States 4-2 in Montreal as Team USA, lagging 3-0 after a rough first period, fought back. Coach Bob Pulford challenged the squad, urging pride and belief, while Lou Nanne and Curt Bennett highlighted renewed resolve and respect.
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Australian Players Dominate Open Matchups
No. 10 Dianne Fromholtz of Australia defeated JoAnne Russell and No. 15 Terry Holladay won in three sets against Kristien Shaw, reporting from Australia-based action on page 3B.
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Nicklaus weighs schedule for world open and tournaments
Nicklaus discusses his plans for the World Open and future events. He notes Ohio Kings Island next week and projects about four more tournaments. He says he would not play 5 or 10 more events just to win the money title, but might play if it came down to the last event of the year and another player could win.
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Pro Football At A Glance Results Snapshot
The Associated Press list shows Friday results Buffalo defeated Cleveland 28 to 10 while Chicago beat Washington 9 to 7 and Atlanta over Green Bay 26 to 7. St Louis triumphed 31 to 14 over Kansas City and other exhibitions conclude with a variety of scores across teams. Exhibition season ends.
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