Becker Captures Wimbledon Title in Dramatic Final
Boris Becker stunned Ivan Lendl to win his second consecutive Wimbledon men’s crown 6 4 6 3 7 5 as Martina Navratilova tied a record with a fifth straight singles title. Navratilova and Pam Shriver also captured the women’s doubles, while Mandlikova, Turnbull, and others filled the spotlight with near-misses and powerful all courtroom play.
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Wimbledon
England
Boris Becker
Becker
Ivan Lendl
Lendl
Martina Navratilova
Czechoslovakia
Hana Mandlikova
Pam Shriver
Navratilova
Mandlikova
Wendy Turnbull
Heinz Guenthardt
Switzerland
Kathy Jordan
Ken Flach
Potts Defeats Kilgore In Chautauqua Open Hoeshoe Meet
Merlin Potts of Leonardville and Missouri champ Charles Kilgore lead a 51-player field at Forest Park for the Ot tawa Horseshoe Pitching Club event. Potts finishes 7-0 with 66.7 percent ringers to beat Kilgore, who goes 6-1 and posts 70.4 percent. Roger Potts places third in Class A while Pam Henderson wins the women’s division.
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Kansas
Merlin Potts
Missouri
Charles Kilgore
Forest Park
Ottawa
M. Potts
Leonardville
Kilgore
Roger
Marvin Rebels
Ron Sharp
Marvin Johnson
John Butler
Steve Dryden
Pam Henderson
Roger Potts
Elwyn Cooper
Alden Albaugh
George Buche
Wen Schendel
Gene Fleck
Swimmers Shine as Goodwill Games Near Close
The U S swimming team, using a second-string squad, won three more golds as the Goodwill Games near the end. Leslie Daland set a personal best in the women's 1500 free as the 800 free relays posted times of 8 10 49 for the women and 7 21 75 for the men. Jackie Joyner schedules the final three events of the heptathlon as track and field heats up and the U S women vie for gold with the Soviet Union in basketball.
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Moscow
U.S
Jackie Joyner
United States
Soviet Union
Madrid
Leslie Daland
Westlake Village
Calif
QU Meeting Tuesday Night at Pizza Village
Ottawa Quail Unlimited Chapter will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Pizza Village to discuss projects. All members urged to attend. Wellsville Babe Ruth team lost to Louisburg 11 to 8 Sunday as Aaron Todd allowed 12 hits and struck out seven. Conley Litton pitched the sixth inning in relief, giving up one hit. Wellsville finished season 8 and 9 with eight runs on 10 hits.
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Ottawa Quail Unlimited
Pizza Village
Wellsville
Babe Ruth
Louisburg
Aaron Todd
Conley Litton
OBAL Aiming To Cap Season Tonight
Ot tawa Babe Ruth League closes 1986 regular season with four games. Elks clinch or share title after a 10-2 win over Sertoma. Kiwanis trails by one game after a 17-3 win over Rotary. Eagles in three way tie for fourth after beating Lions. Tonight’s schedule features VFW vs Elks, Rotary vs Eagles, Lions vs Kiwanis with season finale outcomes.
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Gary Kunt
Ottawa
Elks
Sertoma
Kiwanis
Rotary
Ellis
Eagles
Lions
VFW
Bart Swartz
Justin Lynn
Chris Crump
Jason Nelson
Bryan Duncan
Brian Ferguson
John Nutt
Steve Smith
Daryl Spigle
Spigle
Eric Jorgensen
Ratliff
Elkis
Royals Suffer Ninth straight loss in Cleveland
Cleveland pitcher Tom Candiotti allowed four hits and struck out four as the Indians blanked Kansas City 5 0 to hand the Royals their ninth consecutive defeat. Candiotti completed his seventh complete game and second shutout, aided by catcher Chris Bando calling for the curveball in knuckleball situations. Kansas City’s offense continued to struggle, averaging about four runs per game, while Dennis Leonard took the loss after lasting 7 1 3 innings and allowing all five Cleveland runs.
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Ricky Jackson
Gaving
Mike Aspinwall
Swartz
Victors
Tom Ratliff
Chad Seymour
Sertoma
Rotary
Kiwanis
Matt Reusch
Richard Blevins
Chuck Minner
Jason Ayers
Keith Weidner
Reusch
Jason Ball
Ayers
Eagles
Innning
Lions
Cleveland
Tom Candiotti
Kansas City
Royals
Candietti
Cleveland Indians
Candiotti
Chris Bando
Indians
Dick Howser
Dennis Leonard
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Mats Wilander
Joakim Nystrom
Gary Donnelly
Peter Fleming
Paris
New York
Melbourne
Becke
Steve Zak
Ottawa Horseshoe Club
Wes Schendel
Potts
Chautauqua Shoes
Marvin Rehels
Wayne Henderson
Marshall Allen
Vernard Bell
Howard Wallace
Wayne Shejinbarger
Bud Green
Ken Talkington
Guy Tender
Mike Lundeen
Pappy Cavender
Riley Drum
Chuck Kamper
Floyd Brock
Rosa Rendell
Hank Griffin
Don McTaggart
Joe Broers
Gene Brock
Harley Tucker
Clyde Merrill
Sam Adams
Eldan McCurdy
Cadet Harmon
Mel Chatham
Bill Chandler
Gene Talley
Bob Shaw
Mike Higbie
L.C. Haughn
Leroy Turner
Bob Tabares
Bob Plankington
Mearl Snethen
Don Lickteig
Deanie Rebels
Cindy Sherman
Connie Wilson
Rita Kilgore
Linda Sharp
Obal
Billy Tally
Chad Burgoon
Gene Dydell
Burgoon
Tut Bae Ran
Howser
Dennis
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Rbi Thornton
E—Lsmith
France
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Bernazard
Carter
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