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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1983
Page
11
In Caracas, a gray box shaped as a spectrometer dominates headlines. It boasts 90 banned substance detections via urinalysis and claims athletes who avoid drugs could be clean for the 1984 Olympics.
United States Open at the National Tennis Center begins Tuesday with top seeds McEnroe and Navratilova favored to win their early matches. McEnroe faces Trey Waltke while Navratilova eyes a potential quarterfinal with Hanika or Temesvari, as defending champion Chris Evert Lloyd and others line up for a congested title chase.
Kevin Curren of South Africa and Evonne Goolagong of Australia withdrew from the U S Open at the National Tennis Center. Curren cited an injured right wrist after Friday practice. Goolagong said she was not properly prepared for the 13 day tournament. Their spots will be filled by the highest ranked lucky losers from qualifying.
South African Nick Price shot 68 to take a three-stroke lead at the World Series of Golf on the Firestone South course. He eagled the 9th, the first eagle on that hole in over 6,400 rounds. Ray Floyd balanced a 68 to sit second at 137, with Graham Marsh and Hale Irwin tied at 138, and a large group at 139.
Executive Sports Editor Arnie Burdick reports for Saturday pages with coverage on August 27 1983. The note lists Burdick contact and page location B-1, indicating a sports section detail for the date.
United States Olympic Committee officials disclosed that about 10 of 600 U S athletes in Caracas underwent pre competition drug tests. As many as eight tests detected anabolic steroids while one weight lifter later failed post competition testing for testosterone. authorities planned mandatory random testing at all meets and to bar any athlete with banned substances from the Los Angeles Olympic trials and next summer's Olympics.
The New York Yacht Club ends its protest against Australia II's keel design after an international ruling favors letting the race proceed. NYYC Commodore Robert Stone and America's Cup Committee chair Robert McCullough defend the decision as fair and unobstructed by media pressure. Australia II has dominated Rhode Island Sound with a 44-5 record, challenging U.S. control of the Cup since 1851.
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