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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1983
Page
11
Jan Bax, once an active Girl Scout and diver, became quadriplegic after a diving accident at age 11. Years of isolation followed until she was urged to try table tennis and began regaining mobility, choosing sport as a path forward.
The article profiles disabled children finding joy and self esteem through adaptive sports. It highlights multiple events such as wheelchair basketball soccer tennis road racing and swimming plus stories like Jan who joined U S Table Tennis Team last year and now runs a California sports camp with support from the National Wheelchair Athletic Association. It encourages parents to contact recreation departments or national associations to connect disabled children with programs.
Jeff O Dwyer and Rob Bernstein led a parade of champions at Sedgwick Farms Invitational. O Dwyer captured the boys 16s title in three sets over Scott Sadeghian and paired with Sobell to win the boys 16 doubles 6-7 6-2 6-4. Bernstein won the boys 14s 6-1 6-1 over Samil Menon and teamed with Alen Schoenwald to take the boys 14 doubles 6-4 6-1. Other winners included Lavello in boys 12 singles and Lipton Breen in boys 18 doubles among others.
Griffin stopped at third on Collins double load the bases as Mulliniks walk and Moseby two RBIs plus Upshaw single spark the Blue Jays. Moffitt earned the win in relief as Toronto squandered an early four-run lead and Sample’s RBI double tied it in the ninth.
Padres catcher Juan Bonilla was hit by a pitch and staggered off. The Chiefs pushed into the playoff picture with a late rally, and reliever Don Cooper earned his 14th save as Stan Clarke closed out the win. Chiefs manager Beauchamp praised a growing, mature lineup despite injuries, noting Alvis Woods added spark and a different player carries the team each night.
ANATIEIM AP Californias Brian Downing whose AL record streak of errorless games by an outfielder ended in the sixth inning against Detroit. Downing had tied Altaline’s mark of 292 straight errorless games this season before a rare miscue. He reflected that the damage was done but remained hopeful the team would improve as the season wore on.
Single by an unnamed Mets batter in the eighth inning sparked San Francisco past the Pirates. Jack Clark opened the frame with his fourth of five singles as Jeff Leonard and Bob Brenly walked to load the bases, then Youngblood hit a two-run single to take a 4-3 lead. Chili Davis added a sacrifice fly. Dodgers beat Cardinals 9 4 with Steve Yeager homers in a pivotal seventh inning, and Darrell Porter contributed a two-run homer for St Louis. Astros outlast Expos 11 8 after Montreal surged late. Houston rallied in the ninth for the win. Cubs 7 Padres 5 as Ryne Sandberg drove in two with a five-run sixth, aided by six straight singles.
Italy’s Claudio Panatta, ranked 112, stunned 16th-ranked Brian Gottfried in a three set win 0-6 6-4 6-4 to advance to the quarterfinals of the Washington DC National Bank Tennis Classic. Top seeds Luis Clere and Jimmy Arias also moved on with wins.
Frank Conner holds a one stroke lead at the Greater Baltimore Open as Jim Blair shoots a 64 to surge to the Colorado Open lead with a 131 total. Alexander Romankov wins a fifth foil title at the World Fencing Championships by defeating Mathias Gey 10-8. In MLB notes, Seattle puts Al Cowens on the 21 day DL with shoulder tendinitis while Chicago trades or designates Kennedy and promotes Jay Loviglio.
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