Watson captures British Open with clutch 2-iron finish
Tom Watson won his second straight British Open at Royal Birkdale finishing nine under par 275. Hale Irwin and Andy Bean tied for second with 276 as Watson used a late surge and weathered strong winds and a costly short miss by Irwin at the 14th to seal the title in Southport England.
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Indians Reliever Blown Save In 7-2 Loss To Royals
Cleveland endured another disappointing game as Lary Sorensen pitched six innings allowing two runs before Dan Spillner struggled in relief. Kansas City broke the game open with four runs in the eighth aided by Spillner’s error, while Cleveland stranded 10 baserunners and fell to 37-51. George Brett homered in the sixth to spark KC.
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Mike Ferraro
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Spillner
U.L. Washington
Toby Harrah
John Wathan
Spiliner
Panthers win first USFL title in dramatic 24 22 finale
Michigan Panthers defeat Philadelphia Stars 24 to 22 in Denver to capture the United States Football League championship. QB Bobby Hebert named MVP after a late 48 yard TD by Anthony Carter seals the win as fans clash and security restores order at Mile High Stadium.
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Anthony Carter
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Stanley
Chicago
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Scott Fitzkee
Elyria Legion earns state bid with rout of Sandusky
Elyria erupted for four runs in the first inning and won 13-8 at Old Soldiers and Sailors Home Field to clinch the Fifth District state tournament berth. Don Wesling pitched a complete game with 11 strikeouts amid heat and a rain delay as Howdy Karpus and Mark Runser homered in the opener and Billy Smith added a late two-run shot.
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Greg Comstock
Billy Smith
C T earns state sport section honors and UPI awards
The Chronicle-Telegram places second in Ohio in the large newspaper class for sports pages while staffers Dave Lewandowski and John Kenney win UPI awards. Lewandowski takes third in feature stories for a Sugar Ray Leonard piece. Kenney wins two photos of Ron Jaworski and a game kickoff. Awards were presented in Columbus with Earle Bruce as speaker.
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