European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 29, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                58 Jacobs High jumps 7ta january the stars and stripes Page 17 3 world records fall in Mil i Rose new York a diminutive Franklin the amazing far Leigh Dickinson University set a world indoor jump record of 7 inches and speedsters Renaldo Nehemiah and Houston Mctear also broke world Marks in the Dirose games Friday the i Signund who had confidently predicted that he would smash the two week old indoor High jump record of 77 set by Greg Joy of did it on his third and final attempt before a wildly cheering capacity crowd of at Madison Square sports Franklin a Sophomore at fsr Lelgia makes like a Bird As be lies Over the bar at 7 74 like a Bird on the Wing inches to set a world indoor record during the millrose games in new Yorks Madison Square Only Jacobs cleared his own a Dahl by inches on his third and final Effort to gel the a photo Havlicek expected to announce retirement after 16 years in Aba Boston a John one of fee greatest Pikayen in National basketball Abo Dation history in 16 years with the Boston is expected announce Sun Iky his retirement at the end of the current the associated press Learned Friday the celtics announced a news conference will be held sunday before an afternoon game with the Golden state but All front office staffers refused to talk about the nature of the who will be 38 on april reportedly was out dining with his wife and could not be reached for one of his closest sports attorney Bob free agent Pitcher Griffin signs 3year Angels pact Anaheim a Veteran right handed it her Tom who played out his with the san Diego padres last signed a three year contract with pc California Angels Crit in became the third free agent signed v the angles after the 1977 out adders Lyman Bostock and Rick Miller to terms late last Griffin was the National leagues in 1mb and joined the hires late in 1976 after 7 sea sons with the Boston the Pitcher hails from los Angeles and to dated from ugh school in Van to make room for the newcomer on the Mian right hander Gary who Jjo came to the California team from the Jere was designated for Griffin was w with san Diego with 151 innings pitched and was the Only starter to allow an average of less than one hit per i feel the Angels have the makings of a real contender and id like to get into that said Griffin i have the greatest respect for Buzzie he referred to the Angels new general manager who had been president of the padres from their founding until this Griffin originally was selected by the Chicago White sox and the Texas rangers in novembers reentry draft of players who had played out their when Chicago reached its a hot mail of free a special drawing was held on 22 among three teams still interested Toronto and the Angels to replace the White sox in said he was sheeted at the news Havlicek is expected to announce his the a Learned that a sunday news conference in general manager red Auerbach office was called at the request of a reportedly Havlicek reportedly has another year to up on a contract paying him More than sources said that he has become disenchanted with advancing years and by the celtics dismal performance a football quarterback in High Havlicek concentrated on basketball at Ohio he tried to play pro surviving until the Cleveland Browns final Cut in before joining the footballs loss proved to be basketballs although Only Havlicek has played both Forward and guard in 16 years with the breaking virtually every record in the clubs he holds the Aba record of the most games Ever played he also is the Only player in Aba history to score or More Points for 15 consecutive with More than he ranks third among the nabs Al time trailing Only Wilt Chamberlain and Oscar outstanding on defense with his complementing his scoring Havlicek has led the celtics to seven of their 13 Aba he appeared in 12 consecutive Aba Allstar games until being left off the squad this the record jump by the 20yearold a former High school and College basketball was inches above his an incredible an 18yearold freshman at the University of clipped four Hun a Reths of a second off the world indoor 60yard High hurdles record of seconds for an automatically timed race set by Larry Shupp two years ago As he recorded a front running Victory in the powerful 20yearold Mctear from Cerritos Junior College in who has had financial help from world heavyweight Champion Muhammad bolted into the Lead at the outset and went on to set a world indoor record of seconds for the 60yard timed the record shattering performances by the three Youngs t e r s overshadowed Dick Buerkley convincing Victory Over Filbert Bay of Tanzania in the mile in and the distance double by durable Jan Merrill in the women half Lac and who never had cleared better than 72vi in a winning Effort but who had jumped and 76 in losing had said prior to the millrose games i have to say its about time i i plan to if i have to go will go that i know i can break the world record and i will do he did it by soaring Over the bar with his patented Jacobs slope which is similar to the famous Fosbury but Jacobs Arches is Back More in Clearing the bar and then lands on his the world outdoor record for the High jump is 77 set last year by Vladimir Yaschenko of the soviet Union in a Junior meet against the United states in Rich that is Jacobs next who escaped from poverty in in 1976 when All gave him and his family financial was just As confident As Jacobs about breaking future records after bettering the 60yard dash Mark of set by Greg Edmond last i expect to soon break every record from the 60 through the said i think i have confirmed that i am the Best in the 1 feel right now that 1 am in com they his opponents have to run to beat i dont have to beat Nehemiah already was thinking about he 1980 olympics in Moscow after his sizzling record the olympics Are a Long Way he but in already thinking of doubling up in Moscow in both the High hurdles and the 400meter intermediate Mctear and were far off the world indoor Marks for hand timed which always produce Raster clocking than those timed elec the indoor record for the 60yard High hurdles in shared by Hayes Earl Mccullouch and Willie the Mark for the 60yard dash is by Herb the 30yearold school teacher from who set the world indoor mile record of two charged into the Lead with seven laps remaining in the Lalap race and went on to the world outdoor record Holder at finished second in in suf Fering his fourth consecutive defeat of the from the age group athletic association of beat Darlene Beckford of the Liberty athletic dub by on tenth of a second in in the then out i c k e d previously unbeaten fran de Larrieu of the Pacific coast club in the again winning by a tenth of a second in pole vaulter Mike Tully of Urcla set a meet record of 181 and women High jumper Joni Huntley of the Pacific coast club established a meet record of the world indoor record Holder at missed three attempts at while Hun Uey failed in three tries at which continued on Page 20