European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 01, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 22 the stars and stripes tuesday August 1, 1978 Oerter Hart win aging discus King hard Luck sprinter continue comebacks in sports festival by Bert rosentiia1, Colorado Springs. Colo. Api Alo Crter. A four time olympic discus Cham Pion and Eddie Hart the hard Lurk sprinter of the 1972 olympics continued their comebacks sunday with victories in the inaugural National sports festival. And both were extremely pleased. I m satisfied said the 41-year-Oldoerter, after his winning toss of 197 feet 2 inches. Three or four of these Guys finished ahead of me in the aau National meet. Now i be pulled even with them. I m not necessarily ahead of them but i m get Ting i really wanted to win said the 29-year-old Hart after rallying from a poor Start and capturing the 100-meter dash in 10.07 seconds. The time matched the Best clocking in the world this year set at the Mcaa championships by Clancy Edwards of the University of Southern California. Hart had to be at his Best to win because Mclvin latency of Brunswick a. The run Crup finished in 10.09, breaking the world Junior record of 10.11 held by Harvey glance. Glance was scheduled to compete against Hart and Latney but was forced to withdraw because of a muscle Victory was very important to said Hart who got a second Chance when the race was rerun because of a false Start the first time. The Start was not re called because the recall guns failed. Although Oerter fell far Short of his goal of 215 for this year his Best so far is 2034 he said that the winds whipping across the discus area prevented him from gel Ting greater bad the wind was the Way it was because it depressed the throws said the massive 6-foot-4. 270-Pound or tar. Everyone would have been 10 or is feet far also was not exceptionally pleased with his technique an area in which he has been trying to improve since beginning his comeback last year. I still have a half dozen things to work on in my said the Boisy Oerter who will compete in three More meets within the next week All in the East. People Are pulling for me to throw will added the enthusiastic Oerter. Not Farleigh Dickinson s Franklin Jacobs has soft big Pillow Landing after High jump miss. American record Holder winds up third in sports festival after 3 misses at 7-5 fires closing 4-under-por 68 Bradley captures Lyga Hoosier Plymouth ind. Up Pat Brad Ley with a closing round of four under Par 68. Won the $60,000 Hoosier classic Lyga tournament sunday by three strokes Over Joanne Garner. Bradley picking up her second Victory this year finished the 54-Hole tourney at 10-under-Par 206. She tied the lowest score on the 1978 tour in picking up the $9,000first-place purse. Garner with a final round of 71. Finished at 209 to win 8,050. It was the second Weekin a Row that she finished As runner up. Last week she tied for second place behind Hollis Stacy in the . Women s open at Indianapolis. The Veteran Mickey Wright was third at 211, finishing with a 69 sunday while two other Veteran pros Kathy Whitworth and Marlene Hagge tied for fourth at 212. Hagge the 36-Hole Leader by one shot Over Garner and Bradley shot a 75 Sun Day. Whitworth had a 73. Bradley s 206 tied Amy Alcott s winning total in the american defender classic and Bradley s own score in winning the lady Keystone. Bradley among the leading Money win ners this year went out in 35 and toured the Back nine in 33. She bogeyed the fifth Hole and birdied seven eight 12.1c and 18. Hagge lost her Lead on the front nine but remained in Contention until she double bogeyed 17. She closed out with a bogey on 18. Dot Germain also with a closing round 68 that tied Bradley for Best of the Day. And Jan Stephenson tied at 214. . Smith Jane Blalock and Betty Burfeindt were deadlocked at 215, and Bonnie Bryant and Clifford Ann Creed were next at even-par216. Bradley made two Long putts for birdies. She rolled in a 25-footer on no. 7 and a 22 footer on 18. She barely missed an Eagle three on the eighth Hole. It was a close race All the Way until i birdied 16," she said. Gamer hit 18 of 18 greens but could get any Long putts Down. I hit it so close but the greens were slow and Rainier today she said. The finishers pal Bradly 11,000 w-w-44-201joanot Caroah Omu not a Mckay Wright mj45 a tit ill Kathy we Teartt u.�11 m-71-7�-t1t Marian. Haggo o.11i u 70-71-111 pm Garmann u.11i 74-71-44 -114jan Stap Hanion my. Smith $u01 m-14-n-Tujana Buick 71-71-71-iu Batty burst Lrtil 11,701 Boron Lauar ills Bonila Bryant n Clifford a. Traad 11, Vivian Brownm sf.210 Sandra Spuzich 11,033 Piggy Conlay Vlcko Fargon s1.03i Dalasi air 151 Margo Miltra 111 Judy Rankin is Shannon Johnaon 14 1 Kathy ill Alliandra Ralph artful u l Silvia Bartolac Clyl Tui Bath Solomon s431 Janat a Letl my Gloria Ehrat Mil Sharon Millar m3t Zabbia Austin $410 uly a a m10 unlit Bunica m10 Mariana Floyd my my lilo Kaattari f 10 Marllyn Britz s410 Cathy Moru 1410 Kathy Ollimay 1410 Angla tul s4io 72-�-74-lts 7471-75-115ti-Ti-70-m 14-71-7i-7u 72-74-71-217 73-74-71-111 70-75.71-111 71-71-71-110 73-74.71-m 75-71-71-111 757-77-l 74-75-71-Ho 74-75-71-110 71-77-71 on in a 71-75-74 ho71-rs--no 73-71-74-110 7s-71-74-220 74-77-70-Hin-77-71-111 71-75-71-111 77-74-73-131 72-75-74-ot 71-74-74-ht 71.75-75-m 71-74-75-211 71-71-74-81 to be a Wilkins Mac Wilkins. The 197 olympic Champion and world record Holdcrapt 232-6 Hart absent for six years from the sprints since his disqualification in the quarterfinals of the 1972 olympics for fail ing to appear at the starting line in time had finished second behind Mike Roberson of Florida state in sunday s aborted 100. Ironically it was Hart who was called for the false Start. I could t believe they called it on me said Hart. I was going backward when the gun went Hart said that after the first race he Hod congratulated Roberson and i told him had run i did t think the race would be rerun. 1 was hoping it would be and would have been very disappoint cd if it was t. I m glad they reran the victories by Oerter and Hart Over shadowed other notable performances on i crowded final Day of track and Field at the festival. Because thundershowers Hail and i winds had forced postponement of Day s scheduled 12 finals a total of events were held sunday beginning at . With the grueling Marathon in the 7,280-foot Altitude at the air Force facade my. The Marathon Winner was John Bra Merly of the Denver track club in 2 noun,29.52. Later unheralded Milton Baker of Santa be . Junior College cleared a career High of 7-5 to win the High jump beating american record Holder Franklin Jacob of Fairleigh Dickinson University woos test was 7-2a. I. Long legged Ben Fields was the runner up at 7-5 with Baker the Junior College indoor outdoor Champion winning on fewer misses. Jacobs passed at 7-3%, then missed three times at 7-5. And said i was think ing too much about world records an not enough about the in another Surprise. Rick Musgrave for Merly of the University of Colorado Cap tured the 1,500 meter in 3 50.04, nipping Greg Gibson in the final stride with a blistering kick. Marty Liquori the favorite and the american record Holder at a Distant third in the 1.500 am Mark Belger. The former Villanova Star wound up fifth. Another upset came in the men s 110 meter hurdles when Kerry Bethel of Phila Delphia Defeated Dedy Cooper of san Jose state in 13.45. Among the other winners Jama Walker. Auburn 400-meter inter Merlati hurdles 48.95 William Snoddy University of Oklahoma 200, 20.27 Ted Castaneda formerly of the University of Colorado 5,000,14 29.19 Rick Brown Tobias stride 800, 1 49.86, and Randy Jackson University of Wisconsin 3,000-meter steeplechase9 06.34. In Field events winners included Larry Jesse formerly of University Texas a paso pole vault 17-8h Sam Walker Dallas shot put 63-7vi, and Tomm Haynes West Point assistant coach triple jump 55-4 i. Notable women s winners were Essie Kelly Prairie View a4vm. 400 meter 52.33, and Debbie Heald. San Fernando Valley calif., club 1,500 meters 4 24.28. A s would take Jackson on waivers by Mike Tully new York up Oakland a owner Charlie Finley said sunday night hell claim Reggie Jackson if the new York Yankees put the slugging outfielder on waivers but Only to keep the Californi Angels and the Kansas City royals who Are ahead of the a s in the standings from acquiring him. Jackson who played on three world champions for Finley before being traded to Baltimore is reportedly on the trading Block in the Wake of his recent suspension and the forced resignation and rehiring of manager Billy Martin last week. I Don t want Jackson Finley said in Chicago. I would claim him for one reason Only to prevent Kansas City or California from making a Deal with the Yan Kees. My boys and Charlie Finley believe we can catch the Angels and royals and i not going to let Kansas City and the Angels fortify themselves if i can help Oakland trails first place Kansas City by six games and second place Californi Aby two games in the american league West. The Yankees have already placed Jack son on waivers once this season and he was claimed by Kansas City and Baltimore. Finley said the Yankees had not asked new waivers on Jackson As of Sundh night and he did not know if they Wouk offer him up again. If they do Fliney said his claim would supersede a Kansas Cit or California bid since the a s Trail Boa clubs in the standings. The Only Way he can go to any dub i the american league is to get waiver a said Finley. Should they ask wife ers on him tomorrow or any Day soon of Fering him for $20.000, sure i would Reggie
