European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 21, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse Czech cyclists wreck yanks awarded title Munich a Czechoslovakia was declared Winner of the Gold medal in men s tandem at the world cycling Champion ships sunday after the . Team was unable to compete in the second heat Fol lowing a crash blamed on the czechs in the first Ash 30, of Burbank calif., suffered a broken right shoulder when he an teammate Leigh Barczewski were forced off the track when the czechs Cut in front of them and slammed into the wooden boards of the Munich defending Champion czechs were disqualified for the run. But the american bicycle was wrecked and Ash was unable to , who had abrasions on his right Arm and leg said it was deliberate. The czechs were almost on the grass themselves when they touched us. I m still angry about it. I d be willing to ride again if the Bike were All right and Ash were . Coach . Team coach Sheila Young of Detroit handed a written protest to the four menace jury urging them to disqualify the czechs for unsportsmanlike conduct i what she called a deliberate Effort to injure the americans. But the jury rejected the and ordered the second heat to racers Miroslav Vymazal an Vladimir Vackar walked to the finish line from the infield with the crowd of about 3,-000howling their disapproval. Ash wearing a training jacket Over his bandaged shoulder and Barczewski stood on each Side of the Steps As the czech brushed by. Then an american team official walked19 to the finish line carrying the . Bike which lacked a front wheel that was smashed in the crash. A race official grabbed the american Bike and hustled it Back Down into the in Reid As the crowd continued to the czechs were ordered to Start the race alone and they made one Lap after which they were officially declared the was asked if she would make an other protest. We have already made our protest and it was rejected she said. The . Team was declared Winner of the Silver medal but the race organizers postponed the award ceremony until monday apparently because emotion was running so High following the controversial decision. The medal is the first won by an Ameri can men s team since 1968, when Jack Sims won a Silver medal in the 1.000 meter tune trials. Ash and Barczewski were plainly Dis gusted by the jury s decision rejecting the . Team protest. Asked his reaction. Ash merely made a disgusted gesture with his left hand. The americans clinched fist Sand flashed v signs with their fingers at the crowd which applauded reaction the czechs did t give us any track room. They ran us off the said Ash. Five had it happen to me before and Doneit myself. It s an instantaneous reaction if l team is inside of crash occurred going into the 48 degree banked turn on the final Lap. The americans had attempted to pass the czechs on the inside of the czechs Cut the yanks off. Forced them off the track and onto the infield grass where they shot out of control up the Wood a faced turn and smashed info the upper boards. Both then Slid Down the surface an aided up sprawled kith their Bike on the Cement path at the czechs pedalled past and on around a second turn to the finish line with theeart screaming and booing them. The toe rican s tandem was wrecked by the wet. The front wheel was Bent and the in snapped. Monday August 21, 1978 the stars and stripes Page 25 App two Tennessee girls Joan Pennington left and Tracy can kilns embrace after their 1-2 finish in 2m individual Roedter Caulkins set new world record of 2 14.07 with her Victory in world swimming championships at Berlin Caulkins Forrester Jackson Medley team grab . Golds in world swim by David co Well Berlin up Tracy Caulkins of Nashville tenn., clipped More than second off her own world record to clock 2 minutes 14.07 seconds and win the Goldmedal in the 200-meter individual Medley at the world swimming championships Here sunday. Caulkins Gold was one of four collected by the . Swim team sunday. Joan Pennington clocked 2 14.98 in the individual Medley to also break Caulkins old Mark of 2-.1s.09 set last month and give the . The second of three one two Fin the first final sunday Bill Forrester of Auburn ala., set a world championship record of 1 51.02 to take the Gold in the 200 meter freestyle with Rowdy gains of Winter Haven fla., taking the Silver in 1 61.10.bob Jackson of san Jose calif., raced Home in 56.36 in the 100-meter backstroke to win his Gold medal Only .33 seconds ahead of teammate Peter Rocca of orinda.calif., with the favored russian Viktor Kuznetsov third in 57.41.the . Women s 400-meter Medley team edged the East germans for another Gold and wiped More than six seconds off the old championship Mark to win in4 08.21. Swimming for the americans were Linda Sczek of los Altos. Calif. and Cynthia Woodhead of Riverside had a bad Start but i knew i had the race won at the end of 150 said the 15-year-old Caulkins of her individual Medley i saw How close Joan was to me i knew i had been stronger in the freestyle than write Tauber the East German former world record Holder was third in 2 is.99. I m so excited. It s just fabulous. I fell we could go one or two but i was not sure said Pennington from Madison Kal Vakina of the soviet Union was fourth in 2 17.60. Followed by Petra Schnei Der of East Germany in 2 17.67. Sharon Davies of great Britain in 2 18.84. Nanc Garapick of Canada in 2 19.90 and Betty Smith of Canada in 2 20.43.Forrester confessed after his race that not everything went according to should have gone a second faster than 1 did on the first Loo be i still would have come Back As fast. So the second 100 did t Hurt so the East germans who nearly caught the americans in the Medley relay thanks to a last stretch Effort by Barbara Krause finished in 4 09.13. The soviet Union was third in 4 14.91.fourth place in the Medley relay was taken by West Germany in 4 15.25, Fol Lowed by the Netherlands in 4 16.44, Canada in 4.17.30, Sweden in 4 19.37 an Australia in4 21.50. West Germany s Walter Kusch won the100-meter breaststroke ahead of Canada s Graham Smith and world record Holder Gerald Moe Ken of West Germany. Nick Nevid of Elm Grove wis. Finished fourth ahead of Britain s Duncan Goodhew in fifth place and Japan s Shigehiro Taka Winter Trail ing by 2 in army Golf it. Benning a. Jimmy Stine Baugh of the Presidio of san Francisco took a two stroke Lead in the seniors Divi Sion Over first Day co Leader to Winter of shape sunday after the second Day of theall army Golf tournament Here. Stinebaugh. Who was tied with Winter after the first round with 72, shot 73 for r 145 total sunday. Winter carded a 75 an was at 147. Ossie Melendez of it. Benning held on tothe open division Lead but his two stroke. First Day margin was Cut to one , who shot a first Day 67, had a 72 sunday for a two round total of 139.frank Randall of it. Stewart ga., shot a 71 for a 140 total skip Haugen of Berlin was at 144 with a 74 sunday and Hank Campbell of Wurz Burg had a 164 total with an 88. In the seniors division two Germany entries Don Reynolds of bad Hersfeldt and James a. Curtis of Schwetz Ngen carded80 and 82, respectively for 155 and 159 to tals. Seniors of , Sun Hugn. san Francko. To Niu a amur. Shape. N-n14 Patrick j. Kallof. It. Rukar Ala to it it . U-77-is Don try botox 0d a raft a -. Wlliams non a. It. My Culian await a i 1440 144 Hashi in sixth. Steve Lundquist the world200-meter individual Medley record Holder from Jonesboro ga., could Only manage seventh place with Falk Becker in eighth sunday evening Irena Kalinina of the soviet Union won the first Goldmedal of the world championships by Cap Turing the women s three meter Spring Board diving. Americans Cynthia Potter and Jennifer handler finished second and third re Cool poised Kalinina. Who led after saturday s elimination rounds fashioned her Victory with artful execution of difficult High risk dives during her five option Al attempts. She finished with 691.43 Points to 643.22 for Potter and 637.41 for Chandler. Chandler a 19-year-old student fro Mission Viejo. Calif., led for most of the five required dives but blew her chances with dismal performances on the eighth and 10th 10th dive earned her 31.08 Points the worst of the round and her worst of the Competition. Potter s final dive a Forward two and a half somersault netted the Dallas computer assistant 58.50 Points and put her into second is the biggest thrill for me so far said Kalinina out it would be a bigger thrill if i could win a Gold medal at the olympic disappointed Chandler commented i have been doing harder dives but i quit doing that because those i did Here i was doing More consistently. I guess my performance did t match up to my strategy � rounding out the other eight finalist were Karin Guetzke of East Germany Fol Lowed by Beate Rothe of East Nutter of Canada Valerie Mcfarlane of Australia and Susanne Wetters Ogof Sweden. In water Polo. Romania Defeated the american team. 3-2, sunday. Earlier the . Defeated Cuba. 5-2, in game that marked the yanks return to major International water Polo Competition. Sports on Oln buetaun Sal fru Cuc. At new yorker to tuesday i a
