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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 16, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday. June 16. 198q the stars and stripes Poge 23 Nehemiah unimpressive in hurdles win Walnut. Calif. Up world re Cord bolder Renaldo Nehemiah hit six hurdles but went on to win the men s 110-meter hurdles in 13.49 saturday during the is. National track and Field championships. Nehemiah. Of the . International tick club was pressed by Rod Milburn of the Houston athletics in the Early going. Dedy Cooper of the Bay area strides passed Milburn and Anthony Campbell of the Ali track club on the sixth hurdle to place second in 13.56. Nehemiah s time was considerably slower than both his recognized world record of 13.16 and his pending Mark of 13.00. This race was More of a mental one Nehemiah said. I ran the Way i wanted to. I guess Eugene the is. Olympic trials is probably going to be a two Man race be tween me and Greg  Foster has run the hurdles faster than Nehemiah s winning Lime on seven Occa tons this season with a Best of 13.27. Stanley Floyd a 19-year-old freshman from Auburn University and the 1980 Mcaa Champion closed with a blazing burst of Speed to win he men s 100 meters in 10.19. He had won the Mcaa 100 in 10.10. Floyd overtook fast Starling Houston Mctear of the Ali track club and held off a late Challenge by James Gilkes of the Carlos track club who was second also in 10.19. Mctear finished third in 10.25. Alice Brown of the los Angeles Naturita track club led All the Way in winning the women s 100 by a full meter in 11.21. Maren Sei Ducr of the san Jose stars be came Only the third person in history to win the same event 11 times when she won the women s shot put at 59 feet i Inch. The Only others to accomplish the feat were Dorothy Dodson who won the javelin from 1939-49, and Stella Walsh who won the 200 meters i times Over a Span of 18 years 1930-48. Stephanie Hightower of Ohio state led from wire to wire to capture the women s 100-meter hurdles. Her winning Lime was 13.14. Franklin Jacobs of athletic attic leaped 7-4 i to take the men s High jump Over Nat Page of the Philadelphia pioneers and co american record Holder Dwight stones also of athletic attic. Page and stones both cleared 7-3. Esther mahr of the pc by track club in san Diego bettered the it. San Antonio College stadium record for the women s 400-meter hurdles for the second Day in a Row. Mahr won her semifinal and eased up in a personal Busl of 57.23. She look the Lead coming off the final turn and won going away by seven meters More or less cruising the final 25 meters. Mahr plans to make a bid to break the Guido Kra Schnur of West cer Nuny clears the bar Al two Milors in route o record performance i world record 8,649 Points in the if Callon it filters Zajf West Germany. His Mark lops the Oik held by briton Daley Thompson by 27 Points a West German betters briton world decathlon Mark set i i1.dcrstadt. West Germany a Guido Kral Schmur of Ecsi Gurmay set n world record in the decathlon Here Friday and saturday scoring 8.649 Points and eclipsing the Mark held by Brilon Daley Thompson by 27 Points. Thompson scored 8,622 Points less than a month ago during a meet at got is aus , who will miss the olympic games because of the West German boy Cott in support of inc . Position after the soviet invasion of Afghanistan surpassed Thompson in six of the 10 events matched him in one and was below him in inc other  26-year-old West German who had announced prior to the a Eccl he would shoot Lor the record to prove he was a Gold medal contender if his team would participate in the Moscow games racked up 4.460 Points on inc first Day after a Light Duel with Jucar Gen Llin in. A Young West German in Only his second year of decathlon Competition. Llin in could not keep up the Pace on the second Day. However As Kral Schmur exploded for a blistering 13.92 seconds in the 110-meter hurdles. It was the Busl time clocked in West Germany in this event this year. His time moved him 27 Points ahead of Thompson s score during his record Selling performance in  kept up his record Hunt with 45.52 meters in the discus throw surpassing Thompson by nearly three meters and open ing a 75-Poinl Lead. But the bearded West German also had some frightful moments in the technical cd cams. He cleared the High jump bar on Friday at two meters Flat. Ii centimetres below Thompson s Mark and needed two attempts a 4.30 meters in the Pule vault saturday before finishing it with 4 60 meters against Thompson s 4.90 meters. Kratschmer s Lead had dwindled to four Points by then but the main student snatched the record with Strong performances in the javelin and 1,500 Mociers. He scored inc following result Thomp son s results in brackets 100 Mociers 10.58 seconds 10.55. Long jump 7.80 Mociers 7.72shot put 15.47 meters 14.46. High jump 2.00 meters 2.11400 Mociers 48.04 seconds 48.04. 110 hurdles 13.9? seconds 14.37discus 45.52 meters 42.98pole vault 4,60 Mociers 4.90javelin 66.51 65.38. I. 500 a Cir 4 24 15 i nulls 4 25.5. American record of 56.61, which was set a Mary Ayers of Prairie View am. James Walker of the Auburn track our led for the first 3 0 meters of the men s 400-meter hurdles but hit the 10th Barrier fell momentarily got up and finished fifth in 50.87. Failing to qualify for the finals. James King of the Maccabi track club Cal on to win in 49.20 and Rich  of the Pacific coast club was second in 49.92. David  of Southern Illinois won inc other men s 400-meter  in 49.70. Colin Anderson of the University of Chi Cago track club was a Surprise Leader in inc qualifying rounds of inc men s shot put with a throw of 67-3. Brian Oldfield of inc same club was in second place at 67-2. Steve Summers of the Maccabi track club was third Al ft6-Io 4. Seven of inc lop 10 qualifiers took Only one of the three possible throws. Botox a jays file grievance against yanks Baton Rouge. La. A Toronto and Boston of the american league have filed grievances with baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn s office regarding Billy can non jr., the talented Young shortstop who withdrew his name from the major league draft then got picked by the new York Yankees in the third round. The shortstop s father former Louisiana state University Heisman trophy Winner Billy Cannon said he sent telegrams to All 26 major league teams before inc draft telling them his son was not interested in major league Ball because he was t being offered enough Money. He said he was seeking a Bonus of sj5ii. 000 for his son. Who was also a Holly recruited running Back defensive Back. The elder Cannon now a Dent isl after a professional football career said thursday that he was contacted by an attorney from inc office of inc commissioner who asked him questions about the telegrams. He also asked me if i had walked Monc with inc Yankees and if they did t meet the Price would Billy go on to  can non said. He said he told the attorney his Only talk about Money with the Yankees was a repeal of what he had said earlier. I told them inc same thing i told Vei body else. They re looking for a tampering situation which never did happen he said. Well just have to Wail and see what they  the grievance was filed by Toronto and Boston both Eastern division rivals of the Yankees Cannon said. The commissioner s office directed them to discontinue talks but inc Yankees did nol seem to be Loo upset Cannon said. He said he had not cancelled reservations for a saturday flight to new York Al the expense of the Yankees. The younger Cannon was to work out with the team before the Yankees Home game with Seattle on monday then report to heir Rookie league icam in Oneonta. N.y., on tuesday he said. Sea Hawks drop Green sign guard Heinrich Seattle a Tony Green a for Mer pro Bowler who returned kickoffs and punts for the Seattle sea Hawks last season has been released by inc National football league club. At the same Lime the sea Hawks announced they have signed free agent guard Ron Heinrich from the University of Louis Ville. Heinrich played offensive guard and Center at Louisville last season  
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