European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 17, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse                                I Manning Winner in women s 800 tuesday. June 17, 1980 the stars and stripes Poge 25 Walnut. Calif. A Madeline Manning one of the grand old ladies of track and Field scored ,1 sensational Victory sunday in the women s 800-Mcters at the controversial athletics Congress championships at it. San Antonio Junior College. The 32-year-old Manning the 1968 olympic Champion and Winner of the first of five National titles in 1967, was limed in one minute 58.75 seconds the second fast est Ever by an american. She holds the american record of 1 57.9 set in 1976. Manning burst into the Lead from the outset and never was seriously challenged pulling away from a Star studded held that included 1979 Champion Essie Kelly and Oft injured Mary Decker the world mile record Holder. Robin Campbell was second in 2 01.59 and the struggling Decker unable to pro Duce a stretch kick third in 2 02.22. Another impressive Winner was Brian Oldfield. The massive 35-year-old Oldfield put the shot 71 feet 7 inches second Best distance in the world this year. The 6-5, 275-Pound Oldfield using his revolutionary spin style had won three consecutive meets last month and has surpassed the 70-foot Mark at least six times this year his first As an Amateur after spending seve ral years in Eji Ile because of his participation in the professional International track association. Lamont King of the University of Cali fornia Irvine dashed to Victory in the 200 Mctyr dash in 20.08 seconds the Lois fast est clocking in history. King was out of the blocks swiftly but James Gilkes of Guyana a close second place finisher in saturday s 100 to a Burn s Stanley Floyd both were timed in 10.19 seconds was just beginning to make a move Down the final Straightaway when he pulled up lame. That gave King the Edge he needed and he raced to an easy Triumph Over run Crup Millard Hampton the 1976 olympic Silver medallist. James Robinson the 1919 pan american games Champion posted his fourth Victory Overall in the National championships and third in a Row in the men s 800 in 1 46.2. Robinson is the first to v m three straight 800 titles since Mai Whitfield of Jamaica did it from 1949-51. Steve Scott Winner of the National championships three consecutive times in the i 500. Lost his Chance for a fourth when he suffered a hamstring injury during sat urday s semifinal and was forced to with draw leaving the Field wide open. Steve  grabbed the title overtaking Mike Durkin in the final 00 meters. Today for once. I protected my Posi  said Lacy timed in 3 40.k6. One of the meet s controversies occurred in the women s 1.500 when Julie Brown was inexplicably disqualified before the Start. Rancie Larriu went on to win the 1.500 for the fourth time in a relatively slow 4 12,72. Another More healed argument occurred in the pole vault. Mile Tully. The defending Champion was first disqualified for taking too much Lime on his first at tempt at Ih-2 /4 after missing twice Al 17 104. Then passing. Tully apparently argued thai he he was wailing for the Start of the women s 1.500 before vaulting. Officials agreed and let him Back in the Competition. The reprieve was to no Avail in his one attempt at 18 2 he went under he bar. The pole vault Winner on fewer misses was Tom Hintnaus of the University of Oregon at ik-2 4. His career Best. Dan rip icy aug cleared i8-2v. Brown came Back from her disqualifies Wes Unseld s father Dies Louisville. By. A Charles unsold. Father of Washington Bullet Center Wes unsold. Died Here saturday following a lengthy illness. He was 64. Lion in the 1.500 and easily won the women s  race in 9.07.90. After the 3.000. It was explained that she was not allowed to run in the 1.500 because she did not Check Wilh the clerk and declare her presence in the event Al any Lime before the Start. Another Brown. Doug the american re Cord Holder in the 3.000-Mctcr steeplechase took his specially in 8 26.2, out classing the Field for his first National title since 1973. Henry Marsh. It National  in 1978 and 79. Finished a Distant second Sun Day in 8 34.6. In a major upset. Karin Smith of Urcla beat kale Schmidt the olympic Bronze medallist and seven time National Champion in the women s javelin. Smith s Best throw was 199-1, compared to Schmidt s 197-6. Other Surprise women s winners were co icon Rienstra in the High jump Sherri How Ard in the 4qq and Esther mahr in the 400 meter intermediate hurdles. Rienstra. An Arizona stale University freshman cleared 6-4. A career Best in beating american record Holder Louise Kil Ter. Rider went out at 6-1u. Howard one of four running Sisters from Granada Hills calif., took the 400 in an impressive 51.51. The 18-year-old from Kennedy High school gained the Lead half Way through the race and ran away from the Field. Her sister Duncan 16, finished fourth in 52.58. Mahr took inc hurdles in 56.3. The fastest Tver by an american. But the Mark is ineligible for record consideration because it was hand timed. Sandy Myers inc Ameri can record Holder Al 56.0, fell Over the last hurdle and wound up sixth. Other winners on the crowded last Day program which included 23 finals were Willie Banks triple jump. 56-111/, will Smith men s 400, 45.36 Jodi Anders women s Long jump 1i-9v� David the. Men s 400 hurdles 49.38 Karen h. T a women s 200. 23.17. And Dun Alt Wood men s javelin. 273-10. Runnin n Fannin shirtless country music stir Willie Nel son crosses he finish line of Bis own race he Willie Nelson distance Clas sic at the Pedernales country club which he owns in Austin Texis. More than 1,0110 runners competed and Nelson finished the 6.2-mile course in a hour 7 minutes and 45 seconds. He spent ilm Osl As much time before and after the net signing autographs. A can f compete in olympic trials barred athletes fuming by Bert Rosenthal Walnut Oil if. A members of the old professional track and Field circuit including Rod Milburn Steve Smith Bri an Oldfield and John Smith Are extremely angry Over a ruling thai will prevent them from competing in the . Olympic Tri als. The trials to be held june 22-29 at Eugene ore., will decide Only an honorary olympic team since the United slates is boycotting inc summer games in Moscow because of the soviet Union s military intervention in Afghanistan. However because of the Boycott the members of the defunct International track association inc pro circuit in exis tence from 1973 to 1976, were under the impression they would be Able to compete in the  had been reinstated As amateurs earlier this year by the International Ama Leur athletic federation inc world governing body for the sport with the stipulation that they could compete Only in Domestic and International meets but not in the olympics or a meet to select an olympic  International olympic committee was to have taken up the question of olympic garlic ipalion by the old pros but because of the Boycott it became a adm 1c however since the United states will not be participating in the games said John Smith the world record Holder Al 440 Yards what difference docs in make whether we Are in the trials now it is just another track meet. There s no real olympic team. Why All the fuss most of the former Ita All Clos affected by the ruling were informed of the decision Over inc weekend at mount san Antonio Junior College where they Are gathered for the athletics Congress out door championships. Milburn and the two Smiths said they intended to fight the decision with lawyers and would try to get a court injunction preventing tac from Locking them Oul of inc trials. I m going to sue them fumed Mil Burn the 1971 olympic Champion in the 110-Mcler High hurdles. Somebody s got to be responsible if i can t run. This is my  added the for mar world record Holder. I be been train ing the whole year for this. I can t believe it i just can t believe it. I intend to run or else added Mil Burn who insisted he would be in Eugene us a competitor and nol As a Spectator. Its frustrating very frustrating said Steve Smith the world s lop ranked pole vault or in 1973. I be spent the past six months training and gelling ready for this meet. It s always been inc Best competitive meet there is better even than the olym Pic games. This is a real Bummer. If i can t compete i May do something rash and i m not a violent  Oldfield inc massive shut Puller with a career Best throw of 75 feet As a pro and coils gently Over 70 feel this year also was upset about the proposed lockout. He said he would be out to get the tac if he could not compete in the trials. Milburn added they said they would Lake care of our athletes this summer be cause we were not going to the games h this to they re taking cars of us by nol cuing us compete in the trials i m going to Call my lawyer and Sec what we can do. This is unfair very unfair. I just Don t understand it. I Don t really need to compete in this  he added. Ill give Rny uniform or whatever to the second place Guy the lop three finishers in each event of the trials will comprise inc honorary . Olympic team that will compete in several International meets during the summer. But there s no re Sun Why we should t be Al Lowed to  among the other former Ita members effected by inc ruling arc High hurdler Lance  and Springer Warren lid Mundson. The International olympic committee did nol reinstate them said Jimmy car pcs. Head coach of Trie . Olympic track and Field team. The pros knew that. They knew they would be ineligible fur the olympics and the trials. And in a been determined by our International committee that we would Mack by the re lev