European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 22, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse February the stars and stripes Page 17 Coghlan shatters world record 2 seconds off his indoor mile Mark san Diego a Ireland Eamonn Coghlan shattered his world indoor mile record by two full seconds Friday night with a clocking in the Jackin thebon invitational track meet at the san Diego sports the five fastest indoor milers of All time competed in the shooting for the re Cord that Coghlan established in this same meet two years after trailing americas Steve Scott in the latter Coghlan took the Lead with two laps remaining cheered by a near capacity crowd in excess of pulled away to his new with an Al time american Best of finished Scotts clocking was nearly a full second better than Coghland previous world Best of John Walker of new zealand was third at the fourth fastest indoor mile of All Villanova Phil tiny Kane set the Early Pace with a blistering half Coghlan said he expected the record considering the Classy my goal for the season was said the 28yearold someones going to do it and id like to be the Coghlan was boxed in by Scott and Walker Early in the race before taking com he jumped us and that was said once he gets ahead at that its i know of Only once when somebody got past Scott said the event was one of those near perfect James Sanford equated the world indoor Best for the 50meter dash with a time of the worlds top sprinter a year ago before suffering a hamstring handed Stanley Floyd his first loss of the indoor season in a photo tied the eighty Earold 50 meter Mark set by East Germany Manfred and broke the american record of seconds set by Ray James last the 20yearold sensation from finished second in a time of Harold Williams of san Diego state was third in shortly Sanford beat Floyd this time in the mens 60yard dash in a meet record time of Houston Mctear held the previous meet record of who was second in established a world Best last week with a Larry whose indoor lon jump record of 276 was broken earlier Friday night by Carl a Sophomore at the University of won his specially for the second straight year with a leap of 27 Lewis smashed Myricks Mark with a leap of at the Southwest Confer ence indoor track and Field it was Myricks sixth Effort beyond 27 feet in his the most by any Long Myricks beat 1972 olympic Gold medallist Randy who finished Sec Ond Friday night with a Best Effort of in the women 60yard Evelyn Ashford won in the fifth est indoor clocking Jody Anderson was second in up photo Ireland Eamonn Coghlan hits tape tying american indoor mile Mark in earlier meet Lewis snaps Myricks lon jump Mark fort Texas up the Southwest conference reached its High water Mark in track and Field Friday with More Sec athletes capable of win Ning National titles than Ever the leagues athletes Rose to a series of Quality performances at the conferences indoor i championships highlighted by a world record Long jump by Houston Carl a 19yearold Sophomore who won both the Mcaa indoor and outdoor Long jump titles last leaped 2710vi to smash the previous world indoor Mark of 276 owned by Mississippi colleges Larry As if that want Lewis ran the 60yard dash in and Only two men in history Stanley Floyd and Houston my tear have Ever run it if he works hard he can go Over 30 feet next said Houston sprint coach Clyde Lewiss amazing double Victory was not to bring Houston the team using a talented array of depth in the distance piled up 96 Points to win the Houston was next at followed by Texas with sum Texas Baylor Rice and thu 21 and Texas tech of the 16 events run off Friday Southwest conference indoor records were set in among them was the in the 440 Yard dash set by Leslie Kerr and the in the 880yard run set by Smus Sammy in Smus Keith Connor set a triple jump record with a leap of Lewis said he had been peaking earlier than he had expected to this the Houston coaches have been work ing with us very said we work on technical and Ive been working on my technique All running in the 60 helps my i figure if i can outrun people in the dashes theres no Rea son i cant jump farther than Bill would return bums7 to Brooklyn new York up Brooklyn lost its heart 23 years ago when the baseball dodgers went to los an and now a state senator wants to bring the bums Back to the Bor state Thomas Friday filed a Bill in the legislature to create a Brooklyn sports authority to find a site that could House a major league baseball team and be used for other sports As Well As Bartosiewicz said to bring the continued on Page 18 headed by 5fime Winner Nicklaus 81 golfers invited to masters a Jack the Only five time Winner of the Heads a list of 81 golfers invited to participate in the masters Golf tournament april 912 at the Augusta National Golf club Hord masters announced the names of the american Contin gent invitations extended to for eign which will include defending Champion seve Ballesteros of Spain and former Champion Gary player of South of will be announced at a later the list includes 24 former Many of whom no longer six amateurs and 13 players who will be making their first appearance in the prestigious the seasons first major Amateur Champion Hal Sutton and British Amateur Champion Jay Sigel head the Hal dozen amateurs in the other firs time competitors include pea tour winners Phil Peter a Don Scott Simpson and Mike Sullivan four top 16 finishers in last years Orjen Joe Pat Mcgoy Mike Reid and Bobby wad Kins Bobby who finished among the top eight in last years pea besides other former champions extended invitations were Tommy a George Gay Jack Billy Charles Jimmy Ray Doug Bob Ralph Claude Ben Herman Cary Middle Byron Arnold Henry Gene Sam Art Tom Watson and fuzzy other invitations were extended to Andy Jhn John Ben Lee Keith de Gibby Bob Hubert Jay Mark lon Scott Joe Hale Tom Billy Wayne Bruce John Johnny Gil Mike Larry Andy Jerry Calvin Mark Jack Bill Rog Jim de Craig Dave Curtis Doug Lee How Ard Twitty and Lanny
