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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 25, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Mannheims Butler ties High jump Mark in Europe prep meet May 1985 the stars and stripes Page 25 by Ben Abrams prep sports editor Munich on fourth of an Inch was the biggest measurement in Marie butlers Young track and Feld also pleased that i tied i had a Good Day and i will get other chances at the Butler competed in Only two events Fri she picked up 16 Points in Mann to i it also turned out to be a disappointing Heims bid for the big schools Champi measurement Here butlers Happy Quarter of an Inch came in the Central european track and Field championships at Dante when Mannheim highs Fine Sophomore High jumper cleared 5 inches to match the Dodds record established Only last week in the regional by London her Best of the Kathy in the girls the sad Quarter Inch came several min utes later when Butler missed on her third try at the Opportunity to take sole Possession of the 10 for her winning High jump and 6 for placing third in the discus with her Jestever 1046i4 toss Munich Donna Briggs captured that event with a 1094 Wiesbaden Laurie Eichelberger won the Long jump with a final of cents Liz Wilson ran away from the Field to capture the 1500 meters with a who posted the 800 meters time d n a i l j l of the the year when she ran a last both Butler and Cunningham had be week in the Bennor won 55 Dunne regular season action and photo by Dave Didio Baum holders Rick Jaster tops trial turned in a creditable hit Ting the tape 410ths of a second ahead of heat in the preliminaries with a who Cut an 80meter t 1 deemed a probability Thal one or the other would break the 54 Mark set but she want going All out because she deficit Down to the ban bang finish Over had to run the Anchor leg of the the last had been been staging Spencer 1st in 2 trials at nugello Italy a american Ace Freddie Spencer on Friday made a Strong bid for winning two races in a single grand prix by setting record times in the 250 and Soock classes in practice for Sun Days up of the the fourth round of the 1985 world motorcycling Champi the 23yearold from nicknamed fast Freddie for his Riding turned the nugello track in 2 seconds for the Soock class and in minutes for the who drove japanese made Honda bikes in both had average speeds of and Kilometres per the the present Leader of the Soock world standings with 39 Points after three shattered by seconds the previous record for the Soock set by Italy Marco Luc Chinelli in West Germany Martin cur and equated by Munich Stacey Sanford four years maybe my strategy was but i wanted Marie to get her name in the re Cord so we went for the tie said Mannheim coach Burt she cleared 54 with and i suppose thinking Back on we should have gone for All the marbles at i am a Little disappointed about not the very next event on the Wilson overtook two runners to place third and earn a finals qualifying berth for the Baum holders Rick Jaster went after the boys but he set too fast an Early Pace and had to fight off archrival Jimmy Cole of osterholz before finally London John Strickland set the Mark of four year ago in the re breaking the record today because and Jaster was running ahead of thing was so Butler but i am that Pace for the first three he still class in minutes in the two top riders of the japanese Yamaha Frances Raymond Roche and defending world Champion Eddie Lawson of the United finished second and in the 500 was timed in Only seconds slower than shortly before suffering a bad spill at a Bend of the serpentine doctors said the Frenchman badly bruised indy debate goes on and on Many Drivers want slower speeds by Hal Bock Indianapolis a in Ray Harroun won the first indy 500 at an its what can happen at those speeds if Mph its not its respect for the Limi you have a failure or a says nations of any Oval three time Winner Johnny youd better have a healthy respect for of races since they competed regularly against each other in Cross country and have faced each other several times this Spring in Frankfurt Jeff herring and Ted Mcnamara and Augsburg Roy Clay won championships Friday in events they have dominated during much of this herring triumphed in the triple going Mcnamara won the shot put with a 451 heave and Clay took the pole both feet and his Purtic Patton vault title with a 12foot even practice was from los and win Ner of the opening grand prix of the season in South was seconds slower than a 1983 world he that he still nourished Hopes to Clinch the pole position in the final ses Sion of practice Lawson trails Spencer by Only four Points in the Overall Spencer said he will not seek a double Victory at any Cost sunday but added i will try to pocket As Many Points As possible in both average Speed of and people the speeds no problem until youve got a the place or youre in trouble if you get in in the Overall world standings of said it was too fast to be theres nowhere to Treyve got Spencer is four Points behind Wim in the 33car Field for the indy what bothers Drivers if something that big White thing the i tried it although he won a race for the class in 500 averages and people say theres no Chance to says it is too fast to be Bobby who will be in the front Row will continue As Long the debate win continue As Long As there is an indy whats too fast one year May be too slow the you is it remains indy what brings upward of people to the race each memorial Day what drives Drivers to defy this May be the last indy 500 of unbridled Many Drivers want the cars slowed and both championship Auto racing teams and the Auto club the sports rival ruling bodies Are moving to do just we dont feel we need to be going this says 1983 Ridy Winner Tom who is both one of ratings fastest Drivers and among the loudest critics of madly spinning this place is going to make it regardless of what would make it stronger and More interesting is close not 215 the problem is not just pure youre a with no Way to control and you feel like youre driving a mailing speeds make that problem fifteen or 20 years they were going 150 and everybody thought that was outrageously where it All i dont do the spiralling speeds scare them i would if anyone out there running Rutherford they would get out of the any Guy who gets in one of these cars and says Hes not afraid is a Rahal make a mistake in baseball and its no big make a mistake its a lot speeds dont scare whats the Dif Ference Between Between 206 and 214 big White thing the Wall one it didst move an its still the car Mario Andretti knows what Rahal you almost have to anticipate whats going to happen before it catches the he that the whole when it catches you you cover a lot of ground in a very Short and you have no idea whats going to be in your some Drivers would accept cutting speeds about As fast As boxers would accept eliminating Hooks and youre not going to slow the speeds declares fou time Winner but even Foyt has the Wimmer Rode a Yamaha to Victory on the Home track of Bockenheim last Wimmer was fourth in fridays practice seconds behind venezuelan Carlos Lavado was spencers runner up in the 250cc in reigning world Champion Stephan Dorf linger of Switzerland also clocked a record time in practice of the 80cc the who Rode a turned his Best Lap in or improving by by f in a was the second fastest Friday was More than two seconds behind races of the 250 and Soock classes now will be held sunday the 1 25cc i drive with respect for the danger dominated by italian riders in the pre he i didst Vious will be run Arn sports television baseball los Angeles dodgers at new York mets or Chicago White sox at Kansas City 7 hockey Stanley cup championship series Philadelphia at 2 9 share 1st place in Bob Wood Golf Germany nine play ers claimed a share of first place in the Bob Wood memorial Golf tournament the five player team of Tim Soder Holm of Theda Kettler of Linda Collins of Heidelberg and Rod Adllaide and Lucy both from turned in a Bestwall score of 32 for the nine Hole tournament which wound up a Learnt Golf week the winning total was tied by the four player team of Maria Patterson and Chuck both of and canadians Justin Mccarthy and Jim Jar Dine of the tournament is named after the late stars and stripes Bob who scored a Hole none during a learn to Golf week Here last  
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