European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 10, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 the stars and stripes june 1985 Banks sets record in triple jump los Angeles a Willie who said hed been treated like dirt be cause he didst win an olympic Gold uncorked an american record in the triple jump of 57 i inches saturday Dur ing the coliseum classic track the the second longest triple jump Ever and the Best Ever at sea broke Banks own National Standard of set four years his record performance came in the same los Angeles coliseum where he barely qualified for the olympic team Dur ing the trials last he went on to finish sixth in the games As american teammates al Joyner and Mike Conley took the Gold and Silver Joyner was a late withdrawal from saturdays while Conley finished second behind Banks with an Effort of the world record in the triple jump is 58 set by Joao Oliveira of Brazil in the High Altitude of Mexico City in Banks said he considered his record leap a sort of personal this meant an awful lot to he Ive been feeling that i Haven been treated real Well by people like Nike and the various meet Ive Given 15 Good years to this and All of a after i didst get the Gold i started to get treated like said the 29yearold Ive been waiting for this to happen so i could vent my there was a Brief scare in the pole vault when Brad Pursley fell Back while attempting to Clear and hit his head on the the meets medical Eugene said Pursley had suffered a concus he said that there was no evidence of and that the vaulter was Alert and As Pursley was being taken to the Hospital for precautionary he won the event with an earlier vault of after Pursley Mike Tully passed on his final two and Joe the american record Holder at ran through the dial finished second with a Mark identical to and Tully was third at other featured mens events at the coliseum meet included the mens 1500 me with Steve Scott winning in 3 seconds the 110meter won by olympic Champion Roger kingdom in and the High captured by Den Nis Lewis with a height of Jamaica Merlene who collected Bronze medals in both the women 100 and 200 meters at the los Angeles scored a double in those she won the 100 in As Jeanette Bolden finished second in then Otte Page took the 200 in with Grace Jackson second in Valerie three times a Gold Winner in the withdrew from the women 200 and she said she Felt a twinge in her hamstring when warming up and decided not to take a Chance on being the meet attracted Only to the Belmont from Page 21 Maple and owner Elizabeth it was a Day of disappointment for and Eugene Trainer Wayne Lukas and jockey Pat tanks the Preakness Ridden by pulled right front suspensory ligaments during the stretch Accord ing to Ted he finished last in the Field of 11 Klein said the who also had won the Arkansas Derby and was seventh in the Kentucky would be retired from Creme who had won the Ken Tucky Derby trial on a Sloppy was making his debut in triple Crown compete until his 3yearold Campaign had been marked by five seconds in top including a runner up Fin ish to Kentucky Derby Winner spend a Buck in the Jersey Derby on May spend a Buck was missing just As he was missing May 18 when they ran the he is the first Derby Winner to miss the final two races of the triple Crown since Tomy Lee in Creme Fraiche and Stephans Odyssey paid and to their backers in a crowd of the smallest Belmont crowd since watched sword dancer win in that race was also run on a wet and overcast chiefs Crown was Ridden by Angel Cor who had won the Derby with spend a he broke on but didst keep the Lead for he regained it with a Quarter of a mile to but chiefs Crown hold As he hold it in the and be came the third horse to be the beaten favor ite in All three triple Crown the others were correlation in 1954 and my dad George in purple who was coupled in the betting with stretch running al was in the Lead after the first covered in 23 he led the Field through the half in then Cutlass reality took Over in the run Down the with a half mile to Don who had lost the mount on chiefs Crown to had Cutlass reality lengths ahead of purple who was a head in front of eternal chiefs Crown was fourth at this Point while Creme Fraiche was sixth behind fast account and Stephans Odyssey was then the real race began and Cordero sent chiefs Crown to the a head in front of Cutlass reality with a Quarter of a mile to Creme Fraiche was a length farther Back at this Point and a Hal length in front of Stephans Maple then sent Creme Fraiche along the rail to take the Lead at the eighth pole and went on to after crossing the Fin ish Maple threw his whip into the air in chiefs Crown held on for four lengths in front of fast after fast account came important Cutlass purple Moun Southern al eternal Prince and tanks each starter carried 126 the Worth was Creme Fraiche second in eight starts this year and fifth in 13 career a photo Trainer Woody Stephens tougher today to win Mickey and Clete and Whitey and Billy were All there it was like old times at Yankee stadium Milton Richman new York up the temptation was too All they had to do was close their eyes and make believe and Mickey Mantle and Clete Boyer both were a couple of kids so that what they they closed their eyes and made believe and with Guys like Billy Martin and Whitey Ford also on hand it made the illusion All the More be when Mantle was at Yankee stadium earlier in the week to do the color commentary for spor Tschannel on the As Yankees Boyer was there As the As third base Ford was merely in his new to Mantle had been in Oakland nine Days before to work a game there with the a team mate of mantles for eight years with the had to laugh Over mickeys trip to Oakland explaining How so Many of the As including Dave Carney Mike Heath and Dave wanted to be introduced to you Shoul Dve seen Boyer still he was so awed Over meeting he just stood there with his Mouth he didst know what to so he took his hat Kingman wanted Mickey to autograph two baseballs for which he col Lins was the Best of you he runs pretty Good and he asked me could Mickey really run i told him Mickey could outrun Rickey he could get Down to first base in three Flat dragging a bunt from the right hitting i Collins believe Mantle Doest get to Yankee stadium that often every time he does its something of an emotional exp i used to dream i was coming to the Park i heard them announcing my name As the next hitter and they let me Mantle 1 dont dream that now i just think about some of the things that happened during the years i spent Boyer when you get you have whenever i come to Yankee i go out and look at the monuments in the Outfield and third base where i it seems like yesterday we were All out there me and al the Roger is Roger Boyers Best they roomed together on the Road when they were with the Yankees and had connecting rooms in a Long Island apartment House when the club was at to Roger is just like one of my said who had six of them before an older one who played 11 years with the cardinals and managed died three years ago of Roger is the most Low key Guy Ive Ever met in my life and theres no one i Ever got along with i cant Ever remember us having a single argue hed never demand we always got along if one of us wanted a that was Fine with the a1 and if one of us Felt like having that was of Roger Maris currently is undergoing radiation treatments for cancer in where he lives and operates a Beer Dis he runs a Golf tournament in each year which bears his name and benefits the cancer this years tournament is slated for june 24 and Maris wants to be but that questionable because of his his speaking from Gaines Roger wants to thank everybody for All their he is taking his treatment and is coming the rest is in gods the marines have six four sons and two one of the Rich is a 21yearold shortstop who recently returned from playing in the Junior College world series in grand Boyer feels so close to Maris that when the As had a Day off after winding up a series in Boston three weeks he asked Oakland manager Jackie Moore if he could leave the club to visit his old Rookie in Florida and Moore said Roger reminds me so much of my because he int Pushy or Shovey and he int one of those Imen who keeps talking about himself All the Boyer when you play with it makes it easier to get a Good line on Mickey and Roger both were 10 Steps ahead of the rest of what i cant understand is Why Roger int in the Hall of he could do every tool he had was he had that Short stroke hitting and one of the Best arms in maybe he run As fast As but he was right behind he once outran Luis Aparicio in a foot How Many players do you know whose uniforms were retired and Arent in the Hall of Fame Boyer wanted to the Yankees retired Rogers uniform but Hes not in the Hall of the Cardi nals retired my brother Kenny uniform also and he int but if i said he should which i then people would think in Boyer played five years for the coached them for three years after he left the Yankees and was considered for at Lantas managing Job before Bobby Cox got it in had i gotten that Roger said he was going to come Back and be my hitting Boyer i think in the Only Guy he d Ever put on a uniform
