European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 25, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Wouita captures world Mark Lewis 4th in 200 August 1985 the stars and stripes Page 23 Berlin a said Wouita of to fighting great pain from an added the meter world record to his Mark Here Friday and then announced he would attempt to set three More world records before the end of the i want to hold five world oui to said after clocking to beat Steve crams old Mark of with two runners setting a Quick Pace until the last Wouita shattered the Mark the briton set july 16 in said Wouita Wouita set the world record with a time of at the grand prix event at july prior to the Mobil grand prix meet Wouita announced his intention to attempt a crack at the record and he kept his prom West Germany Volker Blumenthal paced Wouita Over the first two clock ing at the 400meter Mark and a fast after two Blu Renthal then pulled letting Frank Omara of Ireland pull the did his Job dropping race after passing the meter Mark in Wouita then took and launched into a furious with the crowd and other athletes cheering him Wouita crossed the line in the record time to go into wild who did not compete lost the first of the three world records he set during a 20day Span in july and after breaking the cram went on to better the mile and meter Wouita almost beat his mile record of wednesday in the moroccan clocked the second fast est mile Ever and just outside crams record of i ran the last 500 meters in great i suffered a hamstring injury six Days ago and than injury prevented me from break ing the mile record in Wouita if my injury improves i plan to attack the mile record again next wednesday in he if everything is i then planned to take a crack at the and Sidney Maree of the United states placed second behind clocking Pierre delete of Switzerland was third in while Mike Hillardt finished fourth and set an australian record of Veteran Mike Boit of Kenya was fifth while John Walker of new zealand placed Carl the Winner four Gold med als at the los Angeles finished fourth in the 200 his1 second race after a with a hamstring another disappointment a photo track Star Carl Lewis is comforted by his in Berlin Friday night after his second defeat in the european track and Field grand prix Lewis was fourth in the 100 meters in Zurich wednesday and fourth in the 200 meters in making his european prix debut in Lewis finished fourth in the 100 meter Lewis got out of the blocks with full accelerating Well and coming into the he looked in a position to with some 50 meters to Lewis slowed Down and finished Only Kirk Baptiste and world Champion Cal Vin Smith tied for first place Iri while the fourth american in James clocked for Lewis was timed in i ran a very Good first 100 meters but i Felt very tired at the Lewis said after the but i Felt much better tonight then 1 did in in pleased that 1 am coming he Lewis said he planned to run 100 meters at the next grand prix event in Colo Neon open Tennis starts tuesday by Bob Greene York a the old guard is bracing itself for tuesdays Start of the open As by Ungchul led by 17yearold Wimbledon Champion Boris Becker of West Ger make their bid for the third leg of defending champions John Mcenroe and Martina Navratilova Hope to keep americas Premier Tennis event an ail american affair by fending off Young challengers from Europe and South Only two foreign players have won the open mens singles since arid none has captured the women singles since Australia Margaret Smith court did so in but Becker is just one of several Young europeans a shot at winning the million the worlds others include West germans Clau Dia Kohl Kilsch and Steffi Graf Czechoslovakia Miloslav Mecir and Helena Sutkova Slobodan Zivojinovich of Yugoslavia Hungary Andrea the Sweden Stefan and Argentina Gabriela Sabatini and Martin in glad there Are new said seeking his fifth open title in seven the sport seemed Boring to me and in sure it was Boring to other people As we dont need the same Guys winning the major tournaments year after Becker is the Best known of the rising a photo Boris Becker one of Young challengers in he became the youngest player to win the Wimbledon mens along with the and australian opens make up the grand the australian open will be held in november in Melbourne whom czechs consider the next Ivan Defeated Jimmy con Norsen route to the final of the pro indoor championships then he won at the nether lands reached the final of the italian and triumphed in West Sweden Joakim Nystrom has won titles this while Edberg was a key to the swedes Davis cup Victory Over the United the women Field has been dominated by Navratilova and Chris Evert Lloyd for almost a but Ameri can Zina Garrison shocked Evert Lloyd at Amelia this year on Lloyds favorite surface and Navratilova has lost in to Hana Mandrikova of Czechoslovakia and in her last six the 21 year old Kohl Kilsch has reached the semifinals four including the French she won the Virginia slims of los Angeles earlier this everyone is playing Kohide Kilsch said of her West German team mates Bettina Sylvia Hanika and the Winner of the women singles at the 1984 los Angeles olym All Are ranked among the worlds top several led by Tim May Are Given a Chance to win the it would be a Surprise if who has pulled his game together and romped through his last two outings after being surprised at and the losing finalist in the last three were not around on the Date of the mens Semi i the winners of the singles titles men and women each get 1 the stage for the 13day the National Tennis Center is a caul Dron of Concrete and steel Charm of a huge parking the open is probably the hard est tournament to says Kvart who has won the women singles Crown six you stay in new York and its a difficult drive out to Flushing Meadow in All the its the hottest weather of All the grand slam tournaments and that can get the crowds arc noisier than most other places and there is More noise from the planes flying Over the to its the most demanding and difficult of the grand slam Tournai when youve won the Tournai you feel like youve had to con tend with More obstacles than you do anywhere Only Mcenroe and Connors have won the mens singles since the tournament was shifted from the Clay courts at for est Hills to Flushing Meadow dec turf among the Tracy Austin and Billie Jean King have taken every title since courts 1970 Navratilova is seeking her third straight the women singles final will be played and the mens singles title the next
