European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 21, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 the stars and stripes monday april 21, 1986 a photos Dorsey Gaymon of Jacksonville fla., is out for the count in san remo Italy after being flattened saturday by International boxing federation cruiserweight Champ Lee Down and out Roy Murphy of Chicago. Murphy 27, Shook Gaymon with a left then sent him to the Canvas for the total count of 10, 2 31 into the ninth round with a right Hook to the jaw. It was Murphy s 24th Victory in As Many fights the 21st by knockout. Murphy wearing his championship Belt at right embraces Gaymon. Connors beats Wilander in Tokyo final Tokyo a Jimmy con nors whipped Sweden s mat i Lander 6-4, 6-0 sunday to win the $250,000 Sun tory cup Tennis tournament. Ivan Lendl of Czechoslovakia last year s Sun tory Winner and ranked no. 1 in the world Defeated Stefan Edberg a 20-year-old swede 6-1, 1-6, 7-5 to finish third in the two Day four Man contest. Conners ranked fifth in the world won $110,000. It was the 33-year-old Ameri can s fourth Victory in the Sun tory cup. Wilander ranked no. 3, downed Lendl in straight sets on saturday while Connors had struggled to stay on top against Edberg 7-5, 5 7,6-3. Pole vaulter Lytle leads pack 9 records toppled in Kansas relays Lawrence Kan. A pole vaulter Doug Lytle a 1984 olympian led a Parade of record Breakers saturday at the 61st annual Kansas relays. Nine meet records tumbled saturday As Strong southerly winds that had buffeted Friday s Competition subsided. Two records fell on Friday despite the wind. Lytle who competed for Kansas state As a collegian soared 18 feet 91% inches to take the pole vault. Lytle snapped the meet record of 18-8 set last year by Oklahoma state s Joe dial. Kansas state s Kenny Harrison who was denied a record on Friday in the Long jump because the wind was Over the allowable limit took the triple jump saturday with a record of 55-11. He beat the record of 55 9 /2 set in 1983 by the soviet Union s Niko Lai Mustenko. I knew i had it inside of me. It was just going out and competing and getting the Job done said Harrison who was named the meet s most valuable male performer. The Competition was t really Tough. I thought it was supposed to be better. I just Don t know what happened. I m just really really Happy with my performance. It was one of the Best in the country. I m starting to get healthier now and feel Lytle said he began the Day feeling confident. I came into the meet wanting to jump 18-9. After i made that i lost some of my adrenalin he said. Eighteen nine is my official personal re Cord but i be jumped 19 in practice. I Felt relaxed and confident. I was still a Little hesitant Corning in because i had to carry the olympic Torch this morning for the special olympics in Kansas City. I had to hurry to get Here on time. I tried to get Kun to postpone the vaulting for 15 minutes but it wound up starting on named the outstanding women s per former was Pinkie Suggs another former a state athlete. She won the discus throw and set a record in the shot put with a heave of 53-8, beating the Mark of 53-4 set by Penn state s Elaine Sobansky in 1984. In the women s 100-meter hurdles Faye Barrett of Western Illinois set a record at 13.47, snapping the Mark of 13.48 set by Pam Page of Missouri in 1980. Leisa Knowles of Oklahoma ran the 400 meter dash in 52.26, breaking the meet re Cord of 53.65 set by Gail Conway of air Force in 1984. In the men s 800, Aaron Baynes of bar ton county set a record with a time of 1 48.60, breaking the Standard of 1 49.86 by Dave Uhrich of Marquette in 1982. Nebraska s Sharri Pendleton won the women s triple jump with a record of 41 53/4, breaking the Mark of 41-3 /2 by Robin Johnson of Texas in 1985. Western Illinois Patty Murray won the women s 5,000-meter run in 16 03.27, breaking the time of 16 06.50 by Teri an Derson of athletes in action in 1977. Devon Morris of Wayland Baptist beat a 10-year-old Kun relays record in the 400 meter dash with a time of 45.12 the old record of 45.33 had been set by Evis Jennings of Mississippi state in 1976. On Friday records fell in the women s mile relay and the men s 100-meter hurdles. Mitchell Louganis capture National diving titles Indianapolis a Michele Mitchell the olympic Silver medallist plat form diver captured her sixth National championship saturday by winning the women s 3-meter event at the . Indoor diving championships. Double olympic Champion Greg Louganis of Boca Raton fla., won the men s 3 meter springboard title saturday night. Mitchell who was a finalist sunday As the meet concluded at the Indiana univer sity natatorium with platform Competition compiled 505.65 Points for her 10 dives. Tristan Baker a Junior at Brigham Young was second in the event for the third consecutive National championship. Baker who along with Mitchell earned a trip to the Goodwill games in Moscow with her finish had 491.55 Points. Kelly Mccormick the olympic Silver medallist in the event and the defending Champion who was seeking her eighth National Crown was third at 479.67. Megen Neyer a former world Champion on the 3 meter Board and a four time Mcaa Cham Pion in the event was fourth at 473.64. In the men s event Louganis won with 695.22 Points with Mark Bradshaw of Springfield ore., finishing second at 678.84. Ron Meyer of Baton Rouge la., placed third with a 661.59 total and Mike Wantuck of Bloomfield Hills mich., was fourth at 641.97. I still think of myself As a platform diver said Mitchell 24. This the Victory came after one of the worst workouts of my Mitchell said she had a talk with sports psychologist Don Greene after the workout. He told me to go outside look at the natatorium remember that this is the nationals she said. I went outside and had a talk with myself until i got cold and came Back Mitchell s most productive dive was her eighth an inward 2 a somersault in the tuck position. It a the same dive in which she hit the Board during practice tuesday scraping her leg badly from the knee to her ankle
