European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 10, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday. July 10, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 17 sports App Mil Joe natnilh., i loved the Job Namath baffled by firing Hamden. Conn. A Joe Namath. Breaking a three month silence on the subject says he was surprised and baffled by Abc tvs decision to Lake him out of he broadcasting Booth Tor Mon Day night m under contract to them and i m not doing anything else i sports. I certainly am disappointed because i loved the Job and i was starting to feel Good about it Namath said in an interview tuesday in the new Haven Register. Abc announced in March that Namath and . Simpson would t returned to monday night football this season. The two worked As analysts with play by play announcer Frank Gilford last season. Abc offered Simpsons Job As its College football analyst but Namath was Don t know what their abcs plans Are Namath icy told me was they were going with Only two Guys in in Booth next season Al Michaels and Frank Gifford Abc ratings for its National football league broadcasts improved dramatically last year. But capital cities inc., which owns Abc changed Many of its announcing lineups including those for College football and baseball. Namath in Connecticut to run his summer football Camp at Quev Lipiac College says he remains under contract for 25 games next season. He received an estimatedj700.000 last year from Abc. They re not saving any Money because i m still employed by them he said. Bubka sets pole Mark Moscow a pole vaulter Sergei Bubka soared through the Moscow night to a world record of 19 feet 8w inches tuesday at the Goodwill games. Bubka had promised 10 raise his world Mark during he games a festival of sports and cultural Exchange organized by american television and soviet officials. He kept his word then devoted the Effort to his son Vitaly whose first birthday is wednesday. On Only his third jump of the warm muggy night at Lenin stadium Bubka his face intense As he wailed at the end of the runway flipped easily Over the bar to add one hair Inch to the Mark he set i Paris july 13 last year. After Landing in the foam pit Bubka leaped to his feet and raised his fists in Salute. The fans tilling about half of the stadium s 100.000 scats responded with a Long ovation. I am Happy to set the world record in the motherland and before All my com patriots said Bubka who had advanced the record five previous times but never in the soviet Union. They can be very Happy with me in my Bubka s record was the second of the Day and Firth in the first four Days of Competition. In one of tuesday s earliest events soviet cyclist Ericka Valumae chopped .005 seconds off her world Mark with an11.489-second clocking in a qualification run for the women s 200-meter sprint. American athletes won three Gold medals in track Johnny Gray in the men s 800 and pan Marshall in the women s 200, along with the women s1,600-Mcler relay learn to raise their total for the games to 25, the soviets on six golds tuesday to Lake Over the Lead with 28. The Overall medal count after tues Day s Competition stood with the soviet Union leading the United Stales s6-74. Concern was voiced tuesday by some . Athletes and officials that the Host team was getting an unfair advantage in some events. The men s 1,500 was split into two sections at the last minute. The lop american Miler. Sieve Scott was placed in the faster Section in which strategy and physical Contact from other world class runners made his Job More difficult. He finished second in his group and third Overall. A relative unknown Pavel Yakovlev of the soviet Union won the supposedly slower second Section in a time Good enough for Overall Victory. The runner up who beat Scott in the first heal was soviet Igor lol Orev. Scott s time was 3 minutes 40.31 seconds compared with Yakovlev s 3 39.36. "1 have never seen a meet Tike this Scott said. Sure i was second in my soviet Sergei Bablu broke his Awn world Pott nude record in the Goodwill games. Heal and i was beaten by a russian but according to them i was beaten by two russians and that makes it twice As in the women s too hurdles the lop two americans Stephanie Hightower and 19s4 olympic Champion Ctina Fitzgerald Brown were placed in the same heal and both failed to make the final which was won by Bulgaria s Lor Danka Dankova in 12.40, the heats were redrawn three limes under the stands amid shouting from competitors and coaches. This is an example of poor sports Manship said Harry Groves coach of the american men i track team. In is International Bush league. They the so Viets Don l want officials in charge of the track events were unavailable for comment at the stadium. Less than two years after winning the Silver medal at the 1984 olympics the United slates is Oul of the women s volleyball tournament. Japan beat the United slates 15-13, 18-20, 15-11, 15-11 to eliminate the americans from Contention for a spot in the medal round. White sox win on Baines Bat from Prew dispatches Chicago Harold Baines is going after the right pitches and laying off the wrong ones. As a result the Cleveland indians Are suffering. Baines rapped out three hits including three run Homer tuesday night As the Chicago White sox beat the indians 6-2."i m swinging at balls that Are in the strike zone said Baines. He also had three hits including a Home run against Cleveland in a 4-3 Victory monday m giving myself a Chance to hit the american league Ball said Baines. When the Pitcher get me Oul i give them credit if they gel me out on strikes. If not then give manager Pat Corrales of the Indian said there was 100 much Baines and too much Neil Auto. We re aware of what Baines is Allen had a three hitter going until the ninth when the indians knocked him out on a double by Joe Carter and a run Tohong single by Andre also drove in go Ucland s other run in the fourth inning with a sacrifice Fly. Allen 5-1, allowed five hits. Joel Mckeon and Dave Schmidt came on in the ninth. Schmidt collected his fourth saves the White sox won their third straight game and i Ullh in is games under Man Ager Jim Fregosi. Tim Hulett broke a 1-1 tie when he led off the fifth Wilh his fifth Homer of the season off Bryan colkers 0-1, Julio see Al on Page 22
