European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 16, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday May 16,1987 the stars and stripes Page 25 rain keeps prep Marks from falling Solo Fly Claby Avo Dut a  s Johnny Clark wins triple jump at 44-4. By Ben Abrams prep sports editor Wiesbaden wind cold and rain Aren t Condu Cive to setting Iroll und Field records. Accordingly none was set in conditions less than idol Al Elliott Field Friday in the first Day of the two Day Germany aaa regional. The High school meet winds up today with the Field events commencing Al 10 . And he running events getting the gun an hour later. The of four finishers and any others bettering prearranged times distances and Heights Advance to the Central european championships May 21-22 Al Munich s Dante stadium. In the 1,500 meters rams Cin s Jennifer Culbertson nipped Stuttgart s Julie Cyrus by one tenth of a second to win he Only Guys final of the Day Culbertson hit Ling the tape in the 5 04.9. That time was the second Best Effort turned in his year. Culbertson recorded the second Best Lime of 5 56 two weeks ago in a regular season meet. The 4 58.0 clocking by osterholz s Veronica Hanson was the pre Vious Best. Hanson went 4 57.0 in the Germany a regional Al Munich Friday. Mike Behrendt of Stuttgart came close to the sea son s lop Effort in the 3,000 meters with a 9 08.8 clock ing. Kaisers Lauriem s Johnny Clark turned in a 44-4 jump to win the boys triple jump. Andre Green Mannheim s All Europe basketball Center took the shot put with a toss of 43-5. Green s teammate. Jay Wilson went 11-9 w capture the pole vault All considerably off the season bus Marks in those respective Evanis. Three Field event champions were determined in the girls Competition. Frankfurt s Tracy Linhardt won the High jump with a 5-2 Effort. She tried to match the Dodds record of 5-4w, but failed in her three official efforts. To prove that she could do in she cleared that height later but As they say in Golf you can always make ii the second  As class of the Field Linhardt gets another Chance at Munich. Mediocre achievements won the Long jump and Dis Cus lilies Mannheim s Sheila Merriweather captured the former i h a i5- j and Frankfurt s Chels Carter captured the discus Blue ribbon with a heave of 99-3. There was considerable confusion Over the staging of the pole vault and girls High jump Al the coaches pre compact Ilion meeting it was discovered that the Long and triple jumps and Stoi put and discus events had not been flighted broken Down in an equal num Ber of groups according to Talent and that was a com Ali shed before the meeting ended. However somehow the people running he pole vault and girls High jump understood that those two events should be flighted too. They were and the Field workers were raising and lowering the bars like elevators going up and Down. Normally once a bar has been raised to a specific height it does t come below that Standard for the rest of the Day. O by do Oto Heidelberg s pal lakes tales second in pole vault. Spencer to miss German Cycle up by Handy Barnett motors ports editor Bockenheim Germany Honda Star Wayne Gardner of Australia scored the fastest Lime Friday in the rain soaked opening qualifying session for sunday s German grand prix but the news Cen tired on an american motorcycle rider who did not compete the rider was Louisiana fast Fred die Spencer who will not be Able to race sunday. Twice world Champion on so acc Honda cycles Spencer had planned to make his 1987 comeback in the German world championship round after a Long Layoff for acc Idem injuries. His plans were shattered thursday during an unofficial practice session when he suffered a severe Cut to his right knee after he struck a track Side Marker. Despite the pain from the Gash under his Kneecap. Spencer Rode his Honda Back 10 the pits. He was taken to the nearby Schwet Zingen Hospital for in us mint of the Gash and torn ligaments. After treatment Spencer told the Honda team he hoped to race sunday. But Over nigh pain sent him Back to the Hospital Friday morning and doctors placed a cast on his knee to immobilize in for 14 Days. Racing was then out of the question. Spencer is returning to the United states for further treatment a Honda team spokesman said. No decision on his return to racing will be made until the full extent of his knee injuries Are determined. With the italian grand prix May 24 following the German round by Only a week. Spencer is certain to miss that one. It s a real  the Honda spokes Man said Friday because Freddie was going very Well yesterday. He looked great like the old Spencer. And after All that Lime off he was Only a fraction of a second slower than Wayne Gardner. Wayne turned 2 07.08 and Freddie had just recorded a 2 07.36." Gardner who won the provisional Poe position from his performance in Day is leading for the world championship in the 500cc division. Wuh Spencer to miss at least the next two races making a total of five missestht1 australian has no fears from that Corner. 13ut defending world Champion Eddie Lawson of Upland. Calif., has every in Tention of keeping his Crown. Lawson second fastest Friday on his factory Yamaha said i admin i be got to get going but i be had some bad Luck in the first two races and that s behind me. We be made some improvements and the Yamaha is really coming on. I Hope to do Well Here on sunday and i i Hank i will because i like fast Cir Cuits and Bockenheim is realty a fan one. I just Hope the rain goes away be cause 1 Don t like racing in  regarding Spencer Lawson said it s really too bad. 1 was looking Forward to racing Apa Insl Freddie again and after All of his injuries he deserved better  the fastest six riders in Friday s wet qualifying sessions and the times Are As follows Gardner Honda two minutes 17.96 seconds average Speed 110-019 Mph Lawson lamatia2 18.27, Jusi 0.31 seconds off the Pace pier Francesco Chili of Taly honda2 18.83 Christian Sarron of France yamaha2 19.38 shunt Tatsuhiro of Japan Honda 2 19.57 and Randy Mamola Santa Clara. Calif., yamaha2 19.81. Fastest rider in the 250cc class was Reinhold Roth of Germany Honda at 2 25.84, an average Speed of 103.895 on the wet track final qualifying is scheduled for sat urday will sunday s German grand a for cycles All clasps plus sidecars by ginning at i i . Berger tops trials Franco champs Belgium a Austria s Gerhard Berger driving a Ferrari clocked the fast est Lime in Friday s first practice session far sunday s belgian grand prix. Berger. Coping Well on a Slippery wet surface Sei a time of 2 min utes 6.216 seconds around the 6.94-Kilomcler 4.31-mile track. An sports television Hun racing Preakness stakes 10 30 pin. Saturday. Baseball Baltimore orioles Al Cali fornia Angels 1 30 . Sunday delayed. Radio baseball Chicago cubs Al to Oslun astros 7 . Saturday. Horse racing Preakness Slakes 11 06 . Saturday Aulo racing Indianapolis 500 time trials 11 30a.m. Sunday. Baseball new York a Jukius at Seattle mariners 4 . Sunday