European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 24, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Favorite felled in Marathon writer Fulda Germany to was going to be a helluva finish in this year s u5ar eur Marathon sunday. Defending Champion Donald Cdr Tell of Neil Brucke. Running in the men s senior Divi Sion quickly a caved his Way to the head of the i so runners and was soon joined by Berlin s Rick Marciano. The Chase began. The Miles clicked away the possibility of the duo having to foot race to the finish line was quickly becoming a reality. Marciano who Shad owed Rcd iced past the Midway Point and at times pulled even to Lei his pres ence be known to the Champ was Bank ing on Oul sprinting Recti old in the Home stretch. Suddenly at the 22-mile Mark confusion. Red fold was winged by a car turning left off a Side Street despite the presence of a police Pace car and two motorcycle escorts. A police spokesperson said that apparently the car was obscured from inc runners View and vice versa because of hedging along the Road. Whatever the defending Champion went Down. Marciano who was Shadow ing Redfield so closely that at times he Loed the Champ s Heel Side stepped the Auto. I was directly behind Redfield and had time to push away from the car. After he Redfield fell i slowed Down to help him up said Marciano who was running in the men s open division. But Rcd iced yelled keep going keep going " Marciano did breaking the tape at 2 41.00 for the Usa eur title. I trained for about iwo week for this race running an hour or an hour and a half a Day said Marciano who plans to run the 5,000 and 1,500-meter events in the Usa eur Irack and Field meet aug. I Haven t run Long distance in so Long that i wanted to stay behind Redfield. I knew if jumped in front he d probably bum me Marciano said. About the possible outcome of the race had Redfield not been injured Maricano said Redfield was looking real Good until the car came out of the Side Street. For Marciano the Marathon marked his first attempt at Long distance racing since monday August 24, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 23 some 1,800 runner set sail sunday at the Start of the annual l urdu marathons a combination of three distance ram. Partaking in the ican Saa. City Marathon in october 1986 a race he finished with in disappointing Lime of 3 26.00. I try to run a Marathon in whatever City i m in he said. Because of his Layoff from Mara thoning the Fieri inter had a few doubts about his stamina Over the Hilly course. It was t so much the Hills that he worried about though it was running out of Gas. The Hills on the course weren t too was looking at Hilling the Wall. 1 was t sure when i d hit that Point where 1 deplete All my Energy. My major concern was that i d run out of juice he said. however. Redfield was taken to a local Hospital for a rays which revealed no broken Bones just lacerations sustained from the fall. The Only repeating Usa eur Champi on for the men was Michael Kent of ans Bach running in the masters division. Kent snapped the Tnp at 3 11.31. 19 min utes slower Ihan his last year s Pace. In the men s senior divison Augsburg s Robert Whitney finished at 2 47tl2, 10 minutes ahead of runner up Joe Italy. Wanda Toro of Stuttgart repealed a women s open Champion slopping the clock at 3 32.57. Women s seniors runner Rosalind Roger of Augsburg placed first in her division with a Lime of4 02,512 i n Ules slower than the time earned her second place last year. Heidelberg s Linda la flour grabbed the women s masters title with a 4 13.31 finish. Eventual usar Kur Winner Rick Marciano Kofl and Donald it a fitly Duel. Petranoff just misses his goal byte Boivin staff writer Stuttgart Tom Fel Ranoff fell just Short of what he wanted to do but Regina Jacobs did better than she Ever had. Petranoff and Jacobs were in Stuttgart sunday 10 Partick paid in the final . Team Warmup for the track and Field world championships next week in Rome. Seven countries sent athletes to the meet. Petranoff broke the 80-meter 262 feel 5 inches Mark in the javelin while Jacobs cracked the to min Ute Mark in the boo meters. Pct Rajkoff fell just shy of what he wanted to do but was pleased with his Effort on the rain sickened approach at Stuttgart s Neckar stadium. Pc Ranoff heaved an 80.72-meter 264-9 Effort and had Aneth an sports radio baseball Loi Angeles dodgers at new York Meli 1 30 . Tuesday crat tempt land right at he so Melcor line. Earlier in the week Petranoff said if i can throw 81-82 meters on sunday i think i la be in Good shape going into Rome. 83-85 should win it there. Pc runoffs approach was hampered by a steady downfall that fell throughout the Day. But that did t aft it Jacobs who set her personal Best 1 59.36, while winning the 800 meters. Jacobs will be competing in the 1,500 meters in Rome next month where her Best Lime is 4 02,06. The . S Gwenn Torr acc and Michelle finn finished 1-2 in the 100-Melers. With Torrente Docking an 11.45. .09 seconds ahead of finn. The . Also look first and second in the men s Hammer throw nun Jud Logan taking the top spilt with a 25j-8effort and Ken flax tossing 238-5 .4 heave. Other americans who inn Thor Etc nos sunday were Randy Heisler in the men s Ducus Denean Howard m the women s 200 meter Lynn Jennings m the women 1,Soo meters Francie lame Smith in the women s 3.00 meters Cathy Twomey in the women s 5.uoo meters and Cathie Wilson in the women s javelin. The world championship Are aug. 29 through sept. 6. Stuttgart rules european up Baum older Germany Siligan batted against Frankfurt s Richard Jackson fur 20 innings sunday before Jerry Brown ripped a two run in Side the Park Home run in the inning of the if. Necessary game to win the european Fssi-1 Itrat softball league championship 5-3. Earlier sunday. Jackson had blanked Ilu new champions on four hits As Frankfurt won 4-0 in forced the title game. The extra inning my Heap was Jackson s fourth Complete game sunday i nor to the Dimmoc header against Stuttgart. had Mealun Eufr Hurt 3 2 in the losers Haik i finals. Brown screaming shot Inlo till.1 right Genii afield up in the title show Gnu a snapped u 3-3 in thai had existed since Jackson s kh1 single in the fifth and sent Slu Tipan As j heavy favorite into this weekend s Vii t corps Fasi pitch championships Stuttgart s Bob i Eese got the in
