European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 27, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday August 27,1987 the stars and stripes Page 25 pan am stars turning to Seoul by Martin Lader Indiana Lis up after two weeks of resplendent ego inflating Triumph Amer ican athletes have Onyta in which to prepare far the Seoul olympics. Competing against far with mini Mal resources the United Stales fact Clits Muscles with might and majesty at the pan Amerton Pames save Tor a stumble on the final Day. Midway through the 16-Day sports festival til. American already hid surpassed their own record for victories and they wound up the gala spectacular with More Gold medals than the 37 Oiher countries combined. In such Glamour events As rack and Field and swim Ming the United slates was virtually unchallenged and the Host country also dominated in gymnastics diving rowing shooting Archery Canoe kayak cycling equestrian modern Pentathlon synchronized swimming table Tennis Tae Kwon do freestyle wrestling roller skating yachting and team handball. The United slates captured team golds in women s basketball water Polo women s softball men s Volley Ball and men s and women s team handball. The baseball team enjoyed big Success de the Gold medal game to Cuba 13-9. Hie upset Cuba the reigning world the preliminary round and achieved their isl of qualify ing for the 1988 olympics where baseball will be a demonstration sport. In All the United states Jinn 169 Gold medal 11 More than the other countries combined along with 120 Silver and 81\jjfssxt Tor 370 medals. Cuba was second wik.4 75jfa and 175 medals and Canada was third with at pro scan in 1983, the United states captured 136 Gold and 284 total medals. Cuba was next with 79-175 and Canada third with 18-109. That there still is a lot of work to be done before the olympics was evident on the last Day of these games when the highly touted . Men s basketball team blew a 20-Poinl Lead and lost the championship to Brazil 120-Fis. The outside world is catching up . Coach Denny Crum said. Other countries have a lot More Good players and arc More Pica of the Confidence exhibited by the in states was a Roma Jwj 15 i year old gyr Mir Kristie Phillips Jolk knew we coming in a proved tips herself did not perturb Tuite As Well As expected Nuhic United states won ill in s and i women s team Nactin gymnastics Scott Joh won a pan am record four i old medals including the i All around and. Four Silver of and Sabrina mar was the a heft i women s All around Cham a i Pion winning five medals is re in swimming the unit up photo de states used its so called Cynthia Cooper second team the nation Al championship squad having been committed to the pan Pacific games in Australia and still emerged with a record 27 Gold from 32 events. In Seoul the Competition will be a lot More severe. Interestingly the outstanding individual of the Lewis to drop 200 for world track Rome a Carl Lewis said to thai he has decided not to run the 200 me tens at the world track and Field championships in Rome because it would have been like running against myself. I am looking for something and the something More for the american sprinter is clearly a clash with Ben Johnson of Canada in the 100 me ters considered one of the highlights of the championships. There has been a lot of talk about this race. Johnson says he can run in 9.85. He says hell win. Can Only say it s time to Slop talking and get into action. The track will Tell the truth Lewis said on his first Day in Rome. He arrived late monday in prays ahead of the american Leam by announced that he planned on orc Light training before saturday i Bening of the championships at oly Jjck stadium. Lewis is one of to pack greats. He won three golds in tj19b3 world championships in Homiski Finland the 100, he Long Juny offid the 400-Mcicr relay. He addedjff200 at the los Angeles olym Picu match the four golds conquered Jesse Owens in Bertin in 1936. Many people expected him to go for Pur golds in Rome. Schedule is too tight Lewisj a to drop one event and in skip to fido. I know people an because to weel it would be joker for me to win the 200uian the if Raul it would have been Tike myself. I am looking for Sameih Jocon Lewis said of pull ing out of the Ftp a jump Ano he relay. Tote Jefff is a team event Hui owe it to Rumik sprinters. The Long Jun event As you All know Tiel rather jump than run anytime. So i id 10 be either the 100 or the 200." he stressed it was not a question of fatigue or being unfit. He said he Felt that he Johnson and All the world s leading sprinters had proven their condition in a number of International meets lately. Lewis said everyone had been raining hard All year and running Well proving they were ready for the championships. But he said it made no difference who he is running against in the 100 meters you can t plan a tactic. You can Only go out and run As fast As you can. If you arc the fastest you win he said. If you make Appl Mlo Carl Lewis puts 100 Duel first a mistake to have no Way 10 make up for it. I guess this Cal the 100 is so Lewis said he the Ameri can track team in Romb Tyeray Strong and he expected the team Tud do bet Ter than in Helsinki. In 1983, the United Stales to medals one More than the soviet unit and two More than East Germany. But the East germans oui scored the Ameri cans 10 to eight on golds. To casts suspicion on Angels Sutton new York up the american league plans to review videotapes of monday i game Between the California Angels and the new York Yankees to determine whether Angels 3is-game Winner Don sullen was cheating a league spokeswoman said tuesday. Television cameras focused on sign article on Simon s Glove ing the Yankees 3-2 Viczai Calif. The 42-Yumlhl-Handcr later denied it a Mereial Jub Ilance. Ii in Lina to it said Sutlon no is tied with Phil Nickroo of he to Ronto Blue jays As the ill winning Sci Pitcher in baseball history. It was t sandpaper or an Emery Board band Aid covering a Ever mind being Check do Fri did not notice what ton s hand an Al Spok Swo in said the league planned to investigate. Well talk to the umpires she said. We feel we have 10 look into Sutlon 8-10, is one of several pitchers who have been accused of doctoring the Ball this year. Minnesota s Joe Nickroo Days after bring m an Emery Board and Sand paper in his pocket. Philadelphia s Kevin Gross was issued a 10-Day suspension whirl he was caught with sandpaper glued to his Glove. Gross has appealed and has yet to miss any games. Angels manager Gene Mauch was an gered by questions about the incident. I Dean of in after the he said All 1 know is Sultan had a Blister on his hand. What do i care what icy think on to. I Don t Ihrk Here s anything to discuss games was a 16-year-old from Costa Rica named Sil via poll. The daughter of West German parents who emigrated to Nicaragua before moving to Josla Rica in 1979, poll is listed As 6-Lbni-2. about 2 inches taller. A poll came away a Renam record eight swim Ming medals up wrong three individual Gold As she the five races that escaped the unit Ara links took away the most souvenirs among the . Swimmers without winning an individual race. She earned three Gold on relay teams plus a Silver and a Bronze. The most impressive fact about the swimmer is that All 49 members of inc . Team won a medal As the americans captured 55 medals Overall. The United states made it a clean sweep in diving As Greg Louganis captured the 3 and 10-Mctcr Board Competition for the third successive time in the 1 an ams and Kelly Mccormick won the women s Spring Board and Michele Mitchell Hie platform. The . Track and Field team won 26 Gold medals 13 each for men and women and a Tola of 56 medals. Kie Joyner Kersey equated the world record in the Mil s Long jump with a leap of 24-5v 7.45 meters and str it pwn Kurig set an american Mark when she won the Anta 400-meter hurdles in 54.23. Cart Lewis tar of four Gold medals at the los Angeles olympics Meta games record of Job a 8.75 m in the Long jump in list consecutive Victory in the event but fell Short bid to beat Bob Beamon s Long standing of 29-2j 8,90 m. Jyh Norman Bellingham won the first Golf Al of the games the 500-meter kayak and the Leeball team provided a thrilling Climax by Defi Cuba 3 games to 2 in the final event. The Job of preparing for Seoul is Well under Way. Inch in bests san to 2-1 for Mac title in Ciurlik a Turkey in Ciurlik s braves beaten 3-0 in its final round Robin game by hell Nikon rebounded to Edge san Vito 2-1 in the playoff game and claim the Mac women s slow pitch softball championship Here tuesday. Trailing 1-0. The braves tied the score in the sixth on singles by Pitcher Sharon Schmitz Donna Anderson and pal Tay Lor. They won in the Sev Nih on a double by Sandy Bates and Debbie ingrain s one out single. Theresa Rachal who took Over Mound duties when Schmitz left for a Pinch runner was the Winner. San Vito led Early As Barbie Berg s single scored Tanara Jones in the third inning. Schmitz and Raehal combined for a four Hitler while loser Nancy Redmond yielded five hits. Raehal who gave hell Nikon Only 1o hits was victimized by five incur he errors. Carolyn Albert had a key two run double hat broke a scoreless tie in the fifth inning. A third run scored on to errors. San Vito earned its title game berth with a 10-6 Victory Over Zarago a Spain Ashida Puglisi Hita pair of triple. The first drove in two runs that tied the score 4-4. Puglisi scored a go ahead run for a 5-4 Edge on a single by Nicky Nicholson. Then Puglisi a Decd another Ishri i bag Ger and Scuri d the go ahead run m a four run sixth inning rally thai gae the a Innon their 10-Rj until margin. In one other game Irakli ii Treu. De frilled Avion a Italy 14-4. Torr in was awarded a forfeit when Comizio. Llali had to re i urn. Including Iho playoff in Ciurlik wound up 7-1 and san Vilo 6-2. Qualifying both for i the Safe tournament starting saturday Al Raf Weihn Field England. Fli la Nikon was 5-2, Zarago a top Cjon and i miso 3 4, Iraklion 2-5 and Avianuo-7
