European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 26, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday january 26. 1988 the stars and stripes Page 31 sports track stars dominate Apfield new Zaharias Joyner Kersee named female athlete of year new York api track and Field Star Jackie Joyner pc rec. Associated press female athlete of the year for 1987, is familiar with the peal career of babe Didrickson Zaharias with whom she is compared. I saw her Story on to Joyner Kersche said. She inspired me. It was touching to Sec her High jump. Into sawdust. And to watch her Piny Golfand Tennis. Her being a woman and being so dedicated in what she wanted Loci i was inspiring. Joyner a Croce. The world record Holder in the heptathlon co world record Holder in the Long jump Ana a Cornier basketball Star at Urcla is considered the Fin Sci All around woman Al Lutc in the world today. It was a Lille that belonged to Zaharias Tor More than 10 decades including 1932, when competing in i rack she won two olympic Gold medal and one Silver and was chosen a s female athlete of the year she won the Honor five More times Tor Golf in 1945-47, 1950 and 1954. In addition Zaharias who died of cancer in 9956 at age 42. Once struck out baseball Hall or Caincr Joe Dimaggio noted and played football this year Joyner scr Sec. 25. Will try and match the Inbe s la o olympic golds in the Seoul comm in the heptathlon and Lon jump. Her accomplishments in those events along with outstanding performances in the High hurdles helped Joyner pc Sec win the 198? female athlete of he year award monday i never thought 1 would get to the lop Laid Joyner scr Sec who grew up in a Lough neighbourhood in Easlsy. Louis if. "1 hoped 1 could gel to the top. Thai s Why i like to keep striving even now i always think a Cut trying to do belter. Joyner scr Sec said Hal her husband and coach Bobby scr Sec always believed she could be a world record Holder. He could ill me but it was up to me to do the Little things to be a world record Holder and become the top female athlete in the world she said. In the past two years Joyner Kersee has done those Lilile things in 1986, she became the tint Hept athlete to reach 7,000 Points accumulating 7,148 in the Goodwill games at Moscow in july then improved he world record to 7,158 in the . Olympic festival Al hous ton in August. Last year she equalled the world record in the Long jump Clearing 24 Leet so inches in the pan american games Al Indianapolis aug. 13, and the following month she won the Lon jump and heptathlon Gold medals in the world track and Field championships at Rome. In the Lon jump she soared 24-114, booting East German hike Orch scr with whom she shares the world record and in the heptathlon she amassed 7,128 Points Only the third 7.000-Pojnt total in history All hers and beat her nearest competitor by 564 Points. To was the first Lime a woman captured Gold medals in Multi Spon and individual events in the same com petition at olympic or world championship Levels. The last time ii was accomplished by a Man was in 1924, when american Harold Osborn won the olympic High jump and decathlon. Also in 1987, Joyner Kersee won Loof 11 Lon jump finals with one second place won both her heptathlon competitions was 3 for 3 in 100-meter High hurdles races and took five of eight indoor hurdles races. Although b lot of people consider me the greatest female athlete today. 1 consider myself Only one of Many Joyner Kenoe said. "1 Don t think or the others-1 just put myself in that category. "1 Don t boast about it. 1 just let my performances speak for in balloting by a nationwide panel of 244 sports see female on Page 25 Jattie Joyncr-klt5cl n new jays Tryzna id do be male athlete of year Johnson shooting for 9.78 new York a As Ama ing us Ben Johnson s world record clocking of 9.83 seconds was for the 100 meter dash last year he and his coach think he can uneven Famor. We re looking for something like 9.78 this coach Charlie Francis said. " think that s reasonable Johnson said. I think 1 can run Hal Johnson s remarkable performance in the world outdoor track and Field championships Al Rome last summer along with 20 victories in 20 other races helped inc Canadian win the associated press male athlete of the year award sunday night. Johnson. Inc first Canadian track Al Lutc to receive the Honor m the award s 57-year history was an easy Winner in voting by 244 National sports writers and broadcasters. He received 4b first place votes 18 seconds and 28 thirds for n total of 322 Points Wilh Points awarded on a s-3-1 basis. Runner up Jerry Rice the san Francisco 49ers wide receiver who set an nil record Wilh 22 touchdown receptions in Only 12 games finished exactly 100 Points behind Johnson. Rice got 22 firsts 26 seconds and 34 third for 222 Points. He was followed by Chicago s Michael Jordan the Aba s leading scorer this season with 206 Points. Including 24 first place votes. Magic Johnson of the los Angeles lakers the Ida s most valuable player last season also received 24 first place nominal ions and tied for fourth Plocic in the voting with to Jackson who played baseball for the Kansas City royals and football for the los an Geles raiders. Jackson got 20 first place Voles. Heavyweight Champion Mike Tyson also had 24 firsts but finished ninth Wilh 170 Points. Last year s see Johnson on Page 25 univ scores last 8 Points to overtake Temple by the associated press Las vegas. Nev. Temple coach John Chancy knew his team could t go the whole season undefeated but he did t figure on two Little known Nevada Las vegas re serves playing key roles in handing his no. 3 owls their first loss. It was the people we did t expect to hurl us that Hurt us Chaney said after no. S univ scored the Lasi eight Points sunday to Cal Temple 59-ss. Anthony Todd. Who hit a id foot jumper with two seconds left was one of those people. Another was Keith James who hit a 3-Poinlcr during the rally that brought the runnin1 rebels Back from a 5s-5i deficit. James brother Karl also hit a 3 pc inter As univ held tempi scoreless Over the last four minutes. They re a big play team and they College basketball got the big plays today said Chaney whose team fell to 14-1. Univ coach Jerry Tarkanian let his team freelance for the final shot after Temple s Duane Causwell missed a free throw with 17 seconds left and the owls still leading 58-57, i started to Call timeout when we Jot the Ball said. Then i said no no no you Don t want to Call timeout against them. They be got so Many different defences. If we called timeout we would t know what de sense they d be after Todd hit inc shot Temple called a timeout. But a desperation pass slipped through Mark Macon s hands As me expired Tarkanian said his team s aggressive defense was the key to Victory. It s just a Miracle for us to win his game tie said. With seven minutes to play our defense went up one notch higher. We Gal into total denial univ was Temple s first lop 20 opponent this Cason. A loss like this gives some measure of our Leam Chancy said. We May be in for a Good year if we stay univ 17-1. Finished the game without its iwo leading scorers Jan. Is Basnight and Gerald i addio Bani Gnu. Who led univ with i Points fouled out with 4 01 remaining. Paddio. Who scored 14 Points left the game Wilh an injury Wilh about two minutes left. The game was lied 31-31 Al halt my but Temple went on a 13-1 run Al the Start of the second half to Lake a 44-32 Lead. Univ rallied to pull within 48-45 with 10 minutes left but could gel no closer until the final minute. Macon led Temple Wilh 19 Points while Howard Evans added ii and Tim Perry 10. Karl James had 12 Points for univ including 10 in the second half. Todd finished Wilh seven Point la was the second line in two years that univ beat Temple on a last Sec Ond shot. Last year in the semifinals of the National invitation tournament Paddio hit a 3-Point shot As Lime expired to give univ a 78-76 win. In other games sunday Mic hmm 71, Indiana 60 Bloomington ind. Rumei Robinson scored Michigan s first to Points of the second half keying the rally thai lined the no. 7 wolverines Over Indiana. The win by he wolverines 16-2 see College on Page 25
