European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 1, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Pagi 26 the stars and stripes tuesday. March 1,198ball downhill for skiers since Sarajevo american interest died out along with olympic Torch in 1984 h fs.n1 \ , Llott a is 1 a flu Irrol a the Winter Mph. Her ears ago appeared to put the i Ritli los ability the Supit Jakiw Erst a pm a. L i Ltd in ilu1 Amer ii in Publ hmm Haseh ill. Kiskel Hall Anil Fuji Hill Pmj had them Hump out the i s of Dunhill void nid Alisa Hill in Timin lit1 Maiv Broil is i hit Anil Sloe who inn wild and sit a in i in the Lam. And women s Plant Ilam 1-2 pm Isle to Imirie Armstrong Indi in Sam Unpi a. St Lih us no wrung a m it of in where to in Rajji a inn minis us olym Pic Alpine u no failed eur n n let Itse Aoa medal our Pirl Mai pc was tint Ery . Vhf curtain competed hut not very Sci it s j Billy . Ski team Alpine director Schnec Nimr admitted. We Hud a let of results Hul car expectations Verc a Lillic hit uglier for Cert Only. Ilia or four at our dm1 of the Lour due chiller i Atn Flelcher of Acton mass., never had a Chance in prove what she could a she broke her leg in a Coll tinn with a course worker Only to hours before her race. Armstrong of Seattle and former world clip Overall Champion Tamara Mckimmey if olympic valleyalif., were by thing Back after injury Al Ili Hiigli my Kinney. Blaming a Lack of i Tom Elilion. Failed in reach he rinishlint1 in Willu f in lick races. To he Mcc Ralh of Norwich vi., Kasttin steered the it m Hope of a Rte Tinl in Ilie men s Sli Ilum but Iii on the first run. N he Tiant soul Iii. He a onishi d a creditable 13lh. Tiger Slaw of sliittc.vt.,as12 a of the no n i Dow Hilleri. , kill of nehi Mit. N.v., a i the lir i isl placed at 2filh. Fol i a d by National champions Elf Okim of , mont., at 2s and to ii few is of Salisbury. Vt., Al 32. Bill Ftp Dunn of Fth pie Vaili v failed to Fin ish. Lewis came Down the Mountain with u message taped to his helmet. We need a Brownie it read referring to Mike drown of Vail. Culo., to was Lel l off the downhill least. In the men s in maimed none of the american foursome managed to com plete the Tuo disciplines the downhill and the slalom while Shaw at 1 huh was the pm Jie Furmer in the super giant Sla Lom. In the women s events. Edith Thys of Squaw a Iuey. Calif., managed ninth place in the super a for the Only Ameri can lop id placing of the games. She America s Pam Fletcher never even till a Chance to ski in Rii was also the highest in the downhill i place. Then Afler placing Aith in the combined downhill she or filed her Chance of another top-10 pacing when she failed to finish Hecor irined slalom. Deth Madsen of Asrari colo., was on of the brightest Aen rican in has with an Overall Lily plate in the combined and her Best shoeing of the season ii in in the id no the defending giant slalom Champion who was seeded in he top 1 5 in the women my Home 13lh. On place behind country woman Diann Koffe of Williamson. . Who started outside the Lar Saieed. Then Fame Mckinney s disasters. Inner first International Competition of the season after breaking her leg she Tum bled out of inc giant slalom Afier passing four gales and Halfway Down the first run of the slalom. Suddenly Sarajevo seemed a Long Long time ago. With Johnson off he team inc mahr Brothers Sci Rcd to new careers in Auto racing and Armstrong battling Back after injury the cupboard looked Bare. Acc Jinp to Olson a general Pom a Drajem apathy had in i in. As soon an Hie Sarajevo Ciales closed american in Lerol a i i languished along with the olympic flame and an indirect result he said has been a Lack of Success on Llie slopes this Lime around. Luring the next three Jears . Ski Tacij kind a look a Back scat during the non olympic years and the development program after Sarajevo was fairly Luck said. American people in general Only look at ski racing every four years. If there Aren t any Good results they assume there s no program in ski racing. Ten y do nol realist there s a world cup program every year and world championships every two years. The Public in general is pretty ignorant about ski racing and a i in Nail entails. Fur thai reason Uherc s a Lack of knowledge and a Lack of reckons hat a heavy pub lie interest has draw Hacks As Uell As , interest from the general Public during the year would help the West German coach said. Hut. In Nollier Way. It could Patmore pressure on the youngsters. They need inc right kind of pressure positive pressure to they learn to perform to heir own expectations he said. Mcgrath said that while the team was disappointed with showing Ai the games in was pleased with the general Progress it was making during the sea son. No matter who wins which medals and who wins the world clip races we have made big he the Point of View of the slalom and giant slalom teams it s been a. Goodyear far us. Although the results Don t Shuw in. We will continue to work hard and hopefully get a lilt a better each Armstrong who spent much of the season nursing a leg injury she suffered when she tripped Over n re r i Hlaic said she Hari a fun King of Relief after the pfc Rou re of a Cine olympic Champion was removed. At times it was an alarming experience she said. I Don t want to dwell on inc past t did t have any expectations Here just to ski to my potential. I m feeling Happy it sover. 1 went out did the Best i could and i can t be disappointed with that she said. Mckinney Aiso said she gave the olympics her Best have a lol of respect for the sport and for the olympics she said. I m proud to have competed for the United slates in the olympics 1 tried my heart out to Jackson in Camp with something to prove by the associated press Iio Jackson has arrived Early at the Kansas Cit royals Spring Camp. He has a lot to think about and a lotto forget. Jackson s Romance Ujah the Kama City fans a Rcd sour last july when he announced his intentions to play football wish the los Angeles raiders. His Pursuit of an of season Hobby helped bolster inc general belief that Jackson s commitment to major league Tus Bali was less than sincere. But he arrived at the royals training Camp six Days Early paying his own expenses to get a jump on his bid to win the starting left Field Job. Jackson is in the final year of his Ihk car .066 million Enn Yrael with the Korais and his critics feel it 1985 Heisman trophy Winner will abandon base Ball for inc nil. Tie a de $1,68-1 million Las season As a running Back for the raiders. If he fulfils has five ear nil contract he will get $7.4 Milton. Ai a Rookie last season with the Rova s. Jackson balled .235 with 22 Home runs and s3 refs. He also struck out limes. Baseball Roundup with. It s finished. All i m concerned about is 1988," Jackson said. I wish everyone else would do Gary Thurman. Being touted for As a potential american league Rookie of the year will be challenging Jackson for the left Field spot. There la be a lot More pressure on him this year first baseman George Brett said because the a totals basically have come out and said you have to make our team this year. Last year it was a total Surprise. But he knows what he has to do and As Good an athlete As he is he s willing to accept the Challenge. 1 know what to can do and i would t bet against Money matters the royals also arc exploring the idea of signing Carlton Fisk. The Chicago White sox Catcher who was declared a free agent by an arbitrator in the Case of owners Collu Sion in 1985, said he would meet with the royals on monday. Fisk has until tuesday to take advantage of his free Norm or he must remain with the White sox. Agent Jerry Kapstein will be on hand to negotiate with the royals who recently said they had lost inter. Est in Fisk when his demand was believed to be ,2 million. We will present the royals with a substantial Crea Tive package and Well see How it goes said Fisk 40,who nil .256 with 23 Home runs and 71 Bis last year his 16th season. We re talking. The lines of communication Are still around the Camps manager Billy Martin of the new York Yankees said Veteran Pitcher Ron Guidry who underwent surgery for a shoulder muscle tear in the of season in t expected to be ready until May 1.jn the new York mics Camp. Manager Davey John son said thai hell iry to get More playing time forgave Magadan a .318 hitter in a limited role As a Rookie in 19b7, a first baseman third baseman mag Adan May be tested in the Outfield. Cincinnati shortstop Barry Larkin says he feels at so with Jeff Treadway completing the other half of the reds double play combination. Lark and Treadway have plenty of minor league experience together As a shortstop second base Tan dem. Treadway will platoon with Dave Concepcion
