European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 19, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday july 19,1988 the stars and stripes Page 23 oldsters Star in olympic trials by Michael Janofsky Indianapolis not on another glorious Day for american track and Field Edwin Moses Florence Griffith Joyner and Mary Decker Slaney struck a blow for the older generation sunday leading their events in qualifying for places on the olympic team. At the same time several new faces including two collegiate champions emerged to join them on the trip to Seoul As 12 More athletes qualified for the games. In All it was another afternoon that produced almost enough Fine Competition to make spectators forget the sweltering heat. Temperatures in the univer sity of Indiana track stadium reached the mid-90s for the third straight Day. As she had been on saturday when she set a world record in a women s 100meters preliminary with a clocking of 10.49 seconds Griffith Joyner was the most spectacular performer of the Day running 10.70 seconds in the semifinals and 10.61 in the finals the second and third fastest times Ever. The next two finishers also broke 11 seconds in making the olympic team. Evelyn Ashford recorded a 10.81 and Gwen Torrence 10.91. Ashford s time of 10.76 in 1984 had been the world record until saturday. I had no idea i could run under 11 seconds four times said Joyner the olympic Silver medallist at 200 meters four years ago who had run a wind assisted 10.60 in her first heat saturday. Moses the old Man of the 400-meter hurdles who is a month Short of his 33rd birthday showed Why he is still the Best in the world in his event. With a handful of younger athletes intent on proving that his Best Days Are past Moses who won Gold medals in the 1976 and 1984 olympics took the Lead at the second of the 10 hurdles and ran easily to the finish. His time was 47.37, a meet record and equal to the seventh fastest time Ever. The top six times Are also his. The next four finishers were timed in under 48 seconds the first time that Ever happened but Only two made the olym Pic team Andre Phillips 47.58who be came ill before the 1984 trials and could not compete and Urcla s Kevin Young 47.72the Mcaa Champion. Danny Harris the 1984 olympic Silver medallist who last summer ended Moses Streak of 107 consecutive Victo Ries in finals finished fifth in 47.76, be Hind David Patrick 47.75. Slaney won the 3,000 in 8 minutes a photo coach Bob Kersee joyously hoists Florence Griffith Joyner after her 100-meters win. 42.53 seconds a time nowhere close to her american record of 8 25.83 but impressive because of the heat. She took an Early Lead and ran alone until Vicki Huber the Mcaa Champion from Villa Nova passed Pattisue Plumer for second to run close to Slaney the rest of the Way. Huber finished in 8 46.48, which broke her collegiate record and Plumer was third in 8 49.21 after racing the final Lap with Sabrina Dornhoefer. Dornhoefer once a Dodds track Star at Wuerz Burg High school in West Germany tripped about 10 meters before the finish and collapsed from heat exhaustion after the finish As did Plumer. Earlier Jackie Joyner Kersee bettered her world record heptathlon Point total by 57 Points when she ran the 800 in 2 20.70. Joyner Kersee won the High jump and shot put Friday and captured the Long jump on saturday. For Slaney who will turn 30 in two weeks the Victory marked an important step in her olympic Campaign. America s Best Middle distance runner with National records at every distance from 800 meters to 10,000 meters she lost her bid for an olympic medal in 1984 when she collided with Zola Budd and fell. I have been planning for this Day All year at least since i had surgery on my Achilles Tendon last year Slaney said. She said she would attempt to qualify for the team at 1,500. Tom Petranoff the american record Holder made the team in the javelin but was not the leading performer. Dave Stephens finished first with a throw of 261 feet 4 inches. Brian grouser and Petra Noff qualified with throws of 260-8, with grouser second on the strength of a bet Ter second Best Effort 259-4 to 257-6. In monday s Early events Lewis won his opening 200-meter heat with a 20.32. Joining Lewis in monday s second round of the 200 was Calvin Smith also a member of the 100-meter team. Smith two time world Champion in the 200 and the former world record Holder in the 100, finished second in his 200 heat in 20.90, behind Roy Martin timed in 20.61. The semifinals and final of the 200 will be wednesday. Also held monday were the semifinals of the women s 10,000, with Patty Mur Ray 33 57.22 and Lynn Jennings 34 04.77 the heat winners. Eighteen women advanced to Friday night s 10,000 final including two time olympian Francie Larrieu Smith and mar athon team member Margaret Groos. Sixteen pole vaulters advanced to wednesday s final All Clearing 17 feet 7 a inches but one who failed to make it was american record Holder Joe dial. Dial who has cleared 19-6 /2 Only Sergei Bubka of the soviet Union Ever has gone higher passed the opening height of 17-3 a then missed three times at 17-7 a. Among those Clearing 17-7 a were olympic Silver medallist Mike Tully olym Pic co Bronze medallist Earl Bell and Amer ican indoor record Holder Billy Olson. Bowe beats Salters in games Bozoff . Las vegas Nev. A super heavyweight Riddick Bowe who has been boxing for several weeks with a damaged right hand earned a trip to Seoul for the olympic games by out pointing Robert Salters of the army on the second straight Day in sunday s Windup of the olympic , 21, out jabbed Salters for a 3-2 Victory in the Battle of Power punchers before about 1,000 fans at the Caesar s Palace sports Pavilion. On saturday Bowe also scored a 3-2 decision Over Salters who had beaten Bowe 4-1 in the finals of the olympic sunday s verdict one of the five judges scored it 58-58 but called Bowe the Winner. Under Amateur scoring rules a judge must pick a Winner. Because he lost in the trials Bowe a most noteworthy opponent had to win twice , 228 3/4, of new York gained his Edge by scoring frequently with his left Jab against the 25-year-old Salters 246 /4, of fort Bragg ., who threw the harder punches but did t score As has been boxing with ligament damage on the Middle knuckle of his right hand which he used sparingly on sunday and with an injured right ankle. That makes this win this much sweeter Bowe said. I really do have a bad hand and bad right ankle. I be been working for this since 1981.""good Luck Bowe said Salters who did t begin boxing until 1986. I really mean Banks who won a world Amateur title in 1986 and a pan american games Gold medal in 1987, earned the 125-Pound spot on the olympic team by boxing his Way to a 3r2 decision Over trials championed Hopson a 17-year old High school Junior from St. Louis. Banks had won 4-1 on saturday. Banks scored Well with right jabs and counters against the very elusive and Busy Hopson who was the crowd favorite. Hop son kept up the pressure and threw a num Ber of flurries but Many of his punches were wild. He was also penalized a Point for hitting with an open Glove. Hopson had beaten the 23-year-old Banks 3-2 in the trials semifinals. This is something i worked for for 13 years. It feels great Banks said. In the other two bouts sunday Kennedy Mckinney 119, became the ninth olympic trials Winner to make the team while Andrew Maynard 178, became the third most noteworthy contender to earn a trip to Seoul. Mckinney the trials Champion avenged a saturday loss to Michael col Lins with a 4-1 decision. Mckinney 22, of Killeen Texas gained his Edge with a big third round in which he scored with several flurries to the head that had col Lins in trouble. Alfred Cole of the army at fort Hood Texas who had beaten Maynard 4-1 in the olympic trials quarterfinals seemed to have built a Lead after two rounds with an excellent left Jab and right hand coun ters. But four 91 the five judges favored Maynard a solider stationed at fort car son Colo. Maynard had out pointed Cole 4-1 on saturday. The match was possibly the Best of the two Day Bozoff and both 24-year-old sol Diers were near exhaustion at the final Bell. Maynard scored with several hard combinations to the head and solid body punches in the final three minutes. Ray Mercer a 27-year-old infantry sergeant stationed at Baum older West Germany became the oldest member of the team when he qualified saturday with a 3-2 decision Over Michael Bent of new Ellis of Ellenwood ga., gained the 132-Pound berth with a 5-0 decision Over Lyndon Walker of Washington . Now i be got a winning Streak and i Don t plan to lose any More Amateur fights the 22-year-old Ellis said. Kenneth Gould 21, of Rockford 111., made the olympic team at 147 pounds with a 4-1 decision Over Gerry Payne of Washington. It has t really hit me yet Over whelming for sure said Gould who won a world Amateur title in 1986 and three straight . Championships from 1985-87. Others making the olympic team sat urday were Michael Carbajal of Phoenix ariz., 106 Arthur Johnson of Minneapolis 112 Todd Foster of great Falls mont., 139 Roy Jones of Pensacola fla., 156 and Anthony Hembrick of fort Bragg ., 165. The olympic team members will go to fort Bragg on july 23 and train there until boxing the Canadian olympic team aug. 13 at Charlotte The team then will go to fort Huanchu Ca ariz., remaining there until going to los Angeles sept. 5 for processing. The team is scheduled to leave for Seoul sept. 7
