European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 20, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday july 20, 1988 the stars and stripes a Page 21 sports Lewis extends by Bert Rosenthal Indianapolis a Larry Myricks was thelast Long jumper to beat Carl Lewis and he thinks he will be the next to do it too. But he could t do it with the Best jump of his career monday night As Lewis escaped with his 55th consecutive Victory since Myricks beat him seven years ago. I Felt i could beat Carl and i still think i can Myrick said after losing a spirited and dramatic Duel with the 1984 olympic Champion at the . Olympic trials. Lewis was put to the test by the Veteran Myricks the1979 world cup Champion who qualified for his olympic track trials fourth olympic team and had to rally to beat him. It s something i would expect from Carl and it did t bother me because i m still improving and think my Best is still ahead of me Myricks said. The unflappable Lewis said he was not concerned about trailing. I was jumping Well and i did t change a thing he said. He came within two inches of my personal Best. A that time i simply had to dig Down and perform. I m a competitor and Competition is what it s All  Lewis continuing his relentless quest to duplicate his feat of four Gold medals at the 1984 olympics won the Long jump Competition with a leap of 28 feet 9inches equating the fifth Best Ever. What made the jump even More impressive was that Lewis did it on a wet runway. Lewis leap came shortly after heavy rain had soaked the Indiana University track and Field stadium delaying the meet for about 12 minutes. He needed such a performance in order to beat my Ricks who soared 28-8 the Best of his career and the eighth Best Ever. Myricks jumping two places ahead of Lewis took the Lead on the first round sailing 27-8, compared to Lewis 27-4 a. Then after Myricks had increased his Lead with a leap of28-0 % on his second jump Lewis leaped a wind aided 28 2 /4 As the rain began coming Down heavily. After the rain subsided Myricks got off his Best jump inbound three but Lewis came night Back. After that Myricks jumped 28-3 a 26-5 a and fouled while Lewis finished with a foul and jumps of 28-5 3/4 the 12th-Best Ever and 22-2 a when he mis stepped. While Lewis was out dueling Myricks another Lewis Steve ran one of the greatest 400-meter races in history. Lewis a 19-year-old freshman at Urcla blazed through his 400-meter semifinal heat in 44.11, shattering the world Junior record of 44.61 he had set in sunday s second round. It also was the second fastest time run at sea level behind Only the 44.10 by Butch Reynolds of the United states last year. And it was the fifth fastest Ever topped Only by Rey nolds clocking plus three at Altitude 43.86 and 44.06 by jump Streak Long Carl Lewis lands 28 feet 9 inches past the Takeoff Board to win monday s Long jump Duel against Larry Myricks. A Lee Evans and 43.97 by Larry James. The 400 final is set for wednesday. Six other finals were held monday night and there were several other outstanding performances. Kim Gallagher the 1984 olympic Silver medallist who had been struggling the past three years because of physical ailments won the women s 800 meters in 1 minute 58.01 seconds the fifth fastest time Ever by an America. It mad her the no. 3 . Performer behind Only Mary Decker Slaney and 1968 olympic Champion Madeline Manning. Delisa Walton Floyd finished second in 1 59.20, an Joetta Clark who fell Over the finish line was third in 1 59.93, edging Debbie Marshall 1 59.97. It was the first time four american women ran under 2 minutes in the same race. Johnny Gray the american record Holder in the men s800, broke the stadium record in winning in 1 43.96. National Champion Mark Everett finished second in 1 46.46,with Tracy Baskin third in 1 44.91. Both ran personal bests. Diane Dixon a Gold medallist in the women s 1,600 meter relay at the 1984 olympics won the women s 400 in50.38, the fastest by an american this year. Denean Howard finished a close second in 50.40, with Valerie Brisco the triple Gold medal Winner at the 84 games third in 50.53.bruce Bickford won the men s 10,000 meters in 29 07.35, after taking the Lead with about 2,000 meters  Bickford on the 10,000-meter team were Steve Pla Sencia 29 08.58 and Pat Porter 29 09.92 National Champion Ken flax won the Hammer throw with a meet record throw of 253 feet 6  Deal edged american record Holder Jud Logan for second place 248-2 to 248-0.and National Champion Donna Mayhew won the women s javelin at 208-10, the Best throw by an american this year. In the women s 400 hurdles Sandra Farmer Patrick a native of Jamaica who recently became a . Citizen an had the fastest time by an american this year was disqualified for running out of her Lane after finishing first in her heat. Without reorganization . Track faces derailment official predicts Indianapolis a a major meet director said monday that track and Field in the United states was in deep trouble and said the Only Way to revitalize the sport May be via a National sponsor that embraces  Al Franken of los Angeles director of the Sunkist Pepsi and Michelob meets All in California said several track meet organizers indoors and outdoors Are suffering financial reverses of traumatic Impact bordering on going out of  most of the organizers experienced dreary financial results soaring costs declining income this year he said. We experienced just such at our recent Pepsi and Michelob meets. And we had the superstars such As Carl Lewis at Pepsi and Mary Decker Slaney and Jackie Joyner Kersee at Michelob plus a tremendous supporting cast. Plus Good Strong sponsors and National to. If this combination in t working it s obvious the sport is in big big  Franken said a National circuit with Strong sponsorship had been proposed last year by the athletics Congress the National governing body but tag later dropped the plan. Advantage a National sports Market ing firm advises me they threw up their hands and withdrew because Ollan Cas sell executive director of tac put so Many restrictions in their Way of getting a National sponsor because of his relations with Mobil and Mobil s financial commitment to tac that no other Spon Sor could be offered a viable package Franken said. Cassell said that tac did have plans for the development of the sport in the United states which involves a  this is currently under negotiations Cassell said. Al Franken is not privy to this or to these negotiations. When every thing is in place Complete details will be announced but until then we prefer to make no comments for obvious  Mobil sponsors the . Indoor track and Field grand prix and the outdoor grand prix in which most of the meets Are conducted in Europe. Of the 17 out door grand prix meets this year Only one was scheduled in the United states at san Jose Calif. In addition to Many american athletes travelling to Europe for those meets Many go there for non grand prix meets because of the Large amounts of Money provided by the european promoters. We need to go to some professional outfit to see if we can Market it track and Field in the United states Franke said at a hastily called news conference during the . Olympic trials. We re not getting much track on to. "1 think the Money s out there. I thin track is bigger than Beach volleyball and cycling he said referring to two sport that recently have been marketed for television. 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