European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 28, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 22 the stars and stripes thursday july 28,1988 angry Johnson predicts Al hell beat Lewis twice Toronto not Ben Johnson s new Book due out soon is called Ben Johnson the fastest Man on by at least one measure the title is unassailable. At the world Trade and Field championships Las summer in Rome he lowered the 100-meter world record to 9.83 seconds an extraordinary feat and Hebert Carl Lewis in the process. Lewis ran 9.93, the next fastest time Ever run at sea level. Well the fastest Man on Earth who lives Here and trains at a local track club predicted tuesday that he would defeat the second fastest Man on Earth again and again in Zurich on aug. 17, their first meeting since Rome and in the Seoul olympics a month later. Just watch he said appearing at a news Confer ence on behalf of a new Canadian olympic Tea sponsorship program. We will see when the time conies. I Don t think about Johnson s assertion came at a critical time for him. Despite an 8-6 career record against Lewis at 100meters, including a current five race winning Streak Johnson has not raced Over 100 meters since last fall. After a Busy indoor season during which he set a world Best at 50 Yards in 5.15 seconds he injured hamstring muscle in his left leg in a 60-meter race in february in Sindel Fingen West Germany. At 50 me ters he pulled up. In May he tried a 100-meter race in Tokyo but failed to finish. Since then he has rested and trained. He said tues Day that his practice times have been impressive and weight training has left him Strong. The injury came at the right time for me he said. I got off the track and had a Chance to rest physically and mentally. But even though i was out six months i was still Able to train doing setups and working on my upper body. I be run a lot of 150s in practice. I m still in Good shape. I just need a few races to Sharpen after the Canadian olympic trials aug. 5-7, he has five races planned before Seoul. The first is in a Entrieri Italy on aug. 11 the next i Zurich where he is eagerly awaiting a return match with Lewis a Man he clearly does not hold in High esteem. Johnson said he did not appreciate remarks Lewis made before the race in Rome that he Lewis would win or remarks Lewis made after that some champions in this meet had been using banned substances. Lewis repeated the accusation several times later. Neither then nor subsequently did Lewis identify whom he meant nor did he produce any evidence. And so to Many the inference was that he meant Johnson. Even if he did not Johnson assumes he did. Things he has said in the past still make me angry Johnson said. I still carry them and will right into from Page 17 in the first on an rib groundnut by Kurt Stillwell. White sox 1, mariners 0 Chicago reliever Mike Jackson walked Ozzie Guillen with the bases loaded and two outs in the Bottom of the Lith inning giving Chicago a Victory Over Seattle. The loss was the fourth in a Row for the mariners. Rick Horton 5-7, was the Winner. Yankees 3, Brewers 2new York Rickey Henderson continued his first inning Success and Dave Righetti provided effective Relief As new York handed Milwaukee its fourth straight opened with a walk the eighth straight game he has led off the first inning by reaching stole second and third and came Home on Ken Phelps sacrifice Fly. Jack Clark followed with an rib double for a 2-0 Lead. Twins 6, Blue jays 3 Minneapolis Kent Hrbek s sacrifice Fly snapped a seventh inning tie As Minnesota overcame a three run deficit and beat Toronto. Indians 7, orioles 3 Cleveland Doug Jones set a Cleveland record with his 24th save of the season and Julio Franco matched his own season High hitting Streak at 21 games As the Indi ans Defeated Baltimore. Athletics 6, Angels 2 Anaheim Calif. Oakland s Dave Henderson Stan Javier and Tony Phillips had consecutive run scoring hits in the fourth inning and storm Davis pitched his fourth straight Victory As the athletics beat error prone California. No from Page 17 Phillies Steve Jeltz loses Ball while leaping As mets Kevin Mcreynolds steals second. Winning est Pitcher with 15, gave up Only four hits in seven innings. Reds 3-1, braves 2-2 Atlanta Tom Browning won for the seventh time in his last eight Deci Sions and Nick Esasky and Kal Daniels hit Home runs As Cincinnati won the the first game of a doubleheader 3-2. John Franco got his 19th save Al though he allowed Dale Murphy s re single in the eighth inning. Ron Gant had homered in the fifth for Atlanta. Esasky s Home run his eighth opened the scoring in the second. Following Esasky s Home run to Diaz singled advanced to second on Jeff Treadway s grounder an scored when Albert Hall displayed a single by Browning to Center Field. Atlanta won the second game 2-1 on Pinch hitter Jim Morrison s bases loaded single with two outs in the 1 oth. Ozzie Virgil led off the inning with a single. Pinch run Ner Tom Glavine went to second on a Sacri fice by Ken Oberkfell and following a Wal to Albert Hall went to third on a grounder by Pinch hitter Ted Simmons. After Ron Gant was walked intentionally Morrison connected against Rob Murphy 0-5, with a hard grounder Down the left Field line. Padres 5, astros 1 san Diego Dennis Rasmussen 8-7, pitched a six hitter for eight innings and carmelo Martinez had a two run Homer to ignite a five run fourth innings san Diego downed Houston. The astros who have scored Only one run in their four games at san Diego this year and have been shut out in their last three games Here have dropped 11 straight at san Diego. Dodgers 7-6, giants 3-5 san Francisco Rick Dempsey sent los Angeles ahead with a two run Homer in the seventh inning and Orel Hershiser won his 14th game As the dodgers won the opening game of a twi night doubleheader. The dodgers also won the second game 6-5 in 11 innings for their fourth doubleheader sweep in a Row. Franklin Stubbs led off the 11th inning with double and scored on a balk by reliever Scott Garrelts. Brian Holton 6-2, got the Victory with 2 /3 innings of Relief. In the opener Dempsey hit an 0-2 pitch from Terry Mulholland for his fifth Homer of the year. He homered Only once in 60 games last season for , 14-5, struck out eight and walked two in his first Victory since july5. He allowed seven hits before being relieved by Jesse Orosco who faced on Batter. Jay Howell pitched 1 /3 innings for his 13th save. Mulholland 2-1, allowed Only five hit through six innings. Steve sax had four hits for the Dodg ers. Mets 7, Phillies 5 Philadelphia Kevin Mcreynolds two out single scored Len Dykstr with the winning run in the seventh in Ning in a game twice delayed by game was held up for a total of-3 hours and 25 minutes and ended at 2 13a.m. Not wednesday. Reliever Terry Leach 4-1, allowed Only one run and two hits in 3 % innings As the mets snapped a three game losing Streak. Greg Harris 3-3, took the loss. This is it for me tearful Spinks announces new York a Michael Spinks the Only Light heavyweight Champion to win a heavyweight Crown said wednes Day he was retiring from the ring. I be never retired from anything other than Selling papers he said at a news conference. Spinks who was knocked out in the first round by heavyweight Champion Mike Tyson last month cried As he made the announcement. So did his manager Butch Lewis. Spinks was the undisputed Light heavyweight Champion before winning the International boxing federation heavy weight title with a 15-round decision Over Larry Holmes in 1985.he beat Holmes again on a split Deci Sion knocked out Steffan Wangstad an appeared headed for a showdown with Tyson in the final of the Hob heavy weight unification series. But Spinks and Lewis decided instead to leave the series to fight Gerry Cooney a move that led the if to take away Spinks title. Spinks knocked out Coone Yin the fifth round june 15, 1987. In an interview wednesday on abcs Good morning America Spinks said i be had a great career. I be done a Lotof things. I went As far further than a lot of people said the Boxer would join his company Butch Lewis s going into another Arena Lewis said his company will soon announce a roster of boxers other professional athletes and entertainers that the will be representing. He also said Spinks could work his Way Back into the ring. I be already been approached with fight that could offer a couple of million dollars Lewis said. Asked about the possibility of return ing to the ring Spinks said maybe to stay controversial i la Semi retire no Wand come Back like everybody else then he quickly added no. I doubt it. This is it for
