European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 13, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Kingdom triumphs in 12.97 a Estrere Italy a american Roger kingdom became the second Man Ever to run the 110-meter hurdles in Les than 13 seconds clocking 12.97 during thursday s track and Field meeting i High Altitude in this italian Alpine resort. Obviously it was the Best performance of the year for the event. Britain s Colin Jackson who finished second set a european record of 13.11 seconds. Kingdom 25-year-old 1984 olympic Champion was Only .04 off the world record of 12.93 set by Renaldo Nehemiah in 1981. Carl Lewis also clocked a Best performance for the year running the 200 me ters in 19.82 seconds. His Canadian archrival Ben Johnson took the 100-meter dash in 9.98, the Sec Ond fastest time this season. However he looked disappointed after predicting world record of 9.80 seconds on the fast track of a Estrere. Lewis who will be trying to duplicate his los Angeles games feat of four Gold medals at the Seoul olympics next month lost his balance slightly As became out from the last Bend out produced a tremendous push on the final straight. He finished ahead of Frenchman Gilles Quene Herve and fellow american Albert Robinson amidst the cheers of3,000 fans. Saturday August 13,1988 the stars and stripes Page 25 America s Roger kingdom left clears Barrier in route to registering second Best Ever time in 110-meter High hurdles. A Quene Herve was clocked in 20.20 and Robinson in 20.23. Calvin Smith was fourth in 20.24. Lewis was 0.16 seconds off the 1979 world record of 19.72 seconds set by ital Ian sprinter Pietro Mennen in Mexico City. But Lewis time was .05 faster than the previous Best this year by Lorenzo Daniel. Johnson who edged americans Joe de Loach and Dennis Mitchell in the 100 meters said he needs More races Tobe sharper and  it was my second race of the season and after All i can be satisfied he said. American Veteran Star Evelyn Ashford took the women s 100 in 10.94 seconds 0.45 slower than the world record set by Florence Griffith during the recent  trials in Indianapolis. Another american Gwenn Torrence was second in 11.02 seconds. Wind blew barely within the allowed two meter per second limit during the sprints. During kingdom s and Lewis performances it was 1.90 to 1.96 meters per second. Johnson and Lewis have not met since the 100-meter final of the 1987 world championships in Rome in which John son set a world record of 9.83 seconds. They could clash before the olympic sin a 100-meter race at the Zurich meet next week. Schromm wants to take cowboys to Russia thousand Oaks Calif. A they be Bee known As America s team but Dallas cowboys president Tex Schramm would t mind if they we readopted by the soviet Union As Well. The National football league is considering Stag ing games in Moscow Tokyo and Australia next year and Hopes to stage a game in Germany with the Kansas City chiefs. But Schramm desperately wants the cowboys Tobe the first team to play in Moscow. I would jump at the Chance in one second he said. You always want to be first and i think we would hold More significance than just about any other team Over there. They might identify More with Washington because of All the  i think we would be More glamorous. Think about All the Cowboy movies they be seen  Schramm thought of playing an exhibition game in Moscow almost three years ago the dal Las times Herald reported Friday. However the cowboys no longer get their Pic of foreign Sites. The nil negotiates All International games and that might put the cowboys out in the cold. Because we got to play in London they might not approve us to play in Russia said Schramm who still wields influence As chairman of the nil Competition committee. I think the future of the game for the next 20 years is outside of the United states Schram said. Television now makes the whole league visible. I think that in Europe american football will come to have More popularity than soccer pretty  Schramm would like two teams to spend on week in Moscow before the game Schramm an avid fan of track and Field has closely followed soviet athletes and their accomplishments. I think that Russia is the new Frontier and think of All sports football would be the most attractive game for those people he said. Our game combines Contact with athletic skill. I just think their athletes would More quickly adapt to our game than they would to say  Schramm has other suggestions for expanding football abroad he would like to see a game Between the losers of the american football and National football conference title games play in Australia the sunday before the super bowl. He would like the league to develop a strategy for affiliated teams in Britain Germany Tokyo and possibly Israel. He also believes the nil should play at Lea Stone game each year in the soviet Union. Players remarks draw Steinbrenner s Wrath new York a George Stein Brenner controversial owner of the new York Yankees lashed out at his player s charges of his meddling with the team. Steinbrenner was answering the play ers comments following a 50-minute pos game meeting wednesday night Fol lowing a 5-0 loss to Toronto. When the team was asked by manager Lou Piniella to air it s feelings there were Many responses according to a report in Friday s editions of the new York daily news. Player s cited this week s changing of pitching coaches from Stan Williams to Clyde King the owner s edict that disabled players report to Yankee stadium at 11 . Every Day for the first of two daily treatments and the decision not to Flash a Batter s current average on the scoreboard. For weeks people have been saying our pitching is in disarray Steinbrunner said. In Clyde King i be got a Man who knows pitching through and through. It was my decision to bring him in to Han dle the pitching but it was not stuffed Down Lou s Throat. Steinbrenner believes the extra treat ment was one Factor in allowing the Yan Kees to bring Back infielders Mike Paglia Rulo and Wayne Tolleson ahead of time. When i saw How Many of our players were going Down and How Long they were staying on the disabled list As opposed to other clubs injured players i asked our people Are they getting enough treat ment i know in football players Are treated twice a Day. It was t a penalty. It was done in Hopes of speeding up the Healing process. Hey if it inconveniences them so what i m inconvenienced by the fac that i m paying players $400,000 and $500,000 a year and they re not available to play. All i m trying to do is get my Best team on the Field for the  finally on the removal of the scoreboard averages Steinbrenner said he was More concerned with players being embarrassed. The Mattingly and Winfields Don t need to see their numbers up  la get their publicity. I was thinking More about Gary Ward s. 180. Steinbrenner said his players should not be looking for someone to blame for losing seven of their last nine games. The players should just go out there and do the Job and not try to run the bal club. If they want to use me As an excuse Fine. But i m not buying  television baseball new York Yankees a Minnesota or Detroit at Boston 8 . Saturday. Football nil exhibition washing ton at Miami 2 . Sunday. Radio baseball new York Yankees a Minnesota 8 12 . Saturday Pitts Burgh at Philadelphia 1 . Sunday