European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 14, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday August 14,1988 the stars and stripes Page 23 Berkoff sets backstroke Mark up backstroke Winner David Berkoff. Celebrates record time in trials Austin Texas a David Berkoff in the 100-meter backstroke is a sight to behold although you can t see him for nearly half the race. Matt Biondi is a sight to behold even when he does t win. At the . Olympic swimming trials Friday night Berkoff of Willow Grove pa., swam underwater for about the first 35 meters of the 100 backstroke final and popped to the surface in the Lead. He went on to set a world record of 54.91 seconds four hundredths of a second faster than his prelim time in which he also set a world Mark. I get a lot of momentum at the Start and then take30-35 Dolphin kicks underwater with my arms out stretched Berkoff said of his Long underwater swim. It s a technique i be worked on and do Well he  seconds under water does t bother me. I m perfectly comfortable when i come  Jay Mortenson second behind Berkoff in 55.97,said, that s where the future of the event s  the previous backstroke record was 55.00 by Igor Poliansky at the soviet olympic trials on july 16. Biondi of Moraga Calif won an olympic berth in his sixth event despite finishing second behind Tom Jager in the final of the 50 freestyle. Jager of Topanga Calif was the Winner in 22.26 seconds of the event in which the eight finalists aver aged 6-foot-4 /2 inches. Biondi 6-6, of Moraga Calif was second in 22.50and now is assured of swimming the 50, 100 and 200 freestyles the 100 Butterfly and two relays at Seoul. Heals is a probable starter in a seventh event the 400 Medley relay. I came Here to get on the team in four individual events and i got pm Biondi said. I feel great. As each Day went by i was Able to take a few pounds of my shoulders. Now it s Down to Bare  . Swimming trials Jager 6-4, was Only three hundredths of a second off his own american record and .08 slower than the 1988 world record held by Peter Williams a South Africa who can t compete in the olympics. Biondi May be the Best swimmer in the world Buti m faster said Jager who has beaten Biondi 10 times in 14 50 freestyle meetings. I try to get aggressive angry and fighting mad before the  Janet Evans of Placentia Calif., won her third even Tat the trials by capturing the 800 freestyle in 8 minutes 23.59 seconds. Evans 16, won the 400 individual Medley in Ameri can record time and followed that with victories in her world record specialities the 400 and 800 freestyles. Tami Bruce of san Diego Calif., second to Evans inthe 400 freestyle did it again in the 800 with a clock ing of 8 30.00. Melvin Stewart of fort Mill s.c., captured themen s 200 Butterfly in 1 58.86, followed by Mark Dean of Kansas City kan., in 1 59.56. The olympic berths for Stewart and Dean again kept Veteran Pablo Morales off the . Team. Morales of Santa Clara Calif., the world record Holder in the 100 Butterfly and the american record Holder in the 200, finished third in the trials in Bot events. Morales swam the third fastest time in the world inthe 100 Butterfly and Dean beat him Friday night by .54 seconds. Mary Wayte of Mercer Island already an olympic qualifier in the women s 200 freestyle and 400 freestyle relay clinched another berth by winning the 200 individual Medley. Her time of 2 16.28 was the fourth Best in the world this year. . Olympians Edge Aba stars Charlotte . A Brian Shaw completed a three Point play with26 seconds left to Cap a rally and Lead the . Olympic team to an 81-80 Victory Over an Aba All Star team Friday night in a game almost postponed when the scoreboard crashed to the playing floor 12 hours before the opening tap. The 20-ton scoreboard fell from its steel supports and cables shortly before10 . Work Crews at the new Charlotte coliseum cleared the debris and replace the new playing floor with a floor from the old coliseum. On a fast break Shaw drove on hous ton s Eric Floyd hit his Layup and Drew afoul. The former California Santa Barbara Star converted the three Point play for what became the game winning play. After Shaw put the olympic team ahead Philadelphia s Charles Barkle missed a 3-Point shot from the left Side but the . Failed to control the re bound. Boston s Danny Ainge tried for the game Winner from the right Corner but it glanced off the Basket and time ragout during the scramble for the Ball. The Aba stars who have never beaten an olympic squad led for most of the game and were in front by As Many As 12 Points at 59-47 on John Lucas Layup with 12 13 to play. But led by Center David Robinson the olympic team fought Back to within 74 71 after a Robinson Dunk with 3 17 remaining. Barkley scored four Points before her sey Hawkins 3-Point shot and Robin son s tap in with 1 15 left made it 78-76. New York s Mark Jackson then drove the Lane to stretch the Lead Back to four with 53 seconds left. Mitch Richmond of Kansas state hit a jumper from the right Wing with 43 seconds to Cut the deficit to two and set the stage for Shaw s game Winner. Georgetown s Charles Smith who scored the first seven Points of the Ond half to key an Early . Run led with 10 Points and was the Only olympic hopeful in double figures. Barkley led the Aba stars with 14 Points. Tyrone Corbin of Phoenix had 13 Points and Denver s Danny Schayes had Al 1 the olympians found the going rough inside and the defense Tough to penetrate on the outside but held a 65-58 Edge i rebounds. However a run Midway through the first half put the Aba in temporary control. A 10-4 run in which six different play ers scored lifted the Aba from a 15-14 Edge to a 25-18 Lead with 6 43 remaining after a free throw by Sacramento Kenny Smith. The olympians got within one Point at 27-26 on Dan Majerle s Layup with 4 40 left in the half but the Aba stars made eight of 10 free throws to pull away to a 43-32 halftime Lead. Georgetown s Smith started the Ond half with seven straight Points the last two after a technical foul called when Barkley threw an Elbow at him. Rich mond capped the run with a jumper at 18 39 to get the . Within 43-41. But the Aba stars got five straight Points four by Barkley to pull away again. In Friday s preliminary game Usa women 119, Cuba 58 katrina Mcclain s 20 Points led five players in double figures As the . Olympic women s basketball team beat Cuba in an exhibition game. Coach Kay Yow s pressure defense shut Down the cuban attack seven min utes into the first half. Of Cuba s 19turnovers in the first half eight were committed in a two minute stretch i which they got off just one shot. In that time the americans went on a 17-0 run that propelled them to a 35-17 Lead on Bridgette Gordon s Basket with 9 02 Leftin the period. Cuba broke the drought on a three Point play by Beatriz Persona with 8 36 left in the first half but the americans went off on another run a 13-0 spurt that ended on a fast break Basket by Mcclain with 4 23 left and gave the . A 53-23 advantage. The . Built on its 63-32 halftime Lead after a five Point opening by the cubans. A 19-2 run in which Cynthia Cooper had six Points led to an 82-39 Edge with 14 22 left. Mcclain was perfect from the Field on nine attempts and hit her two free throws. Cooper had 17 Points Gordon had 13 and Cindy Brown and Teres Weatherspoon had 10 apiece for the . Leonar Borrell s 15 Points led the cubans who were to face the american women on sunday afternoon in a prelude to the . Men s game against Nastars. Gretzky devastated by Trade report says Edmonton Alberta a Wayne Gretzky was a devastated Young Man after being traded to Tholos Angeles Kings said a police inspector who led a Security detail that escorted Gretzky to and from news conference where the Trade was announced. He no More wanted to get on that plane to la than Flyte the Moon City police inspector Dick Bevan said Fri Day. Beyan was with Gretzky from the time he got oif private Jet owned by Bruce Mcnall the owner of the Kings until he re boarded the aircraft several hours later. Bevan refused to discuss published reports that there was a heated Exchange Between Gretzky and Edmonton oilers owner Peter Pocklington before tues Day s news conference and that Gretzky refused to read a prepared statement explaining the Trade. On thursday Pocklington said Gretzky had a Mas Sive ego and was a great actor who had faked the tears shed during tuesday s news conference. Pocklington later said his faked tears comments made to an Edmonton journal reporter were taken out of eco that and issued a statement saying the Trade was Gretzky s idea. However Pocklington did not deny making the comments and journal editor Linda Hughes said the paper stands behind its Story. In a front Page article Friday the journal said pock Lington hired Jeff Goodman a speech writer for former prime minister Pierre Trudeau to make the Trade lookalike a humanitarian gesture. Pocklington told the news conference he was letting his superstar go because Gretzky wanted to establish a Home in los Angeles with his new wife who is expect ing the couple s first child in january. The journal said it was told by a caller that he had been told by one of five policemen assigned to the Security detail at taxpayer expense that when Gretzky was handed a prepared speech to read he threw it on the floor. Other callers said policemen described a scene i which Gretzky refused to sign a piece of paper and swore at Pocklington at one Point. I never saw anybody give Wayne any piece of paper Bevan said. I did t overhear anybody swear ing but then i would t Tell you if i did. I will Tell you one thing that was one devastated Young  the journal said it was told by another police source that after arriving in Edmonton Gretzky went to his condominium with agent Mike Barnett financial adviser Ian Barrigan and Mcnall. After a Brief Dis Cussion an agitated Gretzky walked downstairs inters to talk to teammate Mark Messier