European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 15, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 the stars and stripes monday August 15,1988 Lowson nears 500cc title with swedish up Triumph ande Storp Sweden a Eddie Law son of the United states took another step to wards his third world 500 cd motorcycling title As he won the swedish grand prix sunday ahead of reigning world Champion Wayne Gardner of Australia. Lawson driving a Yamaha covered the 75.6 mile 30-Lap course in 47 minutes 59.28 seconds averaging 93.971 Miles per hour. Honda Driver Gardner was 13 seconds behind. But it was not As comfortable As it looked Lawson told a Post race news conference. The brakes malfunctioned at an Early stage. The Brake lever was coming right Back to the bar till i had no braking effect left and the bar was squashing my fingers the two time world Cham Pion said. At that time i was sure Gardner would close in and i was stunned when i saw my signboard kept saying plus More " Lawson added. Lawson took the Lead from stablemate and Fel Low american Wayne Rainey and never looked Back. Gardner lost valuable seconds while battling to overtake Rainey. He was disappointed with his Distant second and complained of Back problems following a spill at Friday s time trials. The Bike was not set up. We had too Little dry. 14 a i. Us lf1iw wo.3 11vji ask uhf. Tiv Auu Tvrz Iai  a j Eddie Lawson adds another trophy to this one he recently won in Britain practice training and the suspension was All wrong. It made it hard to ride and on top of that my Back was aching Gardner said. Lawson s teammate Christian Sarron of France finished third after a Long Battle first with Rainey and then with Honda Driver Niall Mckenzie of Scotland. With three events remaining Lawson leads Gardner by 215 Points to 192. Meanwhile Spain s Jorge Martinez clinched the world 125 cd Road racing title after winning a see saw Battle with Italy s Ezio Gianola. Martinez leads Gianola by 177 to 157 Points with one event remaining at Brno Czechoslovakia. It was Martinez eighth up Victory this season. Gianola has won the other events. The spaniard covered the 57.9-mile, 23-Lap course in a time of 40 minutes 56.47 seconds. Gianola was clocked in 40.56.76. The 250 cd class event developed into another see saw Battle Between Overall Leader Alfonso Pons of Spain driving a Honda and his compatriot Juan Garriga of the Yamaha stable. Pons finally surged ahead to win in 41 minutes 27.89 seconds to extend his Overall Lead to nine Points with three events to go. Garriga was clocked in 41.28.19. Pons leads Garriga by 199 Points to 190. Pons teammate Dominque Sarron of France finished third in 41.28.56. Scoreboard motorcycling swedish grand prix ande Storp. Sweden a results Sun Day of the swedish motorcycle grand prix 500cc 30 taps 75.6 Miles 1. Eddie Lawson United states. Yamaha. 47 minutes. 59.28 seconds average Speed 93.971 Mph. 2. Wayne Gardner. Australia. Honda. 48.12.32. 3. Canst Ian Sarron France Yamaha 48.18.62. 4. Niall Mckenzie Britain Honda 48.22.73. 5 Wayne Rainey United states Yamaha 4829.?5. 6. Kevin Magee Australia Yamaha 48.34.73. 7. Didier Radigue Belgium Yamaha 48.47.91. Standings after 13 of 16 rounds 1. Lawson 215 Points 2, Gardner. 192 3, Rai . 174 4. Sarron 138 5, Magee 128 6, Radi gues. 113 Auto racing  Watkins Glen . A results of sat urday s fourth and final round of the $639,700 Budweiser International race of champions series with starting position in parentheses Home town or country regular series laps completed reason out if any Money won and Winner s aver age Speed in Mph i 2 Al Unser jr., Albuquerque n.m., cart indy car 30. $7,900, 110.924. 2. 4 Terry Labonte. Archdale n.c., Lascar Stock car. 30, $3.000. 3. 6 Scott Pruett Roseville calif., Acca trans am 30. $2,000. 4. 9 Al Holbert Warrington pa., Simsa Road lacing 30. $0. 5 8 Al Unser Albuquerque n.m., cart indy car. 30, $0. 6. 11 Chris Cord Beverly Hills calif., Simsa Road racing 30. $0. 7. 5 Dale Earnhardt. Doolie n.c., Lascar Stock car. 30. $0. 8. 3 Bill Elliott Dawsonville ga., Lascar Stock car. 30. $0. 9. 7 Chip Robinson. Oldwick n.j., Simsa Road racing. 29. $0. 10. 10 Bobby Rahal Dublin Ohio cart indy car. 29, $0. Ii 12 Roberto Guerrero Colombia cart indy car 20, $0 12. 1 Geoff Bodine. Julian n.c., Nas car Stock car 16. Crash $0. Time of race 1 07 57. Margin of Victory 1.58 seconds. Caution flags 3 yellow Flag laps do not count in iroc. Lead changes none. Lap leaders Unser or. 1-30. All Drivers in identically prepared iroc a Chev Rolet Samaros. Final series standings 1. Al Unser jr., Albuquerque n.m., cart indy car. 66, $211,900. 2. Terry Labonte Archdale n.c., Lascar Stock car 55, $95,000. 3. Scott Pruett Roseville calif., Acca trans am 51, $72,900. 4. Bill Elliott Dawsonville ga., Lascar Stock car 46, $58,900. 5. Dale Earnhardt Doolie n.c., Lascar Stock car 45, $51,000. 6. Goff Bodine Julian n.c., Lascar Stock car 45, $49,500. 7. Al Holbert Warrington pa., Simsa Road Rac ing. 39, $35,000. 8. Al Unser. Albuquerque n.m., cart indy car 38, $34,000. 9. Chip Robinson Oldwick n.j., Simsa Road Rac ing 36. $38,000. 10. Chris Cord Beverly Hills calif., Simsa Road racing 26, $32,000. 11. Bobby Rahal Dublin Ohio cart indy car 24, $31.000. 12. Roberto Guerrero Colombia cart indy car 19, $30,400. Football nil preseason saturday s results Dallas 27. Los Angeles raiders 17 Cleveland 23, Tampa Bay 3 Cincinnati 24, Buffalo 13 Kansas City 27, Atlanta 13 Houston 27, new England 14 Washington 27, Miami 10 new York giants 24, new York jets 21 Indianapolis 25, Green Bay 21 Denver 34, san Francisco 24 los Angeles rams 27, san Diego 6 sunday s games Chicago is. Minnesota at Goteborg Sweden Philadelphia at Pittsburgh thursday aug. 18 Cleveland is. New York jets at Montreal swimming . Olympic trials Austin Texas a results of saturday s finals at the u. S. Olympic swimming trials being held at the University of Texas swim Center with names hometowns and club  top two finishers in each event qualify for olympics All race distances in meters men 1,500 freestyle1, Matt Cetlinski Lake Worth Fla., Holmes lumber 15 05.93. 2, Lars Jor Gensen san Diego Rancho Bernardo 15 10.17. 3, Scott bracket Englewood colo., Makos 15 13.02. 4, Dan Jorgensen san Diego Rancho Bernardo 15 21.52. 5, Latex Mlawsky sunny Mead calif., husky 15 27.69. 6, Jason Gorrie Tampa Fla., Holmes lumber 15 31.30. 7, Keith Frostad Sacra mento calif., Makos 15 38.07.8, Alex Kostich Bel Mont mass., Bernal s Gator 15 42.21. 200 individual medley1, Dave Wharton Warminster pa., Fox Catcher 2 00.98, american Reccord previous record of 2 02.23, Pablo mor ales june 27, 1986. 2, Bill Stapleton Edwardsville iii., longhorn 2 02.14. 3, Ron Karnaugh Maplewood n.j., Jersey gators 2 03.36. 4, Matthew Rankin Portland ore., mul Tomah 2 04.13. 5, Jerry Frentsos Cincinnati Pepsi mar Lins 2 04.55. B. Paul Wallace Miami Holmes lumber 2 04.98. 7, Doug Gjertsen Houston swi Atlanta 2 05.40. 8, Eric Namesnik Boca Raton Fla., Makos 2 06.04. Women 200 backstroke1, Beth Barr Pensacola Fla., 2 10.87. 2, Andrea Hayes Pensacola Fla. 2 12.54. 3, Kristen Linehan Sarasota Fla., 2 12.91. 4, Holly Green Gainesville Fla., Holmes lumber 2 13.09. 5, Lea Loveless Yonkers. N.y., Badger 2 15.43. 6, Michelle Donahue Portland ore., mul Tomah 2 15.53. 7, Catherine Capriles los Altos calif., 2 19.26. 8, Anne Mahoney Wichita kan., disqualified. 50 freestyle1, Angel Myers Americus ga., 25.40, american record broke record of 25.59 set in prelims by herself and by Dara Torres March 25, 1988. 2, Leighann Fetter aus tin Texas longhorn 25.50.3, Jill Sterkel Hacienda Heights calif., longhorn 25.57. 4, Jenny Thompson Dover . Seacoast 25.80. 5, Dara Torres Beverly Hills Holmes lumber 25.83. 6, Anna Pettis Scott Woodland calif., 25.87. 7, Sandy Nielson Bell Austin Texas sport psych 26.04. 8, Jeanne Dolan Duncanville Texas Arlington 26.09. 200 butterfly1, Mary t. Meagher Louis Ville ky., old Dominion 2 09.13. 2, Trina Radke Allentown pa., Fox Catcher 2 11.32. 3, Michelle Griglione Alexandria va., flying fish 2 11.57. 4,  Hayden North Vernon ind., Makos 2 11.63. 5, Kara Mcgrath Birmingham mich., South Texas 2 12.31. 6, Julia Gorman Towson md., Holmes lumber 2 12.34.7, Kelley Davies Ashton md., longhorn 2 12.95. 8, Pamela Minthorn Darnestown md., curl 2 13.10. . Olympic roster rosters of United states swimmers who will compete at the 1988 summer olympics at Seoul South Korea a denotes will swim event in pre lims men Mike Barrowman Rockville md., 200 breasts Troke. David Berkoff Willow Grove pa., 100 Back stroke. Steve Biegelow fort Wayne ind., 200 Back stroke. Matt Biondi Moraga calif., 50 freestyle 100 freestyle 200 freestyle 100 Butterfly 400 free style relay 800 freestyle relay. Matt Cetlinski Lake Worth Fla., 400 freestyle 800 freestyle relay 1,500 freestyle. Troy Dalbey san Jose calif., 200 freestyle 400 freestyle relay 800 freestyle relay. Mark Dean Kansas City kan., 200 Butterfly. Doug Gjertsen Houston 800 freestyle relay. Chris Jacobs Livingston n.j., 100 freestyle 400 freestyle relay. Tom Jager Topanga calif., 50 freestyle 400 freestyle relay. Shaun Jordan Austin Texas 400 freestyle relay a. Dan Jorgensen san Diego 400 freestyle 800 freestyle relay a. Lars Jorgensen san Diego 1,500 freestyle. Jeff Kostoff Upland calif., 400 individual med Ley. Brent Lang Portland ore., 400 freestyle relay p Jay Mortenson Madison wis., 100 Butterfly 100 backstroke. Craig Oppel Des Moines Iowa 800 freestyle relay a. Rich Schroeder Lindsay calif., 100 breasts Troke. Kirk Stackle san Diego 200 breaststroke. 200 individual Bill Stapleton Edwardsville Medley. Melvin Stewart fort Mills s.c., 200 Butterfly. Dean Veatch Rockville md., 200 backstroke. Daniel Walters Pensacola Fla., 100 breast stroke. Dave Wharton Warminster pa., 400 individual Medley 200 individual Medley. Women Leighann Fetter Louisville ky., 50 freestyle. Beth Barr Pensacola Fla., 100 backstroke 200 backstroke. Tami Bruce san Diego 400 freestyle 800 freestyle. Janet Evans Placentia calif., 400 freestyle 800 freestyle 400 individual Medley. Erika Hansen King of Prussia pa., 400 individual Medley. Andrea Hayes Pensacola Fla., 200 Back stroke. Whitney Hedgepeth Petersburg va., 200 individual Medley. Susan Johnson Boca Raton Fla. 100 breaststroke. Mitzi Kremer Titusville Fla., 100 freestyle 200 freestyle 400 freestyle relay. Tracey Mcfarlane Palm Springs calif., 100 breaststroke 200 breaststroke. Mary t. Meagher Louisville ky., 100 Butterfly 200 Butterfly. Betsy Mitchell Mariana Ohio 100 backstroke. Angel Myers Americus ga., 50 freestyle 100 freestyle 100 Butterfly 400 freestyle relay. Trina Radke Allentown pa., 200 Butterfly. Susan Rapp Eden prarie minn., 200 breasts Troke. Dara Torres Beverly Hills calif., 400 freestyle relay. Laura Walker san Ramon calif., 400 freestyle relay a. Mary Wayte Mercer Island Wash., 200 individual Medley 200 freestyle 400 freestyle relay. Paige Zemina fort Lauderdale Fla., 400 free style relay a. Head coach Richard Quick Texas manager Frank Keefe Yale assistant managers Dick Hannula Tacoma Wash. Beverly Montrella Columbus Ohio. Local sports army Tennis Usa eur championships Garmisch West Germany sunday s final results in the Usa eur Tennis championships at the armed forces recreation Center men s open singles George Tate 26th support up def. Scott Poi Rier 21st support come 6-3,7-6 7-5. Doubles tale Frank Rentas def. Poirier Jeffery Green 6 2,6-4, men s Junior veterans Ages 35-44 singles Dennis Kirstein Vii corps def. Junior Smith 21 St 6-3, 7-6 7-3. Doubles Kirstein Herbert Bruse Vii def. Tulensa Tulensa Don Rotzinger 21 St 6-1,3-6,6-1. Men s seniors 45 and older singles Wayne Downhour v corps def. Joseph Egan v 6-2, 6-3. Doubles Downhour Egan def. Fred Burnley James Hick Man 21st 6-1,6-1 women s singles Esther Holladay Vii def. Sara Anne Keeley v 6-2,6-1. Women s doubles Holladay Cristin Thomas def. Keeley Betra Sneed v 7-5,7-5. Air Force softball Safe championship Raf Ben Waters England finals sunday of the Safe fast pitch round Robin championship tournament Alconbury 4, Ben Waters 3 Ben Waters 14, Alconbury 0 noteworthy Ben Waters wins the Safe championship. Final team standings Ben Waters 6-1, Alconbury 5-2, Ramstein 3-2, Oesterberg 2 3, san Vito 1-4, Torrejon 1-4. Army softball Usa eur positional Heidelberg West Germany results of sunday s finals in the Usa eur positional slow pitch softball championships men 7th army training come 20, Berlin 2 7th army training come 13, Berlin 6 7th at advances to the Usa eur championships at Pir Masens aug. 20-21. Women setaf10,26th support group 2 setae advances to the Usa eur championships at Hanau aug. 20-21. Late sports sunday s scores baseball american league Detroit 18, Boston 6 Cleveland 3, Texas 0 National league Cincinnati 2, Atlanta 0 new York 4, Montreal 3,1 St game san Diego 6, Houston 1 Pittsburgh 9, Philadelphia 8 football nil preseason Minnesota 28, Chicago 21 for ? to brought Faw Lou Eimoce. Pm with 0m� of