European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 18, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday August 18,1988 the stars and stripes Page 17 Reynolds sets 400 Mark . Trials Champ runs 43.29 to erase 20-year-old record Zurich Switzerland a Butch Reynolds of the United states ran 400 meters in an astonishing 43.29 seconds wednesday breaking Lee Evans 20 year old world record at an International track meet i Zurich. Evans astounded the world by covering the distance in 43.86 at the 1968 olympics in Mexico City the same games where Bob Beamon set a still unbroken record of 29 feet 2 a i inches in the Long jump. Reynolds who won the 400 at the . Olympic trials in 43.93 last month in Indianapolis was urged on by a cheering crowd of 25,000. It took a Long time but i did it said the jubilant Reynolds who turned 24 nine Days ago. They can take it from  Reynolds also had thoughts about Evans who has spent the last several years coaching in Africa most recently As a Fulbright professor of sports in Camer Oon. I want to meet him Reynolds said. I want to share this with  . Olympians Danny Everett and Steve Lewis were second and third behind Reynolds. Everett was clocked in 44.20 seconds Lewis at 44.26 innocent Egbu Nike of Nigeria set a blistering Pace for the first 200 meters and led Reynolds by about five meters after the first half. But the nigerian the Silver medallist at last year s world championships in Rome tired approaching the final Bend and Reynolds easily pulled away from Thefield. After hugging his brother Jeff Reynolds ran a Victory Lap surrounded by photographers and applauded Bya crowd shouting Reynolds Reynolds his 43.93 at the . Olympic trials was the fastest Ever at sea level. Reynolds said then it was time for someone to make another record that hopefully won t be reached for another 20  at Mexico City Evans dropped the 400-meter re Cord by seven tenths of a second and also ran a 44.05. Reynolds was nothing if not focused on the 400record. A sign on the Wall of his room at Ohio state univer sity said 43.85, world record. He did better than even he expected. Rematch goes to Lewis in 9.93 As Johnson relegated to third Zurich Switzerland a Carl Lewis won the 100-meter dash in 9.93 seconds and archrival Ben Johnson finished third wednesday in their first meet ing since Johnson beat Lewis at last year s world championships. Johnson who set a world record of 9.83 seconds in beating Lewis at Rome last summer was timed in 10.00 behind american Calvin Smith who was second in 9.97. Johnson was charged with a false Start. In the restart the Canadian was out first but four Gold medal Winner Lewis stayed close throughout the first part and was running with Johnson after 90 me ters. Lewis raised his arms in Triumph two meters before he reached the tape certain that he won. World record Holder Butch Reynolds it took a Long  promoters pockets not As deep As track stars want to believe Brussels Belgium a track and Field promoters once made offers athletes could not re fuse. Nowadays the promoters Are getting demands they cannot meet. Carl Lewis and Ben Johnson reportedly received $250,000 each for their 100-meter run wednesday in Zurich Switzerland. Admittedly their race to determine the world s fastest human was out of the Ordinary but few of the major track and Field performers now come cheaply. Florence Griffith Joyner asked $25,000 to run the 200 in the Van Damme memorial meet Friday and Edwin Moses wanted $30,000 for a 400-meter hurdle race. That s been their going Price this summer. Asking $55,000 for two athletes we just cannot think about it said Wilfried Meert the Van Damme memorial s promoter. We just had to say  so did promoters in Zurich and Cologne and Griffith Joyner and Moses went Home. Empty handed Meert said. Mets use 9-run first to Romp past giants by the associated press san Francisco cookie Wilson had two hits and scored twice in the mets nine run first inning tuesday night and new York beat the san fran Cisco giants 13-6. Kevin Mcreynolds and Darryl Straw Berry hit two run homers in the mets 15-hit attack and Dwight Gooden 14-6,won for the first time in four starts Al lowing six hits and striking out five i seven innings. The nine run first was the second big Gest inning in mets1 history behind a 10 no Roundup Al Roundup on Page 22 run inning against Cincinnati on june12,1979. Atlee Hammaker 6-5, gave up the first six of the mets eight hits in the inning and was charged with seven  giants made three errors in the in Ning with runs scoring on two of them. In other no games dodgers 7, Phillies 5los Angeles Kirk Gibson Trig feed a five run fifth inning with his3rd Homer and Rick Dempsey drove into runs with a double and sacrifice Fly As los Angeles downed Philadelphia. Tim Leary 13-8, won for the sixth time in eight starts allowing five runs and nine hits in 6% innings. Jay Howell allowed one hit in two innings for his 15th  Bradley tied his career High with five hits. John Shelby leaped above the Center Field Fence to save a potential game tying Homer by Bradley with two outs in the ninth knocking Down the bal for a double. Howell then struck out Milt  Carman 9-7, lost his second straight after five consecutive victories. Mike Schmidt missed his third consecutive game with a sore right shoulder. Los Angeles rallied from a 2-0 deficit with five runs in the fifth and two in the sixth. In the fifth Gibson homered Dempsey hit an rib double and Tracy Woodson Steve sax and Aldredo Griffin see no on Page 22