European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 19, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes monday september 19,1988 olympics from Page 21 Andrea Mannai of Italy in the 112-Pound class. "1 wanted to get the first win Tor he team Johnson said. Irina Chilova of the soviet Union won the women s air Rifle with 498.5 Points after id shots followed by Silvia spurber of West Germany with 497,5 and another soviet Anna Malou Khina at 495,8. Launi Meili of Colorado Springs colo., was sixth with 493.3 Points. In men s 100-Kilometer team time trial cycling East Germany won the Gold medal followed by Poland and Sweden. The world s two fastest humans Ben Johnson and Florence Griffith Joyner meanwhile proclaimed themselves ready to race. Johnson of Canada world record Holder in the men s 100 meters and american Griffith Joyner who holds the world record in the women s 100, both said they were untroubled by injury Johnson injured a hamstring during the indoor season and Griffith Joyner was rumoured also to have a hamstring injury. I m ready to go Johnson said i Haven t fell this Good since  it was in Rome at the Imbt world championships that Johnson set his world Mark of 9.83. Griffith Joyner meanwhile denied re mors that she had a pulled leg muscle although sprint coach Russ Rogers has said she suffers from some minor sore Ness. Rogers said he did t expect the soreness to affect her race though. My main Competition is myself she said. If i concentrate on what i have to do i will come out a  Griffith Joyner who set her world Markof 10.49 at the . Trials in july plans to compete in the 100,200 and 400 relay. This bustling asian Metropolis of 10 million came to a virtual standstill As the is. Swimmer Janet Evans Center launches herself in an opening heal of the women s 400-meter Medly swimming Competition. Games were declared officially under Way at saturday s opening ceremonies a Rich blend of Oriental proverbs and High tech Glitz that ushered in the first Orien Tal olympics since 1964 in Tokyo. There arc no people in the streets Lee Jun Kyu a student at Seoul National University said they re All at olympic stadium or watching television. It s never been this  drawing frequently from the ancient philosophy of Yin and Yang that opposite of Good and bad shall meet in Harmony and Friendship Seoul s open ing ceremonies included the ancient Yong to san or dragon drum ship leading a flotilla of 500 boat sup the stoned Han River and a formation of swept Wing jets trading multicoloured streams against a deep Blue Iky 1,500 koreans in White Folk cos Tumes dancing in precision to the 500-year-old Flower Crown dance and others frolicking to modern music in cos Tumes More evocative of Las vegas. 76-year-old Sohn ice Chung who won a Gold medal in the Marathon in the 1936 Berlin games but was forced to accept it under Japan s lag of the rising Sun and 19-year-old South korean col lege student lint Chun a who won three Gold medals at the 1986 asian games sharing the final laps with in olympic Torch. Soviet athletes in while and red waving handkerchiefs at the crowd and americans in Blue and White mugging for television cameras in the Sam summer olympic procession for the first time in 12 years. Al from Page 21 fastball tuesday lined a 3-2 pitch tonight for 4 4-2 Lead. Twins 3, White sox i Minneapolis Jeff Cardon be came the first Pitcher in baseball history to save 40 games in both leagues and Allan Anderson won for the i out time in his last 13 decisions As Minnesota Bea Chicago. Anderson 14-9, allowed five hits insight innings struck out a season High eight and walked two. Cardon pitched the ninth for his 40th save in 47 opportunities. In 1985, he saved 41 Forth Mon Treal expos. In the Sijah inning Tommy Herr walked and Gary Gatli connected one out later off Jerry Reuss 11-9, for his 2slh Homer. Indians 12, Blue jays 3 Toronto Jay Bell s two rib sin Gles highlighted an eight run fifth inning As Cleveland beat Toronto. The indians hit nine singles in the fifth two Short of the major league re Cord and took advantage of two Toronto errors As they chased Blue jays starter Jimmy key 10-5, Luis Medina Jed off the inning with an infield hit look third on Andy Allan son s single and scored on Bell s single. Julio Franco who had three hits and Reggie Williams followed with rib sin Gles to Knock out key. Greg Swindell 17-13, allowed nine hits in six plus innings. Jeff Dedmon pitched three innings of one hit Relief to earn his first save in the american league athletics 3, royals 2 Oakland Calif. Terry Steinbach bit a two run Homer and four Oakland pitchers combined on a seven hitter As the athletics reduced their magic num Ber in the West to  combination of four Oakland wins and Minnesota losses will Clinch the Divi Sion for the a who Lead the twins by 10v games. Enc plunk. 7-2, who replaced starter Dave Otto with none out in the fourth worked 3 to innings. Dennis Eckersley Al Lowed no hits and struck out four in two innings for his 41st save keeping him one ahead of Minnesota s Jeff Reardon for the major Lead  a s scored All three runs in the second inning off Kansas City right hander Tom Gordon 0-1, making his first major league Start. Mariners 11, Brewers 0 Seattle Mike Moore pitched Atwo Hitler and faced the minimum 27 batters saturday night and Seattle scored eight runs in the first two innings to de feat , 9-14, gave up singles to Jeffrey Leonard in the second and Rob Deer in the fifth. Both were erased an double plays. Moore who struck out eight and walked none in his third shutout and ninth Complete game has allowed three earned runs in 33 innings in four sep tember starts Mike Birkbeck 10-8, who got Only two outs before leaving in the first inning gave up six hits and six runs. Seattle had 17 hits against against three Milwaukee pitchers including at least one by All nine starters. Rangers 7. Angels 4anaheim, Calif. Ruben Sierra and Cecil Espy drove id two runs each As Texas took a six run Lead and held on to beat California. Charlie Hough 145, allowed High hits and two runs in six innings striking out five and walking one. Dwayne Henry got the final out for his first  Clark 6-5, was chased with iwo outs in the first giving up five bits and four runs. Rob non Thompson Nof impressed with win Seoul South Korea a a 97-53vielory in their olympic debut did t impress David Robinson or his coach John  Shook off any rust and the . Men s basketball team Shook off any negative comparisons to its powerhouse predecessor by beating Spain even worse by 13 Points than the 1984 team bad i winning the Gold medal at los Angeles. And they did it largely without ailing 19bb College player of the year Danny Manning against an experience Spanish team hat returned six players from19b4. Robinson who has been crying his military obligation since graduating from the naval Academy in june 19s7, scored16 Points and led five americans in Dou ble figures. Defensively i feel like i need Loim prove a lot said Robinson who had 11 rebounds. "1 Don t look St How i was and How i am. I feet i m improving and i get a Little More Confidence every Day. That s what s  Thompson thought his team could do even better than the 12 turnovers i forced and Spain s 17 for-s2 shooting. I m never satisfied with defense but the kids put Forth Effort and intensity he said i m sure once i look at the tapes i can find a lot of fault and lot of criticism. I know and i think they know we have a lot of things to improve  the Victory was int 79lh in 80 olym Pic games for the United states joining Robinson in double figures were Mersey Hawkins and Manning with13 each and Dan Marcrie and Charles Smith in of Georgetown with 12 each. Manning missed participating in the opening ceremonies and team practice saturday with a stomach disorder. He played just 15 minutes against Spain six in the first half. Thompson had said the starters would t be in the game Long and he stayed True to his word As 10 players saw action in the opening 5 09. I m More concerned with How hard the kids play than with minutes played Thompson said. Take a kid like Man Ning. He just gave it All he had As Long As Coutil the starters Robinson Manning Marcrie Milch Richmond and Smith ran off a Quick 8-2 Lead before there were any substitutions. The Lead reached 19-7on a lip in by . Reid with 13 41 left in the half but Spain scored eight straight Points six on 3-pointers by Jose Antonio Montero and Ignacio Solozabal before Thompson reinserted the starting unit with 11 05 left in the half. Majerle hit a Bank hot. Manning jumper and Robinson a free throw for for an 11-Point Lead and Spain could get closer than 10 Points Only once the rest of the game. Spain had Cut a 48-32 halftime deficit to it -37 with 18 25 to play but the . Team forged huge leads with its size advantage and the pressure defense tha Tthompson s Georgetown teams Are famous for. The United states held Spain cotlets for 3 40 in turning a 59-42 Lead into a 31 3-Poinlcr of to became in the run. The . Team look just three other 3-Puinlers in the game com pared with Spain s 6-for-l 3 Effort. We were just glad to play Majerle said. We bad worked so hard in preparing to get Here we were anxious to jus get