European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 23, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday. September 23,1968 the stars and stripes Page 21 Biondi Evans win by John Nelson Seoul South Korea a malt Biondi and Jancel Evans planted a solid Gold exclamation Mark Al the end of a Day marked by violence disgrace and drug scandal at the Seoul olympics thursday Biondi and Evans each won their Sec Ond swimming Gold medals. Biondi won inc 100-Mi tar freestyle for his fourth medal and he is almost certain to win three More. Evans Slack Jawed and Shak 1988 olympics ing her head when she saw the clock Cut a huge 1.6 seconds from her own world record in inc 400mcier freestyle. I could t believe it she said. "1 was just amazing was an Apt adjective too for the conduct of South korean boxing officials who attacked a referee and punched him after a close decision Wen against one of their boxers. Five koreans including a coach a Trainer and a learn official Ivere banned from the games for their pan in the debacle. It was very disgraceful behaviour said Shin Hyon Urtig director general of the Seoul organizing committee s inter National press department. Escorted from the Arena by police ref Eree Keith Walker of new zealand immediately left Tor Home. They were kicking and punching an pulling my hair out Walker said. I was punched i n the Back by the korean a bulgarian meanwhile was stripped of his Gold medal and banned from the olympics for two years when he to Slid positive for a diuretic that helped him lose weight. An austra Lian Modem Temh Athlie was Aiso sent Home after High Levels of caffeine showed in his test. And there could be More. The International olympic committee said it expected about 15 positive drug tests among the 10,000 athletes Here. After six Days of games the medal standings looked like this soviet Union 28 medals 14 Gold East Germany 19, 6 Gold United slates 13, 3 golds by Biondi and Evans and a Silver by Chris Jacobs in Biondi s event gave a needed lift to a. Team considered one of the Best in the world yet a Winner of Only five of a possible 27 medals in nine events before thursday i told Chris Good Luck Biondi said. We both wanted to do our Best limes. Along with Janet we Felt we could boost the team Biondi of Moraga calif., had a Tim of 48.63, missing his own world record by .21 seconds but breaking the olympic Mark of 49.04 he set earlier in the Day during qualifying heats. With four med als he is on track to become Only the second Man to win seven medals in a summer olympics. Mark Spitz won seven in 1972, All Gold Jacobs of Livingston n.j., was Sec Ond in 49.08. Evans of Placentia. Calif., who also won the 400 individual Medley won the 400 freestyle in 4 03,85. Her old world Mark was 4 05.45. Octta Fried Rich of East Germany who won the Silver in 4 05,94, was jus a amazed about the time As Evans. I did t think Janet was capable of producing a time like that she said. I can t swim a 4 03." Evans Lime was fast enough to win a Gold medal in the men s 4do freestyle inane olympics before 1972. She still has one More event the 800freestyle, and she owns inc world record in that too. The boxing controversy or Baltic of Byun if you will began after South korean fighter Byun Jongil lost a 4-1 Deci Sion to Alexandar Hristov of Bulgaria the korean had been penalized two Points for head butting perhaps costing him the fight. When the decision was announced one korean coach entered the ring Ges Turing angrily at Walker and then another came in followed by a score of other boxing officials and koreans. A chair and a bottle were thrown and it took dozens of police to Clear the ring of All but Byun. Through it All Dun Sal in Defiance in his Comer. In fact he sat there for 67 min utes until they turned the lights off while boxing went on in the other of two rings students gymnasium. Besides an assistant coach a Trainer and a Board member of the korean Hon ing federation two korean olympic workers were suspended. And Byun yet another disappoint ment for a team falling far Short of expectations was suspended indefinitely from International Competition for his sit in. It was the most disgraceful incident have Ever seen in Anwar Chowdhry of Pakistan president of the International boxing group said and i have no words to defend almost totally lost in the boxing Brouhaha was Kennedy Mckinney s first round knockout giving the . Team it fourth Victory in a Row. Mckinney of kill Cen Texas was a heavy favorite Over Erick Giovanni Perez of Guatemala in the 119-Pound class and it was brutally evident. Mckinney knocked Perez Down with a right hand Only seconds into the i Phil then floored him with another right Midway through the round. The fight ended at 1 3 of the , he did t have Loo Many boxing skills Mckinney said. It s bet Ter to gel them easy like that. By the Limei reach the finals i la be fresh and i la win the bulgarian weightlifter Mitko Grable a became the first medal Winner to be Dis sports again a scow a Fifita i who a � l. 1rt�w double Gold medallist Janet Evans could t believe her record setting time. Qualified at these games for drugs los ing his world record Victory in the 56-Ku Obram division when his urinalysis showed tic banned diuretic Furos Crnic. In addition to losing the medal the International weight lifting federation banned Grable from Competition for two years and awarded the Gold to soviet oxen Mirzoian. A statement by Nikolai Andonov Secretary general of Bulgaria s olympic committee said the management of the bulgarian olympic delegation completely condemns these acts which con Travene olympic principles and on thursday the . Men s Volley Ball continued defense of its olympic championship battling Back to beat Argentina 11-15, 11-15. 15-4, 17-15, see olympics on Page 23 mets trip phils Clinch tie for first new York a Darryl Strawberry hit his 36th Home run and new York beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 wednesday night moving the mils to the Brink of their second National league East title in three years. The mics have won seven straight 12 of 13 and 22 of 27, and clinched at least a tie for first. Second place Pittsburgh beat St. Louis 5-0. The mets can Clinch the division with a Victory Over the phils thursday night in Shea stadium when Ron Darling goes against Phillies Don Carman. Security at Shea was increased in anticipation of a Celebration and mounted horses gathered beyond the enter Field Fence in the lop of the sixth inning circled the Field at the Start of the eighth then waited in the bullpen. When new York clinched the division in no Roundup 1986 against Chicago thousands of fans raced onto the Field and ripped up the turf. But the Only thing the horses had to fear this night was Strawberry s Home run swing. Strawberry broke a 2-2 tie in the fifth when he Hom ered on a 1-0 Pilch from Marvin Freeman 2-3. Straw Berry who leads the league in homers also singled in a run in the third to lie the score 1-1 and now has 96 Rols. Gregg Jefferies hit Bis sixth Home run in the seventh to make it 4-2 before Ricky Jordan tripled in the ninth and scored on Juan Samuel s groundnut. Sid Fernandez 10-10, gave up six hits struck out seven and walked two in eight innings. Randy Myers finished for his 24th save. Philadelphia took a 2-1 Lead in the fourth when Rookie Jordan led off with his 10th Homer. But the mets came Back to tie it in the Bottom of the inning when Gary Carter doubled with one out took third an a groundnut and scored on Fernandez s single. Chris James rib single had put the Phillies ahead -0 in the second. But the anticipation of the title was tempered by some bad news. Left hander Bob Ojeda nearly severed the upper one third portion of the Middle Finger on his left hand with a hedge Clipper wednesday. Ojeda in see no on Page 23
