European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 29, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday september 29,1988 the stars and stripes Page 17 sports soviets stun . Cagers Lewis beaten tipping his hand the Sovol Venlon � Aryl res Sabonis skies above american David Robinson is and Dunay Manning far a Louse Ball in the first half of the soviets 82-76 semifinal Ric Lory Over the . Wednesday in Sotil Sabons had 13 Points and 13 rebounds while Manning did t score suffering from Early foul trouble. Robinson led the us. With 19 Points and 11 rebounds. By Steve Wilstein Seoul South Korea a an Aba tulo Rcd soviet basketball team teaches the United slates a lesson. Carl Lewis disciple beats the master and one handed Pitcher Jim Abbott gives the world a study in Cour age and achievement. Scandal aside sports arc alive and Well at the olympic games they Are in fact thriving despite the lingering gloom of the Ben Johnson drug affair As old rivalries Rev up and Young stars Shine. Florence Griffith Jpyner she of the Swift legs and Long nails is poised to go after her second Gold in the women s 200-meter dash after smashing the olympic record wednesday in winning her second round heat in 21.76 seconds. The world s fastest woman already has a Gold in the 100. Lewis solid Gold games melted when teammate Joe Deloach beat him by four on hundredths of a second with a time of 19.75 seconds in the 200. But with Silver and two golds in the Long jump and 100, the latter thanks to Johnson s Dis qualification Lewis is Happy. This is a tremendous thing that s happened he said. Americans sweep the Long jump two americans win in the100 and now two americans win in the 200. The Best thing about it is that Pic . Can do  for Deloach there was no greater satisfaction than beating his Friend training partner and Mentor. Carl has been the inspiration for me Deloach said he s made the Dif Ference for me. We trained harder than we Ever have for this  Steve Lewis no relation to Carl led an american sweep in the 400. Upsetting world record holding teammate Butch Reynolds and barely missing a 20-year old olympic Mark. Lewis 19, the youngest Man on the . Track team won in 43.87 seconds 1988 olympics one Hundredth of a second off Lee Evans record in the High Altitude of Mexico City in 1968. Reynolds won the Silver and Lewis Urcla teammate Danny Everett took the  was far from an ail american Day however despite six . Medals. The soviets added five medals to continue their Lead with 85, including 36  Germany is second with 29 Gold and 73 medals Overall and the United stale Sis third with 19 Gold and 57 total medals. In a renewal of an old and bitter rivalry the soviet and american Basket Ball cams look the court against each other for the first Lime since the disputed Gold medal game won in the final seconds by the soviets Al the 1972 Munich games All the players his Lime were children when that last game was held but so much was made of it going into the olympics it seemed there was some kind of grudge to Settle for the Only american loss in olympic history. The Only thing settled was that now there arc two blotches on the otherwise perfect . Olympic hoops record after an 82-76 semifinal Victory by the Sovi  soviets thoroughly Ohlhus Llyd and out muscled he americans beating them fair and Square and leaving no room far controversy. Soviet coach Alexander Gomulski thanked . Pro and College basketball learns for helping his players beat the United  is very Good preparation come ski. United Stales basketball and Aba basketball helps my country. 1 a very Nappy and thank you United slates basketball.". Coach John Thompson who had criticized the Portland Trail Blazer of the Aba for helping soviet Center Arvy see olympics on Page 22 Mercer joins 7 other yanks in semis by Tim Dahlburg Seoul South Korea a Roy Jones Landing big rights Al will beat and bloodied Yevgeny fails cd in the first .-soviet olympic boxing match since 1976 wednesday night to Lead seven other americans including army heavyweight Ray Mercer into the semifinals. Jones battered Zaitsev s nose with a thundering right late in the first round and nil his lip in the second in route to an easy 5-0 decision Al 156 pounds. The fight had to be stopped twice so blood could be wiped from fails cd s face. Super heavyweight Riddick Howe added a first round knockout Over Peter Hrivnak of Czechoslovakia four Bouli later to Cap a Day that saw a five . Fighters in action win their quarterfinal bouts and As sure themselves of Bronze medals at the worst. We knew we were capable of doing this Good said Mercer who also scored a knockout win. The press gave us no credit saying we weren t that Good. Bui it did t faze  wins by Mercer Kennedy Mckinney and Kenneth Gould earlier in the Day enabled the United Stales o Advance eight fighters to the semifinal the most of any team. The soviet Union and South Korea were second Best with four fighters each reaching the semis. Jones was dominant in his fight overcoming a slow Start to land almost every right Lead he threw against the left handed soviet. The 19-year-old from Pensacola fla., began showboating Laic in the fight taunting fails cd with flashy punches. When i first came out 1 was t sure what to expect said Jones who was tentative Early before land ing his first big punches. Then 1 said of boy you re on a Roll keep on doing it " it was the first olympic matchup Between fighters from the two countries since Michael Spinks slopped Rufat riskier in the 165-Pound finals in Montreal. Bowe s win was the eighth in nine quarterfinal bouts for a . Team that is beginning to exert its Domina Tion in the boxing Competition. In came against an outclassed Hrivnak who went Down from a night hand and was counted out at 2 34 of the first round. The 21-year-old Bowe appeared bemused when he saw his portly opponent and threw Only a few punches in the opening two minutes. After he was urged by u  Ken Adams to pick it up in look Only a few punches to end the bout. My coach yelled if you Don l do something now i m going to Stop the fight said bowl of new York. But i stopped the fight Mercer a 27-year-old army sergeant stationed in Baum older West Germany scored a first round knockout of heavyweight Luigi Gaudiano of Italy while Gould scored a decision Al 147 pounds and Mckinney won Al 119 pounds by decision. Three Sonh korean fighters also won by decision including a 3-2 win at 156 pounds by Park is Hun Over Vincenso Nardiello  win so enraged the italian fighter that he kicked the ring Post and then charged toward the official scor ing desk near ringside. Nardiello had to be restrained by his coach from attacking the officials. Korean fighters have won a string of close decisions in front of a highly partisan crowd at the Cham Shil student gymnasium since several korean officials at tacked a referee last week after korean fighters lost a pair of decisions. The quarterfinal victories assured the tighten Bronze medals at the worst going into the thursday semifinals but Mercer had his sights m higher. Thai s not the medal i want said Mercer. This was just another fight. In Means nothing. All we think about is the last final Day fighting for the  Mercer knocked out Gaudiano tale in the first round see Mercer on Page 22