European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 29, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 22 the stars and stripes thursday soptember29,198b 1988 olympics h 6 nips the Ainman Carl at the finish line of olympic 200 final. Olympics from Page 17 Das Sabonis recover from an Achilles Tendon injury steered away from that Issue afterwards. Several Aba teams and franchises helped us Loo he said we loss inc Ball game. The Aba did l lose the Ball game today. I m nol blaming on the baseball Diamond though the americans avenged another defeat thai had bruised the National ego in the 1984 los Angeles games. Japan beat the United states 6-3 in the 1984 title game but in this Gold medal game the americans returned the favor 5-3. To was the final time for baseball As an olympic demons ration sport America s pastime becomes a fully recognized olym Pic event in the Barcelona games in 1992. It also marked the first time a . Learn has won a global baseball title since 1974. When the United Stales captured inc world championships. Tiro Martinez homered twice and drove in four runs and Abbott Al ready an american Success Story showed the world that a disability does t have to be disabling. Abbott the 1987 Sullivan award win Ner and a High selection in the major league draft despite having been bom without a right hand struck out four and walked three while also playing superbly Inich Field. Tic ran into trouble in he sixth when Japan parlayed two hits and two walks into a pair of rims id pull to within 4-3. But he settled Down and shut out the japanese he rest of the Way. Abbott a two time Al american at Michigan who was taken by the California Angels As inc eighth player selected in the draft last june had pitched three Strong innings in a Brief week. A korean journalist asked Abbott How he was Able to overcome the problem of having no right hand. I be never had two hands so i be never had to learn anything different Abbott said. It s like Tino Martinez Learned to hit with two hands i be Learned to do everything with asked what advice or inspiration he might give to others with handicaps a Boi said i would say they should try id do any thing icy want to do. I m Noi a very Good inspiration i just try to do All i can. Every Day before i went to school my father old me to be a Leader not a British two Lime decathlon Champion Daley Thompson led after three events the 100, shot put and Long jump but dropped to third by inc end of the first Day of the two Day Competition Christian Schynk of East Germany set an olympic record for the decathlon High jump by Clearing 7 reel 5 a inches and look inc Lead with 4.470 Points Thompson with 4.332 Points trailed Schynk and Christian Placial of France who had 4,373 Points. West Germany s Jurgin Hingson. Thompson s longtime rival withdrew after a humiliating disqualification in inc 100 because of three false starts called against him. The three time world re Cord Holder and 1984 olympic Silver medallist argued with officials to no Avail and received no Points for the race. He left the track to the jeers of spectators. Sergei Bubka is flying High after win nine Hie first soviet Gold in inc pole vault at 19 feel 4 a inches and leading a sweep for his nation. Meanwhile an olympic medical offi cer said that within an hour after Ben Johnson s world record in the 100-meter dash last saturday Johnson acknowledged he had taken Throe different medi cations before the race including an injection. Or. Acc in Joon was the doping control coordinator who stood guard Over Johnson immediately after the race and stayed with him for about i hours until inc heavily muscled sprinter could produce a urine Sample. Acc said he and Johnson talked during the wailing period for Al least 30 minutes and Johnson seemed unusually subdued for someone who had just won a Gold medal in he startling time of 9.79 seconds. Acc said Johnson did not specify the medications he had taken. His Sample us discovered 36 hours later in Laboratory analysis contained the anabolic steroid Sla Nazool and Johnson was stripped of his medal and banned from International Competition for two years. He never Lold me he had taken any anabolic steroids said acc. But Lee said he had a Hunch both from Johnson s statements and his Demeanour a he would Dunk the drug lest. You gel a feeling when you be seen athletes he said some have no idea of what s going on in doping control and some arc very defensive. I would say or Johnson was More in Tennis Miloslav Mccier of Czecho Slovakia ousted Wimbledon Champion and top seeded Stefan Edberg of Sweden 3-6, 6-0, 1-6, 6-4, fi-2t moving into the men s final against Tim Maycile. May Olla beat Brad Gilbert 6-4,6-4, 6-3 in the other semifinal. Mercer from Page 17 cold medallist Steve Lewis Cente Butch Reynolds kit and Danny Vurell wave from Victor stand after their 400 sweep. Sion win Over Gyula Alvius of Hungary. Mckinney and Foster had Little trouble winning easy decisions with Mckinney taking a 5-0 win Over Stephen Wema. Of Kenya and could winning 5-d Over Finland s Joni Nyman. Right now i m not satisfied said Mckinney a 22-year-ofd from kill can Texas. I m hoi guaranteed a Gold with this win i Don t want a Bronze i want a Gould who won he last world championships at 147 pounds in 1936, won for the fourth time in inc tournament by dancing inside and Landing Quick Flur Ries to Nyman s head i be been seeing Gold for so Long that s All 1 think about said could of Hertford 111, i Don l want to be saying i m a Silver medallist or a Bronze medallist. Operation Gold is what it s All television olympics Abc coverage begins at 5 30 ., 3 a in. And 10 30 . Thursday More coverage at 12 30a.m. Friday. Radio baseball Boston it Cleveland 11 30 Friday
