European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 03, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday. Septembers 1989 the stars and stripes Page 25 Holmes smashes 800 record byte Boivin staff writer Homburg Saar. West Germany v corps James Holmes and the Vii corps men s 400-meter relay team know records arc made to be broken but i Tafik Laquenda sounded like a broken record in explaining who he did t break the pole vault Mark in the second Day of the Usa eur track and Field championships  s Holmes spurted at the end of inc men s open 800-Mctcrs to fight off Heidelberg George Cillis or. And erase Ken Washington s six car old Usa eur Mark with a 1 50.46 clocking. Giles finished just iwo Hun Draths of a second behind As both miners burned Washington s 1 51.93 right out of the record Book with their torrid  the first Lap. Gillis ran a 52 split which is really fast for him Holmes said. Usually he s around 57 on the split. The last 100 meters was an Al out foot  the 24-year-old Memphis tcnn., native trailed for 90 meters of that fool race. But then the 8th inf div Calvary scout scouted the last 10 meters and knew he had to blow by Gillis to get the Gold medal. I be got to give it All to Gillis. He s Good. If it was t for him. I would t have gone that fast said Holmes whose Best Mark in the 800 is a 1 49 in the 1983 Junior  the men s open 400-meter relay. Vii corps Quick quartet of Dwayne Gilliam Anthony Thomas Dennis Wilson and Carlton Scott knocked five on Hun Draths of a second off the record set by a v corps squad in 1983. It a Scott s lightning fast last leg that put the Usa eur track team in the record Book with a 40.75 clocking. Another record that looked like it might get erased was in the pole vault where Laquenda anticipated lacking Onat least 2 inches to the 15-foot. 1-Inch Mark set by 21st support command s Wesley Hobbs in 1985. The Berlin private first class passed on All the jump until the bar As set at i i feel. After rearranging the Mats a 20-Miniitc Effort Laquenda easily glided Over. When 21 St to Acom s Ricky Walker the sole remain ing vaulter. Missed at 14. Laquenda had the bar set at 15 3. He missed on his first attempt getting his entire body Over but clipping the bar with his elbows while flipping the pole Back. His second attempt was t As close and his third was a Carbon copy of Floc second try. Afterwards he blamed himself and some others. That was my  the 20-year-old Albuquerque. N.m., native  i should have made it where n was. I got Lazy with my arms worry in about my  but then the mortar Man blasted off at inc Way he was denied training Lime to prepare for Usa eur and went on a 10-Minutc diatribe about the Lack of support. Among Al Quonda s comments i be been Given Zero practice time. I m just in from two weeks in the Field at Baum older. I had one Day Roget to Berlin get my poles and another Day to get Down Here. At v corps and Vii corps they put their Guys on special duty for weeks before this Usa eur. I guess if you Don t hit somebody Inich ring or slam Dunk a basketball it is not considered a sport by some  in other events Vii corps Kathleen cell took the women s 3.000 and Koo. Holding off teammate Mclinda Palino in both. Cell took the 3,000 in 11 13.73 to i Atino s 11 15.81 and then came close to Lisa Henderson s Usa eur Mark of 2 16.48 in the 800. Finishing .32 second behind the record. I Atino finished second in 2 18.48. The women s discus went to Vii corps Susan Gray with a 104-5 heave. The triple jump was won by another Vii corps athlete. Kathleen Alexander with a 33-7 skip. Vii corps William veal of Kil Ingen was dealing his old familiar hand in the Hammer throw winning with a 171-3 Effort. The 40-year-old lieutenant colonel who Settle Usa eur Mark of 182-1 in 1978 when he was a 29 year old Captain easily outdistanced v corps Jose Colin of Fried Borg. Who finished second with a 161-7. Veal also had a 121-heave in the masters discus for Sec Ond behind Berlin s Gregory Raskin who threw a 127-11. The men s sub Masiers 28-34 discus went to Vii corps Jon i lolling cd with a 136-4 toss. The men s open loss went to 21 St Talcom s Kevin Nell at 143-i i. The men s open triple jump was won by v corps Jesse Montague with a 48-61/  sub masters 800 went to Vii corps Dana Houston in 1 55.65. V corps Johnny Lilly won it in 2 04.12 in the  corps was successful in the other relays also. It won the men s masters 400 in 44.88 and the women s 400 in51-Flat. V corps prevented a sweep of the 400 relays by winning the men s sub masters in 42.35.Vii corps leads with 11 first places. V corps has seven. Mannheim s Richard Jackson 24 and Catcher Georg Bull Chase Popup near Frankfurt dugout which Bull grabs on the Bounce. At re fit is unbeaten Amigos Pitcher Ron Smalley. Amigos rip giants 20-7 in series opener byte Saunders staff writer Frankfurt Ron Smalley had the right idea heading into saturday s opening game of the Best of three Tele 5 German american baseball league championship series. The Mannheim Amigos Ace Pitcher geared his game plan to just throw strikes and let the offence do the  Smalley 6-0, threw strikes and the Mannheim offence worked at a feverish Pilch As the Amigos thrashed the Frank Furt giants 20-7. The Amigos Lake i hair 1-0 advantage into sunday s i . Game at Benjamin Franklin Village. Should Frankfurt win a deciding game would follow. A baseball finals Smalley held Frankfurt to nine Hils while striking out six and walking Only one in inc nine inning game. A Good offence can make a Pilcher feel real conf dam said Smalley who seemed to lose composure in the third inning Only to rebound. Frankfurt got to Smalley in the third inning Spring my four Slraight singles and scoring three runs. But the Amigo Power Pitcher survived the inning then found the Groove and Ihrck four Slraight scoreless innings until Frankfurt busted for three runs in the eighth on a Long drive to right can Turfield by Raphael Merced with two men on. The Amigos boosted Smalley s Toni Dence in the first inning by scoring five runs on five Hils. Gcorge Bull and Peter Jackson singled and Victor Dunn was i by a pitch to Load the bases. Designated Hitler Bill Dickman singled in iwo runs. Then Richard Jackson ripped a liner to right Center Clearing the bases. Mannheim ran out to a 14-4 Lead by scoring three runs each in the sixth and seventh innings. Dunn smashed a double and single for three Bis to key the iwo rallies. Frankfurt answered mildly in the eighth As Merced sent a screaming line drive Over Willis head in Center Field scoring Chuck Dorsey and Mike Arthur and snapping Smalley s scoreless inning string of four. Mannheim bombed Frankfurt starter David Jones for 11 runs and 10 hits in 5vi innings. Two weeks ago Jones was the winning Pitcher against Mannheim in inc final weekend of regular season. Thai win snapped Mannheim s bid for an unbeaten season. Sylveslre Herrera relieved for one in Ning surrendering three runs on four walks and a hit. Chris Perkins finished up for the giants allowing six runs on iwo hits. Dunn swung the big stick for Mann Heim going 5-fbr-s with five Bis an four runs scored. Dickman was 2 for 4 with three Bis. Harvey Willis and mar tin Helmig each scored four limes. Arthur Merced and Dean Schwartz each had two hits for Frankfurt