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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 15, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 by the stars and stripes saturday june 15, 1991stewartfrom Page 28 himself among the leaders at 69 and Peter persons came in at 70. Thursday will be remembered not for John inmans Hole in one nor Henkes opening Eagle nor even 51-year-old Jack Nicklaus late charge to a 70 that put him in a group behind Stewart and Henke at 67, Tom Byrum at 68 and Mark Calcavecchia and Hoch at 69. In open history thursday will forever be the Day lightning struck killing a 27-year-old fan seriously injuring another Man and sending four others to the Hospital with numbness in their legs. Witnesses said the fatal Bolt knocked the victims Down a like Bowling pins As they stood under a Willow tree. A they were talking and joking trying to keep the wind and rain off of them and thinking they were safer under the Willow than some taller Trees nearby a a a fall of a sudden bang and i Felt this Jolt a said Glenn Engs trom one of the six men. A my legs went totally numb and i was Down. In be never Felt anything like that before in my life. I would imagine it was like if you were shot my legs Felt like they were 50 feet  stunningly Long bolts of White lightning split the fairways stripped a jagged line of bark from a tree snapped branches and frightened the 156 golfers and 40,000 spectators who sought shelter. Everyone knew the danger. Lee Trevino in mid round when the lightning struck was seriously injured along with partners Jerry heard and Bobby Nichols by a lightning burst in 1975. It was simply a the Nightmare you Hope you la  a . Golf association  director David Ray. The downpour did no to last Long but play was held up for two hours and 41 minutes while paramedics worked on the injured and officials watched for the possibility of More lightning. When play resumed in warm Sunshine it seemed As if a whole Day had passed. A it was almost like we weren to playing the . Open. People were Hurt and killed out there. So How can you be upset or concerned about a bad Hole or bad score Quot said Byrum. A i Wasny to quite so concerned with my Golf game after such a tragedy a said Davis love Iii whose round of 70 tied him with Nicklaus and couples. The scores improved in the afternoon As the wind died away and the softer fairways and greens showed More kindness. Of the 19 sub Par rounds a dozen were shot after the storm. Reynolds returns finishes seventh in 400-meter heat a new York apr Butch Reynolds defied an International Rule and possibly jeopardized All the athletes in the  National championships running a 400-Metcr heat and finishing a badly beaten seventh in a Field of eight thursday night. V Reynolds first race in nine months overshadowed the second Best decathlon total Ever by Dan of Brien 8844 Points and Jackie Joyner Kersee a 13th consecutive Victory in the heptathlon. A a in a running ,. Even if i have to run 60 seconds a a Reynolds the world record Holder at 400 meters with a time of 43.29 seconds said prior to the heat in which he ran 47.40. V despite the lacklustre performance Reynolds wearing his 1988 olympic . Nationals form was just satisfied to be Back in Competition. A i Haven to really won until i Cross the finish line a he said before his greatly anticipated appearance. A the Victory for me is to run. In a excited. It s very important to  since Reynolds followed through with his Promise All other athletes in the four Day. Meet could be prevented from competing in International meets under the a a contamination Rule in the bylaws of the International Amateur athletic federation the world governing body of track and Field. The Rule says that any athlete knowing by competing in a meet with an ineligible. Athlete disqualifies himself from further Competition. It Reynolds the 1988 olympic Silver medallist was suspended for two years by the Isaaf in August after testing positive for steroids during a meet at Monte Carlo Monaco. The american arbitration association temporarily lifted a suspension against Reynolds on monday and declared him eligible to compete in the championships. On tuesday a Federal appeals court ordered a . District court to dismiss Reynolds lawsuit against the athletics Congress the National governing body for the sport. Wednesday the Isaaf questioned the decision to allow Reynolds to Corr Pete in the . Championships. A a we re worried about this Case a Isaaf spokesman Franco fava said at Birmingham England. A a it could cause a dangerous precedent. The Isaaf cannot accept the doubt being cast about the doping control tests which were conducted in Tife Paris Laboratory which is fully accredited by the Ioc International olympic committee a meanwhile tac president Frank Greenberg said wednesday said Rey Butch Reynolds a. May have doomed . Team nolds would be permitted to compete a because National Laws take precedence Over sports  on thursday the Isaaf issued a statement saying it was a a vital that All members adhere to organizational rules. A the Isaaf does no to Fulty understand the Way american Law works Quot countered Pete Cava tag spokesman. Late thursday tac executive director Ollan Cassell said tac attorneys were talking with Isaae attorneys to try and solve the Sticky problem. A he was confident a solution would be worked out. As for the Isaaf invoking the contamination Rule Cava said it is a probably Remote Quot at present. A but it is a concern a he said. If the Isaaf takes such action the americans could be ruled out of this years world championships pan american games and world University games. Meanwhile of Brien missed by three Points Matching the world record in the decathlon of 8,847 Points set by. Britain a Daley Thompson at the 1984 olympic games. However if he had surpassed Thompsons Mark it would not have counted because one event was wind aided and in two events there was no gauge to record the wind readings. Neither will it be recognized As an american record. Still it was an awesome showing. He had the Best Marks in five of the 10 events was second in three others and set decathlon personal bests in six events plus a first Day total personal Busl Dave Johnson co Holder of the american decathlon record finished second with 8,467 Points his Best of the year. He highlighted his performance with an american decathlon record of 236-9 in the javelin. Joyner Kersee unbeaten since 1984, when she did not finish a heptathlon wound up the two Day seven event Competition with 6,878 Points the Best score in the world this year. Joyner a Croce the 1988 olympic Gold medallist world Champion and world record Holder with 7,291 Points had the Best Marks in each of the first five events before coasting through the last two. Her most impressive performances were 12.77 in the 100-Mcter High hurdles and 22 feet 10 a inches the Best by an american this year in the Long jump. She. Won by 692 Points Over runner up Cindy Greiner. A a it a hard for me to say in a in a class by myself but i guess some people look at it that Way a Joyner Kersee said. A but when i take a break then i hear them say what a wrong with Jjck a Greiner finished with 6,186 Points and Kym Carter who set an american heptathlon record of 2 07.82 in the 800 meters the final event was third with 6,183. The first three Finis ers m each event qualify for the world a championship team. \ Leroy Burrell ranked no. 1 in the world in the menus 100 meters each of the past two years won his preliminary heat in 10.10, the fastest in the world this year then topped that with 10.05 in the semifinals. Carl Lewis the world record Holder and two time olympic Champion won his prelim in 10,13, but finished second in his semifinal heat to Floyd heard. Both were timed in 10.04, wind aided but heard was declared the Winner. Debbi Lawrence broke her american record in the 10-Kilometer walk with a time of 46 06.36. 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