European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 07, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes August 7,1991 c Page 28 braves moving cubans Liliana Allen right edges runner up Chryste Gaines Center and Jamaica a Beverly Mcdonald in mondays 100 meters. Track turns to ashes \. By Steve Wilstein the associated press Havana a americans were cheated out of three golds and Flat out beaten in every other event on the  track and Field Day for the United states in pan american games history. While the Best . Sprinters were cavorting in Europe americans a a a Quot team showed up monday and watched cubans and brazilians dance gleefully to the Victory stand in Havana. The United states won 26 pan am golds in track and Field in 1987, but after 14 events so far this year it has Only one a a 3,000-meter Victory by Sabrina Dornhoffer. The . Posted easy wins in baseball and men s and women a basketball. But in nine track and Field events the americans came out without a single Gold. Cuba won six Gold medals and Brazil three. The United states collected five silvers and four bronzes. The . Teams biggest disappointment was in the most glamorous event the menus 100 meters where Andre Cason finished second behind brazils Robson a Silvas 10 32 clocking. Twice called Back to the starting blocks after dubious false starts by other runners Cason simply  keep up his strength the third time. A my explosiveness was t there a said Cason who complained that he had lost pan am games . Nine under pressure a Page 25 six pounds in the two Days since he arrived because he  adjust to the food. A it was just a bad Day at the  he led at 20 meters on the second false Start which was charged to John Mair of Jamaica. A if that Start was valid i would have lost a a Silva acknowledged. A More blatant injustice ruined the chances for an american Gold in the Long jump As Llewellyn Starks lost because of an officials error. Starks leaped to about 27 feet 7 inches on his second jump enough to give him the Gold. But an official ruled that Starks toe had touched the foul line voiding the jump. Sweepers immediately cleared his Mark while he went Back to argue with the official. After a Long look at the line the official agreed with Starks but the Mark was gone and Starks had to Settle for an extra jump. A they covered up the Mark before he said a you re right a a said Starks from Jonesboro la. Starks wound up winning a Silver with a jump of 26-31/2, shy of the 27-1% winning jump of Jaime Jefferson of Cuba. A i done to want it because i deserve the runners Gold a Starks fumed. A they know i deserve the Gold. Because if i did no to deserve the Gold i  have got the jump Over. So they know i deserve the Gold. That a Why i done to want the Silver. If id have gotten the Silver legitimately id accepted it with Pride. I can to do that now. In a  Starks came out to the medal ceremony waving an american Flag but said he would put the Silver a in a drawer somewhere or give it  american Chryste Gaines complained that foul play by officials thwarted her in the women a 100 meters. A false Start was called at least 20 meters into the race with Gaines Way out in front. Quot if wed gone with the first one id had won a said Gaines who finished second to cubans Liliana Allen. A we did no to false  asked if shed Ever seen so Many false starts in a meet she said a yes in be run in Cuba before. In �?T87, we had a lot of false starts like this. They just like the cubans to  the most popular Victory with the crowd was by another cuban Ana qui rot in the 400-meter run. In women a basketball the americans reacted to the Shock of defeat by mercilessly attacking an unfortunate Argentine team that happened to get in their Way. After seeing their Streak of internal see games on Page 27 Atlanta apr John Smoltz looked Back on his first Complete game in More than two months and was both glad and tired. Smoltz allowed six hits struck out six and did no to walk a Batter and Tommy Gregg capped a five run third inning with a two run Homer monday night to help the Atlanta braves to. A 5-2 Victory Over the san Francisco giants. The braves winners of two in a Row and six of eight moved to 2vi games behind National league West leading los Angeles which was beaten 10-6 by Cincinnati. It was san Francisco a third loss in four games after winning 11  there Are two ways to look at this game a said Smoltz who has won five amp of his last six starts to improve to 7-12. A a in a glad to go nine innings again and in a tired of being dressed and the first More no games on Page 26 one to leave after every game i pitch a Smoltz said. A to like to say its about  his Only other Complete game this season came of May 30 in a 7-2 Victory against the giants. A the key was i threw strikes a Smoltz said. A every win is a drastic step Forward. Now in a Back to where i want to  the 24-year-old right hander threw Only 105 pitches 75 strikes. A the had his Yarker curve going and the Heater fast Ball and was throwing strikes a braves manager Bobby Cox said. A this is As Good As he a pitched this year. When he gets it going he a just about As Tough As anybody in  Smoltz a Only bad inning was the fourth when the giants scored both their runs. Darren Lewis led off with a single and Willie Mcgee doubled him Home. After two were Oul Matt Williams drove Home Mcgee with a single to get the giants to 5-2.Darling s 100th win lifts a s Over Mariner inside sports Sanders puts on pads for Falcons a Page 22 football remembers Brown As innovator a Page 22 giants win a super bowl rematch1 a Page 22 nigerian cagers refuse to go Home a Page 27 Oakland Calif. A the Oakland athletics needed another Pitcher so they got Ron Darling last week. Darling did not disappoint. Oakland s newest addition made his first american league Start a Gem pitching two hit Ball in seven innings for his 100th career Victory monday night As the athletics beat the Seattle mariners 3-0. Darling won four Days after he was traded to the a a by Montreal for two minor league pitchers. He went 0-3 with a 7.41 Era for the expos after the new York mets traded him there on july 15. He was 5-5 with the mets. More Al games on Page 26 a feels better than the National league that a for sure a Darling said. Darling retired 16 of his final 17 batters. He walked two and struck out six in his first game since losing 10-3 at san Francisco on july 30. Rick Honeycutt got two outs in the eighth and Dennis Eckersley pitched for 1 innings for his 29th save. Pave Henderson singled Home a run in the third inning and Oakland scored twice in the eighth. The athletics kept Darling in control with their defense. Left fielder Rickey Henderson made a diving catch of Alvin Davis line drive into the Gap with a runner on and none out in the second inning. Then after a walk to Greg Briley Darling got out of the inning on Dave valleys double play grounder to third made possible when second baseman Mike Galle go hopped Over Brileya a slide and still pivoted in time to throw out Valle at first. Bill Krueger 9-4 lost for the first time since june 23, breaking a five game winning Streak Over seven starts