European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 26, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Lewis takes Gold with record 9.86 Joyner Kersee wins despite ankle injury by Mike Barnes Tokyo up a at age 30, most sprinters Are hanging up their cleats. Carl Lewis is running the fastest times in his tory. Not Only did Lewis become the oldest Man to win a world class 100 meters sunday night he did it in spectacular fashion. He wrested the world record from countryman Leroy Burrell by clocking 9.86 seconds to win the Gold medal at the world track and Field championships. A this is the biggest race of All a Lewis said. Quot i am in the Best shape of my life and its just a matter of doing everything right. To be 30 and run the race of my life is just  capitalizing on the momentum generated by his wind aided 9.80 in saturdays second round Lewis took the Lead with world track 10 meters left and held on to beat Burrell for the first time in four races. Burrell running in his first major International meet ran 9,88 to also eclipse the world record of 9.90 he set in june at the . Nationals in new York. He had the Lead at 70 meters but could not hold off his countryman. Quot in a disappointed but hey i broke the world record a said Burrell. A and Carl needed a or personal Best to beat  four others ran at least 9.96, making the Field the fastest in history. American Dennis Mitchell took the Bronze with a personal Best 9,91 Linford Christie of Britain set a european record with a 9.92 Frank Fredericks of Namibia ran 9.95, and Ray Stewart of Jamaica clocked 9.96. The wind As measured at a Legal 1.2 meters per second. Meanwhile Jackie Joyner Kersee won the Gold medal in the Long jump but jeopardized her chances of defending her title in the heptathlon when she twisted her right ankle. Joyner Kersee who earned Gold medals in both events at the 1987 championships and 1988 olympics a she set the heptathlon world record at Seoul a planted awkwardly on the front Edge of the Takeoff Board during her fourth jump. She fell into the Landing pit in obvious pain. Joyner Kersee began sobbing and underwent about 20 minutes of medical treatment. She passed on her fifth attempt but incredibly jumped on her sixth and went 23 feet 4 inches. Lewis has won the 100 in each of the three world championships and now has seven medals a All Gold a in All. He a favored to get two More in the Long jump and 400 relay before the meet ends. �?o1 can to get too Happy Quot Lewis said. A i still have two events to  with this Victory Lewis becomes the Only Man in his 30s to win the 100 at the olympics or world championships. He turned 30 july 1. Three times in his career Lewis found himself the closest eyewitness to a record setting 100. He finished second when Ben Johnson ran 9.83 in the 1987 championships and 9.79 at Seoul and was runner up to Burrell when his Santa Monica track club teammate recorded a 9.90. Johnson a records were stricken from the record Book after he tested positive for performance enhancing drugs. Lewis Carl Lewis holds the Flag and Leroy Burrell after both men ran under 9.90 sunday. The stabs and stripes August 26,1991 c Page 28 got the Gold medals and the records but they were Given to him off the track. Lewis needed no help sunday night. With Johnson among the frenetic crowd of about 60,0011 at National stadium Lewis a a seven time olympic medallist a got off to a somewhat slow Start in Lane five and was fifth at 50 meters. Burrell in Lane three moved ahead at 70 meters but Lewis turned it on and took the Lead with 10 meters remaining. He glanced Over at Burrell and began celebrating As he leaned Over the line. Lewis who topped his previous Best of 9.92 at Seoul was then Given an american Flag and he strolled through a Victory Lap with Burrell. Two hours before the final Lewis and Burrell won their semifinal heals. Lewis with a Legal Tailwind of 1.3 meters per second was timed in 9,93. Burrell with a 1.1 wind ran a 9.94. Joyner Kersee blamed her own a a greed for her injury. "1 was going for the distance and i got maybe a Little too greedy Quot she said of her fourth attempt. Quot i almost twisted my ankle really  the american record Holder in the Long jump Joyner Kersee registered her winning leap of 24- /4 in the first round. The heptathlon begins tuesday morning with the 100-meter hurdles and she said she plans to compete. A my concern is coming out of Tokyo with a Victory a make that two victories a she said. Heike drechsler of Germany won the Silver with a jump of 23-11. Soviet Larisa Berc Zanaya the world indoor Champion look the Bronze at 23-4. Earlier Wanda Panfil of Poland charged in front with one Kilometre remaining and held off Japan a Sachiko Yamashita to win the women a Marathon in 2 29 53. Fifteen years after he won the first of his two olympic championships world record Holder Yuriy Sedykh 36, took the Gold in the Hammer with a throw of 268-0. Fellow soviet Igor Astapkovich the european Champion won the Silver at 265-7,.and German Heinz Weis took the Bronze at 265-5. Taiwan does it again Williamsport a. A Taiwan won its 15th Little league world series championship saturday using  Chih changes 14 strikeouts and Lin Wei chums grand slam to route san Ramon Valley calif., 11-0. California starter Kevin Graham stifled Taiwan with 78 Mph fastballs in the first and second innings but Fang Little league series Sheng connected for a 240-foot Home run in the third that triggered the onslaught. After the Tai Chung Little leagues chased Graham in the fifth Lin hit his grand slam off reliever Jason Barringer for an 11-0 Lead capping an eight run inning. Taiwan is 47-3, including 15-2 in championship games since its first appearance in the Little league tournament in 1969. A crowd of 36,000, most of them on the Hills overlooking Lamade stadium watched As Taiwan won its second title in a Row. Last year Taiwan beat Shippens Burg pa., 9-0. A California team finished As runner up for the 12th Lime in 15 title game appearances the most second place finishes by any state. The Danville calif., team mounted its most serious threat in the third when Stephen Otus walked and moved to second on Greg Isom a single. Pan struck out san Ramon valleys no. 2 and 3 hitters to retire the Side. In the fourth he struck out the Middle of the san Ramon lineup giving him five in a Row. Pan struck out the Side again in the sixth to end the game. In a game that decided seventh place Jeremy Hendershot and Chad Pennington combined for a one hitter saturday As Hamilton Ohio beat Dhahran saudi Arabia. San Cristobal dominican Republic beat Dunedin fla., 3-2, for fifth place in the Days other Consolation game. Inside sports Pruitt takes control with 68 a Page 22 tigers tie Blue jays for first a Page 26 cardinals turn Back dodgers a Page 26 Michael Andretti wins pole position a Page 27