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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 27, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside sports nil previews kick off today the National football league gets Clown to its real season this weekend and stars and stripes is ready with division by division previews. Starting today with the acc East on Page 22, each of the six divisional previews a All written by associated press football writer Dave Goldberg a will appear in successive editions of the sports Section. Also with College football kicking off this week the seasons first full Page schedule of Mcaa major schools a 103 of them a will appear on Page 25 of wednesdays stripes. Look for this Page a with scores each wednesday throughout the College season. Voges Purtzer win Golf tourneys a Page 22 sizzling tigers Triumph a. 1 Oom f int to stay tied no West leaders lose again Page 26 Page 26 a a computer enhanced photo released monday of sundays historic too meters at the world track and Field championships in Tokyo shows the american Trio of Carl Lewis 9.86 second Leroy Burrell 9.88 and Dennis Mitchell 9.91 sweeping the medals. Miami quarterback plans to Transfer a Page 27 the stars and stripes sore ankle costs Joyner shot at 2nd Gold medal August 27, 1991 Page 28ousted new York apr flamboyant Andre Agassi was handed another grand slam disappointment monday crushed in the opening round of the . Open by Aaron Kriek Slein. Kriek Slein who first rocketed to prominence at the 1983 . Open when As . Open 16-year-old he reached the fourth round dominated the eighth seeded Agasim 7-5, 7-6, 6-2. Agassi beaten by Pete Sampras for the open title a year ago has never won a grand slam event. 11c Drew a Tough first round opponent in Kriek Slein who twice has reached the quarters and was a semifinalist Here in 1989. Agassi got in trouble fast dropping the first two Quot sets lie had never recovered from a 0-2 deficit As a pro and Kriek Slein made sure this  he the first time. Earlier Monica Seles Nide a triumphant return to grand Siam Tennis defeating Nicole Arendt 6-2, 6-0 to open the two week tournament. The first seed to go out was no. 13 Andrei Cherkasov a straight set loser to Jonas Svensson 7-6, 6-2, 6-2. Unseeded Michael Chung the 1989 French open Champion Defeated Mark Woodforde 63, 6-0, 6-2. By Mike Barnes Tokyo up1 a Jackie Joyner Ker Scep a bid to follow her Triumph in the Long jump with the heptathlon Gold came to a sudden halt monday night when her tender right ankle buckled during the 200 meters at the world track and Field championships. Joyner Kersee the world record told or in the heptathlon initially Hurt her ankle during sunday nights Long jump. Despite the injury she was leading second place Sabine Braun of Germany by 165 Points through three disciplines a the 100 hurdles High jump and shot put. Kersey though fell to the track going around the turn in the 200. For the second straight Day the crowd at National stadium fell silent As it watched Joyner Kersee sob and Roll on the ground. She was carried off on a Stretcher. Joyner Kersee was Only i 1 Points off the Pace she established at the 1988 olympics when she set the heptathlon world record of 7,291. The injury Cost her a Chance to successfully defend her 1987 title won at Rome and also stopped her Streak of 11 heptathlon without a defeat. Five Gold medals were awarded on the third Day of Competition. The winners were american Kenny Harrison in the triple jump soviets Lilia Nuru Odinova and Tatyana Dourov sikh in the women a 800 and 3,000, respectively world track Finland a Kimmo Kinnunen in the javelin throw and Moses Tanui of Kenya in the 10,000. Harrison won his Gold with his second attempt which carried him 58 feet 4 inches. It was the worlds Best jump this year and he celebrated with a backward somersault. A i did no to set a personal record but 1 am Happy with the Victory a Harrison said. A it still Hasni to sunk in  european Champion Leonid Voloshin took the Silver with a personal Best of 583, and american Mike Conley the Silver medallist at Rome earned the Bronze at 57-9%. Nuru Odinova outlasted cuban Ana Quirt at the wire and her immediate Reward was a shove in the lower Back from fourth place finisher Maria Mustola of Mozambique. The 18-year-old Mustola was boxed in and tried to squeeze Between romanian Ella Kovacs and Nuru Odinova. Mustola knocked Kovacs Down with a forearm then sent the Winner sprawling to the track after Nuru Odinova had crossed the final line in 1 minute 57,50 seconds. Quirt looking a bit weary after her double Victory at the pan american games this month was timed in 1 57.55. It was Only her fourth loss in the last two years. Quirt was reported ill after the race and failed to appear for the Victory ceremony. Kovacs won the Bronze in 1 57.58, and Mustola who easily could have been disqualified finished in a african record 1 57.63. Dourov sikh who As Tatyana Samolenko won the 3,000 at the 1987 championships and the 1988 olympics blew past country woman Elena Romanova with 50 meters left to win in 8 35.82. Romanova was .24 seconds behind the Winner followed by Susan Sirma in a kenyan record 8 39.41. Kinnunen the son of former javelin world record Holder Jorma won with a meet record throw of 297-11 that came of his first throw. Countryman Seppo Raty the world record Holder won the Silver and Vladimir Zasimovich the Bronze. Tanui second in the world Cross country championships this year out kicked countryman Richard Che Limo Down the final Straightaway to win in a personal Best 27 38.74. Che Limo was next in 27 39.41 mor Rocan Khalid Shah was third in 27 41.71, and another kenyan Thomas Osano was fourth in 27 53.66. American Michael Johnson roared into the semifinals of the 200 meters in a meet record 20.05. It was the second Best time this year to his 20.02. Exhausted Burrell pulls out of 200 Tokyo apr Leroy Burrell cum to the world track and Field championships As the reigning fastest human and with Hopes for three Gold medals. Within 22 hours he lost his world record in the 100 meters and pulled out of the 200 meters after two qualifying rounds citing exhaustion. Needing to finish at least fourth in his quarterfinal he stopped running near the end and wound up sixth in 21,21. Burrell said he had nothing left to give. "1 done to think i choked. 1 done to think i gave up a i just did no to have any Gas a Burrell said. A i had to run two races last night and two More races today. Quot its not Over. I still have a Chance to get a Gold medal a Burrell said monday. That would be in next sundays 400-meter relay which he runs with Carl Lewis a once again the 100-Metcr world record Holder a and Dennis Mitchell and Andre Cason. Qualifying for the relay begins saturday. A a in la be ready a Burrell said. Joining Burrell in disappointment monday was Renaldo Nehemiah the former world record Holder withdrew from the 110-meter hurdles because of a lower Back injury he suffered while training in Tokyo  
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